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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2599, 6 September 1909, Page 6

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'SHE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. MATCH AGAINST ESSEX ABANDONED. Puess Association— Copyright LONDON, Sept. 3? \ The Australians, in their first innings / AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Wihitty, b Young 2 CartifY c Gibson, b Buckenham ... 32 Baralery, c Douglas, b Buckenham 66 Trumper, c Carpenter, b Young ... 71 Hansford, lbw, b Reeves 40 Gregory, c Gibson, b Buckenham ... 0 Macartney, b Young 2 Hopkins, c Gibson, b Douglas ... 22 Maoalister, not out .;. 27 Cotter, b Douglas ... 1 O’Connor, played on, b’ Douglas ... 1 Sundries . ... 14 Total ... ... ... ... 278. Bowling analysis: Buckenham 3 for 67, Young 3 for 83, Mead 0 for 45, Douglas 3 for 29, Reeves 1 for 40. Essex, first innings 263 The weather was sunny and the wicket good. Bardsley, accompanied by Carter, went to the wicket. Carter carried the overnight score to 32, chiefly by late cutting. Gibson caught him when standing back from the wicket. Two for 46. Trumper followed. Both batsmen played steadily. A total of 50 was hoisted at the luncheon adjournment. The total was 173—Bardsley 55, Trumper 71. On resuming Trumper immediately gave an easy chance to Carpenter at slip. He had showed superb driving and leg glancing. He was 95 minutes at the wickets,, and hit eight fourers. Three for 175. Bardsley stayed till the total reached 205, and was then caught low down at second slip. He played a patient innings of '66 minutes’ duration. He escaped an easy chance of being run out at 46. Gregory succumbed to the first ball, Gibson making a fine catch standing well back from the wicket. The score wag unaltered. Macartney lost his wicket through playing forward. Six for 218. Ransford batted unsteadily at the start, but livened up afterwards. Seven for 228. The eighth wicket fell for 262. . The Australians’ last wicket added 16, the inningsi lasting -240 minutes. Cotter bowled four no balls in the first two overs. Stumps were drawn before 6 o’clock, owing to the darkness. There were 3000 people present. (Received Sept. 5, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 5. Owing to rain play did not start till 45 minutes past three, when the wicket was soft. With one wicket down for 57 rain again set in, and the match was abandoned. ESSEX. —2nd Innings. Fane, b O’Connor 0 Douglas, not out 15 Turner, not out ... ... ••• 32 Sundries ... „ • ... ... 10 Total for one wicket ... ... 57 Bowling analysis—Cotter nil for 3, O’Connor one for 16. [The analysis is given as cabled, but is Obviously incorrect.] THE CENTURY LIST. -I. Australia. Y. Ransford, v. Essex V. Ransford, v. England ... *143 V. Ransford, v. Worcestershire... 138 Y. Ransford, v. Gloucester ... 121 V. Ransford, v. Kent ... 189 V. Ransford, v. M.C.C. ... ... 190 vr. Bardsley, v. Essex 219 \Y. Bardsley, v. West of Scotland 108 W. Bardsloy, v Warwickshire 118 W. Bardsley, v. Gleuoestershire 211 W. Bardsley, Fifth Test ... 136 W. Bardsley, Fifth Test ... 130 W. W. Armstrong, t. Netta ... *IOS Armstrong, t. Yorks’ro-Lan’shre *llO W. W. Armstrong, v. Kent ... 107 Y. Trumper, ▼. Cambridge ... 133 V. Trumper, v. Derbyshire ... 113 Y. Trumper, van English eleven 150 v M. A. Noble, v. Oxford ... 107 M. A. Noble, v. Warwickshire ... “131 G. Macartney, v.West of Sootland 124 Hartigan, v.~ West of Scotland 115 England. A. 0. Jon®«, Notts ...' *125 F. L. Fan*, Essex 115 B. Denton, Yorkshire ... ... 306 W. R. Rhodes. Yorkshire 108 J. Sharp, Fifth Teet ... ... 105 Knight, an English eleven ... 163 Douglas, an English eleven ... 102 . Townsend, Gloucester 129 1\ Warner, Middlesex ... ... *127 . -Not out. THB “DUCKS.” The following have wend “duck’s eggs”: Carter 5, Noble and Gregory. 4.; Trumper, Laver, Cotter 3; Hartigan, Whitty, Armstrong, Ransford, Carkeek, Macartney, McAlister; and Bardsley 2. RESULTS OF THE TOUR. The following are tho results of the tour, so far, from th* Australians’ point of view:— NAfeta—Won by an innings, and 6 runs. Northampton—Won by 9 wickets. Essex—Drawn. Surrev—Lest by 6 rmns. nt.G.C.—LiOjpt bv 3 wickets. Oxford University—Drawn. First T*st Match (Birmingbasa)—Lost ‘by 10 wickots Leioeeter—Drawn. Cambridge University—Drawn. Hampshire—Won by 6 wicknta. Somerset—Wop by 2 wioketß. Second Test Match (Lord’s)- —Won by 9 wicket*. West of Scotland —Won by an innings and 188 runs. Yorkshire —Abandoned. 1 Yorkshire and Lancashire—-Drawn. Scotland —Drawn. Third Tost Match (Leeds).—‘Won by 126 runs. Warwickshire—Drawn. Worcestershire —Won by an innings and 112 runs. . . Gloucestershire —Won by an innings ana nve runs. Surrey—Drawn. Y*rkshire—Drawn. ■ Derbyshire—Won by ten wickets. Fourth Test Match (Manchester).Drawn. Yorkshire and Lancashire-—Abandoned. gout* Wales—Won by eight wickets. Lanci ihire—Won by 47 nnm. Fifth Test Match (Oval).—Drawn. An English Eleven (Blackpool)—Drawn Gloucester —Drawn. Kent—Drawn. Middlesex —Abandoned. ■ _ Sussex —-Won by one wicket. M.C.C. (Lord’s).—Abandoned. Essex—Abandoned. Matches played' 35, won 13, lost 3, drawn 14, abandoned 5. . - . —'■ - ■ ■

FIXTURES. September 6,7, B.—England Eleven, at Uttoexeter. September 9, 1,0, 11. —Mr. C. I. Thornton’s or Earl team, at the Scarborough Festival. September 13, 14, 15.— 1 -South of England, at Hastings.