CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 192, 17 September 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. SOUTH OF ENGLAND. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, September 13. A draw wa'.s) the result of the last match of the Australian tour. The weather Hits sunny at Hastings, where the game was played, and the wicket easy. T.'lrra was only a small attendance. (Details of the play are as follow: AUSTRALIA.-First killings. '.Maeaiister, h Douglas .. ..US v\ lntiy, c Keif. 1, Dennett .. .. 21 Hopkins, 1.b.w., b Douglas' .. .. ;i Kanstord, e Dennett, b Douglas 13 Gregory, b Douglas 2 Armstrong, b i inee.nl .. .. 13 Noble, c liraand, b \'inmu .. o Macartney, 1.b.w., b Douglas.. .. 0 Carter, not out 7 O'Connor, b Douglas 8

Sundries

Howling analysis.—Douglas, seven io. 75; Vincent, two for 37; Deun.-it, none for Si; Arnold, none .„i .): i ra.viuiu, none ,ior 8.

!' U'hilty, hitting out, added 19, «.ul Macalisler put on 1(1. The sit unci' wii-iici fell at 127, Itelf dismissing Wlutl. ivi.i. a good catch at long-oil. The third wicket went nine runs later. .Macalister batted faultlessly. His innings lasted two hours, during which time be hit eight fourers— Four lor 147. Gregory succumbed to one of Douglas's uirkcrs.-Five for 151.

Hansford was' brilliantly caught lowdown at second slip, while Noble was snapped up in the slips. The sixth wicket fell for 158, the seventh for 108, and the eighth for 17(i. Armstrong stayed in for 45 minutes and lost his wicket in playing back.— Nine for 182. SOUTH OF ENGLAND. First Innings 170 Second Innings'.

Relf, b Armstrong .. .. it 17 Vine, 1.b.w., b Armstrong .. .. 20 Turner, b Hopkins tl Llewellyn, c Macalister b Armstrong 12 Douglas, e Gregory, b Armstrong 20 liraunil, st. Carter, b Armstrong 2 Crawford, b Whitty 5 Arnold, 1.b.w., b Armstrong .. 3 Vincent, c Macalister, u Gregory .. 8i Dennett, b Macalister .. .. 7 Young, not out 8 Sundries 13

Bowling analysis—Armstrong, six for 44; Hopkins, one for 21; Whitty, one for 19; Gregory, one ior 8?.-Macalister, one for 0; O'Connor, none for 30; Bardsley, none for 7.

Armstrong's bowling was a feature of England's second innings. He captured six wickets for 44.

The batting opened steadily. The first wicket fell at 33, Vine played nice cricket, and he batted for 05 minutes'. When he left, four wickets were down for 09. The second 'fell at 48 and the third at 03. Douglas was the only other one to make a stand, "emaiiiing an hum' at the wickets. The fifth wicket went down at 71, the sixth at 00, the seventh at 07, the eighth at 105,' and the ninth at 117.