CRICKET.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12545, 22 May 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

' AUSTRALIA V. MARYLEBONE. |

[Pntss Association. — Copyright.] London, "Way £0. The weather is fine, and the^attendance numbers 8000 for the '• match Marylebone Club v. Australia. Maclaren and-Mignon are omitted from the Marylebone team.Noble won the toss for the Ajs-iia-lians, and went in on a fast wick-it. AUSTRALIA. First Linings.— 2lo. Hartigan, c Gilligaii b Fielder 2 Bardsley, c Fane, b Buckenham " 42 Noble, b Fielder 17 Ransford, b A. Relf 29 Armstrong, b Thompson 42 Trumper, b Buckenliam 0 Macartney, b Thompson 34 Macalistei-j not out 15 Carkeek, c Huish b Thompson 5 O'Connor, 1.b.w., b Thompson 9 Whitty, b Thompson .0 Sundries 15 Total TlO Bowling analysis.— Fielder, 2 wickets for 65 runs; Buckenham, 2 for 50; Tliompson, 5 for 26; Relf, 1 for 20 j Tarrant, O for 23. ' Hartigan was caught in the slips over, Gillingham running from midon behind the bowler, effecting the catch. Bardsley gave a. chance when at foiir at the wickets: Noble played Fielder on in an unlucky manner, after making some capital strokes. Two wickets for 29. Bardsley' s defence was uncertain at the start, but, improving, he indulged in cutting and leg hitting. He batted for 100 minutes before he was dismissed. Ransford - gave a short but bright display of fine cutting. The third wicket "fell - for 73, and the fourth for 108. Armstrong was missed in the slips by Relf off. Fielder when he had scored a dozen. Buckenham, in the next over, bowled Trumper with a yorker for a duck— five for 108. After luncheon, Armstrong was missed by Relf . at point off Tarrant's first over. .The Victorian scored 30, principally by off-driving. MacArtney, .who joined him, playing judiciously, hit five fourers; and the pair in 45 minutes .added 50. Then the Sydneyite, who had displayed excellent cricket, was bowled by Thompson. His score included eight ' fourers. Armstrong batted for 100 minutes.* When hooking a short ball he played Thompson on to the wickets. The sixth wicket fell for 175,- and the seventh for an addi- . tional run. Macalister, ; before scoring, had two appeals — -one a catch at the wicket off JBuckfenh'am, and on the second occasion the batsman waswalking away from the wickets. The Victorian was half an hour before scoring. Thompson had the batsmen beaten. He resumed dt 174, and secured five wickets for an additional five runs to his reckoning. , MAEYLEBONE. First innings. — 2, wickets for 86. Fry, o Hartigan, b Whitty 14 Warner, c and b MacArtney . .. .. 39 Fane, hot out 17 JVster, not out 5 MReceived 21st, 5 p.m. - London, May 21. When the Englishmen went to - the wickets the weather was gloomy. With the score at 25, Fry was caught by Hartigan. Warnor, when 9, gave a difficult chance at the wioket. He compiled his score by cutting and legglancing, and then put a full pitcher back to the bowler. . - The Marylebone Club entertained the Australians at dinner at Lords. . The following are the batting averages of the Australians up to the conclusion of tho Surrey, mateh :— : . Not Hst • Ings. out score Runs.Ay. Bardsley 6 1 219 467 93 Armstrong s' . 2 - 106* 277 92 Trumper 5 0 94 246 49 Ransford 5 0 174 V 227 45 McArtnov 4 2 48 c> 86 43 Noble M 6 I 50 135 27 Carter 4 0 61 94 23 Hartigan . 5 0 44 88 17 Cotter 4 , 0 27 68 17 Layer 1 0. 17 17 17 Whitty 3 2 11* 15 .15 Hopkins 10 15'- 15 15 McAlistor 2 .0 19 24 12 Gregory 2- 0 13 17 8 O'Connor 3.0.6 16 5 Carkeek 0 0 0 0 0 *Notout. Tho bowling averages are as loivs:-r-Wkts.: Runs. Average. Whitty 16 • 213 13 Armstrong 23 :■■-,. 380 . 16 O'Connor 7 V 144 .20 McArtney ' 10 "V 202 20 Hopkins . 3 76 25 Cotter -'. .. 14 M 392 : 28 Noble '.'. 4,: 168 42 Ransford ;:§■ , ■■■ 2 2 Hartigan ,0 M 4 4