CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1492, 28 June 1905, Page 3

CRICKET

®~ > AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. THE WARWICKSHIRE MATCH. ,-v. T By Telegraph—Prose Association —Copyright ■ London, Juno 26. Tho match against Warwickshire began to-day. The weather was hot and tho wicket good. The attendance wns fair. Hall was inolndcd in the county team ; ®| A. Dovoy, Wbttlr, and Charlesworth stood NjLbat. Gregory, Gehrs, MoLeod, and NewTTand were emitted from the Australians. (Byrne won tho toss, and with Fiahwick 'opened the innings. Tho first wicket foil 5 at 12, Kelly oatohing Byrne nt the wickets. Fishwiok, whan 12, sniokeci Cotter into tho slips, whore Armstrong took tho ball, i? Two for 31. Cottar’s bowling was kicking a good doal. Laver was bowling at the . * other ond. Quaifo, after batting for an K. ; hour for 21, was bowled by Noble with a f. break-back. Threo for 76. Konoor was

I; SO whoa Baker joined him, and they soon ehowod fine leg strokes, both batsmen -■ steadily , increasing tho sooro. Howell wont on, and oveotually Konnor, who had j;- boon at tho wiokets for 90 minutes, was caught at tho wickets by Kelly off the new bowler. Tho retiring batsman hod givon a fins display of sound cricket. Four for 94. Lilley was run out after sooring 10, . Cotter, woo was bowling, throwing down j ■ * his wicket. Five for 117. Following are tho scores : WARWICKSHIRE—Ist Innings. Byrne, o Kelly, b Cotter ... ••• p r Fishwick. o Armstrong, b Cotter ... 12 Kenner, c Kelly, b Howell ... ••• Quaife, b Noble 21 Baker, not out ... ... ... ••• 11 Lilloy, run out... ... . ••• ••• 13 Extras ... ... ... ... 13 I

Total for 5 wickets 117 Received 4.56 p.m., Juno 26. Baker was taken cleverly low down at point after batting for 70 minuses. Seven i for 147. Tbo remainder of tho team made no stand, and tho innings terminated for , 161. Trumper and Duff as usual opeuod first innings for the colooics. The latter played the ball on to his wicket, whilo the former was smartly taboo at tho wicket in cutting at a fast ball. Trumper had played free cricket, and hit five fourers. Hill soored V and 100 was hoisted as the result ?'Tof -Jan hoar’s play. Ho made his runs by bard driving and scored Dine fourers. Noble and Darling played steadily. Tbo latter however gave a chance when he just reached double figures. y The sooros aro : < WARWICKSHIRE—Is* innings.

(Continued.) Baker, o Noble, b Cottar 33 Lovett, b Cottar • 3 Santall, b Cotter ' ... 4 Moorehousr, not out ... ... ... 3 Hall, b Cotter ... ... ••• 8 Hargreaves, b Cotter ... 0 / \ Sundries ... ... « ... ... 14

Total ... 161 Bowling analysts—Cotter seven for 76, Laver nil for 26, Armstrong nil for 3, t. Noble one for 23, Howard one for 17. AUSTRALIANS—Ist inniogs. Trumper, o Lilley, b Hargreaves ... 31 Duff, b Hargreaves ... ... ... 8 -v Hill, c Lilley, b Quaife ... ' ... 58 -Noble, not out ... ... 38 Armstrong, o Byrne, b Quaife ... 3 Darling; not out ... ... ... 22 Sundries ... ... ... ... 4 Total for 4 wickets 164