PLAY STOPPED BY RAIN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 117, 15 May 1909, Page 5

PLAY STOPPED BY RAIN.

AUSTRALIANS DECLARE AT 609

(Received Ma.y 15, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. Australia, with six wickets down for 609, declared their jnnings closed. Following are the additional scores :— Armstrong, not-out ... ... ... 59 Macartney, not out ... 48 Sundries •:• 16

Bowling Analysis: Buckenham 3 For 154, Young 0 for 80, Douglas 0 for 125 Mead 1 for 59, Read 0 for 47, Reeves 1 for 58, .McGahey 0 for 78, The weather was bitterly cold and gloomy, but the wicket, despite the rain which fell-during the night, was hard. The .attendance was unuer a thousand. After 45 minutes play was stopped, by duskiness, and steady rain commenced. Both batsmen played lively cricket. The chiej: feature-of Armstrong's innings was his iine, free cutting. Macartney also pliiyed an attractive game. He gave a chance to Fane in the slips ■when he had onade 16.