CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13992, 30 August 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

TOUR OF AUSTRALIANS. MATCH AGAINST SUSSEX. Press Assoeiation-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, August 117. There was. bright weather, and the wicket was faster, lint still tricky, when the. match against Sussex was continued to-day. Six thousand persons were present. ' Trumper in the fifth over of the day, in. attempting to pull a hall, lost his middle stump. He hatted 55 minutes.—(i lor 79. The batsmen were repeatedly beaten, and a slow yorker was fatal to Hopkins.—7 for 91. Carj.keek was neatly caught at mid-on a i!l*un later. The fielding was brilliant, "and very few balls resulted in fours. Armstrong and O'Connor became associated, and the former played skil- | fully. He batted 8(1 minutes for his total. The ninth wicket fell at 112. O'Connor hit up 20 in 40 minutes, including three fours. Then the wicketkeeper snapped him up. The innings lasted 136 minutes. R. Relf and Vine opened the Sussex second innings. The former was missed at 5 by Armstrong in the slips off Noble. After lunch Relf increased the score by vigorous driving. Noble howled Vine.—l for 39. The wicket was less treacherous. Relf and Young put x up a bright partnership. Relf gave a hard chance to Noble at point off Whitty when he had.scored 34. Armstrong with a fine ball broke the partnership, dismissing Young.—2 for 80. Freonent changes in the bowling were tried. Relf skied one to . Gregory in Armstrong's second over. He was' at the wickets 95 minutes, and hit six fmirs. : —3 for 83. Armstrong got Killick in the same over without the total being altered. Heygate and A. Relf were now together, but the former added only a single.—s for 91: The century was reached in 130 minutes. A run later A. Relf was out leg before. Since the resumption of play the Victorian bowler had sent down seven overs for seven runs and four wickets. Without further score O'Connor bowled Cartwright. Many extras were added, the ball beating the batsmen and the wicketkeeper. Eight wickets were down for 112. Smith' played free cricket, and lifted the total before being stumped, to — 9 for 146. The innings lasted three hours. The followina are the scores: — SUSSEX.—Ist Timings. R. Relf. c Hartigan, b Whitty -•■ 0 Vine, 1.b.w., b Armstrong 29 Young, b Hopkins 17 Killick, V Noble ~.. 7 Heygate, b Hopkins 3 A. Relf, c Macalister, h Armstrong 24 Cartwright, c Gregory, b Whitty . 0 Leach, ? Ransford, b Armstrong .. 4 Smith, b Whitty 1 Vincent, st. Carkeek, b Armstrong 0 Butt,'not out 2 Snndries 9 " total n6 Bowling analvsis. —Whitty 3 wickets for 24 runs, O'Connor 0 for 11, Hopkins 2 for 25, .Armstrong" 4 for 26, Noble 1 for 1. Second Innings. R. Relf, c Gregory, b Armstrong 48 Vine, b Noble 19 Young, b Armstrong 23 Killick, 1.b.w., b Armstrong 0 Heygate, b O'Connor 1 A. Relf, 1.b.w., b Armstrong 11 Cartwright, b O'Connor 4 Leach, b O'Connor «1 Smith, st Carkeek, b Whitty 20 Vincent, c Noble, h Armstrong ... 20 Butt, not out IS Sundries *' Total v 13 ° Bowling analysis—Whitty 1 wicket for 29 runs; Armstrong, -5 for 68; Noble, 1 for 16; O'Connor, 3 for 28. AUSTRALIANS—Ist Innings. Hartigan, c Butt, b A. Relf 11 Noble, c Butt, li A. Relf 11 Ransford, c A. Relf, b Vincent ... "7 Macalister, 1.b.w., b A. Relf 0 Gregory, cR. Relf, bA. Relf ... 8 trumper, Vincent , Armstrong, h Vincent 20 Hopkins, b Vincent ° Carkeek, c Heygate, hA. Relf ... 1 O'Connor, e Butt, b A. Relf 18 Whitty, not out ]S Sundries •"•'■' Total i .". 130 Bowling analysis—A Relf 6 wickets for 45 runs; Vincent, 4 for 81. WIN FOR. AUSTRALIA. Received 5.5 p.m., August 29th. LONDON, August 28. When the match was resumed today the attendance numbered 2000. The weather was line and the wicket improving. Noble and Hartigan opened; the latter was thrown out by Young from third man when the total was 13. Noble went at 10. Macalister 5uc,.,,,,,11011 to an easy catch off the handle of his hat.—3 for 28. Ransford lasted 55 minutes, and played steady cricket. Trumper ended by putting up a ■ skyer. The fourth wicket was down at 48, and the fifth at 84. Gregory was Huky, and was missed at short leg before scoring, and gave an easy chance of being outrun at 7, Young making a wild return—6 for 89. The next three wickets fell for 11. Several changes of howling were tried to break the Hopkins-Whitty partnership, lint were unavailing. Hopkins gave a chance when at 13. The i lm in-s occupied 170 minutes, and ai■;,,rwards an exhibition game was plaved. AUSTRALIA.— 2nd Timings. Hartigan, thrown out Young 4 Noble, b Vincent j> Ransford, b Killick • >■> Macalister, c Heygate, h Vincent 0 Gregorv, h Vincent -" Trumper, c Smith, b Killick 2o Armstrong, h Vincent ' Hopkins, not out Carkeek, c R. Relf, b Killick 1 O'Connor, b Vincent 1 Whitty, not out ° Sundries • Nino wickets for 122 Bowlin- analvsis.—Vincent, 5 wickets for 57; Killick, 3 for 17; A. Relf, 0 for 37.

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