SOMETHING TO BEAT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 541, 23 June 1909, Page 7

SOMETHING TO BEAT.

YORKSHIRE 209. AUSTRALIAN BOWLERS HARD HIT. LAVER, Si FOR 75. (Jly Tolograph.-Pross Assoolatlon.-aopyrißht.) LQntlqn, June 21, ' i The mnt<:]i Austin|in verpiiß Yorlsehjre began to-day at Bradford. Showers fell jbsterdnj'i but the weather to-day was warm, nnd the wicket i|i fair condition. Play was intorfpred vtith by duskiness and rnjn. Yorkshire in tho first innings scored 299. Tho toams wero composed as follow— Austialia.—Carter, M'Alister, Trumpor, Nohlfl, Gregorj, JWdslry, 3lncartnoy, Ljvvor, Ransfqrd, nnd Coftor Yortshiro. —Radoliffn, Hiist, Ilaigh, Hunter, Rhodes, Jlj<>ra, Wilkiasou, ' Rotliery, Penton, apd Wilson. The spores are; — ■YORKSHIRE. Fiurt Inninos. Wilson, st. Carter, b. Jfaeartnqy ... 17 Rhodes, e. and I), Lover 42 Wilkinson, b. Laver ( ~, 0 Hirst, e. Armstrong, b. Cotter 14 Rothery, b. Cott<?r 2 Jljeri, 1). Noblp 53 Denton. c. Mecartney, b. Laver • ... 100 I HndpHflo, c, Maojirtnev, b. Laver ... 5 .NcwßtO'iJi G. 1 Oartcr, b. Lavor > 19 Hnigji, not out 10 Hunter, I) Macartney 14 Extras. 17 Total 299 Bowmnq A>j\lvsis. Lrvm - , five pickets for 75; Mncaitney, t«p for 20; Cotter, two for 6§; ,\pb|e, quo for 51. Lively From the Jump. Tho Yorkshire captain won the toss, and elected to bat, Rhodes and Wilson opening tp : tho bowling of.Layer and Armstrong.; The batsmen weio.'lively from tho junip, and knocked up V 49 runs in forty : fivo minutes. :;'[Macartney'goiiig onj Wilson- was;:.atumped' in-jbis, i Denton .followed: ..At. 61 rainistoppetl"play for ; twenty 'rninutes.; Noble punished, llybeirig knocked off'onabvpf.''. o; ; ' , Rhw3«s\ad_dW//;a-\Munle;''-and.vVas' : ->tiieri: i/smartly'.-caiight/.by.-Layer'- 'o.ff..bia..()W , "?og;'"for'\ ; 42.-.V-:i , J.iveiy;inning's,;.leg-ljittipg! si?: foijrers. '■ Two /■ TbeVthird.-wicket ; felly lyithout addiiibrr-ip' :orid over, playing^forward ;to.Jiavbr..'- '. ; ';'•. : ,

Cotter Bags' Two./ ;'Qs^..;;: :'; : "^f^r./laii.c i hepri,y.'^irat : 'tho/Vacancy';' !'arid^. play./pqntmued',brisk. century , -apr'' Hirst, knocked (throe ■ fpurors off Ootter's; first over,, ibut; in his: second over .was.' snapped up ■by ; Ahnstrpng , -'^t':6lip. A.F.our for ! •'lOOi-Dcntiori ' : '.y lathery niß.dp "a,'aliort.stay; Cd'tfw■,findinghis.wipke); wheni ho had 'made /two, ; tho fifth; r>icfcet : }:•'": ~■*■; :-^;~ ; V'/ ; : :' .Cotter - arid'. Jlacaririey" 'bowled a'fter. 'the. ! adjournmont.;i Cotter's/deliveries, opeti-' .ing' wil(],', : afterwards; beeamo Steadier.: Mixo-, in. Vestraining'/Dehbpri'srun-gottihg..-■',-''. ■/;•'.:'/■!' ; ■'.benton's "tpok. ninc'ty;.fiv;c minute);:.lily£OT :itim. ''by,' soundj.:steady, -play./,, At "duskiness r: ; and ; ;:.rain/.is. topped; ;play:'for/twpniy-fiye. minutes ;;x ''■';} ,■- 'v, ;!,K l J '\ T lfts^'time: by '.off ..threo'sovers.. TiieVse'cpnd century^''appeared;after:one huii-' 'dred 'and eighty-five :minutes''iplay, ■} Dentop's: century. ; takiiig:;:'ono' : hundred rand .seventy'. ■ minutes'.'^U^v^;';■.-;■,'. ,V-'''; :; , .chariceless-'innirigsV liiating: one'! Mn- : dred fifteen •'minutes,'- lost 1 his wicket|in playiiig..bacfe^Noble^;Six f0r:. 245*.. : -.- ;■■;■.;■.;[ '£:B-x : ; s.6p:p^m.);-/'"'.;¥■ ''■ » rongfcrly dispjiaj/ [jfi. etylisl) : g«;iVC;Q]tiftncp ( "after-renQhing.-thQ-ceptnry, .' He.',.bijttod .for ono hundredCand/ninety-fivo:minutes for his ■10e,'-'and h|t , :niMteen'..!ioury':'-'.He'i-WM"dji7' imisse^ -by'a;ncat;'catch; at !nud-off ; by■,Mac-' .Jiaver','- ;:"? ;!;':'. : V;;..';'.i,': .'■•,.'■'-• ■ :^~: '■' .-Tho'- seventh vTr.'ckot : thus-,: down ,; .for; 255 v v>Thb eighth fell ''at" 270: i!: Cartor, :by & imart vcatoh - atj.thd: wicketa, -off ..Lav'er, 'ac-' conhted.'for. Ncwste'ad. };. ;Nino for %1 5. ~ '' ■ T'' - •^ndwto ; i -.ffae\BOOp,\ :, '»-v/'!;.'\'.; , -:yii-;/Vv-:'!'.'.'i i ■'■■-■'■■J. ; : f ;'V:;:V.v' CO NT v ' : V.The,.Yorkshirb'.te»m Ju;.its' first..innings, has taken' two adyantagesH-the:easy,wicket and"the■ easy boundaries" on the Bradford ground. ? Tho' third century-was. uiisscd by the: barest mar-, ■glhi; and unless:'the rain , holds ol? iW viotors ; in tho spoond Test match ma> have a herd rqw to hoc, Tho TvLcs who tho bnttins of thfilr (arouritos were perfectly eatofied with tho state of the enmo when ntumps won drnwn, Tho untsmon evidently did not play the waiting ffunio, hut went for tho howling from the jtimn, partioulnrly our old friend Ithoiles, who rnttlml on 4- hotoro 11. Myers proved an able oollenguo for Denton , Tho (ormor player is a ijooct nll-roiiiid'oriolifitor; and a fair olmiißo bowler. D, D. Wilson has not yet doom ml n resiilnr nlnoo in the eleven, In tho giuno with Uorbyjhlro at Leeds Inat Jnly'he wont in fourth wioltet down nt lM.and nftor a atny of nearly three and a half hours wai sovontli out tit 300, Wilson has a powerful drive, which ainarats a lot of runs, Noblo nnd Arinstronif woro severely punished, and it in not often that the Vintorian fails to woure a wlokefc when nlayinp for keeps. The Manager wns.responalblo for half the team, and at his present fata of demotion Lnvcrehonld Im tho diet ,AuKtralti\n of this tour to secure tho wuoh oovfltcrt three fiiriires in this depnrtlnont. The Yorkshire rnotoh glvos promise of nn lnterOTtlnit rmiio, and it is to be hoped that tho weather condition! will not Intervene when tho (jtilimiale aro fiwlns Hirst, Rhodes, ITaigh.' nml Nowstend. \ D. DKMTQN.

' .The Torbhlre plnyer is: the third Engllnh .batßiflim to roftcU the oentuiy list "hgtvlnvt the Auntr»lmils..thi»tpur. The ilfstof ft long eerica nfoonturiPi for hia county wns dßftlnet Darby shir? In Dentoii rnttlocl on lia. Ten years Inter .Demon' joined: the ever-lnoreiwlns oirolo of bi\tsm«n:who Imve inndVowr a hwndrod Inicnoh innlngt nf i\ ntntoh by .souring JO7, .eßd.ip»;not:iOttt:iii(Mti«t.Nott» at : Trent Bridge "4h<>: first Yorksliiro; rrJokoter. to eooomplUh tniH font, ■. Tniii .'perfnrinnnoe" wu' remitted in ■WOa, •■.vrn«n, ■ anTltjß the Konrboronjh Festival, Ponton siftrioM tht> M.CX'.bowlors for 533 nnrt 131, . Djiring his tour in South Afrion,- with P, T.': .Wwner • m 10D3-OG, he was credited ■ with 1087 rnnsi nno. nniahod up with nn ovornpo nf 37., Binoo the oonjmonocinont of.Donton's oonnootion with' Yorkshiro" ho has scored JO.7W run9,.th(i. second:.highest .Bggrcßßto-over .oh, tained for 'the:county, Hirst takinpt prido'of place -with'. 21,798.: From 1895 to 1908 Donton's nusrcßat.es are: 979,. 1028, 1360, 908,' 1595. 1378 HOD, 1191. 15G2, 1919, 2258, 19M/-1128 , , anTl 1852'' :-Ti?» Yortsliiroman is a batsrnnn of tio V. ,fcr> r .,.»ji'-- type;, fearlow.'-.niid "trtv. Z---Wl,™. """"I 6 fi , ;"!!;on any. wicket, r.ml j a a player'who.can suit his game to tho pace of the turf.V;'.Ov\"'-: :■•■" ■' '■:■ -:. " -, : . : : ■' ■:■:■