A SECOND DEFEAT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 515, 24 May 1909, Page 5

A SECOND DEFEAT.

AUSTRALIA AT LORDS. M.C.C. WIN BY THREE WICKETS, TARRANT-WARNER. (BY TBbBOKM'H-riIRS AMOCIVUON-CO?HIUIHT.I' London, Hay 22. Marylobona Cricket Club best Australia by three wickets. M.C.G., who, (it the closo ol? piny on Thursday, had lost two wjoketa fo; , 86 in their first innings—-Fano boiiiß not oul. with 17, unci Fostor villi S'-contimiQ.d their innings, which closed for 221, or 11 ahead of Australia's first innings total. In thciv .second innings, tho Australians mado 173, leaving M.C.C. 165 to get io' win. Tnrrant and Huiah opened the account oni-Kriilay aftoniootv. with 7 runs, and todav (Saturday) continued it, tho first wioket falling lit 52. M.C.C. got tho required total with the lons of snvon wiokets —Warnor 64 (not out), and Tarrant 50. ' On Friday tho wicket was good, today it was described as lively, The weather was good on botli days. On Fridny tho attendance was 4000. To-day it was pon r nt first, hut increased to 4000 after lurdL Tho scores axo: AUSTRALIA, Second Innings. I M'Alister, c. Foster, b. Rolf 32 Bardsley, c. Huish, b. Thompson .... 21 1 Mnc&rtncy, c. Rolf, b. Thompson ... 10 Ransford, b. Rolf ....... ...... 0 Trumpor, b. Buokoaham 34 Armstrong, o, Foster, b, Relf 51 Noble, b. Thompson 8 Hartigan, b. Thompson 1 Cnrkock, st. Huish, b. Thompson ... 0 O'Connor, 1.b.w., b. Rclf 2 Whitty. not out 4 Extras G Total 175 First Innings 210 Aggregate '>~. 385 Bowling Analysis. \ Jfroldor, nil for 19; Buckenham, one for 52 j Thompson, five for 61; Rolf, four for 37. M.C.C. F/ust Innings, Fry, c. Hartigan, b. \Vuitty 14 Warner, c. and b. Macartney 39 Fano, c. and b. O'Connor 22 Foster, c' LTartigan, b. Whitty 6 Tarrant, n. Armstrong, b.. O'Connor ... 5 Gillingham, c. and b. Armstrong ... 20 Relf, b. Armstrong 13 Thompson, c. Hartigan, b. Armstrong ... '20 Buckenham/ b, Armstrong 25 Huieh, b. Macartney . ... 27 Fielder, not out ' ... 9 Extras ..' 21 ' Total 221 Second Innings. Tarrant, b'. O'Connor ' 50 Warnor, not out 54 Huish, c. Carkeck, b. O'Connor 25 Fry, c. Carkcek, l>. Armstrong 2 Fano, 1.b.w., b.'Armstrong 2 Foster, c. Hartigan, b. Nolilo 0 Gillingham, c. Bardsley, b. Armstrong ... 1 Thompson, b. O'Connor 7' Relf, not put : ' ... 8 Sundries 16 Total for sevon wickets 165 . Aggrogato ~t 388 Bowmno Analysis. First Innings.—Noble, no wickets for 24; Whitty, two f0r,24; O'Connor, two for>66; Armstrong, four for 48; Macartney, two for 18. . i Second Innings.—O'Connor/ three wickote for 65 j Noble, ono for 19; Ai thiee for' 43; Macartnoy, nil for 14; Whitty, nil for 18; ' ' . . . * '~ Friday's Play. M.C.C.—Foster and batting. Soon after play began Foster gave an easy chance in. tho slips to Npblo, who split hU finger. Hopkins fielded for him us substituto at point. Fano, who played steadily, patted a soft one back to O'Connor, Ho was at thu wickot thirty-fivo minutoo, tho fourth wickrt falling for 88. Tho century appeared in 115 minutes. ' Gillingham, who joined Tarrant, gave a sharp chanco at tho wickets when he had made 13. Hie partner skiold O'Connor to mid-off, whore Armstrong was equal to the occasion. Five for 113. Armstrong disposed of Gillingham with i right-handed hard catch off his . own ball. Thompson, , tho newcomer,/ added a single, and then Armstrong bowled Relf, the seventh wickot falling for 135. Buokonham joined Thompson, and some lively play resulted, 43 being added in thirty-five minutes. Then Hartigan took a right-handed catch in tho blips from Thompson, , off Armstrong. Eight for 178. Tho ninth wiokot fell fivo runs lator. Huieh put lif) 27, smartly, and then was bowled by Macartney, the innings terminating 240 minutes from tho start. M'Alistor, and Bardsley opened play in the visitors' second inninge. Tho former played steadily, and 41 was recorded before Bardsloy was caught by HuishJ , off Thompson,' for 21. Thon tho wiokets foil quickly, four boing down for 73. Trumpor (34) had a usoful jartnership with' Armstrong (51), lasting 35 minutes, and raising tho sooro to 125. Trumper gave a brilliant sample of leghitting. •> Noble was half an hour at tho wickets beforo being bowled by Thompson for 8 rnn's. Armstrong mado a fino defence, and good hits. Ho survived confident appeals for legheforo. His innings lasted 105 minutes, • and he was then taken easily in tho slips by Foster, off Relf. Tho eighth wicket was down for 140. Towards tho closo of tho day the Marylebono team went in for .tho second timo, Tarrant and Huish batting. Seven runs were I scored without loss—Tarrant 5, Hnish 0— before tho drawing of stnmps. Saturday's Play. (Roc. May 23, 4.45 p.m.) Commencing carefully, Tarrant and Huieh soon livened up, hut Keon fioldiug kopt down I the runs. Tho first wicket M\ for 62j after b's minutes' piny, the second for 57. Tarrant batted for 150 minutes, playing a dogged game. Ho survived two appeals ioT leg-before, by Armstrong. When his score was 46, ho gave an' easy chanco to Whitty, off Armstrong. Tarrant finished by playing O'Connor on. Tho century was hoisted after two hours. Tho third wicket fell for 115. Warnor (54, not out) contonted hinisolf with steady cricket. His innings was nnirred by an easy chanco to Whitty, off O'Connor, when his scoro was 22. The other M.C.C. batsmen made a poor show, , PATCHY BATTING. The becond defeat of the Australian Eleven so early in tho tour will disappoint their admirers. In this ' game tho beaten team has missed numerous chances in tho field nnd has presented 37 runs to the score-sheet by way ot extras. In the first tunings of M.C.L". tho professionals of tho side luAtcitally assisted Iho total ai the pud camo in view, On Sntunl.iy tho batting Uorcxa were Warner,' Tiirant, and

Huish, who put on 129 out of 165 required to win. Tho Australian. , !' second showing i?as extremely poor, with lho< exception of Armstrong, 'i'rumpcr, ami ll'Alister. Thompson nnd .Keif divided the spoil ninong them, in • the second innings. Both players nro popular in this country. Armstrong nnd O'Connor obtained throe wickets apiece cm the third dny, but tho lively wicket proved good enough for their opponents toleave the finlil victors'by-a.margin of three wickets. The next inntch. which is against Oxford University, should assist to relievo tho preront depression in Australian stocks. . At present thoro is a distinct slump: . THE ■AUSTRALIANS'' AVERAGES, Tho batting nnd howling averages at tho con- ' erosion of the M.C.C, m.-uch are appended. There \s n discrepancy pf 20 runs in tho cabled bowling analysis of tho Australians in tho first Innings of M.C.C. Tho bowlers' figuree and Mindries only lotitl 201, whereas tho gross score , Batting. :.■ . ■..;.■■'■" In- Not .- ' •. Nome. nings. out. Runs. Ax'gni W. -Bardsloy■ ... .., 8 1 530 75.71 W. W. Armstrong ... 7 2 370 74 V,'Trumper..;:. .... 7 0 2RO ,40 V, Rnnsforel ... ... 7 .(| 257 38.71 G, 6. Macartney ... 0 2 136 -M ' P. A, M'Alister ... 4 ,1 71 2,160 M, A, Noble ~, ~,8 1 130 18.57 A. Cotter 1 0 -68 17 F. Lnver ... „, 1 0 17 ■■17' H. Carter „. ... i 0 63 15.75 A; J. Hopkins ... 1 ■■• 0 1.1 15 If. Hnrtiran ... \ ... 7' 0 01 13 W. .Ti Whitty ~.5/ .1 10 os ?•■'?• ™ wy — 2 ll 17 8.5 ■h A. OConnor ... 4, 0 -." . 22 S.S W. Carkeek- .2 0. s'' 2.5 . :. Bowling.. : ■ - Namfl. ■ .-• Wickets. Runs. Av'ge. W. ~T, Whitty ... ...18' 245 ' 13.M n. W. Armstrong ~. SO 471 15 7 G. G. Afiicnrtnoy 12 23-1 ]!).,-, J. A. O Connor 12 2fis 22 OS A. ,J. Hopkins ... .. .1 7(1 25.33 'A; Cotter ... ... ... U S<)2 . 28 MA. Noble r. 211 42.2 V. I?nn«fnrd ... ... ..... 0 u — It. , Hartigan ... \. .;.,'■ 0 4 — F. Lavor fl 21 ~ — EECORD OF THE TOUK. NotU—Won by an innings and G runs. Northamptonshire—Won by nine wiekote. TJswx—Drawn. Ftirrcv— Lost bv 5 runs. M.C.C.~L™t by 3 wickets. Synopsis: Played, 5; won, 2; lost, 2; drawn, 1. THE CENTURY LIST. England. Name. Match. Score. A. O. .Tnrifß Notts ' 135 not out, F, L. Fano . 115 Australia, ,„ me - Match. Scoro, W. W. Armstrong N-tts 1(KI not out. W, Bardslfjy - Tlniex 219 V. Ransford ■ E«s"x 171