CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1507, 15 July 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. THE SOMERSET MATCH.

B ji telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright LondoD, July 13. There was a good attendance when the match Somerset v. Australians began today. The weather waa fine, and the wicket hard. Payritz, Richardson, and Thomas replaced Loe, Hardy, and Crahfield in the county team, while Howell, Gregory, Hopkins, and Newland stood out of ,the Australian side. Darling won the toss, and sent in Trumpor and Armstrong to face the bowling of Braund and Thomas. After .each batsman bad narrowly escaped playing the ball on early in their innings, they opened out and runs came quickly, 145 appearing as the result of 1£ hour’s ploy. Then Trumper gave Palairet on easy chance at extra mid off. He gave an admirable display of all-round cricket, though his innings was marked by less cutting than usual. At 7.4 Trumpor completed his 1000 runs for the season. Armstrong, who was .55 when Trumper retired, had obtained his score chiefly by excellent driving. Hill had a brief innings, and the score stands at two for 182.

AUSTRALIA—Iet InniDgs. Trumper, c Palairet, b Robson t ... 86 Armstrong, not out ... ... 79 Hill, c Woods, b Braund 11 Noble, not out a Extras ... ... Total for two wickets ... ... 182 SOME TALL SCORING. By telegraph, Press Aas’n, Copyright Received 5.20 p.m., July 14. , London, July 13. Armstrong and Noble remained at the wickets for tho rest of the day, and when stumps were drawn' the total stood at 469 for two wickets. Armstrong indulged in some magnificent driving. Ho was missed twice in one over off Braund, first when 205 and again when 215. Off the same over he scored 20. He knocked up 100 in 135 minutes. Noble was batting 55 minutes before he hit a fourer. The total score for 4J hours’ batting was AUSTRALIA —Ist Innings (continued.) Armstrong, not out ... ... ... 252 Noble, not out ... ... ... 107 Extras ... ... ... ... 13 Total for two wickets ... ... 469