AUSTRALIA v. SOMERSET.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 142, 14 June 1909, Page 4

AUSTRALIA v. SOMERSET.

VISITORS JUST WIN. [3PBESB ASSOCIATION .1 (Received June 13, 5.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 12. The Australians defeated Somerset by two wickets. Somerset in their second innings made 111, the scores being as under: SOMERSET, 2nd innings. Hardy, c Carter, b Layer 6 Lewis, c and b Layer 2 BrauncL, c Carkeek, b Macartney 51 Robson, c Bardsley, b Armstrong 6 Naragan, b Macartney 16 Hill, b Noble 0 Daniell, c TBardsley, b Layer ... 8 Bisgood, b Macartney 3 Greswell, b Macartney 8 Poyntz, b Layer 5 Chidgey, not out •• 2 Sundries ••• 4 Total 11l First innings 93 Grand total 204 Bowling analysis: Layer 4 for 38, Noble 1 for 39, Armstrong 1 for 10, Macartney 4 for 20. Australia in their second innings lost 8 Arickets.for 68. Following were the scores:— AUSTRALIA, 2nd innings. McAllister, c Braund, b Greswell 15 Bardsley, lbw, b Robson .... ... 1 Noble, c Braund, b Robson ... 0 Gregory,.b Greswell 29 Armstrong, c and b Robson ... 5 Macartney, not out ... 6 Hartigan, b Greswell ... 1 Carter, b Greswell 3 Layer, not out 4 Sundries 4

Total for 8 wickets 68 First innings .•• 139 Grand total #...207 Bowling analysis: Greswell 4 for 11, Lewis 0 for 8, Robson 4 for 45. The match was finished in gloomy weather. Twelve hundred spectators were present. The drying wicket was difficult. C&rkeek fielded as substitute for Wliitty. ■ Braund gave a sound, skilful display. He was nearly run out. when he had mad© 38, Carter misfielding the ball. The fourth wicket fell at 73, and the seventh was down at 88. The innings lasted 145 minutes. Alter lunch the Australian wickets fell rapidly. Bardsley fell at his third ball; Noble was taken low down, in the slips in the second over, Braund catching Trumper brilliantly one-handed in the third over. Three for 7. McAllister batted 50 minutes _for his total. Gregory at the same time played resolutely, being strong on the leg side. He lost his wicket in playing forward to Greswell. He hit ; three fourers and three threes. Arm- j strong was caught off a powerful ieturn. Six for 54. . Armstrong is suffering from _ a weak leg, and Whitty is ill with in- J fluenza. Noble and Gregory are both suffering from the climate.