CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2535, 23 June 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN BRITAIN. MATCH WITH YORKSHIRE Unti «•'* >'it, Association—(’oPTßunn LONDON, Juno 21. Yorkshire in their first innings scored 299. Scores:— • YORKSHIRE—Ist Innings. Wilson, st Carter, b Macartney ... 17 Rhodes, c and b Laver ... ... 42 Wilkinson, b Laver ... ... ... 0 Hirst, c Armstrong, b Cottor ... 12 Myers, b Noble ... 53 Rotherey, b Cotter ... 2 Denton, c Macartney, b Laver ... 106 Radcliffe, c Macartney, b Laver... 5 Newstead, c Carter, b Laver ... 19 Haigh, notout 10 Hunter, b Macartney 14 Sundries ... 17 Total ■ 297 [There is a slight discrepancy in the total.] Bates was omitted from the Yorkshire team, and Hartigan, Car keek, O’Connor, Hopkins, and Whitty from the Australian team. Showers fell yesterday, but the. weather to-day is warm. The wicket was in fair condition. Yorkshire won the toss, Rhodes and Wilson opening to Laver and Armstrong. The batsmen were lively from the jump, and knocked up 49 in 45 minutes. Macartney going on, Wilson was stumped in his first over. Denton followed. When the score had reached 61 rain caused twenty minutes’ stoppage of play. Noble had a try. at the ball, but w r as severely punished, 11 heing knocked off one over. On resuming, Rhodes added a couple and was smartly caught by Laver off his own bowling. He gave an excellent exhibition of batting, with lively leg hitting. His total included six fourerg—2 for 71. The third wicket fell without any addition to the score., Wilkinson succumbed in the second over, playing forward to Laver. After luncheon Hirst filled the vacancy, and the play continued brisk. The century appeared in 90 minutes. Hirst knocked three fourers off Cotter’s first over, hut in the second over he was snapped up by Armstrong at slip —4 for 100. Denton's score was now 27. Rotherev made a short stay, Cotter finding the wicket when the batsman had made 2, the fifth wicket falling for 10S. \ Cotter and Macartney bowled after v the tea adjournment. Cotter’s deliveries, opening wild, were afterwards steadier. Macartney, keeping a fine length, succeeded in restraining Denton in getting his half-century, which took 95 minutes. Myers hacked lf*m with sound and steady cricket. When the total had reached 154 duskiness and rain stopped play for 25 minutes. On resuming, the batsmen made up for lost time, knocking 26 off three overs. Tlio second century appeared in 185 minutes. Denton’s century took him 170 minutes to make. The light was varying. Myers, after sound, chanceless innings, lasting 115 minutes, lost his wicket through playing back to Noble—6 for 245. (Received June 22, 5.50 p.m.) LONDON, June 22.^ Bowling analysis.—Laver 5 for 75, Macartney 2 for 20, Cotter 2 for 6S, Noble 1 for 54, c Armstrong 0 for 65. Denton played a masterly and stylish innings, hitting all round the wicket. He did not give a chance, though he became careless after reaching his century. He batted for 19a minutes, and hit 19 fourers. He was dismissed by a nice catch at mid-off. The /th wicket was down for 255, and the eighth for 270. Carter, by a smart catch at the wickets, accounted for Newstead—9 for 275. The innings lasted for 280 minutes. The attendance numbered 8000. , TD. Denton, who is the third man to have scored a century or over against the Australians in their present tour, was born at Thornes, near Wakefield, on July 4th, 1874. In 1396 he commenced the first of a long scries of centuries for his county. Ten years later he joined the ever-increasing circle ot batsmen who have made over a hundred in each innings of a match by scoring 107 and 109 not out against Notts °(the first Yorkshire cricketer to accomplish the feat)— repeating the performance in 1908, when against M.C.C. he made 133 and 121. The highest innings of his career so far is his 172 against Gloucostershoro in 1900. He was a member of Mr. P. F. Earner’s eleven at the Cape, which /a red so disastrously against South Africa in 1905-6, but from the fact that lie scored 1087 runs in 30 innings and' averaged 37 none of the blame of failure could be’attributed to. him. Since his connection with Yorkshire he has credited himself with 20,740 runs, the. second highest abrogate ever obtained for the county. In 1904 lie compiled over 2000 runs in first-class cricket; while ml JOo lie aggregated 2405, and compiled.eight innings of over a hundred. J.n 1906 lie recorded 2287 runs in all, and on seven occasions topped the lie had an aggregate of 1925 runs m all first-class matches. He is the only Yorksliireman who has scored two hundreds against Lancashire, while, on another occasion he hit iip 98. He played for England against Australia in the test match at Leeds in 1906. He is a batsman of the Percy McDonnell type. —dashing, fearless, and free. Scores well on -anv wicket—being one of the few batsmen who can suit his game to the pace of the turf. On st bilhaic table pitch, by means'of his _ strong, flexible wrists, he keeps the holders on the off side very much alive; while on a dead ground his leg-hitting on-dnv-in<p and-‘hooking” are a revelation. He isV brilliant scout. In Mature he is on the small side; lus sty.o is of the best.]

THE TEST MATCHES.

In connection with the recent Test match, won by Australia, it is interesting; to note that of all the Tests playecl between England and Australia onlv one previous victory of nine, wickets "is recorded. This margin was in England’s favor on the Sydney wicket in December of 1897. The recent game is the seventh victory tor Australia on English wickets. Of this number, all the previous bowling heroes tacle before Armstrong’s figures of six wickets for 35 runs. The following particulars' may he of interest at tins stage: In the 1882 victory of seven runs, Spofforth, seven lor 46 and seven for 44 was the best Australian howler. At Lords the 1888 Australian eleven won bv 61 runs, thanks ho the bowling of J it. Ferris,, five for 26 and five . iOi ‘Vi The three-wicket victory at Manchester in 1896 did not produce any startling howling figures. At Lords in 1899 J. Darling’s, side won by 1U wickets. In this match E., Jones was the most successful howler—seven for 88. ’ In the 1902 summer Australia scored two. victories. The first was •mined at Sheffield hv 143 runs thanks to M. A. Noble, feve for 5L and six for 52; J. V. SaumWs, five for 50, and ■ i

H. Trumblc, four for 49. Australia won at Manchester by 3 runs. The best bowling figures proved to be those of H. Tmmble, six for 53.