CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9562, 7 August 1909, Page 5

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS V. LANCASHIRE. POOR SCORING. United Press As:ociation-By Electric Telcgrnpn Copyright. Keceived August 6, 9.55 a.m. LONDON, August 5. The Australian cricketers to-day began a match against Lancashire at Liverpool. The wicket was inclined to be slow Hornby won the toss, and sent the visitors in. It did not. take long to demonstrate that the bo'vlera were masters of the situation. The first wicket fell for 12 runs, and the serond for 13.

Armstrong joined Bardsley, and the partnership brought the total up to 39, when Bardsley gave a catch to Tyldesiey at long-on. Armstrong had contributed 18. Noble was dismissed in attempting to play a yorker from Brearley. Trumper succumbed to the third ball he received from Dean, Five for 58. A good left handed catch by MacLaren disposed of Macartney. Hopkins had a similar experience, the sixth wicket going at 60 and the seventh at 78. Cotter, at 80, in hitting out at Dean, played the ball on to his wicket, Laver failed to negotiate the second ball he receivi d from Dean, the total still remaining at 80. * Scores :•-

AUSTRALIANS. First Innings. Gregory, b Brearley 6 Bardsley, c Tyldesiey, b Heap 13 Kanslord, b Heap 0

Armstrong, not out 43 Noble, b Brearley 4 Trumper, b Dean 8 Macartney, c MacLaren, b Dein 1 Hopkins, c MacLaren, b Dean 8 ('otter, h Dean 2 Carter, b Heap 0 Laver, b Dean 0 Extras 2

Total 87 Bowling analysis:— Biearley, two for 32; Heap, three for 38; Dean, five for 15. When the Lancashire team commenced its innings the pitch was still treacherous. MacLaren and Hartley opened, the former doing most of the scoring. At 19, Macartney captured Hartley's wicket, and four runs later Carter stumped MacLaren. Sharp succumbed to the first ball he received without addition t) the score.—Four wickets for 30, five for 49, and six for 54. The innings lasted 120 minutes. Bnd closed for 104 runs. Scores : LANCASHIRE. • - First Innings,. . •...-;-.■ . MacLaren, st Carter, b Laver 16 Hartley, b Macartney 3 Tyldesley, lbw, b Laver ,10 Sharp, c Noble, b Laver 0 Makepeace, lbw, b Armstrong 27 MacLeod, c (name musing), b Macartney 11 Heap, b Macartney 1 Hornby, st Carter, b Armstrong 31 Dean, b Armstrong 3 Brearlev, b Armstrong 0 Worsley, not out 0 Extras 3 Tott.l 104 Bjwiiiig analysis:—Lavor, three wickets for 25; Macartney, three for 44; Armstrong, four for 14; Noble, none fo/ 16. AUSTRALIA'S SECOND INNINGS.

DISASTROUS START. £ \ Received August 6, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, August 5. The Australians made a disastrous commencement in their second innings. Before a run had been scored Carter got his leg bafore the sacond ball from Brearley. Noble played the first dtlivery he received from Dean into MacLaren's hands at slip. ' Two wickets were down for a single ' bye. Laver, in making a big hit, gave a catch at "long off. Three for 16. Gregory was stupidly run out, Hartley throwing hi 3 wicket down. Scores : AUSTRALIA. Second Tnnin?s. Noble, c MacLaren, b Dean 0 Carter, Ibw, b Brearley 0 Laver, c MacLaren, b Dean 8 Cotter, not out 12 t Gregory, run out 0 Extras 1 Total for 4 wickets 21RHODES CREATES A RECORD. Received August 6, 8 45 a.m. LONDON, August 5. Rhodes, the Yorkshire cricketer, has scored a thousand runs and captured a hundred wickets this season, for the seventh consecutive year.' This establishes a record.