CRICKET.

Inangahua Times, Volume XXI, Issue 947, 15 June 1896, Page 2

CRICKET.

(Per Press Association.- Copyright.) M.re. AND OBOUND V. AUSTRALIA. London*, June 12. The wicket payed much belter to* day atwlsome of the fielding was very good. I'be Aualralims, who had lost two wickets for 25 at the end of the previous day's play, continued ttfeie innings which closed for 183. They wore thus defeated by one innings and 18 runs. The score of the Austral* ians second innings was — Kelly, b Hearne 0; Graham, b Hearne, 5 ; Trott, c McGregor b Hearne 14 ; Gregory, c McGregor, b Hearne, 28; Iredale, c McGregor, b Hearne, 0; Sill, c McGtegot, b [ Hearne 4 ; T rumble, c McGregor, b Hearne o ; Dat Ung, c Stoddart, b Hearn 76, Eady, c Grace, bHearae 42; M'Kib bin (not out) 3 ; Giffen (absent) 0 ; extras 11; total 183. Darling and Eady showed fine defence, the latter being at the wickets half an hour without scoring. Hearne took the whole nine wickets at a cost of 78. Ponghec no wickets for 88. Grace none foe 21. June 13. Hearne was Bimply unplayable until Darling joined Gregory and theif Hearne had the bad luck to miss him in the slips which was about the only mistake made in theiield. Eady opened with extreme c*re. Twice he was beaten and narrowly escaped losing his wicket, but afterwards he played freely and was at the wickets for two hours. * Dariine played a fineinnings, but made a few uppish strokes, one in the slips being dangerous. He was the chief factor in putting on a hundred runs in 65 minutes, his score including eight fours. Giffen is re*' oovering.