THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 36, 11 February 1905, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

jIATOH AGAINST AUCKLAND BSG HITTING BY THE VISITORS. i TO-DAY'S PLAY. i The irui r i-h va* rcsuttit'tl a? 12.5 p.m. tu-dav. iQ ;i« perfect v.3 cbat of j "osterday. th.c sun =hininfr from an un- ' cloud'.tl sk)-. ;in.i tKe. "."as i.herofure I psaillent. The Aiietraiiiin-i "■'<• friw-'i the opportunity of a new wicket 1 iilonpside that, mi \vhi< h Au'-klaiul playj ed ysterday. bill the Australian tuptoin i preferred to follow the u.~u;il i-onr'-e. and : bal on ihe same piteli. The wickrt had i -rnn.i ti.e first (hxy'< play well, and hail jwr.ni very wcii. then' liOlTiar El<> --'.-H of J i runibliiii;-. i THE PT-AY. ; McrLftii] and Ihiff op«*ue<J ti; ; ■ ! the t'ornn'f raking the Hospital end jfrew. and fiu-iny" the hfi-.\ linj,' oE 1". i MrN'.-Ll. The lir-t null \v;i- bailed ov,-r i the square icjj boundary U JhilT t-.T ! four, while the tlunl. iii whi'-h si rsinal-" , v,a.-- -:eorod. \v;is a no bull. Oft" tli ,, iifth ball iicLeod grave a elianoi , to D. rlay Lit miri-on. but although the Auckland skipper <r<>t to the ball he did not hold it. and McLeod Lrt>ke his dm-k J with tho wmt hall. StPtnson took up ihe bowliiur aL tlie Hospital end. ;<nd Mo-Lf-od drove his fourth l>all : '"r a lir.nr. and drove tlie mxi for a -ingle. A !>in- ! tn each player off McNeil'.- over i brought up ten at the ,m! of 14 minuteplay. , Dui'f ri.ir Sreir.-i.n protUh for ■'• hounil- : ji">. .irfll v mi-tidd hv Msu-ni savi , his {■iirtnt-r ;i single uft McNfil. Duff l:rouariiL 2<i up with it lejf 'iii. fur i'our off , -rum- bowler, the lie;.; lie pulled across the samu linr. M<-l.i*o'l pttllfri j Meirwon for ;i -i:;rl'' nn*i Jhen Duff rait i the ball t>. LLidiioii ot niid i-ff. svml. j fj.iliae to Hold tb' l rc-Uirn. ixn overthrows w.>ro -'-orfi , . X. il. l.wsk j took the bal! troni ih-.Wii ne - j.t »i\er with the *i-nr»' ai il. Duff ln> iho tt■■■.». - i 'in;*-! - f<ir lw u ;iu,i a sinjrlf. a.:i'i Mrl,eiul I •'!•-" li'ji. him iiwiiv for unr. n J '.hen '•■()■,-, led the ttγ-t muideji or the Jay i to Mc I.cod. i.iisk -ent one down \<< Uiltf. wilti had. tit c-uur-H. oeen rnii.-ti lu-t-iT llwn M -L.'i»j. who i.- in th.- ---! Le;tin a,a .i howler, lull ia. lifcvprthele--. I a very [;iir b;U. Fie l:il Mem-"ll !irl« i for i wo in the next <>v. r. i f)iirT «fi»r Lu-k to the |pg bouudarv for |fniir. and e;uh '>;" rh- hiit.,i:n-ri put him ' a.way fur a iirin>riiig m> up aftw v i-dUple nf mitlllU's over I lie h-i!f llolir. pin. Lii-k to li"_' for two. au-1 j brnu«rht up hi- 40 wir!'. n .-iujrle. Up f * -1 - i lowed il;i> up with ;i nii-ely phit-«il b.TUJiidnry. hrinjrinsf up .■»() .n the end of 4»i ifiinntes. A bis hit i>> i>itT pn»• lirookea liiffii-nlt nne-hanjrd cluinn , vi ' niiil-iiel.!. but he f.iiie.l to !iolH it. and ti'ice run?- were -r-nreii. The >.ii!ir bat hut Lii.;k for a i.-onpic ;inii then put up 1 fit) \\iiii j rutll f<-r 4. following: thi> lip i with d drive uvt-r the UumiLiri. l<) runi l.'finji srcreij (iff the n\r-r. l!.'\ then v}i\\ii.C\l Lu-k. <4T whom -7 r\n-.>. had been i hit, DutT ijetliiip H;iy'-. lir.-t ImII !i> the 'on for a sin-zip, ami Mi'Lfod briitfjirsr In-* score to 'iO, and the total to 70 wilh a ! braev. bowled n iriaiiii'n to j Mi.-Lcod. aiul with his tir=t !j:til of the ! nesT nver. Way Dun off liL- pails .:Lri'l .i deal of eheerintr. The r:- ,- ---t iri bau-raan h^d made i'J h\ ; oil tuJL'. .md the ehanrp lip <jrave at :^T ua.- uIT a really drive. He hit jeiirbt ;,,iirs and made snme lin' , rut-. — j 7 I tcr one wicket. I -f. -f Kellv t'ollowrfi. opening hl= »c- ---■ < 'ju'.!t uiLu a mi lor one. <;!ift went on at St«'m.*o!i"s end. Stcnoson had bowlod I wi»ll. und had kept the Iviusmen fairly miiei. '_T niilo Ileitis scwerl ofT him ill t<3! overs. Karli bat.sronii irot a -in-^h , . j md I hen OliS <-.Lrae wifhhi an are of I <zel.tir;<; Kfily. hut thr ball jn-M nL-sed th<> «li'k»»t. Aft -r a ronple if >in'jr!e~. McLooi! drove flay across thn ofT bouniiiry. bis first four, brinjrinjr ihe total ro Vo. Kelrv pot OlifT aw.sv for two wirh a bip; hit. ;'.nd then scored the fir^t live with a -qnaro-lej: hit. which landed outride rhe boundary. At MfNeil a.sain went on replacing Hay. wbosp wicket had cost ten runs. Kelly got MeNei , away for four, and hit him up. but the "ball was out of rraeh of thp tielf!. MuLeod drove ihe .-saiie liowler for a brace, and Kelly hit Oh!! for two. With a -iarrle Ke'Uy rnu'hed the -JO in about as many minutes, unit after a Ibrat.u brought up the centurj' w i rl, a hit to \e%, which drove th.> ball clp;in nut of thf ground, makiniz his second five. Thu» hundred runs hr ■ bt-cu scored in an hour and 20 minr s. Kelly again liit J MeNe.il a'-ro.-s :«* honndary with a |i-linkinjr drive r four, the over prodno- ! i-jijj twclvp r' .. Stevens repiaeed Oliff. md Mi-Li-.d swun« 111- first Hill to -quar<' le-j- tor ioirr. bringing his total to I 1.) i'Tid 'ill , IISITTPRate to 110. Tho attendance, which was wry mit j when the niatc-li opened, gradually in- | cre-A-eK through ihe afternom. there be- ! LTic nbouf SOOO or !>O'H; prpseat by the ; middle of thp aftprnoon. : Play warp turned at -.->"> pni.. i Stephf-ns bowiinpr from the hospital end w> Kelly. The third bail was v-nnig to ! square lee to Hemu*. The ball dropped j at his feet. Hemu.- ma-kins practically no '■■ efiort to ratrb it, and it travelled over ! riie boundary. .\Wiwd brondit up 130 with :i line letr hit off Lu-»k. and with the next, brtll re.-ehed the off boundary, while the next i-rossfd the boundary to leg. 11 being s<-ored ill three hit.-. Kelly drove Stevens for ;• couple, l.rookSmitu'hVlded and returned smartly, and had the bowler taken the ball well, M--Leod would have been run out. OufT and S. .lone.- took smartly saved bcnin,'arios off Kelly, two runs being scored in each case. " H;'.ddon replaced Lusk. and McLeod. with a -ingle off htm. brought his total to 50. McLeod got Mrv'ens to leg for a couple and for a sius'ie dad Haddon for two- bringing the hall century tn his credit. McLeod puhed the same bowler for lour, and tour byes all runs, .-arr.e off the next ball. The next ball went over the leg boundary, and the third boundary was then Stemson replaced Stephens. Kelly late euttinjr hiiu tor four. Sehmoll missed a chance to stump McLeod off Haddon, taiLmg to hold the ball when tho batsman's foot was up. The over : was a maideu. the fourth of the innings. On the third ball of his next, over Stemson dean-bowled Kelly, who had made 56 by free fcittiiHr —two wickets for IT"2. Victor Trumper came next, aud his second ball fitemsbn had fearfully bad luck. lie knocked down Trumper'd leg stump, but his foob was over the crease, and he was no-balled. Trumpet , opened his account next oall with a stagie. Trmnper faced Haddon, and ajfter puttiiog }nm iQ leg for fowCg snwivui

jan appeal for leg-before. A single ; tell to eacii off th.c same OTer. Auckland, tirst innings 173 AUSTRAL I A—First Innings. R. A. Duff, b D. Hay 49 { •I. .1. Kelly, h Stemson 36 it. E. MeLeod, not out 60 \v. Trumper, not out l Extras 4 i Total for two wic-kets 172 1 Onr report of tie play tbtUl lse • i cc»tl2i-aed in otir sports edition, j ' ptibHsied abczit sis p.2a The proI gxess of the mats3i ■srili be ,at freoTscst istSi , w -ils in oar space for late lietrs on page two. ' ——————— —- I