The Australian Cricketers.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1322, 10 May 1905, Page 3

The Australian Cricketers.

■ ; • Homo Team lor 219 ; Press itooiation.--Oopyright. '"London, May 9. ■When/play wbs resumed to-day the , weather -wa?r brilliant, and the wicket 1 exoelleht, The attendance numbered two thousand, ' Jones and F. Gunn contimiod their overnight's inning.'. Cotter and Noble bowling, When Gnnh reached 41 he fell a victim to aoatch by Ttumper low down; at square ; leg. : Two for 115 . John Gunn succeeded, but soon lost Jouos, who knocked up 72, His. innings wa3 marked' by skilful and ■self•restrained play; his, score including a .sixer, and six fourors,. Threefor 183. Dixon was next, but he lost Gorm* who was caught by Darling without any addition to the score. Four for 131.. Simpson joined Dixon, but the'partnership' was. of short duration. -Dixon, withsix*, d his credit, was bowled by MoLeod. Eivo.; for '■] ''■■■ 147. At. the lunchoon adjournment the 80ore'..WM:147 for fiyd wickets, ■''-."■■. On resuming the. second over proved fatal to Simpson,'who was bowled by '••;.. Cotter. Six for. 147. Day only contributed o single, when Cotter goKouo '■;■■■■ amongst his stioks; : .'Seven jor. 155. Oats .joined Hardjtnffs r .and after making. 8 he skied one' from Armstrong, Cotter taking the catch; Eight for 166,. Hallam sucooeded, and en unexpected stand even- : tuatod. Hardstuff, by skilful oriciot, put together 86 before he was disposed- of. .■:. Wass wae unable to' bat owing to an injured hond, and Hallam remained not ■'■;■ out 12, the innings olosiog for 219,. At the drawing of stumps the Austra- .-."• liana had lost two wickets for .188. ■ Duff ; played Gunn on after making 10, Trnmper was caught at the wiokets after n brilliant and faultless innings. : His aoore iholuded ten fourors. Noble partnorod Hill, who reacM.4o by hard driving and cutting. ..; :Seorea ;, . ; - ; : ./: . . ■;'■'" .■ . ■ AoSTBAItIANS. ■ : .:'};: First Innings. ... ... 288 . ' , Noiis.—Fir3t;lnnings. ft. Gunn, o Tramperj b Armstrong ... 41 ; Jones, o Trnmper, b.Armsirbpg.. ... 72 J. Gunn, o Darling,.b ;Armstrong ... 9 Dixon, b MoLeod ..■„ ... ... 6; Simpson, b.Cotter.' ..... ... ... 7 Hardstuff, o'Od'tter, bMoLood ... 38 Day, b Cotter '■„..■■; & ."./... ... I Oatß, e Oottor, b Armstrong 7 Hallam, not out .. ... ... ... 52 Waas, abaont ... . ..* ... ... 0' '■' ,'Sundries ....' ... 11 Total ...219 Bowling—Colter, threoJor 87; Armgtrong, four for 65: MoLeod; two lor 19. Australians.—Second Innings^ Trumper, o Oates, bG, Gunn ... 61 Duff, bGann ... .:..'. ... ... 10 Hid, not'ouj ... .... ... ... 40 Noble, not but... ... ... ... 19 '■■: Sundries 8 Two for ..i 139 .LANCASHIRE v.LEICESTEB. ' : Fresa Aasooiation.—^Copyright. . ..Lonoon, May 9. In tho' match, Lancashire v. Leicester, •:.'':■ Kermode, tho ox-Sydney bowler, took six ■., wiokota for 24 runs.