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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 509, 17 May 1909, Page 5

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ESSEX DRAWS, HOLDS WICKET ALL DAY SATURDAY. SECOND INNINGS' RALLY. (BrT*LBOEM>B~fMBS ABBOCUTIOH-COrTUianr.J London, May IC. , Tho Australian, r, Esses match was drawn. Tho Australians, shortly after'resuming play on Friday, doslnrcd tboir first innings closed with six wiokcts down for GO9, and Essot in thoir first innings wore disposed of for IJB. Jn tho follow-on tho county men did much bettor, and had nino wickots down for 344 at'dose qf tlroo to-day, Thqir grand total was thus 492, or 117 runs bcliind the Australians, nnd*)t wns their lost wicket that savod thorn irpjn defeat. Rain at times interfered with tho play. ' When the.match was resumed on Friday, tho weather was bitterly oold und gloomy, but the' wioket, despite rain daring tho night, was hard. The attendance numbered nndor a thousand. After forty-fivo mtnutos' play the match was stopped by duskiness, and stoady rain commenced. Later on tho rain stopped, and the vrcathor brightened,' end play was reeumed at three o'clock in the presence of three thousand spectators. I To-day,. when , the Esbox men, continuing ■ their second innings, held tho wickets against the Australian bowling all day, the wicket was still hard and the weather brighter. Tho following are tho scores !— AUSTRALIA. - '< First Innings, | Hartigan, o, Freeman, b. Buckonham ... 4 Bardslcy, run cut 210 Noblo, b. Buckenham «... ... ... 0 Raiisford, c. Young, b. Buckcnham ... 174 Trumper, c. Fane, b. Rcoves 74 Armstrong, not out *.. fi9 Hopkins, 1). Mead 15 Macartney, not out , 48 Extras Iβ Total for six wickets >,; 609 BOWLltra. AHAMTSI3. ' ' Buckcnbam, three wickets for 154 roust Young 0 for 80; Douglas. 0 for 125; Mead, one for 59; Road, 0 for 47; Rcoves, one for 58. ESSEX. . Fjbst' Inninoi! Douglas, b> Cotter 1 Fane, b. Cotter 7 Porrin, run out 22 M'Gnhcy, b. Wliitty .\ 42 Gillingham, b. Cotter k ' .... 4 Freeman, played ou, b. Whitty 2 Reeves, b, Whitty 0 Buckenham, not out ' 15 'Read, o. Bardslcy, b. Armstrong ... 28 Young, c. Hartigan, b. Macartney ... 4 Mead, c. Bardslcy. b. Macartney ... 3 Extras ... 16 Total ',„ ... 148 Bowung: Analysis.' Oottor, three wickots for 62 runs: Whitty, threo for 28: Macartney, two for 15; Armstrong, one for 23; Noblo, 0 for 4. ; ...'.I ■;.• 'Second iNNmas. : •■■ r \ ■'■■\ Buckcnham, b. Cotter ... • 15 Young, b, Cotter ... ... ~ 22 Douglas, o. Carter, b, Cotter JB Fane, o. Raiisford. b. Hopkins ... ... 115 Perrin, c. Cotter, 'b. Armstrong 53 M'Gahey o. Bansford, b. Hopkins ~i 65 Gillingham, b. Hopkins ~. 33 Freeman, not out 4 Reeves, o. Haxtigan, b. Cotvcr 13 Read, o. Trumper, b. Whitty 6 ' Moad, not out 2 Estras ]0 Total for nino wickete . ~, ... 344 Grand total '. ... 402 Bowling Anaitsis. Cotter, four wickcte for 80; Hopkins, three for 76; Whitty, ono for 46; Armstrong, ono for 49; Macartney, 0 for 34; Noblo, 0 for 49.

I Armstrong find Macartney, tho two not-out I mon, continued tho innings , of tho' Australians. T Both batsmen played lively cricket, 1 Armstrong's fino free cutting and Macartney's attractive etylo finding muoh favour uith tho spectators. I Macartney gave t, chanco to Fano in the Blips whence had made 10. With the score six wickets „ for 609, tho Australian captain declared the innings closed. County's First Failure. After tho retirement of the Australians the Essex team commoncod its first innings on a wicket unimpaired by tbo rain, but slower. Cotter captured tho first two wickets for' 18, Bardsley disposed of Pcrrin (22) by a smart return from short leg, and Cotter, with: a bailor, addod Gfllingham to hie list. Four for 03. M'Gahcy (42) played a sound punishing gairo till a hall from Whitty, striking his pad, displaced' his wicket.' Ho batted 85 minutes. Read's ' score (20) included three fourcrs, mado in ono over. Tho century appeared in 110 minutes, tho whole innings occupying 165 minutes. Macartney and "Whitty bowled well. Following" on, tlio Essex wickets- in tho second innings were still nil intact when play ceased on Friday. ' Fane and Perrln add 112. Tho Heather' to-day was bitterly cold but .brighter, and tho wicket was hard, when Essox continued their second innings, which had been opened on, Friday evening. Tho attendance was moagro, Tho third wicket fell for 00. A fino partnership was then established between Fane and Porrin. Both , played carefully till lunch. On resuming, play was brighter, Fano driving and cutting finely. Porrin, who gave a chanceless display, his 53 occupying 110 minutes, was taken smartly by Cotto'r at mid-off. Fano notched his eontury in 170 minutes with forceful irork on tho off eido. M'Qahey ■ (55) scored Quickly, hitting 10 off Noble in \ one over. The fourth wicket fell for 172. j Ransford's Fielding, ' Fane was taken at deep field by Ransford, off Hopkins, at tho third attempt. For his 115 ho played a chanoo innings lasting 185 minutes, and hit .15 fourcrs. Tho fifth wickot fell at 273. M'Gahoy's batting was characterised by powerful driving. Ho was caught high up at long off by Ransford, off Hopkins, aftor ho had heon 75 minutes at tho wickots. Gillingham (33) played a vigorous innings. "PULLED OUT OF THE F|RE." Tho Australian Eleven, nfUr 6coring GO9 for sir wickets, failed to disposo of Essex in tho time at their dibnosal. Tho county players failed to shovj their form in tho first innings, ■but they had their revenge in the second, when the Australian attack was "wotted" by P, L,"' , Fane, C. M'Qahoy, P. Perrin, , and ,tho Hov. P. H. Gillingham. .-,. . , The firßt-named player acted aa pilot 6i, the last English: Eleven in Australia during the illness of A; O. Jones. C. M'Qahey'was top ; soorer-with IB; in the oountyVpoor showing on the second dny. . His scores of 42 and 55 are a deoided improvement on hie 1905 form. M. A. Noble will probably bo twitted for • not plosing earlier. The charm of cricket ia its i glorious uncertainty, which tho Essex team has amply demonstrated in its second innirige.-l'ho Auntinlinlv bowling vtas swvl'ely handled, and■• it is a pity that only a small Rcction of the piAlio took the opportunity to witness a match '. being pulled out of tho'fire;. : ; . ■ : , ; '•'■ Surrey. . • ....■; ' ,'■ , ■■'.-',; ;,.'- .'■'. •■ ■']■ A Jew BCMoas back a leading London daily / aakod'this.qnestipn, of .its Wb«t W j ■■■: ,':/:■:,:',. ;:.;■ ■;.,:,. ■.«!.■

■ your favourite cricketing oumty and why? A nugo majority waa returned in favour of Surrey, because tho anthoritife brought out more young playors than any other oonnty in the Kingdom. - Sinco that period, /'Nurseries" hnvo been established, and aro guided by old players, who hare rotirod from the playing arena. :• G. Lohmanii, W. W. Read, Maurico' Read, "Bobby" Abel, and T. Richardson are a fow of tho great playors who ■ havo assisted Surrey in former yoare. Sinco_ 1875 Surrey has won the county chrun- , pionship on eight occasions. In 1889 this county was bracketed with Lancashire and Not- , tingnomshire. Last season, Surrey played 29 championship matches, won 13, lost 4, and 12 were drawn. Yorkshire (twice), Kent, and Gloucestershire vanquished The Oval players last year. T. HaywaTd does not require any introduction. Hβ is a great favourite on English, as ' well as Australian, grounds. J. B. Hobbs is Hayward's •understudy. This professional was in Australia with the last English'team, and is a likely player for England in tho tests this year., J. N. Crawford, tho bespectacled amateur, is a forcing bat, and did well with tho ball .in tho last fivo tests in Anstrnlia. Tho Surrey two-onder in moro than likoly to catch the,oye of tho English Solection Committee. E. Q. Hayes was a " frost" in Australia, but ' freqnontly comes off , with tho bat > for his county. Ho, is a fair change bowler.' N. A. Knoi, the Surrey express, only played in thrco matches last summer. W. Lees has eoveral good bowling records behind him, * and is labelled dangorous on air varieties of wickets. A. Marshal, the QneonslandeT, was frequently mentioned in tho cables Inst season, both with bat and ball. Ho is not eligible'for on All England Eleven, when playing Australia in test ' _ matches. Tbo gamo with Surrey to-day is tho first fix,ture which is likely to trouble Australia, and as tho first test is at no distant dato tho doings . of tho two teams will bo followed by moro than ' usual intorost. Tho leading'batting and bowl- 1 ing averages of the county for 1908 aro as follow:— BATTING. Not Aver-1 Name. Innings, out. Buns. age. ' T. Hayward 40 0 1871 46.85 ' J. N. Crawford ... 33 3 1212 40.40 A..Marshal 43 2 1655 40.36 J. B. Hobbs 39 1 1507 . 59.G51 A. Ducat 11 1 327 32.701 E. G. Goatley 8 2 181 30.1G, F. C.Holland ..... -SO '8 608 27.G3 H. D. G, Levoson- ' Gower _.: 25 9 SBB 24.25 , Lord Dalmeny ... 0 0 . 145 24.10 E. G.' Hayes .' 37 0 • 848 22.01 W. lies -_• '29 4 ' 371 /14.84 - H.-Strndwick 82 10 159 7.22 ' BOWLING. Name. ■ Wickets. Buns. Average. W. C. Smith 56 806 14.39 E. C. Kirk ...-. . 24' SSI • 16' A. Marshal 47 899 19.12 , , W. Lees ~ 85 1720 20.23 W. Hitch . _: 58 1202 20.72 J. N. Crawford ..-I 88 1824 20.72 E. G. Hayes r__ 31 . 671 ' 2L64 <■! Australians' Averages. ' i .The batting and bowling figures of the Australian Eleven, compiled from tho cftblod ' i figures, aro aa follow:— ' BATTING. Not Av«rNamo. Innings, out. Bum age. W. W. Armstrong 3 2 241 2-14 . W. Bardsloy .._.' i 1 421 140.33 , (V. Trnmper 3 ' 0 224 74.66 ' ' V., Ronsford 3 0 184 61.33' G. G. Macartney 2 2 43 48 H. Carter 2 0 61 30.50 A. Cotter ...'. 2 0 49 24.50 ' M. A. Noble 4 1 63 21 ' V. Laver ■'. IB 17 17 A. -J. Hopkins -.1 0 15 ' IS E. Hartigam, 8 0 H 14.66 S. E. Gregory 2 . 0 17 8.50 J. A. O'Connor -.2 0 11 5.50 W. J. Whitiy 10 0 , - , P. A. M'Alister and W. Carkeek havo not . '• played in any of the three matches to date. • BOWLING. Name. '' Wiokots. Buns. Average. W, W. Armstrong 17 258 15.17 G. G. Macartney. 7 135 19.82 J. A. O'Connor ...___. 7 14-1 20.55 W. J. Whitty .—.___ 7 149 21.33 A. J. Hopkins 3 76 25.33 A. Cotter 14- 3G5 2C.07 M. A. Noble 2 101 50.5 P. Laver, none for 21 j V. Eaneford, nono for £; B. Hartigan, none for i, havo also bowled.