THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT WELLINGTON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3002, 8 February 1881, Page 3

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT WELLINGTON.

(by telegraph.) Wellington, February 8.

The cricket match was resumed yesterday. The weather waa fiae, but the attendance was not bo large as on Saturday. His Excellency was present during the afternoon. At 12.45 Slight and Spofforth resumed their places at tbe wickets, Armitage bowling from the south end, and Francis taking the north. Slight opened with a doubletotbeleg. Spofforth hit Armitage nicely to leg for a double and narrowly escaped being caught. Slight brought 70 up by driving Francis out of the boundary. Spofforth drove Armitage hard to raid-on, which Hickson held. —79—4-32. Jarvis joined Slight, and the bowlidg being off the wicket both batsmen punished it, a century soon appearing on the board. Slight in playing to one of Armitage's was given out leg before wicket. 103—5-40. Boyle filled the gap. The bowling now improved, but the batsmen acted on the defensive and kept the wickets until the adjournment for lunch. On resuming, Boyle snicked Francis for a couple, and then slipped one and placed it in Houghton's hands at longslip. 117 — 6-8. Palmer was the next man. Jarvis put Francis to leg for 4. The bowling of Wellington was now very good, Armitage sending down rive maidens in succession. Francis pegged away at Palmer and managed to displace his middle stump, Palmer being tbe first man clean bowled. 123—7—1. Alexander went to the wickets and drew Armitage nicely to leg for 2, Jarvis following with a hit to leg for 3. Three byes being run brought up 130. Alexander obtained 3 from a hit to leg off Francis, the ball being mulled in the field. Jarvis cut tbe same bowler to the boundary for 2. Alexander drove Armitage to long-on for 2, causing 140 to appear Luxford relieved Francis at the north end, and Alexander cut him away for a single. Tbe score gradually rose, 150 appearing dt 3.45. Several byes were run and a snick to Alexander off Luxford brought 160 up. Jarvis's time had, however, now come ; he was caught behind the wicket by Speed off Luxford. 164-8-34. The Australians' score at tbis time was just double that of Wellington. Tobin loioed Alexander, but after scoring a single was clean bowled by Luxford. 166—9-1. White was the last man. After five had been scored when Alexander was clean bowled by a trimmer from Luxford. The innings closed at 4 o'clock for 171. Australians' first inninG9. Groube, cW. Salmon, b Francis ... 2 Spofforth, c Hickson, b Armitage ... 32 Murdoch, c Marchant, b Francis ... 0 M'Donnell, run out 0 Slight, lbw, b Armitage 40 Jarvis, c Speed, b Luxford... ... 34 Boyle, c Haughton, b Francis ... 8 Palmer, b Francis ... ... ... 1 Alexander, b Luxford 28 Tobia 1 White, not out 2 Extras 23 Total 171 The Wellingtonians went in for their second innings at 4.30, and at tbe close of the day's play had scored 56 for the loss of 15 wickets, thus leaving the remaining six batsmen to get 34 to avoid a one inning's defeat.