CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11856, 21 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v. MARYLEBONE. (Press Assn.— -By Telegraph — Copyright) LONDON, May 20. Tho Marylebone Club team for today's match will be chosen from the following :— Maelaren, Fry, Warner, H. K. Foster, Fane, Gillingham, Haigh, Fielder, Buckenham, Tarrant, Mignon, Relf, and Thompson. ( (Received May 21, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, ilay 20. The weather was. fine. The attendance •lumbered 8000. MacLaren and Mignon wero omitted from the Marylebone team. Noblo won the toss.. The wicket was fast. The scores were: — AUSTRALIA (first innings). Ifartigan, c Gillingham, b Fielder ... 2 Uradsley, c Fane, b Ruckenham ... 42 Noble, b Fielder ... ... ... 17 Ransford, b A.-Relf ... ... 29 Armstrong, b Thompson ... '. ... 42 Trumper, b Buckennam ... ... 0 Macartney, b Thompson ... ... 34 Macajister, riot out ... ... ... 15 Carkeek, c Huish, b Thompson ... 1 b O'Connor lbw, b Thompson ... 9 IWhitty) b, Thompson .-.. „ ... >0 Sundries < ...'... ... ■' ... ',15 Total ...... ... „; 210 I Bowling analysis : Fielder 2 , for 65, Buckeriham 2 for 50, Thompson 5 for 26, Relf 1 for 26, Tarrant 0 for 28. pjiSCRIPTIO'N iOF THE PLAY. (Received May 21, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON. May 20". Bartizan was caught in the first over, GiNingham running from mid-on behind' the bowler to , effect the catch. Bardsley gave, a chance. at the wickets when he had scored four. Noble played Fielder on in an. unlucky manner, after trying some capital strokes. Two wickets fell for 29. ~ Bardsiey's defence was uncertain at the start, but improving, he indulged in cutting and. leg, hitting. He batted for 100 minutes before being dis-. missed. Rarisfprd gave a- short ,but bright of fine cutting. , l*he third wicket fell for 73, and, the fourth for 108. Armstrong was; missed in the ■slips' by Relf,; off Fielder, whefh; no liad scored a dozen. Buckingham in the next over bowled Trurtiper with a yorker for a duck. Five wickets for 108., i After lunch Armstrong was missed by Relf at pqiht'.off Tarrant's first over. The Victorian scored 1 30, principally by off driving. Macartney, who joined ,| him, playing judiciously, hit five fourers and a pair in 45 minutes. He added. 40, and therithe Sydneyite, who shpwcd | excell^ht cricket, was bowlefl by Thomp- j son. The f score included -eight fOurera. Armstrong batted for 100 minutes; when hooking, a. short ball he played Thompson on to tile wicket. The sixth wieketi^fell for 175, and the seventh for ah feddiiio'nai run. : Mucalister, "befOTfe iscor-, ing, had two appeals 3[or catches at wicket off Buckingham. ■On the second occasion the batsman wi\s walking away.! The Victorian batted for half an hour beJc-re 'scoring. Thompson' , had the batsmen beaten. He resumed a^ 174, and secured five wickotrj for an aclditioilal. 10 runs to his. reckoning. ; , (Recoived May 21. 10.53 a.m.) ' LONDON, May 20. ; Marvlebone has lost two wickets for 86. .■•■■ : -.- ', . •■ ' .',■.-• : Fry, c Hartigan, b Whitty ... '14 Wal'ner, o.and b Macartney ... 39 Pano, . not ( out ... ... ...17 Fprster, not -out ... : ... ... 5 • [There has evidently been a mutilation in the transmission of the figures, Unless the differenoe is made up by sundries, not recorded'.] ' ' ,