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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 529, 9 June 1909, Page 7

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AUSTRALIA V. HAMPSHIRE. 1 ' : LAVER AGAIN GETS THE AVERAGE, (at TELiaiiApfl—razss iiasociiTioH—corrnionT.) ... , ; . London, June 7;/ • x lay, in w6 match Australians v, Hampshire began to-day at Southampton. Owing to a heavy downpour of rain yesterday, the start was' delayed, till 2115 p.m. The weather at the opening was dull, and tho wicket soft: About a thousand spectators were present. ,J ■ [ The county team was composed as follows: —A. J. Hill, A.'J. Evansj- J. Bowoll, C. P. Mead, Llewellyn, Stone, Brown, Novman, White, Loo,' and Remnant. Ransford, Hopkins, O'Connor, Cottor, and Carkeek. were omitted from; the .Australian team, ■ ' ' , , , Hampshire,:,were disposed of in the; first innings for 181. At close of play, Australia had lost two- wickets for-34, Noblo being' run out without, scoring. The' details sir?: ■ • ' • HAMPSHIRE. Jf'iasr Innings. ;■ Bowoll, c. Grogory, b.. Laver. ... 0 Mead, a. and b. Whitty ... ... 30 White, .0. and b. Laver ... • 21 Llewellyn,c. and b. Laver . ... 9 Evans,- b. Laver ... ... ... - ... 7 Hill, played on, b. Whitty ■ ■ ... ... 7 Lee, e. Bardsley, b, Whitty ... 0 Stone, b. Laver ... jq Brov/n, c.'Hartigan, b. Lavor ... '!! 7 Remnant, not' out ... ... .. „ n Newman, hit wicket, b. Macartney' !"> 11 Extras ... 1 ... .. it , g "Tdtal ' . ' ' . lS Bowwno Analysis. .Laver,, six wickets for 53 runs; Whittv, threo .for, 26 ; Macartney, .one for 17: Noble none'for 20; Armstrong, none for 6. AUSTRALIANS. First Innings. Trumper,.b, Newman. ... ... ... 9 Bardsloy, not out ... 21 Nobl<4, run out ... j," g Whitty, not out ... ... q Extras ... • ... ■■■' '"' a

Total,for two wickets 34

; Tho county made an unpropitioua start. Bowoll succumbed' to tho second ball in the first over, .. Gregory 'at cover-poilit. taking an easy catch oil Laver. Ono for 1, Sload and White steadied things. Whito knookcil three fours off .ono over of Lavor's. The second wicket; went at 26. Mead,'starting cautiously, soon; developed sojne; strong driving. .. - .

Llewellyn gave a poor display. Ho took •10 minutes" to make his 9. The third wicket wbb down for 02/ the fourth for 78, and the fifth for '89. Evans. lost his wicket playing back to Laver.

Lee followed. -He placed the first ball he received into Bardsley's hands at mid-on, and left ; with the total unaltered. Mead ended a fine, steady innings, lasting two hours, by sending, a skyor back to Whitty. Seven for .96.

A well-judgod\catoh by Hartigan at longon, off Laver/disposed of Brown at 109, and at tho sarco total Laver captured the ninth wicket; tho. last one falling at 131. • The innings Jasted 170 minutes. : "

. The Australians opened their innings -with Trumper and .Bardsley. 'The former soon retired, and Noble failed to score, two wickets being clown for 34 runs when play closcd for tho day. (Rec. June 8. 7.30 p.m.)-' Trumper, after batting for 20 minutes, had tho misfortune to play, Newman on, the first wioket falling for 32.

Bardsley added a couple, and then, wßile they were trying to steal a run in tho next over, Noble', was -.run out' without scoring. . . Bad light stopped play at 5.50 p.m. ' .

[Tho rain,' as far as. the Australian Eleven matcho3 'ava : concerned, is discouragitlgly per:"'Stent.; Po',; tho.proseilt match, the weatficr delayed the start until after lunoh, and tho bad Ugbt, which .may be read as'a bad orn'en for stopped the game before tho sporting County bowlers had-a: chance to dispose of Whitty, who has gone in'early to allow the big, guns to boom at a later stage.- C. P. Mend on last.year's form would be expected to sco"I against the colonials. : Captain W. N. White, who endeavoured to lcnook corners off. Layer, is_ unable to play regularly for Hamp-' sture. ~ Last:season . his -best- innings was 85; he played 19 completo innings tor ISD'run?. F. Laver has. now obtained his third nuota of six jviokets in one: innings, viz., Xeicester, Cambridge University, and Hampshire. On-present term, Ihe Manager, 1 although not class enoughto oatoh the eye of the Australian Eleven Solectors, varnablo,.s3t!t-to.tho .1009 tourists. . I he V io ton an is now croditcd.with 22 wickets at tne low. cose of. slightly over, a'dozen runs apiece. Nobles reappearance was. unfortunate. Bardsley. is evidently not such a past master in'stealing rnns. as his townsinan, ,S. E. Grecorv. wVio is considered one of■ the best judges in this dopartment. Jn the event of the .rain holding off, the wicket should roll out well enough to allow tho Australians to head tho county score bv a largo marein..-C/ B. Fry was a -non-star'ter, and by this time may bo consulting his colleagues as to the personnel -of tho All Eng'land Eleven .for the nest Test.]