THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.
AGAINST SURREY. AN EASY WIN FOR THE AUSTRALIANS. London, July 29. With only 64 runs to get to win, the Australians commenced their second innings, and made the required number with a loss of three wickets. Iredale... ... ... 4 Donnan, not out ... 85 Darling ... ... 7 Giffen 4 Trott, not out ... ... 15 Richardson took two wickets for 18 runs and Lockwood one for 25. In the second innings of the Surrey team Trott took one wicket for 56 runs, M'Kibbin three for 49, and Jones four for 13. AGAINST EARL DE LA WARR'S ELEVEN. London, July 80. The Australians commenced a match at Bexhill with an eleven mainly composed of Sussex players chosen by Earl de la Warre. The weather was fine, but the attendance small. The Colonials went in first, but the wicket proved a very bad one,, and they were all out for 80. Giffen with 25 and Hill with 24 were the only ones to reach double figures. Result of tour :—Matches played, 28 ; won, 14 ; lost, 3; drawn, 6. Through Hill's recent big score in the match against Surrey he now holds the leading position among the batsmen, the averages standing thua after the last match :
Runs. Average Hill ... .. 926 35 Gregory .. 1144 84 Iredale .. 1062 32 Darling .. 1126 31 Trott .. 960 31 Giffen .. 872 28 Donnan 735 26 Trumble .. 460 20 Graham .. 386 19 Kelly- .. 336 16 Jones .. 321 15 Eady .. 234 13
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Hastings Standard, Issue 82, 31 July 1896, Page 2
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240THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME. Hastings Standard, Issue 82, 31 July 1896, Page 2
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