Cricket.

Opunake Times, Volume V, Issue 198, 28 July 1896, Page 2

Cricket.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. THE DERBYSHIRE MATCH. London, July 22. Derbyshire in their first innings made 292. Wright 81 _ Bag hiY 85 Ohßttortm 45 Dav.d on 60 Sugg 34 Going in again, they lost two wickets for 51, and the match was consequently drawn, greatly in favor of the Australians. Marsden 24 Sugg, not out 29

MATCH v. M.C.C. AND GROUND.

A DRAWN GAME.

London, July 23. At Lord's to.day the Australians began a return match against M.C.C. and ground.

The Home team is as follows: Stoddart, Smith, Pougber, Atttewell, Woodcock, Gunn, Hearne, Board, Wvnyard, Ranjitsinjhi, and McLaren. Eady, Johns, and Graham are standing out of the colonial team. The weather is fine and the attendance good. The wicket is fiery. The Australians batted first, and at the lunch adjournment the score was as follows:

Iredale, c Wynyard, b Hearne ... 0 Giffen, b Woodcock ..." ... 2 Darling, c Stoddart, b Woodcock ... 6 Gregory, c Stoddart, b Woodco'k... 0 Donnan, c Board, b Smitb ... 20 Hill, o McLaren, b Woodcock ... 15 Trott, not out 73 Extras 6 Total for six wickets ...122 Iredale was caught in the slips off the second ball in the match, and Giffen next over fell a victim to the Leicestershire professional. Darling wa<? dismissed with the total at 12 and Gregory followed 4 runs later, both being taken in cover slip. Donnan, who, with Trott, had made a capital stand, was out at 79. Trott was missed at the wickets when bis score was 24. The Australians are all out for 202. Principal scores are : Trott, b Attewell 108 Kelly, not out 18 Jones, b Smith 81 Hearne, 1 for 34, Woodcock 5 for 74, Smith three for 40, Attewell 1 for 84. Englishmen.—First laniogs. Stoddart, c Kelly, b Giffen ... 61 Ranjitsinjhi, c McKibbin, b Jones 1 McLaren, not out ..: ... 42 Gunn, not out ... 10 Extras ... ... ... 5 Total for two wickets ... 119 London, July 24. The wicket remained fiery. M.C.C., with two wickets down for 119, resumed batting and the last wicket fell with the total at 387, or 165 ahead of tlie visitors. The chief additional scores were—

McLaren, c Iredale, b Giffan ... 42 Wynyard, c Jones, b Trumble ... 58 Board, b McKibbin 45 Pougber (not out)... ... ... 51 Woodcock 30 McLaren wa3 caugbt at abort leg off the first oyer after resumiog. July 25. The wetther was fiue to-day, but the wicket fiery. Australians resumed their second innings as follows : Darlittg, b Woodcock ... ... 8 Giffen, c Board, b Smith... ... 45 Trott, c Stoddart, b Pougher ... 62 Iredale, c Board, b Hearne ... 62 Gregory, c Wynyard, bAttewell... 1 Donnan, c Wynyard, bAttewell... 12 Hill, c Stoddart, b Gunn 65 Jones (not out) 28 McKibbin, b Woodcock 11 Kelly, c and b Gunn 4 Truinble, b Gunn 29 Extras 9 Total ...331 Hearne took 1 wicket for 74, Woodcock 2 for 80, Atte\vell2 for 54, Smith 1 for 55, Pougher 1 for 22, Gunn 3 for 37. Englishmen—Second Innings. McLaren ... ... ... ... 5 Ranjiisinjhi, b Trumble ... ... 3 Stoddart, c aad b Trumble ... 59 Gunn, not out ... ... ... 26 Wynyard. not out... ... ... 4 Extras 2 Total for 3 wickets ... ... 99 With only 68 runs to win and 7 wickets in hand the match was drawn greatly in favor of the Home team.