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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 589, 18 August 1909, Page 5

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« . AUSTRALIANS V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. COUNTY'S GOOD START. TRUMPER AND HOPKINS MAKE NEEDED SCORES. IBy Telograph.-I'roaa Asspolallon.-OoDyrleht.l London) August 16. To-day tho Australian cricketers began a match against Gloucestershire, on the county ground'at Cheltenham. The weather Mas unsettled, nnd the wicket was fast. The Australians made 213, and at drawing of stumps Gloucestershire had scored 120 for one wicket. Tho teams were, cosipoc-ed as follow:— Australia.—l'rumpcr, Bardslcy, Ransford, Gregory. Hopkins, Carter, Ilartigan, Macartney, Cotter, Whitty, and O'Connor. Gloucestershire.—Townsond, ■0. BarnoH, A. W. and l< , . 13. Roberts, Amlay, Boaid. Langdon, L. D. lirownlee, Dennett, Huggms, and Woolley. Tlip scores are:— ' - AUSTRALIANS. J IH3T Innings. Bardsley, c. Poaid, b. Iluggins ... ■... 23 ;Hartaga-n, hit wicket, b. Dennett.' .■ ... 23 Ransford, c. Board, b. Huggins ...'; ... 13 Macartney, c. Dennett, b. Himgine ... 2 Gregory, c. Brownloa, b. Iluggins ... 16 Tiumpcr, c. Board, b. Dennett 43 Hopkins, not out ." 54 Cotter, b. Dennett 10 Carter, b. Dennett > ... 13 O'Connor, c. Huggins,' b. Brownlee ... 9 Whitty, c. Townscnd, b. Biowiiloo ... 0 Extras 2 Total ~213 .Bowling Analysis.— Dmnott, four wicket? tor 93 runs; Woolley, none for 20: Huggins, four for 73; Brownlee, wo for 25. ' GLOUCESTERSHIRE. FiJisT Innings". Barnett, not out 47 Board, b. Hopkins .". "j 23 Townseiid, not out [", 35 Extras "' 15 Total for one wicket 120 Trumper, who captained the- Australians, won tho toss, and Bardsley and Hartigan opened tho viriton.' 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 shapped up RansJord at the.wickets; off Huggins, the secoud man'retiring with the ssoro at 57. At 61 Ma'cartns.y was taken in the slipa by Dennett off Huagiusrand witlia single added Board caught Bardsley high up at the wickete, oft the same bowler. Four for 62. Bardsley (23) had batted steadily for 62 minutes.

; Gregory was dismissed by a clever qatch in the slips by Brownlce ofF Huggins.' Five for 111., 'llie century took 75 minutes;; '-, .• ■ Trumper,' with fine driving and cutting! put, ruiis:- on .fast:' He' stayed 85 minutes, and his: 48 included" eight fours. The sixth wicket fell for 127; and the seventh.for 139. ; Rain began-to fall, just before luncheon, and afterwards caused a delay of 40 minutes. :. ■■.■..'■. '■■■.■■■ ,■;., : .. ..,■....-.:. .... . .; /. ~-; V Hopkins, by clever punishing play, made his score 0f,54 in an hour. Ten fourers were included in; his hits. -Hβ test 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.' .•'■,- : -.-, ' ■' . Barnfitt and Board'opened the county in-' nin"B.;: Tho former played sound, : steady cricket, thotffih -he gave : an eaay ; cha"nco to Hartiganin. the. slips'oS Cotter when hehad mado.2o. •.■■.,. ; ,",'■;.. , .-''■■"■■■■ > ■■•.-•■•' : Board batted seventy minutes for 23 runs, aiid was then bowled by Hopkins, the score standing, at 66. '. ;.■/ . ; ;; ■';'. ; •; ;, • Townsend''jpined"!;B|ir'h(Stty and' witlj'some'.brilliant cutting' he quickly got into' doublo .figures.: \Both batsmen wero unconqiiered at the drawing of stumps, .' ■■ v -: .• , "About .three thousand spectators .were in attendance.-; ..'■ •', . ' . \ • ! ' THE BETTER OF TWO WEAK SIDES. ; FIELDING ATONEtFbR BOWLING. '; ; .' - V , ' ,, ■■■■:■ : ■'■'-■■'■-.:' London, August 1.6.'''.. .'."Tho Time's;" commenting on the result'of ■the Tost;matches,; declared,that the Australians deserve, their , success, and the- con-, gratulatioiM of all good, sportsmen will' go out to ; .them. ■ > ■■;' - :■■:■■' ■ " ■: ■■■-.■ . "It is doubtful," says the leading journal, "if any,touring'side ever pulled itself together eo.well. . They are not a.great side as measured by the highest standard, and they won tho rubber not by their own commanding; merits'but owing to England's weakness." ■■■',:'■ ■■•-..>■ ■'.-:'-':i'.':. ■■■/;■''.'■..'. ; •'. '.'Not; in the , last-twenty.years have two such inferior elevens played for the famous Ashes'.: The Australians were. the better batsßieii aiid fibldemen, though not so good in bowling.. Their first-rate fielding balanced thisTdefc'ct." ', ■-: . .'-• ! ■'•' ;■ : ■ ENGLISH COUNTY AFTER BARDSLEY.' .'■ ■'."■. - : i , : ':'■'. Lcncifln,-. August 16. :.■ v The "Sporting- Chronicle" mentions ; a rumoUr'tliatNprthaniptonshire is trying ■ to seoure Bardsley hj- offering hirna position in a local bank,: -.•■■ '■■■ - : : / '■'■','■'-' ' : ; .'..,,-■ The county players; last month ; were severely handled by:the Australians, who•■ scored Ui for the loss of eight wickets, and subsequently won the match by an innings and 5 runs. The giune sp far is not so one-sided, and with thd exception of; Hopkins and Trumper the oolohial batsmen have not startled the natives ; by their display. ' '■ : J. H. • Hugeios, who is matin? Wβ first up-' poaranoe aminst the Australians, is-a niedium to'fast bowler, and a useful bat. C. Baruett a batsman: who scores freely all round •.Ilia wioket, .-'; '■' ■ ... i. ■ :" . .' . : C. It. Toiynscnd has not appeared very much in ...flrst-olass oriokot loif. the past six or seven years.. 1n.1906 lie■ scored-'-2U.against Worcestershire on-his happj hunting-ground at Cheltciihnm, In one season Townsond'scored over 2000 runs, and captured'over 100 wickets.' Ho is a right-hand bowlor, but , bats left.., ■• ■J..'H;.:Bpa,rd, ! 'the county keeper, has again kept down, the :eitrai- for his aide, whidh is only 93 runs behind , with nine ; wickets »id hand. !• Gloucestershire-.was slightly inadvaiice of Derbyshire; out! Warwickshire' for the English Championship:when the last mail -left.-. ■■

" ■ CARR AND KIS "aOOGLIES." ■ ;.,D."'W. Carr played,for the Gontlemen; in their first umtch with the, Players. He secured three wickets" for" 58, runs/ This is Carr's first ■season in first-class crioket, though he is nearly 85 years old. .The "googly" bowler is : a master at ths' Stannioro. ScnopJ. . R. rH. Spoonei'. made bis first appearance this season in the Surrey match. ' Hobbs and Crawford were'unablo to bat- for Surrey owing to. accidents in .-'the-field. ... ■ ENGLAND'S. SPpRr LOSSES.. Within the last few weeks (wrote the "Daily Mail," on July 6) England i\as lost the following important-events in.athletics:— ■■'■/ Cricket."' e,' . : . .."'..- Won by Juno H,, 15, 16 ... 2nd. Test Match ...Australia. July 1, 2, 3. .-.-... 3rd. Test Match... Australia. poio.'.;' : :;';.:';. ;■-■''. ■„",..' ; ; ■. ; '.". : .;';, : June 23 ... ... Ist. Test Match... America.. July 5.. .... .... 2nd. Test Match... America.. ■ Amateur Athletic Championships,. jiiy3 ... .':. 100 Yards Race ...S.Africa. July 3 ... '... 220YnrdsRace...America. J uly 3 ... .» Half-Mileßace ...Germany. Swimming, July 3 .... '~.'.' Ist Test King's Cup Germany. This was .not'all, for on July 8 Belßinn crew (Sport Nautique do Gdrd) beat the English crew. (Jesus College) nt Henley, in' the struggle for the Grand Challenge Cup. '