AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT HOME.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8241, 9 September 1905, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT HOME.

Match Against Thornton's Team

London, Last Night

Jackson reached las half century in an hour and forty minutes. Thompson was dismissed by a good catch at long-leg S for 192. The ninth wicket fell at 21.5. Howell hurt his hand in fielding, and had to retire. Jackson played brilliantly, his leg hitting being very fine. He was eventually nicely taken by Hopkins in the slips, lie hit thirteen fourers. The innings closed for 282. When stumps were drawn Australia had lost one wicket for 20. Scores: — C. I. Thornton's Eleven.—-First Innings. MacLaren, c Howell, b Cotter 22 Spooner, c Trumper, b Cotter ... ... 9 Tyldesley, c Trumper, b Howell ... 19 Denton, c Kelly, b Cotter 11 Jackson, c Hopkins, b McLeod... ... 123 Hirst, c and b Layer 4 Bosanquet, c and b Layer ... ... 18 Rhodes, b Layer ... ... 4 Thompson, c Duff, b Armstrong ... 21 Haigh, b Cotter .\ ... 3 Hunter, not out 17 Sundries 28 Total 282 Bowling Analysis.-- Cotter, four for 107; Aunstrong one for 1)5 ; Layer three for 36 ; Howell, one for 31 ; McLeod one for 9 ; Hopkins, 0 for 13.