ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 135, 10 June 1896, Page 5

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

ENGLISH ELEVEN MATCH.

London, Juno 8.

The attendance at the match between the Australians and the English Eleven was only moderate, though the weather was fine. The wicket was heavy in favour of the bowlers. The chief contributors to the Australian, score of 106 were <3iffen 13, Gregory 26, Trumble 25. Spofforth secured six wickets for 49, Pickett two for 24.

When the Englishmen went in they fared worse than the Colonials, the last wicket falling at 65. Pickett made 20, 1 .afford 13, W. Phillips (not out) n. Giffen, who did the " hat " trick, disposed of six men for 20, and Trumble took the other four for 24. The Australians had to _go in again on the bad wicket, and lost three men for 29. « '•" London, June 9. In the first innings of the Australians Spofforth disposed of Gregory, Giffen, Hill and Donnan in five overs for two runs. Trumble played a vigorous innings. In their first essay the Home team had lost eight wickets when the board showed the small total of 26. Giffen bowled Nepean, Perrin and Rawlins with consecutive balls, and shortly afterwards disposed of Spoftorth and Whitehead, the five being dis--1 missed in five overs for five runs.

The second innings of the Colonials finished for 131, Gregory being chief scorer with 43.