CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9484, 23 July 1902, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v. SURREY.

Eleotrip Telegraph—Copyright—United Prea i Association ■ , LONDON, July 22. When the stumps were drawn, Surrey had eight wickets down for 225. There were six thousand' present. After lunch, Abel gave Noble an easycatch at third-slip, close in, off a kicking ball. He batted three hours and forty minutes, and played admirable, chanceleiss cricket. He scored nine fours, and seven threes. Four wickets for 219. ' - Brockwelll played one of Howell's hard on to the wicket after a.' good innings. Five for 241. Leveson-Gower was joinby Jephson, but the latter was clean bowled by Howell for a duck. Six for 245. 1*4, Lees was next. He scored half a dozen, and gave, an easy catch to Trumper at cover-point. Seven for 254. Leveson- . Gower plodded along steadily. Clode was dismissed by Saunders. Eight for 294. Steadman and Leveson-Gower played out time. Additional scores were: — Abel, c Noble, b Trumper 104 Brockwell, b Howell 39 Leveson-Gower, not out 26 Jephson, b Howell ... 0 Lees, c Trumper, b Saunders ... 6 Clode, b Saunders ... ... ... 9 Steadman, not out ... ... '\ ... 6 Owing to tlie rain play in the Surrey match was not resumed till after four p.m. First innings of Surrey closed for 296.

Playing against Gloucester Rhodes took five wickets for 22 and Haigh four for;