CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 518, 27 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

RAIN DELAYS THE OXFORD MATCH. A SOFT WICKET. (BT TKt.KOSura—niEss association—corrmaar.l ' London, May 25. When Oxford University—represented Iby the not-out men Evans and Salter—resumed batting to-day, tho wickot was soft, and thero was a . small: attendance. Noblo was absent, and Carter acted as his substitute. Salter and Evans carried tho University score to 47, when the first wicket foil* Tho batsmon wore very careful. Evans batted for an hour, and Salter for 70 minutes. After tho, Oxford team had increased their scoro to 65 for three wickets, rain fell and delayed further play till'' ten minutes past four. When stumps wero drawn, six wickets wero down for 118 runs. Loeso (21 not out) played a fine, steady innings. Tho scorcs are.— AUSTRALIA. First Innings ... ••• ••• ••• 247 OXFORD UNIVERSITY. , First Innings. ... Evans, c. Carkeok, b. Armstrong' ... 12 .Suitor, b. Whitty ... ; ... ... 33 Hooman, b. Whitty... - ... , ... ••• 4 Leeso, not out; ... ... ... , ••• "1 Hurst, 1.b.w., b. Armstrong ... • ... 20 Lagdon, b. whitty ... ... , ... '14 Pawson, b. Macartney ... ' ... ... 0 Extras ... ... — '4 Total for six wickets ... 118 JESSOP AND HOBBS BATTING WELL. . London, May 25. Jessop and Hobbs—both of whom, are in the thirteen selected in viow of the Test match—havo made good soores'in county matchcs: Jessop, playing for Gloucestershire against Warwickshire, made 126, and' Hobbs scored 99 for Surrey against Essex. [In tho Surrey-Warwickshire , match Hobbs made 160 and 100.] . , ■ ■ .. 1 . OXFORD UNIVERSITY. Eain Oxford from completing its first innings on tho second day of the match. M. G. Salter had a fairly , successful first .senson for Gloucestershire' in 1907. Ho scorcd 257 runs, ■ and averaged 28 'runs per innings. Salter's best effort was 74 against .Northamptonshire. If tho wicket does not recover from the soaking, the Australian howlers should ( not have much difficulty in turning their op--1 ponents out. THE FIRST TEST. The first Test of the present tour commences on' tho Eckbaston Ground. Birmingham, today. The first Test of 1002 was played on this wicket. Rain interfered witli the fixturo, much to the ohagrin of tho Birmingham. authorities, who. had . made extensive preparations for the : first Test match played in this city. To-day's 1 fixture is the second .of the fights for Those ; Ashes'! in Birmingham, and it is to bo hoped : that the weather will prove fine for the three 1 allotted days for the game. ; The individual ' scores of thore of tho Test thirteen who figured " in. the 1802 Test are:— , , JfacLaren, run out ... ... ... — — 9 t'rv. c. Kelly, 6. Jones ... ... ; ... . ••• •» i Tvldesley, 1.b.w., b. HoweU i.. ... ... 138 I lilley, c. Jones, b. Noble. .... ... .... 2 I Hirst, o. Trumner, b. Armstrong ' ... ... 48 , Jessop, o. Hopkins, b. Trumper ... ... .6 I 1 • =====a , )