CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2575, 9 August 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALSANS IN ENGLAND. AUSTRALIA DEFEATS LANCASHIRE. United I’riiss Association —Copyright LONDON, August 6. ' Australia, in the second innings, scored* 214. The scores were: AUSTRALIA.—2nd Innings. Noble, c Maclaren, b Dean ... 0 Carter, Ibw, b Brearley ... ... 0 Laver, c Maclaren, b Dean ... o Gregory, run out ~ Cotter, b Dean Bardsley, b Dean ... •••••• ••• Armstrong, st Worsley, b lyldesley i2 Trumper, b Doan Ransford, b Sharp y Macartney, not out ••• ••• ••• 1A Hopkins, c McLean, b lyldesley... b Sundries Total 214 Bowling analysis: Brearley 1 for 40, Dean 5 for 64, Heaps 0 for 39, McLeod 0 for 16, Sharp 1 for 31, Makepeace 0 for 2. Tyldesley 2 for 0. The weather was hot and cloudless. The condition of the wicket was unchanged. Bardsley, who accompanied Cotter, was got rid of for four. Five for 36. Cotter, by free cricket, carried his score to 37. Hitting out at Dean, he lost his wicket. He batted for an hour. Six for 58. Armstrong and Trumper became partnered. The spectators were treated to a display of free, excellent batting, but the good fielding kept down the runs. The century appeared in 95 minutes. Trumper went out at 169, after a faultless innings of 75 minutes. He hit six fours. Ransford took 25 minutes to compile six. Then Sharp went on and got him first ball. Eight for 182. Armstrong lasted 155 minutes. He played stubborn, excellent cricket throughout. He hit eight fours. The ninth wicket fell for 214. Hopkins was dismissed in the samo over which proved fatal to Armstrong. The wicket was easier when Lancashire commenced their second innings. Maclaren and Hartley, by lively hitting, sent up 50 in 45 minutes. The finding was very keen. Maclaren was taken at short-leg to- Ransford at the third attempt. He was an hour at the wicket, and gave a good all-round display. One for 60. Hartley played sound cricket. The second wicket went for 64, and the stumps were then drawn. There were 6000 spectators present. (Received August 8, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 7. Lancashire made 150 in their second innin gs. Scores: LANCASHIRE.—2nd Innings. Maclaren, c Ransford, b Cotter ... 32 Hartley, b Cotter ... 21 Tyldcsley, c Armstrong, b Hopkins 12 Sharp, c Noble, b Hopkins ... 38 Hornby, b Armstrong 1 Makepeace, b Hopkins 6 McLeod, b Hopkins 4 Heap, lbw, b Armstrong ... ... 0 Dean, c Armstrong, b Hopkins... 1 Brearley, b Hopkins 7 Worsley. not out 2 Sundries .. 25 Total 150 Bowling analysis.—Laver 0 for 25, Macartney 0 for 13, Noble 0 for 7, Armstrong 2 for 43, Cotter 3 for 22, Hopkins 6 for 15. The weather was beautiful, and the wicket easier. The attendance was small. The batsmen were careful, and Tyklesley was at the wickets 35 minutes ■without scoring, and took 100 minutes for his total. Sharp played an excellent innings of 65 minutes’ duration. The third wicket fell for 122. Thereafter the innings was a procession. The ball was kicking, and the bowling was admirable. Hopkins yorked most of his wickets. He got 6 wickets for 11 runs to-day. Australia won the match by 47 runs.

THE FIFTH TEST. LONDON, August 6. The selections for Monday's Test match are: —Maclaren, Fry, Spooner, Hutchings, Carr, Lilley, Rhodes, Hayes, Buckingham, Blythe, Woolley, Barnes, and Sharp. THE CENTURY LIST. Australia. W. W. Armstrong, v. Notts ... *lO5 W. Bardsley, r. Essex 219 V. Ransford, v. Essex 174 M. A. Noble, r. Oxford 107 V. Trumper, t. Cambridge ... 133 V. Ransford, v. England ... *143 G. Macartney, v.West of ScoQand 124 "W. Bardsley, v. West of Scotland 108 Hartigan, v. West of Scotland 115 Armstrong, r. Yoi'ks’re-Lan’shre *llO W. Bardsley, v Warwickshire ... 118 M. A. Noble, v. Warwickshire ... 131 Y. Ransford, v. Worcestershire... 138 W. Bardsley, v. Gloucestershire 211 V. Trumper, v. Derbyshire ... 113 England. A. O. 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, 5; Nobie,, 4; Trumper, Laver, Gregory, 3; Whitty, Hartigan, Armstrong, Cotter, Hansford, Carkeek, 2 ; 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 bv 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 wickots. 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 Match (Leeds).—Won by 126 runs. Warwickshire —Drawn. . Worcestershire —Won by an innings . and 112 runs. Gloucestershire —Won by an mnmgs and five runs. Surrey—Drawn. Yorkshire—Drawn. Derbyshire— Won by ten wickets. Test Mutch (Manchester).— Liav.ii. .

Yorkshire and Lancashire —Abandoned. South Wales—Won by eight wickets. Lancashire —Won by 47 runs. Matches played 26, won 12, lost 3, drawn 10, abandoned 2. FIXTURES. August 9, 10, 117-¥IFTII TEST, at Oval. August, 13, 14.—West of England, at Exeter. August 16, 17, 18.—Gloucester, at Choften ham. August 19, 20, 21 —Kent, at Canter- • bury. August 23, 24, 25. —Middlesex, y at Lord’s. August 26, 27, 2«—Sussex, at Brighton. August 30, 31, September I.—M.C.C., at Lord’s. September 2,3, 4. —Essex, at Leyton. September 6,7, B.—England Eleven, at Uttoexeter. September 9, 10, 11. —Mr. C. I. Thornton’s or Earl Londesborough s learn, at the Scarborough Festiva’. September 13, 14, 15.—South of England, at Hastings.