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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1379, 14 February 1905, Page 2

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AUCKLAND v. AUSTRALIA. [(Per Press Association.) Auckland, last night. Friday’s gate amounted to £3lO and Saturday’s to £316, exclusive of shilling tickets and half-crown tickets for the match. AUCKLAND BADLY DEFEATED. Per Press Association. ! Auckland last night. The oricket match Australia v. Auckland was resumed to-day in beautiful weather. The Australians, who had one wicket to fall, completed their innings. Armstrong and Cotter hit merrily, and carried the score to 442. In Auckland’s second innings the only man to make a stand was Oliffe. A rot set . in, and all were out for 107, Auckland being beaten by an innings and 160 runs. After the * conclusion of the match the Australians gave a batting exhibition. AUSTRALIA —Ist innings (continued). A. Cotter, cN. B. Lusk, b Stephens... 52 W. W. Armstrong, not out ... ... 37 Extras ... ... ... ... 20 Total 442 Bowling analysis—Stemson one wicke 4 far 117 runs, N. B. Lusk two far 82, D- I i Hay four for 56, Oliffe two for 67, Stephens I one tor 24. McNeill, Haddon and Sloman I also bowled. * AUCKLAND —2nd inniDgs. C. Oliffe, e Hill, b McLeod 33 S. P. Jones, b Gehr3 ... ... ... 7 F. R. Mason, c Duff, b Gohrs ... 2 L. G. Hemus, b McLeod ... ... 0 E. V. Sale, b McLeod... ... ... 4 D. Hay, b Armstrong... ... ... 13 A. Haddon, b Armstrong 3 A. E. Sloman, b Duff... ... ... 10 H. B. Lusk, b Duff 1 IW. Brook-Smith, run out ... ... 15 W. Stemson, st Kelly, b Gregory ... 5 N. 8.. Lusk, c.Kelly, b Duff ... ... 6 G. Schmoll, b Hill ... ... ... 5 McNeill, b Kelly 2 W. B. Stephens, not out ... ... 0 Extras 1 Total ... ... ... 107 Bowling analysis-—Gehrs 12 overs, 1 j maiden, 32 runs, 2 wickets ; McLeod 12, I 4, 24, 3 ; Duff 9,5, 18, 3; Armstrong 4,0, I 6. 2; Gregory 7,1, 25, 1; Hill, 3,2, 1,1; I Kelly, 1,1, 0, 1.