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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 117, 16 June 1909, Page 3

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SECOND TEST 1 MAiClf. KXULAXD SCORES 20!). Loudon, ,1 tine 14, The second test match between Australia and England iias commenced ;ii Lords. The weather is Inn and drying. At the ouLsvt of tlie play me wicket was ditlicult, but less treacherous than was expected. There are 18.000 present Xol:lc won the tus, aiid elected to licld Hopkins, Caikeek, WhiUy, ilarti«aii OConnor, ,laves, Rhodes, a'ml Fry "are omitted from the respective teams, wnie i are now constituted as follows: -

Australia.—Xoble (captain), Annstrong. Tmmpcr, Bardsley, Uansford, -Macartney, (iregory, .Maeal'ister, Carter. Cotter, and l.aver. England.—MacLaren (captain). Jones. Hirst, Lilley, lielf; King, Jlaigli, Hobhs. G. Giinn, llayward, Tyldesiey. The scores were as follow: EXOLAXD.—First -Innings, llayward, st Carter, |j Laver .. l(i Hoblis, c Carter, b Laver .. .. 1!) Tyldesiey, thw, lj Cotter .. . 4(i Guiin, Ibw, I) Cotter , King, c .Macartney, » Cotter " UO MaeLaivn, e Armstrong, b Xoble ' 7 Hirst, b Cotter .31 Jones, b Cotter .. ]] ,[ 8 Keif, c Armstrong, b Xoble .. 17 Lilley, c Bardsley, b Xoble .. .'! 47 liaigh, not out i Sundries 111

Macartney and Laver opened the bowling, Hayward and Hobus battin"' resolutely. At 21 Cotter reliever! -Uucartney, and in next over Hobbs, "ho was at tile wicicets half an nour, was taken at the wickets by Carter. One wicket for 23.

At 34 Noble gave place to Laver. Hayward hit a coujiie of tourers off one over of Cotter's; then in Layer's over he played forward, and was finely stumped on t/ie leg side, lie batted soundly for 55 minutes. Two for 41. Tyldesiey and Gunn were now together, but the latter got his leg before after scoring a single. Three for 44. Tyldesiey was playing steadily, but nis partner (King) played unevenly. The field was admirably placed for the steady bowling.

At lunch three wickets were down for 82.

Tyldesley as credited with 26 lor S5 minutes' play. On resuming, King commenced wit.'i two fourers oil' Layer's first over. Cotter registered a couple of wides, and 'Tyldesley scored With more freedom, but at 40 got his leg before to Luver, alter a watchful, sound innings lasting 115 minutes. He hit three fourers. * Our for 423. His partnership with King lasted 75 minutes.

After Tyldesley's departure King played cautiously. His partner, MacLaren had an adventurous half-hour, beta? nearly bowled and having ncaiiy trod on his wicket.

Noble and Laver were bowling steadily. King got his halt century in 125 minutes without a chance.

MaeLaren, in attempting to drive, put one up in the slips to Armstrong. His seven runs were the result of two hits, and 3iis innings occupied, 40 minutes. Five for 149.

Hirst was the succeeding batsman, and waited for chances. The fielding was smart, especially by Macartney, while Carter was wicket-keeping finely. King was taken brilliantly at point from a full-pitcher, by Macartney, off Cotter, four for 80; Noble, three for 42; minutes, and hit six Six for 175.

Before the tea adjournment Jones succumbed to a fine ball lrom Cotter. Seven for 199.

On resuming, Hirst, in trying to turn a straight one from Cotter, lost his wicket, after a good innings lasting 75 minutes. Eight for 20». Relf and Lilley became partnered. The latter scored smartly, and the former gave Armstrong a catch off Noble. Nine for 248.

Haigli, the last man, added a single; then Lilley sent one up to Bardsley, and the innings terminated. Bowling analysis.—Laver, three wickets for 75 runs; Macartney, none for 10; Cotter. He was at the wickets for 100 Armstrong, none' for 4(i. Australia has lost no wickets for 17 —Macalister 4, Laver 13. Received June 15, (i p.m. London, June 14. linns came fast in the concluding moments of the innings. Lilley liit 11 in one over of Cotter's, and 10 in bis next ovt r. Lillev's partnership with Relf occupied 50 minutes. The former showed fine driving, bis score including five fourers. The innings lasted 320 minutes. • The official figures show that 19,904 paid for admission.