The Australian Cricketers

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 23, 7 August 1884, Page 3

The Australian Cricketers

♦ (beuteb's telkgbams), London, August 4. The Australian cricketers began the twenty- third match of their tour to-day at Canterbury, where they met for the - firat time an eleven of the County ot Kent.Jcom posed as follows: — Lord Harris-. Messrs Christopherson, A- Perm, C. Wilson, Liscombe, McKinnon, Kemp, G. Hearn, F. Hearn, Walton, and A. Hearn. The weather was splendid, and there was a large attendance of spectators ; the wicket was Ha good order. The Home team went in first, and their innings closed for 169, Wilson being the highest scorer with 87 (bowled). The Australians then went to the wickets, and, at the dose of the day, had run up 136 with only four wickets down. M v rdoch made 24 (caugh t) and McDonnell was not out with 80 to his credit. August 5. The cricket match to-day — Australians v Eent — was resumed at Canterbury, in fine weather, and before a very large attendance of people. The Australians with four wickets, and 136 runs up, continued their first innings, which closed for a total of 177, or eight ahead of the Home team. McDonnell, who was not out yesterday, with 80 runs, was caught soon after play resumed, without scoring. The other batsmen failed to make any stand, tbe last six wickets falling for 31 runs. The Englishment went in for their second innings and succeeded In scoring a total of 113, towards which the highest contributors were : — Lord Harris, b, 60 ; F. Hearne, c, 45. Palmer, for the Australians, bowled splendidly, taking six wickets for 70 runs. The visitors then commenced their second innings, requiring to make 206 runs to win. At the close of the day's piny their score stood at 83 with six wickets down.