AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT HOME.

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 31, 30 August 1905, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT HOME.

The Hatch with Gloucestershire. Telegraph l J re«e Association, Copyright Received August 80, 9.81 a.m. London, August 29. The weather was cloudy when the Gloucestershire match began to-day, and the wicket was soft from the previous day's rain. Newland, Armstrong, Gregory, and Duff are not playing for Australia. Darling won the toss, and going in himself with Trumper, the pair knocked up 50 in 85niins, the former getting his runs by fine driving, and Trumper by his usual skilful cricket. The first wicket fell at 87, and the score stands— l wicket for 101. Scores : —

Received August 80, 0.14 p.m. London, August 29. When stumps were drawn the Australians had lost 7 wickets foe 184. Rain caused half an hour delay and later on another delay of threequarters of an hour took place. Darling batted for two hours and 20 minutes, and was finely caught at long-on after a faultless all-round innings when within an ace of the century. His score included 12 fourers.

Australians first innings concluded — Darling, c Langdon, b Mills ... 99 Hill, b Brown 18 Noble, b ßrown ... ..'. \ Hopkins, c and b Mills ... 22 Gehrs, o Brown, b Dannett ... 4 Kelly, c and b Brown 8 MoLeod, not out 12 Cotter, not out ... ... ... o Sundries 8 Total for 7 wickets ... 184

Darling, not out 68 Trumper, b Jessop 27 Hill, not out 13 Sundries 3 Total for 1 wicket 101