THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11455, 21 June 1899, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

■ s ■ ■ .. ■ ■;,:■ ■ . - ■ ■ AGAINST OXFORD UNiVERSITY.

Press Association—By;.' Telegraph—Copyright

LONDON, June 19,

The match against the Oxford-'-Univer-sity, 'Past and Present, ■ commenced at Portsmouth to-day. 'The weather was fine, but the wicket was rather soft after the previous night's rain. Johns, Hill, and Iredale are standing out'of the Australian team. Darling won the toss, and sent the University team to -the wickets. At luncheon five wickets had fallen for 128. The score was earned 'to 187 on resuming before the next wicket fe11.,; The University team were eventually disposed' of for 251. i

The Australians in their first innings had lost three wickets "for 86' when stumps were.drawn for the day.' '. , . x The following are the scores: Oxford.—First Innings. Pilkington, c Trumble, b Jones.. ! 3 Fry, b Noble ... ... .. ... 49 Eccles, b Trumble V. ,„■ .. x Lee, b Noble .. ■ .-, :. ; /][ 31 Raike?, b Jones" •' .. .-. "19 Leveson-Gower, c -Kelly, b M'Leod 59 Cunliffe, lbw, b Jones .. ..48 Hartley, b M'Leod '.. .. \\ 12 Berkley, c Darling, b. M'Leod ..' 3 Forbes, not out .. ':.'%'"..-■ 25 Lewis, b tToaes -.. .. -.| q Extras .... ... ( "J jq Total- •• .. ~~251 fowling Analysis.-Jones took four wicketa for bO runs, M'Leod three wickets for 31 runs, Noble two wickets for .23- runs, Trumble one wickets for 53 runs. Australians.—First Innings Worrall. .. . Q Darling .. ,„ ][ " £ Gregory ... , r \ mn ■" Noble, not out .. ..-, # J \' £ g - Truraper, not out .-.: .„ ".'.04 Extras .. ,„ ■-t. |" "g Total for three wickets .. 83 The sporting iieTvspapc-rs, commenting upon the second test match attribute the defeat of the English team to the early collapse of the English batting and the absence of a fast bowler. They admit the superiority of the Australian bowling and fielding, and advise that the "next English team should include reliable professional batsmen. The younger and more brilliant cricketers have been tried, and found wanting. They suggest that either Bland, of Sussex, or Bradley, of Kent, be selected as the fast bowler. ' ■ ,' ...