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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 505, 12 May 1909, Page 7

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« AUSTRALIANS V. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. COUNTY SCORES 203. BARDSLEY. AGAIN SHOWS DASHING •FORM. Idt MLBOsi'pn— inisa AssocMTioN-corrnianT.y London, May 10. . The Australian cricketers began a match against Nortliamptonshiro to-day, at Northampton. Tho woathor was dull. Thoro waa a modomto attendance. Laver, Whitty, Carkeok, Hopkins, and M'Alistor were omitted from the Australian team. Tho wicket was good. Northamptonshire in thoir first inning's scored 203. At drawing of stumps the Australians had lost four wickets for 133. Tho scoros aro: ' NORTHAMPTONSHIRE; First Innings. Kingston, b. Macartney 16 Pool, 1.b.w., b. . Cotter 1 Haywood, b. Cotter 9 Vials, b. Macartney 24 Smith, c. Tntmper, b. O'Connor ... 13 Wolls, c. and'b. Armstrong 45 Thompson, not out ... 46 Snoll, 1.b.w., b. Armstrong .'■ ' ... .... 0 East, run out ' 8 Manning, b. Macartney ... - 9 Buswell, b. Maoartnoy 12 Sundries • 21 Total ... 203 Bowmno Analysis. Cotter, two wickets for 46; O'Connor, one for 41; Armstrong, two for 47; Macartney, four for 40; Noblo, nono for 8. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Hartigan, b. Smith 14 Bardsley, not out • 75 Noblo, 1.b1w., b. Thompson ... ' ... 82 O'Connor, b. Smith 5 Carter, b. Smith ' ' ,„ . 0 Cotter, 'not out 3 Extras ... 4 Total for four v/icketa 133 Wells Energetic—Thompson steady, The county' captain won the toss, and' elected to bat. A poor start was made, the first two wickets being down for 18, and four for 56. Vials played good log-sido cricket, but gave a chance to Bardsley at slip off Cotter when his scoro stood at 7. At luncheon tho score stood at five for 75. Wells was-sixty minutes at tho wickets. Ho gavo a gcod display of vigorous driving and pulling, but finally returned a hot one to Armstrong, which tho bowler held. A

smart return by Ransford was responsible for East's dismissal, ', ■ : Thompson played a sound, steady. gaine. Ho batted 140 minutes, after giving a chance to Carter at'the wickets off O'Connor, when ho had mado 4. -v.\. .-•'■ '.■:■..'. The seventh wicket fell for 142, the eighth ■for 168,' and , tho ninth for 181.'■'.',.-■;-. . Smith Tahos Two Wlokots with Suooosslve Balls. (Rec. May 11, 6 p.m.) ■: ; V Hartigan and Bardsloy opened; the • batting for tho Australians. Hartigan lost his wicket in attempting to play back to one from Smith. His score of 14 included threo'' l 'fours','made off the receded;.. ] fi K ,;,<,-, Tho first wicket fell at 67, the second .at 101. Noble's innings lasted 70 minutes; his runs were mostly the rosult ] of late'puts, i. Smith disposed of O'Connor and; Carter':in succossivo balls, the latter succumbing,'to his first delivery. The fourth wick'et' fell at 122. , ' 'J;??,:'.;;-.: Bardsley played free and faultless cricket, and was especially strong on tho legside. '. , AND,ESSEX , . Northamptonshire hns mado a better display thnn was generally anticipated against the Australian Eleven. ; G. J. Thompson, the : wellknown professional, defied the .Australian at/ii ''-Sr'-m B , B , "beaten-when the ; last wickot fell. ; w.- Wells,.,who secured second honours.' drives: with 'great power - and has a clean cut," late and sciuare.: With Hardy-who is missing trom tho county<eleyon on this occasion—Wells claimed' a large share: in' Northamptonshire's triumph■ over -Lancashiro on the'home ground last May. The pair! came together' at the fall of. the'ninth wipkot, when 23 were still required for victory. By cool, determined oricket; amid great.excitement, they hit off ;the runs, and pulled: off.:a-great win by. the margin of:-one -wicket, last-.season .Wells was credited with" the'!largest, number Of: victims next to G. J. Thompson—67. for 26 runs each. V ' ■:-.

■Ori'the colonial side Bardsley may be'confidently. expected ! to. trouble the scorers for a' throo-flguro total.-Hartignn has not opened his .account to.any appreciable extent. The Quoens-landcr's-success .would-have'been hailed delight by hismany supporters in tho northern State. Trumper, Eansford, Armstrong, Macartney,', and Gregory should be piling, on runs as we go to - press... Q.-G. Macartney, • the i sterling' all-round .player from Sydney, has begun his bbwlihg-task .well;'4 fpr 10 is a"capital debut. The Coming' Match. ■ V. .' ; r '? ! .': i :' : : : ;-..'To-morrow, .at',Wton, the Australians will commenoe the third match of the tour. The last Australian Eleven suffered'its only.countydefeat at. the hands of this team by a narrow margin of 19 runs. -'Essex Sc6red"llß 'and 203, Australia ; 100 and 202. A splendid catch by F. ; L. Fane, .standing close to the boundary to Buokenham-'s fast bowling, brought the- match to an eud....Laver swept the ball round almost in.a line with the wickets, and.Fane,-lucky to be standing: where .he was, "brought off, a' very clever catch. This gome was flayed in June. The second, played in September, was drawn. ■Last/season Essex took 'part in 22 county matchos, won 5, lost 7,-and 10 were'drawn."The ■team- , '-" defeated:. Gloucestershire,"' Lancashire, Derbyshire,- and "Northamptonshirij twice. The leading- batting ; and. bowling- averages of the Essex team for last season are as follow;— ■ ■ ,■■■■■■'•■': ■'■ '■'■:■ BITTINO. .':.-'"■'■..■-■".;■' : - '■■'■ v'.-'-V-'-'''-.'''--V''.''. ; In- Not .--.'' \ Nifnie.,',-_, nings. out. Runs. Ay'gel Major A.' J. Turner .!;.: GO "-278 - 40.33 Eov. F. H.: Gillingham' 23 ' 1.; .967 . 43.95 P. Perrin ■;':. ... ~.: 32 :-3 1077 .•■ 37.13 C. M'Gahey ..,. ... 29 ' i 886 • 35.44 J. W. H. T. Douglas ... 32 :2 - . 1010 33.C6 J. Vreeman ... .... H '5 261 29 C.Benham .-'...'... 22.-. 5 404 23.76 E. Bussell.- ;■' ...' .;. 14 .' 5 ' 204. 22.66 F. L'..Fane : : ..."- ... 23 ': ;.0- - 485 ; 21.08 A. . ;„:. ...- 14.-; ■■■!:■■■■ . 181 . 18.10 C.:P. Buckenhim ..i. 27 :1./334 : , 12.8-1 ■'.'■'.:. ■"."'.-■ :, .-;■"■'.■.'-, ■ Bowtwd. ••. - : ..".- /■•;•■.-- ; ' .;Name."' .' : -':'.'V'-. ' : .Wkts. Kuns. j' ■■ Av. W;-Mead'- ■..'..•'■'■■'•..... .■■■..; 48.. 1191 ' 24.81 J.-VV. H. T. Douglas ... ,68 1767 . 25.98 A. H. Bead;... ... ...30 .-.-.. 797 26.56 C.'Bcnhani' ...*, ... .... '30: .. 800 .26.06 C. P. Buokenham ... 66 1846 -27.96