THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA. Defeat of the Australian Eleven. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] [BY TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1650, 1 February 1883, Page 2

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA. Defeat of the Australian Eleven. [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] [BY TELEGRAPH— COPYRIGHT.]

Sydney, January 30. The international cricket match was won to-day by 69 runs by the Hon. Ivo Bligh's team,, who thus have been victorious in two out of three coutests. The weather to-day was fine, but very Jiot, and there was again a large atten-' dance' '6f' specta'#>r& '> -The wicket was not in good order, having been rendered, very treacherous by Sunday's rain. The Australian team went in for their second' ibningsj Requiring to s make'li")3 runs to .win, but owing to the splendid bowling and fielding of their opponents they only succeeded -n a total of

I i; -,%J^teeeiv^JanUfiryfSOth^lO^p.m.] - , Sycnky, January^ 30. u IThe Englishmen, rriet.^ithri a very'obrdial reception upon,the completion'of ihd hriaiXoU u(,(Jroat ■tb\yards the finish, .andfthe eaay.^efeat of • the Australians; .created, »mu.qh,f ;Blackham play«diexcellent:cricket foc-lxis; innings of 26, and the coujple^cbllapse : oorf r thoitemainderjfif thfaii&mi'&'M uuek{ r p>cted; >. /jßarlaw. %%#7i »^k# i?ttsrana t pd^b|#^dißl>]en|li|ly^urQi igjfcp^'

coMWned 'toAtfife/ fofcrisAftiiigl >AfAi|al*i& and the Hon. ivolßligli's Eleven are jected. ■ - — muggs^of the' Englishmen yesterday was 123, not 116, as telegi'aphefl.'' ! "^i -1

Stiffen, ib'.J, ... 7 SpoffOrth c ...\O, Bannerman, c ... 5 Blackl]am,b...'26 'Murdoch, c ... 0 • Garrett, b .... rls iMfsDpnnell,, c ... 0 Palmer, not ( out 3 Horaii, ran bat... 8 Extras, ' „.. 7; Bounor, b 8 ' f — •Massie, c.'..;! .;. 11/ Total*^ „.^SO! I ,

83. The following is the score ;—; —