CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2578, 12 August 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND

THE FIFTH TEST MATCH

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO LAVER

Un xtuf Prims loi r Co^in llT ” LONDON, August 10. England’s first innings closed for 352. the scoring being as follows: Australia, first innings, 320. y ENGLAND.—Ist Innings.

Bowling analysis: Cotter, six for 95, Armstrong, one for 93; Laver, nil for ,3; Macartney, ml for 149; Hopkins, two for 51; Noble, nil for 29; Giogoiy, nil for 4. , , , The weather was glorious and hot. There was an excellent wicket, lhere were 25,000 spectators present. Cotter and' Armstrong started tho bowling. Rhodes and Fry, the not -out men of the previous evening, started play in a quiet and confident mannei, scoi mg chiefly with singles. The Australian fielding was funart. A total of op was hit un in the same number of minutes. At 63 Laver replaced Cotter. Ten were knocked off one over of Armstrong’s, and he gave way to Macartney. Laver bowled excellently, but the Sydneyite was severely punished. The century appeared at the same .rate of scoring as the half-century. Laver• was compelled to retire, having snapped tho muscles of his thigh, where he had an old injury. It is unlikely he will play a wain during the tour. Hartigan was taken on as substitute. Rhodes was doing some fine leg hitting. -Fry had put up 50 to his credit in 90 minutes by clever playing, giving no chances. The field was splendidly placed. Hansford fielded brilliantly, repeatedly preventing boundaries. Frequent howling changes were made with the object of freaking the partnership. Then Fry was run out. Rhodes playing the ball, Gregory smartly returned it to Noble, the howler. This was Fry’s only error. His innings occupied 115 minutes. He scored six fourcrs. Three wickets down for 140. Rhodes was playing; careful and faultless cricket. Sharp .joined him. The latter was shaky at the

start. , On resuming after lunch Cotter and Armstrong were bowling.' The fast howler’s first over saw Rhodes dismissed by a catch at the wickets. He scored five formers, and batted for 175 minutes. Four for 187. Woolley had his off stump lifted out of the ground by Cotter. Five fop 201. Hayes went in next, hut his stay was brief, the batsman getting leg-before wicket to Armstrong. Six for 206. Tliroo wickets held, fallen* in the first 25 minutes since lunch. Cotter was showing great pace. Sharp, who was batting resolutely, was joined by Hutchings, and a fine partnership, characterised by vigorous batting, followed. Hansford was fielding superbly at this stage. The third century was recorded in 280 minutes, both batsmen showing brilliant all-round hitting. Quick bowling changes were made, aAt 93 Sharp gave a chance to Carter at the wicket off Cotter. The tea adjournment then took place. On resuming Gregory and Hopkins howled. In the second over Gregory caught Sharp at cover point, off Hopkins, and thus terminated a resolute, judicious innings, which lasted for 170 minutes. Seven for 348. The partnership lasted an hour and threequarters. Sharp hit 11 fourers, 3 threes, and 14 twos. Macartney caught Hutchings at mid-off without any change in the score. Barnes and Carr were quickly got rid of for an additional four runs. Barnes was caught by Carter. The Australians in their second innings had lost no wickets for 76, when stumps were drawn for the day—Gregory 35, Bardsley 33. The deficit on the first innings was wiped off in 25 minutes, and the half-century was hit up in 40 minutes. There were frequent , changes of bowling. The batting was excellent.

A DISPUTE —SURREY COMMITTEE AND J. M. CRAWFORD.

(Received August 11, 8.55 p.m.) LONDON, August 11. The Surrey Cricket Committee has resolved not to invite J. M. Crawford to play again, because he declined to piav against the Australians. Crawford replies that be declined to be captain of a team which did not include three essential players, Davis, Lees, and Rushby, an independence which, he trusts, will still remain to every amateur in the United Kingdom. .

Spooner, b Cotter ... ••• Maclaren, lbw, b •" *•" Rhodes, c Carter, b Cotter Frv, ran out Sharp, c Gregory, b Hopkins Woolley, b Cotter ' Hayes, lbw, b Armstrong ... ••• Hutchings, c Macartney, b Cotter ]alley, not out ... ■••• Barnes, c Carter, b Hopkins Carr, b Cotter ... •••. ••• ••• ••• Sundries _ in 15 66 62 105 8 4 59 2 0 0 18 352