Australian Cricketers in England

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 30, 4 August 1896, Page 2

Australian Cricketers in England

AUSTRALIANS v. WARWICKSHIRE (Per Press Association) London, August '3. The match between the AuetraJians and Warwickshire besjan at Birmingham today. The weather was perfect and the wicket in excellent order. The attendance of the public is enormous. Following is the Warwickshire team — Pallett, Forester, Walford, Glover, Ward, Quaite, Lilley, Hill, Pirier, Bainbridge, and Diver. Donnan, Eadv and Johns are standing out of the Colonial team. The Australians went in first and at the luncheon adjournment had lost one wicket for 109 — Darling, not out, 34 ; Giffen, not out, 48. The Australians' first innings closed for 338. The chief scores are — Iredale, 24 ; Darling, 105; Giffen, 51: Trott, 42; Gregory, uot out, si>.

Below are tho matches played by the Australian team, with the results, to date : — Against Lord Sheffield's XI. ... Drawn „ Essex Won „ South of England ... Won „ An English XI. ... Drawn „ Yorkshire Won „ Lancashire ... ... Won „ Oxford University ... Won „ Gloucestershire ... Won „ An English XI. ... Won „ M.C.C.& Ground ... Lost „ Yorkshire Drawn „ Midland Counties ... Lost „ England (Test match)... Lost „ Notts Won „ Yorkshire Won „ North of England ... Won „ Hampshire Won „ Players of England ... Won „ Leicestershire Drawn „ England (Testmatch)... Won „ Derbyshire Drawn „ M.C.C.& Ground ... Drawn „ Surrey Won „ Earl dela Warr's XL ... Lost