CRICKET.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10068, 9 February 1909, Page 1

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. REST OF- AUSTRALIA.

[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright

(Pes Press Association.) Received February 8, at 9.50 p.m. Sydney, February 8.

The cricket match between Australia and the Rest of Australia, was advanced another stage to-day. The weather was fine and the wicket good. itli the exception of Hopkins, who played a fine, patient- innings, which was marred, however, by two chances, the Rest oi Australia made a poor stand in tho second innings, Armstrong's bowling proving very destructive. In their first innings the Reft of Australia made 311, Australia responding with 202. The Rest of Australia were disposed of 159 in their second innings, Australia thus requiring to make 269 to win. So far they have made 95 for (lie loss of one wicket. The following are the scores : AUSTRALIA. —Ist Innings. Noble, run out 9 Trumper, c Gorry, b Saunders... ... 0 Rausford, b Saunders ... ... ... 22 Armstrong, b Saunders ... ... 19 Gregory, c Gchrs, b Kelleway... ... 31 M'Alister, st Gorry. b Barnes ... -"0 Macartney, lliw, b Kelleway 28 Carter, e Mayne, b Simpson ... 10 o'Cornier, c Parker, b Barnes ... 5 Cotter, st Gorry, b Barnes 22 Carkeek, not out 3 Extras 13 Total , ... 202 Bowling Analysis.—Saunders. 3 wickets for 54 runs ; Kelleway, 2 for 49 ; Simpson. 1 for 14; Barnes, 3 for 35: Hazlitt. 0 for 26; Hopkins, 0 for 10. I —Second Inninns. — M'Alister, run out ... ... ... 0 Noble. not out ... ... ... ... 5& Gregory, not out ... ■■■ 38 Extra 1 Total 95 REST OF AUSTRALIA. First Innings ... ... ... ... ill —Second Innings.— Mayne, b Armstrong ... ... ... 12 Bardsley, b Cotter ... ... ... 6 Gehrs, c Carkeek, b O'Connor ... 13 Parker, c Carkeek, b O'Connor ... 0 Hopkins, not out 91 Simpson, b Armstrong ... ••• C lla/.litt, b Armstrong ... ... ... 10 Barnes, b Cotter 12 Kelleway, lliw, b Armstrong i Gorry, b O'Connor ... ... ... -1 Saunders, b Armstrong ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ■■■ d Total 159 Bowling Analysis.— Armstrong. 5 wickets for 37 runs: O'Connor, 3 for_49 ; ('otter, 2 for 52; Macartney, 0 for li.