CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2563, 26 July 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND

DERBYSHIRE EASILY DEFEATED

United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, July-24. Australia’s first innings closed for 264, the, scores being: 1

AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Trumper, c Humphries, b Morton... 113 Mac Alister, run out ... .... ••• 1 Gregory, c Needham, b Morton ... f-t Hansford, c Humphries, b Warren 18 Macartney, Ibw, b Morton gi Hopkins, b Warren Hartigan, b Warren ’ Carter, c Chapman, b Morton ... o Carkeek, b Warren ••• 1 O’Connor, not out 0 Whitty, b Morton ... ... 1 Sundries 18

Total 264 Bowling analysis: Warren 4 for 102, Morton 5 for 63, Cadman 0 for 27, Lowe 0 for 22, and Rickman 0 for 32. Derbyshire, iu their second innings, had lost four wickets for 87 when stumps were drawn. The weather was sunny. The wicket was fast. Trumper added 13 to his overnight score, and was then taken in Morton’s second over. Ho gave half a chance to Humphries, back stop, when his score had reached 20; otherwise he gave a ' perfect display of brilliant cutting and leg hitting. He scored seventeen fours. He batted for 120 minutes. Five for 230. Hartigan went at 245, and Garter five runs later. Hopkins was 80 minutes at the wickets. Then Warren found his way in. He played a faultless game. lilight for 252. The ninth wicket fell at 253. Shortly after Derbyshire commenced the second innings rain caused a delay of 25 minutes. The first wicket, Wright’s, went for 18. Another shower delayed the start. After luncheon the weather was squally. Oadnian lasted 40 minutes. The total.had reached 50 when he got leg in front by O’Connor. The third wicket fell for 75, and the fourth at 87. Hartigan, by smart work at slip, accounted for both. Needham, when at 24, gave a chance to Hartigan at slip, off O’Connor. Torrential rain set in shortly after 4 o’clock, and play ceased for the day. The attendance was moderate.

(Received July 25, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 24. Derbyshire in their second innings made 166. Scores: DERBYSHIRE—2nd Innings.

Wright, b Whitty 7 Cadman, Ibw, b O’Connor ... ... 19 Chapmen, c Hartigan, b Hopkins... 12 Morton, c Hartigan, b Hopkins ... 8 Needham, c Whitty, b O’Connor ... 42 Sale, c and b O’Connor ... ... 7 Oliver, b Hopkins ... 17 Warren, c Carkeek, b Whitty ... 32 Humphries, c Trumper, b Whitty... 3 Wick man, not oufi 6 Lowe, b Whitty 0 •Sundries ... 13 Total ... 166 Derbyshire, first innings ' ... ... 116 Bowling analysis.—O’Connor 3 for 85, Whitty 4 for 30, Hopkins 3 for 38. Australia ill their second innings made 21 without the loss of a wicket, and won the match by ten wickets. Scores: * . AUSTRALIA.—2nd Innings. Carter, not out ... ... 16 O’Connor, not out ••• 5 Total for no wickets 21 The weather was dull and windy, and the attendance small. Needham .gave, a sound display for 95 minutes. He was caught easily at point. Oliver hit a couple of fourers off Hopkins, and then the Sydneyite bowledTus middle stump. Warren indulged in free cutting and leg hitting. Humphries was 20 minutes at the wickets before scoring. ‘ The fifth wicket fell for 104, and the eighth for 160.

THE FOURTH TEST MATCH

(Received July 25, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 24. Woolley (Kent) has been invited' to play in the. fourth Test match.

i THE CENTURY LIST. / Australia, W. W. Armstrong, r. Notta ... *lO6 W. Bardsley, v. Essex 210 V. Ransford, v. Essex 174 M. A. Noble, r. Oxford 107 T. Trumper, v. Cambridge ... 133 V. Ransford, r. England ... 143 G. Macartney, v.West of Scotland .124 W. Bardsley, v. West of Scotland 108 Hartigan, v. West of Scotland 115 Armstrong, t. Yor’ks’re-Lan’shre *llO W.\ Bardsley, r Warwickshire ... 118 M. A.-Noble, v. Warwickshire ... 131 V. Ransford, t. Worcestershire... 138 W. Bardsley, v. Gloucestershire 211 V. Trumper, v. Derbyshire ... 113 England. A. O. Jones, Notts ... ... ... *125 F. L. Fano, Essex 115 D. Denton, Yorkshire 100 W. R. Rhodes, Yorkshire ... ... 108 *Not out. THE “DUCKS.”

The following have scored “duck’s eggs” : —Carter, Noble, Trumper 3, W bitty, 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 {3 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. » Scotland—Drawn. Third Test Mat-cli (Leeds).—Won by 126 runs. . Warwickshire- —Drawn J Worcesfcershire —Won by an innings and 112 runs. ;• . . Gloucestershire—Won by aa innings and five runs. 1 Surrey —-Drawn. Yorkshire —Drawn. Dorbyshire-—M on by ten wickets. •Matches played 23, won 10, lost 3, ‘drawn 0, abandoned 1. j