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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1547, 31 August 1905, Page 2

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AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER MATCH, [ Bj telegraph, Presa Aas’n, Copyright London, Aug. 29. . The ' weather was cloudy, when the Gloucestershire match began to-day, and the wicket was soft from the previous day’s rain. Higgins stood out of the county team, while Newland, Armstrong, Gregory, and Duff are not playing for Australia. Darling-won the tOBS, and going in himsolf with Trumper, the pair knocked up 50 in 35 minutes, the former getting his runs by fine driving, and Trnmper by his usual skilful crioket. The first wicket fell at 87. Rain then set in, causing half an hour’s delay, and later on another delay of threequarters of an hour took place. Darling batted for 2 hours 20 minutes, and was finally oaught at long-on after a faultless all-round innings when within an see of the centpry. His soore included twelve fourerß. When stumps were drawn the Australians had lost seven wiokets for 181, the scores being

AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. Darling, c Langdon, b Mills ... *99 Trumpsr, b Jeesop ... 27 Hill, b Brown ... . ... ... ... 17 Noble, b Brown ... ... ... 1 Hopkins, c and b Mills ... ... 22 Gehrs, 0 Erown, b Donnett ... , ... 4 Kelly, 0 and b Brown 3 MoLeodj not out ... ... ... 12 Cotter, not out... ... ... ... 0 Sundries ... - ... 3 Total for seven wickets 184