THE, AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.
• —o— London, August 15. The Australians commenced their match against eleven of Lancashire to-day. The local team were tho first to go to the wickets, their innings closing for 97. Spofforth obtained nine wickets. When tho stumps were drawn for the daythe Australians had' lost one wicket for Ifil. The fielding of the Australians'was generally good. • - -u Undated. The scores are, so far : AUSTRALIANS.—.FIRST INNINGS. A. Bamicrman, run out ... 15 C. Bannerman, b MTutyro ... 58 Murdoch, b MTntyro ... 4 Garratt, b M’lntyre ... 0 Gregory, b Barlow ... 1 Boyle, b Barlow .. ... 2 Blackham, b Barlow ... 4 Horan c off Barlow .. S3 Spofforth, e off Barlow ... 5 Extras ... ... 5 Total... ... ... 127 The telegram states that the innings closed for 140, but the other scores were not given. LANCASHIRE. —SECOND INNINGS. Hornby, b Boyle ... ... f> 1 b Spoffor:h ... ... 1 Kershaw, c Garratt ... 27. Taylor, b Boyle ~.. ... 17 Barlow, c off Boyle ... 40 Cancoahire (?). c off Boyle ... 11 Rowley, not out ... ... 9 Appleby, not out ... ... 15 Sundries ... ... :$
The wicket was wet.. The above ended in a draw. The fLancashire Eleven made IG2 in their second innings. the total of the Australians being IS7 with eleven wickets to fall. London, August 19. The match between tho Australian Eleven and Eighteen of Yeadoil, commenced to-day. The first innings of the Yeadon team closed for 91. The Australians in their first innings had seven men out for 47 runs.
There was a- largo attendance at the match.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 853, 23 August 1878, Page 3
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