CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 493, 4 August 1902, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v. SUSSEX. NOBLE’S BIG SCORE. By Telograph—Press Association—Copyright London, August 1. There was dull weather to-day. Tho wicltot was hard. Two thousaud poople wore present. Tho Australians, having lost six wickets for 580 runs, their innings was doclarcd closed.

Noblo and Armstrong oponed quietly, the former driving well, and tho latter showing good cricket. Both batsmen had tho howling collared at c-.vcry point. Sussex wero liolding well. Tho howling was nover loobc. At lunch Noblo had 334 against his name, and Armstrong 128. Noblo had givon ono chanco, a difficult ono in the Blips at 99 to Fry off Ranjitsinhji’s bowling. After lunch tho batsmen remainod invulnorablo. Noble had tho biggest individual score of tho season, beating Ranjitsinhji’s 235 not out against Surrey. Tho total was brought to tho highest of tho tour, and then Noblo, who stepped out to Killick, was stumped by Butt for a magnificent record of 284, tho Victorian being 172 Dot out. Tho latter was 350 minutes at tho wickets, and hit 16 fourors. Ho was in much bettor form to-day than yestorday. Noblo’s innings was a grand ono, and occupied 430 minutos. Ho hit 26 tourers. The partnership put on 428. Tho scores aro :

Noblo, st Butt, b Killiek 284 Armstrong, not out 172 Sundries 22 Bowling analysis: Relf four for 142. Tate, Vine, Cox, Bean, Collins, Killiek, Fry, and Ranjitsinhji also bowled. Sussex havo lost three wickets for 84. Vino was caught and bowled with one hand by Trumblo. Ono for 26. Fry was given a life in his first over by Kolly at tho wieket off Jones and thon knocked up 39, whon Kolly caught him off Jones. Two for 64. Tho same bowler secured Relf for a duck. Ranjitsinhji joined Killiek shortly boforo tho stumps woro drown. Tho attendance increased to 6000. Tho scores are : Vine, c and b Trumblo 39 Fry, c Kelly, b Jones 39 Iliiliek, not out 0 Rolf, b Jones ... ... ... ... 0 Ranjitsinhji, not out 11 Tho match against Hampshire has been restricted to two days to enablo tho Australians to seo tho Coronation. London, Aug. 2. Thero was bright and sunny weather. Tho attendance was good, and tho wicket was satisfactory. Sussex, with 185, followed on. They had lost one wieket for 181 when tho game was drawn. Ranjitsinhji added 8 to his overnight score, whon Trumblo snapped him at point. Four lot 104. Collins joined Kiilick, but was soon out leg before. Five for 115. Smith was then bowled by Saunders, Six for 134. Killiek, who battod woll and got in somo clever strokes on tho leg side, was bowl&d by Saunders. He gave a couple of chances. Seven for 143. Butt skied one to Ilill at mid-on. Eight for 145. Saunders secured two wickets in ono over.

1 Cox knocked up 16, and was then clean bowled by Trumble. Nine for 174. Beard was last man. He scored a couple, when Saunders dismissed him. Following are the scores : Sussex—lst innings. Killiek, b Saunders 58 Ranjitsinhji, c Trumble, b Jones ... 19 Collins, lbw, b Trumble 5 Smith, b Saunders ... 8 Butt, c Hill, b Saunders ... 2 Cox, b Trumble 16 Tate, not out 22 Beard, b Saunders ... 2 Sundries 10 Total ... ... ... 185 Jones took throe wickets lor7l, Trumblo three for 72, Armstrong nil for 7, Saunders four for 22. Sus=cx commenced to follow on, with two hours and a half to play. Fry and Vine opened, and tho former was caught in the slips by Trumble, with 11 to his credit. One for 23. Kiilick joined Vine, and a lively partnership ensued. They played out timo. Each gave a good chance for a catch. Tho scores were ; Sussex—2nd innings. Fry, c Trumble, b Saunders H Vine, not out 50 Kiilick, not out 00 Sundries ... ... ... in

Jones took no wickets for 17, Saunders one for 31, Trumble nil for 13, Noble nil for 17, Hopkins nil for 24, Duff nil for 12, Hill nil for 7.