THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 14, 17 July 1905, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

■» •MATCH AGAINST SOMERSETSHIRE. A DRAWN GAME. f ~ [rnjtss association.! LONDON, 15th July. The match between the Australian cricketers and Somersetshire, commenced on Thursday, was continued yesterday and-"to-day, and ended an a draw. When the home team commenced batting on Friday there was an attendance of about five thousand. The first wicket fell when the score was eight, Cotter finding Palairet's wicket. After making eleven Lewis was caught by Darling, the board then showing two wickets for 53. Braund, whose score was 37, added 21 and then lost Poyntz. Three for 89. B raund?s half century was made in 55 minutes. Robson partnered Braund, and the two mad© an excellent stand, the newcomer driving capitally to the oS tin- , til he reached 42, when he was dismissed by a catch. Four for 170. Braund and Martyn played out time. The former reached his century in 2 hoars 38 minutes. He gave an excellent display of ofl side cricket, although he gave two chances. The- score at the end of fche day's play was four wickets for 188 runs. The match was resumed to-day in sunny weather. The wicket was firm.. Kelly having damaged his hand, Howell kept the wickets. Martyn carried his over-night ecor© to 22, when he was caught. Five for 218. Braund had then made 117, and without any alteration to the score Braund gave a- chance to Armstrong in the slips. H© batted three and a half hours, and made fifteen fourers. Woods and Montgomery fell victims to Cotter after each had made a single, th© seventh wicket falling for 219, the eighth for 224, ninth for 228, and the last wicket at 1.15 p.m. The lunclieon a*3j©urruaaenfc -vms -tkfen taken, after which the county followed on, making an excellent stand. The partnership of Braund and Martyn occupied an hour and thirty-five minutes, and produced 146. Tien Braund, who had shown splendid off-side driving powers, was caught. This as th© best first-wickefc partnership against the Australians this season. One for 146. Martyn was then 66. Lewis, when he had made 17, was bowled by Armstrong. Two for 162. Poyntz was neatly taken by Duff. Three for 201, of which Martyn had mad© 92. Montgomery was dismissed when the board showed 243. Martyn and Palairet played out time. Martyn was at the wickets for three hours, and only gave one chance — when he was 55. His display was characterised by brilliant on-driving. Following are the scores :— SOMERSET.— First Innings. v Palairet, b Cotter .„ ... ... 4 Lewis, c Darling, b Noble ... ." 11 Poyntz, run out „" 6 Hobson, c Armstrong b M'Leod! ... 42 Braund, c Armstrong, b Noble „ 117 Martyn, c Darling, b Cotter ... t ' 22 Woods, b Cotter f \[ 1 Montgomery, b Cotter \\\ 1 Newton, c Layer, b Noble ... "'. 4 Richardson, not out ", 4 Thomas, b Noble .„ ... . „" q Extras ... M ... /' 16 Total ( mn 228 Bowling Analysis.— Cotter, four for 101 ; -N^oble, four for 45 ; M'Leod, one for 31; Layer, nil for 23; Armstrong, nil for 12. Second Innings. Braund, c substitute, b Layer... 62 Martyn, not out [" J3Q Lewis, b Armstrong "' 17 Poyntz, c Duff, b M'Leod ... ." H Montgomery, c substitute, b M'Leod 11 Palahet, nbt out g Extras *" gi Four wickets for 254 Dowling Analysis.— Duff, nil for" 21Cotter, nil for 50; Noble, nil for 21; M Leod, two for 49 ; Layer, one for 53 ; Armstrong, on© for 39. AUSTRALIANS,— Kwfc Innings Trumper, c Palairet, b Robson !.. 86 Hil], c Woods, b Brwund ... v Armstrong, not out ... .*. "' 393 Noble, c Poyntz, b Woods 127 Duff, c Newton, b Robson .„ "" 12 Darling, not out ... ... "' 49 Extras "' 21 Total for four wickets ... 609 i/,?° W £. ng Anal y si a— Braund, one for } \™ h( %* s> nil ior 65 >* Kobson, two for 114; Richardson, nil for 65 ; Palairet ?'' f ° r 48 5 Montgomery, nil for 43 • Woods, one for 64; Poyntz, nil for 25Martyn, nil for 22. NOTES ON THE GAME. ! The Somerset team made a capital show against the Australians, and a number of the county players, including. Braund, Robson, Martyn, and Lewis, did good work with the bat. The county had a poor result in its contests last season, winning only five county matches, losing eleven, and drawing two. Braund, wlho did so well against tho Australians last week, only managed to get 63 wickets for an average of nearly 29 runs each, and with tha bat he al&o fared worse than usual, his average being 19.77 for 28 innings, and his highest score 84. Braiiud was a member of Warner's team whidh toured Australia lost y«ar, but was disappointing. To-day th© Australians ar© to begin a match against Scotland at Edinburgh, and next Wednesday also against Scotland at Glasgow. In 1880 tho colonials beat a team of Scots at Edinburgh by six wickets, in 1882 the Scots were beaten in their capital city by an innings and 18 runs, and in tho same year, at Glasgow, another defeat, by an innings and 23 runs, was inflicted. Darling's 1902 team also played in Edinburgh, the colonials- making 305 and Scotland 109 ond 91. Next Monday the fourth test match will be started at Manchester. The cabled figures of the Australians up to and including the first test match have been carefully checked from Home files by Mr. A. F. Wiren and the compiler of the Post's nverages. The folI lowing corrections will bo included when ■ tho averages are next published 1 — Battings — F. Lavor, 9 in place of 8, Oxford University; C. Hill, 50 in place of 55, first innings, first Yorkshire match ; A. J. C. Hopkins, Bin place of 9, first innings, Oxford University , J. J. Kelly, 6 not out in place of 0 not out, seoond inningn, first test. Bowling.— O. M'Leod, two for 31 in place of two for 30, first innings, Surrey ; A. Cotter, one for 59 in place of one for 39, second innings, first test; W. W. Armstrong, nil for n in place of nil for 14, first innings, first test; W. Howell, one for 12 in placa nf on© for 13, first innings, first Yorkshire match. Sundries. — Nine in place of 4, first innings Australia, first match, Yorkshire ; 16 in place of 15, first innings Yorkshire, first nmtdh.