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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2581, 16 August 1909, Page 6

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THE AUSTRALIANS ‘IN ENGLAND. •WEST OF ENGLAND MATCH DRAWN. United Pkhss Association —Copvkiciit LONDON, Aug. 13. . West of England scored. £67 in their first innings, the scores being:

WEST OF ENGLAND.—Ist Innings. Knight, c Macalister,', b O’Connor 163 Douglas, c Gregory, b O’Connor ... 102 King, c Carter, b Hopkins ... McGobey, b Noble ... , rrt .••• " J. Crawford, o Ransford, b Hopkins 60 V. Crawford, b O’Connor 30 Coe, c Noble j b Hopkins Reeves, c and b O’Connor 3/ Jayes, b O’Connor 3fa Buckenllam, b O’Connor ... ... j Shields, not out Sundries ... 3u

Total 567 Bowling analysis: Noble 1 for 48, Hopkins, 3 for 106, Whitty nil for 66, Gregory nil for 35, Ransford nil for 10. The day was fine, with sunshine. There was a good wic'ket. There were 7000 spectators present. King added a single to the overnight score, when Carter snapped him up at the wickets off the second ball of the second over. Four for 382. V. Crawford scored rapidly, the tally consisting of a sixer and eleven fourers. Five for 441. J. Crawford indulged in vigorous driving, and compiled 50 in 65 minutes. Coe was caught at point. Six for 474. Ransford caught J- Crawford at long-on. The latter’s score included four sixes, and four fourers. Seven -for 491. Reeves was cleverly caught by O’Connor, the left-hand bowler jumping for it. The batsmen got the total in 22 minutes. His score included six fourers. Eight for 522. Jayes scored freely. The ninth wicket fell for 533. The innings lasted 365 minutes. The Australians went to the wickets after lunch. Hartigan began to score fast, although he nearly lost his wicket when he had scored a single. Douglas missed him at second slip off Buc'kenham. The half-century was put up in 25 minutes. Several changes of bowling were tried. The century was put up in 45 minutes. Hartigan played excellent all-round cricket, and recorded liis lialf-century in 38 minutes. Carter played a sound innings. One for 30. Macalister came in, but Hgrtigan ivas stumped before there was any addition to the score. Two for 130. Australia had lost seven wickets for 312 when stumps were drawn.' Ransford was dismissed off Buckenham’s second ball. Three for 142. Macalister was_ batting finely. Gregory played on to his wicket. Four for The second century appeared in 145 minutes. Trumper hit brilliantly. He gave a chance to Shields, off Buckenham, when he had scored a couple. He hit six fourers, and was at the wickets 40 minutes. Five for 249. Macalister’,s score included six fourers. Six for 252. Hopkins was dismissed by ,a brilliant catch by Vivia n Crawford. Seven for 282. Noble batted steadily. He was missed at 18 by Douglas in the slips off Buckenham. (Received August 15, 5.5 p.m.)

LONDON, August 15. The match w ■West of England was drawn. Australia in their first innings made 326. Scores: — AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings.

Hartigan, st. Shield, b McGahey 89 Carter, lbw, b King ... 38 Macalister, c Shields, b Jayes ... 50 Ransford, c Shields, b Buckenham 47 Gregory, h Buckenham ... ... _9 Trumper, c V. Crawford, b Jayes -9 Hopkins, c V. Crawford, b Jayes... Noble, c Shields, b Buckenham ... 43 O’Connor, c Reeves, b Buckenham 12 Whitty, c Buckenham, b Jayes ... 4 Carkeek, not out Q Sundries L)

Total ... ••• 326 Bowling analysis.—Buckenham 4 for 103, Crawford 0 for 32, Jayes 4 for 81, King 1 for 47, McGabey 1 for 36, Reeves 0 for 12. Australia in their second innings lost 7 wickets for 390. Scores; — AUSTRALIA.—2nd Innings. Carter, c Jayes, b Buckenham ... 37 Hartigan, b Buckenham 14 McAlister, b Douglas „ °5 Rausford, c Jayes, b Buckenham ... 30 Gregory, c Shields, b McGahey ... 12 Trumper, b Reeves 150 Noble, cY. Crawford, b Reeves ... oo Hopkins, not out 21 Total for 7 wickets 390

The weather was dull and the wicket good. Noble and O’Connor carried the score to 314, when Noble was taken at back-stop after batting 45 minutes—--9 for 314. The last two men were caught in the slips. Following on after lunch, Carter, after a flukey innings, was caught at mid-off from a skyer at 37. He gave a chance to Reeves, off Jayes, at 1, and off a return to Buckenham at 27—1 for 40. The second wicket, Hartigan’s, went with the score at 53. McAlister and Ransford carried the total to 103, when Ransford was dismissed. McAlister and Trumper became , partnered,' and were still together at the tea adjournment, the board showing 4 for 20§. Resuming, McAlister was bowled with his score at 85, by Douglas. He batted for 185 minutes, and -was very sound, indulging in fine cutting. He hit a sixer and 7 fourers —5 for 252. Noble next stayed 35 minutes, the sixth wicket going with the _score at 355. Trumper went on to 150, w T hen Reeves found his way in. During Trumper’s innings, which occupied 115 minutes, he did not give a chance. He hit one sixer, one five, and 24 fourers. There were 4000 people present. [ln the first innings of the West of England O’Connor’s bowling average is not given, and no bowling averages have come to hand for the second innings of the Australians.] ,

BARDSLEY’S RECORD FEAT. The fifth Test match provided a new •record. In the'B6 games W. Bardsley is the first batsman to score a century __ in each innings, of a Test, and he 'is to he congratulated on such an admirable performance. The Sydney batsman is run very close by C. Hill, who on one occasion notched 98 and 97. P- 8. McDonnell also netted a good double in 124 and 83. On the English side of previous Tests some of the best doubles were obtained by A. Shrewsbury 106— 81. A Ward 75—117, and G. Gunn 119 —74. THE “DUCKS.” The following have scored “duck’s errgs”:—Carter, 5; Nob.e., 4; Trumper, Laver. Gregory, 3; Whitty Hartigap, Armstrong, Cotter, Ransford, Carkeek, 2: Bardsley, McAlister, and Macartney one eieh.