CRICKETERS' TOUR.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 111, 12 May 1909, Page 7

CRICKETERS' TOUR.

THE NORTHAMPTON MATCH. .VISITORS' FIRST INNINGS. A GOOD AVERAGE SCORE. By Totecrapli.— Press Absociatlon.— Copyright, (Received May 12, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, 11th May. The first innings of the Australians in the match against Northamptonshire closed for 319, Armstrong being top scorer with 79. Bardsley scored 76. Hartigan ajid Bardsley opened the batting for the Australians. The former, when he had made 14, lost his wicket in attempting to play back to a ball from Smith. His score included three 4's, obtained off the first over he received. The first wicket fell at 67, and the second at 101. Noble's innings lasted seventy minutes, and his 32 runs were mostly the result of late cuts. Smith disposed of O'Connor and Carter with successive bolls, the latter succumbing to his first delivery. The fourth wicket fell at 122. Bardsley played free and faultless cricket, and was especially stroug in his leg-side work. On resuming play this morning the wicket was fast and the weather glorious. There was a fair attendance. Bardsley retired after adding a single to his overnight score. He gave a chance to Kingston at slip in the same over. During his stay of one hundred minutes atrthe wickets he made nine fomers, and his leg-side play was splendid. Cotter indulged in his usual free game. Northamptonshire's total was passed in 150 minutes' play. Trumper's inning 6 lasted ninety minutes, his half-century appearing at the end of eighty minutes. He played sound free cricket, his score including eight fourers. He fell in trying to pull Thompson at mid-on. Armstrong's innings showed free allround play. He made 50 in fifty-nine minutes, during two hours at the creases, and gave no chance. His score included eleven fourers. Trumper and Armstrong's partnership lasted seventy-five minutes, and added 100 to the score. Following are the scores :—: — AUSTRALIA.— First Innings. Hartigan, b Smith 14 Bardsley, lbw, b Thompson 76 Noble, lbw, b Thompson 32 O'Connor, h. Smith 5 Carter, b Smith 0 Cotter, c Manning, b Thompson ... 27 Trumper, c Smith, b Thompson ... 56 Armstrong, c Buswell, b Smith ... 79 Ransford, lbw, b Thompson ... 6 Gregory, b Smith ... ... ... 15 Macartney, not out 0 Sundries *. „. ... 9 Total 319 Bowling Analysis : Smith, five wickets for 110 runs ; Wells, none for 35 ; Thompson, five for 108; East, none for 60.