CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11854, 19 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

_•> AUSTRALIA v. SURREY. (Press Assn.— By Telegraph — Copyright) LONDON, May 18. Trumper's middle stump fell to a ■yorker from Lees. Bardsley was good all round the wicket. Rushly's first threo overs proved disastrous to the visitors. In tho first lie secured Noble, who had batted soundly for fifty j minutes. In tho second over Strudwick took Armstrong low on the oft .side and repeated the same catch brilliantly oft Runsfprd m Rushly's third over. The ligh#*vas bad. ' " (Received M,iy 19, 8.40 a.m.) Australia scored 157, as follows : — • Bardsley, c Strudwick, "b Lees ... 41 Macalister, c Marshall, b Rushley... 5 Hartigan, c Hay ward, b Lees ... 0 Macartney, c Spring, b Lees ... 33 Carter, b lliißhly ... . ... 2 Cotter, b Rushly 14 Whitty, not out ... ... 11 Sundries 18 Total ... ... ... 157 Bowling analysis: Lees 4 for 68, Crawford nil for 33, Rushly 6 for 38. Surrey, m the second innings, have lost five wickets for 102. The scores are :— SURREY.— 2nd Innings. Hay ward, not out ... ... 58 Hobbs, Ibw, b Armstrong ... 4 Hayes, c Hartigan, b Noble ... 4 Marshall, b Armstrong ... ... 4 Crawford, b Armstrong ... ... 20 Curwen, Ibw, b Armstrong ... .;. 5 Spring, not out . ... ... 1 The weather was cloudy, with frequent showers. There were 7000 people present. '» Bardsley lost his wicket m Lees' tln'rd over. He batted for 100 minutes-, being skilful but- -uncertain. The same over saw Hartigan, who filled the vacancy, put the first ball tamely into Hay ward's hands at point, the sixth wicket falling for 85. A bumping ball caused Macalister to put up an easy one m the slips. Three wickets fell m six overs. The eighth wicket went down for 97. Then a half hour's partnership / between Macartney and Cotter ensued, and vthere was some smart running between the pair, Macartney making neat (Strokes. Then Cotter lost -his leg stump when driving Rushly. His score included one drive for six. Macartney brought the innings to a close by skying Lees to Spring at mid-on. The innings lasted 155 minutes. \ ■■*■'' Heavy showers of rain stopped.further play. Some time after lunch the weather cleared, but was unsettled. Surrey made an inauspicious^ start, the third wicket being down for 27. Hayward was. watchful^ making fine hit's occasionally, and secured five; for, an ondrive off Noble. Crawford was.'playing unevenly. When he had ten on he played Macartney without-, dislodging the Kails. The, light - grew bad, and play ceased for : 25 minutes. was also falling. ;■£ An ..'■ offrbreak of Armstrong's dismissed 1 Crawford, who batted : for an hour, the fourth wicket!^ falling .'.for 75. Hay\yafd surely and steadily swelled the SCOfei-' -..' . '- "■■■'.'" •-."•■ ■ •.'••!■.•."•. . ::-,■ '.' ■■'■''■'ii: ; (Received May 19. 11.33 a.mV) \ ; - -LONDON, May 18, ; When fitunrps were drawn Surrey had lost eight wickets for 161 runs. .-■-. ''iiddi-' tional scores i- I—-,1 —-, i '„--,■. ,'■..■■ ■■■' HaywartT (not out) .... ... •....; 85 Spring, b Whitty ... ... Vi -5 liees. c Whitty, b Macartney ... 13 Strudwick (not out) ...... ... ... 4