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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12611, 7 August 1909, Page 2

CRICKET.

♦ AUSTRALIA V. LANCASHIRE. [Press Association — Copyright.] London, August 5. In the match Lancashire v. Australia, the Australian team in their iirst innings made 87 — Gregory b Brearley 0 Bardsley c Tyldesley b Heap 13 Ransford I) Heap 0 Armstrong (not out) 43 Trumper b Doan 8 Noble b Brearley 4 McArtney c McLaren b Dean 1 Hopkins c McLaren b Dean &■ Cotter b Dean 2 Carter b Heap 0 Layer b Dean 0 Sundries 2 Total 87 Bowling analysis : Brearley 2 wickets for 32 runs; Heap 3 for 38; Doan 5 for 15. The weather was . sunny and the wicket inclined to be slow. Hornby won the toss and sent in the visitors. It did not take long to demonstrate the fact that the bowlers were masters of the situation. The first wicket feJl for 12 ; and the second for 13. Armstrong joined Bardsley and the partnership brought tihe total up to 39, when Bardsley gave a catch to Tyldesley at long on. Armstrong had contributed 18, .including four fourers, playing sound, steady cricket and punishing any loose ones ; but he could moot no one to stay with him. Noble was dismissed when attempting a yorkep from Brearley — 4 for 23. Trumper succumbed at the third ball received from Dean. — 5 for 58. A good left handed catch by McLaren disposed of McArtney. Hopkins had a similar experience, the sixth wicket going at 60 and the seventh at 78. Cotter at 80, hitting -out to Dean, played the ball on to the wicket. Carter, before scoring, received a blow in the eye, the ball glancing off his bat, and he temporarily retired. Layer failed to negotiate the second ball received from Dean, the total still remaining at 80. Carter came again, and managed to keep up his wicket while Armstrong added an additional seven. Armstrong - batted 707 minutes and gave a fine disr * play of sound crioket and hard hitting. > He-hit eight fours. . Lancashire in the first innings made ' 104. ' Australia in. the second innings j had lost 4 wickets for 21 when stumpe ' were drawn. 1 (Received August 6, 5.5 p.m.) ] ; 'London, August 6. < Australia has dost four wickets for 21 :— Noble, c McLaren, h Dean 0 j Carter, l.b.w. b Brearley 0 , Layer, c -^McLaren, b Dean - 8 ( Cotter, not out 12 Gregory, run. out ' 0 £ The Australians made a disastrous * commencement in the second iiminge. £ Before a run was scored, Carter got 1 his leg before thd second ball from Brearloy, and Noble placed the first delivery he . received from Dean ■ in McLaren's hands at slip. Two' wickets were down ..for. a,: single,. a_ bye.. Layer, making "a big hit, gave a catch to long off— 3. for. 16. Gregory was stupidly" run out," Hartley throwing : liis wicket down. ' There I were 6000 present. ' ( 1 - . . _-■ ' ' ■-■■■' . 1