CRICKET NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 June 1909, Page 3

CRICKET NEWS.

THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME

MATCH AGAINST LEICESTER. run I'RKss association. —copyright] LONDON. June 2. A sodden wicket delayed the opening of I,lay till the afternoon. The wicket was very difficult. When the game was resinned, the ninth wicket had fallen for 128. , . . 7 r Hart Fan obtained his score m I o minutes? Ho had a serviceable partnersi tj with Whittv. The Australian innings lasted mo ininutm. . , . . ~.., Leicester lost the first wicket for two. The game was very slow. The third wtc ket fell for 2-1 runs. Crawford and Coe. by a careful partnership. raised the total to 75 before he fourth wicket tell, with Craw lord disllll.cSCCl. , i 1 .. s I Ton run? lator the inning* was doclaicil * in the second innings had lost two wickets for 47 runs when the time limit was reached and the match was <onseouontlv a draw.THE SCORES. LEICESTER—First Innings. Knight, c Carter b Laver •• Wood, it V\ bitty • • ■ • '' rn King, h Cotter •• ;■ " .7ayes, hit wicket, b Laver .. •• • Coe. l.b.w. Laver •• •• 1 Crawford, c Macartney b Wlntty .. <4 Whitehead, l.h.w. Eaver •• “ Asti 11, e Colter h Whittv .. » Hazelrigg. e M.valister b Laver .. 0 O'Dell. V. Ransford h Laver .. •• m Shields, not out „ Sundries 19

Total Received this day at 12.25 p.m. Rowling analysis.—Colter, one wicket or 62 rims: Whittv. three-for 59; Dtonior 0 for 27; Macartney. 0 for 25; Laver, ,x for 80. , .

AUSTRALIA -First Innings. Macartney, c Whitehead h Astdl .. 8 "lYninper, run out •• •• • • A? Ransford. e Astill b King .. • iregorv, c Crawford b King .. Colter.' c Jayes b A still • ■ ■ • 3a M. .-.Mister, hit wicket. 1. Adi II .. to Hartipan. not out •• ..4a Laver, e Astill I. King ■> Carter. I. Adell •• •• ’ O Connor, st Shields h Adell .. .. - Whilly, h Jayes J” Sundries

Total 1/2 Bowling analysis. Jayes tool: one wi«i;ei for 29 runs. Odell three for 49. Astill two for 40 and King three lor 55. LEICESTER Second Inning.-. Knight,, Trumpet- h Wlntty .. 14 Whitehead, e Ma, .Mister I. Wlntty 0 King. <■ Harligan h Eaver .. .. 10 Coo. e I ..nor h Whittv .. •• 24 Ctawfotd. h Macartney ‘y .laves, not oat * Stnidrie.s .. E. Total for live wickets .. .. Bowlim’ ana Ivs is. Eaver look one wtc ket for 31. Whittv three for 40. Macartney opg for 15. \ rsTII MA \ Sc* oyul liming?. ’ ‘ r)£ IV?i!'?|v-r, not uu» Hartigan, e fine A till .. .. M Colter. < Jayes fi Odell .. not on! . . . ■ • • f, < Sundries ■■ •• “

Total for two wickets .. •• 47 Bowling analysis.—Odell one wicket, for 26, Asi ill” one for 16, and Crawford 0 for

'IUR MATCH AGAINST CAMBRIDGE. Received this day at 9.25 a m. ‘LONDON. June 3. For the cricket match between the Australians and Cambridge team, tbe weather was bright at the start, but became dull and windy at four ..’clock. 3000 were present. Mac.A lister won the toss, 1 ruinper and Bardslev opening. A fine partnership ensued. Firtv were rattled on the board in 25 minutes’, Trumper driving and leglotting, while Bardslev olayed all round the wicket. Ids off driving lieing brilliant. The first wicket fell for 122. Bardslev halted 75 minutes. His score ire hided nine fourers. Hansford and Gregory made a brief slav Tbe third wicket was down for 142 When Trnmcpr was 81 he was nearly stumped. Then he plaved back to a slow ha 1 !. The Sydneyite played excellent cricket • Hartigan and Macartney were got cheaply. • The fifth wicket tell at 162. Trumper, after a chanceless and brilliant innings, was taken by 1 nfnell wide on the off side. He hatted 160 minutes, and included in bis score wore nineteen fearers. Mac. A lister played steady—Six for 228. A splendid right handed catch disposed of Carkeek, and the eighth wicket fell for 248. - MacAlistcr indulged in faultless p’ny. O’Connor by vigorous hitting brought the third century up. Whitty knocked up an easy one, thus ending the innings, which occupied four mrit

THE SCORES. The scores me as follows: AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Truinpcr, c Tnfnell b MacLeod .. 133 Dardsley, st. Tufncll b Lockhart • ■ 06 Dans ford, st Tnfnell b Lockhart .. 3 Gregory, st Tnfnell b Lockhart .. 7 ffatligau, b Oliver .. . • • • 8 Macartney, c Buchanan b Lockhart 1 Mac Abater, l.b.w, b Oliver .. .. 42 I .aver, c MacLeod b Oliver .. .. 4 Carkeck, c MacLeod __2 O’Connor, ont out .. - ■ • • 36 Whitty, c Ramsbotham b Oliver .. 6 Sundries 3 Total 502