The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-24
AUSTRALIA AHEAD.
The New Jerseys Cricket
eTS Are Behind in the
First Days Play.
JONES' BOWLING DID IT
Lindens Stand a Poor Chance Of
Entering the League-Athletic
Games for Saturday.

The Australian Cricketers appeared yes
terday at the ground Of the New Jersey
Athletic Club, at Bergen Point. in a
game with the New Jersey team, who are
champions of the Metropolitan District
League, and the victory fully sustained
their great reputation. The home team
were no match whatever for the Austria
hans, who simply toyed with them and
ran up a big score to begin with. The
game yesterday was the first of the two
days play. The second half of the match
will be finished today. beginning at eleven
O'clock. There was an attendance of
about 500 people, made up for the greater
part of cricketers In this vicinity and
those most familiar with the game. The
Australian team has been doing some re-
m~arkably clever work since they left
their W shores. and in Englewood they
won from the best teams, and in
q series with the old E~nglewood eleven
| won one and lost the other contest. They
are a wonderful team of batters and
bowiers, and by far the strongest eleven
that has ever visited America. The great
feature of the match yesterday was the
wonderful bowling OF Jones, who rightly
sustained his reputation Of being the de-
mon bowler by disposing of eight mem
bers of the New Jersey team for the re-
markedly small total of six runs. This
is certainly a wonderful record. His
bowling was a mystery. He began his
delivery by taking a few steps and then
a couple of dong strides, delivering the
ball with a Sort of jerky motion, but at
the same time having great control over
the ball. Fer the entire inning the New
Jerseys Melted only % runs, of which
Tyers and M. R. Cobb contributed II.
The New Jerseys took the field in the
afternoon, and Gregory and Trumble went
in to bat. The latter is a brawny look
ing six-footer, while Gregory is the
smallest member of the team. They
were wonderfully effective with the bat.
however, and drove the bali to all quar-
tiers. Trumble tried the nerve of Cobb
and Tyers by frequently lifting the ball
high In the air and sending 1t over the
trees in the southern end of the field.
where it was lost several times owing to
the bushes A ground rule agreed upon
allowed six runs for every time a hit of
this kind was made, while a hit to the
outer edge of the ground counted four
runs. These were frequently counted by
the Australians, which enabled them to
count very fast. The greater number was
made by Trumble and Gregory. however,
who were successful in counting 81 be-
fore Gregory was decided out by having
leg in front of the wicket. A few sec
onds later Tumble was caught out by
Hurditch.a Trumble made the fine total
of 81. Captain Trait appeared in Trum-
ble's place and did strong service against
the best bowlers of the N. j.. A. G., roll
ing up a total Of IS. He made a fine
stand and retained his land until the sec
ond century was reached. J.. Darling was
another powerful batsman. who counted
As before his wicket fell. McKibbon and
Hill contributed double figures. The first
half of the game wa ended at five o'clock
when the last wicket fell for Australia.
Today the New Jerseys will go in for
their second inning n expect to do bet-
ter than yesterday. They have no chance
of winning. but will be satisfied should
they succeed in making a century. The
score of the first inning vas