CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2526, 12 June 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. SOMERSET v. AUSTRALIA.

United Press Association —Cocyrigiit

LONDON, Juno 9. Somerset in their first innings scored 93.

SOMERSET (first innings)

Braund, c Armstrong, b Whitty 3 Plardy, c Noble, b Laver ... ... 9 Lewis, b Laver ... 26 Marayan, stp. Carter, b Whitty 3 Bisgood, stp. Carter, b Whitty 5 Robson, c Armstrong, b Laver -. 4 Hill, c McAlister, b Whitty 6 Cresswell, lbw, b Whitty ... ... 7 Ponty. b Noble 11 Daniell, not out ... .... 10 Chidgey, b Noble ... 0 Sundries ••• 9

Total ... 93 Bowling analysis: Whitty 5 for 35, Noble 2"for 4, Laver 3 for'4o, Macartney 0 for 2. The weather was threatening. The wicket was excellent. The attendance at the opening was meagre. The innings was over by luncheon. It lasted an hour and forty minutes. With the total at five Braund was neatly ta'ken low down in the slips by Armstrong, off Whitty. Hardy, after hitting a fiver to leg, gave a catch to Noble, the second wicket falling for 21. Carter stumped Marayan. Three, wickets had fallen with the total at 36. The light was now improving, the wicket playing slower than expected. The fourth wicket fell for 42, the fifth for 50, and the sixth for 52. Lewis made, his score by steady play. Robson foil by an easy catch at slip. Bisgood was snapped up by Carter alt the wicket. A smart catch by McAlister at deep field disposed of Hill. Seven for 61. Ten runs later Cresswell put his leg in front to a ball by Whitty- Noble accounted for the ninth wicket at 93, and bagged Chidgey in the same over. When stumps were drawn, for the day tbo Australian team had lost nine wicket's for 139. AUSTRALIA (first innings.) Carter, c Poyntz, b Lewis 7 McAlister, c Chidgey, b Robson ... 27 Hartigan, c Chidgey, b Robson ... 2 Trumpor, b Robson 2 Noble, c Braund, b Robson ... ... 1-4 Gregory, c Chidgey, b Robson ... 6 Armstrong, c Cresswell, b Robson 7 ■Rardsley, b Robson 17 Macartney, not out ... 25 Laver, c Poyntz, b Robson ... ... 5 Total for nine wickets 139 Whitty has yet to bat. [The scores are given ,as cabled.] (Received June 11, 6 p.m.) LONDON, June 10. Drizzling rain fell at the luncheon interval. The weather was gloomy and cheerless. The attendance during the afternoon reached 3000. Robson put up a fine bowling performance, capturing eight out of nine wickets. Uhidgey’s smart wicket-keeping accounted for three behind the stumps. Lewis took the first wicket with the'score at 32; the second fell at 35, and tho third at 37. Trumpor retired in his second over, being beaten by ono of Robson’s shooters. McAlister batted excellently for an hour, leaving the record four for 40. When Noble and Gregory became partnered tho light became so bad that play was stopped for a time. Both batsmen were repeatedly beat. ' At 58 Chidgey snapped up Gregory on the leg side of the wicket. Noble retired at 77", caught low down at slip. Three runs later Armstrong put up a skier in tho slips, Cresswell taking the catch —7 for 80. Bardsley and Macartney were partnered for 55 minutes, and added 45. The eeptury appeared at the end of two hours! play. At 6.15 play was stopped owing to tlie bad light.

(Received June 11, 11.10 p.m.) LONDON, June 11. Blythe will not play m the next test match.

[Followers of test cricket between England and Australia usually consider the final test of Stoddart’s 1894-95 tour at Melbourne as standing out pre-em-inent in interest In connection with the many contests representing the two teams. Excitement was at fever heat during the five day’s play, and a laige section of the spectators travel.cd liundreds of miles to be present. Stoddart had won the first and second, but was beaten, in the. third and fourth. The final Tost was to decide the rubber. Business in Australia was paralysed, and at sea the shippiug signalled, “What is the latest about the Test?” The scores were: —Australia, 414 (J. Darling 74, S. E. Gregory 70) and 267 (G. Gilen 51, J. Darling 50); England, 385 (A. C. Mackiren 120, A. E. Stoddart 68, R. Peel 73) and 298 (J. T. Brown 140, A. Ward 93) for 4 wickets. England won by the remaining six.]