CRICKET.
AUSTRALIA v. NORTHANTS
HOME TEAM OUT FOB 203
[PEES 3 ASSOCIATION.] (Received May 11, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 10
The Australians began the second match ©f their tour to-day, against Northamptonshire. The local team batted first, and made 203: Kingston, b Macartney ... ... 15 Pool, 1.b.w., b Cotter 1 Haywood, b Cotter 9 Via-Hsi b Macartney 24 .Smith, c Trumper, b O'Connor. ... 13 Wells, c and b Armstrong 45 not out 46 $>nell, 1.b.w., b Armstrong 0 SSast, run out 8 Manning, b Macartney 9 (Busweil, b Macartney ... 12 Sundries 21 -Total ... ~ 203 Bowling analysis: Cotter 2 wickets 'for '46, O'Connor 1 tor 41, Armstrong -2 for 47, Macartney .4 for 40, Noble JO^forS.
Layer, Whitty, Hopkins ;and McAllister were omitted from the -Australian team.
The weather was dull, but the wieiket was good. The attendance was i moderate.
-Northants won the toss and'elected •to bat. They made a poor start, the -first two wickets being down for 18, and four for 56.
Vialls played good leg-side cricket. He gave a chance to Bardsley in the slips off -Cotter when he had made seven.
At-luncheon -the score stood at <75 for five wickets.
Wells was 60 minutes at the wickets, and gave a good display of vigorous driving and pulling. -Finally he returned a hot one to Armstrong, which the bowler held.
A smart .return from Ransford was responsible for East's dismissal.
Thompson played a sound, steady ;game. .He batted for ;M) minutes. iHe : gave a chance to Carter at the wickets ioff O'Connor when he had made four.
.The.seventh wicket fell at 142, the >eighth at 168, and the ninth at 181.
Australia-had lost 4 wickets for .133 when stumps were:.'drawn: — Hartigan, b Smith ... 14 .Bardsley, not out ... 75 -Noble,-lbw, b Thompson ... ... 32 f O'Connor, b Smith 5 'Carter, b 'Smith' 0 '^Cotter, not out ... 3 ■Sundries ... ... ... 4 .-Total for '4. wickets 0.33
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 113, 11 May 1909, Page 5
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314CRICKET. Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 113, 11 May 1909, Page 5
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