CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2574, 7 August 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALiANS IN ENGLAND. THE LANCASHIRE MATCH. I'nitku Pkichs Association —Copyiuuiu LONDON, August 5. Tiro Australian team commenced a match against Lancashire to-day. The former batted first and scored a total of 87 in their first innings, the scores being:— ' AUSTRALIA. —Ist Innings. Gregory, c Brearly .. ... . ■••• 6 Bardsley, c Tyldesley, b Heap ... to Hansford, b Heap ” Armstrong, not out 48 Noble, b Brearly ••• 4 Trumper, b Dean ... ••• 8 Atacartney, c Maclai’en, b Dean ... t Hopkins,*c Maclaren, b Dean ... 1 Cotter, b. Dean f Carter, b Heap d Laver, b Dean ••• d Sundries ... ••• ••• ••• 2

Total 87 Bowling analysis :.orearly 2 ior 32, Heap 3 for 3S; Dean 5 for 15. The weather was sunny. The wicket was inclined to be slow.. Hornby won the toss and. sent the visitors in. It (1 id not take long to demonstrate that tho bowlers were the masters of tho situation. The first wicket foil for 12, and the second for 13. Armstrong joined Bardsley. The partnership brought the total up to 39, when Bardsley gave a catch to Tyldesley at longon. Armstrong had contributed IS, including four fourers. He was playing •sound, steady cricket, punishing any loose ones, but be could get no one to stay with him. Noble was dismissed in attempting a yorker from Brearly. Four for 23. Trumper succumbed to the third ball received from Dean. Five for 58. A good left-banded catch by Maclaren disposed of Macartney. Hopkins had a similar experience, the sixth wicket going at GO, and the seventh at 78. Cotter, at 'BO, hitting out at' one from Dean, played the ball on to the wicket. Carter, before scoring received a blow on the eye, the ball glancing off the bat. He temporarily retired. Laver failed to negotiate the second hall from Dean, tho total still remaining at 80. Carter came on again and managed to keep up his wickets while Armstrong added an additional seven. Armstrong batted for 70 minutes. He gave a fine display of sound cricket and hard hitting. He hit eight fourers. Lancashire’s first innings closed Ipr 104, the scores being:— LANCASHIRE,—Ist Innings. Maclaren, st. Carter, b Laver ... 16 Hartley, b Macartney ... 3 Tyldesley, lbw, b Laver ... ... 10 Sharp, c Noble, b Laver ... ... 0 Makepeace, lbw, c Armstrong ... 23 MacLeod, c and b Macartney ... 11 Heap, b Macartney 1 Hornby, st Carter, b Armstrong ... 31 Dean, b Armtsrong 3 Brearly, b Armstrong 0 • AYorslev, not out ... ... ••• 0 Sundries ... ... ••• 3 Total ... ■• ■ •• • •• • 104 Bowling analysis: Laver 3 for 25; Macartney 3 for 44; Armstrong 4 for 14; Noble, nil for IS.There is a discrepancy between the score and analysis. Australia in their second innings had lost four wickets for 21, when stumps were drawn. When Lancashire commenced their innings the pitch was stiil treacherous. Alaclaren and Hartley opened, the former doing most of the scoring. At 19 Macartney captured Hartley. Four runs later Carter stumped Alaclaren, and Sharp succumbed to the first ball received without addition to the score. The total stood four for 30, five for 39, six for 54. MacLeod was'lively while he lasted. He hit a six and a fourer. Makepeace stayed 70 minutes at the wickets. He played a sound game, the board showing seven for 77 when he left. Hornby, by good cricket, continued to put on runs. He saw the pext two wickets fall, both at-93. Then he himself fell a victim to Carter, after batting for 45 minutes. The innings lasted 120 minutes.

(Received August G. 5.5. p.m.) The Australian scores in the second innings are: -' AUSTRALIA.—2nd?'Innings. Noble, c Alaclaren, .b Dean ... 0 Carter, llnv, b Brearley 0 Laver, c Maclaren, ti Dean ... 8 Cotter, not out ~ 12 Gregory, run out 0 Sundries 1 Total for four wickets 21 The Australians made a disastrous commencement in their second innings. Before a run had been scored Carter got leg before second ball from Brearley. Noble placed the first delivery received from Dean into Maclaren’s hands in the slips—2 wickets being down for a single bye. Laver, making a big hit, gave a eatcli at long-off —3 for 16. Gregory was stupidly run out, Hartley throwing his wicket down. Six thousand people were present. ’A GOOD RECORD. Rhodes has scored 1000 runs and captured 100 wickets for the seventh consecutive season, establishing a record.