FIRST BLOOD.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 109, 10 May 1909, Page 2

FIRST BLOOD.

AUSTRALIA V. NOTTS. VISITORS WIN. BY AN INNINGS AND SIX RUNS By Tcleprapli. — Presß Association.— ■ Copyright. LONDON, Bth May. The Australian cricketers secured an easy victory in the first match of their tour, played against a Nottinghamshire eleven at the Trent Bridge ground iv the county town. The match was concluded to-day, the visitors winning by an innings and six runs. At the close of play on Friday the position was : Australia, first innings, 389 ; Nottingham, first innings 239, second innings two wickets for 58. For the conclusion of the match today the weather was delightful, and the attendance good. The home team made a poor showing in their second appearance at the wickets. Layer was not fielding, owing , to a slight strain, a substitute taking his place. On the county's second innings being resumed, Hardstaff, the not-out man overnight, was clean bowled by Armstrong. Payton, before scoring, gave a chance to Whitty at mid-off, off Cotter. The fourth wicket fell for 81, and the sixth for 97. The century was hoisted after 140 minutes' play. Allertson batted for twenty-five minutes, his score including two 6's. He drove Whitty over the ring to long-on, and lifted Armstrong out of the ground to square-leg. With his departure the end was soon reached, the last two wickets adding only a single. The scores were as under :—: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings 389 NOTTINGHAM. Second Innings. Jones, o Armstrong, b Whitty ... 30 G. Gunn, c substitute, b Noble ... 22 Plardstaff, b Armstrong ... • ... 25 Iremonger, c Whitty, b O'Connor... 4 J. Gunn, c substitute, b O'Connor... 1 Payton, c Whitty, b Cotter ... 6 James, lbw, b Armstrong 6 Allertson, c Trumper, b Armstrong 31 Oates, b Cotter , „ 13 Hallam, b Cotter ... 1 Wass, not out 0 •Extras 5 Total 144 First innings 239 Aggregate 383 Bowling Analysis. — Cotter took three wickets for 51 j O'Connor, two for 35; Whitty, one for 33; Armstrong, three for 27 ; Noble, one for 3.