CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13996, 3 September 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

.TOUR OF AUSTRALIANS./ : M A TCI I AHA N D ONED. Press Associat.ion-Isy Telegfaph-Copyright LONDON, Sept. J. The weather was unsettled, and the wicket last, when the match against M.C.C. was resumed to-day. The attendance was poor. Tarrant and Foster commenced steadily, and carried the total to ]57 before a separation was effected by ' Slaea-rtnoy - dismissing Foster bv a brilliant catch at long-on. . Foster hatted 145 minutes, and gave aline exhibition of all-round; play. He hit a five and seven fours. Hardstafi succpeded Foster. Both lie and Tarrant played steady defensive cricket,' and were still together at tfie luncheon adjournment.' Tarrant was 115 minutes in compiling 50 runs. Raiu set in dnring thd adjoiirnment and prevented further play. The match was therefore abandoned. The following are the scores:— MARYLE BONE.—lst Tunings. Tarrant.- c Laver, b Cotter ...... 10 Moon,- b. Cotter ; L'O HardstafT, b Armstrong 3-1 Llewellyn, played on, J> Cotter ... 5 Gillingham, b potter 7 Fester, c Armstrong, b Noble ......; 23 Austin, c Laverj b Cotter 24 Relf, not out 'VI Thompson, 1.b.w., b Armstrong ... 1,4 Buekenhain, b Armstrong 0> Fielder, I) Armstrong ............... 4 Sundries - ....... ; .... v . 7 . Total 183,

"Uriivlinju; hnalvsis.—Cotter .5- wiokcta for SO rims, O'Connor 0 for 12, ArmKtrniif; 4 for .41. Macartney 0 for 17. Xobie 1 for 3, Laver 0 for 28. Second 'lnnings. . 4 Tarrant, not out Co.- ! Foster, c •.•Macartney;• b Laver 84 Hardstaff,not- out 22 Sundries ... —........ 16 •.Total- for one wicket- ... IS" Howling- analysis.—-TJavcr 1 wicket for'4l runs. Cotter fl for G2. O'Connor 11 for 10, Armstrong 0 for 33,- Macartney 0 for 14. .AUSTRALIA:—Ist Inrrings. Xoble, c Moon, Llewellyn" GA liardsley, 1.b.w., b -Bnekenham '> Hansford, playedoiv, b -Butikenlunn 10fr Tmiroper, played on, b Fielder■■.... ■ 80: .Gregory, c Foster, J) Fielder .—. (! •A I>Tarrant —. 9 Macartney, c Austin, 1> ISuekoiiham 31 Cotter, e.' Acst'm. li Jiuekenbam ... Car'er. e-.Austin, b Ruckenham ...; S Lavyr, 1) Rnckfiiltam 1 i O'Gonjiou, r.otv. out ... H Sundries 23 -Total ..., <I3I lio\\lm<; analvsi<>. —Ruckenh'im «i wickets for AS rnns, Pelf 0-for 82, Thompson 0 for 57. Fielder 2 -for.--.10!), - 'T-irrant 1 for ,10, Ljewellyn 1 for 1."). THE ESSEX! TEAM.

LOXDOX. Sept. ?.

Tbo E c scx team is as follows: —MeOabev, Fane, Doutdas. GilliuKbam, Turner, Gibson. Carpenter, Peeves, Puckeuhain. and Young. '