Cricket.

Opunake Times, Volume V, Issue 203, 14 August 1896, Page 2

Cricket.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND.

THE FINAL TEST MATCH

London, August 10.

Unfortunately it was raining very heavily at noon, and play did not begin till after lunch. Despite the unfavorable weather 18,411 p ii 1 for admission.

Grace wju the toss and took first innings in order to give the Australians the disadvantage of handling the wet ball.

The play only lasted an hour and thirty-five minutes, and that in a bad light. Grace and Stoddarfc strongly resent the imputation that the amount of expenses received by amateurs is higher than the fees paid to professionals, and it is believed that this is the real reason of Stoddart's secession from the team, although it is announced that he is unwell.

The Surrey Committee officially announce that Grace has never received more than £lO expenses for a match on the Oval.

London, August 11.

The weather was perfect when the match was resumed to-day, and the sun was shining brilliantly. The attendance was enormous, the ground being crammed. The wicket was still soft, and as it dried under the influence of the sun the bowlers had the best of the game. The first innings of the Englishmen was rapidly finished off for 145. Iredale and Darling made a good start for the Australians while the pitch was still under the influence of the roller, but when this wore off the batsmen were quite unable to stand up to the bowling. England—First Innings. Grace, c Trott, b Giffen 24 Jackson, c McKibbin, b Trumble 45 Ranjitsinbji, b Giffen ... ... 8 MacLaren, b Trumble 20 Wynyard, c Darling, b McKibbin 10 Peel, c Darling, b Trumble ... 1 Abel, c and b Trumble 26 Lilb'y, c Iredale, b Trumble ... 2 Hearne, b McKibbin 8 Hay ward, b Trumble ... ... 0 Richardson, not out ... ... 1 Extra 1 Total 145 Giffen took two wickets for 64, Trumble six for 69, McKibbin two for 2. MacLaren and Hayward were both bowled in the same over. Australia. —First innings. Iredale, nun out... ... . . 80 Darling, c MacLaren, b Hearne 47 Trott, b Peel 5 Hill, run ott 1 Gregory, b Hearne ... ... 0 Giffen, b Hearne... ... ... 0 Donnan, b Hearne ... ... 10 Trumble, b Hearne 3 Jones, c McLaren, b Peel ... 3 Kelly and McKibbin's scores were omitted in transmission. The side were all out for 119. England—Second innings. Grace, b Trumble 9 Jackson, b Trumble ... *.. 2 Ranjitsinjhi, c Kelly, b McKibbin 11 Abel, c Giffen, b Trumble ... 21 McLaren, b Jones ... ... 6 Hayward, c Trott, b Trumble ... 18 Wynyard, c Kelly, b McKibbin... 8 Peel, b Trumble 0 Hearne, b McKibbin 1 Lilley, c McKibbin, b Trumble... 6 Richardson, not out ... ... 10 Extras 2

Total 84 Trumble took six wickets for 80, McKibbiu three for 35, Joneg one for 18. Trumble was almost unplayable. The Australians having 111 to get made a feeble exhibition, and were all out for 44, England thus winning by 66. Darling, b Hearne ... ... 0 Iredale, c Jackson, b Hearue ... 8 Giffen, b Hearue... ... ... 1 Trott, c sub., b Peel 3 Hill, b Peel 0 Donnan, c Hay ward, b Peel ... 0 Gregory, c Richardsou, b Peel... 6 Kelly, 1.b.w., b Peel 3 Jones, b Peel ... ... ... 8 McKibbin, c Abel, b Hearne ... 16 Trumble, not out ... ... 7 Extras 2 Total 44 Peel took 6 for 23, and Hearne 4 or 19. The latter started by bowling six maidens for 3 wickets, and the first six wickets fell for the miserable total of 11.