CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 11997, 4 September 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

10UR OF IUfefKALIANS. MVJC.I VcTviNteT ESSEX. Pkws Assoeiatrtm-By Telegnph-Copyritrht LONDON, Sept 2 r 'lio \ustMlnns began tl against aie the teams ° Essex-AlcGihcv, F,nc, Douglas, tilling,! im, Tuinii Gilison, Mead Caipcnto, Recus, Jim kniih mu and IOUIIg Australn NoMe Haidslex, Gregon, Tiumpci Ransloid, Carter, lfoi>hms, Afcuvitnci, O Connor, Whittv and Cotter *' The ne.it'). r »-, l.ught mil sunnv wlien phv he-nii n, O Hl( ker „ u9 soft mid tlu at'endinie moderate. Fssov. won the loss md Fane and Douglis opened tiu innings Cotter and Macartic\ wee eniiiistcd with the- attack Runs <iW stonddy. When tlie siore Ind reached r >o (VCoiinoi relieved Cotter, and oft his first dolnen Pine wis ci light at second slip From O'Connor's thud hull, without in ilditifin to the Turnei was taken nt the wickets Douglas pined eaipfulU mul his innings lasted. 100 minutes —1 tm 81 MeGahev, who \n? lime had a mm to nm for hmi Gillinglnni ind he heeame partneis -ind i displav oi bright hatting ensued The eentiiiv wis hoisted in 12 1 ) minutes The wicket ifter lunch was easy. MeGahcy . batted 125 minutes. JTe plnved a strong defensive came, and his innings was l notieeahle for fine hard off driving. The partnership put on -67 in 63 minutes after lnneh.—4 for 160. Carpenter •was dismissed by a brilliant righthanded catch hi«rh tip at mid-off.—s •for 192. Gillinnrlinm gave a splendid disnlav of leg-hitting and driving. He> lotted -140 minuter and hit eiVhtl fours. ITe was taken, in the Blins» Cotter makincr a fine cateh.—6 for 219. Reaves and Gibson played good cricket, hut the ethers made a poor stand, the seventh wicket falling- for 249, ' the eighth and nintli for 256. ? Witli onlyfive niimit<\s left to ;baf the Australians lost one wicket. ■>

The follow ing arc the. scores,: — ESSEX.—I«t Innings. Fane, c Cotter, b O'Connor '.....-.... -If) Douglas, played on, b o,'Coimor 33 Turner, c Carter, h O'Connor ... 0 McGahoy, b- Macartney 46 Carpenter, c Cotter, -h Macartney 22 Gilling'haJii,,c Cotter, b O'Connor 73 Reeves, b O'Connor 20 Gibson, not out ", ]& Buukenhnm, c Carter,, b Q'Connor 'lO Young, 1.b.w,, b O'Connor ..*. 0 Mead, b, Cotter i\ 0 Sundries 25 Total ....' 283 Howling analysis.—Cotter 1 - wicket for 77 runs, Maeirtiiey 2 for 38, Whit.ty 0 foi: r,% O'Connor 7 for 71. - AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Whitty, h Young ....'...v 2 Carter, -not out ....i "... C One Vvicket for .' 8 THE CHAMPION COUNTY,, ' , JONDON, Sept. 2. The fconnly • championship figures show that' Kent, with 1(3 wins and two losses, and a percentage ( of 77.77, ia first; Lancashire fiS.iif), second;' Yorkshire, flO per cent., third; Sussex, 40 per cent., fonrHi-r' Surrey, 39.13 per cent., fifth. Then follow Middlesex, Northampton. Hampshire,. Worcester,* Notts, Somerset, Warwick, Leicester, Essex, Derby and ,Gloucester.