AUSTRALIANS AT LORDS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13992, 25 August 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIANS AT LORDS.

MORE INTERRUPTIONS BY RAIN. MIDDLESEX BATTING WELL. By Seetric Telegraph.— Copyright. (Received August 25. 9.25 a.m7) LONDON, August 24. The weather was dull and the wicket much faster for the match at Lords between Middlesex and Australia. , Whitty caught Tarraut with a good right-handed catch at mid-08. Hire* wickets were down at this stage for 188. Armstrong was maintaining a fins length. " The batting was steady, and 900 raaa were compiled in 190 minutes. ' n -howed , fin * defence, while ' Robertson played a capital innings. l"tu»S 75 minutes.— Four for 856. 5P WMW M 7» taken easily at mid-on. — rive for 302. Warner gave a chance at the wickets °ff Armstrong. His total is standing at x£i . Rain set in steadily and stumps were drawn at 5 o clock. Middlesex has five wickets down for 307, the scores being as follow:— Douglas c. Cotter, b. Hopkins ... #1 SEES, 0 * W %' "-Hopkins".".. 81 S^n c ot^ tt^.. b ;.^ 8 . tro -« 1