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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2533, 21 June 1909, Page 3

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THE AUSTRALIANS IN BRITAIN. WEST OF SCOTLAND DEFEATED. Unitkd Press Association —Copyright LONDON, J une 18. Australia scored 576 in their first innings, MacArtney 124, Bardsley 108. Scotland in their second innings had lost no . wickets for 10 runs when stumps were drawn. (Received June 20, 5 pan.) LONDON, June. 19. West of Scotland in their second innings scored 144. ; The Australians .won by an innings and 188 runs. The weather was fine, and the attendance numbered ’6OOO. ("The* latest Australian score, though big, is not a record for colonials. Sussex have, suffered twice ill games with them'. In 1899 the Australians at Brighton “declared” with 624 for four wickets. In 1905 they closed with 609 for four against Somerset at Bath. Other big.scores are 643 against Sussex i.n 1882, 625 against. Derbyshire in 1896, 620 against Hampshire in 1905, and 609 against Northamptonshire, in 1905.] ' - , ; y : 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.G.C. —Lost b*- 3. wickets. Oxford University—Drawn. First Test Match (Birmingham)—-Lost " by 10 wickets. ■Leicester—Drawn. . Cambridge University—Drawn. Hampshire—Won by , 6 wickets. Somerset —Won by 2 wickets. Second Test Match (Lord’s).—Won by 9 wickets. . West of Scotland —Won by an innings and 188 runs. * Matches played, 13, won 6, lost. 3, drawn 4. . --- _ i ~ y.. ;

FIXTURES. Juno 21, 22, 23. —Yorkshire, at Bradford. Juno 24, 25, 26.—Lancashire!and Yorkshire, at Manchester. June 28, 29, 30.—Scotland, at Edinburgh. • July 1,2, 3.—THIRD TEST, at Leeds. July 5,6, 7.—Warwick, at Birmingham. omiy 8,9, 10. —Worcestershire, at Worcester. July 12, 13, 14.—Gloucestershire, at Bristol. July 1.5, 16, 17. —Surrey, at Oval. July 19, 20, 21. —Yorkshire, at Sheffield. July 22, 23, 24. —Derbyshire, at Derby. July 26, 27., 28.—FOURTH TEST, at Alan Chester. July 29, 30, 31.—Yorkshire and Lancashire, at Hull.