CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1559, 15 September 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND.

THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND MATCH By, ‘telegraph, Press Aes’n, Copyright ‘ London, September 18. There was brilliant weather when the game was resumed, but the wicket was , still treaoherous. Kelly bit bard for his runs, bnt the innings was a lucky one, he giving three chanoes. He bit five fourere. Hopkins played a skilful innings, runs ooming chiefly from Lees. He showed admirable defence, and gave but one ohanoe, in the slips. He hit one six and six fourers. The partnership for the ninth wioket lasted 85 minutes.

AUSTRALIANS—Ist Innings. DarliDg, o Graoe, b Crawford 2 Armstrong, b Crawford ... ... 19 Hill, st Burt, b Braund ... ' ... 19 Gregory, b Braund 16 Noble, 0 Hayward, b Crawford ... 14 Duff, b Braund ... . ... 5 Hopkins, not out ... 50 MoLeod, 0 Lees, b Braund 3 Cotter, b Lees 8 Kelly, 0 Lees, b Crawford ... ... 35 Laver, b Braund 1 Extras 37 Total... ... 211

Bowling analysis—Lees ona for 36, Crawford four for 69, Braund five for 69. The match was drawn. Tho South of England cleared off their arrears in 65 mmutes. The Hayward ana McGahey partnership lasted 80 minutes, the first wicket falling at five, and the second at 102. McGahey’s innings ended with considerable luob, tho fielding beiug slack. Hayward was dismiesod by a brilliant onehanded oatoh at long-on. He made nine fourers, and gavo a obanoe at six. Armstrong hit five fourers off one of Braund’s overs, and completed his 2000 runs for the tour..

SOUTH OP ENGLAND—2nd Innings Hayward, o Hopkins, b McLeod ... 76 McGahey, b Noble ... 45 Braund, b McLeod 6 Sewell, b MoLeod 9 Jessop, b Noble 1 Crawford, b McLeod ... 11 Lees, not out 0 Extras 24 Total... 166 The innings was declared closed. Bowling analysis—Armstrong one for 34, Noble two for 43, McLeod four for 50, Laver none for 15. AUSTRALIANS—2nd Innings. Cotter, b Jessop 0 Armstrong, b Jessop 21 Gregory, cot oat 11 Kelly, not out 11 Extras ... 3 . . i Total foe 2 wickets m t>« a i