CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2609, 17 September 1909, Page 6

CRICKET

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. SOUTH OF ENGLAND MATCH DRAWN. United Unices Association—Cornuam LONDON, Sept. 15. Autsralia in their first innings made 199 runs. AUSTRALIA —First Innings. Bardsley, lbw b Douglas ... 42 Macalister, b Douglas ... ... 68 Whitty, c Relf, b Dennett ... 21 Hopkins, lbw, b Douglas ... 3 Ransford, c Dennett, b Douglas ... 13 Gregory, b Douglas ... ... ... 2 Armstrong, b V. Crawford ... 13 Noble, c Braund, bV. Crawford... 5 Macartney, lbw, b Douglas 0 Carter, not out 7 O’Connor, b Douglas ... ... 8 Sundries 18 Total 199 Bowling analysis: Douglas seven for 75; V. Crawford, 2 for 37; Dennett, 1 for 52; Arnold, one for 9; Crawford, nil for 8. The weather was sunny and the wicket easy. Whitty, hitting out, added 19, while Macalister put on 10. The second wicket fell for 127. Relf dismissed Whitty with a good catch at long-off. The third wicket went down nine runs later. Macalister, in a faultless innings lasting two hours, hit eight fourers. Four for 147. Gregory succumbed to one of Douglas’s yorkers. Five for 151. Ransford was brilliantly caught low down at second slip. Six for 158; seven for 168; eight for 176. Armstrong stayed 55 minutes; he lost his wicket playing back. Nine for 182. South of England scored 132 in their second innings. SOUTH OF ENGLAND—2nd Innings. Relf, b Armtsrong ... ... ... 17 Vine, lbw, b Armstrong ... ... 26 Turner, b Hopkins ... ... ••• H Llewellyn, c Macalister b Armstrong 12 Douglas, c Gregory,b Armstrong ... 20 Crawford, b Whitty ... ••• 5 Braund, stmpd. Carter, b Armtsrong 2 Arnold, lbw, b xlrmstrong 3 V. Crawford, c Macalister b Gregory 8 Young, not out ... 8 Dennett, b Macalister Sundries 13 Total ... ... ... 132 Bowling analysis: Armstrong, six for 44 ; Hopkins, one for 21; Whitty, one for 19; Gregory, one for 8; Macalister, one for 0; O’Connor, nil for 30; Bardsley, nil for 7. Armstrong’s bowling was a feature of the West of England’s second innings. He captured six for 44. The batting at the opening was steady, the first wicket falling for 33. Vine, with nice cricket, batted 65 minutes. When he left four wickets were down for 69, the second having fallen for 40 and the third for 63. Douglas was the only other one to make a stand, remaining an hour at the wickets. Five for 71. Six wickets fell for 90 ; seven for 97 ; eight for 105 ; arid nine for 117. The attendance was small. The match was drawn. THE CENTURY LIST. Australia. V. Ransford. v. Essex 174 V. Ransford, v. England ... “143 Y Ransford, v. Worcestershire... 138 Y Ransford, v. Gloucester ... 121 Vk Ransford, v. Kent ... 189 V. Ransford, v. M.C.C. ... 190 W>.' Bardsley, r. Essex 219 VF. Bardsley, r. West of Scotland 108 W. Bardsley, v Warwickshire ... 118 W. Bardsley, v Gloucestershire 211 Wi Bardsley, Fifth Test ... 136 ty. Bardsley, Fifth Test ... 130 Y?y W. Armstrong, v. Notts ... *10(1 Armstrong, v. Yoriks’re-Lan’shra *llO \J\ W. Armstrong, v. Kent ... 107 1 . Truinper, ▼. Cambridge ... 133 . Trumper, v. Derbyshire ... 113 Y . Trumper, van English eleven 150 M. A. Noble, v. Oxford ... 107 M. A. Noble, r. Warwickshire ... 131 G. Macartney, v.West of Scotland 124 Hartigan, v. West of Scotland 115 England. A. 0. Jones, Notta *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 I'. Warner, Middlesex ... ... *127 "Not OUT.. THE “DUCKS.” The following have scored “duck’s eggs’ ’: Carter, Noble, 5; Macartney, Gregory, 4; Trumper, Layer, Cotter 3; Whittv, Armstrong, Ransford, Carkeek, Hartigan, McAlister, and Bardsley 2. RESULTS OF THE TOUR. The following are the results of the tour, so far, from the Australians of view:— N'.-itts—Won by an innings and 6 runs. Northampton—Won by 9 wickets. Essex—Drawn. Surrev —Lost by 5 runs. m.O.C.—-Lost hv 8 wickets. Oxford University—Drawn. First Test Match (Birmingham)—Lost by 10 wickets Lei ces t er—l) ra wn. 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 innings * and 188 runs. Yorkshire—Abandoned. Yorkshire and Lancashire —Drawn. Sobtland-r-Drawn. , Third Test Match (Leeds).—V on by 126 runs. Warwickshire —Drawn. Worcestershire—Won by an innings and 112 runs. . . . Gloucestershire —Won by an innings arid live runs. Surrey—Drawn. Yorkshire—Drawn. Derbyshire—Won by ten wickets. Fourth Test Match (Manchester) Yorkf hire and Lancashire. —Abandoned. Boutl Wales —Won by eight wickets. Lancashire —Won by 47 runs. Fifth Test Match (Oval).—Drawn. An English Eleven (Blackpool)—Drawn Glo ucester —Draw n. Kent—Drawn. Midd lesex—Aban do nod. Sussex —Won by one wicket. M.C.C. (Lord’s)—Abandoned. Essex—Abandoned. • Mr. Bamford’s English eleven—Drawn. Thornton’s Eleven —Lost by 133 runs. South of England—Drawn. Matches played 38, won 13, ■ lost 4, drawn 16. abandoned 5. FIXTURES. ■ September 16.—Mr. S. H. Cochrane s Eleven, at Bray. ftpftftiftvft’ ,/,/•>: jf