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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 15042, 9 July 1909, Page 8

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THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR. THE MATCH AGAINST WARWICKSHIRE. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON. July 7. Showers delayed the resumption of play in the match between the Australian eleven and Warwickshire for an hour, and when a start was made the wcatheV was dull and tho wicket easy. Lilley added a single to his overnight e,core, and was then caught at short leg by Hartigan, the fieldsman falling forward in taking tho catch. Five for 151. Stephens gave a difficult chance to Armstrong in Whitty's first over, before he had scored, and then after making one was caught low down in the slips. Six for 155. Before any addition had, been made to the score Quaifo was stupidly run out, Trumper making a smart return from short leg. He batted for 165 minutes, and hit five fours. The wicket was now treacherous and kicking. Foster was dismissed first ball, hitting out at O'Connor. Eight for 155. Hargreaves hit out at everything, and gavo a couple of chances to VVhitty and Carkcek before being bowl--80 by O'Connor. Tho ninth wicket fell at 174, and soon after Whitty bowled Field, and the innings closed for 185. The Warwickshire team followed on, and scored 185 for eight, wicket when time was called, and the match was drawn. The following are the scores: AUSTBALIA. J'irst Innings. Btrdsley, b Charlesworth . . 118 Hartigan, b Field ... 11 Rinsford, c Lilley b Field . 66 Trumper, b Foster ... 1 Gregory, b Field ... 1 'Noble, o Lilley b Hargreave . 131 Armstrong, c Charlesworth b Field ... 79 /Hopkins, c Pridmore b Quaifo . 21 Carkeek, b Quaifm . . . 4 'Whitty, o Foster b Field . . G O'Connor, not out ... 0 Extras ... 18 Total 436 Bowlins Analysis.—Field, five wicket 3 (or 105 runs; Santall, none for 89; Foster, one tor 104; H«r«roave, one for 72; Quaifo, two for 24; Charlesworth, one for 23; Stephens, tone for 11; Kinneir, none for 5. WARWICKSHIRE. First Innings. Charlesworth, run out . , 9 Kinneir, b Armstrong . . .45 Fishwick, b Hopkins ... 0 Quaife, run out . . . .68 Pridmore, o and b O'Connor . 7 Lilley, c Hartigan b O'Connor . 19 Stephens, o Armstrong b O'Connor I Santall, not out . . . .12 Foster, b O'Connor ... 0 Hargreave, b O'Connor ... 14 ' Field, b Whitty , ,*' . 4 Extra* . . * ~. .6 i ___ Total . , . . 185 Bowling Analysis.—O'Connor, fire wickets pt 41 runs; Armstrong, one for 15; Hopiins, one for 3; Trumper, none for 49. Second Inning*. • Santall, b Hopkins . . .15 Kinneir, b Whitty ... 18 Charlesworthi o Ransford b O'Connor '2> Quaife, c H«rtigan b O'Connor . 20 Piidmoro, o Armstrong, b O'Connor 29 Lilley, lbw b O'Connor . .18 Stephens, c Carkeek b O'Connor 10 Fisiwxck, not out . . . .23 Foster, b Armstrong . . . 1] Hargreave, not out ... 4 Extras ..... 12 Total for eight wicket 3 . 183 Bowling Analysis.—O'Connor, five wickets :ot 56; Hopkins, ono for 18; Whitty, on* for *7; Armstrong, ono for 55; Noble, nono for 7.

THE WORCESTERSHIRE TEAM. LONDON, July S. The Worcestershire team to play Against tho Australians will be as> follows :—H. K. and W. C. Poster, Sirap--Bon-Hayward, Ba-che, Lyttelton, Burns, Arnold, Cuffo, Bowley, Porsou and Uaubrodger.

The nineteenth match of the tour will »pen to-day at Worcester against WorThis county occupied sixth position in last season's championship, playing eighteen matches, of which it won six and lost five, while seven were drawn. Among the most prominent members of the Worcester team aro the brothers Foster, E. A. Arnold, G. H. Simpson-Hayward, who toured New Zealand with Lord Hawko's team, and J. A. Cuffo, an exAus.traliart, are also leading representatives of tho county. "Worcestershire has just achieved the distinction of defeating Middlesex, which was the only unbeaten county this season until it met Worcestershire. The 1905 Australian team played one match against Worcestershire, and it was drawn. Australia scored 330 and Worcester mad© 78 and 51 for five wickets. KENT v. WORCESTERSHIRE. LONDON, July 8. Kent scored 555 against Worcesterihire (Woolloy 185, Fielder 112 not out). Tho last-wickot partnership fielded 235, a record.