THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

Temuka Leader, Volume I, Issue 100, 30 November 1878, Page 3

THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

(From the Dunedin ‘Star.’) We subjoin the batting analysis of the English matches, excluding those played for the purpose of filling up time. In all the Australians played 38 matches, 18 of which have been "'on and no fewer than 13 withdrawn. The defeated instances, therefore, are only seven, and the worst of these are undoubtedly the match played against the Genth-men at Prim e’s in June, and that with th *. Cambridge University a month later. Against odds the only time they were defeated were at | Longsight, Yeadon, and Sunderland, and | it was hardly a fair test in the last instance, as some of the team were absent. Looking at their success aga'nst first-rate elevens, the M.CC. match and Gloucester- j shire stand out most prominent, and j there was a deal of merit «tlached to j their victories over Surrey, Yorkshire, j and the Players. I Won : M.CC., Yorkshire (first match), Surrey, Eilaud, Middlesex, Stockport, Leicester, Swansea, Mu 1, Crewe, Keighley, Liverpool, Scarborough, Hastings, Sussex, Players (first match), Gloucester, Glasgow. Lost: Notts. Longsight, Gentlemen (first match). Yorkshire (second match), Cambridge, Y adon, Sunderland. Drawn : Batley. Birmingham, Hunslet, Oldham, Orleans, -Rochdale, Buxton, Burnlej* Dudley, Lancashire, Gentlemen (return VPlavers (second match).

Batting Averages. 0 0 =3 d Players. S S 3 © o -o _§ C § £ *"S 5 O Most in Inning. Most in Mutch Average H Bannerman, C. 1260 60 1 133 148 21.21 Midwinter, W. 232 15 2 43 48 17.11 Bailey, G-. H. 756 53 7 106 106 16.20 Bannerman,A. 780 54 6 71# 77 16.12 Horan, J. 850 61 3 70 84 14.38 Blackliam, J. 493 47 13 5o 55 14.17 Murdoch, W. 71? 60 7 73 93 13.24 Gregory, D... 628 55 7 70 84 13.40 Spoffortli, F. 64S 55 2 61 64 12.12 Garrett, T. ... 64S 59 3 48" 75 11.32 Allan, F. 440 54 11 73 78 10.19 Boyle, H. ... 345 52 11 58 58 8.17 The asterielc (*) indicates “ not out.”