ALL-CONQUERING AUSTRALIANS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVIII, 12 March 1914, Page 9

ALL-CONQUERING AUSTRALIANS.

PILE UP 709 AGAINST SOUTHLAND. TRUMPER SCORES 211. CENTURIES BY CODY. COLLINS AND McKENZIE. [PEERS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.I INVERCARGILL, March 11. Th match between Southland and Australia concluded to-day, and resulted in a draw. There was brilliant weather and a big attendance. Southland in first innings on Tuesday put up 156, and Australia responded with a score of 709. Centuries were made by Cody, Collins. McKenzie and Trumper. The wicket, wore well, the Australians saying it" was equal to any played on during the tour. The feature of the innings was a brilliant display by Trumper for 211. He scored freely all round the wicket, but gave a chance of a catch early in his innings, but it was not aceeiited. Thenceforth the homo team was given an afternoon’s leather hunting. THE PLAY. Cody and Collins resumed to the bowling of Groves and Doig, runs coming rapidly, but the fielding was excellent, and only the good placing of the batsmen bringing boundaries. Changes in the bowling made no difference to the batsmen, 15 being knocked off one over. At the luncheon adjournment the score stood at 215. the partnership being unsevered (Cody 101, Collins 39). On resuming, the batsmen were early running between the wickets. At 210 Cody skied Doig to point, where A. Hamilton took a catch. His 107 included 10 fours. 220—5—107. McKenzie followed, and the total soon became 230. At 260 a change was made in the bowling, Kavanagih going on, but. the batsmen stepped out and drove him. At 3.6 the third century appeared (Collins 90, McKenzie 33). COLLINS SCORES A CENTURY. Collins reached hie century a little later. This was his highest score of the tour, his next best being 83 against South Auckland. The end came at 339, when Doig took Collins at first slip off Bannerman. Collins received an ovation, on returning to the pavilion. 339 6—llß. Trumper came next, and threes and fours apeared in quick succession, he striking double figures in four minutes. A COSTLY LET-OFF. D. Hamilton, -at mid-on, missed Trumper, off Doig, when he was 16. It was a costly mistake, as Trumper knocked 13 off the following over from Bannorman. At. 3.50 the fourth century went. up. The last half century occupied only 13 minutes. Trumper was missed in the long field and then he began hitting fours. Four hundred and twenty was then hoisted. Trumper made 50 in 26 minutes. At the tea adjournment the score was 438.

BIG HITTING. McKenzie brought his 100 up .in two ibours, hitting Hamilton twice clean out of the ground. Bannercaught at square-leg by Jas. Hamilton. 500—7—116. Armstrong then went in. Trumper was nmv scoring fours, hoisting his century in 80 minutes. NOTHING BUT BOUNDARIES. At this stake the batsmen were content to take nothing but fours, and changes in bowling were useless. 600 UP. Six hundred was hoisted by Trumper hitting Groves over the rails for 6, in 6 hours 30 minutes. Armstrong was caught in the clips. 611 —8—33.” Crawford joined Trumper, Who had 161 to his credit. The scoring was very live’y, 20 coming in one ef*r. VICTOR, THE GREAT. Trumper got his second century to 105 minutes, and was caught in the long field. 687—9—211. He hit four sixes, and 33 fours. Noble joined Crawford and the scoring slowed down. Seven, hundred was telegraphed by Noble hitting Pool for four. The innings closed by Noble 'being taken on the boundary. 709—10—33.

THE TAKINGS. The gate to-day totalled £lO2. Tonight the Australians were the guests of the Southland Cricket Association. THE SCORES. SOUTHLAN D 1 st Innings. Bannerman, b Cody 6 Hamilton, c Alai lev b McKenzie ... 13 A. Hamilton, b McKenzie 9 Kavanagh, c Armstrong b Noble... 22 Jrwin, c Noble b Cody ... ... .... 1 Groves, c AlcGregor, b McKenzie 0 Doig, b Noble 16 Poole, notout J. A. Hamilton, b Noble, 19 John Hamilton, run out ... ... -0 Gilbertson, st AlcGregor b Armstrong Leg-byo *■

AUSTRALIA.— Ist Innings. McGregor, c Doig 7 Alai ley, b Bannerman ... Dolling, lbw, b Kavanagh 34 Sims, c John Hamilton b Kavanagh 3 Cody, c A. Hamilton, b Doig ... 107 Colins, c Doig, b Bannerman ... 118 McKenzie, c J. Hamilton, b BanTrumper, c J. Hamilton, b -Pool *JI Armstrong, o Bannerman, b Groves .... 22 Crawford, e Irwin, b Pool 33 Noble, not out - Extras "

Total 709

Bannerman bowled 4 wm«s. The wickets fell as follows: I for 11, 2 for 51, * 01 7 8 ? ’ 4 500 91, 5 for 222, 6 for 339 7 for oUO, 8 for 611, 9 for 687, 10 for 709.

Total . 156 —Bowlin o Analysis. o. m. r. w. Cody ... ■ ..5 2 , 19 2 McKenzie 5 1 5 3 Armstrong .. 11 1 64 1 Noble .. 11 2 61 3

— Bowling Analysis. — w. o. m. r. Groves Doiff ••• Banner man ... 24 3 114 1 38 19 5 1 153 137 99 12B 3 28 nnnPc! 2 3 2 2 0 0 Kavanagh Pool D. Hamilton . 14 20 7 0 0 0 A. Hamilton 2 0 1 A