CRICKET.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 860, 24 August 1888, Page 14

CRICKET.

By Electric Telegraph,—Copyright.

AUSTRALIANS v. ALL ENGLAND.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

London, August 14.

In the second innings of the Australians Bannerman made a stubborn defence, and was at the wickets SO minutes for five runs. Turner also made a fair stand, and played pluckily for his IS. The fielding of the Englishmen was extremely brilliant until the score had reached 70, when several blunders were made. Barnes, Lohmaun, Briggs, and Peei were especially conspicuous in the field, and received quite an ovation from the crowd. The following are the full scores in the second innmgs of the Australians .• McDonnell ... ••• ••• 32 Trott 4 Bonnor •«' •> Bannerman ... ... ••• £ Woods 7 Turner IS Jarvis ... ... ••• ••• S Blackham ... 4 Edwards ... ... ••• ® Worrall, not out ... ... 0 Extra 1

Total 100 Barnes took five wickets for 32, and Peel four lor 49. London, August 10. The Surrey team will probably play another match against the Australians on 20th September. The Australians commenced a match against Nottingham to-day. The latter went first to the wickets, and at the luncheon adjournment had lost two wickets for 118 vans. . , , ' London, August 16. The cricket match between the Australians and Nottingham was resumed to-day. The wicket was in splendid condition, and 10,000 people were present to witness the match. The Nottingham team, who had lost two wickets for 118 runs, continued their innings, and when the stumps were drawn had lost six wickets for 359 runs. The principal scorers were Gunn, 91 ; Barnes, 90. London, August 17. The first innings of Nott ngham closed for 441 runs. The Australians have lost one wicket for 4 runs. London, August 1/. In the match with Notts Ferris took four wickets and Turner none. Bonnor, Jones, and Boyle did not play. The Australians in their first innings only made 95, Lyons being top scorer with 19. In their second innings four wickets are down for 70. In their matcbi against Notts the Australian Eleven in their second innings made 157. The match was thus won by Notts by an innings and 199 runs. London, August 19. In the second innings of the Australians the wicket was wet. The following were the principal scorers : —McDonnell, 23 ; Jarvis, Edwards, and Bannerman, 20 each. Dixon and Attewell took four wickets each. London, August 20. The match Australian Eleven against Gloucestershire commenced at Cheltenham to-day. The Australians went first to the wickets and at the luncheon adjournment had lost seven wickets for 77 runs, Macdonald, with 38, being the principal scorer. London, August 21:

In the match against Gloucestershire, the Australians in their first innings made 118, At the close of the day’s play the county team had lost one wicket for 126. W. G. Grace was not out for 66. In the Australians’ first innings Jarvis scored 29. Rain interfered with the progress of the match during the day. _ In the cricket match against the Australian 'Eleven, Gloucestershire in the first innings’ made 209, Grace with 92 being the highest scorer* Ferris took six wickets for 92. Rain fell during the day and the wicket was very slow.

(SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, August 18. The third teat match between the Australian Eleven and All England has been postponed from the 30th August to the 20th September.

The following is the list of matches played up to date by the Sixth Australian Eleven in England : May 7 and B—Beat Mr .C. I. Thornton’s Eleven, at Norbury, Cheshire, by six wickets. Scores : Thornton’s team, 144 and 63 ; Australians, 133, and 75 for four

wickets. May II and 12—Beat Warwickshire by an innings and 150 runs. Scores : Australians, 346 ; Warwickshire, 67 and 129. May 14 and 15—Beat Surrey on Kennington Oval by an innings and 148 runs. Scores : Australians, 357 ; Surrey, 89 and 120. May 18, 19—Beat Oxford University by an

innings and 19 runs. Scores : Australians, 208; Oxford, 102 and 87. May 21, 22—Beat Yorkshire by an innings and 64 runs. Scores : Australians, 292 ; Yorkshire, 125 and 103. May 24, 25—Beaten by Lancashire by 23 j runs. Scores : Australians, 163 and 66 ; Lancashire, 9S and 154. May 28, 29—Played a drawn game with the Gentlemen. Scores ; Australians, 179, and one wicket for 213 ; Gentlemen, first innings, 490. May 30, June I—Beaten by the Players of England by 10 wicketa. Scores : Australians, 127 and 114; Players, 231, and no wickets for 12. June 4, s—Beaten by Nottinghamshire by 10 wickets. Scores : Nottinghamshire, 215, and no wickets for 36 ; Australians, 76 and 175. _ June S, 9—Played a drawn game with Cambridge University. Scores : Australians, 266, and 104 for two wickets ; Cambridge, 332 snd 232. June 11, 12, 13—Beat Oxford (past and present) by 74 runs. Scores : Australians, 176 and 292 ; Oxford, 248 and 146. June 14, 16—Beat Middlesex by 8 wickets and 1 run. Scores : Middlesex, 68 and 62 ; Australians, 97 and two for 34. June 18, 19, 20—Beat an Eleven of England by 10 wickets aud 2 runs. Scores : Australians, 297, and no wiokets for S ; Eleven of England, 204 and 99. June 21, 23—Beat Marylebone C. O. and Ground by 14 runs. Scores : Australians, 130 and 96 ; Marylebone C. O. and Ground, 102 and 110. , June 25, 26, 27—Played a drawn match with Yorkshire. Scores : Australians, 367 ; Yorkshire, 225, and 344 for seven wickets. , June 30, July 2—Beat North of England by five wickets. Scores : North of England, 93 and 90; Australians, 9S and five wickets for 101. July 3, -4—Beat Liverpool and district by 130 runs. Scores : Australians, 119 and 150 ; Liverpool and district, 70 and 69. July 5, 7 —Beaten by Leicestershire by 20 runs. Scores : Leicestershire, 119 and 50; Australians, 02 and S 7. . July 9, 10—Beat Derbyshire by an innings and 79 runs. Scores: Australians, 181 ; Derbyshire, 45 and 57. July 12, 13—Beat an Eleven of England by an innings and 135 runs. Scores: Aus tralians, 242 ; Eleven of England, 28 aud 79. July 16, 17 —Beat All England by 61 runs. Scores : Australians, 116 and 60, All England, 53 and 62. July 19, 20, 21—Beaten by Sussex by 5S runs. Scores ; Snssex, 93 and 116 ; Australians, 68 and SS. July 23, 24—Played Cambridge (past aud present). Match abandoned in consequence of rain. Scores : Cambridge (past and present), 137 and 22 for no wickets ; Australians, first innings, 319. July 27, 28—Played Yorkshire. Matoh abandoned on account of rain. Scores : Yorkshire, 107 and 9 wickets for 49; Australians, 48. July 30, 31 —Played a drawn match with Surrey. Scores : Australians, 52 and two wickets for 33 ; Surrey, 135. August 3, 4—Beat an Eleven of England by an inniugs and 27 runs. Scores: Australians, 168 ; Eleven of England, 53 and SS. August 6, 7—Beat Kent by SI runs. Scores: Australians, 166 and 152 j Ksnt, 107 3-nd. so. . August 9, 10— Beaten by Gloucestershire by 257 runs. Scores : Gloucestershire, 214 and 312 ; Australians, 143 and 126. Matches played, 28; won, 16; lost, 6;

drawn, G. August 13, 14, 15— Beaten by All England, by an innings and 137 runs. Scores All England, first innings 317, Australians, 80 and 100. August 15, 16- Beaten by Nottingham, by an innings and 199 runs. Scores : Nottingham, first innings, 44), A atralians, 95 and 157.