AUSTRALIA'S LAST GAME.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 8

AUSTRALIA'S LAST GAME.

BARDSLEY REACHES 2000. (By Telcrrcpb.—Pregs - AHpoclnlton.—QoujrlrM.l London, September 14. The last. match of the Australians', tour began to-day -at Hastings. The weather at the opening wis showery, but afterwards brightened.'. Tho wioket soft... About two thousand spectators were present. The towns were composed as follbw Australia.—Carter, M'Alister, Noble, GreiKpiyv Armstrong, Bardsloy, •Macartney, Konsford, O'Conflor,' Wbitty, afid Hopkins. _ .of ' -Eigland.'—Young, 'Douglas; .'J. Crawford, M^j&.Tunier,; Llewellyn,.. Arnold. {JPBp.ott,, Vine,, Vinoe'tt, ' and'.R. iiolft » Vi-'v ■ - t ' • . .drawing of.'fituinpfl the English team had ■ s pored -170 in 4hoir. first' innings, and the ,had lost one 'wicket for 98. Scores:— 'v, SOOT OP ' : FlßSl' INNINGS. Rolf, b. O'Connor ... ... 7Vine,.l.b.w4 ;!?•;; Shitty - ; u.--jf 34' Douglas, Lb;,wj,,bi;Armstrong ... .. . v 2 Llewellyn, ij.^TOtiiy; : 44 Turner,. b. .O',Gonnor . , .• ... '. 37 Brqund, b. WKi'tty ;.. ... - 1 Young, Jib.w., b.l Whitty' ... 16 J. Crawford,-b; Whrtty ..; •' , , 9 Arnold;'l.b.w., bV O'Connor ■ • 4 foncett, c. s Armstrong, b. O'Connor .1 Dennett, not oiit'' 0 Extras :> . •• ~ -.15 Total - .170 .Bowling analysis—Armstrong, one -wicket For 18-runs; Macartney; l none for 2; O'Connor, four . for.-. 63; Hopkins, none for • 19: Whitty,- five for : 55 • ■ r - ' AUSTRALIA. • ■ ..Tito Innings. " ' ■•.■■■■■ Bardsloy, l.b.w.y b. Douglas • 42 M'Alister,'ndt;,out._ , r '50 VVhitty,'■.'not.Vdnitv■'V..'''•'■'.^ , "'''"•!.;.. 2 • ,Extras- . ... . (l , 4 , ~ Totahf<feone.iwicket ... 98 Young won the ti>ss, and the Euglishmen; .vent first ,to .tho A poor -opening vas .made. : ,Tho'_first:.wicket went .with-'the i°ore at 7, and the second 'at-16. • Vmo and .Llewellyn came, and played :good : cricket., , ;Tho.. half-century appeared ifter.fifty-five■minutes' play'. .'Llewellyn was' jowlediby .nhitty, after.a.chanceless,innings >f ; fifty-three minutes, ; during which' he hit lis tourers..-->Threo for 90. ; " '■ The century went up at the- end of. ninety-'. ito mmat-es. Vibe played a "good sound inungs lasting /two: hours,, showing good drivng, and then got, leg-before to Whitty. ;our for 119. > ... played. O'Connoroff his leg' after ratting, for , ■ the .'soft, wicket, -V'Whitty and /Connor quickly, disposed of the -balance -of;he Home team; "The fifth witiket fell ■ at'l2s, ; ;he raxth, afcm; the' seventh -at 140, the ughth at 149, and the 'ninth 'for 455.'• 'V T .?o tat:'.wick^t"fell; for a total '■ of 170, the nnings lasting, .-altogether, 175 'minutes, v' Bardsloy afad .^l'Alister' opened : : the An'siralians ■'innings;, and the .batting quickly>ecame lively, 50 jvas hoisted in 37 minites.' :■ :;.r / :/.v ,Bardsley,>with fine leg-side play, batted for. 0 mmutos, and completed his 2000 riins; for ■he .awsw.-.-HBs. got leg-before'to-'Douglas ntn .the- score;'afr 93. ... ■ M'Alistflr splayed, a' faultless ixmings.'-. .His ■uns came from' cnte.' play' ilpsed'.for .the. day, stood' at' 98 or'one.wreketj lirAlistOT 50 not.outr.'' ... ; W, BARDSLEY'S TWO RECORDS. SOifJB PAST AGGEEGATES. . ,Eain prevented.''play the first day.of the Lustralians . last 1 match in EnffloDd, • and in onsGdusnce tho came is not likely to 1 produce ny> The principal ecorere for he Home were:—J. -Vine (Subex), C. B. and Major .Turnor Lssex). The remainder, of -the failed o-negotiate. J. A^.O'Connor and W. J: .WWttyJ rho ;are their task- with«good • figures. . central ■ figure. of. ; the match - is •, - Wi.; jarasley, ■ who'has been able .to score hip second honsand for .the : tour, and he has also created; L '¥7 .'record for an Australian batsman, , in! hat lie'has reached his two* thousand on his! " EiSfland. V. Trumper in 1902 cored ,2570 runs, -which is the largest ajgroate ever obtained .by an Australian' batsman, a one'season on English wickets. Prior to hat season, J. Darling, 1911, ■ had the best swird. In 1905 W. W. Armstrong,' 2002,- and V'-^' passed, Tailing's figrires, nt so far Trnmper's has not -been eaten. TTnmper, > Darling,' and Armstrong - obtained hail'Tuns.on'.their-second visit, and Noble nn 13 ' 'Bafdsley has therefore . to bo redited. with < two new. records thii tonr~a crable century.'in'a Test match,'and. the bestgljregate for" ..the : ; first visit .'of an Australian SICa5 IC a England. ; The details of his score f 2023 are-:as -follow^ 63.3 '63, 219,.41,15, 12, 21,':, 14, 34,' 2, G, 56, t, 43, 17, 0, 46, 0, 5, 1, 30, 2, 118, 41, 211, 1, 0, 90, . 25,. 9,'35,-108, 13,.4,,0, 2,'136, 130, 23, 6, .48, 0, 68, 9, 23, 3,.0, 42.' Total 2023.