AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14133, 7 August 1909, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

■THE LANCASHIRE MATCH*

POOR START BY. COLONIALS. By Telegraph.— Association-Copyright.

• London,- August 5. The weather was sunny and the wicket inclined -to he slow for the match between the Australians and Lancashire, at Liverpool to-day. ~ >T . .. ,

. Hornby won the toss, and.. sent. the Australians in to bat. Gregory and Bardsley opened, and the first wicket fell at 12, Brearley, the fast bowler, wrecking '. Gregory's wicket. Hansford came next, - but made a blob, the second "wicket "falling at 13. ; : " "

Armstrong joined Bardsley, arid' - the partnership brought the total up to. 39, when Bardsley gave a' catch to Tyldesley at long-on, off Heap. Armstrong had contributed 18, including four fours, and was playing sound, steady cricket, punishing any loose ones. But he could get no one to stay with him. Noble was dismissed by a yorker from Brearley, which he attempted to drive, the fourth wicket falling at 23. ' -■

Trumper succumbed, to the third ball received from Dean, after making eight: Five for 58.

A good left-handed catch by Maclaren, off Dean, disposed of Macartney. for a single, and Hopkins; had . a similar experience after making eight,. the sixth wicket going at 60, and the seventh at 73.

' Cotter, at 80, hitting out to ; Dean, after making a brace, played the ball on to his wicket.

' Carter, before scoring, received a blow in the eye, the ball glancing off the bat. He temporarily retired. ' .

Laver failed to negotiate the second ball received from Dean, the total stilt remaining at 80. Carter came in again, and managed to keep up his wicket.whil<j Armstrong added an additional - seven. Armstrong batted 70 minutes, and. gave s fine display of sound cricket and -hard hitting. He hit eight 'fours, '"iv"

When Lancashire commenced their-inn-ings the pitch was still treacherous; Maclaren and Hartley opened, the former doing most of the scoring. •- At- 19 Mac- . artney captured Hartley. ' r *vy? * "Four runs later Carter stumped :Maclaren, off Laver, and Sharp succumbed to the first ball he received without addition to the score. The fourth wicket fell at 30, the fifth at 49, the sixth at 54.

MacLeod was lively while : lie lasted, hitting a six and a four. . .Vj

Makepeace stayed 70 minutes at y the wickets and played a sound game fdr 27, the board showing. seven, for 77: when he left. «

; Hornby,. good : cricket,, continued , to -pub oil the. runs, and saw-the' next 'two wickets fall, both ;at 93,' then he ; himself [ fell .a; victim to Garter, after hatting i' 45 minutes. " The innings ? lasted 120 : minutes.

y t •< •' wfc > v ' •? •; s .... The Australians made a disastrous commencement in their, second: innings; Before a run . was scored - Carter , was got; leg before ,by the second ball from Brearley, and" obis, placed; the * first delivery; received from Dean into; Maclaren's hands • it...' slip,'}, two i j wickets : being down * for a single'bye, "" Laver,; in making a big hit gave a catch to ' Maclaren at longoff j,:, Three for

16. *: ■ '%;* '■ •• ' -M& Gregory was stupidly run out without scoring, Hartley throwing his wicket down. r - Following are the scores::— J

AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. S. E. Gregory, b Brearley ... " ; ... b ; W. Bardsley, c Tyldesley, ; Heap ... '13 "V. Ransford, b Heap ... ... • ... 0 W. W. Armstrong, not out. ... ... 43 M. A. Noble, b Brearley — . iVv* 4 V. Trumper, b Dean ...- ... : ... 8 C. G. Macartney, c Maclaren, b Dean' - 1 A. J. Hopkins, c Maclaren,"b Dean ... - 8 -Cotter, b Dean . ...•... -o, ..« 2 H. Garter, b' Heap yi ... ..V ... "0 F. Laver, / Dean , , ... ... ... 0 Sundries ... ..< vT '•••-.: .... 2 Total • ... Mrrt •. ... £7 Bowling Analysis: Brearley took ' two wickets for 32; Heap, three for 28; and Dean, five for 15. ■ AUSTRALIA.-^-Sewnd'lnnings:.;; *

Noble, c Maclaren, b Dean. ... ' ... ' 0 Carter, lbw, b Brearley ... . ... j ... .* 0 Laver, . c Maclaren, : b . .Dean ... . m.j 8 Cotter, not out'.. * ... 12 Gregory, run out... " ! ... *... ..... 0 '... Sundry > ... ... ... '... /I Four wickets, for ... . ... ; ;"'..i :21 LANCASHIRE.-—First .Innings.-, $ a A. C. Maclaren, st Carter, b Layer ... . ,16 A. Hartley, b Macartney , •.... «... vi 3 J. T. Tyldesley, lbw, b Laver ... - ... 10 J. Sharp, c Noble, b Laver ... ... 0 H. Makepeace, lbw, b Armstrong ... 27 J. A. MacLeod, c — , b Macartney 11 J. S. Heap, b Macartney V ... '....r; v.l A. H. Hornby, st Carter, b Armstrong ' 31 H. Dean, b Armstrong ... . * ... ... .. 3 W. Brearley, b Armstrong ... ... 0 W. Worsley, not out ... • . ... ... j"-0 . Sundries ; ... ... •; .... *•- 2

Total ... v.. ... ... 104

Bowling Analysis: Laver, three for 25 Macartney, three for 44 Armstrong, four for 14; Noble, none for 16. ..... . - •

RHODES' RECORD.' V;/■; •'

v-London, August 5. Wilfred Rhodes, the Yorkshire international, has scored 1000 runs and taken 100 wickets for the seventh consecutive season, thus establishing a record.