LORD SHEFFIELD'S TEAM V COMBINED AUSTRALIA.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8071, 14 January 1892, Page 6

LORD SHEFFIELD'S TEAM V COMBINED AUSTRALIA.

The fall scores of the first test match between the English team and Combined Australia which was commenced at Melbourne on New Year's Day and concluded yesterday week are now to hand. Extraordinary interest was taken in the contest, and the attendances were tbe largest that have witnessed a game of cricket to the colonies since the Hon. Ivo Blign s team made their first appearance in Melbourne nine years ago. The weather on the first day was pleasant, and the attendance enormous, no leas than 20.110 persons being admitted through the turnstiles, while the takings amounted to sßllio. The cricket throughout proved of a most interesting characier, and daring the nrst four days no less than £3000 odd was taken at the gates, and there was al«o a fine attendance on the fifth day. When play started on January 6th the E glishmen were 108 behind, and they had but three wickets to fall, M'Gregor and Abel being hot out with 3 and 16 respectively. With 125 up the former was caught by Gregory, who was fielding substitute, for Moses, the New South Wales crack having strained his leg. Attewell joined Abel, but with U added the latter was caughb&t the wicket, and although Sharpe and Attewell took tbe total to 158 the colonials always had a bit in hand, Attebeiae; canght at mid-on at that score, and the innings closed. The colonials thus won by 54 runs. The victory of the Australians was received with great jubilation. The following are the full scores: — Australia. First Innings. Second Innings. Lyons, c Grace, b Peel 19 cAbelbßriggs 51 Bannerman, c Read, c Grace, bLoti- ■ b Sharpe 45 mann ... 41 Glffen, low, b Peel 2 b Attewell ... 1 Bruce, b Sharpe ... 57 c Lob.mann b Sharpe ... 40 Donnan, b Sharpe... 9 c and. b Lohmann ... 2 Trotfc, c M'Gregor, b lbw, b AtteSfaarpe 6 well 23 Moses, c Lohuoann b Sharpe ... ... 23 run out ... lo M'Leod, b Sharpe ... 14 b Peel 30 Callaway.b Attewell 21 not out ...13 Turner, b Peel ...29 c Peel b Loh- . Mann ... 19 Blackham, not out 9 c M'Gregor b Peel 0 Extras 6 Extra ... ... 1 Total. 240 Total 236 Bowling Analysis : First Innings.— Sharpe, 306 balls, 84.runs, 20 maidens, 6 wickets; Peel, 258 balla, 54 runs, 23 maidens. 3 wicbets; Attewell, 167 balls, 28 runs, 14 maidens, 1 wicket; Briggs, 18 balls, 13 runs, 1 maiden; Stoddarfc, 30 balls, 10 runs, 2 maidens. Second Innings.—Sharpe, 324 balls, 81 runs, 25 maidens. 2 wickets; Peel, 101 balls, 27 runs, ' 7 maidens, 2 wickets; Lobmann, 234 ba115,53 runs, J5 maidens, 2 wickets; Attewell. 366 balls; 51 runs, 32 maidens, 2 wickets; Briggs, 126 balls, 25 runs, 9 maidens, 1 wicket. England. First Innfrigs. Second Innings. Grace, b M'Leod ~.50 c Bannerman, b Turner ... 25 Abel, b M'Leod ... 32 c Blacknam, b Turner ... 28 Bean, c Bruce, b c M'Leod, b Giffen ... ... 50 Trofcc ... 3 Stoddart, c Giffen, b b CaUaway ... 35 M'Leod ... ■■:•.. P Read, c and b Giffen 36 b Trott ... 11 Peel, b M'Leod ... 19 b Turner ... 6 Lohmann.b Giffen.. 3 c Bannerman, b Turner, ... 0 Briggs, c Bruce, b c Tfott,' b Turner ... • ... 41 M'Leod ... 4 Attewell, c Banner- c Donnany b man, b Turner ... 8 Turner ... 24 M'Gregor, not but... 9 c Gregory, b ■:.■ ■'• Trott ; ... 16 Sharoe, c Blackham, ; . b M'Leod ... 2 not out ... 5 Extras .... 14 ._ Extra ... 1 Total, ..- 264 Total ... 158 BoWLJNG £Anaxysej.—First innings :— H. Troct. 60 balls, 25 runs, 2 maidens; Giffen, 120 balls, 75 rung, 3 maidens, 3 wicke*s, 3 tio-balls; Tamer; 1 96 balls, 40 runs, 3 maidens, 2 wickets; M'Leod, 272 balls, 53 runs, 12 maidens, 5 wickets; CaUaway, 84 balls, 39 runs, 2 maidens; Bruce, ;18 balls, 18 runs. Second Innings :—McLeod, 132 balls, 39 runs, 8 maidens, 1 wicket; Turner, 200 balls, 51 runs, 14 maidens, 5 wickets ;<.■ Trott r i 114 balsl, 52 runs, 2 maidens, 3 wickets; Callaway, 24 balls, 7 rune, 1 maiden, 1 wicket; Giffen, 18 balls, 8 runs. I

In consequence of the Interprovincial match against Otago the Senior Cup matches will be suspended next Saturday. The Junior Cup Match Committee have also decided to suspend Junior Cup matched. •

The following sides have been selected by the United C.C. for Saturday:— Maxwell, Harris, D. Wood, Brown, W. Harman, Aldred (Captain), Batger, Hartland, Fairhurst, Tapper, Sanderson; v Beswick, B. Harman (Captain), Winter, Day, Palmer, Westenra, Bennett, H. Wood, R. Kitto, Robinson, Tindall, Tomlinson. Play to begin punctually at 2p.m. Any other Junior coming up will be picked in. [PEBSS ASSOCTATIOIT TXLEGBAM.] AUCKLAND, January 13. The following cricketers have been instructed to commence practice in preparation for the match. Auckland against Wellington:—O'Brien, Neall, Howlett, J. Richards. Arneil, Wilson, A. M. Beale, H. B. liusk, Fowke, Moresby, Gulston, Yates, Simsonv Hawkins. J. Mills, Lawaon, T. Neill; Gardiner, Bovre, Lundon, Browning •