Australia in Fiji, 1904/05
Fiji v Australians
Albert Park, Suva
28 March 1905

Result: Match Drawn

Toss:
Umpires:

Players per side: Fiji 18 (18 bat, 13 field); Australians 11 (11 bat, 11 field)

Fiji 1st innings
JC Collins            c Howell           b Noble               22
HS de Maus                               b Noble                7
Ratu Penaia Kadavulevu                   b Cotter               1
G Clutton             c Armstrong        b Noble                7
*HM Scott                                b Cotter               5
LC Friend             c Kelly            b Cotter               9
D Upton                                  b Duff                 5
Ratu Pope ES Cakobau                     b Armstrong           10
HB Riley              c Hopkins          b Duff                 8
Ratu Marika Rabonu    c Kelly            b Howell               1
R Caldwell                               b Howell               0
O Furze                                  b Armstrong            0
VH Moore                                 b Howell               4
PF Bundle             c McLeod           b Howell               1
AH Ogilvie                               b Howell               0
Ratu Ilaitia Toroca   not out                                   3
Liceni Taukei                            b McLeod               1
Meleti Raimuria                          b Armstrong            1
Extras                (b 3, lb 3)                               6
Total                 (all out, 33 overs)                      91

FoW:

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Noble                        8      0     29      3
Cotter                       9      2     28      3
Duff                         3      0     12      2
Howell                       5      3      6      5
Armstrong                    6      3      5      3
McLeod                       2      0      5      1

Australians 1st innings
VT Trumper            c Ilaitia Toroca   b Pope ES Cakobau     40
RA Duff               c Furze            b Pope ES Cakobau     11
C Hill                                   b Ilaitia Toroca       7
*MA Noble             c Ilaitia Toroca   b Scott               34
WW Armstrong          run out                                  28
AJ Hopkins            c Furze            b Pope ES Cakobau     54
F Laver                                  b Pope ES Cakobau     17
CE McLeod             st Friend          b Ilaitia Toroca       6
JJ Kelly              c Moore            b Ilaitia Toroca       6
A Cotter                                 b Pope ES Cakobau      0
WP Howell             not out                                   7
Extras                (b 1, lb 3)                               4
Total                 (all out, 39 overs)                     212

FoW:

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pope ES Cakobau             15      0     51      5
Ilaitia Toroca              11      0     58      3
Clutton                      2      0     18      0
Moore                        3      0     31      0
Scott                        3      0     13      1
Bundle                       3      0     20      0
Caldwell                     2      0     17      0

• It was decided to give Fiji 18 players (twelve Europeans and six Fijians)
• Bad light stopped play ending the match in a draw
• The Australian side was the first National XI to play in Fiji

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