CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 113, 10 June 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. HAMPSHIRE. A COLOXIAL PIIOCIOSSION. i London, June S. ! Tlie weather was summer-like anil the i wicket difficult. for the second day's i play at Southampton between AuslruJU and Hampshire. The attendance mini- | tiered 1000. Xo one excepting MacaliiJtor was able to withstand the liowling of Xrwmau. who captured the whole eigiil wickets. the other two liatsmeu being 11111 out. He 'took seven wicket* for 24 runs, and Jinished up \vitUi< an average of eighit wickets for 43 runs. The scores are as'folMw: llAliaS'llliUE.—First Innings, 131. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings* Bardsley, run out 24 Trumper, played on, 1) Newman .. I) Xoble. run out 0 W'hitty. b New ma n 1 I Maeaii-ler, b Xewnmn .. 27 Armstrong, c -Mead, b Newman .. 0 j Gregory, e and -1> Newman .. .. 3 Macartney, b Xewman .. .. 4 Hartigan, b Xewman 1 Carter, not out 0 Laiver. c Remnant, b Newman .. 0 Sundries 5 Total .. .. .. ~83 Bowling analysis: Newman eight wickets for 43, Mea'd no wickets f-or 34, Llewellyn no wickets for 12. Trumper, after batting yesterday for ! twenty minutes, had the misfortune to I play Newman on, the first wicket falling for 32. Bardsley added a couple, ami then, hi trying ito steal a run next over, Xoble 'was run out without scoring. Bad light stopped play at 5.50. On piny resuming to-<lav the third and fourth wickets fell for 30. A smart piece of fielding on ithe part of Cowell disposed of Bardsley, wihile Wliitty succumbed to the first ! ball in Newman's ae»t over. Maealister and Armstrong [ carried the total to 81, then Armstrong was taken in the slips off a rising Imll. Xewman got rid of Gregory and Macartney in the same over. Six -wickets were down for 71, and seven for 75.

Macalistcr played a plucky game lasting forty minutes, his departure leaving ■the score at eight for 82. Bartigan added a single, when Layer, the tost man, hit the first ball into Remnant's hands at mid-on.

The innings occupied altogether 7a minutes 50 seconds.

To-day the pitch is most treacherous. GOOD BOWLING BY LAVER. HAMPSHIRE.—Second Innings. Bowell, 1) Laver o ■Mead, .b .Macartney 15 White, ib Laver 2 Llewellyn, b Laver .. .. .. 22 Hill, b Whitty 30 Brown, b Laver 1 Evans, to Laver 4 Lee, ib Laver 4 Stone, not out 12 Remnant, c Armstrong, b Whitty .. 0 ■Newman, c Trumper, 'b Laver .. 8 Sundries 2 Total 100 Bowling analysis: Laver took seven wiiik'ets for 27 runs, Whitty two for 24, Macartney one for 31, Noble none for 1, and Armstrong none for 8. Laver's bowling Was Ithe feature of the match during Hampshire's second innings. He finished with an average of seven wifekets for 27 runs. It would have been even Ibeltter had all the chances been accepted. When the sixth wicket fell he had five wickets to his credit for 16 runs. The second ball delivered disposed of Bowell, before the home team 'opened its account. The seicond 'wicket was down for six and the third for 38.

Llewellyn .by vigorous' cricket gave a chance to Noble off Laiver when 4.

_ After luncheon the weather was brilliant and the attendance 3000.

Mead played steady cricket. He was missed by Bardsley in tile slip, from Laver before scoring.

Hill went in when the .board showed four wickets for 32 runs. Ho was chiefly instrumental in Taising the total to 89 before .the eighth wicket went down. The fifth wicket fell for 53, the sixth for 57. and the seventh for 03. Hill batted for fifty minutes, and displayed admirable form, which was only marred .by a difficult chance to Macalister in the deep field off Macartney when -7. Whitty eventually god him with a slow yorkcr.

Remnant was got rid of in the same over as proved fatal to Hill, Armstrong at mid-off taking a catch when the score was still at 80. The innings occupied 110 minutes. AUSTRALIA WINS BY SIX WICEETS. London, June 8. AUSTRALIA. —Second Innings. Trumper, c Newman, 'b Llewellyn .. 4 Hardslev, b Llewellyn.. .. 43 1 Noble, played on. b Newman .. 3 Armstrong, c Llewellyn, b Brown .. 72 Gregory, not out 13 Maealister, not out <1 Sundries ~ .. ~ .. 9 Total for four wickets .. ~ 155 Australia won with six wickets to spare. Received !), (i.5 p.m. London, June 0. ■Bowling analysis—Newman, one £or| v) 7: Brown, one .for 14; Llewellyn, two ■for 43; .Mead, none for 19; Hill, none for il: Ueninujil. none for 0. The pitch was faster fo r ihe Australians' second innings. Trumper sent un a skyer, and Newman, running from the ulips. took a good catch. When seven -inore laid been, added 1 Noble played (Newman on. The fielding was smart. The Bardsley and Armstrong partnership, lasting 05 minute*', carried the total to lOl'before the third wicket fell, the century taking just 100 minutes. Bardsley proved a found, skillful an:l 'admirable batsman, assisted by the uneven bowling. With brighter weather the attendance increased to 5000. The fourth wicket 'went for 130, Llewellyn, snapping up Armstrong at mid-oflr. He had batted 'for 05 minutes, giving a nplendid display, after a moderate start, with fine judicious driving. He made a sixer and ■liinie 'tourer.-'. Gregory and Maealister ■addeij tlje balance, Gregory being missed •in the slips when he was'l2. BOWLING FEAT BY DEAN. London, June S. In the matvh Lancashire against Warwick, Dean took nine wickets for 35 pirns.