CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7834, 29 May 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

LANCASHIRE DEFEATED. FIRST TIME FOR TWO YEARS*. LONDON, Uav 26. AUSTRALIA.-lst Innings. (Continued.) The match was continued in lino weather. The following ore the Bi'o res :~ Hill, c Tyldesley, h Drearley 14fl Hopkins, c Poidevih, h llrearley 11 I.iiver, c Sharp, b Hallows 10 McLeod, not out 30 Kelly, ]) llrearley 8 Howell, I) Hieailcy 1 Extras ' 18 Total 1173 Howling analysis.—llrearley, .seven f< r 115. Hallows, one for 12! l ; Ivor ni'Kle, two for 83 ; Sharp, nil for 2H.

LANCAKIURE.-lst Innings. KacLaren. b Mcleod ~ 26 Si'ooncr, c Kelly, |> Howell 13 T\ Wesley, c Noble, Iji McU-od ... 45 Gnrnett, b Laver HJ Poldevin, c Laver, b McLeod .... 0 Hallows, c Laver, b McLeod ... 8 Hornby, c Duff, b Laver 8 Ffndlay, c Gehrs, b McLeod ...'. 0 Sharp, not out 82 Kermode, c Mcleod, h Hopkins -ih llrearley, c Gregory, b Laver ... 27 Extras 3 Total ~ 221 Howling analysis.—Laver, three for 02 ; Howell, one for 32 ; McLeod, five for 19 ; Hopkins, one for 26 ; Noble, nil for 17. (Received May 28, 4.50 pjii.) LONDON, May 27. AUSTRAUA.-2nd Innings. Trutnper, b Brearley 14 Duff, b Kermode 87 Hill, b llrearley 2 Howell, c Hornby, b Kermode ... 11 Noble, 1) Sharp 32 Gohrs, I) Sharp 18 Gregory, c Garnett, b Kermode 31 Hopkins, b Sharp 5 Laver, b Sharp 4 McLeod, b Kermode 8 Kelly, not out 0 Rxtras - 1«

Total 1»6 Bowling analysis. Brearlcy, two for 74 ; Hallows, nil for 15 : Kelmode, four for 64 ; Sharp, four for 27.

The match was resumed in fine but colder weather. Tho wicket was hard. The attendance was two thousand. Kermode and Brcarlcj were the first bowlers, and the batsmen commenced steadily. With ten added to his over-night score, Howell gave n, catch off Kermode to Hornby at third man. Tho hat flew out of his hand .In making a. stroke. Four for 88—Noble 25.

Gregory joined Noble, the wicket now playing well, and the ball kt«ping moving. Moth, batsmen were active, and soon were well round the corner of the century. Noble's sovero punishment of Brearlcy ctuis.'d a change in bowling. Sharp going on. Noble, playing back at a shooter in the new bowler's second over, had his stumps displaced. He played sound, faultless cricket, and took twenty minutes compiling his 52. Five for 150-Gregory 12

Gregory brought his score to 33 before he lost Gehrs, who when 13, playing a late ball from Sharp, had his" middle stump removed. Ho showed poor form. Six for ITS. Hopkins, at five, played one from Sharp on his wicket. Seven for 184—Gregory 34. In-the next" over with his total unaltered. Gregory retired, caught by Garnetl at third slip oft Kermode. He batted 80 minutes. Sharp made short work of Laver, sending the letter's middle slump spinning at four. Nine for 190— Mc 8. , . With the first bull removing McLeod's middle stump, Kelly, the last man, was given no chance to score. Tho Australians had been at tho wickets 185 minutes. (Received Muy 20, 0.18 a.m.) LONDON. May 27. The Australians won by 241 mns. Lancashire, in their second innings, made 104.

Scores : Spooner, b Lavcr ° MacLaren, c substitute, b Ljjyer 23 Tyldcslcy, <c. Lavcr, b MeLeod ... 11 Garnctt, b Lavcr 10 Poidcvin, c Howell, b Lavcr •"> Sharp, b McLcod « Hollows, c Lavor, b McLcod 3 Hornby, b MeLeod 0 Fimllay, not out 10

Kerniodc, b Lavor 16 Brcnrley, c Lavcr, b McLcod i.. 7 Extras v 8 ' Total 104 Bowling analysis:—Howell none for 85, Lavcr (who bowled twelve overs) five for 44, McLcod (six overs, thne balls) five for 16< . Lancashire commenced their second innings after the luncheon adjournment. The attendance increased during the afternoon to twelve thousand.

MucLarcn and Spooncr were tho first batsmen, and the former, who monopolised the run-fretting, made three successive tourers off Howell. He added four more and then Spooncr faced Laver, who, with a swerver, removed his hails before he had opened his account. One for 10.

HacLarcn carried his score to 23, whan he was caught off Laver. He was batting; only fifteen minutes and made four tourers. Two for 28.

Duff was wicket-keeping, as Kelly had slightly damaged his finger. Tyldcsley ana Qarnett got together, and played steadily until durnclt hail his middle stump removed by a good ball sent down by Luver. Throe for 65—Tyldcsley 14. Howell was replaced, and twr wickets fell without any alteration in the score. Tyldesley was disiiiitjsoa with an easy catch by Laver at secora! slip. Sharp was bowled by the first ball of McLcod's that he received. Hallows, at three, succumbed to a catch by Laver low down at socond slip, off MeLeod. Six for 89. Hornby was bagged by McLcod's first ball. Seven for GO, l'oidevin, who had partnered Tyldesley, saw four wickets full whilo he put on five runs. He was caught by Howell at the wicket. Eight for 81. Kcrmode made things lively while he lustrd, knocking up 14 In live hits. Then Lavcr found his; sticks. Nine for 97—F\u.dl«,v 10. Hrcarlcy contributed seven, Luver [bringing the end with, a catch at second slip, Findlny remaining not out at 10.

From start to finish the inn ngs I took eighty minutes. Splendid bowling on a worn wicket was tho 'chief factor in the quick dismissal, but the batting was of a most reckless description. This j» the first defeat Lancashire has suffered since thut by Yorkshire in 1908.

THE TEST MATCHES. (Received May 27, 0.47 p.m.) LONDON. May 20. 'l'hc Hoard of Control (or the tent mulches met at Lord's this after, noun to consider a letter from Hie Australians requesting that screens he placed behind both wickets at test matches, and asking that hits to U>%> rojies 'count four, and over the rupei six. Letters were v«nd from the Notts, committee objecting to thu screens, wiless the Hoard ordered tV"■ tt »* irom tho Maiylebone Club stating that a ween at the pavilion end at Lord'* is impracticable. The 11-ird decided not to interfere with the discretion of the local niinage-me-nt in either mutter. »