CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2585, 20 August 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE MATCH —A DRAW. Unitjcd Piucss Association — CorYiiiain LONDON, Aug. 18. An official correction makes Townsend’s score 129, .and that of F. Roberts 80 (instead of 127 and 78 respectively, as previously cabled), making the Gloucestershire total eight wickets for 411, at wliich. total the innings was declared closed.. ,Sundries totalled 30. Bowling analysis: Cotter 2 for 119, Whittv 0 for 69, O’Connor 4 for 88, Hopkins 2 for 76, Macartney 0 for 13, Gregory 0 for 16. The match was drawn, Australia lost eight wickets for 247.

AUSTRALIA.-2nd. Inyings. Hartigan, c Board, b muggins ... 13 Bards!ey, c Bennett, b Brownlee ... 66 Hansford, Ibvv, b Dennett 191 Gregory, Ibw, b Dennett 80 Hopkins, c Townsend, b Dennett ... 4 Whittv. <; Townsend, b Dennett ... 6 Macartney, b Dennett 0 Cotter, st Imlay, b Dennett ... 0 O’Connor, not out 1 Sundries 9 Total for eight wickets ... 247 Bowling analysis: Dennett 6 for 40, Huggins 1 for 65, Brownlee 1 for 51, Woolley 0 for 25, A. Roberts 0 for 25, F. Roberts 0 for 32. A downpour ~of rain caused delay and a start was not made till alter luncheon. The pitch was slow and easy The first wicket went for 26, Hartigan sending an easy catch to Board at mid-off. Bardsley and Ransford became associated. Both pljtyed free cricket. The century was hoisted in 77 minutes. Bardsley’s half century took 95 minutes to make. When lie had scored 66 he was taken low 'down at slip. He batted 125 minutes, and gave an all-round display . He hit five fourers. The partnership lasted 90 minutes. Two for 180. The second century appeared after 154 minutes’ play. Ransrord was brilliant all round, especially fine in cutting and driving, lie made 50 in 58 minutes, and the centurv in 100 minutes. He gave a chance to Brownlee, off F. Roberts, when 57. He was altogether 130 minutes at the wickets, and goto thirteen fourers. Three for 220. Excepting Gregory, who was careful, Dennett made short work of the others. The fourth wicket fell for 224, the fifth for 230, and the sixfor 233, and the seventh for 238. Hopkins and Whitty were both taken in the slips. There were 1000 people present. Bardsley, the Australian cricketer denies that he has been asked to qualify for Northamptonshire, as reported.

THE AVERAGES. The batting and bowling averages of the Australians for the present tour at. the conclusion of the Gloucester match are as under. The figures of the two games in Scotland are included, but not the South Wales match,' details of which have not reached New Zealand

Australia. W. W, Armstrong, v. Notts ... *loft W: Bardsley, v. Essex ... ... 219 V. Hansford, v. Essex 174 M. A. Noble, v. Oxford ; 107 V. Trumper, t. Cambridge ... 133 V. Hansford, v. England ... *143 c 3-. Macartney, v.West of Scotland 124 W. Bardsley, v. West of Scotland 108 Hartigan, v. West 'Of Scotland 115 Armstrong, v. W. Bardsley, v Warwickshire ... 118 M.'A. Noble, v. Warwickshire ... 131 V. Hansford, v. Worcestershire... 138 W. Bardsley, v. Gloucestershire 211 V. Trumper, v. Derbyshire ... 113 W. Bardsley, Fifth Test .:. 136 W. Bardsley, Fifth Test ... 130 V. Trumper, van English eleven 150 V. Hansford, v. Gloucester ... 121 England. ' A. O. Jones, Notts *125 F. L. Fane, Essex 115 D. Denton, Yorkshire ... ... 106 W. ! R. Rhodes, Yorkshire 108 J. Sharp, Fifth Test 105 Knight, an English eleven ... 163 Douglas, an English eleven ... 102 Townsend, Gloucester ... ... 129 •Not out. THE “DUCKS.” x The following have scored “duck’s e"gs” :—Carter, 5 ; Nobie,, 4 ; Trumper, Daver, Gregory, Cotter, 3; Hartigan, Whitty, A nnstro.ng, Hansford, Carkeek, Macartney, 2; Bardsley and McAhster % one «ach. m , 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 AustraliansSurrey—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 wickets. _ Second Test Match (Lord’s).— Won by 9 wickets. „" , West of Scotland—Won by an and 188 runs. Yorkshire—Abandoned. Yorkshire and Lancashire—Drawn. . Scotland —Drawn. fclr'd / .yi \

Third Test Match (Leeds).—Won by 126 runs. _ . Warwickshire —Drawn. . Worcestershire —Won by an innings and 112 runs. . . . Gloucestershire —Won by an innings and five runs. Surrey —Drawn. ' Yorkshire—Drawn. Derbyshire—Won by ten wickets. Fourth Test Match (Manchester).— Drawn. Yorkshire and Lancashire —Abandoned. South Wales—Won by eight wickets. • Lancashire —Won by 47 runs. • Fifth Test Match (Oval).—Drawn. An English Eleven (Blackpool)—Drawn Gloucester—Drawn. Matches played 30, wen 12, lost 3,’* drawn 13, abandoned 2. • ,■ v FIXTURES. August 19, 20, 21.—Kent, at Canterbury. August 23, *24, 25.—Middlesex, at Lord’s. August 26, 27, 28—Sussex, at Brighton. August 30, 31, September 1. —M.C.C., at Lord’s. September 2,3, 4.—Essex, at Leyton. September 6,7, 8.-r-England Eleven, at Uttoexeter. t September 9, 10, 11.—Mr. C. I. Thornton’s or Earl Londesborougli’s team, at the Scarborough Festival. September 13, 14, 15.—South of Eng- ' land, at Hastings.

BATTING. Innings. N.O. Runs. .A vg. Armstrong ... 33 9 1238 51.58 Bardsley ... 41 2 1832 46.97 Hansford ... 35 4 1341 43.25 Trumper ... 39 2 1206 32.59 Noble ... 36 4 937 29.28 McAlister ... 24 3 533 25.38 Macartney ... 32 7 560 22.40 Gregory Hartigan Hopkins ... 35 5 198 ... 25 A 445 ... 20 2 289 19.93 18.54 16.05 O’Connor ... 18 6 177 14.75 Cotter ... 25 0 290 11.60 Carter ... 25 4 241 11.47 Laver ... 16 3 141 10.84 Whitty ... 17 G 67 7.44 Carkeek ... 11 3 57 BOWLING. 7.12 Wkts. Runs. Avg. Laver ... 67 916 13.67 Armstrong ... 84 1445 17.20 Macartney Whitty O’Connor ... 57 999 ... 56 1094 ... 59 1178 17.52 19.53 19.96 Hbpkins' Cotter ... 41 859 .. 56 1394 20.95 24.89 Noble 19 753 ' 39.63 Hartigan ... 0 4 ~ Ransford 0 10 — Gregory ... 0 76 — Trump er 0 127 THE CENTURY LIST.