CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1535, 17 August 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND.

Fill 1L TEST MATCH.

By; telegraph. Press 'Ass’n, Copyright London, August 16. Tboro was fine wca’ber and ft wioket to-day. Twenty thousand P e °P wore present. Cotter got Rhodes in the second l ov' < Lilley made four fourers off Colter hoto the latter got his off stump. "‘ r ?° played a cupiial inuiogs. The inning closed for 480, the Englishmen hsvmg baltod hours,

ENGLAND—Ist iDniDgs. Madaren, c Laver, b Cotter ... ••• jj Hayward, hit wicket, b Hopkins ... Tyldesiey, b Cotter " Fry, b Cotter ... ... *■* Jackson, c Armstrong, b Juaver ••• •“ Spooner, b Cotter ... ... ••• . Hirst, c Noble, b Laver [! Arnold, c Trutuper, b Cotter Rhodes, b Cotter ... ... ••• _ Lilley, b Cotter Brearley,. not out ** Extras M

Total... ... 48 ° BowliDg analysis—Cotter seven for 140| Noble none for 55., Armstrong none for 70, McLeod none for 47, Laver two for 4J-, Hopkins one for 82, Duff none for 15. j Brearley and Hirst opened the English attack, the former getting Trumper 8 wicket when his total was 5. Duff began by hitting out, and scored a couple of fourers off Hirst. Hill was smartly snapped up in the slips by Rhodes, but before being dismissed he got Brearley to leg for a fiver and a fourer, bafore a deep leg was put on.

Two for 42. Duff was batting brilliantly. He got 18 off one over from Arnold. At 68 be was missed from a skier in the slips, Maclarec going: for Hirst’s oatoh, and dropping the^ Noble opened carefully and getting only one boundary hit in i 5 minutes. Duff’s century appeared m IsO minutes. He received an ovation. At 92 be gave a chance to Arnoldj, left-handed, at (bird man, off Brearley. Noble Sell to Jackson’s first over. The partnership lasted 100 minutes. j Three for 159. i The second century was hoisted after 2 hours 50 minutes'play. At this stage Lilley retired, having split his finger. Brearley and Rhodes were keeping the wickets. When his total was ’136 Duff had another life. He skied the ball to long-field to Hayward, off Hirst, but the offer was not accepted. Armstrong hit out splendidly, and notched 3,9 °ff °. ne over from Rhodes. His partnephip with Duff lasted just under an hour. * Four for 214. ’ Duff's fine innings was then brought .Hi a close by bis sending one back to Hirst. J

Five for 237. Hopkins and Darling were now associated, but the former added only a single, and the board, showed six for 247 as he retired/ : - '* ■ ■ ■ ‘ 1 ' McLeod, who followed, failed to score 5 nil the work devolving upon Darling.

Seven for 265. Hirst eventually got the Australian captain, who had compiled his. total in good style. Eight for 293. The ninth wicket fell at 305. ; AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. Trumper, b Brearley ... ... 4 Duff, o and b Hirst 146 Hill, e Rhodes, b Brearley 18 Noble, c MaciareD, b Jackson 25 Armstrong, c sub, b Hirst 18 Darling, b Hirst / ... 57 Hopkias, b Brearley ... 1 McLeod, b Brearley ... 0 Kelly, not out ... 5 Cotter, o Fry, b Brearley 6

Total for 9 wickets... - ... 822 Later.—Duff was dismissed by a simpls catch from a skier. He had been at the wickets 3 hours 20 minutes, and hit 20 'fourers. Darling batted for an hour, and indulged in some powerful hitting. When 30 he gave a wide ononoe to the wicket-keeper. Cotter 'ell to an easy catoh at deep mid-eff, Kelly, after one of his characteristic lively innings,, marked by good cricket, was eventually run out, leaving Laver, who had batted 40 minutes, to carry out his bat for a steadily.compiled 15. Australia’s innings, vphich had lasted 5, hours, terminated at 6.13 p.m., for 363. The additional scores were : Kelly, run out ... 42 Laver, not out ... ... ... '* 15 Extras • ; 81 Total ... ... ... ... 363 Bowling analysis—Hirst three for 86, Brearley five for 110, Arnold none for 50, Rhodes none for 59, Jackson one for 27. v,With only a few minutes to play Eng. / land went in for their second innings, and when stumps were drawn for the day had lost one wioket for no runs, ENGLAND—2nd Innings, Arnold, b Cotter ... 0 Hay ward, not out ... .... V ... o The weather continued flee, and the wicket good. The attendance was large, 20,286 people paying for admission, (Tho totals are given as oabled,)