AUSTRALIANS V. THORNTON'S ELEVEN.

Colonist, Volume XLVII, Issue 11432, 11 September 1905, Page 3

AUSTRALIANS V. THORNTON'S ELEVEN.

(Par TJnitad Press Association.) London, September 8. Received September 9, 0.13 p.m. The. sixth wicket fell at 199, Denion disposing of Hookins by a fine catch in the long field. The 1 seventh wicket went down nt 238. Eight foi 272. Hill completed his century ir two hours 35 minutes, and played i splendid innings, including 24 fourers, terminated by a fiDe running catch by Denton. Hill and Lave] added lOlffor ninth wicket. Australia.— lst innings continued. Hill, c Denton, b Hirst .. 181 Hopkins, c Denton, b Bosanquet 1? McLeod, b Hirst 12 Cotter, c Denton, b Jackson .. 2; Lavar, not out 3J Kelly, not out I Extras •■ Ii Total, 9 wickets for . . .. 381 Received September 10, 5.15 p.m. g The weather was fine and th( wicket good. The Australians con eluded their innings with" the ad dition of five to their over-nigh score. The firflt three Englisl wickets were accounted for b; catches by the bowlers, and they fel respectively at 22, 90 and 10 Spooner played lively cricket; he hi nine fours. The fourth wicket ad

ded 93, and the fifth fell at 161. The game was abandoned owing t< rain. Australia. — Ist innings concluded. Layer, bpirst 4 ; Kelly, uot:out Extras* .. .. .. •• Ie Total % 39; Bowling'analysis: Hirst, 4 for 70; Rhodes, 2 for 86; Bosanquet, 3 foi 82; Jackson, 1 for 18; Thompson, C for 68, Haigh, 0 for 52. Thornton's Eleven.— 2nd innings. McLaren, c and b Layer .. .. 59 Tyldesley, c and b Armstrong .. 37 Denton, .. •• |3 JacksoD, nofc out 31 Hirst, b Armstrong .. .. 6 Bosanquet, not out 5 Sundries 9 Total, 5 wickets for . . . . 176 J Bowling analysis : Cotter, 1 for 72 ; Layer, 1 for 31; Armstrong, 3 for 20 : McLeod, 0 for 24 ; Howell, 0 for 20.