CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9592, 11 September 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME,

MATCH AT SCARBOROUGH.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegrapa Copyright. Received September 10, 9.25 a.m. LONDON, September 9. The Australian cricketers to-day began a match against an All** England team at Scarborough. The weather was tricky, though the wicket was good. The Australians won the toss, and put the Englishmen in first. , Ihe innings lasted 170 minutes, and closed for 129 runs. Scores: — ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs, c Armstrong, b Macartney 0 Rhodes, c Noble, b Laver 4 Spooner, b Laver 10 Tyldesley, c Armstrong, b Macart • ney 35 Fane, b Macartney , i Hutchings, c Armstrong, b Macartney 16 Hirst, c Macartney, b Armstrong 13 Thompson, c Bardsley, b Macart- . «ey ' . 12 Buckenham, b Armstrong 6 Carr, not out 9 Hunter, c Noble, b Armstrong 12 Extras li Tutsi 129 Bowling analysis.—Macartney, five wickets for 53 runs; Laver, two for 30; O'Connor, none for 7; Armstrong, three for 27; Noble, none for 1. After making a fairly gosd start with three wickets for' 73, the Australian team went to pieces. The first wicket was down for 22, and the second for 34. Bardsley played steadily, but was eventually deceived by a break. The half century was compiled in fifty minutes. The fourth wicket fell for 77, the fifth for 81, the sixth for 95, and the seventh for 96. When stumps were drawn for the day eight wickets were down for 98 runs, the scores being as under; — AUSTRAIANS. First Innings. Hartigan, b Buckenham 18 Bardsley, b Carr 23 Ransford> c Hutchings, b Rhodes. 3 Hopkiins, c Spooner, b Carr 23 Noble, run out O Armstrong, not out 12 Macartney, c and b.Carr .1 Cotter, e Thompson, b Rhodes 1 Carter, b Rhodes 1 Extras 16 Total for eight wickets 98