GLOUCESTER DEFEATED
AN INNINGS MARGIN ARMSTRONG AND WHITT Y DOM’D STRONGLY. LANGDON MAKES A STAND. By Telegraph—Frees Association —Copyright LONDON, July 14. When piny was resumed at Bristol this morning in the match Australia v. Gloucester, the weather was dull, and there was a small attendance. The wicket was fast. The Australians, who had scored 445 in their lirst innings ' for , the loss ol eight wickets, declared their innings closed,' and the county players went in for the second time. The first wicket fell for 13, and the second for 58, Langdon being responsible for most of the runs. Sewell was cleverly taken at short-leg by Bardsley. The third wicket went for 77, and the next two wickets fell without any addition to the score. The century was reached in 105 minutes. Six wickets were down when 103 was on the hoard. Langdon was two hours in compiling. 55, and Parker batted solidly for an hour.
Langdon, who showed faultless allround play, with fine driving, eventually played Noble on. The seventh wicket fell for 132, but Parker and Langdon fetched the second century on the board before their partnership was dissolved. Then the innings soon terminated, the Australians winning by an innings and 5 runs. Following arc the scores: AUSTRALIANS. First Innings.—Eight wickets for 415. GLO t‘‘CASTE RSHIRE. —Second Innings.
Bowling Analysis.—Cotter took one wicket for 39 runs, Hopkins none for 42. Whitfcv three for CB. Armstrong five for 35, No*hle one for 14.
In the Australians* innings Dennett took three wickets for 142, Parker three for 135, Mills ono for 98, Eattenhurg one for 54, and Brown none for 20.,
Beard, !bw, b Armstrong .. 18 Salter, b Cotter .. 12 Langdon, b Noble .. 90 Sewell, c Bardsley. b Wlutty ... .. 12 Rattonburg, b WUitty .. o Merrick, b Wbitty .. 0 Brown, b Armstrong .. 10 Mover, c Noble, b Armstrong .. 10 Parker, c Hartigan, b Armstrong .. 32 Mills, not out .. 3 Dennett, b Armstrong .. 5 Extras .. 12 Total .. 210 First Innings ... 230 Aggregate ...*440
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6872, 16 July 1909, Page 5
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