Cricket

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 66, 4 December 1886, Page 2

Cricket

AUSTRALIANS v. WELLINGTON .

[ tPEB UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, December 3. A start was made at 1 1 .30, McGirr and ■ Motel bowling, and Moorehouse taking ' the wickets. Only 10 runs were added . to the score when Jones fell out of his ' ground in trying to hit McGirr to leg and the ball rebounded off the wioketkeepers pad into the wickets. 272 2— ' 159. Bruce was missed first ball in the slips. Trumble hit out freely, but at ! 57 was run out, and Bruoe, three runs later, was well, caught by Ueenan at cover point. Lawson having bowled twice at each end was debarred from further service, but Garrett allowed him to be put on once mere, and McHwraith played a ball from, him on to his pads and on to the wickets. Five for 314. Garrett and Jarvis became partners, the former hit Dryden to square leg over the band rotunda for 4. Later. The Australians' innings closed yesterday with the score of 475 runs. The Wellingtonians followed on. and when the stumps were drawn had scored 41 runs for 4 wickets. The match was de« clared drawn. The following is the Australians score : — Jones, st Moorehouse b McGirr, 159 ; Palmer, b McGirr. 76 : Trnmble, run out, 57 ; Brace, c fleenan b Dydren, 6 ; Mcllwraith, b Lawson, 3 ; Jarvis, c Cox b Perry, 60; Brans, b Lawson, 16 ; Garrett, b Drydcn, 76 ; Spofforth, b Lawson. 2; Phillips, not out, 10 ; extras, 10.