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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2524, 10 June 1909, Page 3

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THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLANDAUSTRALIA V. HAMPSHIRE. A WIN FOR AUSTRALIA. United Press Association— Copyright LONDON, June 8. Australians in their first innings made 83. The scores being:— AUSTRALIA (Ist Innings). Trumper, played on, b Newman 9 Bardsley, run out 24 Noble, run Out 0 Whitty, b Newman ... . 1 Mac Alister, b Newman 27 Armstrong, c Mead, b Newman 9 Gregory, c and b Newman 3 Macartney, b Newman 4 Hartigan, b Newman ■* Carter, not out 0 Laver, c Remnant, b Newman ... 0 Sundries p

Total ... ... ' 83 Bowling analysis: Newman 8 for 43, Mead 0 for 23, Llewellyn 0 for 12. The weather was summer-like. Tho wicket was difficult. There was an attendance of 1000. The Australians’ innings was little more than a procession, no one, excepting Mac Alister; being able to withstand the bowling of Newman, who captured the whole eight wickets, the other two being run out. He took seven wickets for 24 runs, finishing with eight for 43. The third and fourth wickets fell for 39. A smart piece of fielding on the part of Howell disposed of Bardsley, while Whitty succumbed to the first ball of Newman’s next over. Mac Alister and Armstrong carried the total to 61, and then Armstrong was taken in the slips from a rising ball. Newman got/ rid of Gregory and Macartney in the same over, six wickets being down for 71 and seven for 75. . Mac Alister played a lucky game, lasting 40 minutes, his departure leaving the score at 82. Hartigan added a single, and Layer, the last man, hit tho first ball into Remnant’s hands at The innings occupied altogether 75 minutes. For to-day the pitch is most treacherous. HAMPSHIRE (2nd. Innings). Rowell, b Laver ... ’ 0 Mead, b Macartney ... .... ... 15 White, b Laver ... . 2 Llewellyn, b Laver 22 i.ill, b Whitty. 36 Brown b Laver • ... 1 Evans, b Laver - 4 Lee, b Laver 4 Stone, not out 12 Remnant, c Armstrong, b Whitty 0 Newman, c Trumper, b Laver ••• 8 Sundries 2 Total ... ... ••• 106 Bowling analysis: Laver 7 for 27, Whitty 2 for 24, Macartney 1 for 31, Noble 0 for 1, Armstrong 0 for 8. Laver’s bowling was a feature of Hampshire’s second innings.. He finished with an average of seven for 27. It would have been even better had all the chances been accepted. When the sixth wicket fell he had five to his credit for 16.. The second ball delivered disposed of Rowell before the Home team had opened their account. The second wicket was down for six, and the third for 38. Llewellyn played vigorous cricket. He gave a chance to Noble off Laver when he had scored 4. After luncheon the weather was brilliant, and the attendance was 3000. Mead played steady cricket. He was missed by Bardsley in the slips from Laver before scoring. Hill went in when the board showed 4 for 42, and ■was chiefly instPumental in raising the total to S 9 before the eighth wicket went down, the fifth falling for 53, the sixth for 57, and the seventh for 63. Hill batted for 50 minutes. He displayed admirable form, marred by a difficult chance to Macalkt-er at deep field, off Macartney, when he. had made 7. Whitty eventually got him by a slow yorker. Remnant was got rid of in thei same over as proved fatal to Hill,. Armstrong, at mid-off taking a catch when the score was, still at S 9. The innings occupied 110 minutes. AUSTRALIANS (2nd. Innings). Trumper, c Newman, b Llewellyn ,6 Bardsley. b Llewellyn 1 43 Noble, played on, b Newman ... 3 Armstrong, c .Llewellyn, b Brown — l2 Gregory, not out 13 Mac Alister, not out M Sundries ••• .7 Total for four wickets ... ... 155 Australia won with six wickets to spare. In the match Lar(askire against Warwick, Dean took nine wickets for 35 runs.

‘(Received June 9, 6.5 p.m.)

LONDON, June 9. _ Bowling analysts.—Newman 1 for 57.. Llewellyn 2 for j.3,‘ Mead 0 for-19, Hill. 0 for 4, Remnant 0 for 9. The-pitch was faster when the Australians’ second innings commenced. T rum per sent up a shyer, and Newman running from the slips took a •■•odd catch.' One for 17. “When 7 more were added Noble played Newman on. The fielding was smart. llie partnership, of Bardsley and Armstrong lasted 65 minutes, and they earned the total to 101 before the third wicket fell, the century taking just 100 minutes to complete. Bardsley, a sound, ski-fid, and admirablo batsman, ■ was assisted by . unervcn bowling. AAith brighter weather the attendance increased "to 5000. The fourth wicket went down with the. score at 139, Llewellyn snapping up Armstrong, at midoff. Arm strong batted for 95 minutes, and gave a splendid display after a . moderate start, and did some fine judicious driving. He made one sixer and nine fours. Gregory and McAlister added the balance. ■' Gregory was missed in tlie slips it lien lie-had made 12.

Frank Laver, the Victorian, who has met with such great bowling sue-/ cess during the recent matches p eyed, -went Homo with the present team as manager. In tli is connection it» nin>y also be mentioned that ho went Homo with the 1905 team as manager and reserve player, hut the tour had not Ion" been opened when ho was given a chance, and he immediately struck such .good howling form that from a reserve player he practically became a first choice. In that tour lie captured 115 pickets at * cast IS runs ap.uico,

and on his day was tho most formidable bowler in the team. This soason, again, history promises to repeat itself, as he was passod over in the first halfdozen matches, and so far has only played in four matches, but in these he has taken 30 wickets at the small cost of 9.83 runs per wicket.

The Hampshire team were described ■as a fine lot. of -sportsmen, who are' not averse to taking risks with the object of “attempting to bring matches to a definite conclusion rather than to rest content with the obvious draw.” “Lastseason, in tho game Hampshire v. Northamptonshire,” “Wisden” says, “rain caused a serious loss of time and an innings a-side had not been completed at the-luncheon interval on the last day. Hampshire wore 24 runs behind with a wicket in hand, the pitch was treacherous, and the captain saw that by saving a quarter of an hour a keen afternoon’s play, with possibly a definite finish, could be obtained. So _he declared his innings. How his bowling rind his own brilliant batting won a victory 'without parallel makes a unique incident in the history of the game.” Tire scores in this game were: Northamptonshire, 203 and 60; Hampshire, 179 for nine wickets (innings declared closed), and 86 for one wicket. Hampshire won by nine wickets. Last season Hampshire occupied ninth place on the championship list, their record being: Matches played 22, won 7, lost'9, drawn 6. THE SOMERSET MATCH. The Australians’ next match will be that against Somersetshire, which is to begin to-day. An exchange says: Last year this county—which won two matches, lost thirteen, and left five unfinished' —had some remarkable experiences. The game against Hampshire at Southampton was one of the big tilings of tho season. Hampshire led by 163 on the first innings. Instead of making Somerset follow on, they batted again, only to collapse shockingly, leaving their opponents 292 to win. Len Braund (an old favorite in Australia), and S. M. J. Woods (Sammy), the big ex-Australian, who has played for the county for many seasons past, hit up 124 and 105, both nob out, in brilliant fashion, and tho runs required were get with the. less of only three wickets. P. R. Johnson, tho quondam New Zealander, stood right cut last season, though only able to play four times. In three consecutive matchces he made four hundreds, scoring 164 and 131 against Middlesex, 117 against Hampshire and 126 against Kent. His off-driving was ’characterised as superb. Mr. Johnson did little of that when last in New Zealand. Braund had a batting average cf 25.56, Captain Poyntz 25.00, Lionel Palairet (most graceful of batsmen) 23.15, while Sammy Woods had one of 21.91. A. E. Lewis took 80 wickets at an average cost of 27.33, E. Robson 5S at 25.86, and W. T. Gressweil, from Repton School, - 22 at 28.27. Braund’s 19 cost 35.33 apiece. Gressweil is a righthand medium pace bowler, with deceptive flight and a big off-break. In 1899 Surrey ran nip a first innings of 811 against county, and Lancashire SOI at Taunton in 1595. ' RESULTS OF THE TOUR. The following are the results of the tour, so far, from the Australians’ point of view: — Notts —Won by an innings and 6 runs. Northampton-—" Won by 9 wickets. Essex —Drawn in favor of Australians. Surrey—Lost by 5 runs. M.C.C.—Lost In- 3 wickets. Oxford University—Drawn. First Test Match (Birmingham)—Lost by 10 wickets. Leicester—Drawn. Cambridge University—Drawn. Hampshire—Won by 6 wickets. Matches played/ 10, won 3, lost 3, drawn 4.