AUSTRALIANS V. ESSEX.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 5

AUSTRALIANS V. ESSEX.

COUNTS 263. ', ' ! (By Tclcefaj>h —Press Association-CoDjrlehtl 1 London, September 2 , To-day tho Australians began a return match against Essex, at Leytbn Iho wea-" tber was bright and sunny, but the wicLot was soft.' ( » * _ ; < 'Hie tinnife wore composrd as ioilow —■ t » | ' Australia—Carter, M'AJister, Trainpor, >Bardslcy, llacartncj, Rans- j ford," Cotterj'Tl'Connor, and Hopkins Essex —M'Gihey, Fane, Douglas, Gilling- i ham, Turner, Gibson, Mead, Carpenter, j Reeves,'Buckenham, and Young. ' | At drawing 6f itumps Essex had scored J 263, of which Gillingham made 73 Tho j Australians put Whitty and Carter in just ' before cnll of time, and one racket (Whitty's) j is down for 8. Tho scores aro:— j E&SEX. '. \ I

FnW ' Fine, c Cotter, b O'Connof ..v< 19 Dongas, b O'Connoi , .. .„ 33 'iurner, c Carter, b. O'Connor . ... 0 it'Gahoyj b Macart&oy .» 546/( Carnonter, c Cotter, b Macartncj' .. 231 G(iU!ngham, c Goiter, b. O'Connor ... 73 { Reeves, b O'Connor ... ». ~ 201 '.Gibson, not out .. .- 15! i Buckcnhatu, c Carter, b O'Connor .. 10^ l'onng, 1 b W., b O'Connor /_ O^ Mead, b Cottor - '/. ~ <>1 Extras .- ... ,- ,- . ip. 25/ Total v_ J u-263 Bo*b.ng*analysis-—Cot{or, one iwcltot fo?, 77 rims, Macannay, two for 38, Wliitty, none for 52, O'Connor,' scvon for 71. i TUq Esso\ ciptain won tho toss, and ted to bat Fane and Douglas were tie first 1 to go out, Cotter and Slaca-rtney being cn-1 trusted ttitli ihb attack cafii* steadily. At BO O'Connor relieved Cottor Off liis first delivery Fane was caught st second slip bv Cotter, and from his flnrd, without* hduition to tho 6core, Turner was taken at tho inckots. J Douglab was careful, and baited for lfX)3 minutes for 83; then he played O'Connor on J to the wicket Three for 81/ '' M'Gahey, who was lnmo, had n man to run f for him Gillmghain became partnohJd mtli him, and a display of bright batti&g followwL' The century was hoisted in 125 minutes Tho ticket after lunch wai easy lasted 125 miputes, and played a strong do-1 fensivo game, with fine hard off-dtiving IW / was bowled by Sliicafrncy with 46 to hia qrcd't Tho partnership put on C 7 in 6o ( ] num.kes after lunch Four for 160. Carpchter flis dismissed by a brilliant righthaUdoJ batch high up at nild-Kiff, by Cotter off Macirtney. Gillingbain showed splendid leg-hitting and dm nig Ho ecqred his 73 in 140 ainutei, nlcludmg eight fourciß E\cutinll\ ho was taken at slip, Cottor making a fine citch off ! O'Connor. iSix for 219 j Rce\es and Gibson phved good rnckot, /. but tho others wade a poor stind, the ' (,e\enth wicket falling for 2(9, and tho eighth and ninth for 206 Tho lnuings closed for 263 i With bnJj five minutes left'to bit, tho Australians went ji, aild when stumps were drawn hid lost Wd wicket for 8 runs— , AVluttjS b. Young, v,< Carta, riot out, (5.

KENT WINS OOUNTY"CHAMPIONSHIP. ORDER, OF COUNTIES London, Scptombtrt 2 The foUonuig ir<» tho rbsUlts of tho county championship mntehes — County . i Perctfntng*. Kent, Iβ wins 2 losses 77 77 Lancashire Si 55 Yorkshuo \ . Sf Sussex . i> " ~ 40 . 39,13 Tlicn follow N'ortlrtmiilon,* HampshirOj Vorcbttcn fconitlwt, AVinwck, Lciccstoi, Dseox, Del by, dim Gloucester , , , , [Tho Ei<;c\ clcv'on tfni tho first En(»li<ii sldo ot tho toVir to mtiko n st-Wid ipiln«t fliti An*trnlmn bowlers, i\ho ncro delicti tin Hit Ihud dij for n of 34i for S lUcki'ls V I, lane oh this occasion scored I\\ but •-o fnr hn< not reproduced his fotjn of (hill tnrluUllu Snturdnj afternoon C tlio r«n capthin, ixnd tho Ite\ r. H Oillliiiflniiu htoo ehohii the bnst form nth Ihe 11-vt, for the Counh The lnrvoii liai in- ".*, diilrcd ui soniP ot his fa\oui;'« sh-olics of )c&hitdhg hnd driMlig v M'Qftbej tins soiion lini shown liottel 1 fpini ngafnsl tho VttHriliitis tis eonlpired Miili his ipjieurntioes ngamst tho lW) colttbimlioti J Ai O'Connor is a iohr >\b\ nhead of hjs bowling collcißUes this in a Ings, nud ho hat> no\\ oapturad 70 wickets fur :io tourT