CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1457, 18 May 1905, Page 4

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. THE OXFORD MATCH. By Telegraph—Prose Association—Copyright London, May 16. The weather is fine and the wieket good. The attendance is fair. Brnoo and Carlisle resumed the unfinished innings. Patient batting was the order of the day at the outset, neither taking any risks. , The fourth wicket fell at the end of an hour's play, during which only nine were added, Carlisle getting leg-before to Armstrong. - Four for 84; Bruce 52. Worsley joined Bruce, and the latter again livened up. At 69 he played one from Lover on to the wicket. He showed stylish, excellent cricket, and made seven fourers. Five for 108. Morris, when three, was cleverly caught by Trumper with his left hand, low down at second slip, off Laver. Six for 114; Worsley 4. With Bird’s assistance Worsley added 4 more, and then gave Gehrs an easy catch at third man from McLeod. for 126. Udal at five succumbed to a catoh at mid-off off Laver. Eight for 131. Bird and Martin carried the score to 152. Bird placed Laver in the slips, Armstrong taking the catch with his right hand, and went out. Nino for 152. Burn contributed Bevon before he was bowled by McLeod, Martin carrying out his bat for 17. The innings closed for 167. Scores:— OXFORD—Ist innings. Raphael, o Duff, b Laver ... ... 0 Bennett, c Nowland, b Laver... ... 16 Evans, o Armstrong, b Laver '... 3 Bruce, played on, b Laver ... . ... 69 Carlisle, lbw, b Armstrong 7 Worsley, o Gehrs, b McLeod 8 Norris, c Trumper, b Laver 3 Bird, c Armstrong, b Laver ... ... 16 Martin, not out ... ... ... 17 1 Udal, o Darling, b Lavor 5 Burn, b McLeod 7 Extras 16 Total ... 167 Bowling analysis: Laver, 7 for 86 ; Armstrong, 1 for 14; McLeod, 2 for 18 ; Noble, 0 for 28 ; Duff, 0 for 5. j The Australians had a few minutes’ play before lunoheoD. At the adjournment the score stood at 18 without the loss of a wioket; Trumper 11, Duff 7. The weather was dull when play was resumed. The attendance was 4000. Both batsmen were playing very free cricket, and the runs oame fast, three overs yielding 40. When 45 bad been compiled by brillinpt all-round play, Trumper played Udal on. One for 104. Duff 52. After 55 mioutes at the wickets, during which he totted up 61, he was bowled by Evans with a yorkor. He gave a dashing exhibition. Two for 114. Gregory made three, and then-Udal found his wicket. Three for 120. Gehrs 4. The latter had Hopkins’ assistance, and at 14 succumbed to a good one from Evans, Four for 130. Hop. kins was content with a similar score, Bird at backstop catching him off Udal. Five for 152. Noble and Armstrong became partners when the former had eight to his credit, and kept tbe field moving before a separation was effected by a catch made by Bird off Evans at tbe wioket at Armstrong’s expense, when the latter was at 25. He had increased the total by 53. Six for 200 ; Noble 34. Darling retired, being easily canght at oover-point by Burn off Evans, without scoring or any alteration to the total. The scores so far are:-

AUSTBALIANS—2nd innings. Trumper, b Udal 45 Duff, b Evans 61 Gregory, b Udal 3 Gehrs, b Evans 14 Hopkins, c Bird, b Udal ... •... 14 Nobile, not out 34 Armstrong, o Bird, b Evans 25 Darling, c Bum, b Evans ... ... n Extras ... Total for 7 wickets ... ... 2C Later.—Armstrong played a soun innings of 45 minutes. Noble and Lave oarried the score to 240, when Laver wa sharply caught in the slips. Noble wa last out, and was caught at short-sto] high up after a faultless innings of twi hours. The innings closed for 266. Thi stumps were then drawn. Additions soores are:— - Noble, o Bird, b Udal 61 Laver, c Evans, b Udal ... ... l£ McLeod, b Evans c Newland, not out C Extras Total ... ...266 Bowling analysis: Udal, 5 for 89; Evans, 5 for 66; Burn, 0 for 41; Martin, 0 for 65.

NINE DOWN FOB 262.

By Telegraph—Presß ABSoolatlon— Copyright Beoeivod 9,32 p.tn., May 17. London, May 17. Tho sixth and seventh wickets fell at 205. the eighth at 240, and the ninth at BOWLING PEAT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, May 16. PiayiDg against Essex, Kormode took seven wickets for 44 runs.