REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
"TO PRESS AGENCY. , LATEST UNPUBLISHED. DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN. BANQUET TO AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. VARNA AND SCHUMLA TO BE EVACUATED. Berlin, June 26. The Congress has finished arrangements regarding Bulgaria. The Danubian and Bulgarian fortress are to be dismantled. The Austrian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is imminent. London, June 26. The Queen of Spain is dead. [special to press agency.] London, June 26. The Prussian Government has restored to the Duke of Cumberland the sequestered property of the late ex-King of Hanover. The Congress has decided that Varna and Schumla be evacuated forthwith ; and that fur each place temporaiy Commissioners-General be appointed by Russia and the Porte. The Colonists have arranged a grand banquet to the Australian cricketers on July 23rd ; the Duke of Manchester will preside, THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS V. TWENTY-TWO OF BIRMINGHAM. London, June 27. The Australians, in their second inn* ings in the match with Birmingham, had five men out for 116 runs when rain stopped the play. The result is a drawn game [as the match with 18 of Hunslet, at Leeds, is fixed for the 27th inst]. AUSTRALIANS V. MIDDLESEX. London, June 21. The scores in the match between the Australians and County of Middlesex were:— Australians—First Innings. C. Bannerman, c off Henderson 8 Gregory, c off Henderson ... 42 Murdoch, c off Henderson .... 0 Bailey, c off Henderson 39 A. Bannerman, c off Hadow ... 4 Horan, c off Hadow 1 Garrett, b Robertson 19 Spofforfch, b Robertson ... ... 6 Allan, b Robertson ... ... 16 Boyle, run out 5 Blackham, not out , 20 Extras ... 6
Total ... ... ... 165 Middlesex—Fikst Innings. A. J. Webbe, b Allan 5 Hon. A. Lyttelton, b Allan ... 5 Studd, b Allan 2 Walker, c off Garratt ... ... 24 W. H. Hadow, b Garrett ... 2 Hon. E. Lyttelton, b Garrett ... 25 H. R. Webb, b Garrett 0 R. Henderson, b Garrett ... 6 Solomon, b Garrett 0 Scott, st Blackham ... ... 2 Robertson, not out ... ... 2 Extras ... 6 Total ... 78 The first six of the Australians weie out for 45, the rest bringing up the score. The first three of the Middlesex scored 106, but the rest collapsed. The bowling of Garrett was very effective. [The total does not tally with those previously telegraphed which we published in last Saturday's issue as making 122, 44 runs on the Middlesex side being wanting.] C. Bannerman, b Henderson ... 23 Horan, c off Henderson... ... 2 Gregory, c off Henderson ... 42 Garrett, c off Henderson , ... 34 Spofforth, c off Henderson ... 56 A. Bannerman, c off Hadow ... 3 Murdoch, b Scott 13 Bailey, b Robertson ... ... 32 Boyle, b Robertson ... ... 0 Allan, b Robertson ... ... 0 Blackham, not out 21 Sundries 14 Total 240 Middlesex—Second Innings. Webbe, b Allan 0 Hadow, b Allan 0 Studd, b Allan 7 Walker, b Boyle 23 Hon. A. Lyttelton 3 Scott, c off Garrett - ... ... 3 Webb, b Allan 17 Robertson, b Allan 4 Henderson, b Garrett ... ... 7 Hon. E. Lyttelton, c Gregory, b Allan 113 Solomon, not out 5 Sundries 3 Total 185 The fielding of the Australians generally was good. The mutch was won by the Australians by 98 ruus.
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Kumara Times, Issue 547, 28 June 1878, Page 2
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