MATCH AGAINST EARL DE LA WARR'S TEAM.

Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 58, 31 July 1896, Page 5

MATCH AGAINST EARL DE LA WARR'S TEAM.

A BAD BEGINNING FOR THE COLONIALS.

[PEESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received July 31, 12.50 p.m.) London, 80th July.

The Australians began their match at Bexhill to-day against an eleven composed mostly of Sussex players chosen by Earl de laWarr. The weather is fine but the attendance is small. The Australians went in first, on what proved to be a difficult wicket, and were all out for 80. Giffen (25) and Hill (24) were the only double-figure men.

The matches so far played by the Australian team, with the results stated from ! the colonial point of view, are as follows: — Lord Sheffield's Eleven Drawn Essex Won by 7 wickets South of England Drawn English Eleven Won by innings 224 runs Yorkshire ... Won by innings 8 runs Lancashire Won by 154 runs Oxford University ... Won by 7 wickets Gloucester ... Won by innings 91 runs England Won by 135 runs M.C.C. and Ground Lost by innings, 18 runs Yorkshire (second match) Drawn Midland Counties ... Lo9t by 4 wickets All England ... ... Lost by 6 wickets Notts Won by 6 wickets Yorkshire (third match) Won by 140 runs North of England ... Won by 42 runs Hampshire ... Won by innings 125 runs Players ... Won by innings 137 runs Leicestershire Drawn All England ... ... Won by three wickets Derbyshire Drawn M.C.C. and Ground (second match) Drawn Surrey Won by 7 wickets Summary — Matohes played, 23 ; won, 14; drawn, 6; lost, 3.