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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7898, 14 August 1905, Page 3

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| AUSTRALIA Y. MIDDLESEX. LONDON, Aug. 11. There was a fresh wind blowing when the game was resumed. The wicket was drying, and there was a fair attendance. Tarrant wrnt on to bowl and Noble , was stumped oft the flist ball. He compiled his C 8 in two hours in faultless style, and hit eleven tourers. Six wickets for 167. Dull batted an hour before being , stumped. Nine for 215. The last pair, Kelly and Cotter, livened up the game considerably, adding runs in quick lime, until Kelly got one leg before to Trott, the innings closing (or 261. Middlesex' first wicket , fell at in, a:.d the second at 23. Tarrant, after 30 minutes' play at tiie wickets without scoring, while Warner was putting on the runs, warmed up before being dismissed. Three wickets for 84. With the exception of Warner, none of the others made any stand, • five wickets being down for 90 and seven for 108. Then Warner's time came. In trying to hit Armstrong he got leg before. His innings occupied 165 minutes, and was marked by good allround play. He gave a chance When 52. Eight for 142. The ninth wicket fell with the score unaltered, and the last wicket put on only three runs. The Australians, in their second innings had lost one wicket for 19 when stumps were drawn. Scores AUSTRALIA.First Innings. (Continued.) Nonle, st McGregor, b Tarrant... 66 Darling, c Bosanquet, b Trott ... 14 Dud, st McGregor, b Trott ... 37 McLcod, h Tarrant- 18 Laver, st McGregor, b Tarrant... 0 Kelly, -Ibw,' b Trott 34 Cotter, not out 20 Sundries 11 • Total 2SI Bowling analysis :G. Beldam two for 23, Bosamyiet one for 39, Tarrant three for 66, Hearne one for 33, 1 Trott three for 69, Wells none for 20. (Received Aug. 14, 0.39 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 12. The Australians declared their second innings closed with nine wickets down for 195 runs. The Australians won by 132 runs. Duff played a dashing all round the wicket innings, and hit . ten fourers. ' Armstrong was unplayable in the , second innings, and played a fine < average. ' Wells was, twice niiss.il. ! AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings. Kelly, b Trott 8 Hopkins, st McGregor, b Trott 13 Tnimper, c and b Trott 32 Dull, b Hearne 66 Armstrong, not out ... 12 Darling, b Hearne ... ~ 7 Hill, b Hearne Noble, lbw, G. Beldam 0 Cotter, c G. Beldam, b Hearne 4 McLeod, b Hearne - 3 Laver, not out m K P ... 4 Sundries _ „ t. »• 15 , Total for nine wickets ... 135 Bowling analysis G, Beldam one (or 25, Bosanquet none lor 29, Trott three for 61, Hearne fire for 35, Tarrant none for 24, ffellsi none for 7. MIDDLESEX.—First Innings. Douglas, c Hill, 'b Cotter R ... 2 G. Beldam, b Cotter _ M ... 8 Warner, lbw, b Armstrong Tarrant, c Kelly, b Laver ... 20 Bosanquet, b Armstrong ... 9 Wells, c Kelly, b Laver _ K. Beldam, b Colter 4 Stogdon, b Colter ... 0 Trott, c Kelly, b Armstrong ... <i Hearne, c Laver,, b Noble ... ... 3 McGregor, not out 6 Sundries 20 Total pi 145 Bowling analysis Cotter four for 43, McLeod none for 33, Armstrong three for 20, Laver two for 20, Noble one for 19, MIDDLESEX.—Second Innings. IFarner, c and b McLcod „ l\ Douglas, b Armstrong _ 42 Bosanqjnet, b, Armstrong 9 G. Beldam, q Trumpcr,, b Laver 7 Tarrant, b Armstrong 8 Wells, b Armstrong 31 Stogden, st Krlh, h A unstrung 15 Beldam, not mil ... 36 McGregor, ll,w AruMrong 0 Trott. c ]. Armstrong ... 6 Hearne, 11, w Armstrong 2 Sunilrics 19 Total _ 179 Bowling naalysis :-Cotter one for 42, McLeod one for 22, Armstrong eight for 50, Laver one for 46.