CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3189, 14 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

TOUR OF THE AUSTRALIANS. ANOTHER EASY WIN. Received May 13, 9.23 a.m. LONDON, May 127" On the match being resumed this morning the weather was fine, and the wicket fast. The remainder of Northamptonshire were quickly disposed of, the innings closing for 235. Scores. • NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First Innings 203 Second Innings. Vials, lbw b, O'Connor 16 Kingston, c Carter, b Macartney 30 Haywood, b Noble 39 Smith, c Carter, b O'Connor 29 Thompson, e Bardsley, b Armstrong . 26 Pool, st Carter, b Armstrong 14 Wells, c Ransford. b O'Connor 29 Snell, st Carter, b Armstrong 31 East, lbw, b Armstrong 0 Manning, lbw b Armstrong 7 Buswell, not out 3 Extras 11 Total 235 fowling analysis O'Connor, 3 wickets for 30 runs; Armstrong, 5 tor 57; Macartney. 1 for 46; Noble, 1 for 32; Cotter, 0 for 53; Ransford, 0 for 2; Hartigan, 0 for 4. Requiring 119 to win, the Australians went in for the second time, and the deficit was wiped off with the loss of one wicket. Bardsley and Hartigan, in forty minutes' free cricket, put on 62 before the latter was stumped. After lunch Noble assisted Bardsley in adding the balance required. Bardsley was 85 minutes at the wickets, and took an hour to make his half century. He was in excellent form. His sccre included seven [ fours. Scores:— f AUSTRALIA.

First Innings 319' Second Innings, Hartigan, st Buswell, b Smith 26 Banlsley, not out 63 Noble, not out 27 Extras 4 ' Total for one wicket. 120 Bowling analysis—Smith, 1 wicket for 51; Thompson, 0 for 38; Wells, 0 for 20; East, 0 for 7. Received May 13, 8.35 a.m. LONDON, May 12. In a match against Warwickshire, Surrey scored 400 runs for four wickets. Haywsrd is not out with 204 to his credit. He and Hobbs (who made 159) scored 352 for the first wicket. Received May 13, 9.45 p.m. LONDON, May 13. The following is the Essex team to play the Australians:—McGahey, 1 Fane, Perrin, Douglas, Gillingham, Turner, Mead, Young, Reeves, Buckingham, Freeman.