CRICKET.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 751, 23 July 1886, Page 20

CRICKET.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. YORKSHIRE v. AUSTRALIA. (special to united press association.) London, July 15. In the final over of the cricket match against Yorkshire, Scott, the Australian captain, scored three sixes and one four.

THE ALL ENGLAND MATCH. (reuter’s telegrams.) London, July 15. The following team will represent England in the cricket match Australians v. All England, which commences on Monday next at Lords : —W. G. Grace, W. W. Read, Steel, Tylecote, Barlow, Barnes, Briggs, Lohmann, Scotton, Shrewsbury, and Ulyett. London, July 19.

The second of the three test matches arranged between the Australians and All England commenced to-day at Lords ground. There was a crowded attendance of spectators, though the weather was somewhat unfavorable, rain falling at intervals during the day. The wicket was not in first-rate condition, being rather bumpy. The Home team won the toss, and elected to go in first, Mr W. G. Grace and Scofcton being sent to face the Australian bowling. Neicher made a lengthened stand, the former being caught at 18, and Scotton bowled when he had scored 19. Shrewsbury, however, who succeeded Grace at the »vickets, obtained a mastery over the bowling, and together with Mr W. W. Read, ran up the score rapidly. The latter had scored 22 when he was caught. Mr Steel joined Shrewsbury, but was given out leg-before when he scored 5, Shrewsbury continued to display excellent form, and together with Barnes, who followed Mr Steel, ran up the score to 202, when time was called and play ceased for the day, Shrewsbury being not out with 91, and Barnes with' 28. The following is the detailed score :

ALL ENGLAND. First Innings. W. G. Grace, caught 18 Scotton, bowled 19 Shrewsbury, not out ... ... 91 W. W. Read, caught 22 Steel, leg-before-wicket 5 Barnes, not out ... ... ... 28 Sundries 19 Total for four wickets ... 202 Tylecote, Barlow, Briggs, Lohmann, and Ulyett still to bat. London, July 20. The cricket match Australians versus All England was resumed to-day at Lords in fine weather, and in the presence of a very large number of spectators. The Hom 6 team, with 202 runs up and 4 wickets down, continued their first innings. Barne3 and Shrewsbury, yesterday’s not outs, with 28 and 91 respectively, continued to make an excellent stand against the bowling, and Barnes had added 30 to his score before he was caught. Of the players who followed Barlow and Ulyett alone obtained double figures, the former with 12, caught, and the latter with 19, bowled. Shrewsbury had maintained a grand defence, and ran up his score to 164 before a catch disposed of him. The innings closed for a total of 353 runs. For the Australians the most successful bowlers were— Trumble two wickets for 30 runs, and Spofforth four for 70. After the usual delay the visitors went to the wickets, but non 6 of the batsmen succeed in making any lengthened stand against the excellent bowling of Briggs and Barnes, who were both dead on the wicket, and the innings closed for 121 runs. The highest individual scorers were : Jones, caught ... 25 Scott, leg-before-wicket ... ... .30 Palmer, caught 20 Blackham, bowled ... ... ... 23 For the Englishmen Briggs took five wickets for 30 runs, and Barnes three for 20. Being in a minority of 232, the Australians had to follow on, and at the close of the day’s play their score in the second innings stood at 12 with 1 wicket down.

MATCH AT LIVERPOOL. London, July 16. The Australian cricketers are now playing a match at Liverpool against an eleven selected by Mr Steel. In their first innings the Australians scored 152, and the Home team have lost six wickets for 104. London, July 17. The cricket match, Australians versus Mr Steel’s Eleven, was continued at Liverpool to-day. The Home team were all out for 204. The Australians commenced their second innings, and had lost eight wickets for 141, when play was stopped, owing to the inclemency of the weather, Scott scoring 88, bowled.