CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1517, 27 July 1905, Page 4

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. THE FOURTH TEST MATCH,

855 tßlcaraph', P»c3s Ass’n, ©ougrrighk London, July 25. ENGLAND —let Innings. Macluren, o Hill, b MoLood ... ... Id Hayward, o Gehrs, b McLeod ... 82 Tyldesley, b Laver ... ... ... ‘-Id Fry, b Armstrong ... ... ... IV Jackson, o Cotter, b McLeod ... ... 118 Spooner, c and b McLeod ... ... 52 Hirst, o Laver, b McLeod ... ... 25 Arnold, run out ... ... 25 Rhodes, not out ... ... ... 27 Lilloy, b Noble ... ... 28 Brearley, o Darling, b Noble ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 32 Total 446 Bowling analysis —MoLeod five for 125, Laver one for 73, Armstrong one for 98, Noble two for 33, (Jotter nil for 83. AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Noble, b Brearley ... ... ... 7 Trumper, 0 Rhodes, b Brearley ... 11 Hill, o Fry, b Arnold ... ... ... 0 Armstrong, b Rhodes ... ... ... 29 Duff, b Maolaren ... ... ... 11

Total for five wickets ... ... 88 The weather is fine to-day, but cloudy. Heavy rain fell over night. The wicket is likely to become difficult. The attendance is largo. '• Armstrong and McLeod took up the bowling. Arnold seized evory opportunity and put on 20 while Jackson added 10. The latter was dismissed by an easy catch by Cotter at mid off. The English skipper bad baited 3-d hours. He hit one five and 12 fuurers. Seven for 382. Rhodes followed, but soon lost Arnold, who was run out. Tbo retiring batsman was missed in the slips by Armstrong when 16. Eight for 357. With the advent of Lilley the game livened, both batsmen hitting out freely, and 400 went up at noon. Forty runs were added in half an hour, and at 437 Laver relieved Armstrong and a f6w runa later Noble took up the attack from McLeod’s end. The change brought about the desired separation, Lilley falling a victim to Noble. Nine for 446. Brearley joined Rhodes, but without any addition to the score the new-comer sent a skier to Darling at long-on, and the innings, which had occupied seven hours, was brought to a close, Rhodes carrying his bat out for 27.

Noble and Trumpet - opened the Australians’ innings to the bov/ling of Hirst and Brearley. Throe fourors were hit off the first two overs, but with the score at 20 an easy catch to Rhodea in the slips off Bret»~_ ley disposed of Trumper. One, *6 r 20. Hill followod, and after a sin"’ Q waß added placed an easy OUS itv F'f-y’s hands at extra mid-off, Two ?or 21. Armstrong went in to Bfiu Noblo clean-bowled by Brearley for seveD. Three for 27. Duff had just succeeded in getting into figures when he sent one from Brearley into Maclaren’s hands in tbs slips, and four wickets were down for 41. Armstrong was now joined by,his captain, and both hitting out well quickly ran the score up among the eighties. This increase in the score brought on Rhodes, who got Armstrong in his first ovor. Five for 88.

Gohrs, the next man, failed to score, being bowled whilst playing forward to a ball froha Arnold. Six for 93. McLeod partnered Darling, who was 30 when he lost Gohrs. Ho was nearly caught by TyJdealey with the next ball to that which bowled Gehrs, and after adding 12 more was missed by at long on. The wicket at this Btage was becoming very difficult. Despite this, Darling continued to put on runs. When hits score was 127 a ball from Brearlay hit Darling on the elbow, causing a brief delay. The partnership after a duration of 40 minutes was severed by the loss of McLeod. Ssven for 147. Cottar went in, only to see Darling caught at long*on by Tyldesley from a skier off Jackson. Darling had played splendid cricket on a wickec which rendered him no assistance. Ho had batted So minute?, and his score included 13 fourers. The colonial captain *v&s accorded a great reception on returning to the pavii od. Eight for 146. Cotter at 11 put up one to Fry at third man. Niue for 166. Luver and Kelly, the. last pair, played lively cricket, and carried the score to throe short of the second century, when Laver was dismissed by Rhodes, Nolly carrying out his bat.

AUSTRALIA, Ist innings continued. Darlmg, e Tyldesley, b Jaeksou ... To Gelivs, b Arnold ... ... ... 0 McLeod, b Brearloy ... 6 Cottar, c Fry, b Jackson ... ... 11 Laver, b Rhodes ... ... Kelly, not cut ... ... 16 Sundries ... ... ... ... 9 Total ... ... 190 AUSTRALIA. —Second iDDings. Trumper, b Rhodes ... ... 30' Duff, not out ... ... ... 25 Bowling analysis : —Australia, first innings : Hirst. 0 for 12 ; Brearley, 4 for 72; Arnold. 2 for 52 ; Rhodes, 2 for 52 ; Rhode 2 for 25 ; Jackson, 2 for 26. Fine weather improved the wicket. There were 23,000 people present. Hirst and Arnold commenced the bowling, but were replaced at 34 by Rhodes and Brearloy. Trumper batted 40 tnioutes. Duff reached his half-century for S 5 minutes’ play, giving an odmirablo display. Additional ecores : Duff not out 58, Hill not out 26*, sundries 4. One wickot for 11S.