New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
iRELAND'S TEAM LEADS
NEW YORK FIGHTS HARD.
Rally Cuts Visitors Margin in Inter
national Cricket Match.

4 combination OF good, slow bowling with
wicket made extremely difficult by the sun baking
New York in the international cricket match against
the Gentlemen Of ireland az Livingston, Staten ISL
and yesterday.
At the close of the days play the local eleven
was still twenty runs behind, with i've wickets IN
hand but the home players showed much improve
ment in their second attempt that the game may
yet be fairly II the remaining batsren improve
in the same ratio In case the contest is finished
early tomorrow. . one-day match will be played
at the conclusion OF the scheduled one.
The feature OF the days play the bowling
of Napper and Harrington for the visitors and that
Of Clarke. Hoskings and Kelly for the local team.
Napper captured six for q, Harrington took four
for :. Clarke secured four for 21 Hoskings tool,
four for SO. while Kellys tvo viczets secured
AT g cost Of - runs
Captain Griffith, on winning the toss. elected 70
bat thinking the wicket would play poorly in the
afternoon after the sun had baked II Whether
the decision was wise or not, it proved popular
with the spectators. and a Hoskinss and W. ?.
Keenan,, II, were greeted with applause taking
their places at the bat The bowling was in
trusted 10 ". Harrington and ". ". Napper. the
latter bowling from the west wicket The start
not promising. from the local point OF view
as Hoskings after playing I've balls from Harrng-
ton caught at point by Magee on the last
ball Of the over keenan, Jared no better. falling a
victim 70 Napper on the second ball he sent down,
Aston making an easy catch at slip When ]. H.
similar manner and the score board showed s
wickets down for runs the outlook was bad
indeed.
Although it vas truly bad start the worst was
yet to come NJ. AIolloy clean bowed by. Har-
rngton the fifth ball of his second over, and the
longed-for rally was not forthcoming Four vickets
were down without run being registered. and not
q single batsman had shown any confidence during
his limited stay the wicket. Much was expected
OF c H. Clarke, who evidently thought the situa-
ha ~
his shoulders TO q ball from Napper and bound
ary hit appeared imminent Morrow, however.
was fielding AT The extreme edge of the. boundary
and made an excellent catch
condition unprecedented. in the history OF inter
lational crick Il matches in this country pre-
sented Half the wickets on the side were down
and not a solitary tally had been registered And
the end was not yet When the newcomer, F. +
Kelly took C1arke's vacant place he survived until
the las, ball of Hsrrngtons third over. when the
bowler sent down to the batsman before he
was quite ready. Kelly made the mistake Of play
ing at IT and lost his wicket in consequence.
Score, 500
An ironica1 cheer greeted Marshall when he
scored the first run for New York by hitting a
ball past md-off from Napper. He followed this
up by sending the bowler to the boundary
and singled in the same over. Ten was registered
Stephenson got couple of hits of Harrington,
but Marshall dropped out at this total when Aston
made his third catch in the game The score was
carried to p before further casualties occurred
when Stephenson fell a victim to the Unsuitable
Aston at short slip.
C. H F. Griffith profted by a let-off at the
wicket by Browning. and aroused little enthusi-
asm by hitting Napper out OF the ground for s.
but when he had run up II he was we'll taken by
Read off Napier. A. S. Durrant scored single
before getting his stumps disturbed by Harrington,
and the entire side out at %, after fortyfour
minutes of play
When the vsitirs took up the batting C a Nor
row was quickly disposed OF for 4. but F. H. Brown
ing and w Mooney carried the total 10 "a for
wicket by luncheon time. After luncheon F. F
Kelly bovved instead OF c. II. Clarke, and quickly
got vickets while Hoskngs changed his field
account of the prevalent leg hitting, and did much
better He bowIed Mooney fine length ball,
hut as the umpire ruled II mo ball, account
of stepping over the IT did not count in the
record except as a for the other side At 81
Browning was caught at point at 50 Aston played
on from Foskings and run later Andrews
bowled by the same man.
The score was carried to- 65 before the Kings
County trundler got another wicket. clean bowling
Read at that total. Moloy took up the trundling
in place Of Kelly at S3. and at @ Clarke resumed
I'm place Of Hoskings. The lat change proved
cessful Immediately Clarke getting Harrington
caught and Magee being out in similar manner
Tho score follows: