AN EASY INNINGS WIN

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 557, 12 July 1909, Page 5

AN EASY INNINGS WIN

WORCESTERSHIRE. VISITORS' ATTACK CAUSES A ROT. HOPKINS SHINES. (By ABSoeiatlon.-^Copytlrtt.) 'London, "July 9, The Australians beat Worcestershire by an innings and 112 runs. On Friday the weather was fine, and tho wicket good, but rain fell last night, making the wicket difficult to-day. Tho county team were only able, to add 51 rung to their overnight score of 75 for tno wickets; Hopkins taking six of the remaining wickets at a cost of six runs apiece. The attendance on Friday was 3000. Today it row small. The scores are: AUSTRALIA. FinaT Inninos. M'Alistor, 0, Arnold, b. Pearson , ... 29 Bardsley, c. Bale, b. Pearson ,„ v . 41 Trumper, b. Cuffe ~,"■' ... , ... '_ ... 7 Gregory, b. Simpson-Hayward 17 Hansford, st. Bale. b. Simpson-Hayward 138 Armstrong, ft, Bale, b. Simpson-Hayward 38 Hopkins, c. Bale, b. Cufte 39 Noble, st. Bale, b. Simpson-Hayward ... 38 Carter, not -out 7 Cotter, st. Bale, b. Simpson-Hayward... ,5 O'Connor, b. SimpsQu-Hayward 15 Extras ~, , ... ~. 15 Total ~389 BowijiNq Analysis, fimpson-Hayward, six wickets for 132 runs; Cuffe, two for 81; Pearson, 0110. for 56; Arnold, one for 19; Bums, none, • for 41; Taylor, nqno for 45. WORCESTERSHIRE. Firm Innings. Baohe, b. Armstrong A Bowloy, b, Armstrong ' ' ..v • .., ,„ •• ■■• 0 Pearson, c. (Jiartcr, b. Cotter 26 IW. Foster, b. Armstrong ... s 12 Arnold, c. Carter, b. Cotter .'.. ... 1 1 H. Foster, b. Armstrong ... 2 Cuffe, c. and b. O'Connor " 44 I Bums," b. Cotter ■ 0 ! Simpson-Hayward, c. O'Connor, b. Cotter 51 I Taylor, not out , 2 1 Bale, b. Armstrong • ... 1 ! Extras - 8 ■ Total 151 ' Bowling "Analysis. I ' Armstrong, five wicket's for 49 runs; Cottor, four for 50; O'Connor, one for 36; I Noble, none for 8- ' 1 Second Inninos. H. Foster, b. Armstrong 0 1 Bowley, b. Hopkins ~, ... ... 42 Pearson, p. Carter, b. Armstrong ... 5 W. Foster, b. Hopkins'" .' ... 41 Arnold, 1). Hopkins .''-,., 0 1 Bachc, hi Hopkins ... j r ,;, '.. 0 Cuffe, b." Hopkins v ... 15 I Simpson-Hayward, c. Noble, b. Armstrong '.. ... 8 I Burns, b. Ilopkins 8 Taylor, not out , 5 1 Bale. e. and b. Armstrong 0 Sundries ~/ 7 Total ~.: '• '..'. •''' ... 126 •Aggregate ...- 277 1 BoWLINq ANALYBIS. I Hopkins, six wickets for-36-runs j Arm. I .strong, four for 37; Cotter, none lor 35; I O'Connor, nouo for 11 . 1 ' ■" :."'., 1 FRIDAY'S PLAY. ~ * Hopkins (15) and Noble (14)_«ntinued;tho innings of tho Australians, who' had six wickets down for 312. Tho batsmen made good uso of their chances. ■Hopkins played a vigorous sound inningß for 39 lasting 50 minutes. He was caught by tho wicketkeoper, off Cuffe, tho seventh wicket going at 351, ,' Noble, who batted altogether eighty minutes, lost his wicket through walking out to hit Simpson-Hayward.' His innings of 38 included vigorous cutting and driving.} Eight for 803. I ' Cptter, after making 5, met a similar fate. ■ Nino for 869. O'Connor made things merry I while he stayed, and on, Simpson-Hayward finding Jiis wicket the innings closed for a total of 389. Bale did excellent work behind the stumps, stumping four men off the bawling of Simp-son-Hayward,' and catching two. . Armstrong and cotter Bowl Well. Bacho and Bowley oponed Worcestershire's first innings. At the outset Bacho received a bad/hit on the leg from Cotter. I Bowley, withont scoring, was bowled, by ' Armstrong in trying to hit a leg 'break.' Ono for 2. Bacho lost his wicket in playing forward to Armstrong. Two for 6. Carter disposed of Arnold with a fine catch} standing back, off Cqttor, tho third 'wickot falling for 13. Tho fourth fell for 18, and tho fifth for 44. Armstrong's fast deliveries were very destructive.' Five runs Inter Carter, acting as backstop, brilliantly caught Pearson, off Cotter, and tho second ball from Cotter scattered Burns's stumps with tho score unaltered, I Seven for 49. I Cnffe and Simpson-Hayward becamo partI nors. Both showed good form, and their I powerful driving added 50 in half on hour, tho century appearing in 105 minutes. ' Cuffe, after batting for an hour for 44, was smartly caught by O'Connor high up off his own bowling. Ho hit-six fours. Eight f0r,143. On. resuming aftor the tea adjoununont, Simpson-Hayward played the second ball ho received into O'Connor's hand at mid-011, Ho batted 55 minutes for 51, and his scoro included a sixer and seven fours. • Nino for 150. Armstrong's next over ended tho innings, Bale being bowled for a single, Following on, the county opened with Bowley and H. Foster- Cotter sent ' down a maiden over to Bowley, and then H. Foster, facing Armstrong, failed to stop his first ball. Ono for 0. Pearson, as m tho first innings, was oanght by Carter, this timo off Armstrong. Two for 22. , ' Bowley shaped excellently, making fine drives ond leg hits, ancl W. Foster also showed good driving.. The' latter'gave a chance to Armstrong off Cotter" when he' had marto 15. ' '' ' ( Two wickets wore down for 75 when play closed for the day. SATURDAY'S PLAY. ' (Roc. July 11, 5.5 p.m.) Tho weathor was bright, and tho wickot was difficult, after a night's rain. Tho bowl-' ing was faultless throughout tho remainder of tho innings. Tho third wickot fell at. 82. Hopkins had I tho batsmen in difficulties. Ho ••bowled*, Arnold first ball, and the second one settled' Baohe. Five for 82. _ ' Hopkins was bowling ronnd the wickot, with fieldsmen on tho on-side. Tho sixth wicket fell at 103, Tho rest was a moro procession. Tho batting of the county team "fmled" at ,lho hnonosa end of tho match. The bright spot? in this department proved to bo J.' A. Ctiffo. the Australian, Simpson-Hanvard, the lob bowlot, F. Bowlaj, tnd Major W, h. Raster,

Bowley went throwA on apprenticeship with the county in tne minor competition,, l and, on their promotion to first rank, '; no. ono roso moro finely to the occasion than this player. In 1900 Bowloy only missed tho 1000 runs by 52.' His boat effort, end first county century was 118 v. Hampshire, at Worcester. Major Poster is the eldest of tho Foster family, but his military duties keep him out of tho team as a refrular player. On his Decisional appearances no rarely fails to accomplish a noteworthy performance. The rain; on Friday night'affcotcd tho wicket, which nccounts for tho good bowling figures of A. J, Hopkins— six for 36. Armstrong cap- ■ turod nino for 8(5 for tho match, which did uoi attracta largo attendance on the third day. The Australians commence the Gloucester* shire fixture at Bristol to-day. Tho second match this week is a return match with Surrey at T/lio Oval,