AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS'

Evening Star, Issue 14117, 21 July 1909, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS'

AGAINST YORKSHIRE,

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 20 (Received July 21, at 8.45 a.m.) Tho weather is hot and the wicket excellent. VorkshireVs last wicket contributed 9 additional rune, tho innings altogether occupying five and a-half hoars. (Received July 21, at 9.30 a.m.) Bardsloy and Hopkins opened tho colonials' innings, HiTst and Newstead being the bowlers. After missing him at 7, Hunter gathered in Hopkins at the wicket. One for 29. Hansford, who was never at ease, went <,he same way when he'was 11. Two for 53. The half-century was reached in fifty minutes, Bardsley shaping excellently, and showing good leg hitting. Noble joined the Sydney colt. A 6pell of lively cricket followed, Noble being eventually caught at slip off Rhodes, who bid displaced Hirst, the third wicket falling for 95. Gregory assisted to bring ttp the century in ninety-fire minutes, an easy catch in tho slips then disposing of him. Four' for 107. Armstrong filled the vacancy. Both batsmen were in fine form. Bardsley, by clever placing and fine cuts*, reached 50 in 110 minutes. Going on to 90, he lost his wicket, in hitting out to Hirst. H« had batted 175 mutates, and made Bonn lucky strokes, but gave no chance. The partnership lusted seventy minutes. Five for 191. The sixth wicket (Trumper's) went just before the tea adjournment for 202. Armstrong, by judicious play, has 45 to his credit. AUSTRALIANS 79 BEHIND. LONDON, July 20. (Received July 21. at 11.35 a.in.) Excepting Laver, the balance of the batsmen showed little disposition to stay with Armstrong. Seven for 220. Newstead disposed of Cotter and Carter in tho same over. Eight for 230, and nine for 236. Laver made hie runs by square-leg hits. Armstrong played an admirable, steady inning, and batted for 155 minutes. When stumps were drawn for the day the county had 19 on in tlie second inijnings without disaster. j The attendance was 15,000. •i The following are the scores: ' Youkshirk.—First Innings. . 'Rhodes, (.• Gregory, b Cotter 108 j Wilson, c Armstrong, hj Cotter 5 Denton, <• Hansford, b Cotter 37 I Wilkinson, b Cotter 4 Hirst, b Cotter ... 29 I Mardisfy, thrown out, Gregory ... ... 72 Rolhery, c C.;rtrr, b .Macartney ... ty Rroadbont, b Macartney 15' Ncwste-id. c and b Macartney 5 i Haigh, b Macartney „ ... 17 i Hunt*;'-, not out () • Extras 21 i lotal 546 | Rowling Analysis.—Cotter, five wickets fiy 92 runs ; Macartney, four for 33 ; Armstrong, nil for 67; Laver, nil for 42; Noble, ni] for 50; Trumper, nil for 11; Hopkins, tiil for 30. Second Innings. Rhodes, not out 8 Wilson, not out ]i No wi;l;cts for 19 ArsißAiiANs.—First Innings. Hopkins, c Hunter, b Newstead ... 12 Bardsley. 1) Hi ret go Ransfo>xl. <• Hunter, hj Newstead ... 11 Noble, e. Newstead, b Rhodes 26 Gregory c Newstead. b Rhodes ... 4 Armstrong, not out 70 Trumper. c Hunter, b Newrtead ... 5 Macartney, c Hunter, b Hirst 10 Carter, e Hirst, b Newstoad fi Cotter, c and b Newstead f, Laver, c Hirst, b Rhodes v. Sundries ] ; Total „ ~, t , Bowling Analysis.—Newstead. five wi.,els for 93 urns; Hirst, two for 69; Khc.dov, three fo- 46; B-ioudbent, nil for 24 •' Haigh.. nil for 21. NOTES BY "ONLOOKER," Bjirdsloy continues to score steadily, while .Iruinper with irritating insistency tails to reproduce the fonn which in previous visits to England earned him a great reputation W i,uick and lively hitting Armstring still keeps his end up. "His 70 unfinished might have meant a great dea more n.,d (he "tail" not cut up so l.iudlv. L Nowste.id wag tlie "discovorv "of 1908 and so promising was his bowing thought that lie was awawfcd the honor of beiiv one of the live succxyww of the year who had their photos in ' YYisdcii.' sharing tho honor with Hobbs, A. Marshal, Lord Hawke. ami Rrearlev.

Dave rhinter, the Yoi-kshire skipper, has retain**] the gloves for his county uninterruptedly since 1888, and during" that period has over ].OOO wickets either by eatch'ng or by stumpin :. Yesterday he lnaiirtained his foi-m in this respect R i,. most unusual f Ol ~,. to go in to b;i." last wieko.t, a%s w;ik the case'with YorU shire's innings yesterday. Hunter is th > only professional skipper in county i'i :'.■ this year. The rule at Home V," 1„ that post to an amateur. All the Yi >l< ' ~ team now opposing the Atislrali-i ■.; •... "pros.," and Hunter is the senior. I-, t'hr previous match ']'. J. Raddiil'e, an a>n;.. tetir. was captain. Yorkshire arc on a sure wicket. Thev cannot be i«iton, while it is possible tha't Hunter may feel justified in "declaring'' m time to give him a reasonable winning. My prediction is a repetition of the. county match at Bradfoid last month —a draw.