CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9571, 18 August 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME, j MATCH AGAINdT GLOUCESTER. Uni id Press Association—By Eleotric Telegraph Copvrigtit. Received August 17, 9.3 a.m. LONDON, August 16. To-day the Australian cricketers , began a match against Gloucestershire, on the County ground at Cheltenham. The weather was unsettled, and the wicket was fast. The teams were composed a 3 follows: Australia Trumper, Bardsley, Ransr'ord, Gregory. Hopkins, Carter, Hartigan, Macartney, Cotter, Whitty and O'Connor. Gloucestershire Tuwnsend C. { Barnett, A. W. and F. B. Roberts, Amlay, Board, Langdon. L. D. Brownlee, Dennett, Huggins and | Woolley. Trumper. who captained the Australians, won the toss, and Bardsley and Hartigan opened the visitors' innings Bardsley, when he had made one, was let off by Woolley in the slips. Hartigan, at 23, playing back to Dennett, hit his wicket. One for 32. Board snapped up Ransford at the wicket, the second man retiring with the score at 57. At 61 Macart-! ney was taken in the slips, and with a single added Board caught Bardsley high up at the wicket. He had batted steadily for 52 minutes. Gregory was dismissed by a clever catch in the slips. Five for 111. The century took 75 minutes. Trumper, with fine driving and cutting, put runs on fast. He stayed 35 minutes and hit eight fours. The sixth wicket fell for 127, and the seventh for 13. Rain began to fall just before luncheon and afterwards caused a delay of 40 minutes. Hopkins, by clever punishing play, made his score of 54 in an hour. Ten fourers were included in his hits. He lost Carter at 155, and the ninth wicket was down for 213, O'Connor was taken at point in trying to drive. The innings, which occupied 155 minutes, closed without addition to the score. Scores: AUSTRALIANS. First Innings. Bardsley, c Board, b Huggins 23 Hartigan, hit wicket, b Dennett 23 aßtmsford, c Board, b Huggins 13 c Dennett, b Huggins 2 ,i<jpgory, c Brownlee, b Huggins 16 Trumper, c Board, b Dennett 48 Hopkins, not out 54 Cotter, b Dennett 10 Carter, b Dennett 13 i O'Connor, c Huggins, b Brownlee 9 Whitty, c Townsend, b Brownlee 0 Extras 2 Total 213 Bowling Analysis—Dennett, foiir wickets for 93; Woolley, none for 20; Huggins, four for 73; Brownlee, two for 25. GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S INNINGS. A PROMISING START. Received August 17, 11.30 a.m. LONDON, August 16. Barnett and Board opened the County in'ings. The former flayed iound, steady[cricket, though he'gave an easy chance to Hartigan in the slips off Cotter when he had made 20. Board batted seventy minut s for 2i) runs, and was then bowled by Hopkins, the score standing at 66. Townsend joined Barnett, and with some brilliant cutting,he quickly got in f o doubb figures. Both batsmen were unconquered at the drawing of stumps. About three thousand spectators were in attendance. Scores— GLOUCESTERSHIRE. , First Innings. Barnett, not out 47 Board, b Hopkins 23 Townsend, not out 35 Etxras 15 Total for one wicket 120

THE FIFTH TEST MATCH. PRESS COMMENT. Received August 17, 8.40 a.m. LONDON, August 1,6. "The Times," commenting on the rt suit of the Test matches, declares that the Australians deserve their success, and the. congratulations of all good sportsmen will gu out to them.

"It is doubtful," says the leading j journal, "if any touring side ever pulled itsslf together so well They are not a great side as measured by the highest standard, and they won the rubber not by 'their own commanding merit, but owing to England's weakness. Not in , the last twenty yeara have two such inferior elevens played for the famous ashes. The Australians were the better batsmen and fieldsmen, though not so good in bowling. Their first-rate fielding balanced this defect." The "Sporting Chronicle" mentions ja rumour that 'Northamptonshire is trying to secure Bardsley by offering him a position in a local bank.