CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 548, 1 July 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

• : AUSTRALIANS IN SCOTLAND. (By Tclegraph.-Presa Association.—Oopyrielit.) . . London, June 29.' Tho cricket match between' tho Australians and a ! Scotch team was ■, continued at Edinburgh to-day in pleasant'weather. The wicket played faster. About four thousandspectators were:present.'. ' 1 .. '• 'C The home players continued' their- second I innings, which closed for 230—Tait 62j Dicksou 41. This mado, with 93 in the first - in-1 nihgs,'an aggregato of 323 run's. '•• : Requiring 203 runs to win, the Australians wont m for -tho second time, and mado 147 for seven wickets—M'Alister 41, Noble (not 0nt),35, Carkeek (not out) 19. ' . • .. Tho match jvas'drawn. '• HOW FOSTER MADE THE'RECORD SCORE. ■ Tho highest individual score of all tho Test matohes iplayed between England and Australia is at' the present-time held bv R. E. Foster, who compiled ,tlio huge total, of 287 - on- the Sydney .' ground in Decemberof 1003. This great innings. has'cclipsed. all. previous Austral lian individual, efforts; andi a few lines about. the record-holder's display ■ inav; : be Of interestas Test-cricket Is in. the air. ""'V. <y. ' Foster went-to the wicket before lunch on Saturday, Deoember 12, and had for his part|nor:E. Arnold,- the Y/orcostershiro bowlor, who' retired, shortly after the.'adjournniont..' For the. rest of the afternoon Foster,, and-'Braund stayed together., . Foster.'/was not ..by nny.; : means ijn' liiSrußst: ft>rni>\ and'-, at. 49 should'.have been caught hyS. E. Gregory. When stumps'were drawn;' for th<S day tho partnership had added! 327:; to 'the sOore. v'The:Monday was' a glorious day for England. - Foster played the' -innings; of his lifetime; - and . reached : his .first- century two minutes ahead of Braund, who was bowled shortly, afterwards- for 103. <When ; eight wickots were down for 332,. A. E:'. Rfllf .oamo in, and batted.-for nearly' ah hour) before lie'wacheil double figures. During thi's 'period .Foster hit brilliantly, and- it was not until 115. had J>eeri. addedforthe wicket- that ;the 'Sussox'man left. Foster, had-, already "passed* his 200,; ahd,' .with \V. ft. Rhodes as Ins partner; ho hit at every'thing;-. -In. a .trifle' over an hour the .'tenth •'wicket', added 130' before' Foster was -easily, caught at mid-of! by M. A. Noble off J. V. Sounders. .; 'f'V;. 1 The Englishman had boen at thecrease close- upon; seven-hours, and his only chance was the one at 49. ,