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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1551, 6 September 1905, Page 3

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AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND.

THE ESSEX MATOH.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright London, Sept. 4. Tho weather was fine when the matoh against Essex began at Leyton to-day, The wioket was hard. The attendance was estimated at 1000, E. Freeman was substituted for Carpenter in tho county eleven.

. The Australians, winning the toss, went in, and have lost seven wickets for 185. Tremlin was in great form with the ball, and captured tbo first wioket at 24. Tho fifth was down at 80, and the seventh at 111. When the sooro was 90, J. Freoman, the wicket-keeper, was struck in the face by a ball from Tremlin, and had to retire. AUSTRALIANS—Ist Innings.

Tramper, b Tremlin ... 18 Darling, o J. Freeman, b Baokenham 81 Hill, b Tremlin 0 Noble, o BnokeDbam, b Tremlin 17 Armstrong, o Gillingham, b Tremlin.. 24 Doff, b Tremlin 1 Hopkins, not out 18 Goiter, o Baokenham, b Tremlin ... 7 ; Gehrs, not oat... ..... 17 Sundries ... 2 Total for seven vvlokets ... 185 Laver and Howell are to bat. Reooived 5.6 p.m„ Sept. 4. Freeman’s injury was not serious. Mo. Galley at 8 gave a sharp ohanoo in tho slips' off Laver. Beeves had his hand injured by a fast ball from Cotter. AUSTRALIA.—1st Innings (continued). Hopkins, b Baokenham ... ... 28 Gehrs, b Tremlin ... ... ... 26 Laver, not out !... ... ... 0 Howell, b Baokenham - 7 Sundries 2 Total !... ... 156 Bowling analysis—Baokenham 8 for 60, Tremlin 7 for 72, Douglas ml for 2, ESSEX.—1st Innings. Gillingham, b Cotter ... ...' 8 Fane, o Gehrs, b Cotter 6 Perrin, b Laver 12 MoGahey, not out 89 B. C. Armstrong, b Cotter 14 Douglas, e Howell, b Laver ... 1 ... 1 E. Freeman, b Cotter 0 Benbam, b Cotter 0 Tremlim, b Cotter 10 Baokenham, b Laver ... 0 E. J. Freeman, o Hopkins, b Armstrong 7 Sundries • ... 10 Total ... ... 107 Bowling Analysis—Cotter 6 for 60, Ldver 3 for 48, Armstrong 1 for 4. AUSTRALIA.—2nd Innings, Laver, not ont ... ... 0 Howell, not out 0 Only one over had been bowled when slumps were drawn.