The Australian Cricketers.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1352, 14 June 1905, Page 3

The Australian Cricketers.

m . •;■ ; '■" ; Leicestershire Match, .■/■-.''' Presi Association.—Copyright. ■\- ....:■ London, June 12,.; The homo'.team's.first innings closed fo ; 286. '>':.:>::; .. ; :; : '.'v':>;: Hopkins and Darling 'opened tho AusIrabW innings, Tho former gave a fine display of free hitting, but Darling gave. an easy obanco in the slips, which brought about his'downfall;'-. Darling and Newhbd played out time. I

- LdNioN, Junel3. ■ '' ■■ .">■ ''■'■■■' Tho weather was fine when the game was resumed) but the wicket was. slow owing to rain whiob fell during tho night. Newland plsyed Jayes on after adding 4, Hopkins, bitting' out. at the same bowler, was bowled. -Hill was caught by Wood o2 a lofty drive. : Armstrong lost his : wicket in attempting to hit a sldwishball.. Trnmoor skied- one, and Knight/ held Hi'. 'Gregory joined Mle, : and a spell of inter •- eating play followed, Eventually Gregory, wai caught at square leg.. ; At the luncheon adjournment the score was 187. .... On resuming Noble and Gahra carried the score to 208, when rain stopped play. .' 'Scpros:/.'■.■'■.■ ./ 'LeKES'IEBSHIRE, ■■'." :.■'■ i/: First Inningsj .

DeTrafford. c Noble, b Armstrong .;.. 63 Woods,bHopkins- ...,/:.,. ... 20 King, b Armstrong ... ... ... 1 Knight, c Newland, b Noble... ... 3 Whitehead, o Armstrong, b Howell,,, 56 Ooe, st Newland, bHowell ... ... 15 Crawford, d Hopkins . ... 52 Joyce,bHowell./ ... ... ... 0 Gill, c Darling;! Howell ... ... 15 O'DelVnotput... ■'■,.."'.. ... . .... 15 Whiteside, o Armstrong, b Noblo ... 25 ■ ;.-Sundries . ... ... 21

Total ...286 Bowling—Howell, four'for 87;.. Armstrong, two for 31; Noble, two for 47; Hopkins, one for 26. ...

"■:'.;'.., Australians. '. 'Fitit Inbingi | ': barling, 6Joyce, bCoo .19 . -Hopkins, b Jaycs ... ... ... 49 j ■Rowland, b Jaye3 4 ; HiUvC Woody bO'Dell ..14 j ■'. AfinDistroflgi b Jayes. ... 19 Ttumper, c Kaigbt, b Jaye3... ... 14 Gregory, o White'noad; b Q'Dell ... 18 Noble, bGill ... .■■»».'■ ... ... 79 Gchia.b'King.,, .... 23 McLcod, not out ... 13 Howell, b King ~, ... ... 1 Suudries ... ... 5 -.- Total ... 258 Bowling—Jayes,four for 70; King, two {01? 44; O'Dcll, two for 75 • Cos, oho for 20; Gill, one for 44.