YORKSHIRE MATCH DRAWN

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 567, 23 July 1909, Page 5

YORKSHIRE MATCH DRAWN

':'■.-.■ . . —-—^— —-- ■■ ;v' ■■. ■.''';.. COTTER IN FAST FORM. . • (By Teleßrapb.-Prtaa 4«iocl»tlon.-OopTrlKht.» ' . ': London, July 21.' The return cricket: match: between the Australian team and Yorkshire'.was resumed at Sheffield to-day, in the presence of about seven thousand spectators.'.- - t Tho weather was .bright and the wicket fair. '.■'.' ' '

'WiUi seven wickets down for 172, Yorkshire closed their second innings, leaving the Australians 251 runs to get and two hours to get thorn in. The Australians (Grogory-Bardsley) had. wiped off 63' without loss when duskiness terminated play. Tho game was drawn. Tho scores arc:— , YORKSHIRE. Sitond Innings. Rhodes, b. Hopkins ... _ 45 Wilson, c. Trumper, b. Cotter' 31 Denton, b. Macartney ..'. 15 Wilkinson,- b, Cotter ... * 5 Hardisty, b. Cotter 0 Hirst, not out • ... .1 50 Rothery, 1.b.w., b. Cotter 11 Broadbent, e. Ti'umpcr, b. Cotter ... 1 Newstead, not out 11 Extras , ~,, •~. - g Total for soven wickots 172 First Innings 34G Aggregate i 7513 Bowling Analysis. •■ ' Cotter, five wickets for' 44 runs; Armstrong, nono for 47; Macartney, one for 40; Hopkins, one for 38. At one time after .lunch Cotter's record was five for 21. AUSTRALIA,' First Innincs 267 Second Innings. , ' Gregory, not out ;. 26 Bardsley, not out 25 Extras 2 Total for no wickots 53 Bowling Analysis. . ', Twenty-four runs were .knocked off Newstead, 20 off Broadbent, and 7 off Rhodes, Yorkshire's second innings—l 9 without loss—was continued by Rhodes and Wilson, Macartney and Cotter bowling. Macartney kept an accurate length, but Cotter tried tho off theory, tho crowd ironically cheering. Tho batsmen showed little enterprise, taking soventy-fivo minutes for half a century: -• When ho had made 33 Rhod«6 made an awkward attempt to off-drive Cotter, but Hopkins at square-leg missed tho catch. A dozen runs later Hopkins remedied the mistako, Rhodes 1 playing him on. Tho outgoing batsman had batted 105 minutes for his 45. One for 70.

■''Dentoh' followed,' 1 and the .batting became lifeless against the' steady bowling, and smart fielding,;, Wilson -showing ridiculous; caution. The second wicket wont just: before luncheon for 92, Denton being bowled, by!. Macartney for/15., :•> >'v "/-' : .':'. :';V''' : •!':;■.•:'.^'';V:*'';'.';';"'-' Cotter's first over on'resiiirijhfj'was fatal to Wilson, ■■who was,.caught : v ;W<;!Trumpei'; after; boing at the wickets.for ,140 minutes for 31 runs. /Three for 92.■'.■'.": ■•;;■'•■;-'■■'/

'The'next two wickets fell for,97>;'Cbttor■ disposing of. Wilkinson -when v h6''had;-made! 5, and of Hardisty with bis first.-'ball,': "• . ■'..' ■ ..'. The.'Sydney, bowler .'.Was':.'showing, :i'great' pace. : Twenty-three runs had;l>ectt'Bcbred off; him beforo lunch, but after liitich, he took fivo wickets for: 21. : .\' ■■.!,'•■''■:'-;',-v'VX Y~'"'. v '•■>.■:■.■' '•Hirst and Rothery were partnered. • The! former played, lively,"'.knocking 13; off. one over of._ Macartney's. • " The ,\ century was, hoisted; in ,155 minutes. ',';•',■':'-'/; ■>

'At: 127 Rotliery.i 'retired' leg-before,; tpi Cotter, and runs' Inter Broadbent ffas' taken at second 'slip by Trumpor off; Cotter.: Seven; for.. 131. •■ fe-- ■;;. !,;-,;;> ■• / ■>.'- '■■:, \> •;,I •Hirst aid Newstea'd carried tte t -total toj 172, and then the innings,.!which'had lasted 215 minutes, was declared ? closed. ; , X ; "<';■ ■ Hirst made a' resolute stand .He batted j 75 minutes for 5.0, hitting six;!fourers.\ New-, stead gave a chance tb'Trumpor, when he knocked'ur>'six.'"; ;' ■'' : '!!"'."V! \y '■'.. ; >; .'-'.'.'

Two!'hours woro ; left for thev Australians, to play, but duskiness, put.'an end to the! game after, nfty.-fivb. mmutes'/steady ! and; skilful batting by Gregory (26) and J3ardaley> (25), both not'out.;'.." V;,'\';^";''!,■'/■ ,-;i ■;"'.;; '~ '■■'• /THE;-AVERAGESr' v ;:.';'' .X'f 'The figures of the',two .matches in cannot be', included' in, the batting and bowl-. ,ing; averages oßthe -Australian' Sloven- as 'the; details '■ have not reached .New Zealand. : At the .conclusion of the Yorkshire matdlr the 'colonials':have scored 6469 runs off the'bat,. and have been presented by: their, opponents; with: 333 sundries. ..The' English, teams have,' scored 5808 off the Australian, bowlers, and the! team has assisted them with 358 extras. ■! :>'..[ .The cabled figures, which, arenot always to, be relied on, have been checked by means of ah Australian exchange, and i numerous minor alterations have been made, to' arrive at" the exact batting and bowling averages of the! Australian Eleven, which are asfqilow:—' '•"■..: '■', Batting., '..' .-',- ■ ■•■'' ■!:'"., , !,In-; Not ; '\ Aver-

.SURREY DEFEATS MIDDLESEX. ; r ■''-:.■ ■'■.'! ' London, July : 21.>. • : Surrey 'bent Middlesex by 74' runs, Warner, wh'o mad© 102 not out, batted' throughout tho Middlesex innings of 201 i [Surrey lias beaten Middlesex, notwithstanding Tarrant's six. wickets for' 29/ including the "hat trick," reported yesterday'.]';. ;■ •■'." DERBYSHIRE TEAM. , : . (Rec. July-23,V0.0 a.'m,) London, July 22. / lii their mAkh against the Australians toi flay, Derbyshire (who, when the last English mail left, were last in tho county championship competition), will he represented 'by P..-B.'Hickman, L. 0. -Wright, A..Morton, Chapman, R. Sale In Oliver, Buxton; S,. Ciulman," J. Humphries,, <A, Ei Warren,. and JCoruablo, - ,

Name. nings. out. Runs. age. V?. W. Armstrong ... 28 6 1008 50.40 W. Bardsley 30 2 1300 40.04 V. Ransford 23 2 962 4.5 80 XI, A. Noble 25 -.1 097 31.68 V. Trimmer 27 2 620, 24 80 S.. El Gregory 23 S 364 ' ,21.33 P. A.. M'Alister ... 19 3 340 21.25 G. C. Macartney ... 20 4 243 15.18 A. J. Hopkins ... 7 0 08 14.00 H. Carter ... ... 17 3 • 178 12.71 J. A. O'Connor ... 11 3 06 12.00 R. Hartigaa 17 1 183 11.43 A. Cotter 16 0 170 11.16 P. Laver 11 2 89 9.8S W. .T. Whitty ... 12 6 52 8.06 W.Carkeek ... ... 0 1 ■ 34 6.E0 Bowling. Name. Wickets. Runs. Avorage. F.■'Laver 52 675 12 9? G. C. Macartney ... 51 ■" 750 14.70 W. J.. W'hittv ... 47 784 16.68 W. AV. Armstrong ... 67 1174 17.52 i. A. O'Connor ... 24 502 20.9V A. Cotter • 42 900 23.78 S. .]. Hopkins ... 15 M 25.73 M. A. Noble , 16 571 3S.GS V Hansford 0 ' 2 R. Hnrtignn '0 4 V. Trumpet 0 61 —