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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 565, 21 July 1909, Page 8

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i AUSTRALIANS VERSUS YORKSHIRE. \ COUNTY 337 FHCOtSPLETE. ' j RHODES m MAKES, HIS THOUSAND. :: (By Telearaph.—Eresa Amoolation.—Oopyrieht.) |, ' London, July 19. [;•- .v- Tho Australian oricketera began a return I'-;.-. : match against Yorkshire at Sheffield to-day £.'■■■ Sixteen thousand spectators, were present, t..:.-- : 1 - The t teams were composed,as follow:— 5 -■ Australia::- Carter, Trumper, - Noble, i- ;: Gregory, Armstrong, Bardsloy, ■ Macartney, jLiver. -Ransford, Cotter, and Whitty. _ i- /Yorkshire: Wilson, Denton, Wilkinson,i 1 • Hirst, Rhodes; - Hardisty, Rothery, Broadbent, Newstead, Haigh, and Huntor.- .-:< Tho first match Australia v.-Yorkshire-was i interfered with by rain and was drawn. To- } * ' i' day .the -Yorkahiro team batted all day; and ; , had scored 837 runs for. nine wickets 'at drawS; i , . .y.jng of stumps,.Rhodes contributing 108. The woatherwasdull, and ithetwicket was good. • The scores aro: ' ' YORKSHIRE. , i * Fntar Innings. ; - Wilson, c.''Armstrong, b. Cotter ... 5 . Dentpn,' c. Ransford, b. Cotter , ... 37 Wilkinson, b. Cotter '. ... 4 ' Hirst, b. Cotter ■ T 29 i Rhodes, c. Gregory, b. Cotter 108 1: 1 :' , . i -".:..'.-Hardistjr, thrown out ,by Gregory.. ... 72 i,- j ... :.Rothery, c. Carter, ■; b. 'Macartney - 36 i Broadbent, b. Macartney . 12 < • Newstead, c. and b. Macartnoy 5 | Haigh, not'out ... • ... . ... 9 ' " Extras ... _. ... 20 r ' * for nine wickets 337 •/ ;Hunt'er wonv-the 'toss, and Rhodes and .Wilson opened -, for \the : "county. : - Wilson succumbed-in the fourth over, being; caught •- by Armstrong of! Cotter.- Ono for -7.. ./ . j. -Denton joined Rhodes. ~ Both batsmen, v ■■.-.- . with. stylish ad .livejy. play,, punished. Cotter. 1 and-knocked.-up-.- 46.' At 35 Laver -displaced Cotter. " The change had :a quieting, effect on the: batsmen; .. i . .. ; - At 76 Cotter was: tried- again, and off his first ball Denton was -grandly - taken by. p-.Ransford, 1 runningvfrom third man to -deep I point. Dent-on hit five fourers. - . Cotter found - Wilkinson's stumps: in .his. \ second over. Three for 83. ' -■■■•At the'luncheon adjournment the scoro was T . throe : for 126— Rh-jdes - 48, Hirst 21. Tho h: -, contury took 100 minutes to oompilo. Eleven i bowling changes had boon tried f -v .On resuming, Hirst added 8 before Cotter [ lowle'd him. Four for 143. J Rhodes was still playing au excellent, !> i: - - chanoeless. innings. ': On reaching 75, he com- !• >:■ pleted his 1000 runs for the season,: ■ : p- -- • •Hardisty joined .Rhodes.. The -newcomer [ -; commenced~ shakily, and Rhodes wasi troubledK , :by changes. Smart -fieldmg . eased ! the,run-getting. ' The second century appeared in 190 ?. minutes. ' At-the tea adjournment the part-; J neiship had been in operation 90 minutes, ! and the.score was 234-r-Rhodes 108, Hardisty i In the first over after resuming, Rhodes £.r gave an easy catch to Gregoiy'at cover point !■■: v off .Cotter. -He had: showed strong- defence : ■ . and skilful and stylish cricket throughout his - 'stay of. 205 minutos. Ho'did not give a f . C einglo chance, -and his 108 included-:eight, t , fourers. 1 Five for 234. e. ! ■;, Another partnership of 65, minutes :fol-. Low-ed between HaYdisty and Ro&ery. The. ' third century was hoisted , after 270 minutes' - v play.' ■■ £> separation was at length'effected; ■ : : Gregory, with a Bmart return from s.- point, knocked' down. HardistyV wicket; ;■■•. !: ■• The - retiring; batsman i gave - a ohanoe -i to -- Cotter off his own bowhng when he had made i [ 25, and another difficult one a* 70 ,in the long I f 5 •::-.>■fioldj Bardsley- falling l :withi the ball in Ws 1 ' .hands. Hevhad batted L? 5: minules for his | b :., :::: 72.. 'After a poor start he played vigwonsly, L , eight fours. Six for, 311. . ' i / -Rothery went ! in. the next , over .without-] j .':-, addition to the score. The eighth wicket fell.i f for 321, and the ninth was'down for 337, i .when stumps were drawn.for the day., ■ |

AT WINDSOR -AND ETON. London, July 19. Tho Australian team, yesterday, by Royal (command,..visited Windsor. ; Conducted by • i Wolverton,' ,they, journeyed thither. by Bpecial''-train, -and:lunched, at, the .Castle. : In the .afternoon tliey. paid a visit to Eton * College, and received a warm welcome from the boys. -•The-team'reached Sheffield at twoo'clocls . in the morning. : GGOD f SCORE ON";SHEFFIELD-WICKET: The Yorkshirqmen's performance, of: passing -i the ;.third< century.,in a,single, innings is only, , ; the occasion so far this tour that, the - scorers -have.,been,, troubled, -to, -.this.- extent. ' Essex scored 341 wickets in'.its second innings *on May '15, and , 6inco this date the • various, English sides have .failed to equal this

Yorkshire'sitotal is ■ a creditable'performance fflr the Sheffield -wicket,, which;- in ■ the opinion, - of '.H.' Trumble, the. : great all-round Australian ' player, is a bowler's paradise. On all former Visits of the Australians to tha cutlery centre Ki.ih^cw6niMs!ii^rt;.il^t;the;Bm , pke\'Btacks 'have , - always been- doing an.vextra :"bit" for the county/, players when' their, opponents, wore. at the wickets. , :Of the county side wluch ■ took part in the first match Myers - and Radcliffe aro missing itf-fivour of Broadbent and. Hnrdisty. The .'.latter sound; and steady typo, • watching - tho ball right to thb bat, and makes vhis strokes :in workmanlike style.- - C. H.. flardisty • is . regarded .in Yorkshire, as -a successor.-. to. tlielato, J., T.:. Brown. For- six seasons in succession, 1903 to>l9oß, - W.-' E Rhodes has. scored„ over. 1000, runs, and, taken over, 100 wickets," a which has only been rivalled by G. H. Hirst on . nine occasions and equalled by/W. G. Grace. .. Rhodes obtains his wickots with his left hand, 'and his runs'. with- ,his right. His ! repertoire oft good' scoring, strokes are late - and «juare cuts, off-drives, pulls, and leg glances, which' have been put, into, operation in compiling ' his latest \ century, ./before, tho . much-dis- ; cussed'afternoon, tea adjournment proved fatal. Rhodes 'is the fourth batsman to obtain' a three' .figure:! score ' - against the '.-. Australian Eleven. 1 • The present game, if rain .holds off, promises ?■■■■■ to be interesting, but first stnka on the Sheffield wicket is a - solid advantage for the team representing tho White Rose cotuity.