CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12243, 17 June 1909, Page 5

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS LEAD ON FIRST

INNINGS

ENGLAND: First Innings 269 ■ - •■ AUSTRALIA: First Innings .................. 350

LONDON. June 15

The weather w(is dull, but there was an excellent wicket for the second day's play. . . Hirst.and Haigh opened the bowling to- Layer and MacAlister, the two not out men, who had 13 and 4 to their credit respectively. Layer only added a single to his overnight score, when Hirst bowled him. 1 for. 18.

- The * batting, was very careful, with steady "bowling.. MacAlister . was playing .sound - cricket, Bardsley partnered the Victorian, and commenced by makinf three .fourers to leg. The half century was up for 50. minutes' play. MacAlister got leg ■ before in King's second Over. He was at the Mickets 85 minliites. ~The partnership ..had lasted 65 minutes. —2 for 84. - •■ , ,

,• •' Bardsley had, at this stage, compiled 40, having made many lucky strokes in the slips. .A few minutes later he lost his wicket by a wild stroke. He batted So minutes. He made an* 9 excellent start, but was poor afterwards. His score included six fourers.—3 for 90.

Armstrong and, Ransf ord were now together. The - former . batted indifferently, but the la%ter opened promisingly. .. Armstrong, after making -12, was taken at the wickets.—4 for 119.

Trumper joined the Victorian, who ,was batting brilliantly, leg hitting and cutting .beautifully. He was. nearly taken in the slips at 13 by MacLaren off King. - Trumper gave a hard chance at point to Hayvvard . off the same. bowler before he.had scored. The century was recorded in. 105 minutes, but the next 50 reeled off in .35 minutes.

/ At" the luncheon adjournrhent Ransford had knocked up ,50 in an ho.ur, including 8. fourers. After, .lunqh the .yreather.Avas gloomy, but the. attendance -increased, rapidly. Ransford gave a chance' at^ the )vickets at^ 56 off KiPf-.-and".was : again '"badly imissed at. 61 by Jones at second /slip off llplf. Then Truhiper was dismissed by a fine catch by.. MacLaren. The partnership, lasted .65 minutes. —y for 198. *'

', 'file "second century.: appeared for 190 minutes' play. Noble follo\vedj and the Victorian-indulged in' quieter play, with ; many neat "strokes occasionally,: Haigh aiid /Hurst ;bowling. ~. The batsmen brought up the Englishmen's total ;in 200 : minutes,, "\ Noble being then taken at the wicket. He played ex-. 'te'lle.nt •■ cricket. .'Ransford ■ had . now .'reached .102 iby ..delightful play.—6 ' for Victorian- had;. 14" fourers to ■his^iNKiit. ■■',■ ••'••'■- ..?■''.' ■■-"- •■"•' '- ' ■'■ .

Gregory," the. newcomer, '■ was nearly bowled first ball. After' tea,^Rjaisford became freer, again;hittmg.four foufers i:4i-quick succession off King by. o£Ejdrives. .The English attack greatly n"eedi<«d a -fast Tamvler. Gregory. Ava3 smartly caught by Lilley.—7 for 317. ;.. / ~Cotter was run but without increasing ihe,.total.'. Ransfprd wisely' refrainedfromTstarting "on Cottar's call;'"• • The lat!teir had no chance to get back. • ; The' Victorian continued to -jsteadily knock up ruiis. ; - -. • ' '■:■'''.' ;rMacartne'y did not stay long, iplaying Hirst on.—9 for 342. . J . r" ;^Garter, the last man, cohtributett 7, ,ajid thqn^Buccumbed_tq Hirst, iniiingß;concluding*\vith a"scofe"ofl3tTK). 'Tlie attendance reached 25^000. AUSTIIALIA.—First Innings. MacAlist6rii.b.w; h. King-;,.;..A.:.. 22 '■■: b-\ Hir'st^ ;i. '. \ v.-. 4 • •'• •'••:' •"•'.. •. .'Kw"'^^ jß?irdsley, \b :Relf-■.;:;. :.X :;x^{^:4 *'%'■&& Arnls'trdiig, c Lilley, b. Relf \*.T.^'./\ 12 Runsford, not out :........;........•-;..'... 143 Trumper, c MacLaren,' b Re1f....... 28" Noble, c Lilley, b Relf ......V..,...., 32 Gregory, c Lilley, b Relf ............... 14 Cotter, run out :..;............. 0 'Macartney, ..b Hirst;. '.1V....:;....-..:. 1.... '. i. '". •5 -Garter, bJHirst ....;;..:.........i..:..... 7 ■;. > ; Sundries , ... v ......1........;...;..... 27 "Total," ....;:.::■...... ...,.......;...:•..,. 350 :BowJing analyisis—Hirst .3 for 83, King 1 for 9i),i|telf 5 for 85, Haigh 0. for 41, Jpnes-0 for. 15. ;' - - '•■ "■'■ . '•"'