CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 109, 4 June 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. LEICESTERSHIRE. A DRAWN GAME. London, June 2. The sodden state of the wicket delayed the opening of play in the match at Leicester, between the Australians and Leicestershire, until the afternoo.i. When the game was resumed, the wicket was very dilficult. Following are the scores: AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Trumper, run out 23 Macartney, c Whitehead, h Astill .. 8 Hansford, c Astill, b <King .. .. 13 Gregory, c Crawford, b King 11 Cotter, e Javes, b Astill .. 35 Macalister, hit wicket, b Odell .. 10 Hartigan, not out " 45 Laver, c Astill, b King .. .. 5 Carter, b Odell ... .. 3 (VConnos, st. Shields, b Odell .. 2 Whitty, b Jayes ll* Sundries .. 11 Total .'. " .. 1821

Bowling analysis.—Jayes, one wicket for 20 runs; Odell, three for 40; Astill, two for 40; King, three for 53. . The ninth wicket fell for 128 runs. Hartigan obtained ihis score in 7o minutes. lie made a serviceable partnerships with Whitty. The innings lusted 275 minutes. " LEICESTERSHIRE. First Innings 272 Second Innings. Knight, e Trumper, b Whitty .. 14 Whitehead, e Jlaeafeter, b Whitty 0 King, j-Hartigan, b Laver .. .". 10 Coe, c Laver, S Whitty .. .. 24 Crawford, b Macartney .. ..32 Jayes, not out .. '. 3 Sundries .. .. ». 2 Total for five wickets .. ..85 ■Leicestershire lost its first wicket for 2. - The game was very slow. The third wicket fell for 24. Crawford and Coe by a careful partnership raised the total to 75 before tilie fourth wicket fell. With Crawford dismissed 10 runs later the innings was declared cloned. Boiling analysis'.—laver, one wicket for 31 runs; Whitty, three for 10; Macartney, one for 13. AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings. Trumper, not out ... .. 26 Hartigau, c Jayes, b Astill .. .. 16 Cotter, c ,Jayes, b Odell .. 3 O'Connor, not out .. .. o Sundries ... ~ ■ .. 2 Total for two wickets .. .. 47 Bowling analysis—Odell, one wicket for 26 runs; Astill, one for 16; Crawford, none for 3. The game was drawn.

THE CAMBRIDGE TEAM. lV Received June 3, 9.5 p.m. Receiml June 3. The Cambridge University team for to-day's match is as follows: l'alc(jn, McLeod, Olivier, Ireland Mann, Collins, Tuffnell, Lockhart, Mason, and one unpicked.