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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 143, 14 July 1909, Page 3

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AUSTRALIA v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. By Cable—Pres3 Association.—Copyrigh London, July 12. in dull weather and on a soft bul tair wicket, the Australian cricketers ,e tommenced their match at Bristol toid «ay against Gloucestershire. Noble y won the toss and elected to Held. The b- Home team consists of Sewell, Brown e falter Meyer, Rattenbury, Merrick „ Langdon, Board, Dennett, Mills and' h larker. Ransford, Macartney, Carter '• Jf Ve l" a ? d ,?' Conn <>'- were omitted from 6 follow"- team ' The scores are as I «LOyCESTERSHIRE.-First Innings. ~ suiter, c and b Armstrong .. 30 i Board, c Aluealister, b Hopkins .'.' 57 , Sewell c Carkeek, 1, Hopkins . 4 - Kattenbury, b Hopkins . n . Merrick, b Armstrong " ~ .',Brown, c and b Xobla ' " ■?, wwgdon, 1.b.w., b Armstrong '.' 61 -ueyer, c Armstrong, b Noble 1 Dennett, b Armstrong i Mills, not out .. " " ",„ Parker, run out . "* 2 Sundries' \\ \\ if i Total .. .. ■ ~ Gloucester opened quietly. Salter was caught after steady play for 55 ".mutes-One wicket for 4!) runs Board indulged freely i„, on-driving. "hen he was IS Cotter missed an easy -teiceatmul-ofloirXoble. Both Hug. on ad Board playcl careful crfckrt J ti lunch, when the score was 91 for the loss of a wicket.

On resuming the century appeared or 2., nnnutes' p l ay . Fourteen runs mW t° a \! '"r S (lls ' l,liss<,<l wit h an easy for 114° cft stcr ilt thir <l nan.—Two Jewell made four when Carkeek snapped him at the wickets.—Three for 118 Ihe next two wickets fell rapidly, RatSITV' fOl ' War<l *° Hopkins, I ' Werriek was dean-bowled toy Five Ct29 ne,t ' ,er ° f them crSe"f° n SCOl ' Cd Stea<Ul - v h -V Brown was brilliantly caught hv itovffive? e k "°f ed , U P his & Uirty-fiye n u„ utes I)y hard drivin S re lnclu _ ded fiv e f(Hirers—Six for

fo? 0 35 I - lng H an t-' ySi6 VT Whitty took no:Ie , H °l> k 'ns, three for 84; Armp . ' f" l ' f-t; Nohle, two for 30Cotter, nolle for 12. ' ' T)„ | i First Innings. linidsiey, not out .. Macalister, not out .. Stumps were drawn at this stage. Received 13, 5.55 p.m. t t , London. Julv 14 Langdon played faultless 'cricket -nd was at tiie wickets IfiO minutes ' His -ore included five fcr , The ninth wicket fell a t 104, and the second century was recorded after 175 minutes' play. Parker, who was ruh quickly.™ a freß exhil)itio "' He scored The Australians batted 40 minutes hefoie stumps were drawn, .Waculister doing some fine cutting. * uar,llls t" DR. GRACK OX THE AUSTRALIANS'. I

T„ „ ■ , Hofl)art, July 13. in a private letter, Dr. W. G Grace Pe S eft' ea iu:[l Cte, \ COm,l,C,ltso >> «« present Australian team, and savs "it « the weakest bowling side that hZ overcome here. Although it ha struck bad patch it will male lots of u ,s f the weather holds up. But I ,n.ll lander? ' f " Seab *£ land without,a lot of luck." PLAYERS BEAT~G~ENTLEJIEN. Tl,» to , , July 13. The Players beat the Gentlemen on for m me to ° k tWC,VO »**<* COACH FOR CANTERBURY. By Telegram. --Press Association. Cliristclmrch, Last Night. Canterbury Cricket Association have Cricket Club, as coach for next season.