CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13974, 7 August 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

TOUR OF AUSTRALIANS. MATCH AGAINST LANCASHIRE. Press Assoaataon-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, August 5. The .Australians'" began a match against Lancashire to-day. The weather was sunny and the wicket inclined to be soft..

Hornby won the -toss; and sent the •. visitors in. It - did not take long to - demonstrate that the bowlers , were .masters of the situation. 'The first wicket fell for 12, and the second for 13. : Armstrong then»joined Bardsley, and'the partnership brought the total np to 39," when Bardsley gave a catch to Tyldesley at long-on. Armstrong . had : contributed 18, including four fours. • He was playing 'sound and

steady cricket, and punishing any loose ones, but could > get no one to stay with him. ' Noble was dismissed in attempting" to york Brearley.—-4 for S3. Trumper succumbed to the third

hall he r received from Dean^—s for 58. A good left-handed catch by MacLaren - disposed of - Macartney. • . Hopkins had simitarexperience, the- sixth -wicket "" going * at-• 60 and; the -seventh at .78. .; the' score was at 80,. hit . out atDean and. played' the hall on i to Jos Cricket. ' Charter, before scoring, received- st • blow 'on -the . ejre, the: ball ' glancing ;off his Tjat, and .he retired temporarily. • - Laver failed to; nego- , tiate -the- second I>"aH Ee received from Dean, the total still remaining at- 80. 'Carter came on.'again and managed to " -keep up * his wicked while Armstrong

added, ari< - additional seven. . ArmgfrfaWg batted 70 -minutes; and gave a finet.display of. sonnid. cricket and hard

hitting. - He. hit eight fours! - ' •, - When "Lancashire commenced - their."i innings, the pitch; was treacherous. MacEaren-snd * -opened,., the: • former doing, most* of the scoring. At ' ig -Macartney caught Hartley. Four - runs " later Carter stumped MacLaren, ■ and Sharp. succumbed to' the first ball. : he' received without ail addition to .the. scare... Four wickets were down for ' 30, . .five for 49, and six for 54. . McLeoS .was lively while .he lasted, and hit-a-six. and a > four. - Makepeace

stayed 70 -mniirtes. at the wickets, and played a sound game, the hoard showing 7 for 77- when j he left.- .Hornby played good cricket and continued- to put on mis. He saw the nest two wicfeta fall, both at 93. Then he ■* -Tiimsplf fell ■ a victim, to Carter after batting 45 minutes. -'The innings "lasted 120 minutes.

Tha Australians made a disastrous commencement in: their second innings, before; a rfn was .scored Carter got

his' leg;'before the "second ball from _ Brearley. Noble placed the first dc-

livery he received from Dean in MacLaren's hands at slip. Two wickets were down for a single bye 4 Laveiy making a big hit, gave a catcli at. long off to MacLaren.—3 for 16. Gregory was stupidly run out, Hartley throwing his' wicket down. The following are the. scores:— AUSTRALIA. —Ist Innings. Gregory, b Brearley G Bardsley, c Tyldesley, b Heap ....- 13 Hansford, b Heap 0 Armstrong, not out 43 Noble, b Brearley ..................... 4 Trojnper, b Dean . ............ 8 Macartney, c MacLaren, b Dean . 1 Hopkins, c MacLaren, b Dean ... 8 Cotter, b Dean :.....• 2 Carter, b Heap; . ..• 0 Laver, b Dean 0 Sundries 2 Total ... 87 Bowling analysis—Brearley 2 wickets for 32 runs, Heap 3. for 38, Dean o for 15. Second Innings. Noble, c MacLaren, b Dean 0 Carter, 1.b.w., b Brearley 0, Laver, c MacLaren, b Dean .. B Cotter, not out 12 Gregory, run out -. '.U ' Four \ricketS; for -2L LANCASHIRE.—Ist Innings. MacLaren, ■st Carter, b. Laver.... 16 Hartley, b Macartney —'. 3 Tyldesley, l;b.w., b-. Laver ........... 10 Sharp, c Noble,' b Laver, 0 Makepeace, 1.b.w., b Armstrong ... 27 McLeod, c and b Macartney ....... 11 Heap, b Macartney 11. Hornby, st Carter, b Armstrong - 31 Dean, b Armstrong a Brearley, b Armstrong 0. "Wersley, not outSundries ... 2. '■ Total- ' -Bowling analysis.—Laver .1' wicket, for 25 runs, Macartney 3 .for 44, .Armstrong 4 for 14, Noble 0 for 16. There, is a discrepancy between the score and the analysis. T ;■