CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 109, 7 June 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. London, June 4. Owing to rain there in no cricket today. Olivier took live of the Australian L t wickets for 81, Loekhart four for 91, > Buchanan none for 59, .McLeod one for 08. Yesterday Cambridge lost one wicket for 40. THE MATCH DRAWN. , Received June (i, 5.15 p.m. London, June 5. The match between the Australian eleven and Cambridge University was drawn. Cambridge's lirst innings' realised 154. Scores:— Ranisbotham, c Macalister, b Lavcr 4 Nason, b MacArtney u Falcon, l.b.w. Lavcr 40 Collins, b"Laver 2li Buchanan, b Whitty .. ~ \. ~9 Bache, c Hartigan, b Laver ~ ~ 0 Mann, b Lavcr ,' 5 UeLeod, c Trumper, b Whitty ~ 30 Lockliart, run out ~ .... 3 Tufiicll, b Laver ~ ~ " 4 Oliver, not out.. ~ '.'. ][ 0 Sundries " $ Total 154 I Bowling analysis: Laver six for 08, Whitty two for 49, MacArtney one for 23, O'Conuor none for 18. _ In their second innings Cambridge lost eight wickets for 62. Scores:— Ranisbotham, b Whitty .. 3 Xason, b JlacArtney .. .' " 5 Falcon, c Macalister] b Laver " 7 . Buchanan, h MacArtney .. " 0 Collins, c Carkeek, b MacArtney " 7 ! Bachc, c Trumper, b Laver .. .. 4 1 Mann, c and b Laver ~ .15 McLeod, not out .. .. ." is ' Ix>ckhart, c Gregory, b Laver " 0 1 Tufncll, not out ~ ~ ,',' 1 \ Sundries' ~ ~ [ " » '

Total for eight wickets .. .. 02 Bowling analysis: Laver four wickets tor 2d, MacArtney three for 28, Whittv one for 4. . "

The wicket was sodden, the start being delayed. The weather was dull and the attendance moderate. The second wicket fell for 45. Nason batted (0 minutes. The score at the luncheon hour stood at 277. Falcon played a sound innings lasting 135 minutes. °

The third wicket was down for 88 the fourth and fifth for 95. Bachc was dismissed by a smart catch bv Hartitran m the slips with the second bail received from Liver. The bowling was good and kept down the scoring. The seventh wicket fell for 117, and the eighth -for too. McLeod, with a powerful and dashing drive. Was dismissed by a remarkable catch by Trumper at mid-on. He gave a chance to O'Connor off Whittv when 21. I Being 133 in arrears, Cambridge folowed oil. When play ended they had lost eight wickets for 02. The first wicket fell for 4, the second for 20 and the third and fourth for 27 Maeirtasv capturing Collins and Buchanan 'in tn'e same over. The fifth wicket fell for 28, riVh'M ?' if the & ' eve,!th and

AUSTRALIA. First Innings ,„, A SUCCESSFUL TRUNDLER. London, June 4. Playing in the Worcester v. Surrev match, Cuffe took six wickets for 36. '