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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2511, 26 May 1909, Page 5

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THE AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR. AUSTRALIA v. OXFORD 'UNIVERSITY. United Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, May 24. Tho Australians in their first innings scored 247, as follows: Bards!ey, b Lowe 14 Hopkins, c Langdon, b Lowe ... 5 Noble, c and b Gilbert ... 107 Hansford, c and b Gilbert 20 Gregory, c Pawson, b Gilbert *!.. 51 Armstrong, b Gilbert 23 Trumper, b Gilbert 2 Macartney, b Gilbert 5 Hartigan, b Gilbert 4 Carkeek, c Lowe, b Gilbert 8 Whitty, not out 1 Sundries .■ 7 Total 247 Bowling analysis: Gilbert, eight wickets for 7l; Lowe, two for 62; Robin son, nil for 25; Cartwright, nil for 39; Langdon, nil for 28; Evans, nil for 15. When stumps were drawn Oxford University had lost no wickets for 24 Salter 13, Evans 3. THE PLAY. The weather was fine and the wicket fast. The attendance was moderate. Cartwright replaced Hatfield in the Oxford team. A feature of the day’s play was Gilbert’s splendid work with the ball. He captured "eight wickets at a cost of little, under 9 runs each, including two catches off his own bowling. The one wherewith he dismissed Ransford was a brilliant one. Robinson had the misfortune to strain his side when bowling. Noble was 140 minutes at the wickets, and played a brilliant allround game. He gave a chance at the wickets off Cartwright when 35. He hit thirteen fours. Gregory showed good driving -powers, and was 75 minutes at the wickets. The second wicket fell for 76, and the fourth for 194. Gilbert disposed of the remainder m quick time. The century took exactly 1,00 minutes to make, and the 200 total took 150 minutes to compile. The home team were half an hour at the wickets. . , , c [H A. Gilbert, who took eight o. the Australia}*’ wickets yesterday at a cost of onlv 71 runs, was born at Brecon He' bowls with his head, and serves up right-handed a puzzling ball of medium pace. He has a good action and delivery, breaking both ways. On slow wickets he has done capital work, and in the match between the Dark and Light Blues at Lord’s in 1907 seemed likelv to win the game for Oxford. "With •■O’’ as the result of his only innings against Cambridge in the University match of 1908 (lie*"bagged a brace in '1907). he again bowled well, despite 1 1 is figures—3 for 63 and 3 for 35, and during the Dark Blues’ season accounted for 41 wickets for 22 runs apiece.] SURREY v. WARWICKSHIRE. LONDON. May 24. In the match Surrey v. Warwickshire Hobbs made scores of 160 and 100. THE TURF. BRISBANE CTP. United Press Association— Copyright. BRIBANE, May 25. The race for the Cup resulted: Fightaway 1, Togo 2. Eric 3. Ihere were eleven starters. Won by half a length. Time, 2.22.