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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 107, 10 May 1902, Page 3

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AUSTRALIANS V NOTTINGHAM not PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, May 8. The Notts team consists of Jones, Dixon, Goodacre, Shrewsbury, J. Gunn, W. Gunn, Oites, Iremonger, Hallam, Wass, and Anthony. Trumbl*, Carter, and Saunders are omitted from the Australian team. The weitber was threatening, attendance meagre, and wicket slow. Notts won tbe toss and batted. Iremonger and Jones commenced, but the former hit out at Noble, missed, and lost Li* wicket, Jones, before he lost his partner, sco t<l f<. < !y, with excellent leg side s'.tokes. Oi e wicket for 27. Will«»m Gunn followed, but got his leg before Noble's secord ball. Two for 27. Shrewsbury partnered Jones, who continued 'o score rapidly till he made a lofty drive to long-on, where Hill effected a nice catch. His score of 45 comprised seven 4's. He made sixteen off two oveis if Howell. Three for 51. The weather now brightened. Goodacre hid added five when he injured himself in trying a leg hit off Armstrong, and retirMi. John Gunn took his place, and he and Shrewsbury made matters lively. After lunch the fielding was smarter, hut Hopkino' bowling was erra'ic. Bight through the afternoon the batmen punished the bowling freely. Trumble's absence was badly felt and Jones was not in form. Trumper and Armstron" resumed bowling. y Three wickets fell for 176. The partnership between Shrewsbury and Gunn was not dissolved till the second century appeared. Sbrews- . bury carried his score to 73, when he was clean bowled in trying a leg stroke off Trumper. He played a faultless innings, occupying 150 minutes. Four for 200. The partnership had produced 139, Gunn's contribution being 69. On resuming, after the adjournment, Gunn was disposed of in the first over. He put up a skyer te Howell, who took the catch off his own bowling. The departing batsman was 135 minutes at the wickets, and did rot give a single chance. His score included ten fourer=. Five for 214. Dixon made three. Six wickets for 236.

Good«cre, who returned after the full of the fifih wicket, carried his score to 20, and was then howled by Trumper with a yorker. When ho had scored 14 he was missed by Darling in the •lips off Howell. Seven for 249. Anthony fell a victim to ome of Jones' yorken". He gave a chance to Gregory at lower point off Trumper, when 14. Eieht for 270. The ninth wicket fell for 279, o*t-s beirg caught off Trawper fer 11. Hallflm had made only four, when he was bow'ed hy Howell Wars cerried out his bit, and slumps were then drawp. Nottingham's first innings: Lemon ger,,b Noble ~ .. 4 Jones, c Hill, b Howell .. .. 45 W. Gonn, J.W.w. Noble .. .. ' 0 Shrewsbury, b Trumper .. .. 73 Go"d&cre, b Trumper .. .. 20 J G'inn, « and b Howell.. .. 80 Dixoo.c K>Hv, b Howe'l .. 3 Anthony, h Jones .. ..30 Ostes, c Kelly, b Trnmper .. 11 Hallam, b Howell .. .. 4 Wass, not out ~ .. .. 8 Extras 9 Total 287 Bowline analysis: Jones one for 33, Noble two for 46, Howell four for 74, Armatrrne none for 59, Hopkins none for 7, Trumpsr three for 59. Keceived 9,10.7 p.m. London, May 9. It is stated that Poidevin, the Sydney cricketer, intends qualifying! for Gloucestershire. Barnes' knee is still causing trouble, and give way at Lords yes'erday Barnes had to see a specialist, who allowed him to resume play late'- in the day. While Barnes was bowling st Lori's, h's damaged knee gave way during his third over.