THE ENGLISH ELEVEN V. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.
«. (By Telegraph, via the Bluff.) (pee press association.) Melbourne, January 7. The cricket match between the Gentlemen of England and the Australian Eleven ended early on the 4th in a victory for the latter, with 10 wickets to spare. The Australians, in their second innings, had only 18 runs to make to win. The Australians completed their first innings for 256 ; in their second innings, the visitors lost six wickets for 103 runs. The only player who made a stand on Friday was Lord Harris, who scored 36 before he was caught off Spofforth, just before the stumps were drawn for the day. S. S. Schultz and Emmett, on Saturday, made a good stand, or the Englishmen would have bqen defeated in one innings. The following are the full scores : —■ Gentlemen of England.
SECOND INNINGS. C. Banncrman, not out ... 15 W. L. Murdoch, not out ... 4 Lord Harris' team will play at Sydney on 24th, 25th, and 27th inst., and again on the 7th, Bth, and 10th of February. Between those matches the Eleven visit Batliurst, where they will meet a local team.
First Innings. " fe econd Innings. | A. P. Lucas . 6 " ... 13 Ulyett . 0 ■ ... 14 A. J. Webb ... . 4 ... 0 A. N. Hornby ... . 2 ... 4 Lord Harris . 33 ... 36 V. Roy Id . 3 ... IS F. A. M'Khmon . 0 5 Emmett . 0 ... 24 C. A. Absolom... . 52 ... 0 L. Hone 7 ... 6 S. S. Schultz, not out. 0 ... 20 Extras . G ... 14 Total . 113 ...1G0 BOWLING iNALYS cs. Balls. Huns Mdns. Overs Witts. Spofforth 100 48 9 25 6 Allan ... CS SO 4 17 2 Garratt.. 20 IS 0 5 1 Boyle ... 2S 11 1 7 1 AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN FIRST INNINGS. | C. Bannennan ... 15 W. L. Murdoch... 4 T. Horan 10 A. Bannennan.... 73 F. R. Spofforth... 39 T. Garratt 2(5 F. Allan 5 H. Boyle 2S J. Blackham 6 T. J. Kelly 10 D. Gregory 12 Extras 28 Total... 236
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 857, 14 January 1879, Page 2
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