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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1526, 7 August 1905, Page 3

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AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND,

WORCESTERSHIRE v. {AUSTRALIA

By telegraph. Press Ass’n, Copyright London, August 4. A start was made to-day with the match Worcester v. Australians. The yeather was boisterous, and the wicket drying. There was only a moderate attendance of the publio. Arnold was omitted from the oonnty, and Darling, Kelly, and Gregory from the l Australians. Noble won the toss, and elected to bat, sending in Trumper and Duff. The latter skied one when the total was 26, and Hill was taken at mid-on when 87 was on the board. Trumper run up his half-century in 1 hour 80 minutes. He batted for 165 minutes, and hit 14 - fourers. Three wickets for 181. The fourth wicket fell at 201. Noble played a faultless innings, ' lasting 215 minutes. The weather was squally, and the balls were frequently blown off. The scores are:— AUSTBALIA—Ist Innings. Trnmpor, b Wilson ... ... ... lio Duff, o Onffe, b Bnrrowu ... ... 14 £Oll, o G. Foster, b Burrows... ... 5 Noble, c Hutchings, b Wilson ... 118 Armstrong, o Bowley. bB. Fostor ... 65 Gehrs, b Wilson ... ... ' ... 1 I Ziavsr, b Wilson ... ... ' ... o | Cotter, o Hutohin bB. Foster ... 10' Newlaod, Ibw, b Wilson ... ... 2 Hopkins, b Wilson ... ... ... 9 Howell, not out ... 0 Extras.... ... ... ... 12 • -f'- Total ... i ... ... ... 820 BowlinS analysis.—Wilson, six for 80 ; Caffe, none for 107 : Pearson, nane for 42 ; Barrows, two for 53; B. Foster, two for 38.

Received 4.83 p.m., Ang. 6, a : ' •; London, August 5. ".There was showery weather,' and th 9 wicket was soft.. Worcester in' the first innings bad lost no wickets for 14 (W. Foster and Bowley batting) when rain stopped play.

COTTER’S SPLENDID BOWLING.

By; telegraph. Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 12.11 a.m., Ang. 7. London, August 5. The match was drawn. WORCESTER —Ist Innings. W. Roster, lbw, Armstrong ... ... 10 Bowiey, lbw, Armstrong ... ... 9 R. Foster, c Trnmper, b Cotter .... SI G-. Foster, C Hill, b Cotter ... ... 9 Hatchings, b Cotter ... - ... ’ ... 0 H. Foster, b Cotter ... ... 0 .Pearson, lbw, Armstrong ... ... 0 Burrows, b Cotter ... ... ... 5 •Cuffe, b Cotter... ... ... ••• 4 Wilson, not out ... ... ... 4 «Ainley, b Cotter ... ... ..., 0 Sundries ... ... ... ... 7 .Total 79 Rowling analysis Colter 7 for IS, Armstrong 3 for 24, Laver nil for 33. WORCESTER.—2nd Innings. W. Foster, e Newland, b Cotter ... 0 B. Foster, b Cotter ... ... ... 4 Gv Foster, o Howell, b Cotter ... 0 Hutchings, b Cottßr r ... ... ... 14 H Foster, o Noble, b Cotter ... ... 0 Bowley, not oat ... ... ••• 18 Pearson, not out ... ... ••• 12 Sundries ... ... ••• ••• 5

Five wickots foe ... -...-53 Bowling ; analysis—Cotter five for 19, Armstrong, nil for 24, Howell nil for 6. After a delay, play was resumed at 3.20. 'Ssxcepting R. Foster,who played excellently, aoDO of the batsmen could make any stand against 7 the bowling of Armstrong and Cotter, the lattar being especially effective. She first wicket fell at 24, the ■third and fourth at 64, the sixth and seventh at 68. Cotter captured the last for the addition of thirteen runs. In the second innings She; first wicket Was down for 7, the second and third for JO, the fourth and fifth at 35, W. and G. Foster being disposed of first halls, and U. Foster by the second ball. In fais first innings the laet named succumbed to the first. Bowley and Pearson shaped well, And were together at-the end of the day tyhen'the match-was declared drawn..