CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11857, 22 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY. (Press Assn. — By Telegraph — Copyright, LONDON, May .v2l. When the Englishmen went to the wickets the weather was gloomy. With tho score at 25 Fry was caught by Hiirtigan. Warner, when nine, gave a difficult chance at the' wickets. He compiled his score by cutting and le.o glancing, and then put a full pitche? back to the bowler. Marylebone entertained' the Australian!at dinner at Lords. (Received May 22, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 21. Marylebone's first innings closed for 221, the additional scores being: — Fsjie, c and' b O'Connor ... ... 22 Forster, c Hartigan, b Whitty ... r 6 Tarrant, c Armstrong, b G'Connor../ 5 Gillingham, c and b Armstrong ... 20 Relf, o Armstrong ... ... ... 13 Thompson, c Hartigan. b Armstrong 20 Buckenham, b Armstrong ... Jis Huish, b Macartney ... ... 27 Fielder, not out ... ... ... 9 Sundries ... ;.. ... ... 21 Total ... ... ... ; :' -.';:'. 221 Bowling analysis: Noble 0 for "',24,' Whitty 2 for 44, O'Connor 2 for 66, Armstrong. 4 for 48, Macartney 2 for 18. AUSTRALIA (second innings). V Macalister, c Forster, l> Relf '.....'".v. 32> Bardsley, c Huish, b Thompson .;. 21 Macartney, c Relf, b Thompson ... 16 Ransford,' b Relf ... '..•..... 0 Armstrong, not out ' ...:.. 30 Trumper, b Buckenham ... ... 34 Noble,, not out ... - ... y .-.'. 3 Five wickets for ... ... ; ..M42 (Received May. 22, 9.55 a.m.) V LONDON, May 21. There . was. fine weather and a good wicket 1 . The attendance" numbered 4000. Forster gave an easy chance m, the slips. Noble split his finger, and HopbirtA' fielded as Rubstitute at point.; Fane, A who played .steadily, ; patted a, soft one back to o'Colinor. He was at the^ wicket.^ for 35 minutes, the fourth wickefe falling for 98. The century appeared 'iri 115 minutes. . Gillingham,; wh^ 'joined Tarrant, gave a shhifj chance ' at ' the wickets when 13. His partner skied td mid-offi. where Armstrdug^was nt hand| Five for 113. Artnstrorig disposed of Gillingham with a right-handed hard catch. Off one ball Thompson, the newi comer,, added a single, and then* Armstrong bdwl"ed : vßtflf ,'•' the seventh wicket falling ior .. 135^ Buckenham joined Thompson. Sohie lively play ; resultedj 43 being added m 35 minutes; Tien Biartigdn totik a. right-handed catch id the slips off Thompson. Eight for- 178; The ,mrifh wieiljet .fell 6 runs ..later; Hiiish put inp 27 smartly. The ihnihgs terminated m 2WO minutes. ;' Mncnlister opened steadily, and a total of 41 %vas recorded before the Sydneyite was dismissetl. Theri the wickets fell quickly,^io^r being down for 73. Trurii}. pier had ia;>. useful partnership 0f .35 minutes, raising the srfore to' 125. He gave a brilliant sahipley of leg, hitting. '■ 11 (Receiveti May 22, 11 a<m.j „; /LONDON, May 21. : Australia m their second innings scoredl 175. Additional -«cor«fc :— - ' Armstrong, c. Forster, b Relf ;...'• b% Noble, ; b Thompson ... ... ... 0 Hartigan, f> Thomson V .... ... 1 Carkeek, stpd 1 Huish, b Thompson... Q O'Connor, c and b Relf ... ... 2 Whitty, inot out '",... ... ... 5 Siinarie^' ... ... ... 6 Tbtal v ; L '""-■"' A,. Ay. .:. ;.. 175 , Marylebone in 1 tlteiv second, innings have iriv wickets klown for 1. a . V Tarrant, not out "... .A. ... 5 Huish, hot out A.. ... ... 0 BoWling analysis : Fielder 0 for, 19, Bucfeehluim lfor 52, Thompson 5 for 61, Relf 4 for 37. Noble was half an hour at 'the. wickets; Armstrong made a fine defence, with good . hits. Two confident appeals were made for leg before. His innings lasted 105 minutes. Ho was taken easily m the slips. The eighth wicket was dowri' for 149. ' :