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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7848, 14 June 1905, Page 3

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J- 'AUSTRALIA v. LEICESTERSHIRE

LONDON, June 12. I%c weather was dull after the rain, but the wicket was good. After a lively innings, Bo Tr afford, the local skipper, lifted a well-judged ball to leng-on, where it fell * into the hands of No(jfc. Hie .retiring batsman had compiled 63, including one six and eleven fourers, in 40 minutes. At 51 he was given a life by Hopkins. Wood, who took fifty minutes in scoring his first couple, failed to stop.a fast one from Hopkins in his opening over, and four wickets wrc down fox 105, -which had taken about an hour and a half to compile. Whitehead and Coe made an effective stand. The former by free hitting, especially on the lqg side, kept the field lively. (Received June 18. 5.14 pan.) LONDON, June 12. • Coe was cleverly stumped without any addition to the score, audi a few minutes later Whitehead was snappca Up in the- slips. "Hie lattjer playact an excellent innings, and hit eleven fourers. The sixth wicket fell tit 196. Crawford indulged in some hard bitting. Joyce succumbed" to Howell's first bail, Darlinjg, making a'-good catch at deep* caver'point.- Eight for 22b. Crawford, who had batted seventy mfnutes, taade»nine tourers, Whiteside, the last wicket to fall,' was dismissed by- a wonderful catch by' Armstrong in slips,, -tfie fieldsman securing <i» ball at his third atttempfc. 1 :» Scores:—

LEICESTER.—Ist Innings. Do Trafford, -c Noble, b -Arm- . strong d 3 Wood, b Hopkins 20 King, b Armstrong 1 Knight, c Newland, b Noble ... 3 ■Whitehead, c Armstrong, t> Howell ... 56 Coe, stpd Newland, b HoWell ... 1«. Crawford, c Hopkins, b McLeod 52 Joyce, b Howell 1 ... ... 0 GiU, <c Darling, b Howell ' ... .15 O'Dell; not out ... ... ... 15 Whiteside, c Armstrong, b Noble 25 Extras ... 21 Total ... ... ...286 Bowling analysis.—McLcod, one wicket for. 74 ;■ Howell, four for 9? ; Armstrong, two for 31 ; Noble, two lor 47*j Hopkins, one for 27. Hopkins and Darling opened the Australian innings. The former gave a fine display ot free batting-, but Darling gaire an easy chance in slips, > wftic'i brought about his downfall. Scores : AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Hopkins, riot out 34 Darling, c Joyce-, b Coe ... 19 Newland, riot out ■Extras :... ... , 1 Total for- one wicket... 55