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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 555, 9 July 1909, Page 7

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AUSTRALIANS V. WARWICKSHIRE. A DRAW KENT BOWLERS' BATTING RECORD. (I!y Tclcgraph.-I'ress Aesoclation.rCopyrlght.) London, July 7. The inntch between tho Australian cricket- 1 ei,s and i Wanvickshiie cloven was continued J to-da\ at Binimifflnm, and ended in a draw, Uic locil team still having two wickets to fall < w hen ph\ closed for the daj. But for delay cause 1 In ram the Australians would prob- ' ablv Imp won with au innings to spare. Tho scores arc — AUSTRALIA. First uimngs 456 , WARWICKSHIRE. Finai Innings. Charleswoijth, nm out 9 Kinncir, b Armstrong 4G Kishwick, I) Hopkins' 0 Pndmore, c and b O'Connor . ... 7 Lillov, c Hartigan, b O'Connor ... 19 Quaifo, run out , . CS Stephens, c. 'Armstrong,, b. O'Connor ... , 1 Santa!!, not out ... ... ..... ... 12 Foster, b O'Connor 0 Hargroave, b O'Connor 14 Field, b Whittj 4 Extras 6 Total "lie Bowr,rNo Analysis. O'Connor, five wickets for 41 runs; Annstrong, one for 15, Whitty, one for 21; Hopkins, ono for 3G , Trumper, none for 49. SIXttND INMNGS. Santall, b Hopkins / ... 15 Kmneir, b Whitty . . 18 G'harlcsworth, c Ransford, b. O'Connor 25 Quaife, c. Hartigan, b. O'Connor 20 Pndmore, c Armstrong, b O'Connor 29 Lillej, 1.b.w., b. O'Connor > ... 18 Stephens, c Carkoek, b O'Connor ... 10 Fisliwick, not out 23 Foster, b Armstrong i.. 11 Hargrcavc, not out .-.. ... 4 Extras 12 Total for eign't wickets 185 BowLrso Anjutbis. ( O'Connor, five wickets for 56 runs, Hopkins, ono for 18, Whittj, one for 37, Armstrong, one for 55, Noble, none for 7. i Showers dolajed the resumption of plat for an hour, and when the match was rcBurned tho weather was dull and the wicket easj Lilley and Ouaife, the two not-out mon, continued tho Warwickshire innings. Lille\ added a emgle to his overnight score (18), and then give a catch' to Hartigan it £hort-leg, oft O'Comior, tho fieldsman falling forward in taking it. Five for 151. , ; Stephens, after giving a difficult chance to Armstrong, off Wluttj's first over, bcfoie scoring, retned for 1, caught low down at slip bj Armstrong, off O'Connor Six for 155 Before any addition had been made to tho «»ro Quiife was stupidh run out, Trumper niaking a imart retuin from short-leg 'ihe Vetiring batsman had batted 165 minutes for lusG3, in making which heyhit'five fouro. . The pitch was now treacheious and kicking. I'o6tor vas dismissed with the first ball, hitting out at O'Connor, with tho scoro Bb.ll at 165 i 11-vrgroave hit at everything. Ho gave a couple- of chances to Whitty and Carkoek before being bowled b\ O'Connor for 14. Tho ninth vucket fell at 174, and tho whole mningb realised 186 Being 270 luns behind on'tho first innings, tho Warwickshire team followed on ; and when the tiino camo for the dfatoing of (.tunics had made 185 runs for tho loss of eight wickets J' l '' (Rcc July 8, 5o pm.) Tho first wicket went for 25, and tho socvond for 52 When Charlesworth had made 2j he was caught bv Itanslord at deep point off O'Comior Three for 71. Pndmoio hit vigorouiHj for his 29. IJo put O'Connor up in tho slips, whore Armstrong secured at a second attempt. Four for 118 Quaifo, who compiled 20, "was over an hour at tho wickets. He wae caught by Hartigan off O'Connor Five for 121. ' A drizzle then commenced and tho light becamo bad Lillev (18) put his leg m front of a ball from O'Connor at 147. Tho no\t nicket added a single, and tho seventh brought the total to 177 • In tho firtt innings to-daj O'Connor captured four wickets for 11 iuns. Tho attendance was meagre. WORCESTERSHIRE TEAM. (R«c. July 8, 11 20 p m.) London, July 8. Tho following team will repiesent Worcestershire against the Austialians:—H K. ' Foster, W L Foster, G H Simpson-Hay-waid, H G Bache, Hon C F LUtclton, W B Burns, J5 Arnold, J A Cuffc, F Bowlcy, F Pearson, and G. Gaukrodger. Tho Worcestershire team which is playing the Au'fralian 'Eleven at the present time, iec<;ntlv defeated Yorkshire bv tho narrow inarglu of 12 runs, after the Whilo Ko--e plaveis appealed to have all the advantage Yorkshire weie. set to mnko 146 to win, and with the pitch btill in fiitt d-iss order the task seemed an cosy one, but when Hirtt played on lo Arnold four good men wcro out for 23, and with , Mjers -smart!} run out, Denton ciuirht at'slip i at 11, WorcesternhiTo had hopes of a victor). ( Nowstead and Eadchffe made a' vphant effort, , adding 63, but Haigh failed, and when Watson went in 22 were still required. "Bums let off < Radollffo, but a fine effort by Poster sent the ' wickotkeecper back, and Yorkshire received I their first defeat since 1907, when Worcester- < I bhire won both uiatche?. i I NEW LAST-WICKET RECORD. J (Rcc. July 8, 11.20 p.m.) < London, July 8. ! In tho county match against Worcestershire, Kont scored 555 runs, Woolley nuking ' 185 and Fielder 112, not out. J Tho last wicket partnership between these i two yielded 235 runs—a record for tho iatt , vricliet. THE PREVIOUS BEST. j Onlv twice m first-class cricket has it been ( recorded tint a last-wicket partnership jielded 1 over 200 run's—onoe in England and once in ( Australia 'I'he better of tlwe hiD wis 230 | bv I? AV Nichollß and Roclio for. Middle e\ ( ipfainst Krai at Lords on Juno, 1891 In Jamiarv 1901. Nt Melbourne, M Ellis and T Hnstin-, ] made 211 for Victoria ngain<t South Australia I The two Krnheh bnwlers have accomplished l a memorable feo.t, and their record should lake 1 lot of beating Woolicv had a batting -ner r age of 32 last fcason, and his bluest innings 1 was Hi Fielder's average was only 1022, but f he can make niir s sometimes when they aie 1 bidlj wanted, as tho Australians disco'veied \ when last ho visited their shores q WARWICKSHIRE'S LUCK. ' Tho Warwickshire team, thanks to tho intermittent showers, Ins been lu«-k\ to record a , draw with tho Australians The colonial bowlers 1 had a wicket which assisted tho batsmen to leave O'Connor, 10 for 01, in this fixture ] leids his bowling colleaguts, who appircntlv I have not 'bustled" to any Inrgo extent as s V. Trumpor appears in the bowling araivsii 1 foi none for 41 During the 1005 tour, tho'ex- a ponent of "Tho Champagr-o of Cnckcl" s howled two overs for no vnckets and i runs t The conntv bitsinon m tln> second innings com- i piled double figures with tho exception of Hai- t Sioavo, who was unboaten when stinnr-s were rnwn Before tho Warwickshiio match ie rclogated to lustorj, it is uorthv of note that S Suntall rccentli obtained hih thousandth wicket for his countj In tho Suirey match ho cftueht and bovled Str\»lv iok, and' eecured tho ball as a memento of the occasion S li