WEAK BATTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 5

WEAK BATTING.

NO ONE TO STAY WITH ARMSTRONG, LANCASHIRE'BOWLERS. DEAN TAKES FIVE WICKETS FOR 15. (By Telegraph.—Press ABaoclatlon.-Oopyrlirlit.l London, August 5. Tho Australian cricketers to-day began a match against Lancashno at Liverpool Tho weather was sunn}, and the wicket inclined to be slow, 1 When stumps wore- drawn foi the day tho first innings' scores wctc. Australians 87, Lancashire 101 In their second uuiings the Australians had'lost four wickets for 21 rune, being thus only four luns to tho good with.six wickets in hand. Dean, fivo wickets for 15 runs, obtained the beat average against tho Australians. Armstrong, 43 not out, was tho only batsman to withstand tho Lancashire attack. Ho also took four wickets for 14 runs. The scores are: — AUSTRALIANS. i Fiebt Innings. Gregory, b. Brcarley 6 Barusloy, c. Tyldesley, b. Heap'.;..■■ ... 13 Ransford, b. Heap 0 Armstrong, not out 43 Noble, b. Brearlcy 4 Tiumper, b Dean . . ... 8 Macartney, c. MacLaron, b. Dean ... 1 Hopkins, c. MacLaien, b. Dean 8 Cottei, b. Dean 2 Carter, b Heap .- 0 Layer, b. Dean 0 Extias 2 Total 87 BOWLINQ AnAT,IISI3. Brcarley, two wickets for 32; Heap, thiee for 38; Dean, five for 15. Second Inn:;*gs. * Noble, c. MacLaren, b Dean 0 Gaiter", l.b.W, b. Biearley 0 Lavor,' c. MacLaren, b. Dean ' 8 Cotter, not out 12 Giegory, jun out „ „. 0 Extras 1 1 Total for four wickets ... ~. 21 LANCASHIRE. First Innings. MacLaren, st, Carter, b. Laver 16 Hartley, b. Macartney 3 Tyldesley,'l.b.w, b Laver '10 Sharp, c Noblo, b. Laver ... .?. U Makepeace, 1.b.w., 'b. Aimstrong ... 27 MacLeod, c. (name missing), b. Macartney ' 11 Heap. b. Macartney :. 1 Hornby, st. Carter, b. Armstrong ... 31 Dean, b Armstrong ... .'.. ... 3 Brearley, b. Armstiong 0 Worsley, not out ... 1.. ... j ... 0 i Extras 3 Total ( i "'... 104 BowiJNa Anam'sis. , Layer,»three wickets for 25; Mncortney, threo for 44; Armstrong, four for 14, Noble, none for 16.

: 'V'v'!! ; tJ' ■^Australian/I'rocessioni!f;y' v ':':!;!: : won!the v toss, an.d;'sent!thb visitors in.; .It djd. not .take' long to demonstrate Ithat; -tlie/bowjers.werb!niastors pf/'the-, situation,: .The/-first.-;-wicketf fell. for .;12 /runs, ,'■ and'the; secp'hd."'for ; 13,"; Gregory/being' ! bowled ;, by B.reaHoy,': aiid.'Ransfofd ;by for G and, 0/respectively. >■ i '-■,-■;:', .:'>.:■' :!'■: ■;. ','. ■■'■.■■:'■''. ;:■■'.'■ ••;

; v : Bards]ey, arid tlippart- ! nerslupY-brbught'; the, total up to 39,;; when .p'ardsley, : who ed jl3; : :gave. a* eateli .to:T^Weßley,at-long^ii^6ir:Heaj).,: ' ; Vv:' -i,'/! Armstrong steady ■ cricket," .punishing !any/lo^ get rid one to stay. with him:■;'■ ; ;'. J'!; "\;£- \ ' '•' "'■ /u-Nable was/:disnussed ; 4n.^tteinptiiig r to plaiy,; • sFour.for'23,-.-TruuiV 'ppt'Jw'as^'bpwledj'bjf-lhy'\third ; ' , ban:. ! -lie.^re-. ceived'frOm'Deah, |Fiye forysS.':' '; 7: '.'■■ . ■.A'igopd left-handed catch,by. •Maeiaren'.dis-. 'pos'ed7bf Ma.cartnojy'Dean being, tho-bowlef.' Tnetsamb;icombination, irii.the7sanio'/ ; way,: disposed'tiif ■Hopkins,,the. sixth' wicket 'going: ..at/60, and the.se'venth at 78;.:./:'.,!;7;.7-t 'iQotterj.'at 80| 'in hitting' out., at 'i Dean, -playedthe"; ball'On'to his; wicket,' Garter, 'be-"' fore7scpririg,'received a'blow oh the;'eye,7tke. /ball'[glaiicing'off;his^bat.7! He retired;,,tcm-:'poranly.-777/7;;"!,77 !!./■,,::'...;'" /..Layer- faUed to'.negbUafe.the second ball. re-! ■maining 'at/80.-;:/;/7 7 ,; 7..'-':-i(v7;7;i>7:7.///:7.- (; '^Cartercame in again,'and/managed! tokeep ■up!; his wicket.'.-.while Armstrong! added an! .a!dditional',.7... .Heap.'then.'found - Carter's !wioket.7.-!/5.7/-7u7. . : : "? ■ '-77'- './777;\ -•' : ! !-'7 ■/^Armstrong';batted 1 . seventy! minutes,.' and gave. a. fin'o.'display-.pf sound cricket and!hard ! hittmg.';-'.:He ■hit!.eight'fourers*','; '7;7/7'7' ; 7 7-'vV-v -"7Mn??sh!rieV^lnhings; 'f\:?;Jv'/;:_ '-.'When the:Lanoashire;toam:comm6nced its: innings, 'the pitch;was still troaohorous.'Mac-: Laren'and(Hartley;opened, tiio former!doing, most-of 'the. scoring. -,'" : '-•/'.';, ■.:!; :■'•'■' '>."'■';!'-'. ■'" "Atl9! Macartneybc-ivled Hartley,'and.fbi'ir' runs .later .Carter stumped-; MacLareßj V off /Layer.." v - 7:..:■ .'"::■'.-'■.' '■'/'■;"•''>' :'•/.' '77!'' J 7! : Sharp succumbed': to-the..first 7ball he.received;' being' caught' by. Noble, off:.-Layer,; .without,addition7to the.score.'' 7 '//■Four wickets wero.down:'for; 30,. five for 49, and sis for--54; MacLeod (ll)' was "'lively.' while he lasted.,'He hit lisixer and a foiufer! :before- falling! a viotim to Macartney. ! :;! ■ ! Makepeace stayed 70 minutes at the wick-; ets,' and a sound game for 27. -The ;board. showed S3vea : for 7.7; when.he left,.!ieg:beiore.:tp Armstrong..!:".' u;!. !i-' !.:!:!;:,; , Hornby, who played good cricket, continued : to put on/runs. -He .saw the next two wiclsets. fall, both at. 93'; then he himself'' was stumped by" - Carter, off : . Armstrong, having batted for ,46 minutes f6r!31." , ■-.' ,! The innings lasted 120 minutes, and closed for. 104 runs.;: -y- '■■■■ 'V : '/ 7/ -777 .A Bail Beginning.,! - ■; .-!?/!■ ,(Rec. August 6; 5.6 i p.m.J;| 7 !...- Tho /Australians. made a /disastrous commencement in their second innings. Before a run was-scored,; : Ca!rter'got hisleg before to ■iWsecond,,ball^from!Breajjey. '■. ! ' ,',' Noble placbd the:first delivery he received from Doan'- into MaoLaren's haads at slip.. ■Two Iwickets were thus down for a single (a , .Lavbr, in making.a'big hit, gave a-catch at long-off to MacLaron, off Dean. ; Three iviokets for;l6. ;!,/;:; 5'.':. ..-. : "! ; -', ' ;>; /'.'[ ■■'■■ :'■" .'■Gregory was, stupidly ..run. 'out, 'Hartley. throwing, tho wicket down. Four for : 21.': • '.' .Stumps were then drawn. , Thero was an attendance of 6000..•/. V: ■"■ !,: SUCCESS OF RHODES. !' SEPN TIMES; THE DOUBLE FEAT. .'■.'"• !i ■■:' ' ' .; . London,' August 5. ; . Rhodes, tho Yorkshire orickoter, has scored a, thousand runs aiid captured a.. hundred wickcts'this season, for the seventh consecutive'year. -This establishes a recordi ■; ,: :

THE CHAMPION ALLjRQUNDER. < The 1D0.") Australian cloven- in the return match with Lancashire scored .113 in tho only innings tho tourists wero..asked to.'bat. 'Tho wicket on tho prcsont occasion hn,s. been all in favour of tho bowlers. -'• ■ ': ■ -. ■ H. Dean is a Irundlor of the fast medium' order, comhlniiut accuraov of loiwth with a

good break. In 1907 Dean secured 98 wickets at a. oost of 21 runs apiece. . W. W. Armstrong's figures in the batting and bowling departments are a orodit to the Victorian, who is on .present'form tho. champion all-round cricketer of-'tho Australian eleven,, and probably of the world. - '.. A. 11. Hornby, the Lancashire captain, is a dashing hard-hitting batsman. Ho is a son of A.-N. Hornby, who won the toss fdr England yr the-fourteenth..T«st match, at Manchester on July. 11, 188-1. K. G.M'Leod has this season .been acclaimed tho successor to 6. L. Jessop on account of his hurricane hitting. The present game points to the match, bsing disponed of on the second day at the present rate the' Australian wickets are falling.- - -~ , The colonials are four runs ahead, with Armstrong,- Cotter, Bardsley, Ransford, Trumpor, -Hopkins, and Macartney to bat. TWO GREAT ALL-ROUNDERS. ;. . At Dewsbury, in June,. W. 8.. Rhodes accounted for no fewer than 12 of the Leicestershire side. l for 115 runs. His figures read: 6 for fiß. in the first, innings, and" 6 for. 47' in tho second. The following tables are of interest at the present juncture-.— ■ - . ..;•■■- W. R. RHODES. ',-. Tear. ' : - Runs. Wickets. ... 1903. ........ 1137 193 19M _.....-. 1537 \ 131 '.'1905 .....'......... 1581 '." 182 '.. 190G''■■; ..„ „. 1721. ,128 :i : . '1907.,.:.. ;.........„ 1055 ■ -177 ". / ..-..- 1908:'',...'.....'...,',..'....-.. 1673 ■■••'.",, 115 1909 ..;........ 1000 100 ■; i.: ■ .' ■ , -.' (Unfinished) (Unfinished) ':'..; ;' : ' G. H.vHIRST. ";.- . "year.- • Runs. Wickets. >■' 1896 ■'■ . 1122 '.' 101 1 -;' 1897 1535 101: 1901 ' ,1950' IS3 1903 •• .;... 1844 ■', ' • 128 - : :. !1904-.;-..- ..;..„... 2501 -•■.•..-'. 132 •■•'■■..' 1905 ';..,...■;.....■•.,..■...'. , 2266 : ,110 .1906 : : ........;.V........... 2385' 208 . - ;-.'..:'v;--:i907: mi ■'■ ' ■ iss ''~••;• 1908 ........„.;:„..„..: 1508 ■«. .174 -; '. r Hirst, has thus done the double feat nine tiniest to Rhodes's seven, but -the .' latter has done' his feats consecutively;. If-Hirst succeeds this' season,''his- total will be' ten and, his .consecutive total seven,; the samo as Rhodes's. In: these,' last seven' years tho two all-rounders have-been' playing side by side for'the same county, so;tho. test is a very fair';.one,"..and tha. men are vgoing: neck-and-neolc. ; No other oricketer has accomplished' tho. double feat so of ten •as Hirst.'',. Here are "the. figures of Dr. Grace':— >■''; '. : [."..'/:,'■': - I ',;•-■.''* ';. \]yo : :]y:i:':w:G:.GßACE/: ;;:"•;.; -,- ,:.-'■■:- '-•"•-.'.Year.";i'-.'• ■' Runs. 'Wickets.'' i >-1874 V ..r...;......:..:.....- 1665 - - '■••:.'. ;i875 : ' w...;..:„v!.. ...l-los •;''. !;192- • : 18767 . .'..„..;...:.:;..:„; 2G22 -' 124 ■' •':'-'■■■■/IS77.'.''--. i.'.'.'..-..'..; :: 1474 U; ; 179 ' - - :.:;187K' ..::..,............;...' 1151' \. :, 153 '".-: '■" . C1R85;.■'''....:..■.■....;;./..'..• ,1658":. ', v 118 • v';-;ißß6'-- 'v.:;.:.'..;:::;;...;.:'; 1816: ''■""'. 122/.;.'