CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 2846, 15 June 1896, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS v. MARTLEBONE C.C. AND GROUND.

By Telegraph.—Press Association .— Copyright. Lonuon, June 12.

The match between the Australians and the Marylebone C.C. land ground was continued to-day. The wicket played much better than on the previous day, and some of the fielding was very good. The Australians, who had lost two wickets for 25 at the end of the previous day’s play, continued their second innings, which closed for 183. They ware thus defeated by an innings and 18 runs. The score was Australians. — Second Innings. Kelly, b Hearne 0 Graham, b Heame 5 Trott, o McGregor, b Hearne ‘ ... .„ 14 Gregory, o McGregor, b Hearne 28 Iredale, b Hearne 0 Hill, b Hearne ... 4 Trumble, b Hearne 0 Darling, o Stoddart, b Hearne 76 Kady, c Grace, b Hearne 42 MoKibbin, not out 3 Giffen (absent) 0 Sundries 11 Total 183 Darling and Eady showed fine defence, the latter being at the wickets half an hour without scoring. Hearne took the whole of the nine wickets at the cost of 73; Pougher, no wickets for 33 ; Grace, none for 21. Received June 14, 6.40 p.m. London, June 13. Hearne was simply unplayable until Darling joined Gregory, and then Hearne had the bad Inok to miss him in the slips, which was about the only mistake mode in the field. Eady opened with extreme care. Twice he was beaten, and narrowly escaped losing his wicket, but afterwards played free, and was at the wickets two hours. Darling played a fine innings, but made a few uppish strokes, one in the slips being dangerous. Ho was the chief factor in putting on 100 runs in 65 minutes. His score included eight tours. Giffen is recovering.