CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 514, 22 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS V. M.C.C.-TAME BATTING COLTS STILL IN FRONTr THOMPSON'S EFFECTIVE TRUNDLING. (ni TBi.auuiru—i'nESa isaocuriiiN-cdi'titiiiur.i v •. London, May 20. . The matoh of. tho Australian cricketers against tho Marylebone Crickot' Club began at Lord's; Ground to-day* in tho prcseuca of eight thousand spectators. Tho weather was flno, and tlia wioket..waa fast. . At the drawing of stumps Australia had made 210, and MiO.C. had lost two wickets tot 86.- . . -Tho'M.C.C, team was composed as followsi —I'ry, War fie r, H. K. lo3tcr, lane, Gillingham, lluish, Fielder, Buo}tenhom,"Tarrant, Relf, and, Thompson. , i. Hopkins, Layer, Gregory) and Cartor word omittod- from tho Australian team. ■ .Th<ji scoros are as under: — . AUSTRALIA. -- FlltST Inninob. Hartigan, o. Gdhncliam,-bt Fiolder ... 2 Bardsloy, o. I'ano, b. Buokeiiham ... 42 Noble, b; l'lclder .;. ••• .17 Ransfordj b. Rolf ... ... ... 29 Armstrong. bi ThimMofl •." »■ '43 Trurapor. b. Buckenham 0 Macii'tiicy, b. rhompson ... ... ... 34 M'AlistoiI,'not1,'not out r ... : ■» ■ ... ' ' i.. *15 Carkeck: n. Huish, b. Thompson . ... ~5 O'Connor, l.b.w.j b; Thompson ... ... 9 Whitty, b. Thompson . 0 Extras. ... ... ... ... 15 Total ' ... 210 ■ • j Bowtiso Analysis. ' Fieldoi 1 , :: two .wickets fof 6a; Buclieiiham, two for 50 j Thompson, flvo {or.sSJC; Itoll, one for 20; Tarrant, 0 for 23. M C 0 ■ ■ First Innihob. 1 Ftfy,' c. Hartigin,' b. Whitty.. .... ■: ... 14 Warner, c. and b. Macartney, ... ... «JSJ Fane, not put ■...; .... '.■.» ........ 17 : Foster, not out ... . ... ... —- .5 Extras .... ... ... 11 Total for ■ two wickets ~. ... 80 Noblo'B Bad Luck. ' .Noble .won. tlio toss,^and Hartigan and Barilsley opeiieil. the hattinjj. 'l'he formor was caught:in "the first over, Uillingbam run-: ning fwm mld-oi behind tho bowler to effect tho catch. . •: • ,' IJM'tlsky gave a, chance at • tho - wickets when tho score waa 4. Noble played Fielder on, in an unlucky manner, aftor making some capital stfbkes. Two wickets for 29. '. ' BardsleJ-'a defctice ' trhs' Ulicertain.. at. the; start, hut. improving, ho indulged in some good' cutting;and log hitting. ■Ho bttttod 100 minutea for his 42. .... '■ ' ■ , - ■ : ifetisfora (29) gave .'a-abort, biit brigW: dis-h play of fine cutting. The third wwkefc fell: for 73, ahd tho fourth for 103. 1 ;| Armstrong was missod in the slips by Rolf, 6(5 Fk-ldfo, when ho. had scored a dozen. : Buckenham, in the next'avor, bowled Truth-' ;ptar witli a yofkor for a "duck." Five for 108.; : After liinoh- ArinStroiig was missed by Relf at. point off Tfcrr&ht'sNifst over. Tli'o Vic-: lorian scored 30, principally by off-driving. MtcHrtHsy. Bats Brightly. • Macdrtnoy, who .joined, him, playing judiciously, hit foUrors, and tho j)air in 45 mihtitos added 50. 1 hcil tho-Sydnoyito, who liad : sliawn' excellent;:cricketj .wasjbowlod by' Taompjon. His scoro included eight fourors. J Armstrfing" had batted 100 "minutes for the same. tbtal tts.Bardsloy's,.when,'in hook-' ing ball,.from Tijomjjsoq, ho played :jti.on?,to:his, w;loke,t... -Tho sixthiwiokot -v/as down' for v -1'76,' and .tho seventh for. an addi•tional run. . • . . M'.AliStar 1 befofe scoring, had ttto.appaals for a catch at tho wickets off Buckenham. Om the Second oocasian 'wits, walking away. The Victorian Was half, an hour bo-: foro soaring. Finully lie not out with, 15 ,' Thompsoh lind tho batsmen beaten: r.He resumed bowling when tho total renohed 174,,1 and . secured, (lyo wickots .for an a'ddi(li6nal,: ten ruus to his reckoning. .' '/ M.0.0. at Wloltcts. (Reo. May 21, 6 p.m.). Whoa tho Eftgllshmtti Wetlt to tlio j Fry and \Vsrhar dpemtig, the weather was I gloomy. With tho score at 25 Fry waa caught by Hartigaa off Whitty. / Watu6f, whon ho had iWe.9, gave & difficult chance at tho wickets.- He compiled 'his • score of 39 by cutting and leg-glanoing. H« then put a filll-pltcher baok to tho bowlor, Maeartuey. : The Mai'ylibsiW Club fentertauied the Australians at dinner at Wd's. • '[Ndble>: spin 'of th 6 ,d6in did.'n6t prdvo'so' productive: as Alight ;have been Confidently ei-; pcctcd from' such ;a strong batting Sido iiS tho Australian Eloven.- 1 No/fault can bo found with tho wicket, iind. i):score OJE 210—ihcluding a Rift of 15 , not 'tery flattering, i'i'he: players ' of both teams' have hot taken • tho tillahces thdt'canto their way, and.tho tallies of: the first day's. cricket >'«r6' somewhat efihahced in cohSenUenCe. Tho batting figures of Bards-; ley, RiViisfofd, "and. Macartney worthily'. Upheld tho youngef: of the fcdlortial team.: Armstrong Jed tho V Old Bnettdit."\ Noble was promising, for -a . big. score, when -he unfortnnntely ployed Fielder 0n.., Thompson, of. Northtiihptonshire,: played havoc with the iato arrivals of the Australian visitors, who. were unl. able to. cope with tho "-Man on the Spoti'-' Car-: keek U'.roMttrlhg Cartel 1 , and of the 86 rnns to date ..to the credit of-the M.C.C., sundries ■flfo. cfedited With 11. Fry'did not. open on the bij .Side, atio Wafitof was luikv to have stayed .co lohg before ,he,:Sbnt bno back to■ Marattnoy., Tht) 11)03 gaillb :b4tweih the Club and the Australians was ployed between the nrfit-and second test matbkes. MaoLaren, Jaokson, and Fry.wera -ojit, for,' ths Olub, and in. the' Test were qpsqdiated . with' • Hayward, Jbhe3, Bosanquet, Rhodes,' Lilloy,..Haißh, and Arnold. It. ttlll be' interesting to note noxt .week hbw nlttliy of the breSent M.C,C. team.are seleotcd to .tepfeSent Ehglftnd ill tho flrtt Ills . giitnOj tho Fii'st Test Match.] ; . "