CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 122, 23 June 1909, Page 4

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. YORKSHIRE. « ___ London, June 21. At Bradford to-day the Australian cricketers commenced their match against the Yorkshire eleven. Hartigan, Carkeek, O'Connor, Hopkins and O'Connor were omitted from the Australian team. Showers fell yesterday, but the weather to-day is warm and tlie wicket is in fair condition. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. Following are the scores:— YORKSHIRE.—First Innings. Wilson, st Carter, b Macartney ... n Rhodes, c and b Laver .. .. H Wilkinson, b Laver II Hirst, c Armstrong, b Cotter .. 14 llothery. b Cotter 2 Myers, b Xoble 53 Denton, c .Macartney, b Laver .. 108 Kndclill'e, c Macartney, li Laver .. 5 Xewstead. c Carter, 'b Laver .. ill Haigh, not out HI Hunter, b Macartney .. ..14 Sundries 17

Stumps were drawn at this stage. Rhodes and Wilson opened to Laver and Armstrong. The batsmen played lively cricket from the jump, and knocked up 40 runs in 45 minutes. Macartnev took a hand in the bowling, and Wilson was stumped in his lirst over.

Denton followed ttiien the score was at CI, but subsequent!v rain caused a stoppage for twenty minutes. Xoble had a try* with the ball, but was severely punished, 11 being knocked oil' one of his overs. Resuming, Rhodes added a couple, and was then smartly caught by Laver oir his own bowling. He gave an excellent display of lively leg-hitting. His score included six fourers.—Two wickets for 71.

Tlie. third wicket fell without any addition to the score. Wilkinson succumbed in the second over, playing forward to Laver.

After luncheon Hirst filled tlie vacancy, and play continued to be nrwk. The century appeared after 00 minutes' play.

■Hirst knocked three fourers off Cot-1 tor's first over, but in the second over was ,snapped up by Armstrong in the slips.—Four for 100. Denton at this stage had 27 to his credit. Rothery had a short stay. Cotter found his wicket. Cotter and Carter bowled after the tea adjournment. Cotter's deliveries at the opening of play were wild, 'but' afterwards became steadier. Carter was keeping a fine length and succeeded in restraining Denton's run-getting. The latter's half-century took 05 minutes, Myers backing him'up by sound, steady play. , At 154 duskiness and rain stopped play, but twenty-five minutes later tne match was resumed.

The batsmen made up for lost time, by knocking 24 off three overs. The second century appeared after 185 minutes' play, Denton's century taking 170 minutes. The light at this time was varying. Myers, after a sound chanceless innings lasting 115 minutes, lost his wicket when playing back to Noble. —Six wickets for 245. Received June 22, 5.50 p.m. London, June 22. Howling analysis.—Laver,. five for 75; Macartney, two for 20; Cotter, two for <!8; Noble, one foi',s4; Armstrong, none for 05. '

Denton gave a. masterly and stylish display of hitting all round tl«! wicket, lie did not give a chance, though he became careless after reaching the century. He halted li) 3 minutes and hit 1!) fours. lie was dismissed by a neat ontcli at mid-oil'. The seventh wicket was down for 255, the eighth for 270. Carter, with a smart catch at the wicket, accountvd for Nowstend; nine for 275. The inning's lasted 280 minutes. The attendance was 801)0.