CRICKET

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1912, 22 July 1886, Page 2

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS V ALL ENGLAND

[Reuter’s Telegrams.]

London, July 19

The Australians v. All England match cnnmenctd to-day at Lords. There was a crowded attendance, *ut the weather was unfavorable, ra*n fell at iute vals. The Home team went first to the wickets, and at the close cf thediy had scored 302 wi.h four wickets down. Grace, caught ... ... 18 Scotton, bowled ... ... 19 Shrewsbury, not out ... 91 Iliad, caught ... ... 22 Steel, lbw ... ... 5 Barnes, not out ... ' ... 28 Sundries ... ... 19 July 20. The cricket match Australian v. All England was resumed to-day at Lords. The weather was fins and a very large number cf spectators were present. The Home team with 202 runs for four wickels down, centinued their first innings. Birnes and Shrewsbury, yes’erday’s not oufs, wi li 28 and 91 respecti”e!y, continued to makt an .excellent stand againstthe bowling, and Barnes had added 30 fo his score before he was c aught Of the players who followed Barlow, Ulyett, alone obtained double, figures, the former making 12, caught, and the latter 19, bow'd. Shrewsbury maintained a grand defence, and rm up tdie score to 104 before a catch disposed of b in. The innings closed for a total of 353 runs, For the Australians, the most successful bowlers were Triunble, 2 wickets for 30, and Spofforth 4 wickets, for 70. After the usual delay the visitors went to the wickets, but none of the batsmen succeeded in making any lengthened stand against the excellent bowling of Briggs and Barnes, who wore both dead on the wicket, aud the innings c’osed for 121. The highe t individual scorers were Jones, caught ... 28 Scott, lbw ... ... 30 Palmer, caught 20 Blackham, bowled ... 23 4 For the Englishmen Briggs took 5 wickets for 30 runs, and Barn r s 3 wickets for 20 runs. Being in 1 a 'minority of 232 the Australians J had to follow on and at the close of tho day’s play, the score stood 22, with one wicket down.