CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2611, 20 September 1909, Page 6

CRICKET

V.M.C.A. CLUB. A (well-attended meeting of members of the Y.M.C.A. was held on> Saturday night, for the purpose of forming a cricket club. Air. F. 8. Malcolm presided. It was decided to enter threo teams in the competition, two on Saturday and one in the Thursday competition. The subscription was fixed at ss. Officers were elected for the year as follows:—Patron, Mr. W. Miller; pre- ' sident, Mr. F. S. Malcolm; vice-presi-dents, Rev. F. W. Chat ter ton, Messrs J. R. Kirk, J. C. Aitkin, J. C. E. Ivissling, A. R. Gatland, W. E. Goffe, C. p, Davies, C. G. Bloore, H. J. Brownlee, and C. Rosie; secretary and treasurer, Mr. F. Auld; management committee, Messrs C. Webster, Pini Tamahori, E. P. Ellison, D. Hutton, A. R. Barker, and J. B. Hunt; delegates to the Poverty Bay Cricket Association, Messrs W. E. Goffe, A. R. Barker, and J. B. Hunt. It was decided that the club colors should be red, black, and amber. The delegates to the Cricket Association were urged to strongly advocate for a junior grade competition. The election of selection committee, captain, and vice-captain was left till next Saturday night, when a meeting of all players will be -held at 7 p.m., in the Association's rooms.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. MATCH AGAINST COCHRANE'S ■ ELEVEN. United Press Association—CoryitiaiiT Received Sept. 19, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 17. The Australians commenced, at Bray, a match against S. H. Cochrane’s eleven. The weather was fine and the wicket perfect. There were 2000 spectators present. The Australians in the first innings scored 271. The following were the scores: — AUSTRALIANS—First Innings. McAlister, c Tarrant, b Hayes ... 35 Bardsley, not out 143 Hartigan, run out 0 Ransford, c Hayes b Barnes ... 5 Armstrong, b Barnes ... ... 17 Noble, c Steadman, b Barnes ... 11 Hopkins, c Vogler, b Quaife ... 1 Cotter, c Buckenham, b Quaife 2 O’Connor, c Smith, b Quaife ... 2 Carkeek, c Tarrant, b Barnes ... 5 Whitty, c Vogler, b Quaife ... 12 Sundries ... ... ... ... 25 Total 271 Bowling analysis.—Buckenham, nil for 30, Barnes four for 87, Smith nil for 27, Hayes one for 22, Tarrant nil for 41, Quaife four for 39. Air. Cochrane’s team in the first innings made 296. The scores were:— COCHRANE’S TEAM.—lst Innings, Baker, b Cotter ... ... ... 0 Wynyard, o Noble, b Whitty ... 36 Steadman, b O’Connor ... ... _7 Hobbs, stpd Carkeek, b Noble ... 56 Hayes, lbw, b O’Connor ... 41 Quaife, c Armstrong, b Whitty ... 6 Smith, c Armstrong, b Hopkins ... 39 Tarrant, c Noble, b Armstrong ... 52 Vogler, b Whitty ... ... ... 6 Buckenham c Ransford b Armstrong 17 Barnes, not out ... ••• 6 Sundries ••• ••• —• 30 Total ... 296 Bowling analysis.—Armstrong two for 28, O’Connor two for 37, Hopkins one for 1, Whitty three for 100, Noble one for 27. The figures of the analysis are inaccurate. The Australians in their second innings have lost no wickets for one run. , AUSTRALIA—Second Innings. Whitty, not out ... ... ... 1 O’Connor, not out 6 Total for no wickets ... ••• 1 Wynyard and Hobbs made a splendid stand, and Hayes played vigorous cricket, but Tarrant’s was the soundest innings. By arrangement in view' of coming matches between Australia and South Africa, Vogler did not bowfi in the match.