THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

Hastings Standard, Issue 100, 21 August 1896, Page 3

THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

AGAINST SURREY. A DRAWN GAME. London, August 19. The county team, who had made 295 in their first innings, then went to the wickets. Si;k::kv.—2nd innings. Thompson, b Trumble ... ... 7 Hayward, c Jones, b M'Kibbin ... 11 Baldwin, b M'Kibbin ... ... 2 Hayes, b Giffen 4 Read, not out ... ... ... 7 Abel, not out ... ... ... 50 Extras ... ... ... 9 Total for i wkts ... ... 90 Bowling Analysis.—M'Kibbin two wickets for HO, Giffen one for 11, Trumble one for 25. The game ended in a draw. August 20. The batting of the Australians, considering it was a bowler's wicket, was excellent.

Darling was mi--." d at long-off by Thompson at the first ball, but with tht? score of 55 gave another chance, which was taken. Irodale and Gifien both played steadily, and Hill's innings saved a follow on, after which, as it was evident the game must be drawn, there was no further interest in it. Kelly damaged a finger and Hill took the gloves in Surrey's second inning, Eady fielding in his place. Abel again played a fine innings without a chaaCe, and his 50 enabled him to complete 2000 runs in firstclass cricket. Key, the Surrey captain, declared the innings closed at 5.80., but the light became too bad to go on. Sydney. August 20. Jones's withdrawal from the Sussex engagement, if voluntary on his part, is inexplicable. In his letters to his relations in Adelaide no mention is made of an intention to change his plans. Eady, writing to friends in Launceston, explains bis frevent absence from matches as due to an injured hand, hurt while bowling. - AGAINST GLOUCESTERSHIRE. London, August 20. ,The cricket match Gloucestershire against the Australians began to-day, when the weather was fine and the wicket in good order. The Home team consists of Grace, Jessop, Rice, Townsend, Henningway, Champion, Board, Brown, Wrathall, Sewell, and W. G. Grace, junr. Gloucester batted first, but the innings only lasted about a couple of hours, the last man being dismissed with the score at 138. The Daily Chronicle, referring to the Australian cricketers, considers that their steady and even play proves them to be superior to the English Eleven.