AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5678, 28 August 1905, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

CABLE NEWS.

rmTBO PRESS ASSOCIATION. —BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT.

MATCH AGAINST KENT. WON BY AN INNINGS. 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. Tho 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. Trumpet, Ibw, b Mason 59 Hopkins, cA. Dav, b Blytho ... 11 ffill. b Mason 21 Armstrong, st Huish, b Humphreys o Ncble, st Huish, b Blytho ... ' ... 70 Darling, oS. Day, b Hearns ... 114 Gehrs, c Huish, b Blythe ... 0 McLeod, c Huish, b Fairsorvioe ... 76 Kelly, c Huish, b Mason ... ... 12 Cotter, o Dillon, b Mason ... ... 14 Howell, not out 9 Extras ... 12 Total 403 Bowling Analysis.—Blytho, three for 73; Fairservice, one for 130; Mason, four for 101; Humphreys, one for 60; Hearne, one for 27. The first county wicket fell 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 Hearns put on 48 for tho 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 ho and Hearne were partners. The score was 154 for four wickets when stumps were drawn. SATURDAY’S PLAY. (Received August 27, 4.43 p.m.) \ LONDON, August 26. When the match was resumed to-day tho weather was threatening. The attendance was small. Hearne and A. Day carried the score to 187, when Hearne played Cotter on. He had played a good innings, including six fourers. Humphreys was the only other batsman who made anything like a stand, and tho innings closed for 252. Thus the Australians won by an innings and 35 runs. Scores:—

KENT.—First Innings. Beame, b Cotter ... 4 Dillon, o Trumper, b McLeod ... 21 Seymour, o Kelly, b Cotter ... 5 Mason, o Trumper, b, McLeod ... 1 A. Day, b Cotter ... 0 S. Day, b Cotter ... 5 Humphreys, c Howell, b Cotter ... 11 Mhrehaw, c Darling, b Cotter ... 17 Huish, not out 23 Fairservioe, b Cotter 2 Blythe, c Hill, b McLeod ... 4 Sundries t ... ... ... 23 Total 11G 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, o Darling, b Cotter ... 21 Marshaw, run out ... ... ... 7 Huish, o Hopkins, b McLeod ... 14 Fairservioe, b Cotter ... ... 5 Blythe, not out ... 1 Extras 42 Total 252 First innings ... 116 Aggregate 368

Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, five for 124; McLeod, three for 62; Noble, one for 7; Hopkins, nil for 27. Cotter has taken over one hundred wickets during the tour.