CRICKET

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1747, 30 August 1905, Page 48

CRICKET

AUSTRALIA- V- LANCASHIRE. LONDON August 21. At Liverpool to-day the Australians ibegan a match against Lancashire. The weather, was fine, but the wicket, if anything, a trifle soft. Gregory is ‘suffering from strain, and. Duff is laid aside by rheumatism. Darling won the toss, and sent in Hopkins and Trumper, the former be- _ ing dismissed with the total at 22. Bill joined Trumper, and a fine stand was made. 185 being on the board before a separation was effected. Trumper’s innings occupied two hours ten minutes, and was marked by fine driving. He hit off eleven fourers, and Hill nine. ‘ Darhng played sound cricket, and his score, which included seven fourers, was hit off in 57 mintues. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. Hopkins, e Sharpe, b Heap ... 14 Trumper, b -Cook ... ••• 89 . Hill, b Cook 84 Noble, b Cook ... 0 Armstrong, c Findlay, b Cuttell ... 2 Darling, not out 61 Gehrs, b C00k... ... ••• ••• 11 Kelly, b Cook 0 Laver et Fmdlay, b Sharpe ... 34 Howell, b Sharpe 7 Cotter, o Tyldesley. b Sharpe ... 0 Extras ... ••• ••• ••• H Total 613 Bowling analysis.—Heap, one for 48; Cook, five for 103; Rowlands, ml for ' 26; Sharpe, 3 for 40; Harry, nil for. 26: Cuttell, 1 for 59. LONDON, AUGUST 22. The sun was shining when the match Australia v. Lancashire was resumed, but the wicket was soft. There was a good attendance of the public. Scores: - AUSTRALIA. , First innings 613 LANCASHIRE.—First Innings. Spooner, b Armstrong 18 Garnett, b Noble ... ... ... 25 Tyldesley, e Cotter, b Armstrong ... 12 Sharpe, st Kelly, b Armstrong ... 7 gallows, c Howell, b Laver 25 arry, b Noble • ... ... 4 Cook, c Hopkins, b Armstrong ... 4 Cuttell, c Cotter, b Armstrong ... 5 Findlay, c and b Laver 2 geap, not out 3 Dwlands, b Armstrong ... ... ... 0 Extras "• 9 Total 114 Bowling analysis—Cotter, nil for 23; Armstrong, six for 32; Noble, two for 16; Laver, two for 12; Howell, nil for 22;. LANCASHIRE—Second Innings. Spooner, b Armstrong 22 Garnett, c Darling, b Armstrong .... 26 Tyldesley, st. Kelly, b Armstrong ... 5 Sharpe, st. Kelly, b Armstrong ... 12 Hallows, c Hill, b Laver ... 1 Harry, o Gehrs, b Armstrong ... ... 25 Cook, c Kelly, b Armstrong 16 Gutted, b Laver ... ... 10 Heap, st. Kelly, b Laver ... ... 1 Findlay, c Cotter," b Laver ... ... 1 Rowlands, not out . ... 1 Extras 12 Total 132 Cotter, nil for 31; Armstrong, six for 60; Laver, four for 39. The Australians thus won by an innings and 67 runs. MATCH AGAINST KENT. LONDON, August 24. The Australian cricketers began a match against Kent at Canterbury today in delightful weather and on a fast wicket. Three thousand people witnessed the game. Following are the teams: — Australia. —Darling, Hall, Gehrs, Cotter, Trumper, Armstrong, Noble, Kelly, Hopkins, Howell, and McLeod. Kent. —Marsham, Dillon, S. Day, A. Day, Mason, Humphreys, Seymour, ■fleam©, Huish, Fairservioe, and Blythe. Darling won the toss, and sent the County team into the field. Trumper played a fine innings. He hit eight fourers. Nohle and Darling, while together, largely increased the score. The former was at the wickets a couple of hours. At times he was very aggressive, hitting nine fourers —three in one over. Darling, when he had made 69, was missed twice in one over. He hit seventeen fourers. LONDON, August 25/ The weather was rather breezy, and the wicket showed signs - of wearing, when the match Australia v. Kent was resumed * to-day. There were three thousand people present. . The Australians, who had lost eight wickets for 367 runs, continued their innings. McLeod’s stay at the wickets extended just over a couple of hours. He hit nine fourers. The colonials’ innings closed for 403 runs. Scores: — AUSTRALIANS.—First Innings. Trumper, lbw, b Mason ... ... 59 Hopkins, e A. Day, b Blythe ... 11 Hill, b Mason... ... ... ... 21 Armstrong, st Huish, b Humphreys 5 Noble, st Huish, b Blythe ... ... 70 Darling, c S. Day, b Hearne ... 114 Gehrs, c Huish, b Blythe ... 0 McLeod, e Huish, b Fairservioe ... 76 Kelly, c Huish, b Mason 12 Cotter, e Dillon, b Mason 14 Howell, not out ... ... ... 9 Extras ... ••• ••• ••• 12 Total Bowling Analysis.—Blythe, three for

73; Fairservioe, one for 130; Mason, four for 101; Humphreys, one for 60; Hearne, one for 27. The first county wicket Tell at 20, and five were down at the end of forty minutes for 42. After the fall of the fourth wicket Kelly damaged his hand, and Newland acted as his substitute. The attendance during the afternoon was 7000. The seventh wicket fell for 74. Huish played good cricket. The innings altogether lasted under two hours. In the second essay of Kent, who followed on, Dillon and Hearne put on 48 for the first wicket in half an hour. Mason played a dashing innings. He hit three fourers off one over of Cotter’s, and 54 was added in thirty-five minutes while he and Hearne were partners. The score was 154 for four wickets when stumps were drawn. LONDON, August 26. When the match was resumed to-day the weather was threatening. The attendance was small. Hearne and A. Day carried the score to 187, when Hearne pkiyed Cotter on. He had ?layed a good innings, including six fourers. Humphreys was the only other batsman who made anything like a stand, and the innings closed for 252. Thus the Australians won by an innings and 35 runs. Scores:— KENT.—First Innings. Hearne, b Cotter ... ... ••• 4 Dillon, o Trumper, b McLeod ... 21 Seymour, h Kelly, b Cotter ... 5 Mason, c Trumper, b McLeod ... 1 A. Day, b Cotter* ... ... ••• 0 S. Day, b Cotter ... 5 Humphreys, c Howell, b Cotter ... 11 Marshaw, c Darling, b Cotter ... 17 Huish, not out ... ... ... 23 Fairservioe, b Cotter ... ... 2 Blythe, c Hill, b McLeod ... 4 Sundries ... ... ..: 23 Total v ... ... ... ... 116 Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, seven for 58; McLeod, three for 31; Hill, none for 4. Second Innings. Dillon, b Cotter ... ... ... 21 Hearne, b Cotter ... ... ... 50 Seymour, o Hill, b McLeod ... 9 S. Day, c Trumper, b McLeod ... 16 Mason, b Noble ... ... ... 38 A. Day, b Cotter ... ... ... 28 Humphreys, c Darling, b Cotter ... 21 Marshaw, run out ... 7 Huish, c Hopkins, b McLeod ...• 14 Fairservioe, b Cotter ... 6 Blythe, not out 1 Extras ... ... • ••• 42 Total ... ... ••• ••• 252 First innings ... ... ••• H 6 Aggregate ... ... ••• 368 Bowling* Analysis.—Cotter, five for 124; McLeod, three for 52; Noble, one for 7 ; Hopkins, nil for 27. Cotter has taken over one hundred wickets during the tour.