CRICKET.

North Otago Times, 29 July 1909, Page 1

CRICKET.

FOURTH TEST MATCH,

(By Electric Telegraph-Copyright.)

Per Press Association,

Received July 28, at 9.10 a.m. London, July 2i, AUSTRALIA—2mI Injiing*. Gregory, b Hirst 5 Bardsloy, c Maclaren, b Blythe... 35 Macurtncy, hot out ... 33

Total for 2 wickets .» ••• 7'T Tlio weather was dull at the start but the wind had fallen, and the, wicket was soft. There were people present. ( , ... There was a Very ijuiet st.irt, five runs comino from the first .five (overs. Ramos and Blythe were both bowling well, but the fielding was only moderate.

At 15 Hirst came on for llarnos, and his second ball found Gregory's middle s'tump.-l for IG. Bardsley was timing tho ball indifferently at tho start.

Sharp replaced Blytho and Macart- J ney joined Bardsley, Tho laMcr wn9 l impro\ir.g,: and gave a chance wide on tha oft y> the wicket-keeper, wnen jl7. off Sharp's first over. , Macartney quickly and ir.i excellent stylo, although tlio pitch was very dead. When tho half-witury went nf joVevi al changes of bowling wero tried, from Hirst to Rhodes mil then to BljtliO ngair.., The latter's' first over dismissed liarilfiey, Maclaren getting him in I ho slip?,; but ho had hit two fours olf the fatal over, Ho batter 85 ni'm-

■' 1 ' ■ Hit; I- !i '' " ' .utes Jor .Ms;nscore,. Macartney • at tho end -of 50 -minutes had; 33 to his f. clew'driving, 11 htljuiingf M livV^four«ra. 'Bain th?n Sat in \vhaj,p6 moro play top* p;lunoli rnii\ com. tliitiejd |' niijs\ j}|o spectators do parted,, and playior. tho day was stopped at, four o'clock, ! _ • Kccefted- July 28, at, 8.45 a.m. London, 'Juty2B. 'Tho Cricket suggto' that' each' country shall visit and ii>, yielded , by, each-other country every four no country .to pay Msits in twov-jjuccessivo" Confc I'cnco. proposes' .• that tho first trianj ulAr contest be held hi Englnul, 'Australia,: and South "Africa oaeli playing'>ix 'tests jn England, each moe'tli'ig "the .others three times iiiid j taking the gross gate at the matches, in which it participates.