AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 407, 9 March 1899, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

[united press association] (by electric telegraph.—copyright). Sydney, March 7. The match between the Australian eleven and a team representing the rest of Australia was resumed to-day. The scores are as follow : Australian Eleven, first innings ... 527 Rest of Australia, first innings ... 249 Rest of Australia.—Secoud innings. Giller, c Gregory, b McLeod ... 43 Reedman, c and b Howell 108 Trumper, run out 48 Laver, c Kelly, b Howell 136 Dousan, c Trumble, b McLeod ... 22 Graham, b Howell ... 21 Giffen, b Howell 59 Pye, b McLeod 28 Couningham, not out 1 Sundries .. 15 Total, for eight wickets ... 476 The Rest of Australia team to play against the Australian Eleven at Melbourne will be unaltered, excepting that MacKeozie replaces Pye, the 12th man being Eady. Received March, 8, 5. p.m. For the fifth day of the match fine weather prevailed Conningham and Johns resumed. Both batsmen played well, while Johns punished Howell severely. Just as the score of the Australian Eleven's first innings was reached, MeLeod's dismissed McKibbio for a single It was a strange coincidence, as they occupied the same time in making the score as the Eleven. The additional scores for the Rest of Australia are : Conningham, b Jones 23 Johns, not out 24 McKibbin, McLeod 1 Sundries 17 Total 527 Jones took 1 wicket for 110 ; McLeod 4 for 94; Noble, nil for 99; Trumble* nil for 65; Howell, 4 for 142. * (Received March 8, 6.15 a m.) Sydney, March 8. The match concluded to-day, resulting in a win for the Australian Eleven, by seven wickets and three runs. Australian Eleven.—Second Innings. Requiring 249 to win, the Eleven knocked them up quickly with the loss of only three wickets. Ircchle made 14 ; Darling, 104 ; Hill, not out, 101 ; Gregory, 10 ; Worrall, not out, 16. The South Australian partnership was a solid one, no less than eight bowlers were tried to effect a dissolution. Eventually Darling fell to a great catch by Pye, on the boundary. The pair smote bowling unmercifully. Iredale sent a lightning one intended tor the boundary, but Laver, with his long reach, intercepted with his left hand at point, and effected the mostj| brilliant catch of the match. Reedman took 1 wicket for 25 runs ; Laver, 1 for 61 ; and McKibbin, 1 for 66.