CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 96, 20 May 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

, AUSTRALIA v. SURREY. London, liny 18. Tile weather was cloudy and then were frequent showers for the mate] between the Australian* and Surrey .Swell thousand people wituewsed tin play. The scores are:— AUSTRALIA.—first Innings. Trumper, b Lees : Xoble, b Rushby 21 Armstrong, e Strudwick, b Kuthby S Hansford, e Strudwick, b Kusliby .. i Bardsley, e Strudwick, b Lees .. 41 McAlister, c Marshall, b Kusliby .. i Hartigan, c Hayward, b Lees .. I Macartney, c Spring, b Lees .. 3S Carter, b Rushby, i Cotter, b Rushby 14 Whitty, not out 11 Sundries .. .. .. .. Total 15S Bowling analysis.—Lees, four wicketf for 08 runs; Crawford, none for 33; Kusliby, six for 38. Bardsley lost his wicket in the. third over. He batted for 100 minutes. His innings was skilful but uncertain. The same over saw Hartigan, who filled the , vacancy, put the first ball tamely into Havward's hand at point, and tlic sixth wicket fell for 85. A bumping ball caused McAlfeter to put up an easy one in'the slips. Three wickets fell in six over-a and "the eighth wicket was down for 97. Then a half-hour's partnership between Macartney and Cotter ensued with some swart running between the pair. Macartney made some neat strokes, then Cotter" lost his leg stump in driving Rushby. His score included an oil-drive for "six. Macartney brought his innings to a close by skying Lees to Spring at mid-oil', His innings lasted 155 minutes. A heavy shower of rain stopped further play. Some time after luncheon the weather cleared, hut was unsettled. SURREY. First Innings .. ~, 191 Second Innings. Hayward, not out .. ~ ~ So Hobbs, 1.b.w., b Armstrong 4 Hayes, c Hartigan, b Noble .. .. 4 Marshall, b Armstrong .. 4 Crawford, b Armstrong ... 20 Curwen, 1.b.w., b Armstrong ». 5 Spring, b Whitty ... m 5 lies, c Whitty, b Macartney ~ 13 Hitch, e Macartney, b Whitty 7 Strudwick, not out ... ~ 4 Total for eight wickets., 161 Surrey made an inauspicious) start, the third wicket being down for 27. Hayward was watchful. He made some fine hits occasionally, securing a five for an on-drive off Noble. Crawford was playing unevenly, and when, his score was 10 he on-played Macartney without dislodging the bails. The light grew bad and play ceased for 25 minutes, rain also falling. An off-break of Armstrong's' dismissed Crawford, who batted an hduThe fourth wicket fell for 75. Hayward batted gurely, and steadily swelled the score. Received 19, 5.5 p.m. . London, May 19. Hayward occupied two hours in compiling half a century. Spring played -Noble on to his wickets, but the bails removed. A similar thin® happened to Lees a little later. The fifth wicket fell for 102, and the eighth for 7. Hayward gave a. masterly exhibition of -chaneeless cricket.