CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12282, 28 August 1905, Page 8

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS AT, HOME. ' THE MATCH;'AGAINST KENT. United Pr»i« Ae»ociation—By Eleetxio Tclejtiph—Opynght. LONDON, August 25. The weather w<as rather breezy, and' tho wicket showed eigns of wearing wlien the gemo iras resumed T]ie attendance at the start was about 3000. MoLeod'e innings extended just over a coupio of hours, and ho hit nine 4's. • Tho county wicket fell at 20, and five noro down at tho end of 30 minutes' play for 42 runs. After the fall of the fourth tvicket Kelly damaged his hand, and New land acted as substitute ior him. A. Day had his middlo etump removed by a no ball from Cotter, and noxt ball ho was clean bowled. The attendance during tho afternoon was 7000. The- ecventn wioket fell at 74. Jtiuish played good encket. The innings altogetl«er laoted under two hours. ' , In the eecoad essay ' Dillon and Hoarne put on 48 for tho hrst wickot in half an hour. Mason x played a dashing innings, and hit three tourers off one over or Cotter's.. Fifty-four uas added in thirty-five minutes while ho "and Heal no were partners. The ecoro was 154 for rour wickets wheir ,stumps were drawn. * Cotter lioe taken 100 wickets during tho tour. ' (Received August 27th, 4.43 p.m.) LONDON, August 26. Tho weather wae threatening and dull for to-day's play, and tho attendance was small. Hearne and A. Day carried tho eoore to 187, when tho iormer played Cotter on, after α-good innings, which included sis 4's. Humphreys

naa the only othei* batsman to matte an} thing like c, stand, and the innings I

clostd tor 252, the colonials winning by an innings and 35 runs AU*'J,BiALIA t Firrl laning*. Tncnper, libv, b M*«m .. .. 50 Ilopkini, o A Day. i> Blytb* .. .. 11 Hill b MMon . ..... 31 XoSle, et Hxuah, b Blythe .. 70 \niisbron-g, *t Hnieh, i> Humphrey* .. S Darling, c S, Day, b Heuxe .. 114 Gelwe, o Huieh, b Birdbe .. 0 Ifolxod, c HuMih, b .. ..76 Kelly, 0 Huiffh, b 3tf«aon .. ..lit C btcr, c D.Llon, b Mascm .. ..14 Howo'l. not out .. < .. ..9 L'riras 13 Total ... 403 Bowling AneJvMe—Blyfche took threeTta<^ceta {or 73 runs, iwttetnoe, one for 180, ICiaon, four for 101, Humphrey*, one fox 60, Hccnie, one for 27. l t KBKT. First Xnnnifs. Hettrrte, b OovbtT .. ** 9 . 4 DUon, o Itusuper, b IDdLeod .. .. 91Seymow, o Kelly, b Cotter .. .. fi Mseoa, c Ttvnuper, b MdLeod .. .. 1 A P. Day, b Cotter .. .. 0 S (H Dmy, <b Coitor .. .. 6 Huii phrcry*, 0 Horwell, b Cotter ~ 11 Maiebam, o Darling, i> Oottcr ..( ..17 Hniash, not out . ..,. > .. 33 FMreerrxe, b Cotter . ~ ..3 , Hiyiixe, o HiH, b MoLeod .4 f ~ 4 1 Exina ~23 * I*W .. .. .."lW Bowling Analysis—Colter took Mvenwiolret* for 58, MsLerl, tbxee for 81, Hill, none for 1 * Seootxl Inning* A '- DxUon, b Ooltet , .. .. ». 4a Heame, not out ~ „ 46 ► Seymour, c HHI, MoLeod" .. .. S > S H Day, o Ttrumper, b KoLeoci .. Iβ 1 Maeon, b Jttoble . ~ ,/ Sβ Htswree.b Cotter .. ~ ~ 60 A. P Day, b Colrter .. .. „ j» HKrbphceyn ob b Cotter .. .i> a itxtahun, teat out I .... 7 1 Uuish, « Ho»kiM, fe'MbLocd .. .. <U

Dwrtmg, oa, u»y, t> iie*rne . ..114 Getee* o Huieh, b Bijrthe • ..0 Ifolxod, c Hu*sh, b Faiteemce .. ..76 Kelly, o Huiffh, b 3tf«aon .. ..13 Cjibtcr, c D.Uan, b Mason .. .. 14 HowoU. not out .. < .. ~9 Extras 13 Total , .. .* 403 Bowling AneJvMe—Blyfche took tihiee^mclrata > for 73 runs, Fiussemas, «m for 180; ICiaon, four for 101; Humphrey*, one fox 60; Beerae, one for 27. l t KENT. First Imungs. , ' xLt&srtJ&i b CVivlcr • •. *- .« 4 DUon, o Itwapet, b Ukilieod .. .. SBSeymour, o<K«lir, b Cotter .. .. 5 Ma«oa, o Ttvnuper, b MdLeod .. .. ,1 A. P. Day, b Cotter . .. ..0 S (H Dmy, <b Catted-' .' .. .. 6 Hull phrcry*, o Howell, b Oottor ». 11 Maxeham, o Darling, l> Ocrttw ..f , ' .. 11 Hniash, not out .. .. ..,. > ... SB Ffcireerrxe, b Cotter, .. .„■ „ a 1 Extra* ~23 ' lotaj • ..OW Bowling Andlyeie—Cotter took Mvenwiok»t« for Sβ, lisLeod, three for 81, Hill, ma* for 1 4. * ' Seootxl Inrunge. r -< '- Dxlion, b Colter , t .. .. ' ... <5U Hearae, not out ... ~ ..46 > Seynwmr, c HHI, Tb^-MoLeod " .. .. S > S H. Day, o Ttrumpe?, 4> KoLeod .. Iβ > Maeon, b Noble ' .. ~ % , x Sβ Jitarne, b Cotter . .. ~ ~ 60 . X. P. .Day, b Colrter .. .. „ j» tti«M)licejrn o * Cotter .. , .i> a Maa-esunv *un out i . ~ ..7 1 ILuJeb, « Ho»kiM, .. .. *H • Fenterroce, S> Ooitex .. ♦. ,»•♦ 1 Blytbe, aot oat .. - *.. ~ ~ 1 Jixtme .. ' ~ „- n ~ '42 Tcg*f '.. .. *",.,' *' .^"Sa " for 131, SCcLcod4-*hres ior 52,^M>!* ? 6nrfor%. ' Hopknw note for 27. T

THE MIDLAND CLUB.

:, ft •; riding i'ofw^Wnt*;v*^ u,^^;*iieV«"J| * " R: StraiigG;;*s^vb»lan6e^lKwtT^ '• was witKe^reiil^iwg^^hjit.tJt^ V bid asaxaA^onpwi^tHfcd^ V ■• ; TCiiiQh^^ I <^ei|^in:«aid ■. the. maitewi^ i clv b reoom iw Icnew ■ : ..■•fcea,- ,; i ► •;. ,I>»'Bend«recmrv fi^./^f^^ i. cfel^g;at<fisl.froro t3» fiaglfey/Ear-k^&i-ound' i. ■:ItllE|^tiß^"ib6Ut a .HhβV,g^roirfs> * ;paviU6aK?;.;jg I :; vjßesolutionß, c; ;pafisp "^Wc^.^nramif i■ ■ mv Jlio'^feni.,i'df .^■ttel',tdi^rlct;;-/^>i k ick<iit: >1 w^mo^b^^^a^pte^i^t^t^^eh'batd , I .•b»;,appmatMA !^'}Op^dli'^!»iM^,l ; nrent' of the grouwj, and that- tli© tras-,. ' tete slibuld insUfc x on V giwraiA« being » oia»t spent/annually onJ >- thai the should be: irtt«tructed' ►'■'

I grOTnd v -ebould be maintainod }in ? s|si { present"condition, so that, Jir the cv«w< lof -the * district rriVknf ,* uVuIilS"

pwrnng a failure in * twtf. u'<*s throe year*, , ,' tho ht*As. United clubs* would be abta'to resume'? occupation of the grounds in_, accoridK* tion simitar "to,therr, present , stated About, £200 was spent annually, at pros*' sent, and it was desired that the Atao- 4 ciationshonW guaranteo that « similar* amount should be spent annually , on' tho grounds. - * Mr A. E. While seconded tho motion. Mr Tolan moved, as an —That the Association bo aeked to! allow district - cricket for , the season 1905-6, to bo pkyed without rendering it necessary to disband the-various' dubs, thus giving them sufficient time J to wind up their affairs. that the district scheme had been hur«* riodly forced on tho clubs. *• i Mr J. D. Laurence seconded the amendment. ~ J After somo 'discussion, Mr Co*-* telloe, with tho permiesion .. „ hi 3 seconder, altered his motion -to! road:—"That tho matter of \ dealing, with tho ground and the pavilion ho/ left to tho committee, with power to, act." ' ' ' Y^ Tho Amendment was negatived, and* tho "motion, as altered, wae agreed to. J A meeting of the Hororot* Crickefc Club was hold on- August 2lst, Mr'A,? K. Cotterill m tho chair. Tho followbig officers were elected for the ensuing] season:—Patron, Sir John HaFlj pres£< dent, Mr It. AL Bealby; rice-presidents;' Jlossrs G. Gerard. C. A. C. HenW T. A. PhUlips, K. Wil«m, O. Hall, W*l Hall, A. Bond, Captain Wood<jod& t M. Oliver,-and W. Cunninghftm; cap*tain, j. Mr Woodcock; rioe-oaptaifc Mr A/X. Cottorill: general committeett Meesrs J. Wilson,' H. Thome, B? Maffey, A. K. CottcriU, and J. Savatet. edection committee, Messrs A. K. (Sts ' terili and J. Savage; dolegat© v to Map vorn, Association, Mr Woodcock. -JM ' Brio© end Mr Cottorill kindly proimW bate for competition during.tho Be*sonK