CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 528, 8 June 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

. ;.'■ THE HAJIPSHIRE, TEAM. , (Blr ■'AsJI)i.'UT!(JM-fcei i Tiiotlf.l (Reoi Juno 7j 10.45 pimi) : ■ London) Juno T-. The Hampshire team to meet the .Aub< ■tralians is:—E. ii./Sprot, G. D.Fry, A.: J. Li Hill, A. J. Evans, J. Bowellj P. jteftd, C. B.,ileWc'llyn, A. Stone,, Brown, J. Newman,' and another. . ', . ..' -..'.' , [The 1905 Australian Eleven, after an ali-niehl journey to SouthdinptoH, scored C2O before file side, was out. Ot the present touring combination on that occasion Gregory scored 134, Noble 101, Trumper 92, Cotter; 4S, Armstrong, 37, and Hopkins 0. last season the county played 22 county matches, won 7, lost 6, and 6 were drawn. Hampshire has not yet' won the Englishi County Championship. C. P. Jlead and A. BbiVell scofed dvet 1000 t-iifis last seasbri, iitid their near attendants were E. 11. Sprot S°B, and O. B. LlewSllyh 080.: Tile last-naiued player hails front Natal, and in 1008 collared 75 wickets in county matches. J-. Netfmtin, 77 wickdts, and J; Mi. Badcock, CO wicketsi also did well-with the ball for the. HmnnsKire tehni, which this season includes C. B. try who recently Made tho winning hit at Birmingham m the first Test hiatdh.] ■

SUCCESS OF HOBBS.. (Rec. June 7, 11.20 p.m.)

■ London, Juno 7. ; Hobbs (Who with Ffy hit off the winning margin ill the recent Test match; lias coinpiled this season 1009 riiiis. His average is 67:;' ■ .■ . .'■' ■ ■ '..,,.