CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9578, 26 August 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

GOOD BATTING BY MIDDLESEX.

United Press Association—By Electric Tclegrapi* Copyright. Rceived August 25, 9.25 a.m. LONDON, August 24.

The Australia-Middlesex cricket match was resumed to-day at Lords,, in dull weather. The wicket was much faster. Warner and Tarrant, the not out men, continued the county's innings. After eleven runs had been added to the overnight score Tarrant lost his wicket, Whitty taking a good right-handed catch at mid-on. Three for 188.

Armstrong was maintaining a fine length, but the batting was steady. Two hundred was compiled in 19d minutes. Warner showed fine defence. Robertson, after a capital innings lasting seventy-five minutes,, fell to a catch by Cotter. Four for 256.

Hebden was taken easily at midon, after contributing 22 to the score. Five for 302. Warr.er gave ai chance at the wickets off Armstrong when his total stood ac 126. At 5 o'clock rain set in steadily, and stumps were drawn for the day. Scores:— MIDDLESEX. First Innings. Douglas, c Cotter, b Hopkins 41 tf endreii, c'Cotter, b Ransford 29 Warner, not Out 12T Tarrant, c Whitty, b Hopkins 31 Robertson, c Cotter, b Hopkins 3T Hebden, 'c Whitty, b Armstrong 22 Murrell, =not out 4 Extras 16 Total for five wickets 307 Received August 25, 11.35 p.m. LONDON, August 25. C. E. Green, an old time cricketer* and ex-Preeident of the Marylebone Club, in a letter to the newspapers strongly protests against Counties approaching "colonial cricketers, and suggests that Counties refuse to play any County inducing colonial encketers to qualify for them.