CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7922, 11 September 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

Australia! Thornton's Eleven

,7,r , LONDON, Sept. 9. the weather was line, and the wic- ' the attendance being 4000. Hill completed his century in two Hours 35 minutes. He played ft splendid innings, including 24 tourers, which terminated by a fine running catch by Den lon at third man. Scores

AUSTRALIA 1 ,—Ist Innings. Trumpor, lbw Rhodes ..J ... 9 Darling, c Denton, b Rhodes 31 Howell, b Hirst k „ Armstrong, c Spooner, lj Bosan-

quet ... \ 4g Duff, c Hirst, 'b Ilosanquct Hill, c Denton, b Hirst IBt Hopkins, c Denton, b. Bosanquet 13 McLood, b Hirst ~, b „ 13 Cotter, c Denton, 6' Jackson ~t 23 Laver, b Hirst t „ 43 Kelly, not out 3 Sundries .. rf 16

Total 39a tßeceived Sept. 10, 5.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 9. T]»e weather was fine, 'aud the wicket good. Tho Australians concluded their innings for an addition of, five to the over-night score. Howling analysis.—-Hirst, four for 70; Rhodes, two for 86 ; Bosanquet iKreefor 82; Jackson, one for 18; Thompson, none for 68; Hatoh, none for 52. ■ | ' The first three English wickets were accounted for by catches by the bpwlcrs. They fell respectively st " * 22, 90, and 105. : Spooner played lively cricket. He hit nine fours. Tije fourth wicket added 89, ami the fifth fell at .161. The game was then abandoned owing to rain. Thornton's Eleven, Ist innings 283 THORNTON'S ELEVEN.—2nd InnI ings. MacLaren, c and b Cotter i., 6 Spooner, c and b Laver sft Ty|desley, c and b Armstrong ... 37 IVyiton, b Armstrong ... ... 23 Jackson, not out , 31 Hirst, b Armstrong ■. ' tJ Bosanquet, not out 5 Sundries ... 9 Total for 3 wickets 176 Bowling analysis.—Cotter, one for, 72 ; Laver, one for ill ; Armstrong, three for 20 ; McLood, none for 24; Howell, none for 20.