CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1383, 18 February 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA V. WELLING \n>6

(Per Press Association.} Wellington, 1m» nf* The match with the at 2.18 this afternoon. The day was - r and the attendance sbout 3000. .'V wicket was good and fast. Ooborof v., local captain, won the toss and Howell stood out of the Australian elev<— Cobcroft and Hickson made am excelled stand for the firist wicket, taking a lot I. good bowling, including Cotter’slfaat etuk Bowling with the wind behind Him hv swung in at- a great pace and knocked th|' batsmen about a good deal. Cbbcrof! m particular came in for several herd knocks j The first pair stood for an j which they only scored 33, bat triads iS easier for those to follow. With Mahon to help him Cobcroft fat more brisklvf and was severe on Armst:ong, who bowleS leg breaks with five men vorking ag a trar ■■ One of these Cobcroft hit high toTeg, an', was caught ou the botndary, bat tb bowler was no balled. 3e then got tb'S measure of the bowling and knocked about till he ran himself out in trying fc a very doubtful run, alter maWneg 4; Blacklook shaped well for 18, but with tb ! exception of Redgrave tbs contributions j other batsmen were not large. Redgra' showed good defence at times andat oibej took risks which brought about fall in the long field. At present the score is 177 for 11 wickets. Noble" did most the bowling, neither Cotter, Armstrong nor Hopkins were successful. McJSjsod wau not tried much. The fielding witeM>rigb' i and Ciehra effected some nice catcher To-morrow with the Australians batting o’ >" an excellent wicket ought to bring a lsrg' - attendance. The following is the score : :. ’ Wellington, first innings/ H - Cobcroft, run out

Hickson, b Noble Hutchings, o Cotter, b Noble j Mahony, b Cotter ... V... i® Blaoklock, c Armstrong, b Cotter '"ill 3 Tucker, c Cotter, b McLeod ... ; . Bedgravo, c Gebr, b Noble .**. .J Hawthorne, c Gregory, b Noble !!! *1 Upham, c and b Noble ... . > Woybourne, e Gehrs, b Nobio ..." j Wators, st Kelly, b Noble ..* tj Brice, not out ... ... t Barton, not out ... "* -q . Ex ‘ ras - L ...H Total for IX wickets 17b