Australian Cricketers in England
(Per Press Associaitoni. I London Juno 1. Graham has completely recovered from his recent illness, and took part in to-day's match, the first he has played in during the tour. The first innings of the Oxford eleven closed for 237, the scores being : — Warner, c Johns b Jones . ... 12 Smith, b Giften 1 Foster, c Graham bEady 66 Mordauut, Jones ... ... ... 0 Raikes, c Giffen b Jones 12 Leveson-Gower c Johns b Jones ... 93 Bradswell, st Johns, b Trumble ... 9 Waddy, b Giffeu 16 Hartley, b Jones 17 Cunhffe, not out 2 Lewis, c Trumble b Giffen 0 Extras 9 Total 237 Jones took 5 wickets for 47, Giffen 3 for 65, Trumble 1 for 54, Eady 1 for 45. The Australians made a poor start and lost 2 wickets for 21 — Eady, not out 12 Darling, c Foster b Cunliffe 5 Iredale, l.b.w. b Hartley 0 Graham, not out 3 Extras 1 Total for 2 wickets 21 June 2. The wicket was fiery at the start, but it improved as the day wore on. Foster and Gower opened their partnership with cautious play, bnt they soon displayed free cricket. Gower, who showed brilliant play, was, 3 hours at the wickets, and only gave one chance. His score included ten fours. He was dismissed by a magnificent one-banded catch by Johns. Bardswell stonewalled for some time.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 281, 3 June 1896, Page 2
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229Australian Cricketers in England Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 281, 3 June 1896, Page 2
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