CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1289, 15 July 1886, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOUR [eeutee’s TELEGRAMS -copyright ] London, July 12. The Australians cricketers commenced a match to day at Sheffield against eleven of Yorkshire, composed as follows :—Bon M. B. Hawke, Bates. Emmet HaU. Hunter, Lee. Peate, Peel, Ulyett, Preston and Wade. The weather was fine and the attendance enormous. An excellent wicket was pitched, and the groopd was in first-rate order. The visitors went first to the wickets, the innings dosing for a total of 276. The highest individual scores were ; Jones (bowled), 26 ; Tremble (bowled), 45; Palmer (run out), 94; Spofforth (not out), 37. When stumps were drawn for the day, the Home team had made 42 without the loss of a wicket, London, July 13.

The cricket match, Australians v Yorkshire, was resumed to-dsy, at Sheffield. The weather was fine again,, and the attendance enormous. Great interest was taken in the contest The Home team, with 42 for no wieketa down, continued their first innings, which I closed for 158, Bates being the highest scorer (67, caught) The Home team being 117 behind the Australians, followed pn wMi their second innings, making a tetter stand, their score at the dose of ibi)' li-i’j p'-a; 1 231 with seven wickets down. The highest scorers were Rates (bowled) 44, Preston bowled 37. ,

Loni on, Ju y 14. The cricket match at .Sheffield, Aus Italians versus Yorkshire, was resnm d and concluded to day. The Home teau In second Innings scored 249, leaving the Australians 133 to make to win. These they obtained with the loss of only font wickets, and won the match with six wickets to spare.