CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 91, 13 May 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TOUR. London, May 11. The second match of the Australia:' cricket team's English tour, against Northamptonshire, was resumed in gl"'-'-ions weather. The Australians closed thei,- innings for 319 runs, after being four hours at the wickets to-day. The play was fast and interesting. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First Innings 203 AI.'STRALIA.-First Innings. llartigan, 1> Smith 14 Bardsley. 1.b.w.. I> Thompson .. 10 Noble, 1.b.w., li Thompson .. .. 32 O'Connor, b Smith 5 Carter, b Smith 0 Cotter, e Manning, b Thompson .. 27 Trumper, c Smith, b Thompson .. 50 Armstrong, c Buswcll, Smith .. 79 | Ransford. 1.b.w., b Thompson .. 0 j Gregory, l> Smith .. .. .. 15 Macartney, not out 0 Sundries 9 Total 319 Bowling analysis—Thompson, live for 108; Smith, live for 110; Wells, none for 35; East, none for 00. This morning Bardsley retired after adding a single to his overnight score. Bardsley gave a chance to Kingston in the same over in which he got l.b.w. to Thoinps'oii. His leg-side play was splendid. He was a hundred minutes at the I wicket, and made nine iourers. Cotter indulged as usual in a free game. Northampton's total passed over 150 minutes' play. Trumper's innings occupied ninety minutes, his half century appearing at the end of eighty minutes' sound, free cricket. He hit eight fourers, and fell in trying to pull Thompson to niid-on. Armstrong, with free, allround play, made 50 in fifty-nine minutes. During two hours at the creases' he gave no chancel. His score included eleven tourers'. The Trumper-Armstrong partnership lasted seventy-live minutes and added 100. NORTHAMPTONSHrRE.-,Sceond Innings. Vialls, 1.b.w., b O'Connor .. ~10 Kingston, c Carter, b .."Macartney .. 20 Hayward, b Noble 39 Smith, e Carter, b O'Connor ~ 29 Thompson, c Bardsley, b Armstrong 20 Pool, st. Carter, b Armstrong .. 14 Received 12, 5.15 p.m. London, May 12. The attendance after luncheon was 3000. Northamptonshire's first wicket fell for 25. Steady effective play by Kingston, Heywood and Thompson carried the score to 110 before the third wicket fell. A smart catch by Carter disposed of Kingston in Macartney's' first over. Noble's first over proved ratal to Heywood. H e had a life when he had made one, Hartigan. second slip, missing a eatch off Cotter. Otherwise he played a sound innings. Eighty-five minutes' play was sufficient to wipe off the arrears of the firet innings. Carter showed excellent form. He got rid'of .Smith at the third attempt, and cleverly stumped Poole. Bardsley caught Thompson while running.