CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3195, 22 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. M.C.C. MODERATE SCORING. p Received May 21, 9.45 a.m. j LONDON, May 20. c The match' of the Australian cricketers against the Marylebone a Cricket Club began at Lords Ground a to-day. I Noble won tne toss, and the Australians went in on a fast wicket. j Hartigan and Bardsley opened the a batting. The former was caught in s the first over. Bardsley gave a j. chance at the wickets when the score t was 4. JNoble played Fielder on. Bardsley's defence was uncertain at the start, but improved. He batted 100 minutes before being dismissed. Ransford gave a short but bright display of fine cutting. The third wicket fell for 73, and the fourth for 108. Armstrong was missed in the slips j by Relf when he had scored a dozen. Buckenham, in the next over, bowled , Trumper with a yorker for a duck. Five for 108. j After lunch Armstrong was missed i by Relf at point off Tarrant's first over. Macartney, who joined him, playing judiciously, hit five fourers, and the pair in 45 minutes added 50. Then the Sydneyite, who had shown excellent cricket, was bowled by Thompson. His score included eight fourers. Armstrong had batted 100 minute s when, in hooking a short ball from ( Thompson, he played it on to his wicket. The sixth wicket was down for 175, and the seventh for an additional run. Thompson had the batsmen beaten. He resumed at 174, and secured five wickets for an additional ten runs to his reckoning. Following was the score : AUSTRALIANS.—First Innings. Hartigan, c Gillingham, b Fielder 2 Bardsley, c Fane, b Buckenham 42 Noble, b Fielder 17 Ransford, b Relf 29 Armstrong, b Thompson 42 Trumper, b Buckecham 0 Macartney, b Thompson 34 Macalister, not out 15 Cark,eek, c Huish, b Thompson 5 O'Connor, lbw, b Thompson 9 Whitty.. b Thompson 0 Extras 15 Total 210 | Bowling analysis.— Fielder, two • wickets for 65: Buckenham, two for ! 50; Thompson, five for 26; Relf, one I for 26; Tarrant, 0 for 28. Fry and Warner began batting for th* M.C.C, and a fair start was made, 86 runs being on' the board for the loss of only two wickets. Score : M.C.C.—First Innings. Fry. c Hartigan, b Whitty 14 Warner, c and b Macartney 39 Fane, not out 17 Foster, not out 5 Extras 11 Total for twa wickets 86 Received May 21, 5 p.m. LONDON, May 21. When the Englishmen went to the wickets the weather was gloomy. With the score at 25, Fry was caught by Hartigan. Warner when 9 erave a difficult chance at the wickets. He compiled his score by cutting and leg glancing. Then he drove a fullpitcher back (o the bowler. Marylebone entertained the Australians at dinner at Lords.