THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.
♦— AGAINST OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
London, Juno 1. There was fine weather for the match at Oxford to-day, and the attendance was large. Tho Home team were the first to 4q[ bat, and made a good stand, the board registering 237 before the last wicket fell. Leveson-Gower (92) was the principal contributor, making his runs by good free play. He gave a couple of possible chances, and was eventually taken by -Johns behind the wickets with one hand. There were ton fours included in his score. Foster contributed 60 in good style. The Australians have made a poor commencement in their first innings, having lost two wickets for 21. Tho following are the scores : Oxford—First innings. Warner, caught ... 12 Smith, bowled... ... 1 Foster, caught... ... 66 Mordaunt, bowled ... 0 Raikes, caught... ... 12 Leveson-Gower, caught 93 Bardswell, stumped ... 9 Waddy, bowled ... 16 Hartley, bowled ... 17 Cunliffe, not out ... 2 Lewis, caught ... ... 0 Extras 9 Total ... 237 Jones took five wickets for 49 runs, Giffen three for 65, Trumble one for 54, and Eady one for 45. Australia—First innings. Eady, not out ... ... 12 Darling, caught ... 5 • Iredale, lbw ... ... 0 Graham, not out ... 3 Extras ... ... 1 Two wickets for 21
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Hastings Standard, Issue 32, 3 June 1896, Page 2
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198THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME. Hastings Standard, Issue 32, 3 June 1896, Page 2
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