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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7840, 5 June 1905, Page 3

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AUSTRALIA v. CAMBRIDGE. :" THE cornstalks win. JjONDON, June 3. Harrison and Cplbeck became partners, and steadily mcreasod their '■■ Jfoore, one hundred appearing in 100 minutes. At 128 Cotter was tried, and, his «nt (nII proved fatal to, Harrison, .Who put up a skyer, McLeod. atmidoa making a running catch. Harrison play«i sound cricket- Six for 128—Colbeck 24. Cambridge in their first innings made 168. * Additional scores : Page, c Gregory, b Hopkins ... 23 Morcom, c and b Armstrong ... 16 Payne, b Hopkins 4 Harrison, c McLeod, b Cotter ... 30 'Colbeck, not out .- •" ••• McDonnell, b Howell 0 Mainprico. b Howell ... 0 ■miM' b Ho«e'i . •••'® Jtavter, c Newland, b Cottier ... 0 Mrw - -- 19 a Total ... ... -•» "- 468 Bowling analysis.—Hopkins, four for 64 ; McLeod, none lor 23 ; Armstrong, one for 18 ; Howell, three (Or 24; Cotter, two for 20. Australia, first innings, 256. AUSTRALIA.—2nd Innings. - Darling, c subst'tute, b Napier ... 16 v Gehrs, .run out HiU.b Napier ... 1 ° .Armstrong. b Hopley ..."•••• * Oregory. « 5? r Dull, c gpploj;. b, Napier. e. .... Cotter, c,Payne,-b.Mainprice ... 20 HdUeod. c Payne,: b Hainprice .:. lO Bopkins, c substitute, b Napier 41 Hewlapd, c McDonfoll, b Napier 14 Ucrweil, not out Extras - •" . *

n. Total ' •••' ••• Sowing oiwlysis.—Sapipr, six for 85! Hoplcj'. one for 28 ; McDonnell, none for 27.; Morcom, none for 26 ; If.i»price.- -t>wo for 26. (Beeeiv«d June 4, 1.54 a.m.) LONDOSf, Jne 3." When stumps were drawn the Australians had lost eight wickets for lie first wicket feU at three, Gelirs «fri»i e run out. Armstrong, after beine at the wickets an hour for _ lb runs, was caught at 'extra niid-pn. Gregory was doing most of the scoring, and wasdismissed by a brilliant richt hand .catch by Hopley, high up. at nfid-off. Cotter made things lively when he stayed in. (Beceivod June 4, 5.17 pj».) LONDON,- June 3. On resuming, Hojjjkltis added twenty to his over-night score. : _ Harrison and Keigwln made a good Stand for Cambridge, 90 appearing i Before the partnership was dissolved. Harrison was 50 mirutes «t the yokels Gefora being caught by HiU. Ho - showed good form. Keigwin stone'aralled throughout his innings, and making 19 run* ; (Beoeived June 4, -5.-24 pjn-) Ud Auatrrfians wo« by 169 tuns. B ' first innings, 168. CAl@BUXjE.—Second InningsPayne, b Duff ..- ••• - j® Young, leg before, Armstrong ... iv Page, b Armstrong ® Colbet*, b Armstrong ... » Sarriaoß, c HiU. b McLeod ... tSrigMa. b McLeod - « » McDonnell, b Armstrong ... * Ifa>H"irci c anil b McLeod • * Horeom, not oat... 0 BoplQ'. b Mclxod 0 Hapier, b McLeod » Extras ° Total ... ... , 115 BowVing analysis McLeod five for, 13, Aninstrong four fbr 44, Dufl one for JB, Howell Bone for 16, Cotter none for 15.

NOTfiS * BV-; &Q.VKR POINT. Apropos of Ihe virfl of the AustraHan team to . England, the largest score evw made in. matches was Rt achieve!. by Mr B. C. Foster, in Australia, when he made 287 runs on the Sydney ground in' the first test match last year. The highest score in test matches in England was made by Mr W. L. Murdoch, the great Australian Jjat. at Bennington Oval, in 1884. Thirty matches have teen played in /Cfrginn/t between'Sustralia and England, of which England has won 14, Australia v 6, the other 10 being, drawn. ' ' In Australia 38 matches have been played, resulting in victories for Australia on 21 occasions, England li>, while only one has been drawn—that' at MeStoourne, in 1882. .' ". The next test match is. down for tne 16th June and. two following duys, at liord'a. _ ; In answer to several inquiries T may "slate that the whole of the Ave .test matches have three days only allotted to each of them, with this exception, that supposing each side wins two matches the last mfrtch of the series wjll be played but; I.*-'.-