AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 193, 14 August 1909, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

»- ■ - THE BLACKPOOL MATCH. HEAVY SCORING. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, August 13. The weather was fine and the wicket was in good order when the match between the Australians and an England eleven was continued to-day at Blackpool, the home team, batting first, having three wickets down for 379. King added a single to his overnight score of 65 and then, in the second bal* of the "second over Carted snapped him up off Hopkins. 4—382—56. V. F. S. Crawford joined J. N. Crawford and rapidly knocked up 35, including a sixer, before O'Connor found his way in. 5—441—35. Coe came next and J. Crawford indulged in vigorous driving, hitting up 50 in 65 minutes. After making 8 Coe was caught at point. 6—474 —8. J. N. Crawford made 60 and was then caught at long-on.by Hansford, off Hopkins. He hit. four sixers and six fours. 7—491—60. Reeves was cleverly caught by O'Connor off a hot return, the left-handed bowler jumping for it. He got his total of 37 in 22 minutes, and hit six fours. 8—522—55. Jayes scored 36 freely and then O'Connor scattered his stumps. 9—553 —36. Buckenham made 3 and then O'Connor closed the innings by bowling him with the total at 5C7. The innings lasted 365 minutes. AUSTRALIANS BATTING. The Australians went to the wickets after lunch, Noble opening with Hartigan and Carter. The Queenalander at once began to score at a fast rate, although he nearly lost his wicket when he had made a single, Douglas missing him nt second-slip, off Buckenham. The halfcentury was lifted in 25 minutes, and, despite frequent changes in bowling, 100 was up in 45 minutes. Hartigan played excellent, all-round cricket, and scored his half century in 38 minutes. Carter, after playing a sound innings, was out lbw, after making 38. I—l 30 —38. McAlister came next, but, without any addition to the score, Hartigan was stumped off McGabey. 2 —130—88. Following are the 6core3:—■ ENGLAND ELEVEN.—First Innings. A. E. Knight, c MacAlister, b O'Connor 163 J. W. Douglas, c Gregory, b O'Connor 102 C. P. McGuhey, b Noble 24 J. H. King, c Carter, h Hopkins .. 50 J. N. Crawford, c Ransford, b Hopkins 60 V. F. S. Crawford, b O'Connor 35 S. Coe, c Noble, b Hopkins 8 W. Beeves, c and b O'Connor 37 T. Jayes, b O'Connor 36 C. P. Buckenham, b O'Connor 3 Shields, not out 14 Sundries 29 Total 567 Bowling Analysis: Noble one for 48, Hopkins three for 106, Whitty none for 62, O'Connor six for 210, Trumper none for 00, Cregory none for 35, Ransford none for 10. AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. R. Hartigan, st Shields, b McGahey 83 H. Carter, lbw, b King 38 (Continued on page 7.) KENT IN THE LEAD. LONDON, August 13. | Kent, champion county of 1007, is leading in the county competition, which last year was won by Yorkshire.