CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2604, 11 September 1909, Page 6

CRICKET

I THE WANDERERS CLUB. If*-' The annual general meeting of the ■ , Wanderers Cricket Club was held last .night iix the Record Reign hotel. Mr. '■ R. S. Caulton occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance of memfiorS* T f The annual report and balance-sheet, which were of a most satisfactory char- ■ actor/ w6re read and adopted, and the . election of office-bearers for the coming season' resulted as follows:- President, •Mr. D. J. Barry; vice-presidents, . Messrs R. S. Caulton, J. A. Lucas, and H. E. Maude; captain, Mr. L. Mc- * Mahon; vice-captain, Mr. P. g. McColl; secretary and treasurer, Mr. JL B. Boitsfield; committee, Messrs McConnell, Glennie, Dan Barry, Babbs, V ; Young, captain, vice-captain, and secretary ex officio; ground committee, Messrs McColl and O’Donnell; delegates to Poverty Bay Cricket Association, Messrs McColl and McMahon; selection committee, cantain, vice-cap-tain, and Mr. McConnell; auditor, Mi. Dan Barry. , ... It was decided that the subscription • for the ensuing season should be 7s 6d, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. R. S. Caulton for his generous donation of a bat to the club. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr Dan Barry, on behalf of the members'of the club, presented Mr. H. E. Maude, tlie retiring secretary of the club, with a' tennis racquet as a mark of appreciation of the very many E e r ~ vices which ho had rendered to the club, whose position was mainly aue to the efforts of Mr. Maude on its behalf. In thanking the members for their wift, Mr. Maude stated that his association with the club had always been of a pleasant character. He was sorry to leave the club, but although not taking any active part in the future, he wished the club every success, and would do all in his power to promote its interests.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND

BOOR SCORE BY AUSTRALIA

United Pit ebb Association —Copyright LONDON, Sept. 9. The first innings of the English team closed for-129 runs, as follows :

ENGLAND—First Innings. Hobbs, c Armstrong, b” Macartney 0 Rhodes, c Noble, b Laver 4 Spooner, b Laver ... ... ... ... 10 Tyldesley, c Armstrong, b Macartney 35 Fane, b Macartney ... ... ... 1 Hutchings,c Armstrong b Macartney it> Hirst, c Maeartiiey, b Armstrong 13 Thompson, c Rardsley, b Macartney 1-2 Buckenham, b Armstrong ... ••• 0

Carr, not out ... ••• ••• Hunter, c-Noble, b Armstrong ... 12 Sundries ... ••• U Total • •• • •• • 129 Bowling analysis: Macartney 5 for 53, Laver 2 for 30, O’Connor 0 for 7, Armstrong 3- for 27, Noble 0 for 1. The weather was tricky, though there was a good wicket. There were cpOO spectators present.. Macalister. Grj , goryj vWlntty; Garkeek, and Trump.er were omitted, from the Australian tei m The Australians'won the toss, and put thef Englishmen in. Hobßs wa's'disposed of for the second ball when the total was one. The second wicket went down for six, Rhodes giving Noble an easy one at point. Tyldesley and Spooner brought the total to 36. The latter was how-led just as he acquired double figures. Fane was taken by a bailer 'when he had scored a single. Four for 43. Fifty were compiled m 40 minutes. Tyldesley, playing forward to Macartney, was caught m the slips by Armstrong. He showed Tine -driving powers. Five, for 68. _ Hut-chings--mishit, and was. caught in the aliped: Six for 75. Hirst and Thompson played up to luncheon. On resuming, Hirst knocked up an easy catch to Macartney at mid-off. Seven for 95. Ten . runs later Thompson was caught at cover-point. The century was reached in two hours. ’ Buckenham was howled round his legs. Nine for. 105;- Hunter made 10, and was then; -missed twice in one over. " lie was -caught in the slips a few minutes later.j The'innings lasted 170 minutes. .! f )Australia had lost eight wickets forj 98- runs -when stumps were drawn tor] the day.: The scores were : . j AUSTRALIA—First Innings. ! Hartigan, b JBuckenham b Carr ... ... Ransford, c Hutchings, b Rhodes... 3 Hopkins, c Spooner jb Carr ... 23 Noble, run out " io ! Armstrong, not out ?- • -fMacartney , c and b Carr •... -- ■ h Cotter, c Thompson, b Rhodes ... Carter, h Rhodes ••• ~

' «Total* for, eight wickets ... -98 After -making a fairly good . with- three wickets, down for ;.73, tno { Australiah tea m went to pieces. 4. he first wicket was; down for 22, ana the second for 34. Bardsley played stead-' ilv but was -.'eventually deceived by a break ball. The half-century was compiled in 50-minutes. The f9urth wicket fell for 7.7, the fifth for .81, the sixth for 95/ and the seventh for 96.