CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2597, 3 September 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

?HE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND-. THE MARY LEBO'NE MATCH ABANDONED. United I’nitss Association— Copyright LONDON, Sept. 1- \ Marylebone, in their second innings, lost one wicket for IS7. ' 'The match was abandoned owing to the ram. I lie scores iyore:— ) M.C.C.— 2nd Innings. Tarrant, not out of Foster, c Macartney, b Laver ... e* Hardstaff, not out Sundries 187 Bowling analysis: Laver one for 14, Cotter nil for 62, O’Connor nil for lb, Armstrong nil for 38, Macartney nil tor 14 ' y The weather was unsettled. The wicket was fast. There was a poor attendance of spectators,. Tarrant ancl Foster who commenced steadily, cairied the total to 57 before a separation was effected, Macartney dismissing Foster with a brilliant catch at longon. He had batted for 145 minutes, and gave a fine all-round display. He hit one fiver and seven fouTers. Harclstaff succeeded him with the bat. Both batsmen played a steady, defensive game, and were still together at tno luncheon adjournment. Tarrant was ils minutes compiling 50. Rain set iu duiing the. adjournment, and prevented further play.

THE CENTURY LIST

Australia. V. Ransford, v. Essex ... ... 174 V. Ransford, v. England ... 143 V Ransford, r. Worcestershire... IoS V Ransford, v. Gloucester ... V. Ransford, v. Kent ••• V. Ransford, v. M.C.O 190 \y. Bardsley, r. Essex ... W. Bardsley, r. West of Scotland JUB W. Bardsley, r Warwickshire ... 118 W. Bardsley, r. Gloucestershire Ml W. Bardsley, Fifth Test ... 136 W. Bardsley, Fifth Test ... 130 Yf. W. Armstrong, r. Notte ... 108 Armstrong, r. Yerfcs’ro-L&a shie 110 W. W. Armstrong, v. Kent ... 107 T. Truro per, v. Cambridge ... 183 V. Trumpor, r. Derbyshire ... U 3 Y. Thumper, van English eleven 100 M. A. Noble, y. Oxford ... 10/ M. A. Noble, v. Warwickshire ... 131 G. Macartney, v.West of Scotland 124 Hartigan, v. West of Scotland H.d England. A. 0. Jones, Notts *125 V. L. Fane, Essex 115 D. Denton, Yorkshire fOb W. R. Rhodes. Yorkshire 10« J. Sharp, Fifth Test 105 Knight, an English eleven ... ibd Douglas, an English eleven ... 102 Townsend, Gloucester ... ••• 1\ Warner, -Middlesex 12/ -Not out. THE “DUCKS.”

Th® following hay© s©OTe<3 “duck’s : —Carter, 5; Nohe, 4; Tromper, Laver, Gregory, Cotter, 3; Hartigan, Wbitty, Armstrong, Ransford, Carkeek, Macartney, and Bardsley 2. RESULTS OF THE TOUR. The following are the results of, the tour, so far, from the Australians point or view.— v«tt* —Won fey an innings and 6 runs. Northampton—Won by 9 wickets. Essex —Drawn. Surre^ —Lost by 5 rans. iu.G.C.—ixwt; bv 3 wickets. Oxford University—Drawn. First Test Match (Birmingham)—Lost by 10 wieketa /Leicester —Drawn. Cambridge University—Drawn. Hampshire—Won by 8 wickets. Somerset—Won by 9 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 Match (Leeds).—lt on b> 126 runs. Warwickshire—Drawn. . . n Worcestershire—on by an inning* and 112 rums. . . ■ Gloucestershire —Won by an inTIID S and live runs. Surrey—Drawn. Yorkshire—Drawn. . Derbyshire—Won by ten wickets. Fourth Test Match (Manchester) York/hire and Lancashire—Abandoned. Soutl Wales—Woo by eight wickets. Lancs shire—Won by 47 Fifth Test Matcfr'iDval) .—Drawn. An English El^fe(Blackpool)—Drawn Gloucester —DTisgrfc , Kent—Drawn. Middlesex—Abandoned. Sussex —Won by one wicket. MiO.O. (Lord’s).— Abandoned. Matches played 34, won 13, lost 3, drawn 14, abandoned 4. FIXTURES. September 2,3, 4.—Essex, at Leyton. September 6,7, B.—England Eleven, at Uttoexeter. „ T m September 9, 10, 11.—Mr. C. ; L Tliornton’s or Earl Londesborough’s team, at the Scarborough Festival. September 13, 14, 16.—South 1 of England, at Haatings.