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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 146, 22 June 1899, Page 5

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The AUSTRALIANS in ENGLAND.

(By Cable. —Press Association.) MATCH AGAINST OXFORD PAST AND PRESENT. COLLAPSE OF THE HOME TEAM. VICTORY FOR THE COLONIALS.

LONDON, June 21

The Australians in their match against Oxford Past and Present at Portsmouth scored 373 for eight wickets yesterday.

Kelly and La.ver made a good stand, | and the former was unlucky in not ! getting the eleven more runs required for a century. MeLeod batted moiv successfully than in any previous match this season. ( With 8 wickets down for 373 the Colonials declared their innings closed, leaving Oxford in a minority of \:>2 on the first innings. The 'Varsity team had their second I innings to-day. The weather was fine. but the wicket was a "difficult" one. The attendance was small. The Englishmen's second innings only realised 135, of which Pry mad; 54 and Pilkington 29. MeLeod captured five wickets and Layer four.

The Australians only require to make 14 runs in their second innings to win the game. ; Cunclift'e, one of the Oxford bow- ■ lers, bowled no less; than twelve noballs and two wides. LATER. The Australians won the mutch without the loss of a wicket, Jones and Howell knocking up the accessary runs. McLeod and Layer both bowled with 1 great success in Oxford's second innings, the former getting- 5 wickets for 29 and the latter 4 for 27. The colonials won the match by ten wickets and 2 runs. Scores:—

OXFORD, first innings 251 i AUSTRALIANS.—First Innings. Worrall, b Forbes 9 Darling, b Forbes 12 Gregory, c Lewis, b Cutjcliffe 10 Noble, l> Cuneliffe 32 : Trumper, c and b Forbes sf> , Kelly, c and b Forbes. 89 - Trumble, b Forbes 18 Layer, c Lee, b Forbes 79 McLeod, no.t out 41 Extras 28 Total for eight wickets 373 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Forbes G wickets for 100. Guneliffe 2 wickets for 107. OXFORD.—Second Innings. Fry, c Howell b McLeod 54 Pilkington, run out 29 Raikes, c Trumble b McLeod 0 Eccles, lbw b Layer 3 Lee, b McLeod 9 Leveson-Gower, b Layer 4 Hartley, c DarlingIb Layer 5 Berkeley, not out 11 Forbes, c Jones b Layer 1 Lewis, b McLeod 0 Sundries 19 Total "735 Note: Cuncliffe's name does not appear in the 'Varsity's second iuning-s, but the scores tally with the total I cabled—l3s. Evidently Cuncliffe was dismissed without .scoring-. BOWLING ANALYSIS. McLeod, 5 wickets for 29_ Later, 4 wickets for 27. AUSTRALIANS.—Second Innings. Jones, not out 7 Howell, not out 8 No wickets for 15 RECORD OF THE TOUR. May 8, 9, 10, v. South of England: Dra,wn. May 11, 12, 13, v. Essex: Lost by 12G runs. May 15, 16, 17, v. Surrey: Won by an innings and 70 runs. May 18, 19, 20, v. English team, at Eastbourne: Won by 171 rims. May 22, v. Yorkshire, at Sheffield: Abandoned. May 25, 20, v. Lancashire, at Manchester: Won by an innings and Si runs. May 29, 30, 31, v. Oxford University, at Oxford: Drawn. June 1, 2, 3, v. All England, at Nottingham: Drawn. June 5, 0, 7, v. M.C.C., at Lord's: Won by 8 wickets. June 8, 9, 10, v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge: Won by 10 wickets. June 12, .13, 14, v. Yorkshire, at Bradford: Drawn. June! 15, 16, 17, v. All England,, at

Lord's: Won by 10 wickets. June 19, 30, 21, v. Oxford Past and Present, at Portsmouth: Won by 10 wickets and 2 runs.

Matches played 13; won 7; lost 1; drawn 4; abandoned 1.