CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 107, 2 June 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v. LEICESTER. London, May :i\. The weather is unsettled, but the wicket is good for tlio match in Leicester between Australia und Leicestershire. Seven thousiind persons are present. Hopkins, Garkeek, Armstrong, •Bardslcy, and Noble are omitted from the Australian team. .Sir A. Mnzlerigg won the toss and decided to hat. The scores, arc:— Australia has lost one wicket for 4(i. LEICESTERSHIRE.—First Innings. Knight, c Carter, b Layer .. .. 7S Wood, b Whilty 1 King, b Cotter 00 James, hit wicket, l> Laver .. !) Ooe, e and b Laver 1 Crawford, e Macartney, b Whitty 74 •Whitehead, c and b Laver .. 0 Astill, e Cotter, b Whitty .. .. 8 Sir A. Hazlerigg, c Jlaealister, l> Laver o Odell, c Hansford, b Laver .. .. 14 Shields, not out •> Sundries 1!) 272 Bowling analysis.—Cotter, one wicket for 02 runs; Whitty, three for 50; O'Connor, none for 27; Macartney, none for 25; Laver, six for 80. Wood made a single and was bowled by Whitty—one wicket for 11 runs. Knight gave a chance at the wickets off Cotter when 18, and King gave a chance to Hartigan in the slips oil iWhitty when 7. Both batsmen played sound, steady cricket, indulging in 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 for 130. King's score included 10 fourers. The fourth wicket fell for 100. Crawford joined Knight, and the latter, who played brilliantly on the off Bide, waa caught by Carter. He batted 170 minutes and made ten fourers.— Five for 186". Crawford scored smartly. He hit 52 •up in 50 minutes, and his total occupied 75 minutes. He was brilliantly caught at mid-off. His score included 14 fourers. Nine wickets were down for 264, and the innings closed a few minutes later. . AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Trumper, run out 23 Macartney, not out 8 ißansford, not out -9 Trumper batted thirty minutes and gave a difficult chance when 7. Stumps were drawn at'this stage. UNPROMISING- PROSPECTS. Received June 2, 1.20 a.m. London, June 1. The prospects are unpromising, ra'i falling "at 11 this morning.