CRICKET.
ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, December 21.
The cricket match Shaw and Lillywhite's team v. the Australian Eleven was continued to-day. The visitors' second innings closed for 264 runs. Sherwin .was caught after making 25, and Lohmann was not out with 35. The Australians, who required 172 runs to win the match, then went to the wickets, but failed to make the necessary total, the innings closing for 114. The following are the scores made : — Jones, b... ... ... ... 0 Palmer, run out ... ... ... I J«rvls, b ... ... ... 8 Trimble, o ... ... ... 4 Blackham, c ... . ... ... 2 Bruce, c... ... ... • ... 32 Spofforth. c ... ... ... 25 M'llwraith, run out . ... " ... 12 Trott, run out ... ... ... 13 Gnrrett, o ... .... ... 12 Evans, not out ... ... ... 2 The visitors thus won the match by 57 runs. - - Melbourne, December 24. ■ The English cricketers commenced a match yesterday at Geelong against 18 of the town district. The visitors went in first, and at the close of the day had scored 297 runs for 8 wickets down. Shrewsbury scored 70, and Barnes 104. The cricket match Shaw and Lillywhite's team v. Eighteen of Geelong 'district -was resumed to-day. The Englishmen,, who yesterday had lost eight wickets for 291, continued their innings, the last wicket falling for 334 runs. The home team then went in, and at 5 o'clock had lost 14 wickets for 96 runs. Melbotone, December 25. In the cricket match Shaw and Lillywhite'a -team v. Eighteen of Geelong district, the home team failed to make a stand against the visitors' bowling, and were all out for 110. Having to follow on, they in their second innings made 85 for the loss of 15 wickets. As it f was a two days' match, it was declared drawn greatly in . favour of the Englishmen, who had scored 334 mtMrarbtinniuge, - ' . ".
Melbourne, December 28.
The cricket match between Shaw and Lillywhite's Team and Twenty of Ballarat was commenced at Ballarat yesterday. The Englishmen who went in first, scored 292. The home Team in their first innings made 188. Being in a minority of 104, they had to follow on, and when stumps were drawn had lost 1 wicket for 7 runs.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1832, 31 December 1886, Page 23
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