AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12908, 3 July 1905, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

MATCH WITH GLOUCESTERSHIRE* By Telegraph Press Association.— ' London, June 30. The match between Australia-and Gloucestershire was resumed at. Bristol on Saturday. The start was delayed by rain, and the attendance was small. , .. . Jessop and l Dennett bowled to the not-out men, Kelly and Lover. The score was taken to 527, and then Brown bowled Layer, who had been batting 65 minutes. Kelly's score was made in '75 minutes, ' ahd included: 13 fourers. Gloustershire opened their innings badly. Wrathall was bowled in the first,over, and . Townsendi was caught by A rmstrong in tho slips in the second over: Two wickets for nil. At 26, when Sewell had made 18, rain interrupted play for a couple of hours.- On . resuming Sewell gave a fine display of cutting, and brought his score to 45. He was then bowled by one of Armstrong's 'break backs. He had given a chance before scoring, otherwise his innings was faultless:! Three for 69. At this stage play was again odjonrned, • owing to the light being tad. SATURDAY'S PLAY. • • , London, July 1." Owing to dull weather after heavy rain, play was not resumed to-day till a*quarter past two p.m. - ; ~V ' Board, the not-out man, had Jessop as a partner. Tho first two wickets fell without any addition to the score. Jessop sided his first ball to Duff at .short-leg, and Goodsell followed his example: Five wickets for 69. Brown, at four, gave MeLeod at mid-on an easy chance, and it was taken. Then two mere were dismissed without alteration to tho score, Robinson succumbing at bis first 'ball, a bailer, from Armstrong, and Brown lee to a well-judged catch by Hopkins at deep mid-on, off Armstrong, whose analysis . for to-day was five wickets for four runs.. Board was next caught by Kelly at, the wickets. He -had-played an excellent innings, and had hit six fourers: Nine for 110. ' g ' . ' Huggins hit off 14, and fell a. victim to Armstrong, and the innings closed for 116.' Armstrong bowled remarkably well, his average for the day being six for 13. Following on, Gloucestershire opened 1 well. Board played another excellent innings, which again included six fourevs. One of Hopkins' 'break banks proved his undoing. He had given one chance at 40 :j One wicket for 87. Goodsell and Towns end played' out time, ajrd the game thus ended" in a draw. Scores: —

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Hopkins took one wicket for 25; Armstrong/nil for 28; Laver, nil for 20; Duff, nil for 12; Gears, nil for 12; McLeod, ail for 16; Hill, nil for 16; Darling, nil for 10. THIRD TEST MATCH. London, June 50. Rhodes has a bad finger, and BJythe has been requested to attend at Lord's in tha event of his being required to play is tkfl next test match. Maclaren is suffering from; rheumatism, and it is also doubtful whether he will be able to play on Monday, CENTURY BY POIDE7IN. _ London', June 30. In the match, Lancashire versus Sttspotf,. Poidevin, has scored 138 runs.

AUSTRALIANS.—First Innings. Duff, c Board, b Brown .... ..., ( ... 49 Trumper, c Townsend, b Brown . ... 108 Hill, c Browiilee, b Dennett ... ... 41' McLeod, lbw, b Dennett... ... 12 Armstrong, b Dennett ... .... 7i Hopkins, c Jes?op, b Townsend .- 95 v Darling, c Goodsell, b Townsend 56 G<ihrs, b Townsend .... — 6 Cotter, c Board, b Dennett 35 Kelly, not'out ... , W Laver, b Brown .... <■.< 53 Extras .... ... : •»« *-■ 9 Total . _ .. .... h<. ~ 527: BOWLING ANALYSIS, ' Dennett, took four wickets for 217;' Brown, three for 87 ; Townsend, three lot 42; Huggins, nil for 92,; Jessop, nil for 66; Brownlee, nil for two; well,-nil' for 16. , GLOUCESTERSHIRE.— Innings.; Wrahall, b McLeod ... >.»: 0' Bewail, b Armstrong ... 45 Townsend, c Armstrong, b Layer 0 Board, o Kelly, b Laver ... • .... « 461 A Jessop, c DufF, b Armstrong .... ... 0 Goodisell, c Duff, b Armstrong ... ... 0 Brown, c McLeod, b Armstrong ... 4' Robinson, 'b Armstrong ... . ... ... 0' Brownlee, c Hopkins, b Armstrong .... (J Huggin9, b Armstrong ..< , M 14! Dennett, not out .... .... . fij 'Extras ... ... MX V*$i k .-t 3 Total ... ... Ml l i *•« fcVi 11S

BOWLING ANALYSIS, McLeodi took one wicket for 61; Layer* two for 37; Armstrong, seven for 16. GLOXJCESTERSHIRE.—Second Innings.Board, b Hopkins... ... 59 Goodfiell, not out... ... 35 Townsend, not out... ... ... ... 45 Extras ... ... „t ... ... 9 Total for ono wicket ... ... 148