SCARBOROUGH MATCH

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 63, 11 September 1909, Page 5

SCARBOROUGH MATCH

AUSTRALIANS IN THE REAR.

HOME TEAM XSAINS A GOOD LEAD.

TYLDESLEY AND HUTCHINGS

SCORE WELL.

8y Telegraph.— -Press Association.— Copyright. (Received September 11, 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, 10th September.'

The match between tho Australian cricketers afid an All-England team was resumed this morning at Scarborough, in dull weather. The wicket was faster, and in excellent condition. Armstrong, the not out man, was joined by O'Connor, and'the two carried on the Australians' innings, which stood at 98 for eight wickets. O'Connor added 2 to the score, and with the fall of Armstrong's wicket a few Tuns later, the visitors' innings closed for a total of 113, after two hours' play. Scores: — '

AUSTRALIA.— First Innings. Hartigan, b Buckenham. ... ... 18 Bardsley, b Carr .., 23 Ransford, c Hutchings, b Rhodes ... 3 Hopkins, c Spooner, b Carr 27 Noble, run out ... ... 0 Macartney, c and b Carr 1 Cotter, c Thompson, b Rhodes ... 1 Carter, b Rhodes 1 Armstrong, b Rhodes .■.. ... ,•„. 16 O'Connor, b Carr ... 2 Layer, not out „ ... 4 Extras „. .„ 17

Total „ ..: 113 The umpire allowed two sixers instead of fourers to Hopkins, whose score is now 27, instead of 23, as cabled yesterday. Bowling analysis : — Rhodes, four wickete for 29 ; Buckenham, one for' 23 ; Thompson, none for 17 j Carr., four ' for 27.

ENGLAND'S SECOND STRIKE. The Home team went to the wickets for the second time, Hobbs and Rhodes opening. The former gave a difficult chance to Layer at mid-off when he had made 16. The first wicket fell at 26, Rhodes being clean bowled. Hobbs batted an hour for his total of 39. He lost his wicket reaching forward to Armstrong. With his eighteenth run he completed "his 2000 runs for the season. Two for 63. Spooner and Fane gave no trouble. -The third wicket fell for 70, and the fourth for 72. '

A PROFITABLE PARTNERSHIP. A fine partnership beftveen Tyldesley and Hutchings ensued. Sunshine wad improving the wicket. The century was reached in 95 minutes. Hutchings leeled off 50 in an equal number of minutes by brilliant all-round play. Eventually he was smartly taken in the slips by Armstrong. His score included three sixers 'and nine fourers, and he batted for 75 minutes. Five for 197. Tyldesley was batting steadily. Hirst, after putting up 15 runs, got tis leg in front. Six for 233. Thompson was stumped five runs later. , > Tyldesley \s innings was characterised by fine cutting and driving. He was caught at the wickets after batting 170 minutes. His score of 89 included six

fourers. Eight for 261. The ninth wicket fell at 271, and the innings closed five, runs later. ENGLAND. First Innings „. 129 Second Innings. Hobbs, st Carter, b Armstrong ... '39 Rhodes, b Hopkins , 5 Tyldesley, c Carter ,b Armstrong ... 89 Spooner, b Noble 3 Fane, b Macartney 0 Hutchings, c Armstrong, b O'Connor 78 Hirst, lbw, b O'Connor 15 Thompson, st Carter, b Armstrong 3 Buckenham, not out ... ... ;.. 18 Carr, c Noble, b Armstrong 4 Hunter, c Noble, b Armstrong ' ... 1 Extras , .^. 21 Total >w ... 276 Bowling analysis:' — Macartney, one wicket for 65 ; Hopkins, one for 26 ; Armstrong, five for 48; Noble, one for 11 ; O'Connor, two for 50 ; Layer, none for 23 j Cotter, none for 33. [The analysis is inaccurate.] VISITORS' SECOND INNINGS. Noble and Macartney •commenced the Australians' second innings. Ten. runs were on board when Noble was caught at second slip, and O'Connor was stumped off Carr with the acore at 22. When play closed for the day the score stood at 35 for two wickets. Scores': — AUSTRALIA.-#second Innings. Noble, c Hirst, b Buckenham ... 5 O'Connor, b Carr ... 6 Macartney, " not out 13 Layer, not ont 3 Extras ' ... ; .., .... i# . 8 Total for two wickets ... „.. ' 35