English Cricketers.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10499, 15 December 1903, Page 4

English Cricketers.

(Per United Press Association-) SYDNEY, Eecamber 14. Eight wicketa were down for 332 runs—Foster (not out) 1.19, Lilley 4, Relf (not -out) 0. At 3i-ll p:m. eight were downi f-:.»" 371—.Foster 156, fiielf 2. ' At 3.40 eight wickets were down, for 412—Foster 1, 182., Relf 17. Ait the teal adjournment nine wickets were down for 447 runs—Foster (nob out) 203, Relf 31, Rhodes (not out) 0. ■England are all out for 576—Foster 287, Rhodes foot out) 40. .. The Australian! in their second inningisi haivfe no wickets down for 16 runs. The Weather was perfect, a fair attendance, andi am excellent wicket. Braund and Foster resumed! batting and hit vigorously. The score was carried to 309 before the former was -dismissed^ each: of the batsmen then having; over 100 to his 'Credit. •Hirst, Bosanqu/et, apd lilley had short lives^ the eighth wicket being down with; the total at 332. \ Belf^ who 1 joined Foster,, began stonewalling while Fosteir hit out merrily, arf the fourth century aip>.peanetdl .tor. 6J haursf plaiy- Foster then scot' oiie dangerously near the bowler- Relf continued cautiously but not m Foster, who treated) tha field to as lively ai bit cl leather chasing as they had 'had lof some time. He brought his secondl century up, andi then lost Relf, who was caught in the slips. ! The partnership had: resulted in adding 115 runsi to the scoi^. Rhodes', the last man, went in with the bowling; thoroughly tired, and the sews rose rapidly tmtil 577 was ! ineaiched, when Foster's magnificent innings terminated! by Noble catching him. ! Foster's score of 287 isl a record in j any inniings of test matches. ] The following are the scores : — AUSTRALIA—Ist Inning®. Truonper*, o Foster, b Arnold 1 Duff, o Lilley, b Arnold 3 Hill, ci Lilley, b A.'rno'ld! 5 SNbble, «t Fosteir, b Artiold... 133 Armstrong, b Bosanquet 48 Howelli o Relf > b Arnoldi 5 ,Hopkins, b Hirst 39 ;S. Gregory, b Bosanquet 23 Layer, o Lilley, b Rhodes 4. ; Kelly, o ©naiund, b Rhodes 10 Blaiumders, not out 11 Extras ; 3 Total ..285 Bowling analysis: Relf, 0 for 27; Rhodes, 2 foil 41; Bosanquet, 2 for 52; Brautnd, 0 for 39 4 for [76; Hirst* 2! foul 47. ; m&issmmips first hmntnos. Wainner, « Kellyi, b Layer 0 HayWardi ;b Howell 15 Tyldesley, b OSioble 53 AtooWl, o Layer, b Armstrong 27 Foster, o Noble, b Saunders 287 Braumdl, hi Howell 102 Hirst, b HioweU 0 Bosanquet, -a Howell, b 'Noble 2 Lilley, c iHil, b iNoble ............ 4 Relf, c Armstrong, b Saunders... 31 Rhodes, not out '-40 ISumdlries 16 Total 577 Bowling .analysis: -Saundersi, 2 for 126; Lavar, 1 for 119; Howell, 3 "oa--110; GSfobleV 3 far 99; Aimistrong;, 1 I foa' 47; Hopkins, 0 for 40; Taaimpor. | 0 for 12; Gregory, 0 for 8, JAiUSTRALIAINIS SECOND INININ'GS. .With only 20 minutes to play the Australian's began their second innings, and hadl lost no wicikets for 16 aiunis when stumips were drawn, Kally 5, Gregory 6, sundries 5.