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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13995, 2 September 1909, Page 5

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TOUR OF A USTR ALIANS. ' MATCH AGAINST M.C.C. Pma Adgociation-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, August 31. The weather was-- dull, and the wicket fast,. when the . match : against M.C.C. was cdntinued to-day. Tliej attendance numbered 2000. •• ■ Before any addition to tlic,«vcrnight score had been made; Noble was , taken at- - rtlio:.. wicket.*, !Has..- nniuigsi-y was characterised by brilliant all round play.—2 lor 188.- Truniper joined: Hansford, and both batted freely- and; vigorously. The scorn mounted rapidly, Hansford indulging in much leg-hitting. He- reached-his centuryin 180 minutes. The: separatism cafiie just before luncheon, Trumpcr, when; he had scored 80, playing.Fielder on.; He gave a chance off Buckcnham be-; fore scoring. .: Afterwards .he placed: well all round the. wicket. He stayed 100 minutes, and hit 14 for 285. The fourth- wickctvwcnt at. 291, Gregory being easily taken in- the slips. The third century > \vas- hoisted in. 270 minutes. . Armstrong failed •to stop . one from Tarrant.—s •/ for 300. = Macartney (followed. Itansford; by fine vcutting vand driving, sent -up 3.W in 265 minutes. At 375 Tain '.caused a short stoppage.; On resuming, Ransford, after adding 40, play~ed on :: toBnckcnham. He batted'3oo iiiinutes,; and played magnificently • all round; He gave a: chance at the wickets off . Buckcnham ..when he had ,'scorcd 57. He Inl 24 fouis.—G for 388. Cotter ; aud Carter-, failetl -to istayy the. seventh. -wieketgoing at 3?H5; 'rtnd tire:eighth 1 at' .JOSi—Lavcrfollowed at ' lifry batted cautiously, and lasted 95 minutes ,Tbe whole lumnys occupied v4O, mtnutes. - . v • *i During the 75'- mrmittV play re-I maininfr, both bats'men''played briskly, GP jijjpoaring in 33' miuutps.\ Tarrant had two Jiv.es. He gave a .chauce off Cotter when •be.had scored--21. f The following - are tbe^eoT-es\ ' Ist lnnings. . jTarjraut*. e .Laver,, b Cotter. 10 iMoorf, b C»>tter° > 20 ifardstnflr, b f , Armstrong- 34 LWeJl.vn, jij&yed'on, b' Cotter ... * li :<?illingliain, Cotter ...\ v v 7 c Armstrong, .b Noble ?3 Austin, c L.iver, b /Cotter s .. 24 .Relf, not out .: 34 Tho't\ip«-on, l.b.wb Armstrong ... 14 Huckenlnim, b Arnistroiij* ..6 ; Fielder, b 1 Armstrong ...- 4 Sundries - - 7 \ ' Wai 168 .1; Bowling analysis,—Cotter 5 .wickets -for. 80 runs;. O'Con nor JO/.for 12, - Artn'strong '4 for 41, Macartney 0 for 1«', Nobio I for 3, Laver 0 for 28. . ' Second Innings. ' Tarrant, not out Fdßtcr, not out - £0

><\ _ No wickets "for J*B AUSTRALIA^. —Ist Inhings. ■ s Notilc, c Moon, b Hard'-loy, 1.b.w.% b BucketaliaVn ..." 0 Ransford, played on, b Buckcinhaiu 100 Trumiier, playe<l qii, b Fielder ... Bfl Grpgory, c Foster,- b Fieldcr ..../. Or Armstorng; b Tarrant 9 Macartney;' c. Austin, • b Byckenlmni . 3'! Cotter, c \us tin, b Riickenham ... (> Carter,. c Anstm, b Buckcnliam,...- R Lavcr, b Biickenhaui 12 O'Connor,- not out ......., 3 Sundries '. 23 Total 434 Bowlins • analysis.—Buckenham 6 wickety for '9B'tlins,'"Relf 0 for 82, Thompson for *57, Fielder 8 for 'lO9, Tarrabtr ( 1 for 50,' for 15.