CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 428, 29 May 1902, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS V. MARYLEBONE

By Telegraph—Prais Association —Copyright London, May 27. Mitchell gave two chances, both being off Jones’ bowling. In one instance be should have been caught and bowled byJones, and in the other Kelly, stepping back, missed him. Ilearne played ono on to the wicket. Marylebone are all out for 240, the following being tho additional scores : M tchell, b Howell 29 Hearne, b Noble ... ... ... 11 Cranfield, not out ... ... ... 4 Sundries ... 13 Total 240 Bowling analysis : Jones took two wickets for 62 runs, Noble two for 96, Howell four for 54, Trumper one for 7, Armstrong one for 8. Duff and Trumper opened the Australian's innings, the latter playing lively. Duff got out leg-before with his score at 16. The partnership lasted 35 minutes, and produced 69 runs. Hopkins filled tho vacancy'. When the stumps were drawn the weather was fine, and the wicket is quite good now. Australia has lost one wicket for 74 runs. The scores are :

Australia —First Innings. Duff, Ibw, b Graco ... ... ••• 16 Trumper, not out ... ... ... ‘l6 Hopkins, not out ... ... ... 1 Total for one wicket ... ... 74 Cranfield, the Somerset bowler, is playing in the M.C.C. team instead of Llewellyn. The weather was fine, with a fresli breeze, for the resumption of play. Hopkins, after adding six to tho overnight score, got leg-before to Grace. Two wickets for 87. Hill joined Trumppr, and played fine, vigorous cricket. Toe partnership was not dissolved until the score was raised to 147, Hearne catching hitn low down off his own bowling. Three for 147. Gregory was next. Both batsmen continued to punish the bowling. Trumper passed the century amidst cheers, but five runs later was clean bowled by Hearne. Ho was two hours at the wickets, and it was a perfect, brilliant innings. His score included eleven fourers. Four wickets for 182.

Constant changes were made in the bowling. Cranfield and Braund were amongst those tried. With 30 to his credit-, Gregory was bowled by Trott. Five for 224. Darling and Noble bocamo associated, and carried the scoro to 251. Darling succumbed to Trott-, the ball rebounding off his legs. Six for 251. Armstrong followed, and when he had made three lost Noble, who played one straight back to Trott. Seven for 250. The luncheon adjournment was then taken. The Bcores were : Trumper, b Hearne ... ... ••• 105 Hopkins, lbw., b Grace 7 Hill, o and b Hearne 24 Gregory, b Trott 50 Darling, b Trott ... 28 Noble, c and b Trott 21 Resuming after luncheon, Kelly accompanied Armstrong, but had a short stay. He brought his total up to three, and was howled by Grace. Jones succeeded, and his stay was even shorter, being bowled by Grace at the first ball. Nine for 263. Howell, the last man in, made three, and was caught by Palairet at long-on. The innings closed for 271, Armstrong carrying out his bat for 12. Fry and Palairet opened the Marylebone second innings, Howell and Armstrong being the bowlers. They had got 43 when Armstrong caught Fry smartly in the slips. One for 45. Braund made a poor stand, getting leg before to Armstrong. Two for 52. The additional scores are :

Australia —Ist innings. Armstrong, not out 12 Kelly, b Grace 3 Jones, b Grace... ... ... ... 0 Howell, c Palairet, b Grace ... ... 8 Sundries 22 Total 271 Bowling analysis : Grace five wickets for 21 runs, Hearne two for 50, Trott three for 96, Braund none for 29, Cranfield none for 45. Marylebone—2nd innings. Fry, c Armstrong, b Howell 21 Braund, lbw., b Armstrong 4 Palairet, not out 27 Received 4,7 p.m., May 28. London, May 27. Ranjitsinhji, after making 26, gave an easy catch to Gregory at extra mid off. Three wickets for 103. Jones terminating Palairet’s career with a regular shooter, the numbers were four for 105. Trott added 4, when ' Hopkins dismissed him. Five wickets for 219. Warner a«d Grace partnered, but the Latter, with 22 to his credit, had his leg bail dislodged by a fan, full-pitched ball from, Trumper, wh’oh glanced off his body, Six wickets for :63. The wicket was wearing well. Warmer and Mitchell played till time.

Ranjitsinhji. c Gregory, b Trumper ... 26 Palairet, b Jones ... ... 44 Trott, b Hopkins ... ... %. 4 Warner, not out ... 49 Grace, b Trumper ... 23 Mitchell, not out ... 12 Total for six wickets ... 190 AN INVITATION THE PRINCE. The Prince of Wales h vited the Australian cricketers to the al review on June 28th.

THE FIRST TEST "CH.

[Notes by “ Biff- | The first of the five test > ehes to be , played by the tenth Austra ,' Eleven in England, against elevens r. esenting All England, commences at Bii lingham to--8 day. By their performances so far, the Aus--3 tralians have proved that they are an i exceptionally strong side. They have . been unfortunate in striking anything but 3 cricketing weather for the opening I matches. Coming directly from the 3 “ Sunny South,” the members of the 1 tenth Australian Eleven have plunged into r some typical English weather. Of the 2 six matches played, every one hag been I more or less interfered with by rain, bail, 3 or sleet, while the cold has been intense ; 3 and yet the Australians have placed four wins to their credit, while one match was abandoned and the other drawn in their favor. Difficult wickets are universally admittedj to favor English players, but the Australians have proved what a strong team they are by defeating such counties as Surrey, Nottingham, and Oxford, with ! an innings to spare in each instance, while Leicester was also easily defeated. The batting of the Australians has been exceptionally strong, oonsidering the state of the wickets. Trumper has borne out Maclaren’s prophecy that he would be the most successful batsman of the team in England. The English captain expressed this conviction in Australia, when Trumper was quite out of form, Victor Trumper has already three times passed tbe'hentury in England, while Darling and Hill have also placed three-figure innings to their credit. The new men—Duff, Armstrong, and Hopkinß—are making their share of runs. The former, in particular, has been batting well, and usually shares with Trumper the honor of opening the innings. In bowling, the honors are evenly distributed. Howell seems to have quite regainel the form which appeared to have deserted him for a time. Jones has quite justified his inclusion, and his vigorous innings of 40 against Leicester, when all the crack batsmen had failed, practically : won the match for his side. Armstrong bowled exceptionally well in 1 one or two matches, while Saunders I appears to have been unplayable in the < second inning 3 of the Oxford match, c Noble is in form, and' may confidently be s reckoned on to do good work in the big i matches, though he was severely pasted c in the first innings of the M.C.C. match, c when his figures read two for 96. It is \ to be hoped that the injury to Hugh e Trumble’s thumb will not prevent him b taking the field for Australia to-day. d Trumble is undoubtedly Australia’s e greatest bowler, aud his absen :o from a I 1 test match would materially lessen her ! p chances of victory. The Australian T Eleven which takes the field to-day will I oi

probably be as strong as ever fought for her, and wc may rest assured that they will 11 play for keeps." Though but littlo opportunity has been afforded of judging the present form of the men, England may be relied upon to put a powerful combination in the field. Ranjitsinhji, Fry, Hirst, Maclaren, Jackson, Braund, Hayward, and Tyldesley will take a lot of getting out, while Hirst, Rhodes, Braund, Jessop, and tho mysterious “ another ’’ mentioned in tho cables, will form a dangerous set of bowlers. The form shown in the M.C.C-. match will influence Lotd Ilawke and Messrs Bainbridge and McGregor, the selectors, in t! final adjustment of the All England team. Tho match is bound to be worthy of its predecessors in the long list of big battles between England and Australia on the cricket field. There is certain to bo a very largo attendance, and it is to bo hoped that it will bo finished inside the three days which have been allotted to it. May the best team win!