CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2561, 23 July 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND; YORKSHIRE MATcH DRAWN.

UNITKI) ritEgS ASSOCIATION —COPTKIGIIT LOjNDv/N, July 21. -Yorkshire in their second innings have lost seven wickets for 172, and declared the innings closed. The scores were: — YORKSHIRE. —2nd Innings. Rhodes, played on, b Hopkins ... 45 Wilson, c Trumper, b Cotter ... ol Denton, b Macartney Wilkinson, b Cotter ° Hkvdisty,. b ootter ,••• 0 HVrst, not out •• • Rothery, lbw, b Cotter lt Broadbent, c Trumper, b Cotter ... 1 Newstead, not out 11 Sundries 3 Total for seven wickets ... 172 The weather was bright. The condition of the wicket was fair. Macartney and Cotter opened the bowling for Australia against Wilson and Rhodes. Macartney bowled with accurate length. Cotter tried the off theory, the crowd ironically cheering. The batsmen showed little enterprise, taking 75 minutes to compile half a century. When he .had scored 33, Rhodes made an awkward attempt to off-drive Cotter. Hopkins. at square-leg, missed the catch. A dozen runs later he remedied the mistake bv' capturing Rhodes’ wicket. Rhodes' batted for 150 minutes. One for 70. Denton followed. The batting became lifeless against the steady bowling and smart fielding, Wilson showing ridiculous caution. The second wicket went just before the luncheon adjournment for 92. Cotter’s first over, on resuming was fatal to Wilson,.who was at the wickets 140 minutes. The score was unaltered. The next two 'wickets fell at 97, Cotter disposing of Wilkinson when the latter had scored 5. Cotter disposed of Hardisty with the first ball. The Sydney bowler was showing great pace. Hirst and Rothery became partnered. The former batted hi a lively manner, and knocked 13 off one oyer of Macartney’s. The century was hoisted in 155 minutes. When the total had reached 127, Rothery. retired leg before wicket to Cotter. Four runs later Broadbent was taken at second slip. Seven, for 131. Hirst and Newstead carried the total to 172. The innings, which lasted 215 minutes,-’ was then declared closed. Hirst, by resolute play, batted for 75 minutes. He scored six fours. Newstead gave a chance to Trumper when he had scored 6. ~

Bowling analysis: Cotter 5 for 44, Armstrong 0 for 47, Macartney 1 for 40, Hopkins 1 for 38. At one time after lunch Cotter had a record of-5 for 21.

[The Yorkshire team having scored 346 in the first innings and Australia 267, the latter would require to make 252 runs in the second innings before call of time, to win the match. 1 The match was drawn. The Australians in the second innings had lost no wickets for 53, the scores being:— AU STRAIT A. —2n cl Innings. Gregory, not out ... 26

Bardsley, not out Sundries

Bowling analysis: 24 were knocked off Newstead, 20 off Broadbent, and 7 off Rhodes.

There was a period of two hours left . for tjie Australians to play, but duskiness put an end to the game after 55 minutes of steady and skilful batting. The attendance was 7000.

THE CENTURY LIST

Australia. W. W. Armstrong, v. Notts ... *lO6 W. Bardsley, v. Essex 219 V. Ransford, v. Essex ... ... 174 M. A. Noble, v. Oxford 107 V. Trumper, y. Cambridge ... 133 V. Ransford, vv 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 *llO W. Bardsley, v Warwickshire ... 118 M. A. Noble, v. Warwickshire ... T3l V. Ransford, y. Worcestershire... 138 W. Bardsley, v. Gloucestershire .211 England. A. 0. Jones, Notts *125 F. L. Fane, Essex 115 D. Denton, Yorkshire 106 W. R. Rhodes. Yorkshire ... ... 108 *Not out.

THE “DUCKS.” The following have scored “duck’s eggs”:—Carter, Noble, Trumper 3, Wbitty, Hartigan, Gregory, Armstrong, Cotter, Laver 2, Ransford, Carkeek, Bardsley, McAlister, 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 (Lord’s). —Won by

9 wickets. West of Scotland —Won by an innings and 188 runs. Yorkshire—Abandoned. _ Yorkshire and Lancashire—Drawn. Soatland—Drawn. Third Test Match (Leeds).—Won by 126 runs. W arwickshire —Drawn. Worcestershire —Won by an innings and'll2 runs. Gloucestershire—Won by a* innings and five runs. Surrey—Drawn. , Yorkshire—Drawn. Matches played 22, won 9, lost 3, drawn 9, abandoned 1.