THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2372, 17 August 1899, Page 39

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

AGAINST WARWICKSHIRE. LONDON, August 7. The Australians began their match against Warwickshire at Birmingham today. The weather was unsettled, but as the. day advanced it became brighter. Tlie ■wicket was wet, and the attendance about 12,000. Hill, Jones, and Noble are standing out. Warwickshire batted first, and ■were all out for 135 runs. The second wicket fell at 34, and at the luncheon adjournment tkey had lost five wickets for 78. The Australians in their first innings have lost six wickets for 104 runs. August 8. For the second day the weather was fine, the wicket faster, and the attendance good. The Australians continued their innings, and the eighth wicket fell at 200. At luncheon time nine wickets were down for 301. The innings closed for 312 runs. Kelly was at the wickets for two hours and fifty minutes. He never gave a chance. In their second innings Warwickshire lost seven wickets for 196 runs. ■* August 9. The weather was beautiful when play ■was resumed for the third day of the match between the Australians and Warwickshire. The wicket was fast, and the attendance email. The home team were all out for 226, and the visitors, requiring 50 runs to win, obtained these at a loss of one wicket, thus winning the game by nine wickets and 1 run. The following are the scores : — »

Warwicxshibe. — First Innings. i Lilley, c Howell, b Trumble ..28 ; Wm. Quaife, lbw, b Howell ..8 « "Walter Quaife, b Trumble .. 27 Fishwick, c and b Trumble .. 8 Bainbridge, c Trumble, b Howell 4 Diver, b Howell 0 Devey, c and b Trumble •■. 10 Glover, c M'Leod, b Howell ,- 8 Field, c Kelly, b Howell .. ..32 Santall, not out 9 Hargreaves, c M'Leod, b Trumble 1 Extras ... 5 Total .. " 135 Bowling Analysis.— Trumble, five wickets for 62 runs ; Howell, five for C 7; M'Leod, none for 1. Second Innings. j Diver, b Howell 66 Devey, c Trumble, b M'Leod ..37 i Lilley, b M'Leod .. •- ~ 4 Wm. Quaife, c Gregory, b M'Leod. . 28 Walter Qup.ife, c Darling, b M'Leod 1 Fishwick, c Jones, b M'Leod .. 21 Glover, b Trumble 12 Bainbridge, c Trumble, b M'Leod 29 ; Santall, not out 12 Hargraves, b Trumble •• ... 7 , Field, c Darling, b Trumble „«, 0 Extras 9 , Total 226 Bowling Analysis.— M'Leod, six wickets for 89 runs ; Trumble, three for 57 ; Howell, one lor 61; Layer, none for 20. ,«^«« ' Australians. — First Innings. Worrall, c W. Quaife, b Field .-I M'Leod, b Santall 5 Trumper, b Field 0 Gregory, b Wm. Quaife .. .. 23 Darling, c Bainbrirlge, b Hargreaves 18 Trumble, b HaTgieaves .. .- 13 Iredale, lbw, b Field . . we ..46 Kelly, o Lilley, b F t eld «. .- 103 Layer, b Hargreaves .11 Howell, c Lilley, b Field 46 Johns, not out .. .. ..» »»' A Extras " T _2l Total 312 Bowling Analysis.— Field, five wickets for 79: Horereaves, three for 63 : William Quaife, one , for 54; Santall, one for 83. Second Innings. Worrail, o Bainbridge, b Hargraves 19 Trumble, not out ... .• •• 21 ( Trumper, not out .. •• "• ? i Extra '.. ™ ••' •• 1 Total for one wicket .. 50 Bowling Analysis.— Hargraves, one wicket for 5 runs.