GRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1465, 27 May 1905, Page 2

GRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENo_jXND. ' t MATCH AGAINST LANCASHIRE. : 1 * By Telegraph*— Press Association— Copyright London, May 25. Tho Lancashire team consists of Mac- 1 lnreu, Spooner, Hornby, Breailey, Garnet, Findlay, Sharp, Tyldesloy, Kermode, Hollows, Poidovin. v Tlia match began at Manchester to-day. The weather at the start was dull and cool. The wicket was hard. Tho attendance was jfi 2000. Darling, who has injured his thumb, -r Armstrong his foot, and Cottor his hand, and Newland were omitted. _ Noble won tho tosi>, and sent- in Trumpet ; eJ and Duff. When be bad made only a single, Trumpet* was missed at the wickets by Findlay eff Hollows, who, with Hermode, opened tho bowling. The partnerehip lasted 45 minutes. Duff, with fine, 4 r free pulling and driving, put together 48,.-,. then bitting sq iaro at a ball from Hermode had his off efcutop removed- One for 76. Trumpet (20) played very cantiously at the commencement, taking do c minutes to moke throe singles. . With Jim | ia he showed more freedom. At. 86 ne retired, caught at the wicket by Find.ay off tho glove. Tho retiring batsman gave < a chance when 28. Ho made five fonrrra. ;■,> Two for 105 ; Hill 12, One hundred bad appeared after 70 minutes’ play. Noble was nest. The attendance increased to ) 6000. Play was _ bright, runs coming steadily from both batsmen, till 161 was r up, when Noble, with 28, wus brilliantly | caught by Brearley with one hand high 12 up. Three for 101. Hill (36) was missed at point when 29. The kmcbeon adjournment was then taken. r? On resuming the attendance was 12,000. ; < Gregory, the new man, displayed the usual ; ; cautious tactics, while Hill, by fine driving, carried hie score to 54, at which stage he - 1 was badly missed in the slips by Maclaren off Brearley. He showed bis appreciation by piling on the runs in brilliant form. At .Ji 70 he was caught by Maclaren from a noball off Brearley. With the score at 210, || Hill being 74 aud Gregory 12, play was stopped at 2.40 owing to tho bad light, and at 3.40 rain was falling. s f After a delay of 50 minutes play was ■ resumed. Gregory took stroke to Brearley, j whose second delivery proved fatal. Four for 215. Gehrs succeeded. Only two overs were delivered, one from Kermode yielding 13 rune, when rain again play, the score standing at four for 22;*') J i Hill 84, Gehrs 3. 1 The rain ceased at 5.15, but play was i not resumed till 5.35, when the light was indifferent. Hill reached bis century after two hours’ splendid cricket, especially in cutting and driving. The wet wicket handicapped tho bowlers, who were constantly slipping over and pitching, Fiftytwo were added in half an hour before Gehrs was easily caught at mid-OD. Five s*-• for 284. Hill and HopkiDs played out time. Hill had been batting 155 minutes. i When stumps were drawn the score waa five wickets for 309. The following ore the scores : AUSTRALIANS—Ist Innings, Duff, b Kermode ... 48 Trnmper, z Findlay, b Kermode ... 36 Noble, c and b Brearley ... ... 28-, Gregory, fa Brearley ... ... ... 12 Hill, not out ... ... ... ... 146 Gehrs, o Hornby, b Brearley... ... 16 Hopkins, not out ... 7