AUSTRALIANS AT HOME

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 101, 26 May 1909, Page 3

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME

OXFORD HATCH. London, May 24. The Oxford University eleven in line weather to-day commenced its matvh against the Australian team. The vvicket was fast and the attendance moderate. A feature of the day's plav was (Gilbert's splendid work with the ball [or Oxford. He captured eight wickets at a cost of a little under nine runs eacli and made two catches off hi* own bow;ing'. The one by which he dismissed Ransford was brilliant. Oxford was represented by Hurst, Lowe, Salter, Lc-.-s, Kvans, Hooinau. Ligden, Robinson, Cartwright, (iilbert and f'awson. AUSTRALIAXS.-First Innings. Bardsley, b Lowe ;.( Hopkins, c Langdon. b Lowe 5 Xoble, e and b Gilbert .. .'.'107 Ransforil, c and b Gilbert .. .. "0 Gregory, c Pawson. b tiilbert ',i Armstrong, b Gilbert ,' 93 Trumper, b tiilbert .. .. " ~'o Macartney, b Gilbert .. .. ]\ ,5 Hartigan, b Gilbert .. . ° " \ Carkeek, c Loire, b Gilbert ..' .'.' 8 n hitty, not out ] Sundries .. ~ ~ " j Total ~l7< Bowling analysis—Gilbert, eb'ht wickets for 71 runs; Lowe, two lor 02- R,jbinson, none for 25; Cartwright, none tor 30; Langdon, none for 28; Evans, none for 15.

Robinson, whilst bowling for Oxford, had the misfortune to strain hi? side.

Noble was 140 minutes at the wickets and played a brilliant all-round "anie He gave a chance at the wicket off Cartwright when 35. His score included thirteen fours.

Gregory showed good driving powers He was. seventy-five minutes at 'the wickets.

The second wicket fe!» for 70 and the fourth for 194, Gilbert disposing 01 the remainder in quick time. The first century took exactly 100 minutes and the second century 150 minutes. - J BIG SCORES. , - .. . v London, May 24. In the match Surrey v. Warwickshire, Hobbs made 100 in the first innings and 100 in the second