AGAINST KENT. LONDON, August 24.

Otago Witness, Issue 2685, 30 August 1905, Page 59

AGAINST KENT. LONDON, August 24.

The Australians began, their match •gainst Kent at Canterbury to-day in delightful weather. The wicket "was fast and the attendance 3000. The teams were constituted as follo-vr — Kent.—Marsham, Dillon, S. H. Day, A. Day, J. R. Mason, Humphreys, Seymour, Huish, A. Hearne, Fairservice, Blythe. Australia.—Armstrong, Kelly, Howell, Cotter, Noble, Hill, Trumper, M'Leod, Hopkins, Darling", Gehrs. I Darling won the toss, and sent the county team into the field. Trumper played a fine innings, and hit eight 4's. Noble and Darling while together largely increased the score. (Received August 25, at 11.41 a.m.) Noble played a careful innings, being at the wickets a couple of hours. At times be was very aggressive. He hit nine 4's, three in one over. Darling when 69 was missed twice in one over. H« hit 17 4's. The score stood at 367 for the loss of eight wickets when stumps were drawn. August 25. The- weather was lather breezy and the cricket showed signs of wearing when the game Mas resumed to-day. The attendance waa 3000. M'Leod's innings extended jt»t over a couple of hours. He hit nine ,4'«. The first county wicket fell at 20, and five were down at the end of 30 minutes for 42. After the fall of the fourth wicket Kelly damaged his hand, and Jfewlands acted as substitute. A. Day had his middle stump removed by a no-ball, and with the next ball was clean bowled. The attendance during the afternoon was 7000. The seventh wicket in the first innings fell at 74. Huish played good cricket. The innings altogether lasted under two hours. In the county's second essay Dillon and Hearne put on 48 for the first wicket in Sbalf an hour. Mason play.cd a dashing innings. He hit three 4's off one over of Cotter's. While he and Hearne were partners 54 were added in 35 minutes. The telegraph showed 154 for four wickets when stumps were drawn. August 26. The weather was threatening and dull, *nd the attendance small for the third day's play. Hearne and A. Day carried the •core io 187, when Hearne played Cotter on after a good innings, which included six 4's. Humphreys was the only other fcatsman to make anything like a stand, and the innings closed for 252, the colonials winning by an innings and 35 runs. The iollowing are the scores: — Atstrauaits.—Firat Innings. Trumper, Ibw, b Mason .. „ 59 . Hopkins, cA. Day, b BJyth© „ U Hill, b Maaoa , .. 21 Uoble, st Hudsh, b Blytho .. 70 Armstrong, st Huish, b Humphreys 5 Darling, cS. Day, b Hearne *.. 114 Gehrs, c Huish. by Blythe n 0 M'Leod, c Huish, b Fairserrica .. 76 Kelly, c Huish, b Mason .. .. 12 Cotter, o Dillon, b Mason *» .* 14 Howell, not out „ .. ... ,4,4 9 Extras .« .„ M „. „, „ 12 Total „ „ ... .. „. 403 Bowling Analysis.—Blythe, 3 wickets for 73 Ttsns; Fairservice, 1 wicket for 130 runs; Mason, 4.wickets for 101 runs; Humphreys, 1 wicket for 60 runs; Hearne, 1 wicket for*27 runs. Kent.—-First Innings. Eearne, b Cotter r i Dallon.. c Trumper, b M'Leod .. 21 Seymcur, c Kelly, b Cotter i 4 S '■ Aluson, 0 Trumper, b M'Leod ** 1 A. Day b Cotter ys 0 6. Day, b Cotter '.. 5 c Howell, b Cotter .. 11 "Harshaw, c Darling, b Cotter *> 17 Huish, not oil b .. „ .. «, 23 Fairservice. b Cotter .» <w *»• 2 BJyth*, o Hill, b M'Leotl „„ „ 4 Extras' .-. .* .., m *.; », 23 Total ... ■.., *.-, .4. ... 116 Bowling Analysis.—Cotter 1, 7 wicketg for 58 *uns; M'Leod, 3 wickets for 31 runs; Hill, no iricket3 for 4 runs. Second Innings. Dillon, b Cotter .. .. .„ « 21 Hearne. b Cotter .. .. .., & 50 Seymour, c Hill, b M'Leocl .. .t. 9 S. Day. c Trumper, b M'Leodl *. 16 Mason, b Noble „ .-.• 38 A. Day, b Cotter 23 Humphreys, c Darling, b Cotter.. 21 Maißnaw, run out .. .. .. ..- 7 Huish, c Hopkins, b Mirtod ». 1* • Ffl-iraervico, b Cotter „ .., >•*> 5 Blythe, not out ..< .-,-, .. .< 1 Extras .. .. R.win »«j >.• 42 Total .. .« - 252 Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, 5 wickets for 124 runs; M'Leocl, 3 -wickets for 52 runs; Noble, 1 wicket for 7 ruas; Hopkins, aa wiclrets for 97 runa.

Cotter has taken 100 wickets during tlie tour.