CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2554, 16 July 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEFEATED. United Paisas Association— UopTßiani r LONDON; July 14. The Australians declared- their innings closed with the overnight score. Dennett took tlfnee wicliets for 124, Parker 3. for 135, Mills 1 for 98, Bat ; tenbui-g 1 for 54, Brown 0 for 2U. L Gloucestershire in their second innings \ scored 210, the scoies being. :f, ) GLOUCESTERSHIRE.— 2nd innings. \ Board, lbw, b Armstrong 18 :/>' Salter, b Cotter / Langdon, b Noble •>•., Sewell, c Baxdsley, b Whitty ... 12 Rattenburg, b Whitty ... .•• JJ Meric.k, b Whitty ••• ••• Meyer, c Noble, b Armstrong •••/■lO Parker, c Hartigan, b Armstrong... 32 Mills, not out ••• •••, £ Dennett, b Armstrong ° Sundries ‘ Total 210 Bowling analysis: cotter 1 for 39, Hopkins 0 for 42, Whitty 3 for bS, Armstrong 5 for 30, Noble 1 for 14. The weather was dull and the wicket fast. There was a small attendance. The first wicket fell for 13, and the second for 58. Langdon was responsible for most of the runs. Sewell was cleverly taken at short leg by Bardsley. The third wicket fell for 77, and the ne v t two wickets fell without any additional score. The century _ was reached in 105 minutes. Six wickets fell for 108. Langdon, who showed fautlcss, all-round play and fine driving played Noble on. The seventh wicket fell for 132, but Parker and Langdon brought up the second century on the board before the partnership was dissolved. Thep the innings soon terminated, the Australians winning by an innings ancl five runs. THE CENTURY LIST. ■ Australia. W. W. Armstrong, v. Notts ... *lO5 W. Bardsley, v. Essex ... -••• 219 V. Ransford, v. Essex 4 M. A. Noble, v. Oxford 107 V. Trumper, v. Cambridge ... 133 V. Ransford, v. England ... 143 G. Macartney, v.West of Scotland 124 W. Bardsley, v. West of Scotland 108 Hartigan, v. West of Scotland 115 Armstrong, v. Yorks’re-Lan shre 110 W. Bardsley, v Warwickshire ... 118 M. A. Noble, v. Warwickshire ... 131 V. Ransford, v. Worcestershire... 138 W. Bardsley, v. Gloucestershire 211 England. A. O. Jones, Notts *125 F. L. Fane, Essex ... ••• 110 D. Denton, Yorkshire 106 ‘Not out. THE “DUCKS.” The following have scored “duck’s eggs”:—Carter and Noble 3, Whitty, Hartigan. Trumper, Gregory, and Laver 2, Ransford, Carkeek, Armstrong, Cotter, Bardsley, Me A aster, and Macartney one each. 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 by 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 (Lords).—^on by 9 wickets. • „„ West of Scotland—Won by an mnmgs and 188 runs. Yorkshire—Abandoned. Yorkshire and Lancashire—Drawn. Scotland—Drawn. Third Test Match (Leeds).—Won by 126 runs. - Warwickshire —Drawn. • . Worcestershire —Won by an mnin D and 112 runs. . . ■ Gloucestershire —Won by an innings and five-runs. , , ~ Matches played 20, won 9, lost 3, drawn 7, abandoned 1 FIXTURES. July 15, 16, 17.—Surrey at Oval JTillv 19, 20, 21—Yorkshire, at bhefheld. July 22, 23, 24.—Derbyshire, at Derby. Julv 26, 27, 28.—FOURTH TEST, at ' Manchester. J u:y 29, 30, 31 .—Yorkshire and Lancashire, at Hull. August 2,3, 4.—South Wales, at Cardiff. . August 5,6, 7.—Lancashire, at Manchester or Liverpool. August 9, 10, 11.—FIFTH TEST, at Oval. August 13, 14.—West of England, at Exeter. August 16, 17, 18. —Gloucester, at Cheltenham. August 19, 20, 21. —Kent, at Canterbury. August 23, 24, 25.—Middlesex, at Lord’s. August 26, 27, 28—Sussex, at Brighton.