The weather was glorious, the wicket perfect and the attendance good when the frst Test Match of the present tour was begun at Sydney this morning.
Australia took first innings, and proceeded to score 317 rans for the loss of five wickets.
Clem Hill scored 46, Armstrong 60 ard V. Trumper 95 not out. Tramper scored very slowly at the start, but afterwards he gave ap exhibition of brilliant batting Reuter.
Dec. 16. and the wicket good, when the The weather was hot but windy,
Australians resumed their innings to-day before a crowd of 35,000 people. At the close of play on the previous day the score had been 317 for five wickets. This was advanced to 447, to which total Tromper contributed 113 rans in 226 minutes, by fine all-round cricket, including a dozen Minnett made in similar fashion in 111 minutes, and hit fourteen 4's.
England, on going in, scored 144 for four wicketa, to which Hobbs, who was not out, had contributed sixty-three.
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The first test match was continued at Sydney to-day in glorious weather and in the presence of 13,000 spectators. The wicket was again in perfect condition. The English team was finally dismissed for afetal of 318 runs. Hobbs was out before making any farther addition to his Saturday's score; bat F. R. Foster (Warwickshire) com. piled 56 by free cricket, hi including nine fours, and Hearne played masterly cricket for a score of 76, which included eight fours. For Australia, Hordern obtained five wickets at a cost of 85 rons.
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