THEIR TAILS BETWEEN THEIB LEGS.
Tl Poll Mall Gazette of ScgL tlie Nth aays: Tlie Australian cricketers ure th-rougfily demoralised, and their It line going will scarcely be tile oiya nm of au ovation or even of a >■ i nrt- No; they return with their tails between tlieir legs; beaten all round. It is impossible to give any reason for this remarkable falling to pieces of tlie famous team. Wlien next they visit us their progress through tlie land may lie once more a triumph. Friday will ever be notable in the annals of tlie game, wlion Isird I.onilesborough's team, which included some of tlie finest cricketers in England, made tlie largest number of runs ou record against Australian bowling. The tolal reached 558, beating the previous “ best on record " —5Ol by Murrey in July by 57 runs. Itsliould be nated that Spoffurtli could uol bowl, and Itrnre was so unwell that Pope acted as his substitute. It is meutioued that this week the Australians have been fielding during cricket hours, from lialf past twelve on Tuesday until five minutes to four on Friday —a novel experience in>W<t Um the colonial*.
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Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 45, 12 November 1886, Page 3
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191THEIR TAILS BETWEEN THEIB LEGS. Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 45, 12 November 1886, Page 3
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