CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 176, 18 August 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE GLOUCESTER MATCH. By CaUe.—Press Asseciation.—Copyright London, August 18. At Cheltenham to-day, in unsettled weather and on a fast wicket, the Australians opened their match against Coucester. Scores:— AUSTRALIA.-First Innings. Bardsley, c Board, b Hugging 23 iiartigaa, hit wicket, b Dennett '.' 23 Hansford, c Board, b Huggins 13 .Macartney, c Dennett, b Huggins .. 2 Gregory, c Brownlcc, b Huggins . '. 18 Trumper, c Board, b Dennett .. 48 Hopkins, not out 54 Cotter, b Dennett .. .. " 10 Carter, b Dennett .. .'. ''l3 O'Connor, c Huggins', b Brownlee . '. 9 Whitty, c Townsend, b Brownlee . '. 0 Sundries \ 2

Totol 213 Trumper won the toss. Bardsley "and Hartigan opened. Bardsley, when one. was let off by YVoolley in Ihe slips. ' ' Hartigan, at 23, in playing back to Dennett, hit life wicket.—One for 32. Board snapped up Ransford at the wicket.—Two for 87.

At (il .Macartney was taken in the s.i.ps, and, with a single added, Board caught Bardsley high up at the wicket. Uarsdlcy batted steadily for 52 minutes. Gregory was dismissed with a clever catch in ihes lips.—Five for 111. The century took 75 minutes.

Trumper. by fine driving and cutting put runs on fast. He staved for 35 minutes, and hit eight fourcrs. The sixth wicket fell at 127 and the seventh at 139. Rain commenced just before luncheon and afterwards caused a delay of 40 minutes.

Hopkins played' a clever punishing game, and made his score in an hour Tt included ten fourcrs. He lost Carter at 155. The ninth wicket went at 213. O'Connor was taken at point in trying to 'drive.

Ihe innings occupied 100 minutes'. Bowling analysis—Dennett, four for 93; Woolley, none for 20; Huggins, four for 73; Brownlee, two for 25. Gloucester has lost one wicket for 120 runs. Barnett, not out .. .. 47

Board, b Hopkins M Townsend, not out .. .. '.', 35 Barnett played a sound, steady game. He gave an easy chance to Hartigan in tlie slips off Cotter when 20. , Board batted for 70 minutes. The first wicket fell at 66.

Townsend s'howed brilliant cutting The attendance -was 3000. Stumps were drawn at this stage.

AUSTRALIANS CONGRATULATED.

London, August 16. _ The Times declares that the Australians deserve their success and that the congratulations- of all good sportsmen will go to them. It is doubtful if any touring side ever pulled itself together so well, The visitors' arc not a great side as measured by the highest standard, and they won the .rubber, not Ijy their own commanding merit] but owing to England's weakness. Not in the last twenty years have tiro such inferior elevens played for the famous ashes'. The Australians are the better hafomen and fieldsmen. Though not so good in bowling, their first-rate fielding balanced this defect.

The Sporting Chronicle mentions a rumor that Northamptonshire is tryto" to secure Bardsley by offering him a position in a local bank.