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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13980, 16 August 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

TOUR OF AUSTRALIANS. SOME SPLENDID SCORING. Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, August 13. The match against an Eleven of England was resumed to-day in bright sunshine and on a good wicketi Seven thousand persons were present. King added a single to his overnight s:>ore, when Carter snapped him up at the wickets og the second ball of the second over.—4 for 352. V. Crawford scored rapidly until he lost his woeketl his tally consisting of a six and eleven fours. —5 for 411. J. Crawford indulged in vigorous driving, and cornriled 50 in G5 minutes. Coo was caught at point.—G for 474. Ransfoi'd caught J. Crawford at long .on. The hitter's score .included four sixes and four fours.- — -7 for 401. Reeves was cleverly caught by O'Connor, the lefthand bowler jumping for it. The hatsman got his total in 22 minutes; it included six fours. —8 for 522. '. Jayes scored freelv. The ninth wicket fell at 533. The innings lasted 3G5 minutes. The Australians went to the wickets after lunch. Hartigan began to score fast, although he nearly lost his wicket when he had scored a single, Douglas missing him at second slip off Buckenhani. The half century went up in 25 minutes. Several changes of howling were tried, and 100 went up in 45 minutes. Hartigan showed excellent !>II round cricket, and got his half century in 38 minutes. Carter played a sound 'innings.—l for 130. Macalister came in, but Hartigan was stumped without any addition to the score. —2 for 130. Ransford was dismissed:, off. Buckenham's second ball.-4-3 for 142, Macalister's cuttinc: was very fine. Gregory played a ball on to his wicket; —I for IGG. The second century appeared in'los minutes. Trumper batted brilliantly, hut gave a chance ' If Shields oil' Buckenham when .he had made two.' Tie hit six fours, and was at the wickets 40 minutes. —5 for 249. Macalister included six fours in his score. : —G for 252. Hopkins was dismissed by a brilliant left-hand catch by Vivian.—7 for 282. Noble, batted steadily. Tie was dismissed when he had scored 18, by Douglas in the slips, rff Buckenham. .

A DRAWN ,GAME, Received 5.5 p.m., August 15th. LONDON, August 14. . The weather was dull; the wicket rrood, when the match was resumed today. Four thousand persons witnessed the play. Noble and O'Connor carried the score to 314, when Noble was taken by the backstop after hatting for 45 minutes. The last two men were caught in the i-lins, and the innings -closed for 320. Following on after lunch. Carter after a fluky innings, was caught at mid-off from a skyer at 37. He gave a chance to Reeves off Jayes at one, and off a return to Buckenham at 27. —1-for 40. The second wicket (Hartigan's) went at 5!?. Macalister and Ransford carried the total to 103, when Ransford went. Four for 13S. Macalister and Truroper became partnered, and were still together at the tea adjournment, the board showing 4 for 208. On resuming, Macalister at S5 was bowled by Douglas. Tie batted for 185 minutes, ,and showed sound fine cutting. lie hit a sixer and seven fourers. —5 for 252. - Noble was next, and stayed 35 minutes, the sixth wicket going at 355. Trnmper went on to 150, when Reeves found his way in. During his 115 minutes at the wicket Trumper gave no chance. He hit a sixer, a fiver, and 24 ; fourers. The match was drawn. The following are. the scores: — ENGLAND.—Ist 'lnnings. Knight, c Macalister, b O'Connor . 103 Douglas, c Gregory, 1) O'Connor ... 102 McGahey, b Noble ~.. 24 King, c Carter, b Hopkins 56 J. Crawford, c Ransford, b Hopkins 00 V. Crawford, b O'Connor 35 Coe, c Noble, b Hopkins .8 Reeves, c and h O'Connor 3, Jayes, b O'Connor 30 Ruckenham, li O'Connor 2 Shields, not out ■ V Extras JJO Total r > i >~ Rowling analysis.—Noble I wicket for IS runs. Hopkins 3 for 100, Whitty 0 for 02, O'Connor 0 for "2111, Trumper 0 for 00, Gregory 0 for 30, Ransford 0 for 10. Al'STßAldA—lst nnings. llariigan, si Shields, I. McGahey ... 88 Carter, 1.b.w., !> King :,s Macalister, c Shields, b Jayes 51) Hansford, c Shields, b Ifuckculiam . I Gregory, b Ruckenham !)

Trumper, c Vivian, h Jayes 10 Noble, c Shields, b Buckenham ... 43 Hopkins, e Vivian, h Jayes 1-1 O'Connor, c Reeves, h Buckenham 12 Whitty, e Buckenham, l> Jayes ... 4 Carkcek. not out •' Sundries 15 Total »■*« Bowling analysis— Buckenham 4 lor 1113, Crawford 0 lor 32, Jayes 4 for 81, King 1 l«r 47, UcOahey I for 30, Reeves (I for 12. Second Innings. Carter, c Jayes, h Buckeuluun 3< llartigan, 1> Buckenham Macalister, I) Douglas Bl ' Hansford, c Jayes, b Buckenham . 30 Gregory, e Shields, h MeGahey ... 12 Truinper, I) Reeves Noble, c Vivian, h Reeves 3(> Hopkins, not nut -' Seven wickets for :} fll) Rowling analysis— Buckenham 3 wickets for (W, Jayos 0 i"«r 57, Douglas 1 for (iS J. Crawford (I for 25, MoGahev 1 for oil. King 0 ">'• X ' ,n ' 0 for 37. Reeves 2 for 5-1. Vivian (I