THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 38, 14 February 1905, Page 3

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

THE AUCKLAND MATCH. j mgnORS WIN BY AN INNINGS AND 146 RUNS. The match between the Australian jjeven snd th? Auckland rep. fifteen .ras concluded yesterday afternoon, tbe local team being defeated by an inn- 1 ines and 156 run" 4 - Tl,! second inning- j <_jsplay of Auckland wa.- very disappointing, only <mc man (Oliff) perform- ___<* at all well. The Australian captain, ""I A. Noble, certainly gave his opponents every advantage. He did not pat en either of the nm-f ii_ngerous bowfeT t Cottrr and him-elr. nur was Hopkins tried. The batsmen of the team— t.re'-or. Duff. Ce_r>. :uid Hill—did most of the bowling, and matters reiM-foed tbe _-(.<rion o' farce when Kelly, rhe wicketkeeper. wii-4 put on to bowl. The innimrs only pnxloced 107, Sloman. Hay, __nd Smith being the o_y men beside Oliff to reach double figures. On conclusion o. the tn—teh the Australians went to the wickers to give an exhibition of tatting. Howell and Layer opened, the jormev being dismissed aiter m-lcing given. Layer hit out well, and made 0" before Brook-Smith disniirfsed him with si fine catch on the boundary. Orehxs played a rtw'e tnning? for 4-1 mot out). fc'in_n_nHy rhe match was a siKress, illlO being taken the first day. £:"?15 the second, and £ .">0 yesterday, wlide tickets were Fold prior to the match 1 to about the value of £ 100. The p.- j pense? will toml abotrf -.100. £ 250 j Itaa been srusn__ripei. the visitor-, and | the .Association will reap a protir of tbont £100. ' The vurrprres. Messrs. Sre_r.hp.nson and I" J. Watf.s. ?avp complete *arisfarf~_on. and not one of thpir deeis-ons was i jjnestiened. j THE PI.AY. Six wickets were down for the poor total oi 5" wben we went ro pre-ss yesterday. Sloman then joined Hay, who ' !ad scored seven. The incoming butsinan played the remainder of Arm- j : strong's innings quietly. Duff went on ;' ia place of McLeod at the hospital end, I anil sent dowu a maiden to Hay. The j' first ball of Armstrone's ne_t over was; fatal to Hay. who was clean bowled for 13-64—7—13. j' H. B. Lusk joined Sloman, and played j ■ the rest of the over quietly. Stoman j ' cut Du_ to the boundary, and carried I' himself to double figures with a snick I. fur four. Next ball he retired, clean p towled—72—B—lo. I' Brook-Smith lilled tiie vacancy. _md I 1 each batsman notched _ single off Ann- j 1 strong. Lusk lost his wicket next over, | polling one from Duff, which was about ! ; a foot to the off. on to his wicket— i 1 H-B— 1. !_te___soii camp np.xi. and went ' tm to bowl at the pavilion end. sending! s down a maiden to Smith . Next over ' he cut, Gregory for four, and after a ' --ingle Stemson drove him to the on for ! a similar number. Next ball Menison ' "it out to. missed if. and was stumped 1 .ly Kelly. 84—10—5. i >". *?. Lusk partnered Miiitn. and ' snicked a Mitgle off Cregory. Duff bowl- ) ing him a maiden. Smith then prr_ one tin horn Gregory, but Trumper. who run * in, was unable to get. to it. Lask cut ( the smne bnw'i r for four, but next over ' he tipped urn: from Duff, and K.llv held ' the chance. 01 — U—l>. . S.hmolJ wa.s next man in. *nd Smith ! got Gregory twice to rhe off for twos. Scbmoll was bowled a ...aidem by Duff. ! ! and then Smith reached double "ngnres by a pull to the bonnCary. Shortly . after he was run out in attempting a short run. the ball being, smartly field- ; ed and returned. 90— L.—ls. Mc-Setll filied ihe v arrant erf—sp. and ' Hill took the bal! from Cregorv. who. after .Sc_noil had received a "maiden ' over, went on ar the Hospital end. ; Scirmoll made a fotrrer off Gregory's Bert over by hitting him to square leg. A few minutes _fter He played otn? from a—fl on to his wicket. 107—13—5. Stephens was last man n. and a roar of laughter wetrt up as Kelly took off " the pads to bowl. McLeod going behind "Ac sticks. His second ball, a round- ' arm delivery, knocked down MeNeiir.s i middle stomp, and closed the m__i_«r= ar. 307—14—2. Scores: Swetiand, first innings 175 A—tralia. fttst inning 442 ALCKLAND— Second Innings. C (Off. c Hill, b McLeod *.:j - & P. Jones, I. (Jehrs 7 ! s*. R. Mason, c Dun", b Getixs -__ *•• I'- Hemus. b McLeod .. . o E. V. Sale, b McLeod 4 ' p. Hay, b Armstrong \ Li A. Haddon, b Armstrong :: £• E - S'oman, b Duff .'[ H) *L B. Lusk. b Duff | ! Brook-Smkh. run mv lr , I I *V. Stemson, st Kellv. h Orejr,. —..' .-, | ' -V B. Lusk. . Kdir. h Duff"...'..,' ci f **• Sciimoli. b Hill -A' h Kelly '....'.'A'.'.'.'.* _> ■ w - B. Stephen.. not our n , Extras , S Total , ~107 , BovTLl\<; ANALYSIS. °- VI. K. W. Rehrs io | yzLeoi ....'.'. 1-" 4 .'.'7 .7 0-ff • i $ _t _ ■ Armstrong 4 0 fi S re - W y 7 1 2.5 1 Hdl 3 oi} Kel] >" 02 1 0 1 THE vVTU_-LJNOTOK MATCH. ®y Telegraph.— Press Association.) .* WBLLLVrrON". Monday. ! 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