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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13899, 10 May 1909, Page 5

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TOUR JOF AUSTRALIANS

■MATCH AGAINST NOTTS

Press Assoeiation-By Telegraph-Copyright

LONDON, May 7

The match was continued to-day ill beautiful wca ther and on a fust wicket. Five thousand .spectators >voro present. The Australians continued their first, innings. Bardsley obtained 54 runs in o7 ininates. • Carter played a. capital innings, liis cutting being especially line. The second wicket fell at 151:!, and the next three fell ■ rapidly. Bardsley batted 93 minutes-after Ransford's dismissal, the fifth wicket i being down for 145. A good partnership was commenced between Trumper and Armstrong.- Both began carefully with small hits and an 1 occasional four. Trumper, when he had scored 14, gave a hard left-hand chance ; at rriid-off to Jones, off Hallani. At lunch the' second century was up for 150 minutes' play, and the batting was brilliaiit, 11 resulting from one over of Hardstall's. Trumpor's half-century' was made inside 70 minutes. . Shortly after resuming, Trumpnr lost liis wicket in trying to pull Hallam. " Ho played'a. brilliant innings after a quiet start, and was an hour and 50 minutes at - the wickets. He bit 12 fours. Armstrong made 55 in 58 minutes withoijt a mistake. The . sixth wicket fell for '287, and Armstrong became much freer in liis play. Cotter gave -a chance when lie had scored 7, indulging in'hard 'hitting, he sent up a tremendous sltier, which missed the wicket-keeper Oates. Armstrong's century appeared after 170 minutes' play. His innings was flawless, and he was heartily cheered. H® made a fiver, four of whicli came from an overthrow, and. ten fours. • AUSTRALIANS* —Ist Innings. Noble, c. Jones, b Wass 4 Bardsley, c Oates, 1> Wall ......... 63 Carter, 1.b.w., b Hallam 61 Gregory, c James, > b Wass 2 Trumper, b Hallam 94 Ransford, 1.b.w., b Wass - 4 Armstrong, not. out 106 Cotter, c Alleston,. b Hallam 22 Laver, b Hallani .-. 17 O'Connor, 1.b.w., b Hallam 6' Wliitty, T> Hallam 0 Sundries 10 Total 389 Bowling analysis—Wass 4 wickets for 107 runs, Hallam. 6 for 144, Iremonger 0 for 75, John Gunn 0 for 42, Hardstaff 0 for 11. . ' : .When stumps were drawn Notts had lost two wickets for 58 runs (Jones and G. Gunn being out), .i ' 1 EASY WIN FOR, AUSTRALIA. Received 4.45 p.m., May 9tli. LONDON, May S. The weather was delightful' and the tendance good. • Tlie home team made a poor showing in their second innings, the ;Austrai;ans securing an easy victory by an innings and six runs. ; Laver was not fielding : owing to a. slight strain, a substitute taking his place. " Hardstaff, on resuming the second innings, was clean bowled by- Arm-*- - strong. Payton, before scoring, gave a chance before being taken by Whitty at mid-off, off Cotter. The , four til wicket fell at 81, the sixth at 97, and the" century was hoisted 1 ' after 140 minutes' play. Alletson' batted for 25 minutes, his score including two sixes. He drove Wliitty over the ring to long-on, and lifted Armstrong out of the ground to square log. Witli his departure the end was soon reached, the- last two wickets adding only a single. NOTTS. —Ist'lnnings. Jones, not out 125 G. Gunn, b.Armstrong . 9 Hardstaff, b Armstrong 7 J. Gunn, b Cotter 3' Payton, ,1) Cotter .....li 12 Iremonger, c Carter, b Wliitty ... / James, c Trumper, b Wliitty 0 Alleton, b'O'Connor ......... 1 Oates, c Carter, b Armstrong ...... 5. Hallam, b Armstrong 0 Wass, b Armstrong 31 Sundries & Total 239 Bowling analysis.—Cotter 2 wickets for 73, Armstrong 5 for 55, Wliitty 2 for 42, Laver 0 for 21, O'Connor 1 for; 38, Noble 0 for's.. . ' Second luniiurs. - Jones, c. Armstrong,'- b Wliitty .... 30. G. Gunn, c sub, b Npble 22 Hardstaff, b Armstrong'.: 25 Iremonger, o Whitty; b O'Connor 4 J. Gunn, c sub., b O'Connor 1 Payton, c Whitty, b Cotter, 6 James, l.b.w'., b Armstrong 6 Alleston,> b O'Connor * Oates,. b Cotter •• • • IS Hallam, b Cotter 1' AVass, not out Sundries l> Total 144 Bowling analysis.—Cotter 3 wickets for 51, O'Connor 2 for 35, Wliitty 1 for 33, Armstrong 3 for 27, Noble 1 for 3. A BIG SCORE.

LONDON, May 7. Surrey scored 74*2 against Hampshire, Hobbs (205) and adding 374 for the second wicket.