CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7872, 14 July 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA BEATS DERHYSHIRE LONDON, July 12. The Australians declared their innings closed without going again to the wickets, their score standing at six wickets for 250.

Bowling analysis :—Bcstwick one for 73, Cadman two for 71, Morton one for 51, Marplcs none for lii, I Hunter two for 18, Ollievicne none [for 2.

rt'lron the game was resumed the weather was dull, with a fast wicket.

Newland and McLeod arc fielding as substitutes for Hopkins ami Gregory. The former is suffering from an injured hand, while (the latter was yesterday prostrated by heat, but is now better.

The County had a debit of SG6 to wipe off.

L. Wright, after playing a faultless innings for 58, including .nine fourers, was taken at mirf-on. He had been at the wicket an hour.

Cadnian gave a chance when 23, and iwiec escaped being run out. Cotter made short work of the remainder of the team, the last four wickets producing as many cyphers. Scores : Australia, first innings, 253. Australia, second innings, 250, Derbyshire, first innings, 167. DKRBYSH'IRK.-Secolid Innings. L. Wright, c Hill, n Laver 58 Oll'ivicrrc, c Laver, b Cotter ... 20 Ashcroft, b Cotter / 8 H. Wright, retired hurt 8 lOadman, c Newland, b Laver ... 6(i Morton, not out 42 Hunter, h Cotter ... ... 8 Walkden, b Cotter ... _ .... •„ 0 Humphries, h Cotter ... u Bcstwick, run out 0 Marples, b Cotter .- ... ... ... 0

.Sundries 21 Total 231 Howling analysis :-Cottei six for 63 (the last four for ten), Armstrong none for 83, Lavcr two for 53, Noble none for 11. Australia thus won 'by 105 runs.