BATSMEN BEATEN BY BAD LIGHT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12239, 12 June 1909, Page 5

BATSMEN BEATEN BY BAD LIGHT.

Received June 11, 6 p.m. LONDON, June 11. Drizzling rain fell during the luncheon interval. The weather was gloomy and cheerless. The attendance during the afternoon was 3000.

Robson put up a fine bowling performance, capturing 8 out of 9 wickets. .Chidgey, by smart wicket-keeping, accounted for three behind the stumps. Lewis .took the first' wicket for 32. The second fell for 35, and the third for 37.'••■■■ '.. " ■•:■" ■■-.••. .:i ■■..': ~-. '■■ ■■-'.'>;.•-■':■:•

Trumper retired in his second overj beaten by one of Robson's shooters.

Macalister, in excellent form, batted for an hour, leaving the record at four for 40. .- . . '

. While Noble: and Gregory were partners the light became so bad that play was stopped repeatedly, and beat both the batsmen. ■ ,

At 53 Chidgey snapped up Gregory on i^ie leg side of the wicket. .

Noble retired at 77, caught loav- down at slip. ;. .. : .v..' .-.•. * . Three runs later Armstrong put up :i skier in the. slips j Cresswell taking; the catch. Seven for 80. •■ '

Bardsley, and Macalister's partnership last 55 minutes, and added 45, the century appearing at the end of two hours' play: ■ ..-.■ • •■■• ■. , ■.■,.-.- -. ~ ■ ■;

Play stopped at 6.15 owing to the ba-1 light. ,;\v: ..,■;.-.; ::•-.,. ■■ ; i:'- ■. \ ' . ■:■■