CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10104, 1 August 1893, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. [Special to Tress Association.] ( LONDON, July 30. j Surrey beat the Australians by two i wickets and four runs. The second innings of the Colonials closed for 308~George | Giffen 82, Trumble 20, M’Leod 12, Turner | 16, Blackham (not out) 2; extras 14. Sharpe took four wickets for 74, Richardson | two for 102, Abel one for 0. The fielding | of the Homo team was of an inferior j description. In the second innings Surrey j knocked up 118 with the loss of eight j wickets. Abel 0, Hayward 20, Street 1, | Maurice Read 3, W. Read 25, Baldwin 21, Brookwall 20, Henderson (not out) 14, Sharpe 0, Marshall (not out) 0; extras 5. Turner bowled in splendid form, taking six wickets at a cost of 54 runs. Trumble secured one for 34. The Duko of Connaught will entertain tho Australian cricketers at luncheon to-morrow. A match has been arranged for August 28, at Blackpool, against an eleven of England. The team will sail by the Servia on Sept. 19, and will play two matches in Philadelphia, one each at St Paul, Baltimore, Toronto, Montreal, New j York and San Francisco. They will, conaequently, not reach Sydney till Dec. 6. [The Australians have now played twentyfour matches, and have won thirteen, drawn four and lost seven.]