THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11518, 2 September 1899, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

AGAINST AN ELEVEN OJ?

ENGLAKD.

Press Association-By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, August 31,

• The Australians began a match against the following English eleven.-.: at Scarborough to-day:—-Rhodes, Smith, Hirst, Wainwright, Jackson, Storer, Jones, Wynyard,, W. Gunn, Leveson-Gower," and Mitchell.' . . ~ , . Hill and Worrall are. standing.,out.. The weather was threatening, the wicket slow. There was.a good.atendance.. The Australians batted first, and' lost ; Jour wickets for 151 runs. . . t, ■ . ■■ (Eeceived September 1, at 5.30 p.m.) The first innings of the Australians i realised 232. , . ■' t . The English eleven in their first'innings: had lost three wickets for .54 runs when stumps were drawn for the day. Scores: Australians. —First Innings. Truinble, c Jones, ht Smith .. 60 M'Leod, c Jones, b Smith .. 26. Trumper, c Storer, b Rhodes .. 14 Darling, cand b Wynyard ... 6 Noble, b Smith.. .:■,..• .. 24 Iredale, c Rhodes, b Wynyard .. Gregory, b Hirst .. .. ..1 Layer, not out .. .. ' w. .. 21 Kelly, c Storer, b Smith' .. .. 4 . Jones, b Wynyard .. .. .. 19 Howell, c Gunn, b ("Wynyard .. 0 Extras -.. .. -- ..8 Total .. ..." ..-■' .. 232' Bowling Analysis.—Wynyard took four wickets for 30 runs, Smith four for 94, Hirst two1 for 28, Rhodes one for 27. English Eleven.—First Innings. .. Jones, b Jones .. .. ..' .... 17 Jackson, b Howell .. .. ..17 Gunn, c Iredale, b Jones .. .. 2 Mitchell, not out .. : .. ... 10 Smith, not oxvfc . 4 ... Extras .. ... .. .. 4

Total for three wickets .. 54