AGAINST GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2677, 5 July 1905, Page 59

AGAINST GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

1 ANOTHER DRAWN GAME. LONDON, June 29. The match against Gloucestershire began this morning in dull weather. The wicket was fast, and the attendance fair. The learns were -constituted as follows : — Gloucester. — Sewell, Townsend, Brownlie, Brown, Robinson, Goodsell, Wrathall, Huggins, Board, Dennett, Jessop. Australians. — Armstrong, Hill, Trumper, Darling, Duff, Hopkins, Cotter, M'Leod, GehTS, Layer, Kelly. Darling won the toss,- and sent in Duff and Trumper, Dennett and Huggins opening 'the attack. Both batsmen began > lively 'cricket from the 'outset, hitting all ' round the wicket. As a result 50 was hoisted in 35 minutes, and the century . 10 minutes under the hour. Just on ap- ' approach of his half -century Duff was. caught at tie wickets, after playing a; tree innings, -which included seven 4's. 1 The partnership, which occupied 70 minutes, put on 132. Trumper was 81 •when Hill joined him, and he carried his i total to 108, when Townsend dismissed him by a brilliant catch at long on. The fieldsman had to run in some distance, and it was only at the second attempt -that .he held the ball. Trumper had been at the wickets nearly two hours, and gave a grand display. His score included fifteen 4's. Two for 174. At the luncheon adjournment the score was 175 — •Hill 15, M'Leod 1. On .resuming the attendance "was 3000. Jessop and Huggins took up the bowling. T:hough smart fielding helped to keep down the runs, the second century appeared as the result of two hours and ten minutes' play. A little later Dennett again went on, and Hill drove his second ball hard to long on, where Brownlie effected a good catch. The South Australian had batfced 65 minutes. Three ior 207. M'Leod when 12, ■which took him 55 minutes 'to compile, was got leg-before to Dennett. Foot for 218. Armstrong, after being at tha crease hali an hour, was bowled off his pad, the score standing at 223 for the loss of five wickets. Hopkins, by vigorous hitting, knocked up 52 runs in half an hour. He hit four 4's and three 6's off two overs of Dennett's. Darling played steadily. Tbe third century appeared. in three and a-'half hours. The Sydneyite was caught, at extra mid-off, the chance being a hard and low one. Six for 355. Gehrs played Townsend on. Seven for 369. Darling was caught at long-off after a faultless innings, during which he hit seven 4's. Eight for 396. Cotter gave a vigorous display, being eventually taken at the wickets. Nine for 415. Kelly and Larer played out time. Tike former began by powerful driving, and in 50 minutes compiled 69 runs. The last 'hundred was knocked off in 45 minutes. The score at the drawing of stumps was 502 for nine wickets. I June 30. , The resumjDtion of the, matcji Mjkawj.l

the Australians and Gloucestershire was delayed by rain. The attendance was small.

Jessop and Dennett took up the bowling to the not-outs, Kelly and Layer. The score was taken to 527, when Brown bowled Layer, who had been batting 65 minutes. Kelly's score of 74 was made in 75 minutes, and included 13 4's.

Gloucester opened their innings badly, Wrathall being bowled in the first over, and Townsend caught by Armstrong in the slips in the second over, two wickets being down for nil. At 26, when Sew ell had made 18, rain interrupted the play for a couple of hours. On resuming Sewell gave a fine display of cutting, which brought his score to 45, and was then bowled by one of Armstrong's breakbacks. He gave a chance before he had scored, otherwise his innings was faultless. Three for 69. At this stage play was again adjourned owing to the bad light. July 1.

Owing to dull w-eather after heavy rain play was not resumed till 2.15 p.m. Board (not out) had Jessop as a partner. The first two wickets fell without "^ny addition to the score. Jessop skied the first ball to Duff at short-leg, and Goodsell followed his example. Five wickets for 69. Brown at 4 gave M'Leod at midon an easy chance. Sis for 77. Then two more were dismissed without any alteration to the score, Robinson succumbing first ball to a bailer from Armstrong and Brownlee to a well-judged catch by Hopkins at deep mid-on off Armstrong, whoss analysis for to-day was five wickets for 4 runs. Board was next caught by Kelly at the wickets. He had played an excellent innings, and hit six fourers. Nine for 110. Hugglns hit off 14, and fell a victim to Armstrong, the innings closing for 116. Armstrong bowled remarkably well, his average for the day being six wickets for 13. Following on, Gloucester opened well. Board played another excellent innings, which again included six fourers. One of Hopkins's break-backs proved his undoing. He gave one chance at 40. One wioket for 87. Goodsell and Townsend played out time, the game thus ending in a draw. Scores : — Australians.— First; Irmiugs. Duff, o Board, b. Brown .. „ -19 Trtonpeir. c Townsfeiid, la Brown .. 10S Hill, c Biownlee, b ■Dennett .. 41 JM'Lefd, lbw, b Dennett .. .. 12 Ajiristrong, b Denneit 7 Hopkins, c Jeswp, b Tovrassnd'.'. 93 Dailir-g, c Gcodsedl, b Towuscnd.. 56 G-ohrs, b To-ron?encl 6 Colter, c Beard, b Denneitt .. 33 Kelly, not out 74 Layer, b .Brown 43 .Extras .. „ 5 Total 527 Bowling Analysis. — Dennett, 4 wickets for 217 vims; Brown. 3 wiakets for 87 mns; Towr-send, 3 wickets for 42 runs ; Htiggins, no wickets for 92 runs ; Jessop, no wickets for 68 1-ues ; Browalee, no wickets for 2 runs ; Se-R-ell, no wickets for 16 runs. GrLOTTCESTERSHUiE. — First Innings. WTathall, b M'Leod 0 Sewoll, b Armstrong 45 Towns end, c Armstrong, b Layer 0 Board, c .Kelly, b -Lavar .. .. 46 Jessop, c Duff, b Armstrong .. 0 G-oodsell, c Duff, b Armstrong .. 0 Brown, c M'Leod, h Armstrong 1 . . 4 Robinson, Id Armstrong- . . . . 0 Brownlee, c Hopkins, b Armstrong 0 Huggins, b Armstrong 14 Extras 2 Toial 116 Bowling Analysis. — M'Leod, 1 wicket for Gl rims; Layer, 2 wickets for 37 runs; Armstrong, 7 wickets for 16 runs. Second Innings. Board, b Hopkins 59 Goodsell, not out 35 Toivnsend, not out 45 Extras 9 Total for one wicket .. 148 Bowling Analysis.— Hopkins, 1 wicket for 95 runs. Off Armstrong 28 runs were scored, og Layer 20 runs, off Duff 12 rims, off M'Leod 16 runs. OS Hill 16 runs, and off Darling 10 nois, off Gehrs 12 runs.