CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9550, 24 July 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

\TCH AGAINST DERBYSHIRE. M.y , _ ,- Pre s s Association—By Electric Telegraph 1 r JiiiW& Copyright. ! ved July 23, 9.35 a.m. &em, LONDON, July 22. of the Australian The mafcft . nßj . Derbyshire be . cricket tear* sg». orning> RaJn de . gan a* Derby DM** vhen play comlayed the start; but v brightening menced the weaHher w#» and the wicket was good, . iiij wun Rickman, the Gsunty [cap t\ - orton the toss, and Wright audi sfc* opened the innings.- From flhw &. ball O'Connor sent down WrigM wav smartly caught in the slips. Orvf&t | three. Cadman'was bowled; by O'Cort" nor, the score still standing at 3v A> | fine catch by Carter disposed of Chapman. Three for 17. O'Connor next removed Morton's stump with a swerver. Pour for 45. Whitty captured Sale's wicket \ without addition to the score. Needbam was beaten by a- swerving ball from O'Connor. Six for 46. One run later O'Connor, took a. return from Oliver. Seven for 43.Warren and Humphries made the best stand of the day. The former, after a good display,, sent an easy , catch back to O'Connor.. Eight for 102. A remarkable catch by Macartney disposed of Rickman. Nine for 110. Humphries was taken easily at mid-off. O'Connor's first six wickets were captured at cost of 12 runs. s Scores: — ' DERBrSHMJE. I First Innings. ' 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 Chitty 15 Oliver, c and b O'Connor 2 < Needham, b O'Cannor 0 < Warren, c and b O'Connor 37 ( Humphries, c Macartney, b Hopkfns 24 Rickman, c Marcartney, b Hopkina 2 Lowe, not out 2 Extras- 18 Total 116 Bowling analysis—O'Connor. 7 wickets for 40> runs; Hopkins, 2 for 19; Whitty, 1 for 3S. Gregory and M'A lister opened the ] Australians* innings. A bad start , was made, M'Alrster being run out 1 at the second ball. One for 1. I Ransford joined Gregory. The for- >, mer, after playing free cricket, ended by putting up a skyer. Two j for 29. Gregory, after a careful , innings, was taken at second slip. He gave a chance off Warren, when he had made eicht. Three for 81. Trumpet and Macartney carried the total to 117 before the latter was dismissed. Trumper was two hours •at the wickets, and gave a faultless exhibition of brilliant driving, tutting and pulling. His balf century took 80 minutes. Hopkins showed sound play. At the close of the day's play four Australian wickets were down for 217. Trumper being still in with a round hundred to his credit. Scores: AUSTRALIA. First, Innings. Macalister, run out 1 Gregory, c Needham, b Morton 24 Ransford, c Humphries, b Warren 18 Trumper, not out 100 Macartney, lbw, b Morton 21 Hop Kins, not out 39 Extras 14 Total for four wickets 217 Received July 23, 11.30 p.m. LONDON, July 23. The fourth test team will be selected from the following :—MacLaren, Spooner, Warner, Hutchings, Carr (Kentj, Tyldsley, Lilley, Sharp, Thompson, Barnes, Rhodes, Hirst. Received July 23, 11.20 p.m.