AUSTRALIA v. LANCASHIRE. LONDON, August 28.

Otago Witness, Issue 2529, 3 September 1902, Page 50

AUSTRALIA v. LANCASHIRE. LONDON, August 28.

The Lancashire team playing against the Australians is as follows : — Maclaren, Stanning, Garnett, Hollins, Ward, Tylde«ley, Hallows, I'Anscn, Littlewood, ttiiddifre, and Kermode. The weather was fine, and there was » good wicket and a large attendance. Jones, Carter, and Howell were omitted from the Australians. The lntter went in first, and made 138. Lancashire have lost one wicket for 47.

Trumper was caught by Stanning in a few minutes after starting. One. for 10. Duff and Hill carried the total to 27, when the former retired caught and bowled by Littlewood. Noble goi> his leg before in the s-amo over. Three for 27. me pitch proved soft. Darling played forward at Kermode after making 10. Four for 54. Hill and Armstrong got 77 in sight when Hill was bowled by Kermode. Five for 77. Hopkins did not alter the total, being bowled by Kermode's third ball. Armstrong was tempted to play forward to Littlewood, and lost his wicket. Seven for 81. Trumble scored 5, and was then caught by Kermode. Eight for 91. Gregory and Kelly livened matters up a little tor the Australians, and piled up 45 before lunch. On resuming, Kelly was bowled. Nine for 134. Saunders, the "last man, joined Gregory, but Kerlnodp dismissed him for 4.

Rain stopped play for an hour. On resuming Ward added 3, anu was brilliantly caught by Hill low down at square-leg off Armstrong. Two wickets for 55. Tyldesley and Littlewood played out time, the telegraph showing two wickets for 61.

August 29

There was a large attendance when the mai-ch between Lancashire and the Australians-,, was resumed, and the weather was fine. Saunders' s first ball of the da) r proved fatal to Littlewood. Three for 61. The pitch was very treacherous. Maclaren was dismissed scoring. Four for 61. Hallows joined Tyldesley, and made a bit of a stand, when the latter was caught by Armstrong. Five for 89. The seventh wicket went down at 90, Stanning being bowled by his first ball and l'Anson being stumped for a duck. Hollins and Hallows were then together. The former was bowled by Saunders. Eight for 102. Kermode gave a catch off the =anie bowler to Darling. Nine for 115. Radcliffe, the last man, made 3, when he v. as caught by Trumper.

Darling and Trnmper commenced for Australia. The latter lost his wicket playing back to Kermode. One for 13. Hill filled the vacancy. Darling got into double figures, and then skied one to Garnett at long-on. Two for 21. Noble partnered Hill, and both scored equally, when Littlewood clean bowled the Sydneyite. Three for 40. Duff came next. Hill sent one from Kermode back to him. Four for 64. Gregory compiled a dozen, and then gave Radcliffe a catch. Five for 91. Armstrong followed. Duff added auothe-r 3, when Littlewood bowled him. Six for 94. Armstrong and Hopkins just brought the century up, when Hollins caught Armstrong. Trumble contributed a duck. Eight for 100. Hopkins only broke his before

being caught by Ward in the long-field from a skyer well judged. Nine for 105. Littlewood's next ball closed the innings, without any addition to {he total, amid great excitement. Six thousand persons were present. The last five wickets went for 14 runs. (Received August 30, at 6.31 p.m.) Maclaren and Garnett opened the Lancashire innings. When he had scored 3 Maclaren, in trying to turn a ball to leg, placed an easy catch in Gregory*! hands nt cover-point. One for 3.. Tylde-ley Mnote the first he received! from Saunders to the boundary, and off the second was caught by Kelly at the wicket*. Two for 7. Hallows contributed 1-i, when he was caught by Trumper at long-off. Three for 41. Ward was given out leg before when he had a couple to lm credit. Four for 47. Garnett, who played sound cricket, was the next to go, Hopkins taking an easy catch at mid-off. He was missed by Darling standing well out in the previous over. Five for 52. Stanningj playing steadily, and Hollins, who pufe 14 together by a few hard hits, played out time, the score being five for 7a m hen btumps were drawn for the day. August 30. (Received August 31, at 5.4 p.m,) . The weather was fine, with an uncertain wicket. There was a fair attendance. Lancashire in their second innings scored 105, and Australia thus won by 18 runs. Stanning and Hollins resumed the Lancashire innings. The latter, withi 27 to his credit, was caught by Noble off ■Saunder-i. Six for 93. Then a rot set 1 in, the rest being got rid of for 12 runs, | and Australia won by 18 runs. Scores: —

Bowling Analysis.—Littlewood. five wicket* for 49 runs ; Kermode, five wicket* for 68 runs; l'Ansort, no wickets for 3 runs; Hallows, no wickets for 6 rims.

Total 105 Bowiing Annlysis.—Kcimode, tivo wickets fo* 43 runs, Littlewood, seven wickets for 49 runs.; I'An cine wicket for 7 runs.

Bowling Analysis—Tiuivb'e three wickets for 53 niiis, Sounders, six wickets for 52 runs; Armsliong, one wicket for 13 mn«. Second Linings.

Bowling Analy (is. —Tmmblc, Ive wickets fo* 44 runs, Saunders, four wicketi for 37 runs; Hopkins, no wokets foi 8 runs, Xoble, ona wicket for 15 rune. ■RECORD OF THE TOUR. Matches. Yon. Lost Drawn. 34 21 2 11 THE PLAYERS' TEAM. The following team of Players have been selected for the match to be played on the Oval on September 15; —Abel, Hayward, Lockwood. Rhodes, Hirst, Haigh, Quaife, LUley, Tyldesley, Braund, and Iremonger.

Acstralimis. — FiTsfc Innings. Trumper, c Stanning, b Littlewood 4 Duft", c and b Littlewood .. .. IS Kill, b Kericoclc 2S Xdble, lbw, b Littlewood ... 0 Darling-, b Krmiode ... 10 Armstrong, b Littlewood .. . 3 1 Hopkins, b lvcnnode .... i> (iregory, not out .. . .32 Trumbie, c Kemnde, b Littlewood 5 Kelly, b Ker mode 16 "Saunders, b Kermodc .. .. ... 4 Extras . „..,... 13 Total 138

Second li]iin:gs. Trumper, b Kermode . ..6 DarJing. c Uamett, b Little-wood. . 10 Hill, c and b Kermode 21 Noble, b Littlewood j4i Duff, b Littlewood 23 Gregory, c Radcliffe, b Littlewood Ii ArinstTong, c Hollins, b I'Anson . .» Hopkins, c Ward, b Littlewood . . \ Trumblp, b Littlswood .. . . .. <> Kolh', b Littlewood .. .. .» .. ."» Saunders, not out i' Extras ... .. o v

Lancashire. — First Innings. Garnett, b Tramble . .. . Ward, c Hill, b Armstiong Tyldesley, c Armstrong, b Irnnibie LiUlevVood, c Hopkins, b Saunders Mac'aren, b Sannde/s Hallows, not out Stiinnuig, b Trumble I'Aneon, st Kelly, b Saunders Holhns, b Sauntlers . . KeriuocU-, c Darling, b Saur.dc-s R&clrl'flV. c TrmupiT, b baundois Extia.s 32 17 ■ 21 i 2 0 32 f) 0 9 2 2 ToUl ... 120

Mac'aren, r Gregory, b Summers 3 Garnett c Hopkins, b Trumbie .. 28 TyHesley, c Kelly, b Sauiid^rs . . 4 Hallows, c Tnunper, !> Xo-ble . . 14 Ward, lbw, b 'frumblp . 2 Stahniug, c Hopkins, b Trumbie- 14 Holliiis, c Noble, 1> Saundcis . 27 I'AnpOii, c 'telly, b SanndTb 0 Littlewocil, c Tnimper, b Tiumble S Kenuode, c Darlnip, b Trumbie .. 0 Hadcliffe, not out , 6 Extia 1 T^foi inn