CRICKET

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13919, 2 June 1909, Page 5

CRICKET

- .«f*TOH! OF AUSTRALIANS. MATCH AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE. Press Association- By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, A fay 31. The weather was unsettled, but there was a good wicket when the match against Leicestershire began to-day. Seven thousand persons were present. Hopkins, Carkeck, Armstrong, Bardsley and Noble were omitted l'rom the Australian team.

Hnselrigg won the loss, and Leicestershire went to the wickets. Wood made a. single, and was then bowled by Whitty—l for 11. Knight gave a chance at the wickets off Cotter when he had scored IS, and King gave a chance to Hartigan in the slips off Whitty when he had made 7. Both batsmen played sound and steady cricket, scoring by off driving and cutting. The first century was reached in DO minutes. Shortly after luncheon the partnership' was dissolved, Cotter breaking King's stump, and the second wicket fell at 136. King's score included 10 fours. The fourth wicketfell at 160. Crawford joined Knight. The latter, who played brilliantly on the off-side, was caught, by Carter. He batted 170 minutes, and made 10 fours —5 for 186. Crawford scored stnartlv. He made 52 in 50 minutes, and his total occupied 75 minutes. He was brilliantly caught at inid-off. His score included. .14 fours—9 wickets for .264, and the innings closed a few minutes later.

TrUmpor batted 30 minutes. He gave a difficult chance when he had scored seven. ; The following are the scores: — • LEICESTERSHIRE.—Ist Innings. Knight, c Carter, fa Laver 7S Wood, b Whitty 1 King,. b Cotter 6.0 J ayes, hit wicket, b Laver Coe, Lb.w., b Laver 1 Crawford, c Macartney, b Whitty 74 Whitehead., 1.b.w., b Laver 6 Astill, c Cotter, b Whitty -R Haselri'gg, c. Maealist-er,-.b Laver ... 0 Odell, c Ransford, b Laver 14 Shields, not- out 2 Sundries 10 Total , .... 272 Rowling analysis.—Cotter, 1 wicket for G2 runs; Whitty, 3 for 59; O'Connor, 0. for 27; Macartney, 0 for 25; Laver, 6 for 80. AUSTRALIA—Ist nnings. Macartney, 'not out- 8 Trumper, run out 23 Ransford, not out 9

One wicket' for 62 MARRED BY RAIN. Received 1.10 a.m., .Tunc 2nd. ! LONDON/ Juno 1. The cricket prospects are unpromising ; rain was falling at 11 o'clock this morning.