FIRST MATCH WON.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 503, 10 May 1909, Page 5

FIRST MATCH WON.

'AUSTRALIANS' FORM. NOTTS DEFEATED BY *N INNINCS. ARMSTRONG'S DOUBLE FEAT, roi TBLBamrn-ruEss »ssucunoN-corTiitGHT) London, May 7. Tho Australians defeated Notts by an innings and 6 runs Tho homo team scored 239 and 144, a total of 383, against Australia's first innings total of 330 About 6000 people were present. Tho wicket was fast and the weather good. Tho scores aro as under:— , AUSTRALIA. , FrnsT Innings. Noble, o. Jones, b Wass * Bardsioy, c. Oates, b Was ™ Carter, Ibw , b Eallam . °* Gregory, o Jamos, b. Wass f Trurnpcr, b Hallam J :| Ransford, 1 b w ,' b. Wass * (Armstrong, not out x " Cotter, c. Allotson, b Hallam La\or, b Hallam . l ' O'Connor, lbw., b. Hallam b Whitty, b. Hallam " Sundries _^ ' Total 389 Bowmnq Analysis. Wass, 4 wickets for 107 Hallam, 6 for 144- Irauongcr.O for 7o; John Gunn, 0 for 42, Hardstaff, 0 for 11. NOTTS. Second Innings. Jones, c Armstrong, b. Whitty . ... 30 G Gunn, o. sub , b. Noble - u Hardstafr, b Armstrong. . - ™ Iromontor, c. Whitty, b. O'Connor ... 4 John Gunn, c sub ,b. O'Connor ... 1 Payton, o Whitty. b Cotter ••• o James, I.bw., b. Armstrong ... •• 0 Allotson, o Trumper, b. Armstrong ... dl Oates, b Cotter J ? Hallam, b. Cotter - 1 Wass, not out ...• — »j Sundries '. ° Total 144 Total first innings 239 Aggregate 383 , . Bowling Analysis Cotter, 3 wickots for 51 runs, O'Connor, 2 for 35, Whitty. 1 for 33; Armstrong, 3 for 27; Noble, 1 for 8. Armstrong's avorago for both Notts s innings is 8 wickets for 8X Australians 'at Wickets: Armstrong and Trumpor. When play was resumed Australia's second wicket—Carter and Bardsley—had brought tho total to 98. Bardsioy obtained 54 in 57 minutes Carter played a capital innings, with some fine cutting strokes. Tho second wicket fell for 123. The next three wickets fell rapidly. Bardsley batted for 95 minutes for hie 63 '

After the dismissal,,for four, of/the ViC; tonan colt Ransford, the fifth wicket ibeing down for 145, a good partnership commenced; between Trumper and Armstrong. .-Both commencedicarefully, with small hits,, and occasional fours. Trumper gave , a '.hard chance at 14 to Jones's' left hand at off Hallami '';,'■ :- ' At lunch tho second century was up for 150 minutes' play. The batting was'brillhnt, eleven resulting from one over of Hardstaff's. Trumper's half-century was made insido 70 mmutos. ,r v. ii .i, Trumper Goes: Armstrong's Play Flawless. Shortly after resuming Trumper lost his wicket trying to pull Hallaro. "His innings— a brilliant one after a quiet start—occupied 110 minutes) and included • twelvo fourcrs. Armstrong had made 55 in 58 minutos,' without a mistake. Tho sixth wicket fell for' 287-. Armstrong became much freer. ' Cotter gayo a chance when he had made seven. Indulging m hard hitting, he sent up a tremendous skyer, which uas missed by tho wickotkeepor, Oates, Armstrong's century appeared ;for 170 minutes' play, without a flaw, and';ho.;.-was. loudly cheered on retiring His score,,included a fiver, four of which came .froni ;an> overthrow, and ten fours. ' Notts's Poor Showing. ,; ; V;' The home team made a poor showing in their second innings, the Australians securing an easy victory by an innings and six'runsi: Lavor was not fielding owing to a . alight, strain, a substitute taking his place. .' Hardstaff in tho second innings, was cleanbowled by Armstrong. Payton before scoring gave a chance to Whitty at mid-off' 'off l Cotter. The fourth wicket fell at 81;; the sixth at 97, and tho century was 1 , : hoisted after 140 minutes' play. i: 1 ..; ,

i^'':; J ;:' ; >;;.;'A'Br'Sht:Hltten-V.;','V.;/;;.;' ■' ■ Alletson ■ batted for 25 • minutes for his 31, bis'- score 'including two .sixes.'.: y He : drove TOiiity,;over;,the ring to.Jong-on, and- iifted Armstrong put'of the.ground to:squaro '• 1 eg. ■Witti his'departiire.the'ehd was : .soon reached,' thoJlast two,wickets; adding;only;a single.^;,;, '? ■ ;;:: ; ;BiG ; SECpNp' WICKET .SCORES.'/ : ;:'','i- ; M , a y '■T'z-y. '-.to,, .a:matcli>against : . scored .742rufisr.: ; H6bbs:made;20p and Hayes 276,;' the "two.players/adding:' 372.'forlihe'seo-. ond^wicket.;-'- '= .;■.-"•■■-.-.*.'.■■;■.''."■ ■; .'{':'-: y; : ; ; i:-;'''■; \' — v; ; PAST-MEETINGS .WITH ;NOTTSi ;■; .. .The .1905 Australian, Eleven played; a ..drawn' game", with- Notts.:;.the 1909..team .has .secured, its first, victory. over/this .county, by "an. innings and six runs!;.. Th- home 'side was out in.the second innings': fp'r. IW. ■ -Alletson 32, Jones 30, arid-Hardstaff 25:we're,the only County players to; hold the fort for a lengthened period"./ The, 'Australian/bowler's were ,>vrung- on- frequently, and,.with: judicious "mixing,-,had a'Comparatively / easy/-/okay's/; work.' . 'Armstrong and Trumper have opened'well with the bat, and the partnership should have delighted the spectators.:, .With Trumper/in form, "TheiChampagnoj.of 'Cricket" is- on tap, and .Trumper's many admirers-are 'well pleased'at his opening performance. 'It is:to be .hoped that the slight mishap-that has come ; tho.'.way, of Mana-ger-Player Laver; will not'necessitate, his fill? rag/.the role of van interested .spectator. ;•;• Australia vi; .'•,'/■■ ■'•• ;.■:'., .: The second, match of the tour should prove a- hollow; affair' for the Australians. ■ The 1905team -scored. G09,: and won the game by; aninnings -'.and'. 329 runs.'"Northampton- totals were 140, and 131. The County-has been frequently to: as - Thompsonshire,. owing to the mroiy all-round performances by,Q..J. Thompson, who was seen on the Basin Reserve, with P, F; Warner's team a few season's'back. Last: season: tho .northern' team only won three County matches out, of twenty-two. The record roads: Won 3, lost U, and-drawri 5. During the ■■ last season W.: H. Kingston scored 959 runs; O. J; Thompson '807, and C; J. T. Pool 70fi. The rest "also G. J. Thompson' 72 \rickots, W. Wells 07, ;und W.East 50-wore the most'successful of tho twenty.bowlers tried daring'the/season,: To-day's game will no doubt prove a. first-class chance for-the Australians to' enhance their averages at the expense' of. the mediocre opposition at the County's command;