CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1502, 10 July 1905, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. MATCH AGAINST HAMPSHIRE.

sj«i9£Ktt>ih- Fr«n Aaa’n, London, July 7. There was again brilliant weather and a good wicket. The attendance was fair. Gregory was taken at the wickets after batting 105 minutes. He hit one sis and 30 fonrers. Seven for 668. Gehrs played ta faultless innings, and his runs were jbbiained by hard driving. -Eight for 598. Cotter played Persse on to the wicket. He was at the wickets only 25 minutes. He hit a sixer and seven fourers, but his innings was marred by two chances. Nino for 612. Howell was dismissed by an easy catch at mid-off, and the innings, Which had occupied ten minutes short of eix hours, terminated foe 627 rnns. Hampshire started badly. The first three wickets fell in quick succession, the third going for 23. Jephson was dismissed by a wonderful low falling catch at first Blip. Greig, who was batting excellently, compiled his half century in 65 minutes. AUSTRALIANS—Ist Innings. Trnmper, c Johnston, b Persse ... 92 Duff, c Hill, b Persse ~ ••• 19 Hill, c Bowed, b Baldwin ... ... 115 Noble, o Mead, b Persse 101 Armstrong, b Mead ... ••• ••• 97 Hopkins, b Mead ... _ ... 0 Gregory, o Stone, b Baldwin... ... 134 Gehrs, b Pers3e ... ---' Cotter, b Baldwin •... ... ••• 48 Newland, not out , ... ... . ••• 1 H owell, o Hall, b Baldwin ... ... 3 Extras ... .... Total ... ... ••• ••• Bowling analysis—Wyatt none for 89, Persse four for 174. Baldwin fonr for 134, Mead two for 56, Hill none for 48, Llewellyn none for 63, Greig none for 46. . HAMPSHIRE—Ist Innings. Hill, o Dnff, b Cotter ... ... * Greig, not out ... Bowel), b Cotter ... ••• “ Jephson, o Hill, b Cotter ... ••• Llewellyn, b Cotter A. Johnson, c Noble, b Hopkins. Extras ... ••• *•* Total for 5 wickets ... •••

EASY WIN FOB AUSTRALIANS.

BdtogesML pma iSSS'tt* Received 8.40 p.m., Jaly 8. Ll London, July 8. " after a faultless Innings of an hour an’d a half) was dismissedby a smar catch by Noble low down at point. The retiring batsman had displayed fine entHnl power, and his score iaclnded 12 cmg p 111. Wyetfi was disSed'at the same total, a/d Porsse. after making 24, including five footers, was Xfo bowled at 145. Stone run up 29 m 40 minutes, and was then oaug >“ alios by Hopkins. Nine for 212. W 8“ accounted for Baldwin lS Mead remaining not out for a well h.t 41. The I Hampshire* began their second innings, W wbon the stumps were drawn for th day had lost one wtoket for 10. HAMPSHIRE —Ist Innings (continued) 3reig, o Noble, b Hopkins ... ••• Q Wyett, b Howell "j 41 Mead, not out ... ••• V* . 24 Porsse, b Cotter... **'. 29 Stone, o Hopkins, b Cottor ... _ 13 Baldwin, b Howell 2 9 Extras ... ••• *'* *“

Total gg 9 kins one for 23. /. , H AMPSHIRE-2nd Innings. Mead, run ont ... j Stone, not out 4 Lilewellyn, not out 5 Extras ... •••

{ 10 Total for 1 wicket ... ' ••• Received 5.10 p.m., J«>y 9 - London, July 8. The weather was glorious and the wicket good when the match was resume . T tL°w”nya 3 W°as' dtmused 0 ' by a' bailer ! with the Let ball from Cotter. Two for 19. Newland, whose hands were bad, was relieved by Howell at the wickets and Iredale, the well-known Sydney cricket, fielded as substitute. The wicket fell for 43. Then Hill, with Stone, carried the total to 121 before a separation was effected. Stone played earefully aod Hd faultlessly, compiling 50 m as “ a minutes. Stone was 2} hoars making his 66. Seven for 174. Bowell, who was next, played vigorously from the start, but eventually skied one to Iredalo. score included two bits for six ouch. HAMPSHIRE— 2nd Innings (continued) Stone, c Armstrong, b Hopkins ••• j>6 - Llewellyn, b Cotter .. Greig, o Howell, b Cotter ... ••• __ Hill, b Noblo r 19 Jephson. e Howell, b Armstrong ... Johnson, c Duff, b Armstrong ••• Bowell, o Iredalo, b Armstrong Wyett, b Armstrong ... ••• •- Persse, c Trumper. b Cotter 1 1" Baldwin, not out gg i' Extras ' ••• •" Total 269 Bowling analysis—Noblo one for 46, r Armstrong four for 92, Cotter three for 45, DoS none for 10, Hopkins one for 46. The Australians won by an innings and I/-:. 112 rnns. _______ ______