CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9563, 9 August 1909, Page 5

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS V.LANCASHIRE. VISITORS WIN BY FORTYSEVEN RUNS. Uni id Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph topyrigiit. LONDON, Augusts On the Australia-Lancashire match being resumed this morning the weather was hot and cloudless, and tho condition of the wicket unchanged. Bardslay, who accompanied Cotter lo the wickets, was got rid of for 4. Five for 36. Cotter, playing free cricket, carded hia score to 37, and hitting out at Dean, lost his wicket. He batted an honr, giving one chance when he had made 33 off Heaps. Six for 58. Armstrong and Trumper became partnered, and the spectators were Ittat d to a display of free and excelent batting, but fielding kept down tha runs. The century appeared in 95 minutes. Truriper went at 169, after a fautleßs innings of 75 minutes. He hit six fours. Ransford took twenty-five minutes tu compile 6. Then Sharp went on. and got him with the first ball, Eight for 182.

Armstrong lasted 155 minutes. He played stubborn and excellent cricket throughout. Hia score incluuded eight fours.' His wicket—the ninth —fell at 214, and Hopkins was dismissed in the same over which proved fatal to Armstrong AUSTRALIA. Second Innings. Carter, lbw, b Brearley ' 0 Noble, c MsicLaren, b Dean 0 Laver, c MacLaren, b Dean 8 Gregory, run out 0 Cotter, b Dean ' 37 Bardsby, b Dean 4 Armstrong, st Worsley, b Tyldesley 72 Trumper, b Dean 54 Ransford. b Sharp 6 Macartney, no out 11 Hopkins, c MacLaren. b Tyldefcley 0 Extra* , 22 Total 214 Fiist innings 87 Aggrocate 301 Bowling analysis—Brefrley, 1 wicket for 40; Dean, 5 for 64 Heap, 0 for 39; Macleod, 0 for 16; Sharp, 1 for 31; Makepeace, 0 for 2; Tyldesley, 2 for 8. Tho wicket was easier when the Lancashire team commenced their second innings, the score at the drawing of stumps standing at 92 for the loss of two wickets. Scores: — LANCASHIRE. First innings 104 Second Innings. MacLaren, c Ransford. b Catter 32 Hartley, b Cotter 21 Tyldesley, not out 9 Sharp, not out 17 , Extras 13 Total for two wickets 92 R teived August 8, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, August 7, The weather was beautiful and the wiikit easier when play was re* sumed. The batsmen were careful. Tyldesley was in for 35 minutes without scoring, and took 100 minut?s to compile his total of 13. ShSrp played'an excellent* innings, lasti g 65 minutes. The third wicket fell at 122. Thereafter the innings was a procession, the ball kicking. The bowling was admirable. Hopkins yorked most his wickets, and got 6 tor 11 to-day. Austalia won by 47 runs. Scores : LANCASHIRE. Second Innings. Tyldesley, Armstrong b Hopkins 13 Sharp, c Noble, b Hopkins 38 Hornby, b Armstrong 1 Makepeace, b Hopkins 6 Macleod, b Hopkins 4 Heap, lbw, b Armstrong 0 Dean, c Armstrong, b Hopkins 1 Brearley, b Hopkins 7 Worsley, not out „. 2 Extras 25 Total 150 Bowling analysis—Laver, 0 for 25; Macartney, 0 for 12; Noble, 0 for 7; Armstrng, 2 for 43; Cotter, 2 foi 23; Hopkins, 6 for 15.