CRICKET.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11525, 15 May 1899, Page 3

CRICKET.

ACTSTBALIAN ELEVEN V. fiSSEX EASY WIN FOB THE HOME TEAM. United Press Association. — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. Received May 14, 6.36 p.m. London, May 13.— 1n the second in* nings Essex mads 144. Sco-es :—: — Owen, c Iredale,.b Jones 6 Carpenter, c Kelly, b Trumble ... 2 Perrin, c Iredale, b Jones 0 McGahey, b MoLeod ... 39 Turner, b Trumble "... ... ... 54 RusselJ,st Kelly, bMcLeod... ... 14 Lucas, not. out 8 Fane, b Ti nmble 0 Mead, b Mcl.eod ... , 8 Bull, c and b Trumble 2 Young, c Jones, b McLeod 0 Extras ... 11 Total ... 144 Bowling analysis : Jones, 2 for 30 ; Trumble, 4 for 52 ; McLeod, 4 for 32. The partnership of McGahey and Turner produced 92 in two hours. Frequent changes of bowling were tried. Layer, Jones, Noble, Trumble, and McLeod failing to effect a separation. The scoring was slow, but good cricket; was shown. On the third cay the weather was fine, with a good though difficult pitch. There was a large attendance. Atjstbalians. — Second innings. Darling, b Young 15 Iredale, c Turner, b Mtad 0 Hill, c Lucas, b Young ... ... 4 Gregory, b Young 8 J Noble, b Mead 17 McLeod, b Young ... 6 Kelly, b Young 6 Trumble, b Mead 0 Jones, b Yonng 5 Trumble, b Young ... , 3 Layer, not out ... ..»* ... 0 Extras 9 ToUl ... 1 73 Bowling analysis : Mead, 3 for 32 ; Young, 7 for 32. Essex won by 126 runs. Tho innings was a procession. Iredale was caught in the slips iv tha third o^er, one wicket being down for one run. Hill was finely taken in the slips in the fourth over — two wickets for six. There was Eom<:- excitement when Noble was missed in the &lips with his score at four. He had reached 17 when he tried a leg glide off Mead, with a fatal result.