Cricket.
The Australians ndde.4 two more to i)\i list last week, ' ha iting E^laus! ha'idsomeiyby fen wickets, arid seopiusj a very easy victor y ovtr OtlorJ Past and Present by t.»u wickets aha. In the Test Mat eh, the Colonials ou£ played the* Home team i a all depav*inputs of the game, the batting of Hilt* 135, Tinmpjr 135 not out, the bowlintf of -Jones, and' the brilliant fielding of Gregory, N<Jl)le, Layer and Joa<iS baiug fepwially commented on bv tli4 Englisi) sporting p^p^rs. In the third test match, which b^ns next wet'fc» (Jiere will most likely ba a b^ ckxnge "in the English XI,, whient will piobably include some l'eUab'a professional batsmen in place of tlio younger and more brilliant plAyovs « lu> failed lo come off iii th^ jjium-iS just played. It would seem that tfio visitors, who aie exceptionally Htron^ botJi in batting and bowling, phonla with oidiuary lnck about win all tbvit remaining matches, and by doi'ia: *$ bfat the records of former Australian elevens in England. The match with Oxford was p'rived on a soft wicket, and. tho 'VAi^ity going in first scored '251. Tho A'^tra)iaris made 378 for 8 wickets, closed theii innings, and getting th 'ir opponents out left them with 14 runs to •jet. IloweH'and Jones went in lirst, and knocked these up without, being dismissed. McLeod and Howc-H, m ho,, so far, hnve not distiuguishvd Oienisclves, pei formed bost both with bat and ball.
/ JJ4.I TIM*. Highest AverName Rnnq. score. a?e. Hill .. ». 771 100 45.^ \\>ble .. .. &n 116 4ioa Won aII .. . . 00 9 .I** 89.01 <*e<'oi7 .. .. s(ft 121 Wty Dwinu '.-.-'-*.. J()is« :-?2 93 Plumper.. .. 413 l-*s* 3^ Ko'lv .. .. 24^, 59 27 b.iver .. ... 20« 07* 25 75 IVumMe.. .. %« 51 21.5^ T'e.la'e .. .. 2M 77 '22(51 Tine* \. .. 181 - 5\ lft Ift H<\veU .. .. 115 40* 14. '5? VT'Lpod .. ..SO 27 865 Johns .. .. , Ift 12 4 ' *Sis»n?fias 'i.itont. nowiitva. Vame. Ilnno. Whites. Avpn^fl, Trumb'e ..601 " 41 11.11 Tnver ..106 6 17.-*»a lw II .. 870 4S l<n£ Voh'e .. 744 3^ . 19.57 Tirirs . . H") 45 2)(>l •T'Lpol . 37^ 15 •JIM WonaU .. , 59 1 v 59" .
Tho following ara ths averages tip the end of the second test m.itoh:—
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 11, 24 June 1899, Page 3
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