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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 562, 17 July 1909, Page 5

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THE RETURN MATCH AGAINST SURREY. AUSTRALIA 180. ' v BATWARD AND NOBLE BAT WELL. : (By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Oopyrisht.) ' London, July IS. ' The return match of the Australian cricketors against Surrey (who won tlio first match by five- runs) began to-day at Kcnnington Oral. .The. weather was cloudy, and the wicket was somewhat difficult at the start. At the drawing of stumps tho Australians wore all out for 180 (Noblo 65 not but), and Surrey had scored 97 for three wickets (Hayward 50 not out). Tho teams were composed as foDow , :— Australia.—Noblo, Trumpor, Armstrong, Ramsford, Gregory, Macartney, Cottor, Carter, Bardsley, M'Alistor, and Lavor. Surrey.—T. C. Bird, Kirk, Hayward,Hayes, Strudwick, Hitch, Qoatly, Leca, Harrison, Dtioat, and Smith, Tho details of the ecoring are as nnder;— AUSTRALIA. First Innincs. M'Alistcrrhit wicket, b. Kirk 5 Bardsloy, b. Smith 1 lUnsford, 1.b.w., b. Smith... .„ ... 19 Armstrong, 1.b.w., b. Smith 0 Gregory, h. Smith 8 Truraper, 1.b.w., b. Lcea 25 Noble, not out 65 Macartney, b. Smith ~. <„ ~. 10 Carter, b. Smith ... ~ 20 Cottor, st, Strudwick, b. Smith 0 Layer, b. Hayes '. 12 Extras .... ... ... <■' ... ... 15 Total ... ' ... ' ... ~ ~. 180 Bowling Analysis. Smith, seven wickets for 70 rune; Kirk, one for 44; Lcc,s, ono for 34; Hitch, none for 4j Hayes, ono for 18. SURREY. I FiRSi , Innings. 1 Hayward, not out - ... 60 1 Hayes, st. Carter, b, Armstrong 14 Bird, 1.b.w., b. Armstrong ..: 28 Harrison, not.out ... 2 Puoat, b. Armstrong „ 0 Extras ••> 3 Total for three wickets ... -. 97 Noblo a Bright Spot. Noblo won tho toss, and elected to take first strike. Australia made a poor showing at first, four tickets going for 29. \ Ransford and Trumpor brought tho total to 48 before tho Victorian, who had batted 55 mimitos-for 19, got his legs in front of a ball from Smith, When Noble and Macartney woto associated runs camo at a fair pace, the wicket becoming easier. Macartney was bcaton by a good j break sent down by Smitb. Sevan for 99. I Carter livened tho game up by vigorous , j hitting. Ho was severe on Lees, bringing I about a chango in tho bowling. Ho gave a I hard chance in tho slips, and was bowled by Smith a ample of balls later. Eight for ! 129. ; 1 Noble, who was batting well, made eight in ono'over off Krrk. Cotter went out to tbo first ball from Smith and was stumped, tho score being then 107. Noble showed grand defence. Hβ played snperb, ohancoless cricket for 130 minutes, and then carried out his bat. Smith bowled splendidly, taking seven wickets at,a cost of ton runs apiece. .'• " Armstrong Bags Three Wickets. Surrey opened their innings with Hayward and Hayes. ',Tho' light got ,, bad, and somewhat affected tho play, Both batsmen played carefully, ; ' Tho half-century was reached in sixty-five minutes. Tho first wicket fell at 86, Hayes, who had mado \i, being stumped off Arni'strong. When ho had made 23, Bird gavo Eansford a difficult chance at long-on. Ho added five runs, and was out l.b.w. ,to Armstrong. Two for 87. '■ , ■ Armstrong got his third wicket by bowling Ducat for nil. Hayward's GO occupied a hundred and five minutes. 1 PLAYERS AGAIN BEAT GENTLEMEN. London, Jnly 15. , In the return mutch , at Lords the Players again defeated the Gentlemen, this time by 200 rune. > , THE fEST TEAMS. MACLAEEN ON FRY—NOBLE'S TRIBUTE TO MACLAREN. (Bee; July 16, 8 p.m.) • • London) x July 16. The Surrey Club gave a dinner to the Australians, Lord Alvcrstono presiding. Noble expressed gratification at the fact that Australia, had won two Tests. Hβ said tho Australians regarded MacLaren as the finest captain and the best sportsman they had ever known. MacLaren characterised tho attacks on Fry .as unfair. Ho declared that Fry did not pick himself for the Test matches, b.ut placed himself entirely in tho hands of tho Soleotion Committee. THE AVERAGES. The figures of the two games in Scotland are not included in , tho averages of tho Australian eleven, which have been compiled ud to their first mninra in the Surrey match now in prowess. For tho nonce V. Ransford lends by a decimal from W. .W. Armstrong, who aggregate iurs(iay t0 ephanco his Previous | . • ■ Batting, ' ' In- Not AvorV Ransford 21 2 .900 «$ m. a. We... :.: g 3 Ti &£ V. Tnunpcr ... „25 2 tan mm PA Mfihtei ZlB § 335 t! G. G. Macartney ... 10 i 233 15.53 A. J. Hopkins -.6 0 86 14.33 ?" A Ca nK - ■ -,6 3 173 • 13 -3» I. A. 0 Connor ... JI 3 Oβ 12.00 *• Cotter H 0 166 11.85 a. JTartigan ... ... 17 1 lf« u43 P. Laver ]fl 2 71 121 JV. J. WhiHy ' ~. 12 6 52 HI W. Carkeok 6 1 31 6.80 Bnwling. Name. Wickets, Euns. Average, =;• Jfilf T . *] SCB 12.08 t. C. llacnrtney ... H 588 13 38 iV. W. Armstrong ... 61 ■ 1027 1604 vV. J. Whitty ... 47 776 l^sl J. A. O'Connor ... 24 492 20.5Q A. J. Hopkins ... , H 318 22 71 A- Co"" 82 859 26.84 M. A. Noble , ... 16 479 29,93V, Raneford ...' ... 0 2 —- R. Hartiftan ... .:. 0 4 V. Trumpcr 0 49 __:. NAMES NEW AND OLD. The ■ personnel of tho Surrey team in. tbo present match has undergone a vnst chonpo from the victorious eleven which defeated tho Australians nt Tho Oval in May. Th<j abpen. tecs on. the present ocension are; Hoblie, Mur> e]inll, Crawford, (Jiirwcn, Spring, and Biibbliy. Tlie- new foce-s me: Bird, Kirk, Goatloy, ' Harrison, Oucnt, and fjmitli. Hiirrison mnkpa I Kiusmndic npnenruncos for Surrey's secoml olovQii, for whom he scored 121 lust scasoq ngninst Biickinghamshire nt Reignfe. . jE. C. Kirk in a loft-hnnder. lie has an easy delivery, wiMi ixif-t u ew«pw(nn o( o BlinK, Iα Um Jew county fixUtoti lie took part lit ui

1908 Kirk obtained 2i wickets at a cost of 16 rnns npicco—tho second best nvertigo in the 1 county team. I \V. C. Smith, who has unlocked the Australian defenco in tho first innings, is a lefthnndcr with n. puzzling flight nud pitch. Hβ disguises hie fast nnd slow ball very cleverly, nnd relies more on this chnnge in pace for Ins Buccces than from hie break from log. Tho colonials did not find Tho Ovalwickot to their liking, and with tho exception-of. M. A. Noble, failed to produce the good batting form of recent engngoments. Jn the first match ngainst Surrey T. Hayward made some fino ehots, including two ondrives from Armstrong. With the utmost snug froid Hay ward played the bowling as,if ho liked it Now nnd again tho Australian bowlers tossed him ono up.to hit. Ho hit i( and waited for tho,next, nnd thnt he trcnteil in the same manner. Tho Surrey veteran, when stumps were drann, was apparently repeating tho dozo.