THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10210, 14 August 1896, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

RESULT OP THE TEST MATCH. FICTORY FOR ENGLAND. Press Association -Electric Telegraph.-CopyrUhl London, August 12. The attendance to-day was very large and the weather was fine. The wioket was much cut up, and played worse than ever, never having recovered from Monday's soaking. England. -Second Innings. Grace, b Trumble 9 Jackson, Tremble ... ... 2 Ranjit'sinhji.c Kelly, McKibbm ... 11 Abel, o Giffen Trumble 21 Maclaren, b Jones ... • ... 6 Hayward, c Trott, b Trumble IS Wynyard, Kelly, b McKibbia 3 Peel, b Trumble 0 Hearne, b McKibbin 1 Lilley, c McKibbin, b Trumble 6 Richardson, not out 10 Extras » 2 Total - ... 84 Trumble took isix wickets for 30, McKibbin three for 35, Jones one for 13. Trumble was the moat unplayable. The Australians, having 111 to get, made a feeble exhibition, and were all out for 44. England thus won by 66. fhe scores are :- Australians— Innings. Darling, b Hearne ... 0 lredale, c Jackson, b Hearne 3 Giffen, b Hearne ... ..." » Trott, cby Substitute, b Peel ... ... a Hill, b Peel 0 Donnan, o HajWard, b Peek ... ... 0 Gregory, c Richardson b Peol ... ... 6 Kelly, lbw, b Peel ... , ... 3 Jones, b Peel ... ... 3 McKibbin, c Abel, b Hearne ... ... 16 Trumble, uot out ... ... ... ... 7 Extra 2 Total ... .i 44 Peel took six wickets for 23, and Hearne four for 19. The latter started by bowling six maidens for three wickets, aba the first six wickets' fell to the miserable total of 11/' London. August 13.. ' At the Oval to-day 9331 paid for admission. Intense interest was taken in the game, ana every score was applauded. Hayward and Wynyard, the nofc-out men, scored 7 off MeKibbin's first over, but immediately after the former was taken at short leg off Trumble's first ball. Peel played one on, after being missed at midwicket by Giffen. Lilley played steadily, while Richardson appeared quite at home. The Colonial fielding was again all to be desired. Iredale opened the second innings Of the Australians by taking the first over from Richardson, which resulted in a maiden, but it was not long before Peel replaced the fast bowler, who was not a success on the wretched wicket, lredale scored a nit for 3, and then gave an easy chance at cover point, which was accepted. In Hearne's fifth over three balls beat the batsmen, the last one clean bowling Giffen. Trott was grandly taken at mid-off by Brockwell, who was fielding as a substitute for the Indian PriUCe. Gregory, with some flukey boundary slips, was first to score off Hearne. Hill wa3 beaten all the way by & tricky one from Peel. Donnan fell an easy prey in the slips, and Gregory at short leg. Kelly and Trumble made a brief stand, but could not Slop the 'rot,' and Jones, who followed, was bowled off his toot. McKibbin played a fearless innings, and was eventually dismissed by a brifßant one-hand catch in the slips. The home team fielded splendidly. There was immense enthusiasm at the conclusion, and cheers were sent up for fully half an hour. In front of the pavilion all the players were called by name, and Peel, Hearne, and Trumble were received with frantic applause. Experts consider that Monday afternoon's play of the Englishmen on the easy wicket practically won the match. • The second innings of the Australians lasted only an hour and a-quarter.

THE VISIT OP THE TEAM TO NEW ZEALAND. [BY telegraph,—press association,) Wellington, Thursday. A private letter from Sydney says :—' I am afraid you are not likely to hate the chance of viewing the Australian team. Feeling is very strong against them for making an engagement outside the Council, and, further, the several Associations are bound to take it up, because the intercolonial matches are sure to suffer from the absence of the cracks.' ChristchurOH, Thursday. The secretary of the New Zealand Council states that lie does not consider that there is the remotest chance of the Australian eleven breaking the engagement they have already entered into with the New Zealand Council,