First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

LORD LONDESBOROUGH’S XI v M.C.C. AUSTRALIAN TOURING TEAM Played at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough, September 7, 8, 9, 1908. Match drawn. M.C.C. AUSTRALIAN TOURING TEAM 1 J.B.Hobbs b Hirst 50 c Douglas b Hirst 0 2 G.Gunn c Spooner b Douglas 34 b Douglas 11 3 J.Hardstaff b Hirst 16 b Haigh 31 4 K.L.Hutchings c Strudwick b Hirst 0 c and b Tarrant 57 5 W.Rhodes c Bosanquet b Tarrant 3 not out 2 6 F.L.Fane b Hirst 2 not out 3 7 L.C.Braund c Hirst b Tarrant 21 8 J.N.Crawford lbw b Haigh 56 9 *A.O.Jones lbw b Hirst 42 10 †J.Humphries not out 5 11 C.Blythe c Bosanquet b Hirst 3 Extras b 1, lb 4, nb 1 6 lb 1, w 1 2 —— —— 238 (4 wickets) 106 FoW (1): 1-62, 2-97, 3-97, 4-104, 5-108, 6-110, 7-155, 8-230, 9-230, 10-238 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-28, 3-74, 4-102 LORD LONDESBOROUGH’S XI 1 R.H.Spooner b Blythe 44 2 T.W.Hayward c Hardstaff b Blythe 54 3 J.T.Tyldesley c Rhodes b Blythe 38 4 B.J.T.Bosanquet c Hutchings b Rhodes 82 5 F.A.Tarrant b Crawford 5 6 K.S.Ranjitsinhji c Jones b Hutchings 101 7 G.H.Hirst not out 73 8 *H.D.G.Leveson-Gower 9 J.W.H.T.Douglas 10 S.Haigh 11 †H.Strudwick Extras b 11 11 —— (6 wickets, declared) 408 FoW (1): 1-79, 2-130, 3-170, 4-194, 5-262, 6-408 Lord Londesborough’s XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Hirst 25.5 7 52 6 1nb 14 4 19 1 Tarrant 29 4 128 2 (4) 2 0 9 1 Douglas 13 5 39 1 (2) 19 3 56 1 1w Haigh 7 1 12 1 (3) 8 3 20 1 Bosanquet 2 1 1 0 M.C.C. Australian Touring Team Bowling O M R W Blythe 48 2 167 3 Crawford 31 8 77 1 Braund 7 0 35 0 Rhodes 24 8 54 1 Hutchings 8 0 39 1 Hardstaff 7 0 25 0 Umpires: W.Flowers and G.P.Harrison. Toss: M.C.C. Australian Touring Team Close of Play: 1st day: Lord Londesborough’s XI (1) 47-0 (Spooner 31*, Hayward 12*); 2nd day: M.C.C. Australian Touring Team (2) 15-1 (Gunn 7*, Hardstaff 7*). K.S.Ranjitsinhji’s 101 took 135 minutes and included 12 fours. 267