CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1489, 24 June 1905, Page 3

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND,

the essex'match.

By Telegraph—Preas Association—Copyright London, Juno 22. Brilliant weather provnilod for the match against Essex, and the wiokot was fast. The. attondanao was only moderate. Howell, Trumpor, Kelly, and Armstrong | stood out of the oolonial team, and Buokonham was selooted to ecimploto the oouDty team. , , _ Fane won the tos3, and with Carpentor opened tho innings. Tho start was unpropitious. In the second over, with tho sooro nt 4, Fane was easily taken by Oottor, who was fielding at second slip. Without on nddition to the soore, MoGahoy failed to stop his second ball, from Laver, and retired. Gillingham was snappod up in tho slips by Hill when 9, and tho board showed throe wickets for 20. Laver had bagged oil throe at o cost of only four runs. After this the soore mounted slowly, smart fielding helping to keep down the runs. Fifty appoarod at tho end of an hoar’s play, and four runs later Tossetti was taken at tho wickets by Newland at tho second attempt. The partnership lasted 35 minutes. Four for 64. Carpenter, with Perrin as partner, added four, and then the newcomer, without sooring, had his leg stump removed by Laver. Five for 58. Carpenter, after being at the wiokets for 85 minutes, was caught by Layer at second slip off McLeod. Six for 60. Beeves sucoumbod to a well-judged catch by Hopkins at long-on. Seven for 69. At the luncheon adjournment the score was 89 ; Douglas 11, Russbll 8. Daring the interval the attendance increased to 4000. In tho seoond over after resuming Bussell plaoed one from Laver into Hill's hands in the slips. Eight for 99; Douglas 21, of whioh 10 were made in one over of Duff’s. At this stage McLeod kept wiokets, Nowiacd having damaged his thumb, Howell acting as substitute in tho field. Tremlin fell a victim to a good ball from Duff. Nine for 116. The innings, whioh had lasted 2hrs 20mins, dosed two runq later, when McLeod snapped np Douglas' at the wiokets. Douglas had batted for 55 minutes,

Tho following ata the scores : ESSEX—Ist Innings. Fane, o Cotter, b Laver ... ... 4 Carpenter, o Laver, b McLeod ... 24 McGahey, b Laver ... ... ... 0 Gillingham, c Hill, b Laver ... ... -9 Tossetti, o Nawland, b Laver... ... 14 Perrin, b Laver ... ... ! ... 0 Beeves, o Hopkins, b McLeod ... H Douglas, o McLeod, b Duff ... ... 28 Bussell, o Hill, b Laver ... ... 8 Tremain, b Duff • ... ... ... 6 Buckenham, not out ... ...' ... 1 Extras 13 Total US Bowling analyses.—Laver, six for 49 > McLeod,.two for 20; Duff, two for 17 > Cotter, none for 19.

AN EVEN MATCH. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Beceiyed 5.45 p.m., June 23. London, June 23. Darling and Duff opened .the first innings for the colonials. In the second over Buckenham at second slip caught Darling with one hand. One for 12. In the next over Buckenham knocked Hill’s off stump out of the ground. Two for 17. Noble, after scoring a single, got leg-before in trying to turn a short ball from Tremlin, making,a record for ,the half-hours’ play of three for 26. Duffi who had gradually raised hi 3 total .by good driving, was cleverly caught at cover-point. Four for 40. The next four wickets fell in quick succession. Gregory failed to negotiate his second ball from Buckenham, making five wickets in 40 minutes for 48 runs. Two overs later Hopkinß gave Perrin an easy catch at mid-on, Six for 49. Gehrs Buconmbed to the first ball, Buckenham driving his middle stump out of the ground. In the next over McLeod was caught onehanded by Tremlin off his own bowling. The total was still 49, eight wickets having fallen in 55 minutos. Laver partnered Cotter,'and daring the 25 minutes they were together Cotter gave a fine display of dashing, powerful driving, but lost his wicket m attempting a big hit off Tremlin. His score of 38 included 7 fourers. Nine for 100. Laver succumbed the next over, giviDg Perrin an easy catch at mid-cn, the innings closing for 100, Fane and Carpenter were the first to represent the county in the second innings, and when two had been scored the latter, in trying to hit across the wicket, fell a viotim to Cotter. With 25 on the hoard, Noble dismissed Fane, and Tremlin was caught in the slips without any increase in the score.- McGahey and Bussell played out time, the score reading three wickets for 31.

AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. Darling, c Buckenham, b Tremlin ... 1 Duff, c Reeves, b Buckenham .... 29 Hill, b Buckenham ... ... ... 6 Noble, lbw, b Tremlin 1 McLeod, c and b Tremlin 12 Gregory, b Buckenham v.. ... 0 Hopkins, o Perrin, b Buckenham ... 0 Gobrs, b Buckenham ... ... ... 0 Cotter, b Tremlin ... ' ... ... 38 Laver, c Perrin, b Buckenham ... 13 Newland, not out 0 ’ Sundry ... ' 1

Total 100 Bowling analyses.—Buckenham, six for 45 ; TremliD, four for 54. ESSEX—2nd innings. Carpenter, b Cotter ... ... ... 2 Fane, b Noble ... ... ... ... 16 McGahey, not out ... ... ... 12 Tremlin, o substitute, b Noble ... 0 Russell, not out ... ... ••• 1 Total for three wickets 81

RIVAL COMMITTEES. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Received 10.54 p.m., June 23. London, June 23.213 Two separate Australian committees asked Marylebono to send teams. Marylebone is unwilling to negotiate with any committee or board unless so oonstitutsd as to ensure the tour’s success, and declined in any way to interfere with the internal affairs of Australian cricket..