Cricket 1909

332 CR ICK ET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g u s t 12, 1909. TH E AUSTRAL IAN S . 28 th M atch . — v. E N G LA N D . ( t h e f if t h t e s t .) Played at the Oval on August 9, 10 and 11. r o y a lt y p r e s e n t . TWO SEPARATE 100’s BY BARDSLEY. Drawn. Enormous interest was centred in this match, notwithstanding that Australia had won two of the previous three games played to a finish. As many as 21,574 persons paid for admission 011 Monday and well over 25,000 must have been present. In the afternoon the ground was visited by T.R.H. Prince Edward and Princess Mary of Wales. Noble won the toss for the fifth time running, but a far greater piece of good fortune for the Australians was the decision to leave Buckenham out of the English team. It was a terrible blunder, wholly inexcusable. Blythe was the other player left out, as it was thought he would be, and upon the decision being arrived at he journeyed to Brighton in order to play against Sussex. Carr and Barnes bowled when Bardsley and Grogory went in. The last-named made only a single ere being bowled, but the left­ hander played freely and well, but lost Noble at 27 and Armstrong at 55. The half-century had gone up in 45 minutes, Bardsley being responsible for 35 of the number. Upon the dismissal of Armstrong, Carr had taken three wickets for 19. Ransford made 3 off the first ball he received from Carr, but was bowled by the second sent to him by Barnes. The fourth wicket fell at 58: a poor display con­ sidering the excellence of the wicket. With Bardsley and Trumper together the desired stand was made. The foi mer reached 52 out of 87 in 80 minutes, and a little later Woolley and Hayes bowled in place of Barnes and Carr. The last- named was 011 from the start until 97—for an hour and a-half—without a rest. Of the first 100 runs scored Bardsley claimed 61. At 107 Sharp went on for Hayes, and off his first over Trumper hit three 4’s and a 5. At the luncheon interval four wickets were down for 132, Bardsley being 63 and Trumper 46. The latter had added only 2 after the resump­ tion when he offered a hot chance to Barnes at mid-off off Carr. At 166 Rhodes was put on for the first time in the game, but did not meet with any success. He should, however, have been credited with the dismissal of Bardsley, that batsman, when 77, being badly missed off him by MacLaren at second slip. At 176Trumper made abad stroke and was caught at mid-on. He played a most valuable innings at a very critical time and of the 118 runs put 011 for the fifth wicket in 105 minutes made 73. His chief strokes were a 5 and eight 4’s, the majority of them either off-drives or cuts. Bardsley found another good partner in Macartncy who, not quite comfort­ able at the start, afterwards hit well. 200 went up with five wickets down in three hours, and 6 later Barnes went on for Carr. Bardsley reached 100 after batting three hours and 10 minutes, and a little later would have lost his partner had Sharp thrown in the ball smartly. Several bowling changes were made, but it was not until 83 had been added in an hour that a separation was effected. Bardsley then played-on to Sharp for 136 made out of 259 in 225 minutes : he hit a 6 and twelve 4 s and, apart from the chance offered to MacLaren when 77 made no mistake. The sixth wicket fell at 259 and the last four added 65 more. Hopkins, after a shaky start, made 21 out of 30 and Laver helped to put 011 21 for the tenth wicket. Macartney was last out, caught at mid- 011 , for 50 made out of 149 in 110 minutes—a very useful innings indeed. The total of 325 took four hours and three-quarters to make, Carr claim­ ing half the wickets for 146. The bowler named would probably have done better had he been utilised more judiciously, but he was bowled under a very powerful sun for an hour and a-half without a break and the effort obviously tired him. Cotter and Armstrong shared the attack when MacLaren and Spooner started the England innings. Spooner hit very freely from the start, but was bowled after making 13 of the first 15 runs. MacLaren remained until 36, when he was lbw for 15, and following his dismissal Rhodes and Fry remained together till the close of play, when two wickets were down for 40. There was another excellent attendance on Tues­ day, when 21,759 persons paid for admission and T.R.H. Prince George and Princess Mary of Wales were present. The wicket was still in excellent condition and over 10,000 people were on the ground when Rhodes and Fry resumed batting against Cotter and Armstrong. The 50 went up in 55 minutes and, although play was naturally cautious at the start, runs afterwards came fairly readily— Armstrong was hit for 15 in two overs—and Laver and Macartney took up the attack. Three-figures went up in 100 minutes and just afterwards Laver, who had been bowling really well, strained a muscle of his thigh and was obliged to retire, the bowling strength of the visitors being seriously affected in consequence. Hartigan fielded as substitute. Hop­ kins bowled in Laver’s place and shortly afterwards Fry reached 50 after batting 95 minutes. Armstrong and Noble took up the attack at 118 and 129 respec­ tively, and at 140 a separation was brought about. Rhodes hit a ball to Gregory at cover-point and Fry very injudiciously ran down the wicket, with the natural result that he was run out. It was a regrettable blunder, but the playerhad chiefly himself to blame, for it would have been a short run even if Rhodes had started at once. Fry, though not quite at his best, scored 62 of the 104 runs put on for the third wicket in two hours and hit six 4’s. With Sharp in Rhodes reached 50 after batting two hours and a-half—rather slow run-getting, and by lunch time the total had been taken to 182 without further loss. After the adjournment a wicket soon fell, Rhodes being caught by Carter off the last ball of Cotter’s opening over. He made some good strokes to leg and hit five 4’s in making 66 out of 172 in three hours without a mistake. Woolley saw 200 go up in 200 minutes and made off-drives off Armstrong for 4 and 3, but when he had scored 8 Cotter hit his off-stump. Five runs later—at 206—Hayes was lbw, six wickets then being down. A good deal depended on Hutchings and he was not found wanting. Several bowling changes were made, Armstrong, Macartney, Cotter, Hopkins, Noble and even Gre­ gory going on, whilst the fielding was very good indeed, Ransford especially being seen to advantage and frequently being heartily cheered for the fine work he got through. Sharp reached 50 out of 103 in an hour and a-half, and Hutchings played a very attractive, but rather venturesome, game. The third hundred was completed in 275 minutes and the Kent’man made his 50 in an hour and a-quarter. The Australian total was equalled in four hours and 40 minutes, and Sharp reached 100 by means of an on-drive off Gregory after batting 160 minutes. When the tea interval took place England, with four wickets in hand, were 19 runs 011 . As so frequently happens, the break in the game proved the undoing of the batsmen, both Sharp and Hutchings being sent back at 348. The former made his 105 out of 208 in 170 minutes without a mistake and hit eleven 4’s : he w?as caught at deep point. Hutchings also gave a chanceless display and claimed 59 of the 142 runs added for the seventh wicket in an hour and three-quarters: his most productive strokes were nine 4’s. The seventh and eighth wickets fell at 348, and four later the innings closed after lasting five hours and a-half. England’s lead amounted to 27 and Cotter did excellently to take six wickets for 95 in a total of 352. In the last hour of the day Bardsley and Gregory made 76 without being parted, Barnes, Carr, Rhodes, Sharp and Woolley bowling in turn without meeting with success. At the end of the second day, therefore, Australia, with all their wickets in hand, were 49 runs on. When play was continued yesterday the bowling was shared by Carr and Sharp. Bardsley played with confidence from the start and reached his 50 out of 101 in 75 minutes. Barnes relieved Sharp at 97, but the change had little effect upon the rate of scoring. Gregory made his total 50 after batting 85 minutes, and the 150 went up in just under a couple of hours. Carr again was persevered with unduly, and after bowling for an hour was put on at the other end. The total was taken to 180 and then Gregory was run out owing to a fine return by Hutchings from an off stroke by Bardsley. Gregory made his 74 in 135 minutes without a mis­ take and hit eight 4’s. He obtained his runs by a variety of strokes and seemed well set for three- figures when he lost his wicket. With Noble in Bardsley made his second 100 in the match, out of 186 in 145 minutes. There was naturally much enthusiasm, English and Australian supporters alike joining in the ovation. Play then quieted down, but 200 went up 160 minutes from the start. Bardsley took 45 minutes to add 13, but no other wicket fell before lunch, when the score was 253 for one. Very soon after the interval Noble reached 50, and Bardsley, having added 8, was lbw for 130 made out of 267 in three hours, and three-quarters. He hit ten 4’s and six 3’s and did not give a chance. A run later Noble was caught by MacLaren at slip after batting 80 minutes for 55, included in which were three 4’s. Armstrong and Ransford then came together, and the former was very uncomfortable against Can-, who got him caught at 294, when the fourth wicket had added 26. Trumper was next in and saw 300 go up 260 minutes from the start. The pair added 41, and then Lilley stumped Trumper, who required only 6 more to complete his 2,000 runs in Test cricket. Four runs later the innings was closed, England requiring 313 to win in 130 minutes. A drawr was assured, for the wicket—one of the best ever provided at the Oval —was wearing splendidly, and a collapse like those at Lord’s and Leeds was out of the question. Spooner and Rhodes opened the innings against Cotter and Macartney, and only 14 had been made when the last-named caught-and—bowled the amateur, who had batted 25 minutes for 3. Hayes followed in and had scored only 9 when he was caught off Armstrong, the total then being 27. With the arrival of Fry a good stand was made and Armstrong, Hopkins and Gregory all had a turn with the ball. For the second time in the match Rhodes exceeded the half-century: he made his 54 out of 88 and in partnership with Fry put on 61 for the third wicket. With 104 scored for the loss of three wickets stumps were drawn, Fry carrying out his bat for 35. During the day 10,373 persons paid for admission to the ground. Score and analysis :— A u s t r a l ia . First innings. Second innings. S. E . Gregory, b Carr........... 1 run out ...........74 W. Bardsley, b Sharp...........136 lbw, b Barnes ...130 M. A. Noble, lbw, b Carr... 2 c MacLaren, b Barnes ...........55 W. W. Armstrong, lbw, b Carr ..................................15 c Woolley, b Carr 10 V. S. Ransford, b Barnes... 3 n o to u t................. 36 V. T. Trumpcr, c Rhodes, b Barnes ..........................73 st Lilley, b Carr 20 C. G. Macartney, c Rhodes, b Sharp ..........................50 not out..................... 4 A. J. Hopkins, c Rhodes, b Sharp..................................21 A. Cotter, b Carr.................. 7 H. Caiter, lbw, b Carr ... 4 F. Laver, not out ......... 8 B 1,1b 3, n b l ... ... 5 B 4, lb3, w 1, nb 2 10 Total .................325 Total (5 wkts)*339 * Innings declared closed. E n g l a n d . First innings. A. C. MacLaren, lbw, b Cotter..................................15 R. H. Spooner, b Cotter ... 13 Rhodes, c Carter, b Cotter 66 Second innings. C. B. Fry, run out .. Sharp, c Gregory Hopkins ................. Woolley, b Cotter Hayes, lbw, b Armstrong... K. L. Hutchings, c Macart­ ney, b Cotter ................... Lilley, not out ................... Bames, c Carter, b Hop­ kins .................................. D. W . Carr, b Cotter........... B 8, lb 4, nb 6 ........... c and b Macartney 3 st Carter, b Arm­ strong ...........54 n otou t.................. 35 105 notout... 0 : sub, b Arm­ strong ........... 9 Lb 2, nb 1 Total ...352 Total (3 wkts)104 A u s t r a l ia . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W.O. M. R. W. Carr .......... 34 2 146 5 ........... 35 1 136 2 Barnes .......... 19 3 57 2 .......... 27 7 61 2 Sharp .......... 16-3 3 67 3 ............ 12 0 34 0 W oolley........... 4 1 6 0 ............ 6 0 31 0 Hayes .......... 4 0 10 0 ............ 2 0 14 0 R h od es.......... 12 3 34 0 ........... 14 0 35 0 Hutchings ... 4 0 18 0 Sharp bowled one no-ball, Barnes two no-balls, and Woolley one wide. E n g l a n d . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Cotter ........... 27*4 1 95 6 ............ 8 1 21 0 Armstrong ... 31 7 93 1 ............ 7 4 8 2 Laver .......... 8 1 13 0 ............ Macartney ... 16 2 49 0 ............ 8 2 11 1 Hopkins ... 15 2 51 2 ........... 8 0 40 0 Noble .......... 8 1 29 0 ........... Gregory.......... 1 0 4 0 ........... 2 0 21 0 Cotter bowled six no-balls and Armstrong one. L A N C A S H IE E v. W O R C E S T E R S H IR E . Played at Manchester on August 9 , 10 and 11. Worcestershire won by seven wickets. A good wicket had been provided for this match, but sixteen men were dismissed on the first day for 281. Lancashire lacked the services of Spooner, MacLaren and Sharp, but had rather the better of the day’s play, scoring 179 in three hours and a-half and getting six Worcestershire wickets down for 102 in the last 80 minutes. For their total Lancashire were largely indebted to Macleod, who played a most valuable innings of 60 ; he put on 6u in 70 minutes with Makepeace and 42 in 35 with Hornby. Arnold batted steadily for 40 minutes for 2S and Burns carried out his bat for 29. On the second day Hunt and Burns put on 21 more together and then the latter found a partner in Burrows who helped to add 80 for the eighth wicket in an hour. Bums was then easily caught, after batting two hours for 84, an excellent innings which contained eight 4’s. Burrows batted 75 minutes for 40, and was not out when the innings closed for 216, which took three hours to make. Going in again, 31 behind, Lancashire lost Tyldesley (J. T.) at 20 and Hartley, after making 26 in an hour, was bowled at