CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 92, 14 May 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. XOUTIIAIIPTOXSHI'RE [ AX EASY WIX. London, May 12. The weather was line and the wicket fast for the play to-day betwevn Australia and Northamptonshire. There wa 9 only a small attendance of spectators. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First Innings .. .. ~ ~ 203 Second Innings Vialls, 1.b.w., b O'Connor 10 Kingston, c Carter, b .Macartney ~ 30 Hayward, b Noble .. .. ,• 39 Smith, c Carter, b O'Connor,, ~ 29 Thompson, c Bardsley, b Armstrong 26 Pool, st. Carter, b Armstrong ~ 14 WelSj c Ransford, b O'Connor ~ 29 Snell, st. Carter, b Armstrong ~ 31 East, 1.b.w., Armstrong ~ 0 Manning, 1.b.w., Armstrong ~ 7 BuS'\vell, not out ~ " 3 Sundries .. [] * H

( Total ~ „ # t 235 Gregory was suffering from a'cold, tutting fielding in his 6tead. Wulls and Swell played lively cricket and earned' tie overnight score to 217. Then W ells was brilliantly caught by Ransford while running, off O'Connor, low down at long-on, when his score L eUs gave an eas . v chnnee to 0 Connor, off Armstrong. The remainder were quickly disposed of, the innrags closing for 235, leaving Australia 119 to win.

The deficit was wiped off for tne ioss of one w,eket. Bardslej and Hartigan, m JO minutes by free cricket, put on before the latter was stumped. After lunch .\oble assisted Bardslcy in adding tlio balance. Bardslev was 85 "imutesat thewicket and took anlour o make, a century. He was in excelfours. H ' S SCTl ' e iAclucl<!d AUSTRALIA. | I'irst Innings .. v _ gjj Second Innings, n" 'f, st b Smith 20 Bardsley (not put) .. -Voble, not out ' " Si Sundries .. " •" . Total for one wicket , 120 SURREY v. WARWICKSHIRE. I „ London, llav 12. wpAar £. "«>» ESSEX'S EATII. Received 13, 9.45 p.m. Th« ir i London, May 13. lho Essex team to meet the AustraPer..;,, W n ArcOnhoy, Fane, ir 1 'ir ' (""""ilgliam, Turner Friemam° U "°' and