CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1263, 26 May 1884, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS INjENGLAND. [RBDTER’BTELEGRAItS—COPtBIdffT.] 1-onbok; Mky' 1 S 3. t . I The cricket match between the’ Australian team and an eleven ofiha Ifaxylebone Club was continued to-day : at Lord’s. The weather was splendid. and thete was an enormous attendance. The Home ’team, with nine wickets down for 465 rubs to; their credit, continued their first-innings. Barnes and Sherwin,.tbe not eats of the previous day, resumed their places at the wickets. Barnes added 10 to his secure (making it: 106), and Sherwin added S, when the latter: was bowled, and the .in* nings closed for a total of 481 runs.. The-, • following is the bowling analysisPal*' mar. one wicket for 80 runs; Cooper, one for 100 ; Spofliortb, four for 100; Gillen, three for 80. The Australians went in for their first - innings, and succeeded in putting together 184 runs. The highest scorers were—Banner man, bowled, 32 : McDonnell, stamped,. 64 ; Murdoch, caught, 26; Blackham, caught, 67. McDonnell was badly missed: early in his innings. The fielding of the home team, was, on the whole, pronounced rather weak. The Australians, being 297 behind' their opponents, had to follow off, but in their second Innings were enly ablf to add 182 to their score. The highest'ooa* tributora were—Bannerman, bowled, 88Giffen, caught,-26 ; Murdoch, not bat, 42 ; Spofforth, bowled, 37. The Uaryle- . bone Club thus won the match *\in an innings with 115 runs to spate. The Australians lost the services of Midwinter, who injured his hand and was-unable to bat.