A NINE-WICKET WIN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 4

A NINE-WICKET WIN.

ENGLAND COLLAPSES. ARMSTRONC'B WONDERFUL BOWLINC.

. LILLET'S BATTING. (By Tclogrosli.—Press ABSociation.—Oopyrißht.) . London, Juno 16. Tito Second Teat Match between England and Australia was resumed at Lord's to-' . day, and cmdcd'in an unexpectedly easy , win for. tho Australians" by nino wiokots. The chief feature of tho day's play was tho successful bowling of Armstrong, who captured six wiokots—four, bowled—at a cost of only 35 runs. At tiw> fall of his fifth wicket' only 8 runs had been scored off him. Tho woaihor was dull and the .wickot fast, , .yet,the English..team scored only 121-. 41 required to win wore hit by M'Alistor ond Gregory, aftor Bardsley "had been, dismissed for /nil, Lilloy making his'■ fourth catoh. off : Rolf's bowling. ■ . : The Australians, were heartily cheered by 1 Bn'attendanco.nuiabering 10,000. The soores ere:. ■ .•/ KNGLAND. ....... Second Inninos; Hayward, thrown out ... 6 Hobba, c. and b. Armstrong ... . ... 9 c. Carter, b,. Armstrong ;.. " 3 Gn»n, b. Armstrong' ... ... ... 0 King, b. Armstrong 4 Jonee, 1.b.w., b. Laver ... ... ;.. 26 Hirst, b. Armstrong ... i ... t „ 1 MacLaron,, b. Noble..; ■ ».. ' w ,v 24 Lilley, not out ... ... • 4 . t 24 Bolf, if. Armstrong ... ... ... ... 3 out ... ; 5 • Extras 1.. ... ... 16 Toital i)t J2l v First Innings i„.- . ... -...269 Iggregato ... , ... 390 Bowlino Anaitsis. ■' . . Laver, one wicket for 24 runs; Cotter, none for 34; Noblo, one for' 12 j Armstrong, 24.5 I overs, 10 maidens, 6 wiokots, 36 runs. I AUSTRALIA. ' _ , ' . ; Second I.nnincs. ■ - -■■•n Bardsloy, c. Lilloy, b. Rolf v 0 M'Alistor, not out ... ... 19 Gregory, not out ... is Extras • ... ' ...' , Total for one wickot , ... 411 : Mrst Innings i.. ~. -^..'sso-I

'.Aggregate 3§'i • Bowmso Analysis. ~-, . ReJf, one wicket for 9 runs; Hirst,-none for '28. ' • A Procession. ~ , . Hay ward went to .the wickets with Tyldes-1 ;, ! : ley,/to. cxmtiniio tho Eiiglishirjen-'s secoiid in- : .fags,' in which the over-night score stood at ] IS-runs for one wrcket, Hobbs having b'e<ai i caught by Armstrong off his own bowling for ' 9 " I Yi- I - tte.fiffch- over:Tyldesley, playing forward i . . to' Armstrong, was smartly stumped by Oar-1 v; ; .. - tor, and in the same over Gunn was dismissed I by,the second ball, off his pads. Throo for! 22 | ■■-■..v.. With,omly ono.run added, Bardsley. frem - r, niid-on,. threw Hayward out. Four for 23," Kmg played forward to Armstrong and was bowled. Five for 34. Pour wickets were taken during tho morn-i ing within 35 minutes: Armstrong was bowl- ■ i. (Uig.filiely, and ttio was bnlhant i'.';;,;''.. '' ■• i : | -Tho'tißh'Of Jonos. ~T?h<>n.ho had 6, Jones was missed at . reeond sUp-by. Layer off, Cottor.i Hirst went forward; to Armsteong and lost his wicketV jJlacLaron partnered Jones, and the pair" , '"Wight tho half-century up in 85 minutw, an,id ironical cheering'' With Hirst's dis-' - missal, Armstrong had secured five" wickets , -' for'B.. ->- I .k^

. JoDes . P'ayiflg unsteadily, was again missed .... m . tie slips, when he had made t l7, by Armstrong off Noble. - Then 'Noblo lifted VMac-: Lnren 3 leg &tump. ont- of tho •> ground; 'dis■PX:: solving a' partnership' which laid lasted 60 ' minutes. Seven for 82. . , Jones shortly afterwards 'got his leg in front of a ball from Laver. Eight for 90. V£, . killey was runs'steadily, b'utßelf' • was-bowled in playing back to-Armstrong. . .Nino for 101.. The century occupied 145 minutes!

. Shortly after taoh-tbo nmings-tcrminakd * .J^. being ran out. The wicket-keeper was ,-V left not out with,24. ' K,. Finishing Touches, 41 111113 win , Bardsley and ;|. M Alister went to tho wickots for tho Austrailing' .second iMiingß, ; -;hut i n : tho'sccond- ■ . • over Bardsley : was caught at the wickots, off : K©Jr, Tntnorat:scoring.v-. ; •'<. • .v' ; Gregory joined M'Alistor, 1 and tho pair by exce, M steady batting lading 40 minutes, ~, v . wcurea the neccssary runs, : - • A NOTABLE VICTORY. '• V T 'R°»i^SS d ,'»» 8 proved a triumph for :-Itansford..with 'ihe.:.bat-:and'-. VV. ; --W-Ann ■ strong-.with -.|he-ball., The Victorian botfler ™- }\ fS tly . : . c l US6d ,?"Panic"- in-■ tho English s W'- — ? b^°° U %, ? y| y total 121 .on Uv bate ! ,-■?.?? * >. w l?ket- .-. -this--score ,was 'recorded in :: '' wJt P 'wirt' f ?p" d; 'f he Vfir " st innings on' a " Thi vSk"™ Birmingham - m tho. first Test '; ' KDgliah Eleven was a strong batting side the nco,,rac * wickets is recorded. This margin-was in' : ber-o S f 1897 W Thi 1 in^Decern- . ... our ot INI7. The. game, just concluded is tho seventh victory ' for Australiam' Enriish ; wickets.. -- Of -this number,'.all the previous .heroes, fade-beforo"Armstrong's figures . >f, ax wickets 7or M.jroas.vThe., N' '• :; S :n^" bl of interest at this stage: In m f V wM. tho host Austratmn bowler. At • .Lords, tho 1888- Australian -' 1: ' -S r • r WO ? 61 > rlinSt • 'hanks.to ■ the bowling J- five for 28 and . five for .36;- : ,atr.Manchester: in' , , 890 did not produca^any,-startling bowling " vAt.Lords,in 1859,J: Darling'? side -won ' ,■ by,lo Wickete.- In, this-match:E. 'Jones .was the ,v.v/,--v:.v-,^t ; -succcwful,!^wJei^Mye'n''for,Eß. > J--In-.'tS6' 1 . ■: j™? .: summer,. Australia f'scored . two '-victories: lh6:first.-.was-gained''at''-Shoffi«l(l by 143 runs f : -Nobie;a T ».f»r si4a"aiVfs um ers . fi'a for 50, and H Tiumblo, • '■'• ? A «?t Si figures- proved to ,v H. Irumblo, six for ! C3.■ . ' : The cplendid yictory of the .Australians is' a . distinct t reversal jo f the form displayed earlier ' n the tour, and the large' margin which :hus ■. Miparated the two.-contestants' oh ■ this occasion -: - :Mould canse tho Selection Committee* of tho AH Eleven to ponder;- Tho Third Tost will begin at Xeods on Thursday, July '1. On ,?\ an<l , ?? ' Ile Australians play ;Scotland • - remaining portion'- oi this woek tho game was left to Mr. -F. Laver ; , the Australian manager, to • arrange.'

• RECORD OP THE TOtJE. ■ ' Notts.-Won by: an innings and fl runs. Northamptonshire.—Won by 9 wickets.' feex.—Drawn. Surrey.—Lost by j runs. ■ M.O.O.—Lost by 3 wickets. Oxford University.—Drawn. i First Teat JBinmnghamJ.-Lost by ,10 wickots, J/eieeatCTsmre.—Drawn.. . ' ; Hampshire.—Won by 6wickets, Somerset.—'Won by 2 '*.*•* ■ Second Test (Lord's).-Won by, 9 wickets. Synopsis.—Played, -12; won;-. 6s 1 lost. 3: drawn, 4. ' THE AVERAGES, The batting, and < bowling averages ot the Australian Eleven -at I tho.' oonolnaion" of tht(

second Test match nre appended. AY. W. Armstrong heads.,thebatting .and "The Manager " ,(IV.ljaver),;is;Ott fop' of;ih<>. bowling.' ,' AUSTRALIANS' TOUR FIGURES. • Battuig. ; ..., .

• ' "THE CfiXTUBY LIST. Australia. ~jcosj co s 143 E=«w '' ~t „ , , (not out) .106 Oxford tTnivv M. CZ£Z- U7 Cambridge Urnv. V. Trumpor 133 ~, , . . ... .-England. . « N^ me ' Score; jgj fo: THE '.TESTiAyuitAGES. '• Tho battin" and bowling averages of the players who have taken part in the two Tests of the present ;tonr are as follow:—' ■ Australia's Batting.'

Name. ' § 2- § > ' " . . ' H pj <1 W. Armstrong ■:...... 16 .3 564 43.38 W. Bardsloy 19 1 773 42.94 V. Eansford ,14 1 537 41.30 V. Trninpet -..,,,18-1 518 -30.47 P.. A.,M'Aliater ......... .12 8 250 27.77 S. E. Gregory 14 3 239 21.72 M. A. Noble 16 1 312 20.8 G. G. Macartney 15 4 201 18.27 A. Cotter 9 ■ 0 123 13.66 -E. Harb'gan ■ 15 1 168 ■ 12 ■ J. A, • O'Connor 2 81 11.57 A. J. Hopkins ..... ,: 2 0 20 10 W. J. TOitty 11 6 46 9.2' H. Cajtei;V,..„-.^>..-,..11 1 84 8.4 F. Layer . .7, .1 49 8.16 W- Corleek ;W 4 0 15 3.75 Bowling! - v 'Namo. • -25 • •• 9 ; — IS . ' £ 4 w V"mii+v S 1 472 u - 51 "W w 40 605 15.12 r n V u"? E —■ « 666 15.13 T'' A 31 '483 15.58 J. A. O Connor 13 m 26 T6 A 12 331 27.58 f T 00 #",. 19 568 29.89 \7 i' j^ 118 3 102 34 V. Hansford n 9. •B.'Hartigaii 0 , 4 —

■ ' . Namo. ' • <3 § ° Z «, ■ --••• 3 1 187 ■' 93.5 P. TV.-M Alister ,; 2 1 ii « ?f a' & re , g , ory > * i 75 L 25 M. A. "Noble 3 0 58 19.33 , I 0 " M M W. .Bardsley V 0 54 • 13.5 V. frumper 3 0 39 13 mW. Armstrong. ' 3 : 0 , 36 12 J. A. OGonnor 2 0 > 21 v 10.5 ; v, .£»j vhltty •••••••• 2 2 9" > 9 ' 5 ot <» r 3 o. 17 ..5.66 tr. G. Macartney ......... 3 0 >1G 5.33 '?•. : t 3 0 8 . 2.66

; '.ks -, } i . Name. •',. •! £ ' ? •"■.■ J. P . Wv-Amrfrong 11 • 135 12.27 M. A, NOWcm........ 4 -50 M .U. ,w Macartney .'... 3 G8 ■ . 22 4- f?9 -24.75 M; Cotter „ 4 > m 4 A ? '1 '40-. 40 ••' 0. 61 —

U>,YV;; -Bnglimd'sQ^atting. ' i S f• ."-i rn 33.5 C. B. Fry ;.v,..~...;........., 2 1 J'35 . 35 J: H. King 2 : 0 \G1 82 J.r;B'.5Kbl>ljs.v.~..i... —.... i ... l : . 90 , 30 . J.''T4'TyldcsleyyC.........;.. 3 0 73 2-1.33 "G; JesMp"1 0 . ; ; .22 22 I/ .0. Jonos3 0. 62' : 20.66 a'H. Hirst'S,f............ 3 0 ■ <7 V 15.66 WiiffliiBhoffiaSi..:......... l :i ;■ ;; xsv 15 . 3 0 . 86. 12 ; Ti»HaywotdiirtV.L.......'..i 2 ' 0 22.; 11 A. ; E. •, 0 . - ,-20-V 10 V G. Jv-Thon^^ j 1 0 .6- 6 ; l:,k" _. : :0-1 • .5 England's Bowling. • I C.''BlTtb6 '.(.••■(..•.■...■.•■r'M.l.tii.i ' XX . 102 9>27y A. E. E«llV ...... • 6 .. .94 i- '15.66 G..H.V Hirst 12 .197 ;1G.41 rJ. H; King.1 ; ,99 . 99 3V. -R.T• Rhodes' 0 . 8 A. O. Jones ....... ............. 0. \ 15 .... — /. ■-Thompson ; Oa/M..- ... — .