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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 10 September 1909, Page 3

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(Pbess Association. — CopraiOHT.) MATCH. AGAINST AN ENGLISH XI LONDON, Thursday. The English team for the Scarborough match against .ho Australians are as follows-"-Spqoner, Hutchings. Fane, Carr, Hirst, Rhodes, Hunter, Buekenham, Hobbs, Tyldesley, and Thompson. ' . (Received Sept. '10, 9.15 a.m.) .- LONDON, Thurs. /The English team made 129 in the Ist innings — Hobbs, c Armstrong b Macartney 0 Rhodes, e. Noble b Laver 4 jSpobue'r, b Laver 10 Tyldesley, c Armstrong b Macartney 35 -Fane".:b Mcartney 1 'c Armstrong b Mcartney 16 Hirst, c Mcartney b Armstrong 13 Thompson, ce Bardsley b Mcartney 12 Buekenham, b Armstrong ' 6 ■Carr; not out 9 Hunter," c Noble b Armstrong - 12 ":"' "Sundries 11 - Total 129 Bowling Analysis : . Mcartney, 5 wickets for 53 runs. i "Laver, 2 for 30. 0 for .7. - Armstfong, 3 for 27. ' Noble, 0 for 1. :','; The weather was tricky, though there -was a good wicket, with 6000 present. .. -Maealis.er, Gregory, Whitty, Carkeek iand. Triimper ' were omitted from the team. . x The Australians won the toss and put in the Englishmen. . -Hobbs was dispos-ed-of at the second- ball when the total wasone; and the second wicket was .down for 6,Rhodes giving Noble an easy one at point. ' Tyldesley and Spooner 'brought, the total to 36. The latter .was. bowled just as" he had acquired double figures. -Fane was taken by a bail-'er-;when, he had scored a single: 4 for -43. Fifty was compiled in 40 minutes. Tyldesley, playing forward to Macartney,- was caught, in the slips by Armstrong: The- departing-' batsmon showed fine driving powers. 5 for 68. Hutchings by a mis-hit was caught in the slips. 6 for7s_- Hirst and Thompson played to luncheon. On resuming Hirst knocked up -an easy eateh to Macartney at midpff— Ten runs later Thompson was at cover point. The century was reached in two hours. Buekenham was bowled round the legs. 9 for- 105. Hunter made 10, and then was missed -twice in one over. • He was calght in the slips a few moments lat-r. Tne innings laste'd 170 minutes. (Received Sept. 10, 11.5 a.m.) ••'- . LONDON, Thursday. had lost 8 wickets for 98, ftwhen stumps were drawn. — "Hartigan, b Buekenham • 18 :• Bardsley, b Car 34 •Hansford,- ;c Hutchings b Rhodes 3 ; Hopkins, c Spooner b Car 23 ftbble', mn- out £ .Armstrong, not out 12 Macartney, c and'b Carr 1 Cotter, c Thompson b Rhodes 1 Carter, b Rhodes . 1 ' l After making a fairly good start with three : wickets for 73, the Australians went to pieces. The first wicket was down for 23, and the second for 34. Bardsley -played steadily, but eventually^ was. deceived by a break. The half-■ceri-ury ..was completed in 50 minutes. The fourth wicket fell for 77, the fifth for 81, the sixth for 95, and the seventh "for £|6. '.'' __________ '