SPORTING.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2015, 20 November 1886, Page 3

SPORTING.

CRICKET. THE ENGLISHMEN IN AUSTRALIA (reuter’.s telegrams). Sydney, Nov. IS. A match commences to morrow between the English Eleven and an Eleven representing New South Wales. The local earn is composed as follows : M’Donald. Bannerman, Burton, Furris, Gregory, Marr, Mather, Moses, Ogilvv, Fromer and Whiting. Nov 20. The matchSShaw and Lilly white’s team v an eleven of N.S.W. commenced today. The weather was fine and the attendance moderate. The wicket was somewhat bumpy. The visitors winning the toss elected to bat, but failed to make any stand against the bowling, which was dend on the wicket. The first four batsmen, Shrewsbury, Scotton, Barlow and Birucs all out for a total of 28, the only batsmen reaching double figure? being Reid who scored 13, caught. Ihe innings closed for seventy-four runs. T he Home team then went in, the last wicket falling for 111 runs. McDonnel made 32, bowled, Moses 31, not out. The Englishmen in their seond innings made 4 runs without the loss of a wicket wheD the stumps were drawn for the day, DUNEDIN SCRATCHING?. I*ER DRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, Nov 18. Tit Bit, Spade Guinea, and Talebearer are scratched for all engagements at the St Andrew’s meeting, and Molly Bawn for the Spring Handicap and Borderuran for the Hurdles.