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Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 112, 10 May 1909, Page 5

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AUSTEALANS' SfIEST VICTORY

EASY WIN OVER NOTTS

[press association.] (Received May 9, 4.45 p.m.) LONDON, May 8. Nottingham in their second, innings made 144:—- ® Jones, c Armstrong b Whitty ... 30 G. Gunn, c sub. b Noble -£ Hardstaff, b Armstrong • Iremonger, c Whitty b O'Connor 4 John Gunn, c sub. b O'Connor ... 1 Payton, c Whitty b Cotter ... v James, l.b.w. b Armstrong ... 6 Alletson, c Trumpet b Armstrong 61 Oates, b Cotter ••• l* Hallam, b Cotter • *■ Wass, not. out " Sundries - •• • _ ! First Innings Grand total ... • ... .^o Australia, first innings 389 Australia thus won by ■an innings •and 6 runs. Bowling Analysis.—Cotter 3 wickeits :'for 51, O'Connor 2 for 35, Whitty 1 for 33, Armstrong 3 for '27, Noble 1 foi- 3. The weather was delightful, and the attendance good. The home team mad© a poor showing in the second : innirigs, the Australians securing an easy victory by >am innings and 6 stums.

Layer was mot fielding owing to a slight strain, a substitute taking his place. *

Hardstaff inliis second innings wias oleam bowled by Armstrong. Payton, "before scoring, gave a chance to 'Whitty at mi<J-ofE off Cotter.

The fourth .wicket fell at 81, iamd the sixth at' 97. The. eejitury was hoisted after 140 minutes' play.

Alletson batted for 25 minutes, his score including two sixers. He drove Whitty over the ring to loaig-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 second match of the tour commences to-day at Northampton, against - Northaints. J