CRICKET.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9460, 1 June 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR. MAY. 31. —v. Leicestershire, at Leicester. JUNE. 3. v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge. 7. —v. Hampshire, at Southampton. 10. v. Somerset, at Bath. ’ 14.—Second Test Match, at Lord’s. 17. Vacant (probably Scotland). 21. —v. Lancashire and Yorkshire, at Manchester. 38.—v. Scotland (two days), at Edinburgh. /AUSTRALIA v. LEICESTERSHIRE. United Press Association—By Eleo--trio Telegraph—Copyright. Received June 1, 9.5 a.m. London, May 31. Hopkins, Oarkeek, Armstrong, Bardsley and Noble are omitted from the Australian team. The weather is unsettled, but there is a good wicket. Six hundred are present. Hazelrigg won the toss. Scores : ■t LEICESTER,—First Innings. Knight, c Carter, b Laver ... 78 Wood, b Whitty ... 1 King, b Cotter ... 60 James, hit wicket, bLaver ... 9 Coe, Ibw Laver ' ... 1 Crawford, o Macartney b Whitty 74 Whitehead, Ibw, b Laver ... 6 Astill, o Cotter, b Whitty ... 8 Hazeiriggi o Macalister, b Laver 0 Odell, o Ransford, b Laver ... 14 Shields, not out ... 2 . Sundries ... 19 Total ' ••• 273 Received June 1, 9.30, a.m, London, May 31. Wood made a single and was then bowled by Whitty. One wicket for 11. Knight gave a chance at the wicket off Cotter when be had made 18. King gave a chance to Hartigan in the slips off Whitty when he had made 7. Both batsmen played sound and steady cricket off driving and cutting. The first century was reached in 90 minutes. Shortly after luncheon the partnership was dissolved.’ Cotter breaking King’s stump. The second wicket fell at 136. King’s score included 10 fodrers. The fourth wicket fell at 160, Crawford joined Knight and the latter who had plajed brilliantly on the off-side was caught by Carter. He batted 170 minutes and made 10 fourers. Five for 186, (Jrawford scored smartly and made 58 in 50 minutes and his total took 75 minutes. He was brilliantly caught at mid-off. He made 14 fourers. Nine wickets were down for 364 and the innings closed a few minutes later. Bowling analysis : Cotter 1 for 62, Whitty 3 for 59, O’Connor 0 for 37, Macartney 0 for 25, Laver 6 for 80. AUSTRALIANS.—First Innings. Australia had lost one wicket for 46, when stumps were drawn. Scores Macartney, not out ... 8 Trumper, run out .. 23 Ransford, not out; .. 9 Trumper batted 30 minutes and gave a difficult chance when 7.