CRICKET.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 956, 27 June 1890, Page 10

CRICKET.

Ry Elkctrw Telegraph—Copyright. THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, June 19. The cricket match, Players of England v. Australians, began at Lord’s to day. The weather is fine, and the wicket in fair condition. Burn and Charlton are not playing. The Players went in first, and have lost three wickets for 158 runs, the principal scores being— Ulyett 40 Gunn, not out ... ... ... 43 Maurice Read ... ... .. 33 Ohatterton was stumped by Blackham. Shrewsbury being ill, bis place in the team has been taken by Carney. The English press, referring to the recent matches of the Australians, consider the team is collapsing. The Players at the close of the day’s play had lost four wickets for 322. Chatterton ... ... ... 16 Barnes ... ... . ... 67 Peel, not out ... ... ... 8 Gunn, not out ... ... ... 147 Gunn was at the wickets all day and only gave one chance, and that not till he had passed the century. Six bowlers were tried, but the Nottingham professional completely mastered them all. The wicket was in perfect condition. Some ten thousand people were present. London, June 20. The Players have lost eight wickets for 474 rune. Gunn, howled ... ... ... 22S Lohmann, bowled ... ... 34 Peel, caught ... ... ... 4L Flowers, caught ... ... 2C Attewell, not out 19

London, June 21. In their first inninga the Players made 526. The other scores are : Briggs 1 Attewell, not out ... ... 20 Sherwin ... ... ... ... 9 Turner took two wickets for 116, Ferris three for 134, Lyons two for 120, and Trumble one for 99. Gunn, who was at the wicket for nine aud a half hours, gave a wonderful and faultless display of batting. His score of 228 included 17 boundary hits. On returning to the pavilion he received a tremendous ovation. The Australians, in their first innings, were all of disposed for 156. The scores being Blackham ... ... ... 4 Lyons 50 Murdoch 23 Trott ... 0 Jones ... ... .. ... 1 Barrett ... .... ... ... 29 Walters 6 Gregory ... ... ... ... 7 Turner ... ... ... ... 1 Trumble ... ... ... ... 3 Ferris, not out 27 Lyons was at the wickets for 50 minutes, and hit brilliantly all round. In the second essay the Austrabans fared even worse, all being disposed of for 107, leaving the Players victorious by an innings aud 263 runs. The scores in the second innings Were Lyons ... ... ... ... 24 Blackham ... ... ... 4 Murdoch ... ... ... 7 Trott ... ... ... ... 6 Barrett 0 Walters ... ... ... ... 0 Jones ... ... ... ... 34 Gregory 13 Turner ... .. ... ... 9 Ferris ... ... ... ... 3 Trumble, not out ... ... 4

In the first innings Lohmann took 5 wickets for 61 and Peel 3 for IS. In the second innings Lohmaau 4 for 43, Briggs 5 for 51. The wicket was perfect throughout. The match was witnessed by some 10,000 people. London, June 23. Twelve thousand people were present today to witness the cricket match between the Australians aud Yorkshire County. Charlton and Bums aie not playing in this match. The first eight wickets of the Australians fell for 76, when Barrett and Ferris got together, and before separation had added 94 to the score, the innings closing for 177. Barrettadopted stonewalling tactics, and was at the wickets three and half hours for 61 runs, while Ferris carried out his bat for a plucky innings of 4S. Turner made 23 aud Gregory 11. The number of extras was 16, so the remaining batsmen only put on 18 runs between them. In their first innings "Yorkshire had lost three wickets for 13 runs, bat then a stand was made, and when the stumps were drawn for the day the score stood at 63 without any further loss. The Australian cricketers are negotiating to spend 50 days at the Cape after completing their English tour. They propose to play eight matches in all at Capetown, Natal, Kimberley and Port Elizabeth. London, June 24. Yorkshire in their first mniugs scored 171 —Peel, 73 ; Hall, 64 ; Moorhouse, 14. There were three extras, so that the other eight men only ecored 17 between thorn. The Australians, in their second innings, have lost five wickets for 20. A PLUCKY STAND. In the first innings of Yorkshire Trumbl* took three wickets for 31, and Ferris six for 50. In their second innings the Australians made 141. In the early part of the innings the batsmen completely collapsed to the bowling of Peel and Ulyett, and the seventh wicket fell with the soote at 20. Turner then joined Barrett, and a capital stand was made, the pair adding 79 before the desired separation came. Turner played a dashing innings for 53. Barrett, who showed a grand defence, was at the wickets for three hours, and carried out his bat for 56. / Ferris knocked up a useful 11. London, -June 22. In the match between Cambridge University and Sussex, the former scored 703 for nine wickets.