CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3188, 13 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

TOUR OP THE AUSTRALIANS. MATCH AGAINST NORTHAMPTON. Receievd May 12, 9.0 a.m. LONDON, May 11. Tho first innings of the Australians in the match against JNorthamptonshire closed for 319, Armstrong being top.scorer with 79. Bardsley scored 76. Hartigan and Bardsley opened the batting for the Australians. The former, when he had made 14, lost his wicket in attempting to play back to a ball from Smith. [His score included three 4's, obtained off the first over he received. The first wicket fell at 67, and the second at 101. Noble's innings fasted seventy minutes, and his 32 runs were mostly the result of late cuts. Smith disposeJ of O'Connor and Carter with successive balls, the latter succumbing to his first delivery. The fourth wicket fell at 122. Bardsley played free and faultless cricket, and was especially strong in his leg-side work. On resuming play this morning, the wicket was fast and the weather glorious. There was a fair attendance.

Bardsley retired after adding a single to his overnight scora. He gave a chance to Kingston at slip in the same over. During his stay of one hundred minutes at the wickets he made nine fourers, and his legside play was splendid. Cotter indulged in his usual free game. Northamptonshire's tof.al was passed in 150 minute 3' play. Trumper's innings lasted ninety minutes, his half century appearing at the end of eighty minutes. He played sound free cricket, his score including eight fourers. He fell in trying to pull Thompson at mid-on. Armstrong's innings showed free all-round play. He made 50 in fiftynine minutes, during two hours at the'ereases, and gave no chance. His score included eleven fourers. Trumper and Armstrong's partnership lasted seventy-five minutes, and added 100 to the score. Following are the scores: A USTK A Ll* A. Fifth IfimngiHartigan, b Smith 14 Bardsley, lbw, b Thompson 76 Noble, lbw, b Thompson 32 O'Connor, b Smith 5 Carter, b Smith 0 Cotter, c Manning, b Thompson 27 Trumper, c Smith, b Thompson 56 Armstrong, c Buswell, b Smith 10 Ransford, lbw, b Thompson 6 Gregory, b Smith ljj Macartney", not out ~.#"-" 0 Sundries ' ***" 9 Total Bowling analysis.—Smith, five wickets for 110 runs; Wells, none for 35; Thompson, five for 103; East, none for 60.

The Northamptonshire team, in its second innings, had lost six wickets for 175 runs when stumps were drawn. Scores:— NORTHAMPTONSEIIRB.—Second , Innings. Vials, Ibw, b O'Connor 16, Kingston, c Carter, b Macartney 26 j Hay ward, b Noble 39 Smith, c Carter, b'O'Connor 29 Thompson, c Bardsley, b Armstrong 14 Pool, st Carter, b Armstrong 26 Wells, not out 10 Snell, not out 5 Extras . ___.: Jq Total for six wickets 175