Cricket 1909

M arch 25, 1909. CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 37 123 Barnes had dismissed Carroll, Horan, and Smith. After many failures, Armstrong was seen at his best and in partnership with Ransford put on 207 for the fourth wicket. He made his 171 out of 316 in two hundred and forty-three minutes by excellent cricket, his driving especially being good : apart from a chance to Macartney in the long-field off Barnes when 154, his play was faultless. Rans­ ford had the great satisfaction of making his second hundred in the match, scoring 110 out of 232 in three hours and a-quarter : he made no mistake and hit nine 4’s. Hazlitt afterwards made 56 in good form and eventually New South Wales were set 141 to win, a number they obtained for the loss of four wickets. Noble was again seen to advantage and, when the game finished, carried out his bat for 69. It will be seen that there were 114 extras in the match. Score and analysis :— N ew S outh W ales . Second innings. H a z lit t , b Saunders ... 24 First innings. W. Bardsley, c andb Rans­ ford ..................................192 A. J. Hopkins, c Horan, b Hazlitt .......................... 21 M. A. Noble, b Saunders ...213 A. Cotter, c Smith, b Arm­ strong .................................13 E. F. Waddy, c Vernon, b Laver..................................14 S. E. Gregory, b Ransford 179 C. G. Macartney, c Hazlitt, b Vernon ..........................28 J. C. Barnes, run o u t.........15 H. Carter, b Armstrong ... 11 S. H. Emery, not ont ... 58 C. Kelleway, run out...........42 B 11, lb 13, w 3, nb 2... 29 B S ,l b l ... b Vernon ...........10 n otou t.................. 69 c andb Armstrong 14 b Hazlitt ...........14 not out... Total .. 1 2 3 4 ...815 5 6 Total (4 wkts) 141 7 8 9 10 42 346 365 401 526 600 644 677 729 815 V ictoria . First innings. E. V. Carroll, c Carter, b Cotter.................................. 0 T. Horan, jun., b Cotter ... 55 V. Ransford, b Barnes ...182 W. W. Armstrong, c Kelle­ way, b Noble .................. 20 P. A. McAlister, st Carter, b Barnes ..........................108 D. Smith, b Barnes ...........11 G. Hazlitt, b Barnes.......... 4 L. P. Vernon, c Bardsley, b Barnes .......................... 2 F. Laver, c Hopkins, b Emery ..........................22 W. Carkeek, c Kelleway, b Barnes ..........................15 J. V. Saunders, uot out ... 4 B 22, lb 12, w 5, nb 6... 45 Second innings. b Barnes ........... 7 b Barnes ...........19 c Carter, b Noble 110 lbw, b Noble ...171 b Emery ........... 4 b Barnes ... !.. 22 c Noble, b Cotter 56 b Cotter ...........26 b Barnes ...........21 not out ...........13 c Cotter, b Barnes 7 B 12,1b15, w 2,nb 2 31 Total ... ...468 Total ...487 N ew S outh W a les . Vernon ... Laver Hazlitt ... Armstrong Saunders Ransford Carroll ... McAlister Cotter ... Emery ... Kelleway Hopkins Noble ... Macartney Barnes ... 0. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. .. 34 3 154 1 ............ 4 0 28 1 .. 31 5 113 1 . .. 29 6 129 1 ., ’. ... 12 5 23 1 .. 38 5 104 2 ............12 3 24 1 .. 42-3 6 178 1 ............22 5 57 1 .. 13 1 61 2 . .. 3 0 26 0 • .. 3 0 21 0 . Dwled three wides and two no-balls. V ictoria . ;innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. .. 38 8 123 2 ............20 3 52 2 .. 24 3 79 1 .,...........24 8 61 1 .. 20 4 53 0 .............16 3 53 0 ,. 24 7 63 0 .............18 2 55 0 .. 22 14 28 1 .............18 5 41 2 .. 7 2 18 0 .,...........12 1 47 0 .. 14-2 0 59 6 .............33-5 2 147 5 and eight no-balls. At Hobart on February 16th Victoria beat Tas­ mania by four wickets. The total scores w ere:— lasmanfc, 361 (R. Hawson 139 ; D. Paton SI) and 2S3(F. Chancellor 99): Victoria, 340 (J. Ainslie 107 noli ° u t: o. Smith 77) and 305 for six wickets (D. Smith 94 ; J. Ainslie 92). In the second match, which commenced at T-aunceston on February 19th, the visitors scored neavily. On the first day Tasmania were dismissed jor 103 and at close of play on the Saturday Victoria “ •id made 581 for seven wickets (Delves 162 ; Stuckey 118 not out.) THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. BEST OF AUSTRALIA. Played at Sydney on February 5, 6, 8, and 9. The Eleven won by eight wickets. This, the first of the two important trial matches played before the Australian team sailed for England, was commenced after rain had fallen heavily in Sydney for several days. It was not until 2.30 that the first ball could be bowled and then the Rest, having lost the toss and been sent in, made an excellent start considering the circumstances. Hopkins and Bardsley faced Noble, Macartney and Cotter confidently, ond before the left-hander (who hit six 4\s) was out the stand for the wicket had lasted an hour and a-half and realised 104. The good start, however, was not maintained, for, although Hazlitt and Gehrs added 36, half the side were out for 174. Simpson helped to put on 29 for the sixth wicket and, following his dismissal, Barnes remained with Hazlitt whilst 65 were added for the seventh. Hazlitt, who played a very valuable and praise­ worthy game, scored 62 out of 130 in ninety-six minutes, hitting seven 4’s and making some good off-drives and leg-glides. Barnes batted fifty minutes for 34 and the innings realised 311, made in two hundred and eighty minutes. This was a very good total, taking the state of the wicket into consideration, though the fielding was not, on the whole, very brilliant. The Eleven lost Trumper to the first ball he received, Ransford was bowled at 31, and at 55 both Noble and Armstrong were dismissed. Gregoryand McAlistert.hen made a most timely stand, adding 68 together in forty-five minutes for the fifth wicket. Gregory make the highest score of the side, and, owing chiefly to their fine bowling, the Rest led by 109 on the innings. When they went in the second time, however, only Hopkins obtained any mastery over the attack, although Barnes, Kelleway and Gorry assisted him in a series of useful partner­ ships. Going in second wicket down, Hopkins made 91 out of 134 in two hours and a-quarter: he played a fine game, notwithstanding a chance to Carter at mid-on off Armstrong when 74. The collapse of the side for 159 was disappointing, but the Eleven were nevertheless set 269 to win. Ere a run had been made McAlister was run out by Barnes (at cover) and Gorry, but Gregory and Noble put the result beyond doubt by adding 246 for the second wicket. Noble, who hit fifteen 4’s, played an excellent game, as did Gregory, who batted one hundred and ninety minutes for his runs. Noble hit fifteen 4’s and Gregory eleven. The latter, when 90, was missed by Hazlitt in the slips off Simpson, but offered no other chance. Score and analysis :— R est of A u str a lia . First innings. A. J. Hopkins, b O’Connor 55 W. Bardsley, c Carkeek, b O’C on n or..........................48 D. R. A. Gehrs, c Ransford, b O’Connor ..................37 E. R. Mayne, b Macartney 3 E. F. Parker, b Macartney 6 G. Hazlitt, c Cotter, b O’C on n or.......................... C. E. Simpson, c Ransford, b O’Connor .................. J. C. Barnes, b Cotter C. Kelleway, notout C. R. Gorry, b Cotter J. V. Saunders, b O’Connor B 6, lb 8, nb 4 ........... Second innings, not out.................. 91 b Cotter c Carkeek, O’Connor... b Armstrong c Carkeek, O’Connor... 62 b Armstrong ... 6 b ... 13 ... 12 b ... 0 ... 10 b Armstrong ... 0 b Cotter ....... 12 lbw, b Armstrong 7 b O’Connor......... 4 b Armstrong ... 0 B 1, lb 1, nb2 4 Total- .............311 Total...........159 T he A ustralian E leven . First innings. Second innings. M. A. Noble, run out ... 0 b Barnes .....1?5 V. T. Trumper, c Gorry, b Saunders ........................ 0 V. Ransford, b Saunders .. 21 notout '........ 9 W. W. A r m s tr o n g , b Saunders .................. ... 19 S. E. Gregory, c Gehrs, b Kelleway ......................41 not out.........126 P. A. McAlister, st Gorry, b Barnes ........................ 30 run out........... 0 C. G. Macartney, lbw, b K ellew a y......................28 H. Carter, c Maync, b Simpson ......................10 A. Cotter, st Gorry, b Barnes ...................... 22 J. A. O’Connor, c Parker, b Barnes ........................ 5 W. Carkeek, not o u t........ 3 B 8, lb 3, w 2, nb 1... 14 Total ..202 B 4, lb 2, w 3... 9 Total (2 wkts)269 R est of A u stralia . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Macartney ... 20 7 54 2 ... 7 2 17 0 Noble .. 7 0 29 0 ... O’Connor .. 34-2 8 1(6 6 ... ... 17 4 49 3 Cotter ... ... 19 1 58 2 ... ... 15 1 52 2 Armstrong ... 15 2 34 0 ... ... 23-4 10 37 5 Ransford ,. 4 0 12 0 ... T h e A u stralian E leven . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Saunders ... 17 2 54 3 ... ... 6 0 30 0 Kelleway ... 15 2 49 2 ... ... 10 1 45 0 Hazlitt ... ... 5 0 26 0 ... ... 10 0 45 0 Hopkins ... 4 0 10 0 ... .. 12 3 34 0 Barnes ... ... 6-5 0 35 3 ... ... 17 0 68 1 Simpson ... 6 1 14 1 ... ... 15-2 2 38 0 THE PHILADELPHIAN TEAM IN JAMAICA. The Philadelphian team arrived at Port Antonio on the Admiral Dewey on February 8th, and were met by the reception committee of the Port Antonio C C., consisting of Messrs. D. S. Gideon, E. R. Grabow, Yon Leers, Jacobs, McCarthy, Abendana, Mordecai, Isaacs, Strachan, Hon. A. A. Brown, Dr. Grossett, and P. L. Carder. The visitors won two of the three games against All Jamaica, but were fortunate to win the toss on every occasion. The bowling of Hordern and the wicket-keeping of Winter were the chief features of the tour. F irst M atch . —v. PORT ANTONIO. Played at Port Antonio on February 9. The Philadelphians won by 58 runs. Rain caused the start of the match to be delayed an hour and a-half, but did not prevent a definite result being reached. The home side, who won the toss and went in first, were disposed of in eighty- five minutes for 40 by Hordern and O’Neill (left- hand). Groves and Moiston afterwards bowled so well for Port Antonio that only two of the visitors succeeded in reaching double figures. Still, the result was hardly ever in doubt, and in the end the Philadelphians more than doubled their rival’s total. Score and analysis :— P o r t A ntonio . M. M. Moiston, c New- hall, b O’Neill.......... 10 E. C. Forbes, b O’Neill 3 C. H. Williams, c Wright, b Hordern 0 K. McCarthy, b Hor­ dern .......................... 5 H. C. D u n c k e r , c Mifflin, b O’Neill ... 3 W. H. Plant, c Winter, b O’N e ill.................. 3 E. L. Richards, c Mason, b Hordern 0 A. G. Gale, lbw, b H ordern.................. 4 D. B. DeSouza, b O’Neill .................. 3 W. M. Nugent, b Pearce .................. 3 C.W.Groves, c Mason, b Le Roy................... 3 E. N. Nelson, not out 0 Byes, &c.............. 3 Total ... 40 R.L. Pearson, b Groves H. P. Wright, c Plant, b Moiston.................. 0 J. R. Conyers, c Gale, b Williams .......... 8 Capt.J. J. McDonough, c Gale, b Gi'oves ... 6 P. N. LeRoy, c Forbes, b Moiston.................. 14 H. V. Hordern, c Mc­ Carthy, b Groves ... 2 W. P. Newhall, st Mc­ Carthy, b Moiston... 2 P h ilad elph ian s . 9 S. W. Mifflin, c Forbes, b Groves.................. 4 W. P. O’Neill, c Williams, b Groves 28 H. G. P e a r c e , c Richards, b Moiston 1 C. H. Winter, st Mc­ Carthy, b Duncker 4 J. H. Mason, not out 8 Byes, &c.............. 7 Total 93 O’Neill Hordern Moiston Williams Groves P o rt A ntonio . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. ,11 5 13 4 I Le Roy ... 2 1 1 1 12 3 23 5 I Pearce ... 1*5 1 0 1 P h ila d e lph ia n s . O. M. R, W. O. M. R. W. ,22 0 43 4 1 Dnncker... 6 0 11 1 5 1 9 1 De Souza... 2 0 9 0 8 2 14 5 I