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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1534, 16 August 1905, Page 3

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND,

FINAL TEST MATCH. . By telegraph, Press Ass'n, Copyright .. t . _ , „ Lptidon, August 14. At the Oval to-day the Australians entered upon the final test match." The weather was delightful. The wicket was good, and thero was a largo attendance of toe public, . Gehrs, and Nowland stand out of the colonial toam. England won the toss, and oleoted to i bat. Hotter and Noblo opened the attaolc, and shortly after beginning Maolaron was easily taken in the slips off a short.pitohod

One wiokat for 12 runs. Tylddsley hi# 11 off Cotter, but this oowlor had his revoDgo tho same over by bowling him; Two for 82. Fry joined Hayward, and the game livened up, the half-ceutury being hoisted ns the result of 55 miuutos’play, and the century wont up 40 minutes later. Both batsmen wore playing steady orioket, markod by sound hitting. Several ohangoa in the bowling wore made, but without the desired effect. Hayward was nearly caught When he was 35. He placed one danger* ously near Laver in tho slips, off MoLeod. ■Fry's half-oeniury took him 1£ hours, and they were compiled in bis best style. Barring two bad strokes his innings was without blemish. At the luncheon adjournment the sooro stood at two wiokets for 125. On resuming Hopkins and Cotter wore bowling. Hayward escaped being oaught and bowled by tho former. A little lator on, in pulling a ball from Hopkins, he trod on the wicket. The retiring batsman had i played a splendid innings of 2 hours 10 minutes, during whioh ha hit odd fiver and j eight fourers. Three for 142.

Jaokson, who filled the gap, appeared uncomfortable at first, and when 11 was beaten by a shooter from Hopkins, but the ball missed the wioket. At 27 he gave Kelly a ohanee of stamping him off Arm* Btrong. Duff was then tried, and Fry hit three fours off his first over, and 200 went tip for three hours’ play. Fry was hi ble’s out freely, and got 12 off one of No overs. i

When a brief adjournment was made for tea, the score was three wiokets for 269. On resuming, Cotter dismissed Fry, He had ployed a fine innings. His wicket fell four overs after the interval. He was 3Jhours batting, and hit 23 fourers. Four fer 283.

Spooner joined his captain, bat after the fatter had added eight, the newcomer was dismissed without soaring. Five for 291. . Hirst's was only a brief stay, he only Scoring five before retiring, being taken easily in the slips, ' | Six for 800. Arnold came in, but soon lost Jackson, who put up a skier deep behind the bowler, where Armstrong seoured a good oatoh He piayed a good innings of 2$ hours, Seven for 822. ; Rhodes joined Arnold, and when stumps were drawn for the day England had lost aeven wiokets for 381. ■ The scores are

ENGLAND—Ist Innings, Maolaren.'o Laver, b Cotter ... ... 6 Hayward, hit wioket, b Hopkins : ... 59 Tyldesley, b Cotter ... 16 Fry, b Cotter ... 144 Jaokson, c Armstrong, b Laver ... -76 Spooner, b Cotter ... ... ... 0 Hirst, c Noble, b Laver .... ... 6 Arnold, not out ... 25 Rhodes, not out ... 3? Extras 18

Total for seven wickets ... ... 381 The weather was fine throughout the day, and the wicket kept good. The attendance was good, there being 18,525 people who paid for admission.