WICKETS FALL RABIDLY

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13994, 27 August 1909, Page 3

WICKETS FALL RABIDLY

'Received August 2", 9.10 a.m.) . LONDON, August 26. smith won thu toss. R. Relf was caught at second slip off the first ball.

The wicket <vas tricky. Both Vine and loung were frequently beaten, but Ineir defence afterwards improved. A breakback from Hopkins beat Young in the boyler's second 'c ver. *> > had batted 55 minutes for his totai. Y-'?. c /*" not B * low an y enterprise. -Kilhck was apparently bowled in Noble's first over. He retired to tho nng, but was called back. Two runs later Noble bowled him beyonl doubt. Three wickets had fallen for tB. Vine and A. Relf made a useful F^rtnership, the former playing doggedly, though he made some faulty "tn»kes. Be was at; the wickets for ?o0 minutes, when he got leg in front.

Relf was taken at long-off five runs later, and from that out the inrings was a mere procession. The last sis wickets were captured 1 in *even overs.