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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2551, 12 July 1909, Page 2

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THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. AN EASY WIN AGAINST WORCESTERSHIRE. United Piucsa Association —Copyright LONDON, July 9. The sco-res in the Australian’© first innings totalled 389, as follows: AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. McAlister, c Arnold, b Pearson ... 29 Bardsley, c and b Pearson 44 Trumper, b Cuffe ... ••• ••• ••• 7 Gregory, b Simpson-Hayward ... 1 t Ransford, stpd Bale, b SimpsonHayward 133 Armstrong, stpd. Bale, b SimpsonHayward ••• •• • 38 Hopkins, e Bale, c Cuffe . ... ... 39 Noble, $t Bale, b Simpson-Hayward 38 • Carter, not out 7 Cotter, st Bale, b Simpson-ILav '-v ird 5 O’Connor, b Simpson-Hayward 15 Sundries 15 , Total .... ••• 389 Bowling analysis: Simpson-Hay vard .6, for 112, Cuffe’2 for 81, Pearson 1 for 56, Arnold 1 for Burnes 0 for <ll, and Taylor 0 for 45. The weather was fine, and the wicket good. The batsmen made good use of the chance. Hopkins played a vigorous, sound innings, lasting 50 nmutes, the seventh wicket going for 301. Noble batted altogether 80 minutes. He lost his wicket through walking out to meet a ball from Simpson-Hayward. Ho showed vigorous cutting and driving. Eight for 363. Cotter, after niaking 5, met a similar fate. Nine for 369. O’Connor made things .merry while they lasted. Bale did excellent work behind the stumps. Worcestershire’s -first innings closed for 151, the scoring being:— WORCESTERSHIRE.—Ist Innings. Baclie, b Armstrong --- 4 Rowley, b Armstrong 0 Pearson, c Carter, b Cotter 26 W. Foster, c Armstrong, b O’Connor 12 Arnold, c Carter, b Cotter ... ... 1 H. Foster, o Armstrong ... ... 2 Cuffe, c and b O’Connor 44 Burnes, b Cotter 0 Simpson-Hayward, c O’Connor, b Cotter '••• 51 Taylor, not out 2 Bale, b Armstrong . ••• 1 Sundries S Total 151 Bowling analysis: Armstrong 4 for 49 Cotter 4 for 50, O’Connor 2 for 36, and Noble 0 for 8. _ , Worcester commenced their first innings with a mishap, Bache receiving a bad hit on the leg from Cotter. Rowley succumbed to the fourth ball in trying to hit a leg break. One for 2. Baclie lost his wicket in playing forward to Armstrong. Two for 6. Carter disposed, of Arnold with a fine catch, when standing at the bach, the third wicket falling fo r 13. The fourth fell for 18, and the fifth for 44. Armstrong’s fast deliveries were very destructive. Five mms later Carter, acting as back stop, brilliantly caught Pearson. The second ball from Cotter scattered Burnes’ stumps. The score remained unaltered. Cuffe and Sim-pson-Hayward placed the second ball received into O’Connor’s hand at midon. He batted for 55 minutes. His score included a sixer and seven fours. Nine for 150. Armstrong’s next over ended the innings. When stumps were drawn, AVorcestershire, in their second innings, had lost two wickets for 75 runs. Following on, Cotter sent down a maiden over to Rowley. Then H. Foster, facing Armstrong, failed to stop the first ball. One for 0. Pearson retired, caught at 22. Rowley shaped excellently, and made some fine drives and leg hits. AY. Foster also did good driving. He gave a chance to Armstrong, off Cotter, when he had made 15. The attendance numbered 3000. (Received July 11, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 10. - Worcestershire in their second, innings made. 126. Scores: AVORCESTERSHIRE.—2nd Innings. H. Foster, b Armstrong ... ... 0 Peterson, c Carter, b Armstrong... 5 Rowley, b Hopkins 42 AV. Foster, b Hopkins 41 Arnold, b Hopkins 6 Bache, b Hopkins 0 Cuffe, b Hopkins ... 15 Simpson-Hayward,- c Noble, b Armstrong 8 Burns, b Hopkins 3 Taylor, not out ... 5 Bale, c and b .Armstrong 0 Sundries 7 Total , ••• ... 126 Bowling analysis.—Cotter 0 for 35, Armstrong 4 for 47, O’Connor 0 for 11, Hopkins 6 for 36. The weather was bright and the wicket difficult after last night’s rain. The attendance, was small. The bowling was faultless, the third wicket falling for 82. Hopkins had the batsmen in difficulties. Arnold went first ball, and the second one settled Baclie —5 for 82. Hopkins bowled round the wicket with six fieldsmen on the on-side. The sixth wicket went down With the score at 103, and the rest was a mere procession. Australia won by an innings and 112 runs. 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—AVon by 9 wickets. Essex —Drawn in favor of Australians. Surrey—Lost by 5 runs. M.C.C.—Lost bv 3 wielcets. Oxford University—Drawn. First Test Match (Birmingham)—Lost by 10 wickets Leicester—Drawn. Cambridge ■ University—Drawn. Hampshire—AVon by 6 wickets. Somerset —-AVon by 2 wickets. Second Test' Match (Lord’s).—AVon by 9 wickets. AVest of Scotland —AVon by an innings / and 188 runs. Yorkshire—Abandoned. Yorkshire and Lancashire—Drawn.

Scotland—Drawn. Third Test Match (Leeds).—AVon by 126 runs. Warwickshire —Drawn. . Matches played 18, won 7, .lost 3, Worcestershire —Won by an innings and 112 runs. Matches played 19, Avon S, lost 3, drawn 7, abandoned 1 PRO peg £.O TATTERSALI/S