CRICKET.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9450, 21 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

MAY. 24.—v. Oxford University, at Oxford. 27.—First Test Match, at Birmingham. 31.—v. Leicestershire, at Leicester. JUNE. 3.—v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge. 7.—v. Hampshire, at Southampton. 10.—v. Somerset, at Bath,*! 14.—Second Test Match, at Lord’s. AUSTRALIA v. M. 0.0. United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph. Copyright. London, May 2. The Marylehone Club team for today’sjnatch will from the following: MacLaren, Fry, Warner, Foster, Fane, Gillingham. Huish, Fielder, Buckingham, Tarrant, Mignon, Relf and Thompson. Received May 21, 9.25 a.m. London, May 20. The weather is fine and there is an attendance of 8000. Maclareu and Mignon were omictted from the Marylehone team. Noble won the toss. The wicket was fast. Scores : AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Hartigan, o Gillingham, b Fielder ... 2 Bardsley, c Fane, h Bnckenham 42 Noble, b Fielder ... 17 Ransford, bA. Relf ... 29 Armstrong, b Thompson ... 43 Trumpet, b Bnckenham ... 0 Macartney, b Thompson ... 34 Macalister, not out ... 15 Oarkeek, c Huish, b Thompson ... 5 O’Connor, Ibw Thompson ... 9 Whitty, b Thompson ... 0 Sundries ... 16 Total ... 210

Bowling analysis : Fielder 2 for 65, Buokenham 2 for 50, Thompson 5 for 26, Relf 1 for 26, Tarrant 0 for 28. Hartigan was caught in his first over, Gillingham running from mid-on behind the bowler to effect the catch. Bardsley gave & chance at the wickets, when ho had made four. Noble played Fielder on in an unlucky manner after making some capital strokes. Two wickets for 39. Bardsloy’s defence was uncertain at the start, but improving he indulged in cutting and leg hitting. He batted 100 minutes before he was dismissed. Ransford gave a short, but bright display of fine cutting. The third wicket fell at 78, and the fourth at 108. Armstrong was missed in the slips by Self off Fielder, when he had scored a dozen. .Buokenham in the next over , bowled Trumper with a yorker for a duck. Five for ; 108. After lunch Armstrong was missed by Relf at point off Tarrant’s first over. The Victorian scored 30, principally off drives. Macartney, who joined him, playing judiciously, hit five fourers, and the pair in 45 minutes added 50. Then the Sydneyite who had shown excellent cricket was bowled by Thompson. His score included eight fourers. Armstrong batted 100 minutes, and when hooking a short ball played Thompson on the wicket. The sixth wicket fell at 175, and the seventh for an additional run. Macalister, before scoring, had two appeals for a catch at the wicket off Buokenham. On the second occasion the batsman was walking away. The Victorian was hall an hour before scoring. Thompson had the batsmen beaten. He resumed at 174 and secured five wickets for an additional ten runs to his reckoning. Received May 31, 10.53 a.m. London, May 3. Marylebone has lost two wickets for 86. Fry, o Hartigan, b Whitty ... 14 Warner, c and b Macartney ... 39 Fane, not out ... 17 Forster, not out ... o