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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6544, 24 July 1899, Page 1

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AUSTRALIANS v. GRACE'S ELEVEN. United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. LONDON, July 21. The weather was glorious, and 'the ■wicket fast, when the match was continued today. The attendance was small. I Grace's team continued its first innings. Hearne did not give a single chance, was five hours at the wickets, and hit twenty -sis 4's. The seventh wicket fell at 401, and the innings closed just before lunch for 431. The Australians opened badly, Layer's wicket falling shortly • after the total reached double figures, but when play ceased for the day the scoTe stood at 270 for five wickets. • : • • July The first innings of the Australians alosed for 301. Following on )t .l;-bey ■ha'S. scored 113 for three wickets, wSak',,play ceased. The match was drawn. The following are the scores : — GRACE'S ELEVEN.

Total for ikree wickets . 113 Bowling Analysis.— Grace, three wickets' for 29 runs. V , Note. — The list of Australian batsmenon the first innings contains only ten names, And in the second innings the total does not correspond with the .individual scores. The matches already played by the Australians during fi*>ir present tour have resulted as follows: — Against South of England, at Crystal Palace — Drawn, Against Essex, at Leyton — Essex won by 126 runs. • Against Surrey, atKonnington Oval—Australia won by an. innings;, and, 71 runs; ' • Aiistrajia -?*on : by' l7l; runs. Against Yorkshire, at Sheffield— Match, abandoned; owing to rain. .Against Lancashire, at Manchester— Austra^ lia "vyon by an innings and 84 runs. Against Oxford University, at OxfordDrawn. Against England t at Nottingham— Drawn. Against H&.C.C, at Lord's— Australians won by Bight wickets. Against Cambridge University, at Cambridge—Australians -won by ten ■wickets. Against Yorkshire, at Bradford — Drawn. Against England, at Lord's— Australia won by ten wickets. Against Oxford University Past and Present, at Portsmouth — Australia won by ten crickets. Against Leicestershire, at Leicester — Australia won ■'by 248 runs. Against Derbyshire, at Derby — Australia won by an innings and 261 runs. Against England, at Leeds— Match abandoned, owing to rain. Against Notts, at Nottingham — Drawn. Against Eleven of England, at Trnro — Australia won by eight wickets. Against an Eleven of the Midland Counties, at [Birmingham — Australia won by 44 runs. ■ Against Gloucestershire, at Bristol — Australia won by six wickets. Against England, at Manchester — Drawn. Against G-race's Eleven, at Crystal Palace — Drawn. ',

First Innings. Chanipain, b Noble . . . . 10 Quaife, b Howe!! . . . .18 Braund, b Howcll . . .125 Hearne, c and b Trumble . . 168 Arnold, b Howeil . . . 6 Foster, c Johns b M'Leod . . 26 Grace, b Noble .... 25 . Sewell, c Howeil b Trumble . 2 Taylor, not out . .... 20 Winter, c M'Leod b Noblo . G Martin, c DarJing b Ifoble . • 1 Extras . . . . .24 Total . . .-. .431 Bowling Analysis. — Noble, four wickets for 57 runs ; Howeil, three wickets for 128 runs ; Trumble, two wickets for 101 runs; M'Leod, one wicket for 41 runs. AUSTRALIANS. First Innings. Layer, b Martin .... 8 Truniper, b Grace . . .25 Gregory, c Champain b Foster . 48 Darling', c Grace b "Winter . . 22 Ir?t l ß.le, c "Winter b Quaife . . 115 Noble, st.. Taylor b Winter . . 35 Kelly, c and b Winter . 8 - Trumble, not out . . . . 14 M'lveod, b Quaife . . ' . .14 Howoll, b Quaifo . ' . . . 0 Extras ', 12 Total 301 Bowling Analysis.— Quaife four wickets for 28 runs, Winter three wickets for 62 runs, Martin one wicket for 42 runs, Grace one wicket for 30 runs, Foster one wicket' for 29 runs. : ' Second Innings Layer, lbw b Grace .... 29 Trumble, c Sewell b Grace . . 11 Howeil, c Champain b Grace : 4 M'Leod, not out . . . .32 Gregory, not out . . . 9 Extras . . . ' . .8