CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2595, 1 September 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

I THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. THE M. 0.0. MATCH. Unjtk» /Press Association —Copyright LONDON, August 30. The match Australians v. M.C.0., commenced at Lord’s to-day; Marylebone batted first, the innings closing for 188. as follows: MAEYLEBONE C.C. (Ist innings). Tarrant, c Laver, b Cotter ... 10 Moon, b Cotter ... 20 Hardstaff, b Armstrong ... 34 Llewellyn, played on, b Cotter ... 5 Gillingham, b Cotter ... . ? Foster, c Armstrong, b Noble .... 23 Austin, c Laver, b Cotter -< 24 Relf, notgout ... ... ••• 34 Thompson” lbw., b Armstrong ... 14 Buckenham, b Armstrong ... 6 Fielder, b Armstrong ... j Sundries ... ... ... ••• 4 Total ... .- ••• 188 Bowling analysis: Cotter 5 for 80; O’Connor, 0 for 12; Armtsrong 4 for 41; Macartney, 0 for 17; Noble, 1 for 8; Laver, 0 for 28. ... The weather was fine and the wicket fast. Macalister, llopkin6, Wliitty Carkek, and Hartigan were omitted from the Australian team. Foster won the tose and sent in Tarrant and Moon. The first wicket went for 22, after 20 n-inutes’ play, Tarrant failing to stop one of Cotter’s balls. Moon took 40 minutes’ steady play to make his score. He was bowled off his pad—2 for 41. Ten runs later Llewellyn on-played Cotter. The same bowler also captured Gillingham, making the record 4 for 61. Hardstaff was 70 minutes at the wicket. He gave a chance from a return to Armstrong when he had reached 24. Five for 97. Foster was taken cleverly at slip, and Austin went the same. way after 40 minutes’ steady play, the sixth wicket falling for 108. Seven for 141. The bentury took .95 minutes to compile. Armtsrong accounted for the jemaiu- ■ ing three wickets wth an addition oi 47 to the total, the eighth going at 164, and the ninth at 178. Relf played sound cricket. } He hatted for 7 5 minutes. .The innings lasted 190 minU *Amtralia has lost one wicket for 118, the scores being: AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Noble, not out ••• ••• BaTdslev. lbw, b Buckenham ... 0 Ronsford, ont out ... ••• Noble and Bardsley went in first. The former made a single, and then Bardsley, without scoring, retired leg before 'wicket to Buckenham’s bowling. Ransford followed with the bat, and Noble and be were still together when stumps were drawn. Both .played steadily at the start, and hvely, all-round good cricket afterwards. _lne 50 was hoisted in 55 minutes, and the century after 85 minutes’ play. Ransford gave a chance ,off Relf at 6. and Noble a chance, at the wicket off Buckenham when he had scored 53. The attendance numbered 3000.