THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 6692, 9 August 1882, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

[Riumr's Tbmob^ms.]

LONDON, August 7.

The Atwtvaliani oommenced a matoh to-day against eleven of Kent, at Canterbury. The weather was very fine, and there was a large attendance of speotators during the day. The Australians went first to the wickets, and succeeded in putting together 307 before they were disposed of. The 'batting of the visitors was muoh admired. Blaokham, the highest soorer, only gave one chance during his inningß, whioh closed for 62. Owing to the reoent fine weather, the wioket waß fast. The Home team, at the olose of the day's play, had loßt six wickets for 84. runs, of which E. F. S. Tylecote contributed 28. The bowling of the Australians was dead on the wicket, and the Englishmen could not take liberties with it. The following are the scores of the Australians: — j Bannerman, stumped ... ... 47 Masiie, caught ... 54 Murdooh, stumped ... ... 0 M'Donnell, bowled 11 Horan, caught 6 Giffen, run out ... 25 Blaokham, caught 62 . Jones, run put 59 Palmer, bowled 0 Boyle, not out ... 27 Garrett, bowled 3 . Extras ... ... ... 13 Total 807

One of the Australian team writing of the Lancashire matoh says:—-"The weather was delightful on the first day, somewhat dull and eold on the second, and very gloomy and wet to-day. Luokily the rain did not prevent the match being finished, bnt it is only fair to the Lancashire men to say that while the last SO runs were being made it was raining in a manner that ha* often caused the field to be cleared in Melbourne and Sydney. Mr Hornby, however, with the true spirit of a sportsman and gentleman, kept his men in the field, and afterwards admitted that the best team won. Just after the stumps were drawn the rain came down in torrents, so that it is quite correot to say the_ match was very nearly resulting in a draw instead of a viotory for Australia. Thirty fire thousand persons paid for admission during the three days—l4,ooo the first, 14,000 the seoond, and 7000 to-day—and each day the applause waß impartially bestowed. On the morning of the seoond day Mr Hornby invited all our fellows to breakfast with him at the Albion Hotel, and right hospitably he entertained those who were able to go. It affords me much pleasure to say that from start to finish the matoh was played as cricket should always be played—that is to say, without the slightest sign of bickering or unpleasantness—and our fellows one and all agree that we shall have very pleasant matches indeed if we oontinue to meet suoh genial and thorough crioketera as we have met here in this great city of Manchester."