CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 151, 22 July 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

'«e: ——-• AUSTRALIANS AT SHEFFIELD. AUSTRALIA BEHIND ON FIRST INNINGS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, July 20. Hot weather and an excellent wicket were the conditions for the match between Australia and Yorkshire to-dav. lorkshiro's last wicket contributed nine additional runs to the overnight score, ami the inni„ gS) which lasted five and! s-halt hours, closed for 340. The scores

YORKSHTRE.-First Innings. Wilson, c Armstrong, b Cotter ° 5 Dent on) c Ransfonl, b Coter .'. 37 Wilkinson, b Cotter 4 Hirst b Cotter " " 2 ,, Rhodesi, c Gregory, b Cotter' " 108 Hardisty, thrown out, b Gregory 7' Rothery, c Carter, b Macartney .. 30 Broadibent, b Macartney i" Newstead c and b Macartney ..' 9 Haigh, b Slacartney .. 17 Hunter, not out .. " q Sundries "l

Total .. .. .. : 34fi fni"l.f in S five wickets "» »2; Macartney, four for 32; Armstrong, „ on( , f()1 . „ 7 . Uver n(jnc -Noble none for .30; Trumper, none for ■ !■; Hopkins, none for 30. AUSTRAUA.-First Innings. Hopkins, e Hunter, b Newstead .. 12 Bardsley, b Hirst 90 Ransford, c Hunter, b Newstead .. 11 Noble, c Newstead b Rhodes .. 20 i Gregory, c Newstead b Rhodes .. 4

Trumper, c Hunter, b Newstead .. 5 Armstrong, not out .. .. .. 70 Macartney, c Hunter, b Hirst \ \ 10 Carter, c Hirst, b Newstead .'. 5 Cotter, c and b Newstead .. 5 Laver, c Hirst, b Rhodes .. .'.' 15 Sundries 14 Total 207 Bowlrag_analysis.— Newstead live for !)3; Hirst, two for (i!); Rhodes, three for 40; Broadbent, none for 24; Haigh, none for 21. Bardsley and Hopkins opened, and Hirst and Newstead bowled. After missing him at seven Hunter gathered 111 Hopkins at the wickets—One for 29. Ransford, who was never at ease, went the same way when ll._Tw o for 53. The half-century was reached in 40 minutes. Bardsley was shaping excellently, with good leg-hitting. Noble joined him, and a spell of lively cricket followed, until it endled in ..be being caught in the slips off lthodes, who had displaced. Hirst The third wicket fell at 95. Gregory assisted in bringing up the century in 95 minutes, an easy catch 107 dl3 PO si ng of him.—Four for Armstrong filled the vacancy Both batsmen were in fine form, Bardslev doing some clever placing and making some fine cuts. He reached 50 in 110 minutes, and going on to 00, when lie lost Ins wicket by hitting out at Hirst, lie batted 110 minutes and made some lucky strokes, but gave no chances The partnership lasted 70 minutcsl-Five for 192. The sixth wicket (Trumpcr's) went just before the tea adjournment, for Excepting Laver, the balance of the batsmen showed little disposition to stay with Armstrong. Seven wickets were down for 220. Newstead disposed' of Carter and Cotter in the same over.-Eight for 230 and nine for 23G. Laver hit a six to square leaArmstrong played admirabfe steady cricket. H e batted for 1.55 minutes WORKSHTRE.-Second Innings. Wilson, not out ' jj Rhodes, not out .. " "' o The attendance was 15,000. Received 21, 5.15' p.m. Tli'e Australians' innings lasted 255 minutes, the second centurv takiirn- 185 minutes. Bardsley's score "included ten and Armstrong's four fourers. Ransford iono : 4 ™l tron S to-day completed their 1000 for the season. A FINE BOWLING FEAT. Received 21, 5.15 p.m.

London. July 21. Tarrant, playing against Surrey, took <-k wickets for 29 out of a total of 200, the last five wickets for 12. ineludin" the 'iiat trick." TRIANGULAR CONTESTS. Received July 22, 0.5 a.m. i London, July 21. The Imperial Cricket Conference adopted a scheme for the holding of trisxiijriilar contests, it» being decided to submit it to the colonies concerned, with a recommendation that appears to be workable.