AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 July 1905, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

THE HAMPSHIRE MATCH. [BY ELECTEIO XEtEGBAPH. —COPYEIGHT.] Received this day ? There is again brilliant weather and a good wicket. The attendance is fair. Gregory was taken at the kickcts alter batting for 105 minutes. Ho hit one six and 20 fourers. Seven for 562 Gchrs played a faultless innings, and Ins runs were obtained by hard driving. Eight for •• •■ •; 598 Cotter played Pcrssc on the wicket. He w.as at the wickets only 25 minutes. He hit a sixer and seven fourers, but his innings was marred by two chances. Nino for ; • ■ • • * , Howell was dismissed by an easy catch at mid-off, and the innings which had occupied ten minutes short of six hours terminated for 620 runs. Hampshire started badly The first three wickets tell in quick succession, the th JepS dismissed by a wonderful low-falling catch at first slip Greig, who was batting excellently, completed his half century in 65 minutes. P AUBTBALIA-First Inmnga. Trimmer, c Johnston b Porsr,® ~ 02 . o Hill b taw a ♦♦

Hill, c Howell h Baldwin .. 115 Noble, e Mead, b Persse . . . . 101 Armstrong, b Mead .. .. 37 Hopkins, b Mead 0 Gregory, c Stone b Baldwin .. 134 Golirs, b Persse 51 Cotter, b Baldwin .. .. 48 Newland (not out) .. .. 1 Howell, c Hill b Baldwin .. 8 Sundries .. .. 20 Total 620 Bowling analysis.—Wyatt, nil for 89; Persse, four for 174; Baldwin, four for 134; Mead, two for 56; Hill, nil for'4B; Llewellyn, nil For 53; Greig, nil for 46. HAMPSHIRE —First Innings. Hill, c Duff b Cotter .. .. 1 Greig (not out) 59 Bowell, b Cotter .. .. .. 0 Jcphson, c Hill b Cotter .. .. 7 Llewellyn, b Cotter .. ~ 14 Johnson, c Noble b Hopkins .. 15 Sundries .. .. .. 8 Total for five wickets .. 104