THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 281, 14 July 1888, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.

Tin; match between the Australian Eleven and Ox foid University Past and Present was concluded on June 13, and resulted in the visitoi ■' securing the sixth \ictoiy oi their tour outol elc\ en matches played. Edw ard&, Foriih and Lyons made a good stand, and put on 85 runts befoie the innings concluded tor a total of 292, leiving the Oxonians 220 to make to fcio. The bowline; ot blie Australians « r ih again very ,£'ood : and ten wickets ot the home team were disposed of ioi 1 1 >, tmis leaving the Au&tialiano the muloi^j by 74 runs. Following aie the '•cuas : Australian Eleven -First Innings : 17b". Oxfoid University — Fiist Innings 248. Austiahan Ele\ en— Second Innings M'Dounell 4(5, Bannerman 43, Bonnor 11, Tiott 40, Jar\is 8, Blackham i), Turnci 2, Wouall 4, Ferris 3U, Lyons 14, Edwards (not out) s') ; sundries 2.5 ; total 2!;2. Bow ling' Analysis — Cioomb iwo wickets for oS) rtm a , and Xepean live for 83. Oxioid — ■ Second Innings : Watson 26, Scott I, Kashleigh 17, Thornton li, Buckland 19, L'hihpp-on 29, Leslie 3, Nepeau 11, (Jroome 3, Collins -3, C'oUirane (not out) 14; sundiies 7 ; total, IAG. Turner bowled splendidly, getting six wickets tor only 59 runs. Tiott also was cllectn c, taking thieo wickets for 3,*) runs. Fenis was not very successful. His one wicket cost 46 urns. The Austi.ilian ciickeleis began a match on Juno 14 on Lord's Ground, against the county ol Aliddle=e\\ The attendance of spectators was Mnall, in consequence of the inclemency of the weather ; more or less rain having fallen cluung the pievious night. The Englishmen were the hist to bat, having won the toss ; but the wickets tell rapidly. G. F. Vernon, who recently returned trom Australia made 15, J. G. Walk r 11), and.], l-obeitson 15 runs. When the team adjourned tor lunch eight wickets had fallen for 58 runs. For some time play was inteuupted by the heavy rain which fell. On the weather improving the game wati resumed, and the innings of the county team was brought to a conclusion — the total standing at 08 run". The Australians were unable to begin their mn.ngs ; the state of the giound tendering it impossible to proceed with the game. The bowling of Turner and Ferris pioved most df&biucthc; both men obtaining good average^. The foinier took tour wickets for 30, and Ferris four 35 runs,. On Fiiday, the following day, no play was possible, owing to persistent lain. On Saturday, June 16, the game was resumed. The weather was fine ; but the attendance was only moderate. 'Owing to heavy ram the wicket was very soft, and j difficult; to play. The Australians went to ' the wickets tor their first innings, which ' closed for a total of 97 runs, or 29 more; than that of their opponents. The only '' players who i cached double figures were: M'Donnell and Trott, who played well for 39 and 35 respectively. Burton took six wickets for 39 runs ; Heauie took two wickets for 19 runs. Which of the many Hearnes this is, we are not able say ; but it is possibly young Walter Heaine. In their second innings the Englishmen again failed to make any stand against the Australian bowling ; and the last wicket fell for a total of 62 runs, of which Vernon contributed 12, Walker 16, and Robertson not out 12. Turner and Ferris took all the wickets ; the former securing seven for 29, and the latter three for 28. The Australians went in for their second innings, and scored 35, with the loss of two wickets. They thus won the match by eight wickets. Following are the scores of theAustralianteam: — Firstinning-;: Bannerman 0, McDonnell 39, Trott 35^~ Bonnor 3, Jarvis 0, Turner 6, Blackham 9, Worrall 0, Edwards 3, Ferris 1, Boj-le 1 ; total, 97. Second innings : Bannerman (not out) 0, McDonnell 0, Trott 4, Bonnor (not out) 24, Total, with eight wickets to fall, 34. The Australian Eleven began a match at Birmingham on Juno IS against an AllEngland Eleven. The home team comprised W. G. Grace, Peel, Ulyett ; C. .1 Thornton, Middlesex ; li. J. Hewitt, Oxford University ; W. W. Wiight, Nottingham ; Painter, Gloucestershire j L. C. Docker,

Warwickshire; H. W. Bain bridge, Warwickshire; 0. (jr. Radcliffe, Gloucester; J. E. Shilfcon, Warwickshire. The team .was stronger in bowling than batting; Grace, Ulyefct, Peel, and Shilton being firstclass trundlers, and Radcliffe, Painter, and Bainbridge being fair changes. The weather was fine ; and about 10,000 spectators were present. The home team went first to the wickets, and remained thez-e nearly the whole day. All England, first innings : W. G. Grace 18, Ulyett 17, Painter 4, Peel 22, Radcliffe 71, Bainbridge 10, Wright 26, Docker 0, Thornton 12, Hewitt 12, Shilton 1, sundries 11 ; total 204. Turner took four wickets for 60 runs, Ferris one wicket for 62, Trott two wickets for 21, and Boyle two wickets for 18. Australia, first innings : McDonnell (not out) 55, Bannerraan 27, sundries 4 ; total, with one wicket down, 86. The match was continued the next day. At the adjournment for luncheon the score of the Australians stood at 213 for three wickets. After lunch matters changed somewhat ; and the seven remaining men were disposed of for 84 runs. The innings closed for 297. The Englishmen again went to the wickers after a short interval, having a deficit of 93 to make up on the first innings? But the wickets fell rapidly, Hie bowling of the Australians being very destructive. At the close of the day's play the Englishmen had lost seven wickets for only 74 runs, leaving them 19 to make to save a single innings defeat The match was concluded next day, Australia winning by 10 wickets. In the Norbury Park match there were two curious coincidences. Turner bowled W._ W. Read in each innings ; Read making 18 in each innings, which was consistent on the part of Turner and Read. Farther, L. Wilson was bowled in each innings by Turner for a duck's ep:g. More consistency still !