DERBY'S HARD TASK.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 568, 24 July 1909, Page 3

DERBY'S HARD TASK.

ALL OUT FOR 116. O'CONNOR DEADLY WITH THE BALL. THUMPER 100 NOT OUT. (By. Tolegrapli.—Press Association.—OoDfrlchU London, July 22. The match Australia against Derbyshire began at Derby this morning. Rain delayed the ..start, but when play commenced the weather was brightening, and the wicket was good. Derbyshire made 116 in the first innings, O'Connor taking seven wickets for 40 runs. At drawing of stumps, the Australians hadscored 217 for! four wickets—Trumper 100 not' out. . The attendance numbered 15,000. ,The teams were composed-as follow:—. Australia: Carter, M'Alister, Hartigan, Trumper, Gregory, Macartney, Ransford, O'Connor;: Whitty, Carkeek, and Hopkins. Derbyshire : R. B. Rickman, L. G. Wright, Chapman, R. Sale, L. Oliver, Morton, Cadman, Humphries, A. R. Warren, Needham, and Lowe. , The following are the details of the scoring:— ' DERBYSHIRE. ." r. v : i First Inninos. • Wright, c.-Trumper, b. O'Connor '1 Cadman,- b. O'Connor ... ... ... 0 Morton, b. O'Connor ... ... ... ... 10 .Chapman, c. Carter, b. O'Connor ... 5 Sale/ b; Whitty ... ... 15 Oliver, c. and b. O'Connor ... 2 Needhaw, b. O'Connor .... ... ... 0 Warren, c. and: b. O'Connor ... ... 37 Humphries, c. Macartney, b' Hopkins... 24 Rickman, c. Macartney, b. Hopkins ..»■■• 2 Lowe, not out ■ ... , ... ... ■ ... 2 i-. Extras ... •... ... ... ■■■ ... 18 v' Total 116 . - Bowlino Analysis. ■ O'Connor, seven wickets for 40 runs; -Hopkins, two for 19; Whitty, one for 39. AUSTRALIA. c.i.. 1 . i. ■ Fuist Innings.. M'Alister, run out ... ... ... ( 1 Gregory, c. Needham, b. Morton . ... 24 Ransford, c. Humphries, b. AVarren ... 18 Trumper,. not out ... ■ 100 ■Macartney, 1.b.w., b. Morton ... 21 Hopkins, not out ... v.;>.- - A ;. ' .... 39 • ■'Extras ...' ... 1 "... ... ■■ ... 14 ■ i. Total'.for four wickets- , . ... ... 217 Rickman,' county captain, won tilie ■toss, and' Wright .and Morton opened, the 'innings. 1 Three runs were scored off Whitty's first over. . ■ ■;'■ '-i-'l.iC-i • O'Connor's Swerves. '

Erom the first ball O'Connor sent down Wright was smartly caught in the slips by Trumper. One for three.

■ Cadman, who succeeded him, stepping. in front to ■ meet an off-break of O'Connor's, iad his leg stump removed, the score still standing at 3. ; '

. A lino catcih hy Carter, at tihird man, in the : second attempt,, disposed- of Chaprnan, O'Connor again being tho bowler. Three for 17.

.O'Connor next removed Morton's stump with a swerver. .Four for 45. , '

:■ .■ Whitty bowled without addition to the .'score. . A blustering wind .was causing tho ball to swing. • • • .j,

•.'Needham was beaten by a swerving ball from O'Connor.. Six .for 46... ,One run later O'Connor, -running in, took a. return from Oliver. Seven for 43. .'

Warron (37) and Humphries (24) mado the best stand of the day. , Tho former, after a good display, sent an cosy. oatch back to O'Connor. Bight for 102. ; •

A remarkable' catoh byMaoartnoy, .who, runaiiig away at mid-off,; took the ball righthanded, disposed,ofjßickmW. • Nine for'llo. • Humphries was taken easily by Macartney at mid-off off Hopkins.

.O'Connor's first six wickots were captured at-a cost of 12 rums.! • : Stand,

-QregO'ry. and M'Alister opened the .Australians' innings. :-A bad . start was m<ade, M'Alister.being run out at tihe■ second ball; One for 1.'.;

Itomsford. joined Gregory.-' The ■ former, after playing free cricket for 18,-ended by putting up. a skyer- off Warren, Humphries taking it. . Two jor 29., ■ .

Gregory,' after .a careful' innings of 24, taken .at second slip -by 'Needham off Morton. He gave a chance off lie had mado 8. Three for 81. • '

. Trumper and i.Macartney carried the total to 117. before the latter was dismiissod by getting his leg in front of one from Morton; Trumper amd Hopkins were-then partnered and added 100 tuns, Trumper being not out with 100 and Hopkins with 39. •

.Trumper was two hours at the wickets,; and gave, a faultless exhibition of brilliaiit' driving, cutting, and pulling. His half-cen-tury took 80 minutes. Hopkins showed sound play.

THE FOURTH TEST. ENGLISH PRELIMINARY SELECTION. , (Rec. v July 23, 11.20 p.m.) ' - London, July 23. ■ The/team to represent . England in the fourth of the five Tests—of which Australia ,has, won two and England one—will be ■ selected ..from the following:—MacLaren, Spooner, Warner, Hutchings,' Carr, Kent, Lilley, Sharp, Thompson, Barnes, Rhodes, and Hirst. V. TRUMPER.

,The county, with tho exception of A. R. Warreij,. the fast bowler, and J. Humphries,'tho ; TCicketkeeper—who visited Australia with the last English combination—have gone down in tho ■ first innings before J. A. O'Connor, who did not meet with any serious opposition. The bright spot of the Australians' batting was the brilliant exhibition of V. Trumper who has now scored his second century of the preso.it tour. Sinpe the Cambridge match Trumper's efforts are 9, 4, 2, 0, 28, 10 27 2 I>. 7, 25, 25, 0, and 5. The. following table shows the three-figure scores obtained by this versatile batsman on English- wickets Tear. -.. Match. Score. Ground. 1899—Sussex .' 300.' Brighton ' .1899—England 135 Lords 1890—Gloucestershire 104 Bristol 1902—Cambridge Umver'y 128 Cambridge 1902—Players 127 Harrowgate 1902—Gloucestershire* ...... 125 Cheltenham 1902—Oxford University...; 121 Oxford 1902—South of England ... 120 Hastings 1902t-Esscx 119 Leyton 1902—AnEleven of England 113 Bradford 1902—Essex 109 Loyton 1902—11.C.C. 105 Lords 1902—England 104 Manchester 1902—Surrey 101 The Oval 1905—Worcestershire 100 Woro'tershire 1909—Cambridge Uni. ...... 133 Bristol 1905- Gloucestershire 108 Cambridge 1909—Derbyshire 100 Derby ;■ (Unfinished) .