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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2569, 21 August 1899, Page 3

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AUSTRALIANS V. GLOUCESTER. United Press Association—Per Electric . Telegraph—Copyright. Received August 20th, 5 p.m. London, August 18. Gloijchstke—2nd Innings, Champion, e Gregory, b Jones ... 35 Price, b Unwell ... ... 6 Jessop, b Jones 5 Townsend, not out 135 Troup, b Howell 51 Brown, b Jones 4 Hemingway, c Kelly, b Trumble ... 42 Board, c Darling, bTrumble 23 Goodwin, run out 0 Paish, c Iredale, b Trumble 1 Roberts, c Jones, b Laver 0 Sundries 8 Total 300 Townsend gave a chance when he had made 5, and batted four and threequarter hours. He hit 14 fourers. Analysis Jones 3 for 99, Howell 2 for 58, Trumble 3 for 65, Laver 1 for 29, Noble 0 for 42. Australians - 2nd Innings. Trumble, c Board, b Paish 36 Worrall, c Goodwin, b Paish ... 17 Noble, c Townsend, b Rdberts ... 0 Trumper, b Paish 2 Gregory, c Townsend, b Paish ... 3 Darling, not out ... 41 Iredale, not out 54 Sundries ... ... 22 Total for five wickets ... 175 Analysis—Paish 4 for 32,. Roberts 1 for 34. The match was drawn. August 20. Received August 21st, 8 50 a.m. The missing score in the Australians’ first innings is-Jones, b. Roberts 2, sundries 1. Albert Trott has made 1000 runs and taken 200 wickets in first-class cricket this season. f [Last tour the Australians defeated Gloucester twice, the first time by an innings and 87 runs (Australians 382 ; Gloucester 101 and 181), and the second by an innings and 54 runs (Gloucester 133 and 17). In the latter innings (the wicket being heavy) Trumble took 6 wickets for 8, and McKibbin 4 for 7. The present team defeated Gloucester during July easily. There are evidences lately that the Australians must be getting stale," and probably a rest of a few days would not be unwelcome —They meet a strong County in Middlesex this season, the match beginning at Lord’s tc-day ]