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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2503, 17 May 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. A DRAWN GAME WITH ESSEX. V ■ " United Press Association—Copyright LONDON, May 14. The Australians, with six wickets down for 609, declared the innings closed. Additional scores were: Armstrong, not out 59 Macartney, not out 80 'Sundries ... 16 Bowling analysis: Buckenham 3 wickets for 154'runs, Young nil for 80, Douglas nil for 125, Mead 1 for 59, Read nil for 47, Reeves 1 for 58, McGahey nil for 78. * The weather was bitterly cold and gloomy. The wicket despite the rain during the night was hard. The attendance was under a thousand. After 45 minutes play was stopped by the duskiness, and steady rain commenced. Both batsmen played a lively innings, Armstrong doing fine free cutting. Macartney, whoso play was attractive, gave a chance to Fane in the slips when he had scored 16. Essex in their first innings scored 148. ESSEX. —First Innings. Douglas, b Cotter 1 Fane, b Cotter 7 Perrin, run out ... ... 22 McGahev, b Whitty 42 Gillingham, b Cutter ... .... ... 4 Freeman, played on, b Whitty ... 2 Reeves, b Whitty 6 Buckenham, not out 15 Read, c Bardsley, b Armstrong ... 26 Y T oung, c Hartigan, b Macartney... 4 Mead, c Bardsley, b Macartney ... 3 Sundries ••• 16 Total .... 148 Bowling analysis: Cotter 3 wickets for 62 runs, Whittv 3 for 28, Macartney 2 for 15, Armstrong 1 for 23, Noblo ml for 4. The rain having stopped, the weather brightened, and play was resumed at 3 o’clock in the presence of 3000 pcoWith 6 wickets for 609, the Australians declared their innings closed. Essex then commenced to play. The wicket was not impaired by the rain, but was slower. Cotter captured the first two wickets for 18. Bardsley disposed of Perrin by a smart return from shortleg. Cotter, with a bailer, added Gillingham to his lift. Four for 63. McGahey plaved a sound, punishing game till a ball from Whitty, striking his pad, displaced his wicket. He batted 85 minutes. Read’s score included three fours, made in one over. The century appeared in 110 minutes.. The whole innings occupied 155 minutes. Maccartnev and Whitty bowled we. . Following on, Essex wickets weie still all intact when play ceased. (Received May 15, 4.40 p.m.)

LONDON, May 15. The match with Essex was drawn, y Essex made 344 for nine Wickets in the second innings. Scores: ESSEX.—Second Innings.

Buckenham, b. Cotter ... ... 13 Young, b Cotter ... 22 Douglas, c Carter, b Cotter ... 18 Fane, c Ransford, b Hopkins ...115 Perrin, c Cotter, b Armstrong ... 53 McGahev, e Ransford, b Hopkins... 55 Gillingham, b Hopkins ... 33 Freeman, not out 4 Reeves, c Hartigan, b Cotter ... 13 Read, c T rum per, b Whitty .... 6 Mead, not out S Sundries J

Total lor nine wickets ... 344 analysis:—Cotter 4 wickets for 80, Hopkins 3 for 76, Whitty 1 for 46, Armstrong . 1 fo r 49, Macartnoy 0 for 34, Noble 0 for 49. The weather was bitterly cold, but brighter. The wicket was hard. There was a meagre attendance. The third wicket fell for 60, but a fine partnerbio was then established between Fane and Perrin, both of whom played carefully till lunch. On resuming play was brighter, Fane driving and cutting finely. Perrin, who gave a chanceless display lasting 110 minutes, was-taken smartly by Cotter at mid-off. Fane notched his century in 170 minutes by forceful work on the off-side. McGaliey scored quickly, hitting 10 off Nob e in one over. The fourth wicket .fell at /2 Fane was taken in the deep field v Ransford at the third attempt. He crave a chanceless innings lasting IOJ minutes, and hit 15 tourers. Five lor 273. McGahev innings was characterised l>y powerful driving. lie was caught high up at long-off after -o minutes at the wickets. . Gillingham played a vigorous innings.

The “Dominion” had the following reference to the Essex team: With the exception of tho Rev. F. H. Gillingham, F. L. Fane, J. Freeman, f end Major A. J. Turner, each of Remainder of the eleven can do a --tblo with the ball. H. Young only took part in two matches for bis county '■ t season. This player is a product oi the navy, and made a great mq ttsf-ion on the Essex authorities m 1898 Young became a regular member ft tin. team in 189, awl ii. tie- 'I at Leeds and Manchester captn.».d to wickets 'for 21 rims \% ham’s performance m .In -• ,nu followed with interest ,by , byers oa account of his applying tor of “coach” to the Wellington U tkot Association.