CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 523, 2 June 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS V, iMMrE&SHIBE. laver vm wiokets, im Lofufdh, May 31. The match of the Australian cricketers Agaittst Leicestershire began to-day at Letocßtcr, ill tho presence of sev-en thousand spectators. The weather Waß Unsettled, but the-wicket Was good. . , ,'., . Tilts oounty eleven was composed 66 follows i'-Hazelflgg, Knight, Wood, James, Sing, Coo, Crawford, Whitehead, Odcll, Astill, and Shields, . ... BopkiUß, Carke'ok, Armstrong, Bard&ley, and Noble wore omitted from the Australian team. Hazelrigg won tbo toss, and decided to hat, Leicester ill thoir first innings mndo 278, thanks mainly to Knight (78), King (60), and Crawford (74). At drawing cf Stumps Australia bad lost one wicket for 48, Tho Scores Leicester, Flnst ItJNINfIB. Knight, o. Carter, b. Laver ... ... 78 Wood, b. Whitty ... ... ... ... 1 King, b. Cotter .... ... ... ..... 60 James, bit wickot, b. Laver ... ... M , Coo, l.b.w.j b. Laver ~~ ... ... 1 Crawford, o. Macartney, b. Whitty ... 74' Whitehead, l.b.ff,, b.Lttvef. ... ... ~C Astill, «. Cotter, b. Whitty ... ... 8 Hafcoli'igy, o, M'Alister, 1). LaVcr ... 0 Odell, c.. Ransfbrd, b; Laver .... ...,14 Shields, Hot out' ~. - ... ... ... 2 Extras ... ... ... ... .;. 19 Total ... ... ' ... ~..272 ■"■y ; BOWMttti AhiAnYolS,...'-"! . Cotter,'onb wiokot'for 62 runt! Whitty, three for fiflj O'Connor, none for 27; Macartney, none for 26; Laver, sis for P.!), AUSTRALIA. I'lftSt INMNes. : Macartney," not out.,, ... '8 Trumpet', run out .... ... ... „. S3 ftailsford, not out ... ... ...... 0 Extras ~. .... ... ' ... ... 0 Tothl for one Wicket .„ .... 46 Knight aiid Wood opened tho'batting for Leicester. 1 Wood made a single, and was then bowled by Wbitty; Orie'wicket for 11. Knight gavo a chonco at tho ffickots off Cotter when ho 18, and King gave' a chance to.Hartiga'n in tho blips off Whitty when bis score Was only. 7. Both batsmen played Souhd, steady crifikct, with good offdriving and cutting. Tho first century was reached,in SO minutes. ; Shortly after lunpheon, tho partnership botweon the batsmen waS dissolved,, Cotter breaking King's stump, and the second wicket falling for 136. King's score included .ton fourers. The fourth wicket fell at 160. Crawford joined Khight. Tbo latter, who played brilliantly on the off.side, was eventuall* caught by Carter. He' batted 170 minutes, and made ten fourers. Fivo for 186. Crawford scored smartly, 62 runs going up in 50 minutes, and bis total 0f.74 oecitpjod 76 minutes, and'included fourteen tourers, Ho waß brilliantly caught at mid-off. Nino wickets for 264. Tho innings closed a few minutes later. I Ttumpef and Macartney opened the Australians' Innings. The former, after being at the wickets for thirty i minutes, .during whloh he got most of tho tHhs, was run out with hls.scoro nt 23. He gave a difficult chance when ho had made 7. When stumps were draivn tho score stood at 46, with one wicketdown. .'SAIN FALLING. '.' /. • (Rec,Jnno2, 1.10 a.m.) ,"' Cricket prospects aro„, unpromising, rain was falling at 11 o'clock this, morning. NOTES ON THE PLAY. . Of the sixteen counties competing for the championship last season, LoioosMr unlshcd at No. U, the unlucky number.. Tho team played ill matches, won 1, and lost ti, and it were drawn. ' '■-'■'.■■" the first Innings' soore of 272 against the .Australians is distinctly creditable,-although somewhat minimised by the fact that tkev brunt of the batting was negotiated by three members of tho oieven—V. I\ 8. Crawford, A. B. Knight, and J. H, King. The first-nauied bats-' wan is known as Very Fast Scoring Crawford, and en one' oocasion against Notts he seeruu 150 out of 220. Crawford played for tho Cfentlenten against The Elaycrs before bo was 17. lie Is a brother of J; N. Crawford, the .well-known Surrey player. A. E. Knight, assisted P. 1: Warner to win the test rubber In 1 Australia in 1003-01. , , ' . . ■ J. 11. King leapt Into fame In 1904, when he scored two separate centuries against The Gentlemon, 104 in tho first innings and 109 not out in the second. With the exception of .R. E. Pester, be is the oidj* batsman wim nas porforinoa this feat in the olassio fixture at Lords. King Is also a fair, change bowler, James, who hit his wicket, is probably T. Js.ye6, the fast bowler who bagged 05 wickets in 1005 and 93 in 1000. • . Armstrong, Bardsleyj and Noble are resting In this game. P. A. M'Alister, who leads (ho Australians for tho first time in England, was beaten-by Bir Arthur Bmlerlga for the ohoioo Of inninj!. Manager Laver, tbo longthy, Violerian, is out for the second. oeoasion. and claims six victims for the moderate cost of 80 rims. ■ ','■'■ • .;.'■ '~-,,,, Cotter's'ngurop, 1 for 82, are not satisfactory for tho fast bowler of an Australian Eleven in Hmjknd. The colonials have made a fair start, and, considering the modorate attack, should net Imvo much difficulty in topping the county score. . ■ TEN WlCKttr VICTORY. Tho reeent 10-wickot victory by the All England Eleven over the 1009 Australian Eleven in England is :>•'; tbo first Tost that has boon won by this r.;v "" The following shows the previous TesU v, aioh liav« resulted in this substantial gap between Englond and Australia:— i.' -..'-.'' No. of •, „ . Winning Match. Y,?ar. Ground. Team. 3 1870 Molbourne. Australia. 18 1885 ' Melbourne. Engknd. 53 ISO 9 Lords. Australia.