AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 58

AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND

LONDON, August 16. The weather -was unsettled and the [ wicket fast for the return match against i Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. Trumper won the toss. Bardaley and Hartigan opened for the , Australians. Bardsley, when he had eooived a single, was let off by Woolley in fhe slips. Hartigan, at 23, playing back to Dennett, hit his wicket. One for 32. Board snapped up Ransford at the wicket. Two for 57. At 61 Macartney was taken in the slips, and * with a single added Board caught Baa-dsley high up at the wickets. The Sydney colt had batted steadily for 52 minutes. Gregory was dismissed by a clever catch in the slips. Fire for 111. The century took 75 j minutes. Trumper, by fine driving and i cutting, put runs on fast. He stayed 35 ] minutes, and hit eight 4's. The «xth I wicket fell at 27 and the seventh at i 139. Rain commenced ju.=t before I luncheon, and afterwards caused a delay

of 40 minuted. Hopkins, by a clever, j punishing game, made his score in an hour His contribution included 10 4's. He lost Carter at 155. The ninth wicket was down at 213, and O'Connor was taken at point while trying to drive. The innings occupied 155 minutes. The county's pioneer Batsmen were Barnett and ' Board. 'Hie former played sound, steady- cricket. He gave an easy chance _to Hartigan in the slips off Cotter whien he was 20. Board hatted for 70 minutes. The first wicket fell at 66. Tow-nsend, the incomer, showed brilliant cutting, and' helped to increase the s<sore to 120 before stumps were" drawn. The attendance numbered 3000. August 17. The Australians' total was 215, not 213, as telegraphed yesterday. Hopkdns's score was 56, and Dennett'6 analysis should have read four for 95. The weather wa6 unsettled at Cheltenham and the wicket fast when play was resumed this morning. The overnight partnership — Baraett s 47 and Towmsend 35 — lasted 75 minutes,, the second wicket falling at 183. Baroett was caught at nhort-leg after batting 145 minutes. Towneend gave a fine display of hard driving and cutting. He knocked up 50 in 50 minutes. His innings, which lasted two hours, was marred T)y chances at 40 to' Hopkins and at 45 to Ransford, both off Whitty. He hit 22 4's. Three for 233. Langdon fell to an easy catch in th« slips, with the total at 258. The next wicket brought the total up to 275. F. Roberts and Woolley then became associated, and both > bowed attractive cricket. Three hundred were hoisted in 255 minutes, Roberto's half-century taking 70 minutes. When Woolley had mad* 22 he was finely caught by Ransford at 6quare-leg. Six for 350. The two Roberfees carried the total to 380, wh«n Ransford took another square-leg catch, disposing of F. Roberts, who had played a free all-round game. His score included eight 4's. Seven for 380. A. W. Roberts was taken cleverly in the slips. The tighth wicket fell at 406, and rain started shortly afterwards, causing stumps to be drawn for the day. Five thousand people were present. August 18. Townsend made 129 (not 127) and F. B. Roberts 78. Tine made the overnight score 411 for eight wickets, at which total Gloucestershire's innings was declared closed. "Sundries" totalled 30. Bowling Analysis. — Cotter, two wickets for 119 runs ; Whitty, nil for 69 ; O'Connor, four for 88; Hopkins, two for 76; Macartney, nil for 13 ; Gregory, nil for 16. A downpour of rain caused delay this morning, and a start was not made till after the luncheon adjournment. The pitch was slow and easy. The first wicket went at 26, Hartigan sending an, easy catch to Board at mid-off. Bardsley and [ Ransford were now associated, and both the colts showed free cricket. The century was hoisted as the result of 77 | minutes' play. Bardsley compiled his haifcentury in 95 minutes, and when 66 was taken low down in the slips. lie batted for 125 minutes, and e howed all-round play. He liit five 4's. The partnership lasted 90 minutes. Two for 180. The second century appeared after 145 minutes' play. Ransford was brilliant all round the wicket, displaying especially fine cutting and driving. He made 50 in 55 minutes, and a century in 100 minutes. He a chance to Brpwnlce

off F. Roberts when he was 57. Alto- T gether be was 130 minutes at the -wickets. - He got 13 4's. Three for 220. Excepting Gregory, who was careful, Itennett made short work of the others. The fourth wkket fell at 224, the fifth at 230, the ' sixth at 233, and the seventh at 238. Hopkins and Whdtty were both taken in the slips. There were 1000 present. The following are the scores:* — Australia.— First Inumg3. Bardsley, c Board, b Huggins .. 23 'Hartigan, b Dennett .... 23 Bansford, c Board, b Huggins .. 13 Macartney, c Dennett, b Huggins 2 Gregory, c Brownlee, b Hugging 16 Trumper, o Board, b Dennett .. 48 Hopkins not out 54 Cotter, b Dennett jo Carter, b Dennett 13 O'Connor, c Huggins, b Brownlee 9 Whitty,. o Townsend, b Brownlee 0 Extras • 2 Total .• .. .. -213 - ! Bowling Analysis. — Dennett, four -wickets for 93 runs; Woolley, nil for 20; Huggins, four for 73; Brownlee, two for 25. Second Innings. - 1 Hartigan, c Board, b Huggins . . -13 Bardsley, c" Dennett, b Brownlee 66 Ransford, lbw, b Dennett .... 121 Gregory, lbw, b- Dennett .. .. 30 Hopkins, o Townsend, b Dennett 4 Whitty, c Townpend, .b Bennett 3 Macartney, b Dennett . . .. .. 0 Cotter, st Emley, b Dennett .. 0 O'Connor, not out .. .. .. .. 1 Extras .... .... 9 Total for eight wicketa . . 247 Bowling Analysis. — Dennett, six wickets for 40 run* ; Huggins, one for 65 ;■ Brownlee, one fox 51; Woolley, nil for 25; A. Boberxs, nil for 25; F. Roberts, nil for 32 Gloucestershire. — First Innings. Barnett, c Trumper, b Cotter .. 60 Board, b Hopkins 23 'Townsend, c Macartney, b Hopkins • •■ 127 Langdon, c Hopkins, b O'Connor 11 Emley, b O'Connor 14 Woolley, c Ransford, b O'Connor 22 , F. B. Roberts, c Ransford, b 1 O'Connor ■■_,■' Z? A Roberts, o Hopkins, b Cot-ter .20 Brownlee, not out 21 J Huggins, not out * ■ Extras ..." • .••. ** __ 1 Total '•• - 406 j AUSTRALIA v. KENT. I LONDON, August 19. The weather was bright and breezy though rain fell yesterday. The start of the match Australians v. Kent, at Canterbury, was slightly delayed owing to the Australians having to travel from London. Gregory, Macartney, O'Connor, and Layer w«?re omitted from the Australian team. " ' ' * The Kent team coneis|ed ;of Mason, Day, Hutchings,- Garr, Seymour, Woolley, Prest, Humphreys, Huwhy Tielder, and Blythe. Mason won the toss, and Humphreys and Seymour opened. The latter scored 10 off Hopkins'* first over, but lost hk wicket playing forward in the Sydneyite's next over* One for 18. Hopkins was bumping slightly, but otherwise the wicket was good. Day Joined Humphreys. A spell of steady bowling and careful batting followed, 60 going up at the end of an hour's play. At 67 Humphreys was [ caught at long-on. He had played a I sound innings, lasting 70 minutes. HutchI ings, with 9 on, had his middle stump 1 removed in hitting out at Whitty. Three for 82. Day and 'Woolley were partnered till the luncheon adjournment, when the total was 124. The century was hoisted as the result of 95 minutes' play. Several changes of bowling were tried. On resuming, Day added 18 to his total. % Carter then ' dismissed him with a catch on the leg side of the wicket. He had shown free and faultless cricket, with i strong off-side play. Be Txitted 125 minutes, and gave a /chance of a throwout to M'Alister when he was 73. , He hit nine 4's. Four for 193. Woolley fell to an easy catch at mid-on. During his 85 minutas' stay at the wickets he dasplayed brilliant driving. His score included two 6's from one of Armstrong's overs and eight '4s. Five for 201. •Frequent changes of bowling were made. Kent's second century was hoisted after 160 minutes. Mason and Prest, during a .partnership lasting 40 minutes, carried the total to 264. The former was caught in the slips off Noble's first over, the first after %he tea adjournment. He gave a ohance to Armstrong, off Noble, when he was 26. W.hrtty resumed bowing at 282, and in his first over, without any addition to the score, secured both Prest and Huish's wickets. Prest had exhibited resolute cricket. The third century appeared after 250 minutes' play. Nine for 302. The inings lasted 160 minutes. Before stumps were drawn the Australians had lost on© wicket for s*runs. (Received August 20, at 5.30 p.m.) TEe Australians were batting for only 10 minutes before stumps were drawn. Hartigan was missed in the first over by Hutchings. in the alips off Fielder. Whitty was taken behind the wickets. There were 6000 people present. August 20. Th<» weather was dull this morning, and tiro wicket firm. After six deliveries the rain caused a short stoppage, but the , pitch was not damaged. The overnight | score was one for 5 (Whitty out). Harti- 1 ' gan, after two lucky strokes off Fielder, < played him on. Two for 41. Raneford J ioined Bardsley, and lively cricket fol- ' lowed, 50 appearing after 50 minutes' J I play. A- double change of bowling — Mafon and Carr goin^ on in place of Blythe and ; ' Fielder — failed to check the scoring. The '. [ century was hoibtod ailex 80 miauU*. -

Woolley then took the ball, from Carr, whose three overs had yielded 20. Play, was bright all Tound, and there were several more bowling changes. At th« luncheon adjournment, when the partner* . ship had been in operation for 65 minutes, the score was 151. More rain fell at intervals. On resuming, the pitch was easy. In the third over Bardsley "lost hia wicket in attempting to pull Fielder. He had batted 110 .minutes, and had shown faultless, steady cricket. His score included three 4's. Three for 162. ,<. After Bardsley's departure rain delayed the play for 25 minutes. During the Ransford-Axmsfcrong peirtraereihip the weather was cold and cheerless. Two further stoppages of ,15 minutes each were caused by the rain in the nexfc?s& minutes.The batsmen' completely -captared, the. bowling, which underwent- - numerous changes. Ransford, by borflliant all-round play, reached his century in 105 minutes. He gave an awkward -chance to Presfc at 153, and Blythe nearly caught" him in the slips at 167. Armstrong-- was. careful at' first, and then punishing. He knocked 10 off one over of Mason's, and reached 50 in 95 minutes. The .second^ century .was hoisted after 160 minutes', play, axid the .third - after 215 J-minufes; . ' ' .. The attendance w<Ss meagre. August 21. Australia had made '522 runs -for the loss, of nine wickets when stumps were drawn. Tha attendance was small. Heavy rain fell all ncght. with the result that the wicket was saturated. Play was not started till after 3 p.m. Ransford played a -masterly all-round innings, and hit 24 4's and five o's7 His partnership with Armstrong lasted 140 minutes. The fourth wicket fell at 354. Trumper * hit up .20. Five for 381. Armstrong, after playing a free, strong game, patted one back to the bowler. He hit 11 4's. Six for 410. Many changes of bowling were made. Noble and Hopkins -were,- then together, but the skipper was disposed of after making a few. Hopkins was cyclonic. His score consisted of a 6, five 4's, and a single. The seventh wicket fell with the pcore at 420, and the eighth at 445. Cotter was stumped after scoring a single. Nine for 450.' M*Alister and Carter played free and lively cricket. - The following are the scores': — The following «are the scores : -Keht. — First Innings. *- B. Humphreys, c Bansford, b Whitty .. .. 21 J. Seymour, b Hopkins 1* S. H. Day. c Carter, b Cotter .. 74 K. I*. Hutchings, b \tliitty, .. 9 F. E. Woolley, ' c Wfiitty, ' b Hopkins ... ... „ / .. '.% •$& J." R. Mason, c Aim-strong, t> Njble 39 W. E. H. Prest, c Barcteley, b Whrtty ".. • 4S S. Hui&b, b Whitty .4 D. W. Carr, c "Whiity, b Hopkins- '9 A. Fielder, iiot out . .», ~ .. 10 C. Blythe, b Whitty 16 Extras . .. •'. „ .. 11 Total . .. .. ••• 819 Bowling Analysis.— Cotter, one wici«t for 69 ; Hopkins, three, for 66/. Armstrong, nil for 81: Whitty, five for 52; Noble, one lor 37. " y. ' Austratja.— First Innings. Whitty. c Huish. b Fielder . S HaTtisaii, b Fielder •• 25 Bardsley, b Field«r .- ■ •• « Ransford, c Mason, b Humphreys 189 Armstrong, -c and [ J> WooUey . 107 Trumper, o Humphreys, b Woolley 20 Noble, c Blythe, b Mason . •• ** Hopkins, b Mason .... •■.. •• aJ M'Alister, not out *• Cotter, st Huish, b Seymour . 1 Carter, not out »» Extras J£ Total for nine wickets .. 522 Bowling Analysis.— Fielder, three wicket* for 93 tfnns; Mason, two for 75; Woo Hey, two for 80; Humphreys, one for 70; Seymour, one for 45; Carr ml for 62;-B!ytho, nil for 56; -Day, nil for 30.