CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1532, 14 August 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND.

MATCH AGAINST MIDDLESEX. By, telegraph, Press Ana's, Copyright London, Aug. 11. A froßh wind was blowing when the game was resumod. Tho wicket was drying There was a fair attendance. Noble and Darling added five to the previous day a total, when Darling was dismissed by a catch by Bosanquet. Tarrant went on to bowl. Noble was stumped off his first ball. He compiled hie in two hours m faultless stylo, and hit 11 foorers. Six wickets for 167. MbLaod contributed Laver fafisd to score, the seventh aiad eighth wickets going at 197. Doff batted an hour before being stumped. Nine tor j 215. The last pair, Kelly and Cotter, livened up the J game considerably, adding runs in quick time, until Kelly got out leg-before to Trott. The innings closed for 216.

AUSTRALIA-—lst Innings. Trumpcr, c Trott, b G. Beldam 0 . Hopkins, c Trott, b Bosanquet ... 0 Hill, bG. Boldam ... * Armstrong, o Wells, b Heatno ... ho Noble, st McGregor, b Tarrant ... 63. Darling, c Bosanquet, b Trott ... « Doff, st McGregor, b Trott ... 37 McLeod, b Tarrant - Laver, st McGregor, b Tarrant ... 0 Kelly, lbw, b Trott. ... ... ... 34 Cotter, not out... Sundries ... .** • I Total ' . Bowling ana'ysis: G. Beldam 2 foe 23; Bosanquet 1 for 39, Tarrant 3 for 66, Hearne 1 for 33, Trott 8 for 69, Wells 0 for 30. " . . Middlesex opened their innings with I Warner and DouglaJ. The first wioket fell at 10, and the second at 23. Tarrant, after being 30 minutes at the „ wickets without scoring, while Warner was putting on- rune, warmed up, and put together 20 before being dissmissed. Three wiokets for 84. With the exception of j Wfltoer non© of tho ofehors made any stand. Five wickets went down for 90, and seven for 108 Then Warner's time came. Whilst trying to hit Aemstroog he got leg before. His innings occupied 165 minutes, and -was marked by good all* round play. He'gavo a chance when at 52. Eight for 142. The nioth wicket fell with thq .score unaltered, and the last _ I wioket put on. only.threo runs. The Australians in their sscend iuniogs had lost, one wicket for 19, when stumps were drawn. 1 :

MIDDLESEX—Ist Innings. Warner, lbw, b Armstrong 82 J. Douglas, c Hi!, b Cotter 2 G. Beldam, b Cottßr ... 8 Tarrant, c Kelly, b Bosanquet, b A-mstrongjjj ... ... Q Wells, c Kelly, b Laver 0 E. Beldam, b Cotter ... 4 Stogdon, b Cotter 0 Trott, c Kelly, b Armstrong 0 Hearne, c Laver, b Noble 3 McGregor, not out ... 6 Extras 20 Total 145 Bowling analysis: Cotter 4 for 48, McLeod 0 for 23, Armstrong 3 for 20 J Laver 2 for 20, Noble 1 fee 19. AUSTRALIA—2nd Innings, Hopkins, not out ... - 11 Kelly, b Trott 8

VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIANS,

; By, telegraph, Press Ais’n, Copyright | Received 12.36 a.m., Aug, 14. < 3 London, August Ift. : The Australians deolared their second ■ innings olosed with nine wioketa foe 195. , runs. The additional scores were ; 1 Hopkins, stpl McGregor, b Trott ... 18 Trumper, o and b Trott ... ... 82 ■ Duff, b Hearne... 66 1 Armstrong, not out 41 ; Darling, b Hearne 7 Hill, b Hearne 2 Noble, lbw, b G. Beldam 0 Cotter, oG. Beldam, b Hearne ... 4 McLeod, b Hearne ... ... ... 8 • Laver, not out... 4 Extras ... 16 Total ... 195 Bowling analysis.—G. Beldam, one for 25; Bosanquet, none for 29; Trott, three for 61; Hearne, five for 34; Tarrant, none for 24; Wells, none for 7. I MIDDLESEX—2nd Innings. * Warner, o and b MoLeod ... ... 14 - I Douglas, b irmstrong 82 Bosanquet, b Armstrong 9 G. Beldham, o Trumper, b Laver ... 7 Tarrant, b Armstrong... ... ...* 8 Wells, b Armstrong ... ’ 31 Stogden, st Kelly, b Armstrong ... 15 Beldam, not out 26 MoGrsgor, lbw, b Armstrong 0 I Trott, c McLeod, b Armstrong ... 6 Hearne, lbw, b Armstrong 2 Extras . Total 179 if ! Bowling analysis—Cotter none for; 42, MoLeod one for 22, Armstrong eight for 60, Laver one for 46. The Australians won by 132 runs. Duff played a dashing game all round ' the wicket, and hit ten fourers. Armstrong was unplayable in the second innings, and secured a fine average. Wells was twice missed,