CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 145, 16 July 1909, Page 4

CRICKET.

AUSffEAHA v. GLOUCESTIIKSHIRE. AW EASY WIN. London, July 14. Play in the match at Bristol between Australia and Gloucestershire was resinned in dull weather. The wicket was fast and the attendance small. The Australians declared their innings closed with the overnight score of 445 for eight, wickets, and took the field. Particulars of tire play are as follow: Bowling analysis —Dennett took three wicicets for 124 runs.'; Parker, three for 135; Mills, one for 98; Kiittenibury, one for 54; Brown, none for 20. GLOIICE6TEKSHIRE. I'irst Innings ..238 Second Innings. Board, 1.b.w., b Armstrong .. ... 18 Salter, >b Cotter .. .. ... 12 Langdon, b Noble .. .. go Sewell, c Bardsley, 1> Whitty .. 12 Rattenbury, b Whitty .. 0 Merrick, "o Whitty .. o Brown, ,b Armstrong .. .. .! Ie Meyer, c Xoble, b Armstrong ~ 10 Parker, c Hartigan, b Armstrong .. 32 Mills, not out 3 Dennett, b Armstrong .. .. 5 Sundries 12

Total 210 ■Bowling analysis.—Cotter, one for 30; Hoptons, none for 42; Whitty, three for 68; Armstrong, five for 35; Noble, one for 14. The first wicket fell at 13 and th'e Second at 58. , Langdon was responsible for most of the runs. Sewell was cleverly taken at short leg by Bardsley. [The third wicket fell at 77 and the next two wickets fell without any addition to the score. The century was reached in 105 minutes. Six wickets fell for 108. was two hours in compiling Parker batted solidly for an hour. Langdon, who was faultless in all-: : ;:1 play and responsible for fine played Noble on. ' The seventh wicket fell at 132, but Parker and Langdon fetched) the second centuiy to the Ijoard before the partnership was dissolved. Then the innings soon terminated, Australia winning by a n innings and nve runs. A committee meeting of the North Taranaki Cricket Association will be held to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock in Messrs' Webster and McKcllar's buildings, to consider the proposed visit of an Australian junior eleven next summer. M[ cricketers are invited to attend to iit'ar the discussion.