CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 95, 19 May 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. .SURREY. London. May 17. Hain delayed play in tin- match at Kensington Ovnl between Australia ami ■Surrey. The weather was cold, but it cleared up. live l'.hou«and wore present. Lavcr. Hopkins. Gregory, C'arkeek and O'Connor were omitted from the Australian team. Survey is represenled In Spiiny. Crawford, ('unveil, Hayward, llubbs. Hayes. Lees, Marshall, Suiidwirk. Knshby and Hatch. Crawford won the toss and elected to but, the wicket being firm. Scores:—

SURREY.--FIRST INNINGS. Hayward. b Xohle 27 lloidis, I) Ariii-tvonjr 44 Hayes, b Armstrong 33 Marshall, c Armstrong, b Whitty .. 37 Crawford, e McAlister. b Macart'nev 20 Cunven, b Whitty " 0 .Spring, c Tnmiper, h Whitty .. 5 Hatch, not out .. .. .. ~ 5 Lees, e Cotter, b Macartney .. ~ o Strudwiek. b Whitty .. *.. .. 4 Rushby, b Whitty o Sundries 7

Bowling analysis.—Whitty, five wickets for 30' runs; Macartney," two for 44; Cotter, none for 27; Xobl'e. one for 32; Armstrong, two for 45. Hay ward played a very quiet inniugs, lasting 105 minutes'. Hobbs' was neat, varied play.*' His innings included six tourers. Hayes played free, stylish cricket. The first wicket fell for 101 runs and the third for 100. Marshall's batting was uneven, though he made some good drives. Crawford made a wretched start. He was missed before scoring by Cotter off Noble. His partnership with .Marshall lasted-40 minutes. The fourth wicket vuut down for 170. Crawford improved and indulged in some powerful driving, but the wicikels fell too fast, Whitty secured his live wickets with the last 10 balls, oil which two runs were scored.

When stumps were drawn Australia had lost four -wickets for 75. AUSTRALfA.-First Innings. Trumpcr, b Lees 2 Bardsley, not out .. " " 30 Noble, b Rushby .. .. "■ 27 Armstrong, c Strudwiek, b Rusihby 3 Ransford, c Strudwick, ;b Rushby 2 Macalister, not out .. .... 0 Received 18, 5 p.m.

London, May 18. Trunipur nvns "yorked" on the mid stump. Bardsley gave a good display all round the wicket. Busby's first three overs proved disastrous to the visitors In the first he secured Noble, who had batted soundly for fifty minutes. In the second over Strudwiek took 4rmstrrag low on the off side, and repeated the same catch brilliantly olf Ransford m Eushby's third over. The liaht was bad. °

A NEW ZEALANDER'S SUCCESS.

London, May 17. D. C. Collins, a New Zealander, scored 113 runs in the first innings and 138 runs ra the second innings in a Cambridge 6enior match.