ENGLISH CRICKETERS

Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1126, 17 December 1901, Page 2

ENGLISH CRICKETERS

CABLEG HAMS.

[per united press association] [by electric telegraph—copyright]

FIRST TEST MATCH. POOR STAND OF AUSTRALIANS ALL OUT FOR 168. \ Sydney, December 16. The weather was fine but sultry. At 12.18 four wickets were down for 112 —Hill 16. A rot then set in and two more wickets fell with an additional score—Howell 9, McLeod 9, Kelly (not out) 0, Darling (not out) 0. At 12.60 seven wickets were down for 112-Kelly 0. /it 1.5 seven wickets were down for 129 —Darling (not out) 14, Larer (not out) 3. At the luncheon adjournment eight wickets were down for 156 —Darling (not out) 34, Laver 6, Trumble (not out) 4. At 2.42 the Australians were all out for 168. FURTHER DETAILS. AUSTRALIANS FOLLOW ON. ENGLISHMEN WIN BY AN INNINGS AND 124 RUNS.

Sydney, December 16. The weather was fine when the Australians resumed. Rain fell on Saturday evening, but it was not sufficient to injure the wicket or account for the collapse which set in. The additional scores of the Australian first innings are : Hill, b Barnes 46 Howell, c Braund, b Blythe 9 McLeod, hj Barnes 0 Kelly, hj Blythe ... ... ... 0 Darling, c Qiuife, b Baines 39 Laver, c Quaife, b Brauud 6 Trumble, not out 5 Jones, c Jessup, b Barnes 5 Extras 6 Tolal 168 Bowling Analysis; Barnes, 5 for 65; Braund, 2 for 40 ; Blythe, 3 for 26. The Australians commenced to follow on shortly after 3 o’clock. Six wickets were down for 89, when Trumble joined Gregory, and some lively play ensued, Trumble nicely placing boundary bits. When Howell joined Gregory the fonuGr gave a sensational display of terrific strokes. He knocked up 31 in 13 minutes. Gregory skied one to McLaren, and the innings soon ended, the Englishmen winning by an innings and 124 runs. The following are the scores:— Australia—Second Innings. Darling, c Jessup, b Braund ... 3 Tru-tr.per, c Lillcy, bjlilythe .. 34 Hill, hj Braund .. 0 Noble, c Lillcy, b Blythe 14 Gregory, c McLaren, hj Btauid ... 43 McLeod, b Blythe ... 0 Kelly, c Barnes, by Blythe 12 Trumble, c Lilley, b Barnes 26 Laver, st Lillcy, b Brand ... ... 0 Howell, not out 31 Jones, c Jones, hj Brauud 2 Extras 7 Total 172 Bowling analysis—Blylhe 4 for 30, Barms 1 for 74, Braund 5 for 61. McLaren in this match completed-a thousand runs in test matches, his total being 1049, and average 37'46, the only other batsman to reach four figures in test games are Grace, Shrewsbury, Gift o, Darling, Gregory, and Bannerman. olt is claimed that the attendance at the match on Saturday constituted a world’s record, it being computed at 40,000.