LATE CRICKET.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12860, 19 May 1905, Page 7

LATE CRICKET.

GENTLEMEN v. AUSTRALIA.

United Press' Association. — By Electric Telegraph.*— Copyright. Received May 19, 2,40 p.m. , London, May 18. The Gentlemen's first innings closed for 300. ' j Additional scores :—: — McDonald, run out 9 Wynyard, b LaYer 61 Breariey, st Newland, b McLeod ... 3 Pritchard, not out 10 Extras 36 Total , ... 300 Bowling analysis — Cotter 1 for £0, ; Xoble 1 for 74, Layer 2 for 47, McLeod 3 for 50, Howell 1 ior 30. Armstrong 0 for 93. At the close of the day's play the Australians had lost one wicket for 53. j McLeod, b Brearley 21 ' Gregory, not out 2"j Howell, not out ..< 0 Extra , 1 Evans was batting for halt* an hour in stylish fashion. Captain .Wynward, when 24, was badly missed by Armstrong in the slips off Noble, w«ho bowled him again directly. Martyn arrived, and profiting by tho luck of Wynward hit Noble ' for three fourerg. The game had become livelier. Then Martyn <was easily caught

in the slips. McDonnell was run out m a foolish attempt at ~ a second run, when there was no chance of getting /back, Trumper smartly returning the ball. "WinWord was then 51. Eight for 277. Pritchard, was next. When 20 had been added,. Layer went on again and bowled Wynyard first ball.

i Wynyard batted well after being missed. He was batting two hours and twenty minutes. Nine for 297 — Pritchard 10. 1 Brearley was immediately stumped the ball coming badk off Newland's pad. i The innings lasted 4 hours 40 mm,- , utes. The Australians began just before six, with McLeod an,d Gregory, Beldam and Brearley bowling. | Although the bowling was excellent the batsmen scored well, thirty being pfut tup in fifteen minuter-Gregory 17. i With the score at 39, the fast bowler beat McLeod: One for 39.

Howell was next. He rrtajde 6, awl Gregory 25 (both not oiut). Stunrps were ' then drawn. Th«i weather is delightful and the wicket very fast.