THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Sydney, Saturday.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1649, 30 January 1883, Page 2

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA. [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] Sydney, Saturday.

The international cricket match was lesumed to-day, , Sain fell during the night and for several hours in the morning, and the ground was consequently •'not in good order. It had been arranged 1 that a fresh wicket should be used for 1 each innings, and when the Australians 1 com mem ceil 'batting yesterday evening t they, did, so* on. aneW[ wicket, but -.this '> Wds very heavy, wjien j they resumed tb- ! day,'owing to the rUin'which had fallen. 'Notwithstanding the bad state of the weather ,thei;e,was a large attendance of ' spsctators. Giffen, not out '6, and • Banncrman, not out 1, resumed their places at the wickets and soon commenced .to score rapidly, although the bowling of the Englishmen was very good. At the luncheon adjournment the score stood at 72 without -fche loss of a wicket, Bannermanbeing -28> aud Giffen, 40. Soon after play was ' continued, and when Giffen had added one to his score he was stumped. The, weather had been §how.cry all''day,'-but' by'this time heavy vain was falling, and- play was* suspended. The dpwnpour,continued for two hours, and ■ the 'wickets \vas thbronghly saturated. r On play .bejng resumed r Murdoch joine'd'Banne£maVand! they remained at 'wickets until time was'called, when the sepre • gtood^as. follow v:-Australians-First innmga^ffiffen; 1/pturoped', 1 41 ; Bannerman/not out, 68'; Murdoch, not 'ontwU7s ejctrfl.ss;7</; totalifeJE jOfl©:, picket, The Englvatimei^iri'M^st innings

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