Cricket.

Opunake Times, Volume V, Issue 207, 28 August 1896, Page 3

Cricket.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. GLOUCESTERSHIRE MATCH. London, August 23. The Gloucestershire match was resumed in fine weather, with a heavy drying wicket, and the Home team, wo had lost no wickets for three runs in a few minutes’ play of the previous day, cut a very sorry figure on the treacherous wicket. Both Trumble and McKibbin, who bowled throughout the innings without change were simply unplayable, and the county eleven were dismissed for the wretched score of 17, of which Grace, senior, had made 9. The innings only lasted fifty minutes, and Trumble who performed the “ hat trick ” took six wickets for 8 runs, and McKibbin 4 for 7. The Australians won by an innings and 54 runs. The visitors only bowled 19 overs in the second innings. THE SOMERSET MATCH. London, August 24. The Australians began a match with Somersetshire to-day. The following is the county team :—L. and R. Palairet, Woods, Hill, Hedley, Newton, Robson, Tyler, Nicholls, Roe and Challen. The County are all out for 219 L. Palairet 6, Hedley 40, R. Palairet 81, Woods 35, Roe (not out) 23. London, August 25. The Australians’ first innings closed for 129, the chief scores being—Giffen 40, Donnan 41. Somersetshire with a lead of 90 on the first innings, began their second, but found the wicket treacherous, and when stumps were drawn for the day had lost six of their most valuable bats for 41. August 26. Owing to continuous heavy rain the match was abandoned.