CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 177, 19 August 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

I THE GLOUCESTER MATCH. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, August 17. Ihe weather was again unsettled and the wicket fast for the match at Cheltenham between Australia and Gloucestershire. An official correction shows that Australia on the fir6t day scond 215, not 213, and that Hopkins* score was 56; also that Dennett took four wickets for 95-not 93. Gloucestershire m its hrst innings has lost eight wickols for 407. Scores:—

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.— First Innings. , Board, b Hopkins ~ . % .. >3 Barnett, c Trumper, b Cotter !' i)o F. Roberts, b Hopkins, ~ 127 Townsend, c Macartney, b Hopkins 127 Imley, b O'Connor .. .. 7$ Woolley, c Ransford. b O'Connor !! 2* A. Roberta, c Hopkins, b Cotter ... 2!) Brownlee, not out 21 Huggins, not out .. '' j The overnight partnership between Barnett and Townsend lasted 175 minutes, the second wicket falling at 183. Barnett was caught at short-100- after batting 145 minutes.

Townsend gave a fine display of hard driving and cutting, and knocked up 50 in 50 minutes. His innings, which lasted two hours, was marred by chance* l — both off Whitty. He hit twentv-one tourers.—Three for 233.

J,an?f]on fell to un easy catch h the si ipsa*.—Four for 258. ayd five for 275. F. Roberts and Woolley became associated. Both played attractive cricket, and 300 was hoisted in 255 minutes. Roberts' half-century took 70 minutes. Wooll-ey at 21 was fiuely eaught by Riansford at square-leg.—Six for 350. The two Roberts carried the total to 380, when Ransford took another square-leg cateh, dis-posing of F. Roberts. The .retiring batsman played a free, all-round game, and hit ei"ht tourers. n Roberts was taken cleverly in the i slips.—Eight for 407. 'Ralin started at this stage, ani stumps were drawn for the day. Five thousand were present.

A CORRECTION. Received August 18, 9.20 p.m. London, August 18. Correction.—lmlay bowled O'Connor, 14; P. Roberts, b Ransford, c O'Connor, 78.