AUSTRALIA'S LAST GAME.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 614, 17 September 1909, Page 6

AUSTRALIA'S LAST GAME.

DRAWN IN THEIR FAVOUR. ARMSTRONG'S GOOD FINISH-SIX FOR 44. ' . (By Telegraph.— Press Association.—OoDrrleht.l London, September 15. ■ The match between the Australian cricketers and:, a South of England team—the last of the Australians' tour —was resumed today at Hastings, in sunny weather, and resulted in a draw. Tlie wicket was easy. There was a small attendance. The Australians' first innings closed: for 200. In their second innings the South of Englaind scored 132, making their aggregate 102 in excess of the Australians'' first innings total. The scores are: AUSTRALIA. Fibst Innings. Bardsiey, 1.b.w., b". Douglas ... 42 M'Alister, b. Douglas ... ... ... .08 Whitty, c. ,Re]f, b. Dennett < 21 Hopkins, 1.b.w., b. Douglas ... ... ; 5 Hopkins, 1.b.w., b. Douglas - 3 Gregory, b. Douglas • ...• • 2 Armstrong, b. Vincett ... ... ... .13 Noble, c: Braund; b; Vincett .... ... 5 Macartney,'l.b.w., b. Douglas ... V ...,■ 0 Carter, not out ... ... ...T ... 7 O'Connor, b. Douglas ... 8 1 Extras' ... ... ... ... ... 18 .... Total • .... ... 200 • Bowuno Analysis. ' 1 Douglas, .seven.wickets foruo; Vincett, two for 37; Dennett, one .for 52Arnold, none for. 9 ; Crawford, hone for 8. SOCTH OF ENGLAND. SKtONII' ISNINBS. .licit,- b. Armstrong * ... ... 17 Vine, 1.b.W;,-b.' Armstrong' ~•••' ..... ;£6 Turner, b. Hopkins ••• ... .11 Llewellyn,' c; M'Alister, b.'Armstrong .... 12 Douglas, c. Gregory; b. Armstrong ... 20 Braund, st. Carter, b. Armstrong . ... , 2 Crawford, b., Whitty.' . ... . , ... 5 Arnold, 1.b.w., b. Armstrong ...' ... 3 A'incett,'M'Alister, b. Gregory ... S Young, not out' ... . ... 8 Bennett,' b. .M'Aliswr ... . ... .' 7 •" lixtras .... ... ...13 ) . Total '• ... ... .—-'132 First.innings .... '•• 150 Aggregate,,... ..... ..... ... \ ..,;BC2 .:.Bowuno Analysis. . . 1 . Armstrong, six 'wicket*.-for .44; Hopkins, one. for 21; Whitty, one for 19; Gregory, ono for 8; M'Alister, ono for !;;• OXIon•nor,• none for 3(1; Bardsiey, none for 7. • Whitty.'and M'Alister continued the Australians"' innings.-: The former, hitting but, added: 19, i while M'Alister . put on 10. : The second wicket fell for 127, 'Wliitty lifting' Dennett to -long-off, Hvher© Relf mado H s<»d-catch. The third wicket went nine Tuns , later. " ' M'Alister was bowled by Douglas after a faultless innings 'of 68/ lasting two • hours. He' hit. eight tourers. Four : for -147. ' , Gregory succumbed .-to one of Douglas's yorkers. Five for 151. Ransford was brilliantly caught by Dennett ' low. down at second slip off Douglas, ; and' Noble was shapped: up at slip by Braund, off Vincett. Six. for 168, 7 .for 168, and eight for 176. Armstrong stayed 4-5 minutes, and lost his wickot' playing back to Vincett. ' The ninth wicket fell at iB2, and the innings closed for 200 runs. • ■ Armstrong's howling 'was' the feature of South' of England's second innings. He captured six wickets •for. 44 runs. The batting of South of England on opening was steady. The first wicket fell at 33. \ ; Vine, who played nice cricket, batted sixty-five minutes for Ilia score of 26; when ho .left, leg-before to Armstrong, four wickets were down for 69, the second having fallen for 43, and the third for-63. : ' - Douglas was the bnly other player to make a stand, remaining'an hour at the wickets, and scoring 20 before . .being ' caught" by Gregory off Armstrong. 1 The fifth .wicket fell at 71,. the sixth at 90, the seventh-at 97, the eighth at 105, and .the ninth at 117. . ' : The match was drawn. n THE FIGURES OF THE TOUR. NOTES AND COMMENTS.' The following are the eiaot averages of . the Australian eleven for .the .tour:— ~ • * Batting. ' .... • . . Not Naine.' ' Inn. out. Runs. Av'g. V. Ransford 43 i , 1779 .15.61 VV. W. Armstrong ...... 41 9 1439 44.96 W.- Bardsiey. '49 . 3 2023 ' 43.97 V. Trumper 45 2:.- 1435 '33.37 V. A. 'M.'Alister ......... 31 5 769 . 29.57 M. A. Noble .......... 46 5 1091. 26.60 R. HartigSn 31 1 ,597 19.90 'S.E.Gregory..'.... 42 7 684 19.54 O. G. Macartney 40 7 > 638 19.33 -A. J. Hopkins-..;: 29 3 v'm '16.23 H.' iCarter .:' 33 7..' ' .409 ~15.73 J; "A. .O'Connor .. '27 7 ■ 259 12.95 ,F;.-Laver , 19 4 162 -10.80 A. .Cotter. 30 < 0, 320 10.66 W. Carkeek 15 3 102 8.50 '■yr. J. Wbitty ......... 24 - 8.114 - .7,12 .' Australia, has 'scored - off.' the bat 12,243. runs. The sundries -allowed by thoir opponents total 677, which . balances the aggregate • totals: of 12,920. ■ '.' - ■- Bowling. . • . Name. . . Wkts. Runs. Avg. 1\ Laver '70 .1038 14.52 W.,' W.- Armstrong 120 1952 16.50 C. : G." Macartney. 71 1240 17.46 J. A. O'Connor . 83 1580 • 19.03 W. J. Whitty '... .74 .1438 .'. 19.43 ,A. .J. Hopkins 57 . 1158 20.31 V. Ransford 1 .27... 27. A. Cotter ' 63 1829 29.03 . M;■£■.-Noble 24 ■ BSS 36.87 5... E. . Gregory,;. . 1 84 84. V. Trumper. -1 151 151. P. A. M'AHster — 1 0 — R. Hartfgan - 0 4 ,- — W. Bardsiey 0 V — ; The runs : hit off the Australian bowlers total 11,423, which represents England's score® with the'bat.-.,The.figures are arrived at on the assumption that the South of; England score in the second innings was' 142, according to-the bowling, analysis—and not 132, as cabled. The sundries- -presented to the amount to 779. • RECORD OF THE TOUR. Notts - Won by an innings and 6 runs. Northamptonshire . . Won by 9 wickets. Essex- prawn. Surrey Lost by 5 runs. . JI.C.C. - Lost by 3 wickets. Oxford University Oram. First Test (Birmingham) Lost by 10 wickets. Leicestershire '■. Drawn. Cambridge University Drawn. Hampshire Won by 6 wickets. Somerset Won by 2 wickets. Second Test (Lords) ,- Won by 9 wickets. West of Scotland ■ Won by an innings and 188 runs. .. Yorkshire Drawn. Lancashire and Yorkshire Drawn.' • i ' Scotland . Drawn. , 3rd Test (Leeds) Won by 126 runs.' Warwickshire • Drawn. Worcestershire' . 1 Won by an inning! and 112 runs., .- Gloucestershire - Won by an innings ;.y.. ' and 5 runs;, Surrey , Drawn. . . Yorkshire Drawn. . Derbyshire • Won by 10 wickets. 4th Test (Manchester)' . Drawn. • Yorkshire and Lancashire-'Drawn. South Wales . Won by 8 wickets. Lancashire ~- . Won by, 47 runs. sthTest (Tl(eOval) ' -. Drawn. Ail, Eleven of England Drawn., Gloucestershire Drawn. Kent- Drawn. - Middlesex .Drawn. Sussex • ■ Won by 1 wicket. M.C.C. . ... . Drawn. - ■ Essex • Drawn.: Bamford's Eleven ' Drawn. • Lord'- ' Londesborough's -"."Eleven ■ : ■ Lost by 133 rune., Sonth of England Drawn. Synopsis: Matched played .IS, won 13, lost 4, Drawn 21. . , .