CRICKET

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13905, 17 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET

TOUR Oi! AUSTRALIANS. MATCH AGAINST ESSEX. I'l ' Association- By Telegraph-Copyright LOXDoX, May "i t. A\ lion the mutch was resumed to-day the weather was bitterly, cold and gloomy, ' but tJio wicket, despite rain, during the night, was hard. The. attendance was under a thousand. Alter 45 minutes' batting, play was stopped by growing; duskiness, and steady rain bommeneed. Both bat.snion played lively cricket. Armstrong's play was noticeable for fine free cuttin"', and Macartney's .batting'was attractive. He gave a chance to Fane in the slips when lie had scored 16. The rain . having stopped and the weather brightened, play was resumed at- 3'o'clock in the presence of 3000 spectators. Wifh six wickets down for 009 the Australians declared their innings closed. When Essex commenced the wicket \<;as unimpaired by the rain, but played slower. Cotter captured the .first two wickets for 18 runs. Bardsley disposed of JVrrin by a smart return from v.liort leg. Cotter, with, a bailer, added Gillingham to his list. Four for 63. McGahey played a sound punishing game till a ball from Whitty striking his pad displaced his wicket. He batted an hour and 45 minutes. Read's score included three fours in ono over. The century appeared after an hour and 50 minutes'" play, the whole . innings occupying two hours 25 minutes. Macartney and Wliitty bowled well. Following on, Essex made 344 for nine wickets, and the match was drawn. The following are the scores: : — AUSTRALIANS. —Ist Innings. Hartigan, c Freeman b Buckenham '4 Bardsley run 219 Noble, b Buckenham 0 Ransford, c -Young, b Buckenham 174 Trumper, e. Fane, b Reeves 74 Hopkins, e Fane; b Reeves 15 Armstrong, {not 1 out • >. 59/ Macartney,, not out 48 Sundries \ 16

Total for six wickets ...... 609 Bowling analysis.—Buckenham, 3 wickets for 154 .runs; Young, 0 for 80; Douglas, 0 for 13$; Mead, 1' for 59; Read, 0. for' 47Reeves, 1 for 58; McGahey, 0 for 78. ESSEX.—Ist .Innings. D ouglas, b Cotter 1 Fane, b . Cotter\ 7 Per r.i n, f rim out . > 22 McGahey, b W.hitty 42 Gillingliam,- b, Cotter' ~4 Freeman, b Whitty 2 Reeves, b Whitty' ;... 6 Buckenham; not out ......... 15 Read, c Bardsley, b Armstrong ... 26 Young, c Hartigan, b Macartney ... 1 Mead, c Bardsley, b Macartney ... 3 Sundries'. :..... 16 . .Total . 148 Bowling analysis.—Cotter, 3 wickets for 62 runs; Whitty, 3 for. 28; Macartney, 2 for 15; Armstrong, 1 for 23; Noble, 0 for 4. ; Second Innings.. Buckenham, b - Cotter 13 Young, b Cotter .. 22 Douglas, c Carter,: b Cotter * 18 Fane,- c Raiisford, b Hopkins 115 Perm, .cf. Cotter, b Armstrong 53 McGahey, e .Ransford, b Hopkins 55 b vffopkins 33 Freeman, licit out: 4 Reeves, c Hattigiih, b Cotter 13 Read, e Trumper, b Whitty ...... 6 Mead, not out v....J 2 ■ Sundries 10 Total for nine wickets 344 analysis;—Cotter, 4 wicketa for SO runs: Hopkins, 3 for 76; Whitty, 1 for 46 ; Armstrong, 1' for 49; McGahey, 0 for. 34; Macartney, 0 for 34; Noble, 0 for 39. • The weather was bitterly cold but a'nd the wicket was hard. There was a meagre attendance. The third wicket, fell for 607 A fine partnership was . then established between Fane and Petrin. Both played carefully till lunch: On resuming play brightened, Fane driving and cutting finely. Perrin, who gave a cliaijeeless display for 110 minutes, was taken smartly; by Cotter at mid-off. Fan© notched a century in 170 minutes by forceful work, on ■ the off-side. .McGahey .sc.ored quickly, hitting ten off Noble in one over. The fourth wicket fell for 172, Fane -being taken in the deep field by Ransford at a third attempt in a clianceless innings, lasting 185 minutes. His score included fifteen fours. The fiftlr. wicket fell at 275. McGahey, whose play /was characterised by powerful driving, was caught higli up at long-off after, being 75 minutes at the wickets. Gillingham also played a good innings.