CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2529, 16 June 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. THE SECOND TEST MATCH. United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, Juno 14. The weather is hot -and drying. The wicket was difficult at the outset.- but less treacherous than expected. Eighteen thousand spectators were present. Hopkins, Carkeek, Whitty, Hartigan, O’Connor, Jayes, and Fry were omitted. Noble won the toss, and sent England to the wickets, their first innings realising 269. The scores were:— ENGLAND (Ist innings). Hayward, stpd Carter, b Laver ... 16 Hobbs, o Carter, b Laver ... 19 Tyldesley, lbw, b Laver ... ... 46 Gunn, lbw, b Cotter 1 King, c Macartney, b Cotter ... 60 MacLaren, c Armstrong, b Noble... 7 Hirst, b Cotter 31 Jones, b Cotter ••• ° ltelf, c Armstrong, b Noble ... H Lilley, c Bardsley. b Noble ... 47 Haigh, not out * Sundries lb

Total ... 269 Macartney and Laver opened tbe bowling, Hayward and Hobbs batting resolutely. At 21 Cotter relieved Macartney, and in Laver’s next over Hobbs, who had been at the wickets half an hour, was taken at the wickets by Carter.' One for 23. Hayward hit a couple of fourers in one over off Cotter. Then in Laver’s over he played forward,. and was finely stumped on the leg side. He batted soundly for 55 minutes. Two for 41. Tyldesley and Gunn were now together, but the latter got leg before after scoring a single. Three for 44. Tyldesley was playing a steady game, but his new partner, King, played unevenly. The field was admirably placed for steady bowling. At the luncheon adjournment the total was three wickets down for 82. Tyldesley being credited with 26 for 85 minues’ play. On resuming King commenced with two fourers off Laver’s first over. Cotter registered a couple, of wides. Tyldesley scored with more freedom, but at 46 got leg before to Laver, after a watchful and sound innings lasting 115 minutes. He scored three fourers. Four for 123. _ The partnership with King lasted 75 minutes. After Tyldesley’s departure King played cautiously. His partner MacLaren, had an adventurous half-hour, being nearly bowled and having nearly trod on his wicket. Noble and Laver were bowling steadily. King got liis) halfcentury in 125 ihinutes without giving a chance. MacLaren, attempting to -drive, put the ball up in the slips to Armstrong. His seven runs were the result of two hits. His innings occupied 40 minutes. Four for 149. Hirst succeeded him. The batsmen were now waiting their chance, the fielding being smart., especially that of Macartney, -while Carter’s wicket-keeping was fine. King was taken brilliantly at point from a full pitcher by Macartney off Cotter at the wickets. His innings lasted 160 minutes, his jsoore including six fourers. Six for 175. At the tea adjournment Jones succumbed to a fine ball from Cotter.; Seven for 199. On resuming, Hirst, trying to turn a straight-on from Cotter, lost his wicket, after a good innings lasting vo minutes. Eight for 205. E-elf and Elilev partnered. The latter scored smart-lv. The former gave Armstrong a catch off. Noble. Nine lor 24b. Haigh, the last man, added a single. Then Lilley sent one up to Bardsley, and the innings terminated. Bowling analysis: Laver 3 wickets tor 75 runs Macartney nil for 10, Cotter 4 fo 80,’ Noble 3 fo 42, Armstrong ml for 46. . . r I? Australia has lost no wickets for 1 runs. The scores are: —Macalistcr 4, Laver 13. , „ „ . (Received June 10, 6 p.m.) LONDON, June 10.

Runs came fast in the concluding moments of the Englishmen s innings. Lilley hit 11 in one over off Cotter, and 10 in liis next over. Lilley’s partnership with Relf occupied 40 minutes. The former made a fine driving score, including five fourers. The innings lasted 320 minutes. The official figures show that 19,964 persons paid for admission. [J. H. King, who topped the score of the English eleven in the test match, was born at Lutterworth on August 16th, 18/3. He ofays for Leicestershire, and is a fine bat and good medium-paced bowler. From an average of 16 in 1897, he steadily improved season by season, m 1900 making his/ first century in first-class cricket, and onlv missing a four-figure aggregate by 9 runs. Witli tlie ball he accounted for 80 wickets at a cost of 22 runs each in all games, and proved himself one.of the best allrounders of tko year. In 1901 lie exceeded the hundred on four occasions in Leicestershire fixtures. AVitli an aeoregate of 1630, he averaged 37 pel innings in first-class matches, and captured 80 wickets at a cost of 26 runs apiece. Maintaining his all-round form in 1902 and 1903 he topned the century twice in each year. In 1904 lies claims for a place in a representative eleven could no longer be ignored, and on the occasion of his first anpearanee m . Gentlemen and Players match at Lord’s he leapt into fame by scoring two separate hundreds for the 4 rojossionals. He finished up a most successful season with an aggregate of 1/88 and an average of 38 in first-class marches, besides taking 78 wickets for 29 runs apiece. In 1906. he.again exceeded a thousand runs m first-class matelies and, after a moderate season m 3907' aggregated 1204 in 1908. Ho possesses sound defence in -ombmatian with scoring strokes all round the wic ket; ho plays a free game, and is always well worth watching. He has a good on-drive and places well to the leg side. As a'bowler he uses JuM head well sending down a medium-paced ball ’of good length and deceptive flight-!