AGAINST KENT. DEFEATED BY KENT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2372, 17 August 1899, Page 39

AGAINST KENT. DEFEATED BY KENT.

August 10. A match was commenced to-day at Canterbury against the following Kent Eleven : Mason, Burnup, A. Hearne, Patterson, Bradley, Huish, Humphreys, Dv Boulay. Stewart, Weigall, and Day. The weather is brilliant, the wicket fast, | and the attendance large. Trumble, i Johns, and Hill are standing out. j Australia won the toss and went to the J wickets. The scoring was very fast, 127 j runs being made up to luncheon time for i the loss of three -wickets. j The first innings of the Australians j closed for 227. j At the close of the day's play tlie Kent . team had lost no wickets for 29 runs. August 11. The weather was fine, the wicket excel- j lent, and the attendance large for the , second day's play in the match between Kent and the Australian team. The first wicket of the Kent team did not fall until the score had passed 70. Then they fell rapidly, at luncheon seven being down for 151 runs. Afterwards Dv j Boulay and Huish formed a useful partnership, and the innings realised 184. The Australians were all out for 94 in their second innings. August 12. The wicket vfas in good order when play 1 was continued. Requiring 138 runs to win the Kent team succeeded with two wickets ! to spare, thus winning the match. ] The following are the scores: — Al-stbaluns.— First Innings. Worrail, c Burnup, b Hearne .. 36 Truinpev, c Huioh, bDu Boulay .. 50 Gregory b Mason .. •• •• •» Darling, c Hearne, b Bradley .. 16 Noble, c Huish, b Bradley .. .. 49 Iredale, c Heame, b Burnup .* 31 Kelly, c Bradley, b Burnup .. .. -6 Layer, c Huish, b Bradley - . •» A M'Leoa, c Mason, b Burnup - 0 Jones, c Huish, b Bradley ... ••• 1 Howell, not out s« « Sundries „« — •» •* - 11 Total 227 Bowling Analysis.— Bradley, four wickets for 39 inns; Burnup, three for 70; Mason, one for 55; Hearne, one for 30; Dv Boulay, one lor 33 Second Innings. Noble, cHa eon, b Buxnup .. »■«■ 1 Worrail, c Hearne, b Burnup .. 10 Truinper, c Mason, b Bradley .. 13 Gregory, c Bradley, b Burnup ..„ 8 Darling, b Bradley 4 Iredate, c Huish, b Burnup ,. X 0 Kelly, c and b Burnup .. »• 1 Layer, c Bradley, b Mason .. 20 "M'Leod, b Bradley .. .. •• 9 Jones, c Day, b Bradley u _s •♦ 29 Ho well, not out -.. -» .••- ° Extras .. .. « «■ 8 Total .- •• •• 9* Bowling Analysis.— Burnip, five wickets for 44 runs; Bradley, four wickets for 42 runs; Mason, 1 wicket for 0. Kent. — First Innings. Burnup, o Howell, b M'Leod •„ 25 Stewart, c Howell, b M'Leod Ka 71 Hearne, c Kelly, b Howell .. 20 Day, b Howell 4 Patterson, c Worrail, b M'Leod .. 7 Mason, c Howell, b M'Leod .. 0 Weigall, c Howell, b M'Leod .. 0 Dv Boulay, c Noble, b M'Leod .. 33 Huish, c Worrail, b M'Leod .. 11 Humphreys, h Noble . .. •. 13 Bradley, not out •• 0 . Extras .. ». 0 • Total „• «• .. 184 Bowling Analjr&igj-srM'Leo^ ae.ven wickets

for 87 runs; Howell, two wickets for 45 runs; Noble, one wicket for none; Jones, none for 52 runs. r Second Innings. Bradley, b Noble .. „• .. 1J Huish, lbw, b Noble „ ..13 Dv Boulay, b Jones .. ..27 Burnup, c Noble, b M'Leod .. 24 Hearne, c Kelly, b Howell „ 17 Day, c Kelly, b M'Leod .. ,. M 5 Patterson, c Howell, b M'Leod .. 2 Mason, b Howell .. .. r . 6 Stewart, not out ►. .. .. 15 Beigal, not out ... ,„ .. 12 Extras .. .. ». , x 9 Eight wickets for .. .. 141 Bowling Analysis. — iT'Leod, three wickets for 41 runs ; Noble, two wickets for 26 runs ; Howell, two wickets for 36 runs; Jones, one wicket for 29 runs. RESULTS OP TOTJU. Matches Played. Won. Lost. Drawn. 28 14 3 11 Wins against Surrey. Eleveu of England, Lancashire, M.C.C. and Ground, Cambridge University, All England (second test match), Oxford University, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lord Roberts's Eleven, Midland Counties, Gloucestershire, M.C.C. and Ground, and Warwickshire. Drawn with South of England, Yorkshire (abandoned), Oxford University, All England (first test match), Yorkshire, All England (third test match), Notts, All England (fourth test match), W. G. Grace's team, Sussex, and Hampshire. . Lost to Essex, Surrey, and Kent.