THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11506, 19 August 1899, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

AGAINST GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, August 17.

The Australians began a match at Cheltenham to-day against Gloucestershire. The weather is fine, the wicket hard, and the attendance good. Hill, Johns, and M'Leod are standing out. With one wicket down for 15, Champain and Townsend got' together and made a good stand. Jessop also played a fine innings, but the wickets fell rapidly, and at the luncheon adjournment seven were down for 138. Board was the only other batsman who appeared at home to the Australian bowling.' (Received August 18, at 6.45 p.m.) When stumps were drawn for the day the Australians had lost four wickets for 113 runs. The following are the scores: — Gloucestershire. —First Innings. Rice, b Jones .. .. ~ ..0 Chainpain, c Kelly, b Jones .. 51 Townsend, c Iredale, 1) Howell .. 2i Jessop, b Trumble 57 Troup, c Kelly, b Howell .. ..1 Brown, c and b Trumble ~ .. l Hemingway, b Howell ...'.. 0 Goodwin, b Trumblo C Board, c Iredale, b Jones .. .. 42 Paish, c Kelly, b Noble ~, .. 13 Eoborta, not out .. ~ ~ G Extras 2

Total 203 Bowling Analysis.—Trumble, three wickets for 43 runs; Noble, one for 41; Howell, thro» for 36; Jones, three for 81.

Australians.—First Innings. Trumble, c Pnish, b Townsend .. 32 Worrall, c Goodwin, b Townsend 34 Noble, not out 21 Trumpcr, c and b Roberts .. .. 1 Gregory, run out jg Extras .. .. .. .. g Four wickets for ~ .. 113 The newspapers admit that the honours of the test matches rest with tinl. Australians, but contend that if the uniiuished matches had been played out Knglaud would have scored n ninjority of wins.