CRICKET.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 11, 13 July 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. GLOUCESTER. MATCH AT BRISTOL COUNTY AT THE WICKETS. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received July 13, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, 12th July. The Australian cricket team began a match to-day against Gloucestershire at Bristol. The weather was dull, and the wicket soft. •Tho teams were composed as follow :—: — Australia. — M'Alister, Hartigan, Trumper, 'Noble, Gregory, Armstrong, Bardsley, Colter, 'Whitty, Carkeek, and Hopkins. Gloucestershire. — Sewell, Brown, Sailer, iMeyer, Rattenburg, 'Merrick, Langdon, Board, Dennett, Mills, and Parker. Noble won the toss, and sent the county in first. Tho batsmen opened quietly. Salter was caught after steady play for 55 minutes, during which 49 runs had been scored. Board indulged freely in on-driving. When he had made 18, Cotter missed an easy chance at mid-off off Noble. Both Langdon and Board played carefully to lunch-time, when the score was 91 for the loss of one wicket. On resuming, the century appeared for 125 minutes' play. Fourteen runs later, Board was dismissed with an easy catch to \M\Alister at third man. Two for 114. Sewell had made four when Carkeek snapped him at the wickets. — Three for 118. The next two wickets fell rapidly, Rattenburg playing forward to Hopkins, and 'Merrick being clean-bowled by Armstrong, neither of them scoring. — Five for 129. Langdon scored steadily by sound cricket. Brown, who was brilliantly caught by Noble, knocked up his total of 31 in 35 minutes by hard driving. His score included five fourers. At the tea adjournment six wickets were down for 132 runs.