AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 103, 28 May 1909, Page 3

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

| OXFORD SIATCH DRAWN. London. May 20. The match between Oxford University and Australia was drawn. Thv weather was unsettled, the pitch soft and attendance poor when play was resumed. The tail of the home team completely collapsed. the remaining four wickets only adding M runs. Following are the scores:—

Bowling analysis Macartney, five wickets for 24; Whitty, tlircv for 32; Armstrong, two for 30; Hopkins, none ior 20. Leese, who batted 85 minutes, added 11 runs to his overnight score. Then Macartney got to work and took four wickets for two runs. Tlie seventh and eighth wickets fell for 121) runs, and the ninth for 132. The innings occupied 155 minutes. AUSTRALIA. Firet Innings 247 Second Inningß. Hartigan, b Gilbert 0 Uardslev, b Lowe . .. , 34 Hansford, c substitute, b HursT 58 out 42 Gregory, not out .. ... ... 27 Sundries .. tj Total for three wieltets .. 107 Bowling analysis—Gilbert, one wicket for 51; Lowe, one for 33; Ilurst, one for 22; Evans, nolle fur 2a: Oartwright, none for 15. Received 27, 5.20 p.m. London, May 27. The Australians' innings was marred by rain. Way was noj resumed after luncheon till 3.45. Showers fell at intervals afterwards. Ilartigan's wicket fell ior nil; the second for 73, and Hie third for 105. The play was slow and uninteresting. Bardslcy, wITo played ivowu on, batted 50 minutes. Haywanl. who strained his knee in the Surrey-Australian matdi, has sufficiently recovered and is going to Birmingham iu connection with the test match.

THE FIRST TEST. J'cccivcd 2S, 1.10 a.m. Loudon, May 2?. It had been arranged to |>lay'to-dav from 11.30 to (i.'iO and on Saturday from 11 to fi.3o. Heavy rain just before 11, iliowever, saturated the wicket and play was impossible'. For a considerable time the rain cleared and the sun shone. Gilbert, the Oxford bowler, is goiii" to Birmingham. 0

OXFORD.—First Innings. London, Hay 28. Evans, c Cavkcek, 1) Armstrong .. 12 Salter, b Wliittv 33 Hooman, b Whitty 4 Hurst, l.b.w., b Armstrong .. .. 20 Lagdon, b AVhitty 14 Pawson, b Macartney .. ., 0 Leesc, b Macartney 21) Cartwright, b MacaVtne/ ., .. 3 Robincon, e and b Macartney .. 0 Sundries 14 Total 132