THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.
London 7 , July 21. The match Australia v. the University of Cambridge was commenced at Lords today. The attendance was enormous, the wicket splendid, and the weather hot. The Univci sity team were the first to go to the wickets, their innings closing for 235. The Hon. A. Lyttelton was the highest scorer for them with 72. The following were the scores for THE AUSTRALIANS—FIRST ISMSdS.
Total ... ... 11l The Cambridge bowling was very effective, Morton alone taking seven wickets. The bowling of the Australians was knocked about considerably.
July 23, THE AUSTRALIANS* SECOND INNINGS. C. Bannerman ... ... 2G Horan ... ... ... 24 Gregory ... ... ... 1 Garrat ... ... ... S Spofforth ... ... ... 17 Blackhftm... ... 13 Allan .. ... ... G Murdoch .., ... 0 Bailey ... ... 0 Boylo .i, .. ... 0 A. Bannerman {disabled) ... 0 Eundriss ... ~ " TV-al ... ... 102
Cambridge thus won in one innings, with 72 to spare. July 24. Tho Australian Eleven played again t Eighteen of Crewe.
The first innings of the Australians closed to r 13 (?) The Crewe Eighteen had two out for 3. London, July 27. The Australians won the match against Twenty-two of Crewe by 100 Mins. The scores were i Australia, Ist innings ... 1.30 Do 2nd do ... 102 23 i Crewe, Ist ihuingS ... 51 Du 2nd do ... 78 132 The bowling of the Australians was very effective. In Crewe’s first innings Spoflorth took ten wickets for 13 runs, and Boyle nine wickets for 25. In Crewe’s second innings Boyle and Spoflorth were again very destructive.
C. Banuerman ... 12 Murdoch ... ... 47 Gregory ... 5 Oarratt ... 13 Bailey 5 Allan ... 12 Boyle ... ... 0 A. Bannennan ... 1 Spofforth ... ... 0 Blackham ... ... 0 Horan .,. 0 Sundries ... 7
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Dunstan Times, Issue 850, 2 August 1878, Page 3
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