CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 559, 14 July 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. - I . COUNTY TOTAL 230. VISITORS MAKE A. GOOD START. (By Tolosraph.-Pross Aesoclatlon.-CopyriEhO > ' f London, July 12. The 'Australian cricket team began a match to-day against ' Gloucestershire at Bristol. Tho weather was dull, and the wicket soft. Tho teams wero composed as follow:— Australia.—M'Alister, Hartigan, Trumpor, Noble, Giegory, Armstrong, Baidsley, Cotiar, Whitty, Carkeok, and Hopkins. Gloucestershire.—Son-oil. Blown, j Salter, Meyer, Rattonburg, Merrick, Langdon, Board, Dennett, Mills, and I'aiker. Gloucestershire, in their first innings, made 230, and at drawing of stumps tho Australians had scored 26 without tho loss of a wiokofc—Bardsley 18, M'Alister 37. The 6coros are: GLOUCESTERSHIRE. FiitiT Innings. , Salter, o. and b. Armstrong ... ... 30 Board, c. Macalister, b. Hopkins ' ... 57 Sewell, c. Carkeok, b. Hopkins 4 Ratten burg, b. Hopkins 0 Morrick, b. Armstrong 0 Brown, c. and b. Noblo 31 Langdon, l;b.ff., b. Airinstrong 61 iloyer, c. Armstrong, b. Noble 1 Dennett, b. Armstrong 5 Mills, not out 10 Parkor,, inn out 2C Extras 5 Total ' 230 Bowlino Analysis. Hopkins, three s wickets for 84 runs; Whitty. none for 35; Armstrong, four for 64; Noble, two for -30; Cotter, none for 12. 1 AUSTRALIA. Fißßi'- Innings. M'Alister, not out 37 Bardsley, not out 18 Extras 1 Total for no wicket 56 Noble ,won the toss, and sent tho county in first. The batsmen npe'ned quietly. Salter was caught and bowled 6y Armstrong, after steady .play for 55 minutes, during which 49 runs had been scored. Board indulged freely in oft-driving. When he had made .13, Cotter misled an easy chance at mid-ol off Noble. Both Langdon and Board played carefully to lunch-tiir.o, when tho scoro" was 91 for tho' loss of ono wicket. ~ On resuming, tho century appeared for 125 minutes' play. I'ouiteen runs later, Board was dijihiasod with nn easy ,'catch to M'Alister at third iran, off tho bowling of Uopkms. Two for 114.' Sewell had made four when Carkeek snapped him at' the Wickets, off Hopkirn. Three for 118. The next two wickets fell rapidly, Rattonburg playing' forvvaid to Hopkins, and Mcrridk being cleaii-botvled by , Armstrong, neither of them scoring.—Fivo for 129. Langdon BcOiod steadily by sound cricket Brown, who was brilliantly 'caught " and bowled by Noble, knocked up liis total of 31 in 35 minutes, by llaid diivihg. His scoi'o included JJvo fourers. ' i At tho tea adjournment six wickets wore down for 182 runs. After ton, Meyer joined Langdon, who only added four runs when he got leg'beforo to Armstrong. (Rec. July 13, 5.66 p.m.) Langdon showed faultless oncket. He was at the \wiokets for 160 and his ccore 'of included 6 fourera. Seven for 186. Tho ,ninth wicket fell \vith the total at 184) and tho second, century wrs reoor'ded in 175 minutes.' '" '' * ' "' '"'

Parkdr,"tvho was fun out for 26, gave" a fr«> exhibition and scored quicklyi ''■Tho'other players' made indifferent contributions to tlie score, which' closed for a total of 230.

Prior to the drawing of stumps, M'Alisteri arid Baidsley batted lor 40 minutes for their 55 runs. M'Alistdr showed somo find cutting. ' /

obtained a'fair score for the niodei'attt; sot "of ,'pJayers•• irho; ' 'compose'. , the ■elevoni 'a'nd aS'-.the bowling is distinctly- weak, ;the ; Australians;should improve■.their, :';avorages in' this lilatcJi.' ,': '':'■'■ ..■;■•-' ;■';■■ ■.'■;'>;•.;■. ; ;;■■.•.-,.•; ■■■.T. laiigdon'is>a- eteady. ijlnyfer, with a neat and'.e'asy.. style,.., aud .has .played' Several '.-useful ,innings for -a: .somewhat- "Streaky", ,;side.v' In 1907 : Langdon : 1219 - riihs, which" total did not include a century notch. , .- ,■.;.'■; >.;' ■ J. H." Board, the . wicket-keeper,' visited AuV tralia the:. 97-98 "Mαson, '/playing.':sedoQd' ; stringV-td , ,/W. VStorer'. Board • has■,• l>eeri associated...with' the: Western County since. 1891VvDuring : 'his career.He has frequently .tpppedvtlie. 1000 mart. . The''- best: effort-of. Board's, was-hisi score of 2M on the Bristol. Wicket' at, tho eipeiise of : the.Somerset: .bowlers. During' the. past five seasons' he has, Stumped 100' batsmen.-in first-class matohes.'-.' V; ll.'■• ,■ GV- Salter .failed ; A to ■: attain; his vßlue •at Oxford.' Be', played in : five''matches for the County' lasH'BeasoniJwhen" hisl best>.eff6rt was7i,- against .Northamptonshire. '■■-.■ -''■ , •-/ ■ ' ■;•.': W; ■: S. >AV' Brbwnj 'after ;an:;absence\of : .threes years,' •: reappeared -in ■ the. County. "eloven : lost' :season.n He: isija , punishing batsman and 'a' ■t air.Change■ bowler, if ;;.;,;:.' ■'*■■'. ■..-,.• .• - ■'.••:< ■.-'. '•/,Cy;l'arkernlast season , :inoreasod-.hiß ; valuo to .his/side'-jas 'a .batsman.'> ..He is a ' promising loft-hand-; .mddium-paded' -bowler, .With ! a /'wrong-'un". in the : ,way. of an .occasional :sioWball difficult;■,to. detect, as it comes along'wi th- , ■out iany .apparent ■ bhango of actifthr or delivery. , G. L. Jcssop, who has played regularly for Gloucestershire since 189f, is unfortunately not playing for his County in the present game.

GRACE SUMS IT UP.

WEAKEST, BOWLtNG THAT HAS EVER .COME. Hobart, July 13. In a private letter received here, Dr. W. G. Graoe, tho well-known cricketer, comments on the present Australian team. Ho bays: "They arc the weakest bowling side that has over ctime, although they have struck a bad patch. They will make lots of runs if the weather holds up, but I shall be very much surprised if they beat Eng-' liind without a lot of luck."

PLAYERS DEFEAT THE GENTLEMEN

BLYTHE'S FINE FORM. London, July 12. The Players beat the Gentlemen' in a match on Keiiniugton Oval. In, tho course of the game Blytho took twelve wickets for 103 runs. ; .BLYTHEJN THE TEST, v ; |>;:-Tho' matoh ; ;at • the Oval-. Was to) ; hive commenced last-Thursday. A second match' between, these teamswae. Set down for decision at Lord's on Monday of this week; < '' • ■ .'■ rC. Blythe;-played.for England in the First Test, but \ was: not selected :in the Barnes at lord's and: Leeds, -nthnivg to the. English ibbwllhg-'-ih' .-the first t*et match on ; May 28,' Mi.' p. Wddohotise.,writes;—"The most striking feature of/the-meirning's play' was tho wholly admirable bowling of Blytho and Hirst and .tactics of .tho' Enßlish oaptain, who placed his field 'with;', masterly judgment. .Blythe Served up some of- the "jnrisl innoc^ttt-lookitrg"stuff'of- the just-not-hajf-volley order- with: plenty ;6f' work, on, and tertinted 'his victims' until, profiting by th<S experiences of .Messrs. ..Cotter arid' Ttumper, •' : who ■ were bagged, by :Hirst. at mid-off, 'they • decided to ipldyquiotlyi and . v:ot6 . reduced to a ! state 'of comparative impotence. , •.. ■ ■ ■.'. , - ... : "Blythe bowled with ; ; a certain amount of bad.luck too,: for Mr. Macartney.nbotild have been Caught at mld-off When he had only made ,4, Hirst failing to hold a right-liandod catoh which he Wpmd very rarely drop, while'MK Fry failed to hold ..a tJie,'country af tor 'getting well, ;under tho:. ball. Hirst's bowling was-supremely good, and ho-had the i'batsinen-:fidgeting■•nbput pll. the time." :■