CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 506, 13 May 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

| AUSTRALIANS Vi. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY'FIGHTING WELL. ' ■' ARMSTRONG AND TRUMPER AGAIN. (Dr MMOBApn—rnßss association—cortaionc.) • London, May 11. In the match against Northamptonshire, the Australians' first ihnings closed for 319. Northamptonshire, ,who scored 203 in-the first 'innings, have lost, in the second innings, six wickota for 175, having now' 69 runs and four wickets to tho good. v When play was resumed, tho Australians bad four wickets down for 133. Tho wickct was' fast, and. tho. weather 'glorious. ;In the morning 'there, was. a fair attendance,, which after luncheon reached 3000. The scores aro as under: — AUSTRALIA. : Fiust Innings. ■, Ilartigan, b. Smith ... . ... W Bardsley, jl.b.w.; b; Thompson'.... 76Noble, 1.b.w., b. Thompson :32 O'Connor, b. Smith ... ... ••• ••• 6Carter,'/o.' 'Smith .v.-' "... ■ ... -i 0 Cotter, c. Manning, b. Thompson ■27 Tru'ihpory .'c.''Smith, b: -Thompson ■ /.... '56 Armstrong; e. Buswell,b. Smith..; -v.... 79 Ran'sford; l.b.w;.'b.; Thompson' '...' '..V 16' Gregory, b. Smith ... ... ... ... 15 Macartney, not out ... ... ... 0 , Extras - ... ... t ... .... ;■ —. 9 Total 319 '■ Bowling Analysis. Smith, Ifive wickets'for 110 runs; Wells, inono for 35; Thompson, five for 108; East, none for 60. ■ -v .-■ NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First Innings .... ... 203 Second Innikos. Vials; 1.b.w., b. O'Connor ..; ' ... ... 16 Kingston, c. Carter, b/Macartnoy ...; 26. Haywood, b. Noble ... ••• • ••• .89. Smith, o. Carter, b.. O'Connor ...■' ■... .29 Thompson,' c. ; Bardsley, b. Armstrong ... 26 Pool, st. Carter,' b. Armstrong ... ;= ... - 14. Wells;not out ' ■ ... ... : ... .... 10 Snell, not out..; - - ... ; .... , .»• ••• Extras , _10 :< Total for six wickots . f ... -...-175 Bard6loy Fails to Get Going. Bardsley rotired after • adding a jingle .to his overnight, score. In -tho same over he. had'given a .chance to Kingston at. slip. During his stay of one hundred minutes, at tho wickets he. made.nine -fourers,. and ,his leg-side play was splendid. , Cotter, who'hit up 27, indulged in his usual freo game: ' Northamptonshire's total was. passed in 150 minutes' play. • . . • . .Trumpeir's 56 took ninety minutes,.his half r .century ' appearing at -the end of eighty minutes. He played sound free cricket, his score including eight fourers. He fell in. trying to, pull Thompson to mid-on. : Armstrong's innings (79) showed free allround play. ; - He inado .50. in fifty-nine minutes, and during two hours at the crease, ho gave no chance.' His' score included eleven fourers. -. i■ ■ 1■; ' ■■.-

Trumpor and Armstrong's . partnership lasted seventy-five minutes, and added 100 to • thelscore. . • , : . ■'/ :'■ Homo Team's Stubborn Batting. ; ■'Northampfcnslure'SjjSpi^i^.ckot.^ell./at2s. Steady, plßy>'bysKingston/<Haywood r and Thompson carried" the'Wre v to 110 before the .third wicket fell. 'A. smart, catch by . wickot-kecpor Carter: disposed- of Kingston in .Macartney's first-over. ; .-. .Noble's first over proved fatal to Haywood when he had scored .39.. Ho had a life when his score; was a single,; Hartigan .at secondalip.missLiig a catch off Cotter. Otherwise, Haywood played; a sound innings; In eighty-five minutes; Northamptonshire's arrears on tho-first innings (116) were wiped :off.'Carter. sliowed-excellent form. , Ho got rid of .Smith at a third attempt, and-. cleverly stumped Pool. • ' . ■ ; Bardsley. took- Thompson with. a'catch yhild ninning.''V. v,"..V / Northamptonshire,- for?,Buch a;poor- team,' compared |with; ;the Home standard of. County cricket, is'having; a lot . of. fun. inits.ipresent fixture- with;the Australian . Eleven, The County hoa provided an; interesting ; game/so I far,..but when the business end of 'the' play oomes .in ' view,'.the colonials should run out :by '-an- eight-wicket; margin at least. . - 'v '! -. W. W. Armstrong, Bardsley, and; ,V.. Trum- J fier, are . mainly lespontible; for . Australia's o'ad,of.ll6 runs on the first innings. Bardsley retired, after'adding a single to his over-nieht score,' his departure, paving; the way. for- the first-class combination: of,Trumper and. Armstrohg.' , . The"latter ;player rapidly got into; liis, stride,: and, barring accidents,' should run' out ahead bf- : the batting averages. Trnmper'was stoadier thani nsiial, -which :points to Che fact ; that he does j ; not intend to take the many liberties ,he . did 1 , during the 1605 tour. - Eans- ' ford,'/for the second time of ;asking, registered a : l.b.w. decision. - This, lapse, " may land thß Victorian ; colt 'in'trouble' iii" the more.; important fixtures. " - , The': biitting;'of ; the' Northerners in. ' their second visit 'to; the . crease is a very even proHaywood is a man'of Kent, and has .has resided, in .Northampton ; since 1007. In a minor, match'last season. .he scored 179 not out.; 'S. G. Smith, who divided the.'.bowling -honours : .with.' Thompson,'' collared six - Philadelphian wickets for, 36 ; runs ■ last year. .;