CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 526, 5 June 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS V. CAMBRIDGE. TMJOTEIVS .CENTURY. Inr T«.iGnti>u-rniu AsiomiinN-rnrrittanT) London, Juno 3. The match Australia v. Cambridge University began to-day* at' Cambridge. Tho weather wae biiglit at tho start, but bcc&mo dull and windy at 4 o'deck. Tlireo thousand ipectators were present. M'Aliatcr won the toss, Trumper and Bardsley opening. A fine partnership enBlied. Fifty woro tattled on the board id, 25; minutes, Tniqpcr driving and log-hit-ting, and Bar'deloy hitting .ill round th« wiokot, whilo bis off-driving was brilliant. Tho first wicket fell with tho score at 122. , Uardsloy baited for 75 minutes, and - his scoro of 50 included;nine fourers. Ransford and Gregory made only a brief stay, tho third wicket being down for 142. When Trumper had inado 81 ho was nearlj stumped, and after that played back to glovi Balls; lie showed cxcellent'c'ricket.' ' ' Hartigan and Mncaitnoy woro got cheaply, Hie fifth nicket falling for 102: Trumpor, after a chanceloss, brilliant innings, wa» taken by Tufncll wido on tho off-side ofl Macleod's howling. ' He batted for 160 minutes, 10 fourers being included in his score. M'Alistor was playing Etcadily. Six wick ots woro down for 228. A splendid right handed catch at second slip disposed of Car , keck, and the eighth wicket foil at 248.M'Alistor showed faiiltlcse play. , O'Connor, with vigorous hitting, broughi tho third century up. Then, with tho total at 307, Whitty knocked up an easy one, and ended tho innings, which,had occupied four hours. The University team, in its first innings, mndo 40 runs at tho cost of ono wio> ket. Tho sooroß are:— AUSTRALIA. Fikst Innings. Trumper, c. Tufnell, b: Maclood ... 133 Bardsley, et. Tufncll, b. Lookhart ... 66 . llansford, st. Tufnell, b. LooUhart ... 3 Gregory, Bt: Tnfncll, b. Lockhart ... 7, > Hartigan, li. Olivier 9 Macaitney, c. Buchanan, b. Lookhart , ... 1 ' M'Alistor, 1.b.w., h. Olivier ... ... 42 Lavef, c. Maclcod, b. Olivier ... ... ' 4 Carkrek, c. Maclood, b. Olivier 2 O'Connor, not out , ... 36 Whitty, c. Hnmsbothain, b. Olivier ... 0 Extras ; i 8 Total - SO? Bowi.isq Analysis. Olivier, five wiclcots for 81; Lookhart, four wickets lor 01; Buchanan, nil for 59; Maoleocl, one for GS. >. CAMBRIDGE. I'ium Innings. Nason, not out "... •■• l> Ramsbothain, c. M'Ahstor, b. Lavor ... 4 Falcon, not out , >•• 24 Total' for oho wicket ..> ... 40 [Only four baifraen of tho Australian EleV*n havo troubled tho weak attack at tho. disposal of J. N. Bnohanan, tho 'Vanity captain, 'ilie colonial qnartot account for no lesi than 267 of tho total, the remaining "Wβ Ar« S«vcn', dividing Iho other 82 runs off the bat. Sundries represent, 8, which make up the SO" Australia is credited villi in the first innings. V. Trninper and W. Bardnley, from Sydnej Tovn, Rave a delightful display, which would no doubt bo voiy pleasing to the intcrctled ■incolalorp. At a lalcr sUro of the inning* MaeiUMdr drove a «|iiko into tho j 'Vnrsitf attack, which iias augmented by O'Connor, who canio in lato to ploy a not-out innincs for Sβ. 13. Olivier, as was anticipated yesterday, camo ont of the ordeal with tho best figures—S for 81, an avoiago of 1G rune per wicket. Tufnoll has made amends for his poor filiowinn in New Zealand by assisting Lookhart to dispose of tou? . Australians for 91 ruiib. The boiflcr is probably playing his initial season in first-clMi orickot; 11. Falcon, not out 2i, finishc-d up last season with an aioiage of 80.22. J. W. W. Nason played for Sussex last year, and scored 2G7 for 13 innings, an average of 20.58. Nason , is n, hard-hitting batsman of great promison His beat scoro f o date is 72, against T. Hayward and Co. It is to ho hoped that tho dull and windy element* which prevailed at Iho close of llio first day's play are not tho angnry for more interrupted cricket on n pitch spoiled by rain.]