THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 37, 13 February 1905, Page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

MATCH asaisst AUCKLAND

TO-DAY'S PLAY.

The Australians resumed their innings at 12.10 to-day, Armstrong facing the bowling of W. "stemson. Cotter being at the other wicket. The weather was fine, the wicket in fair order, and the attendance moderate. A single to each batsman came off the first couple of balls, Armstrong bringing trp 400 with the first ball of the day. N. B. Lusk took-op the bowling at the ( I pavilion end, and Cotter got him away for a single, the rest of the over being unproductive- Goiter got Stemson away for one, and Armstrong cut him for! I three. Cotter then snicking him to leg for a similar number. A four p—st the j bowler fell to Cotter off Lust, and four ! byes were scored next bail off one which beat Cotter and just missed the wicket. Cotter lifted tbe next ball for a. couple. and fche fourth produced a boundary. Armstrong drove Stemson for two and a single, and Cotter lifted him to the boundary twice in succession, bringing up 420 wit_ tlie 6rst. A single x .vns scored hy Armstrong, and a boundary by Cotter off LUsk. Stevens replaced Stemson, each batsman getting a single oil hi_l, bringing up -240. N. B. Lush closed the innings with a pood catch off Cotter next ball but chip the fast bowler hitting one up which Lusk took safely. The in nings closed at -142- Cotter hit eig'rt fours and one five, and Armstrong one four, one three, and fire twos. AUCKLAND'S SECOKD IN_vQ7i(3S. At ten minutes to one Auckland, with 237 runs to make to avoid a one inning's defeat, commenced their second innings. S. P. Jones and C. Oiiff, who opened the first ianinjs doing th-? same office iv the second. Jones took the first over at the Hospital end, facing the boiling of Hopkins. A sweet cut off the fourth ball produced four runs. McLeod bowled at the other end. Oliff getting him away for a short single, th? same hat hit Gehrs nicely to the of? boundary, .and get him to leg for three, bringing up 10 in 8 minuter- Oliff t-ben faced MrLeod and snicked him to leg for three, carrying himself to double figures and just failing to reach the boundary. Jones. drove tbe next ball for three. With the score at 18 Gehrs. with a leg break, beat Jones, who hit across the ball and was clean bowled 18—1—7. Mason came uext. joining his club-mate Oliff. who received a maiden over from McLecd. Mason got Gehrs" to leg for a couple. This was his only scoring stroke. The net ball he drove'at, but "did not get on to it. and it fell right into the hands of Duff, who held the chance. 20—2 2. H-emus filled the breach, and Oliff got McLeod well away to leg. Next ball left Homus clean bowled by McLeod, who took his leg for a duck. 20-—3—o. _. V. Sale came next, and Oliff bit Gehrs for a single. Sale following suit. Oliff got a risky single off Gehrs' next over, and then hit McLeod to square leg for four. Sale and Oiiff each hit Gehrs for one. and, after a single to Oliff. McLeod got his. second wicket, ciefin bowling ■Sale, tbe score for four wickets, bein" 35 — i —S. r The innings was resumed at 2.2n p.m.,. D. Hay filling tbo crease vacated by- Sale, and snicking McLecd for a couple. ' Gehrs resumed the bowling at the other end. and Oliff got him for a single, hiting McLeod also for one. Hay cut the same bowler to the slips for one, and Oliff him i to leg for' two. Hay and Oliff each got a single off. Gehrs. and Hay then pnlled him for another one, Oliff making a similar stroke off the next ball. He got McLeod to leg for two. Hay hit Gehrs to leg for a single, and Oliff cut him for three, bringing up the fifty. Oliff lost his wickets a couple of balls later, pulling one from McLeod around to C. Hill. He had made S3 by careful cricket, without giving a chance: 52—5—33. Haddon filled the vacamev. and Hay drove Gehrs for a single. Haddon snicked him smartly for two. and got Gehrs to the off for a smgje. He then received a maiden over from McLeod. and W. W. Armstrong reploeed Gehrs. In his first. ■ over he got Haddon's wicket, clean him. He had scored three runs. ! FIRST TSXTTSGs 175. AUSTRALIA.-First borings. R. A. Duff, b Hay 49 C. McLeod. c Ha'd-on, b Hay ...,' 84 J- J. Kelly, b Fttemson bq V. Traanper, cH. B. Lusk. b Ear . <y> C. Hill, b Oliff .... 10 M. A. Noble, eH. B. Lnsk. bHa v.! 13 E>. A. R. Gehrs. b X. B. Lush ."...' 14 S. E. Gregory, c McNeill, b S.B. Lusk 12 A. J. Hopkins, b Oliff 3 A. Cotter, c N. B. Lusk, b Stephens 52 W. W. Armstrong, not out 37 Extras 20 Total 442 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Over s-Mds-Runs. Wkts. McNeill 5 0 36 0 Stemson 32 3 117 1 N. B. Lusk... 20 1 82 2 D. Hay 17 2 56 4 Oliff 1-1 0 67 2 Stephens 4.5 0 24 ,1 Haddon 5 '1 25 0 Sloman 4 0 15 0 AUCKLAND.—Second Innings. S. P. Jones, b. Gehrs 7 F. B. Mason, c Duff, b Geiirs ...... 2 Hemus. b McLeod ■. 0 E. V. Sale- b McLeod 4 Oliff, « Hill, b McLeod 33 Haddon. b Armstrong 3 Hay. b Armstrong 13 Slanian. »ot out 2 Extras '..". 0 Total for seven wi_h«t« 62 THE GATE TAKINGS. The gate ta.ki.ngs for Friday reached £210, and for Saturday £315. exclusive of the shilling tickets for each day and the half-crown tickets for the match. The One-Tree Hill Domain Board met last WednesuSy afternoon, those present h«i_s Sir John Locari Campbell. Messrs M. M. KlrSbrtde. SI-H-R.. R. Hall, C. Bagle. W. E. Bloomfiela. arid J. G. Hutchinson (secretary'!. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, tire latter she-wing tbe receipts to he _ISG 4/10, and expenditure £l-» 4 1--I,' thus leavina: a credit balance of £41 12/ a Mr M. M. Kir-bride -was appointed chairmen for the ensuing year. It was resolved rbat Messrs BloomSeld and Eagley look tbroncb and report on trie copies of by-laws submitted by the Board's solicitor. A further resolution was carried, to the eSfect that the same gentlemen interview the Manhkau Water. Supulv Trust re the supply of water !n the Domain. The Works Committee were empowered to employ the caretaker te" form and extend the drive to the hill-top. and it was also decided that t-eJSoard petition the Minister for Put-ftc Wor_s for _ grant of £_X> towards the completion of the work.