CRICKET.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12546, 24 May 1909, Page 2

CRICKET.

MARYLEBONE V. AUSTRALIA. VICTORY OF THE* HOME ' TEAM. ll'iiisss Association — Coi-yki«ut. l "■■'■•. — London, May 21. Marylebone, first innings, 221. Fane, c and b O'Connor " - 22 Foster, c Hartigan, b Whitty 6 Tarrant, c Armstrong, b O'Connor 5 Gillingliam,- c arid b Al'mstl'Ong 20 Rolf, b Armstrong. ' 13 Thompson, c Hartigan b Armstrong ' * 20 Buekeriham, b Armstrong , 25 Huish, b MacArtney - 27 Fielder, not out :■ • 9 Sundries . 21 Total • 221 Bowling analysis: — Noble 0 U'iokkets for- 24 runs; Whitty, 2 for 44; O'Connor 1 , 2 for 66; Armstrong, 4 for 48; MacArtnoy, 2 for 18. __ Australia, second inuintss, 175. Macalister, c Foster, b llelf 32 BardsJey, c Huish, b Thompson 21 MacArtney,. c Relf, b Thompson 16 Ransford, b llelf • 0 Armstrong, c Foster, b Relf 51 Trumper, b Buckcnham 34 Noble, b Thompson ■ 8 Hartigan, b Thompson . 1 Carkeek, st. Huish, b Thompson 0 O'Connor, hb.ir., h ,Re]f 2 Whitty, not out 4 Sundries 6 Total 175 Bowling analysis: — Fielder, nil for 19; Buckenham, 1 for 52; Thompson, 5 for 61 ; Rolf, 4 for 37. (Australia made 210 in their first innings.) ' . There was fine weather with a good wicket and an attendance of 4000 for to-day's play. In tne Marylebono innings Foster gavo an easy- chance m the slips. Noble had a split finger, and Hopkins fielded as substitute at point. Fane, who played steadily, patted a soft one back to O'Connor. He was at the wicket 35 minutes. The fourth wicket fell at 93. Tho century appeared in 115 minutes. Gillingham, who joined Tarrant, gavo a sharp chance at the wickets when 13. His partner skied at mid-off, where Armstrong held the ball — s for. 113. Armstrong disposed of C-iilmg-ham with a right-handed hard catch -off an on-ball. Thompson, the new comer, aided Relf, the] seventh wicket falling for 13b. Buckenham joined Thompson, and some lively play resulted, 43 being added in 3o minutes. Then Hartigan took a righthanded catch in the slips off Tliompson 8 for The ninth wicket fell &vu runs later. . Huish put up 27 smartly. The innings terminated in 24.0 minutes. Macalister for Australia opened steadily, and 41 runs were recorded before the Victorian was 'dismissed. Then wickets 101 l quickly,^ four being down for 73. Trumper had a useful partnership of 35 minutes, raising tile- score to 125. He gave a brilJiano sample of: leg-hitting. Noble was half-an-hour at the wickets. Armstrong made a fine defence and yood hits. Two confident' appeals ivero made for leg Before. - tlis innings lasted 105 minutes, and he was taken easily in. tho slips. The eighth wicket was down for 149. Received May N 23, 4.45 p.m. ...London, May 22. Marylebono won by three wickets. Marylebone, second innings, 165.' Tarrant, b ,o'Connor 50 Warner, not out . 54 Huish, c Carkeek,. b O'Connor 25 Fry, c Carkeek. b Armstrong 2 Fane, l.b.w. b Armstrong 2 Foster, c Hartigan, b Noble 0 Gillingham, c 13ardsley, b Armstrong 1 Thompson, b O'Connor 7 Relf, not out • 8 Sundries 16 Total 165 Bowling analysis: — O'Connor, 3 for 43 ; MacArtney, 0 for 14; Whitty, 0 for. lß. The weather was brilliant and the wicket was lively. The attendance at the first was poor, but increased to 4000 after luncheon. Commencing carefully, Tarrant) a,nd ■ Huish soon livened up, but keen fielding kept down tho runs. The- first wicket fell for 52 runs, after 65 minutes' play, and the second for 57. Tarrant batted for 150 minuteSj playing a dogged game. He survived two appeals for leg before by Armstrong. Ho gavo an easy chance to Whitty off Armstrong, when 46. and finished by playing O'Connor' on. The century was hoisted after two hourß* play. .The third wicket fell, for 115. Warner contented ■ himself with steady cricket, marred by an- easy ' ihanco to Whitty off O'Connor (vhen at 22, The others made a