CRICKET.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10239, 31 August 1909, Page 4

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v. M.C.C. r ' ; fBT ELICTOIC TECTiGBArn —COPYRIGHT.] (Per Press Association.) Received. August 317 at 9.15 a.m. " *' ' London, August 30. The weather was" fiiie and tlio wicket fast.' - ' ' . M'Alister. Hopkins, Carkcrfk, and ;Hartigari are omitted from tho cofortial teatti. . Foster won the toss and scut m Tarraiit and Moon. The first wicket went at 22, at tor 20 minutes' play, Tarrant putting up » Catch to Laver off one of Cotter's. Moon took 40 minutes" steady pjsv to make his score, and was then bowled oft his pails.—2 for 41. Ten runs later Llewellyn on-played Cotter, and the same bowler also captured GiHiiuhau, making Ins lecord 4 for 61. . , '{"rdstafr was 70 minutes at tinwicket artd gave a chance from a retarn to Armstrong when 24. 5 ior .ft. Foster was 11 ken cleverly at slip and A list in went the same way .Titer 40 minutes' steady play, the sixth wicket fcl'iri" at 103 and the seventh lor 141. The"century took 93 minutes to compile. . , „ ~ Ariustroticr accounted lor tho ronuiiiiing three wickets with an addition of 47 to the totai. the eighth wicket goinn- at 161 and the ninth at 178. 7te!f played sound cricket and b:ute:l 75 minutes. „ , The inninss lasted 100 minutesHarilstaif replaced l-'ry in the I-oid s te-tni. . M.C.C. —First Innings. Tarrant, c Laver, f : Cotter 1 Moon, b Cotter --- --- ~ IhiriUi.uff. o Ar.mt:->ig -- I Lieiv.-livn, on-played Cotter GiHiitgham, b Cotter -.-- Fo.-ter. c Vrmsttr.ng. b -Noble ... Aiis'iu. r Liver, l> Cotter --J {{elf. no! out ... - "'j Thompson ibw.h --- • Biickeiiham, b Armstrong ,J Fielder I) Armstrong _ Sundri-; ... --- Total 1: "'' Howling Analysis: Cotter, 5 wickets for SO rim;; O'Connor. 0 ioi 1 _ , An., strong, 4 for 41: lo . Noble. I for ■!: La.-r, 0 to:- _h. Received August 31, at 11.-j Loiultnu oO. AUSTRALIA. —lit Innings. Noble, not ••nt ... , '' Bardsley, lbw, b Huckenham - ■ R:msfor«L ii*»t out ... -*• Extras *** Total for 1 wicket llb Noble and P.ardsley were the fir:.t pair, and the former had made oni\ :. single when Bardsley without scoring, retired, leg-before to huchenliam. Ransford followed, and -Noble and 1were still together when stumps were rlrawn. Both were steady at the start, but livelv with all-ronnu good pia> afterwards. Fifty was hoisted in minutes, and the century in bo muuite.,. Ransford gave a cnaiice otf !»<■•«' •' and Noble :'i chance at ttie wicket on Buckenhain when 53. The attendance was 3000.