CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1537, 19 August 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND.

COMMENTS OF THE TIMES.

By telegraph, Press Ass'n, Copyright London, August 17. The Times, commenting on the Australian team’s visit, and the need for a special link holding Australia and the Motherland perpetually and normally together in peace time, oommends Dar-, ling's team for playing fine cricket, and playing the game of the united Empire.

MATCH AGAINST NORTHAMPTON By telegraph, Fresa 'Ass’n, Copyright London, August 17. The Australians began a match against Northampton to-day. The weather was fine and bright, and the wicket fair and fast. The county team is: Horton, Simpson, Crosße, Smith, Hawkins, East, Daffield, A. Thompson, Hawtin, Thompson, and Cox. Kelly, Hill, Cotter, and Duff are not playing in the colonial team. Horton, who oaptains the county team, won the tosß, and decided to bat. The home team were all out for 149. The soores Bre: —

NORTHAMPTON— Ist Innings. rosse, b Armstrong ... 1 Thompson, lbw, b Hopkins ... ... 20 Cox, b Hopkins ... ? A. Thompson, b Howell ... ... 29 East, c Darling, b Howell ...■ Hawtin, c Howell, b Laver .' 0 Duffield, b Howell ... ••• 0 Horton, b Howell " Simpson, b Howell Hawkins, lbw, b Howell ... ••• 12 Smith, not out... ... 6 Extras 8 Total... ... Bowling analysis—Hopkins three for 52, Armstrong one for 15, Howell six for 44, Laver one for 31. The Australians opened well, Gehrs and Gregory scoring at a great rate, and playing faultless bricket. The former hit 12 and Gregory ten tourers. The first wicket fell at 157 and the second at 209. When stumps were drawn for the day the snore stood at 240 for three wiokets. The fioores are

AUSTRALIANS—Ist Innings. Gehrs, b Cox ... 1 83 Gregory, o Smith, b Simpson ... 96 Hopkins, not out 55 Laver, o sub, b Hawkins 3 Howell, not out ... - .... ... 3 Total for 3 wiokets ... ... 240