CRICKET.
AUSTRALIA v. WORCESTER. GOOD BATTINH BY VISITORS. Received July 9, 11.5 a.m. LONDON, July 8. A match between the Australian cricketers and a Worcestershire eleven began-this morning at Worcester. The weather, was fine, with bright sunshine, and the wicket was guod. The teams were composed as follows: — Australia . Carter, M'Alister, Trumpet", Noble, Gregory, Armstrong, Bardsley, Ransford, Cotter, O'Connor, and Hopkins. Worcestershire. —H. K. and W. C. Foster, G. H Simpson-Hay ward, H. G. Bache, W. B. Burns, Arnold, Cuffe, F. Bowley, Pearson, Taylor and Bale. >
The Australian captain won the toss, and Macalister and Bardsley opened the visitors' innings. They were soon busy, and knocked up 50 in forty-five minutes, despite three bowling changes. The first wicket went at 62. M'Aliater being taken at slip. He gave a chance at 22 off Pearson, bus played excellent cricket
Bardsley batted for eiehty minutes, and was taken at the wicket. Two for 88. Ransford and Trumper added 10, when the latter was dismissed in playing back to Cuffe. The score at the luncheon adjournment was three for 112. After Punch Ransford and Gregory carried on the batting, tho former scoring merrily. Gregory played one of Hayward's on off his foot. He gave a sharp chance to Bache off Cuffe when he had made 16. Four for 157. For the fifth wicket Ransford and Armstrong added 106, and then Armstrong was easily stumped by Bale.. He played sound cricket. Ransford and Noble kept th field moving, tiU the Victorian, hitting out at Hayward, met a fate similar to Armstrong's. He batted for 210 minutes, playing an excellent, chanceless, free, and finished innings, during which he hit fifteen 4's. He made his century In 170 minutes. Six for 286. Noble and Hopkins treated the bowling with freedom. At the drawing of stumps six Australian wicket? were down for rdii3.' , Scores. AUSTRALIA.' ~ First Innings. M'A lister, c Arnold, b Pearson 2!? Bafdsley, c Bale, b Pearson 41 Tftlfinpei', b Cuffe 7 Qt&goty, b 17 RafiSfotd st Bale, b oimpsonfiajwai'd 138 Armstrong,' st Sale, b SimpsonHaytf'aifd ; 38 Noble, not otft 14 Hopkins, not oiitf 15 Extras 13 Total for six wMe'tls' 312
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9539, 10 July 1909, Page 5
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357CRICKET. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9539, 10 July 1909, Page 5
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