AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 99, 24 May 1909, Page 3

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

| MARYLEBOXE MATCH. VISITORS DEFEATED. London, May 21. The attendance numbers 4000 at the match between the Marylebone Club and the Australian eleven. Fine weather is being experienced and the wicKet is in good ordr. Following are the padieifiais of the scores:— AUSTRALIA. Second Innings: McAlister, c Foster, b Keif .. .. 22 Bardslcy, e Huisb, b Thompson .. i'V Macartney, e Relf b Thompson .. 10 Ransford, b Relf o Trumpvr, b liiickeliham .. :i4 Armstrong, c Foster, b Relf .. .. tl Noble, b Thompson S Hartigan, b Thompson .. .. 1 Carkeek, st Huish, b TftoHipson .. 0 O'Connor, 1.b.w., b Relf .. .. 2 Whitty, not out 4 Sundries 0 Total T75 Bowling analysis.—Fielder, no wickets for 19 runs: Buckenham, one for 42; Thonips'oa, five for 01; Keif, four for 37. MifAli&ter opened steadily, and 41 runs were recorded before the Sydneyi It was dismissed. Then the wickets "fell quickly, four going down for 37 runs. Trumpur had a uscTin partnership lasting thirty-five minutes, raising the score to 123. He gave a brilliant sample of leg-hitting. ' Xoble was half an hour at the wickets. Armstrong showed fine defence and made s'oine good hits. Two confident appeals were made against him for !eg before. His innings lasted 105 minutes. He was taken easily in the slips. The eighth wicket was down for 149. MARYLEBOXE.—First Innings. Fry, c Hartigaa, b Whitty .. ~ 14 Warner, c and b McArtncy .. .. 39 Fane, c and b O'Connor " ~ ~ - 22 Foster, c Hartigan, b Whittv .. 0 Tarrant, c Armstrong, b O'Connor .. 5 Gillingliam, c and b Armstrong .. 20 Relf, b Armstrong .. ~ ~13 Thompson, c Hartigan, b Armstrong 20 Buckenham, b Armstrong ~ .. 25 Huish, b Macartney ?7 Fielder, not out .. ~ v ,. "9 Sundries ~ .. ~ ','. £1

Bowling analysis—Xoble, „ 0 wickets for 24 runs; Whittv, two for 44; O'Connor, two for 00; Armstrong, four for 48; Macartney, two for 18. When the Englishmen went to the wickets on the previous (lav, the weather was gloomy. Willi the score at £o, try was caught by Hartigan. Warner, when niiie. gave a" difficult chance at I the wicket. Ho compiled hi P score bv cutting and leg-glancing, and tb.cn put "a lull-piicher back to the bowler. _ Marylebone entertained the Australians at dinner at Lord's.

On play being resumed 10-dav, Foster gave an easy chance in the slips. Xobl'i split his finger and Hopkins had to field as substitute at point. Fane, who played s icadilv. patted a soft one back to O'Connor.' lie was at the wickets for 35 minutes. The foti-ih wicket fell at 9S, and the century appeared in 115 minutes. '

Gillingham. who joined Tarrant crave a sharp chance at the wickejs when" his score was 13, His partner skied a ball io niid-ofl", where Armstrong took it Five wickets for 113.

Armstrong disposed of Gillingham with a right-handed hard catch off an onball.

Thompson, the new-comer, added a single, then Armstrong howled Rclf, and the seventh wicket fell for 135. liuckenham joined Thompson and some lively play resulted in 4!l bei-.r added in 35 minutes.

Then Hartigan todk a right-handed catch ■•;, the slips off Arinstrong-8 for

The ninlh wicket fell five minutes later. Huish put up, 27 smartlv, and the inning, terminated, having lasted for 240 minutes'.

Received 23. -1.4,") ji.hi,

London. Hay 23. MAIIVLEBOXK.-Sceond Innings. Tarrant, b O'Connor 50 Warner, not out 54 ITuish, c Carkeek, b O'Connor '.'. 25 Fry, c Carkeek, b Armstrong .. 2 Fane, i.b.w., b Armstrong .. .. 21 Foster, c Hartigan, li Xoblc .. ~ 01 Gilinghani, c Bardsley, b Armstrong 1 Thompson, b O'Connor .. .. 7 Keif, not out s Sundries ~ ... ... ..Hi Total for eight wickets .. ~ 105 Bawjing analysis.—O'Connor, three for 55; Xoble, one for 10; Armstrong, three for 43; Macartney, none for 14; Whitty, none for 18.

The weathcT was brilliant and the wicket lively. The attendance was poor at iivn't, but increased to 4000 after the luncheon. Commencing carefully, Tirrant and Huish soon livened uji, but keen fielding kept down the runs. The first wicket fell for 52, after 05 mill-! ' utcs' play, and the second for 57. Tarrant hatted 150 minutes, playing a dogged game. He survived two appeals for leg before to Armstrong. He gave, an easy chance to Whitty olf Armstrong when 4(1. He finished by jilaying O'Connor mi. The century was hoisted after two hours' play. The third wicket fell for 115. Warner contented himself with •" h cricket, marred by an ea-.'y I chance to Whitty off O'Connor when 22.