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' . ' The death is announosd in England of George Panter, an old Leicestershire orioketer, who for many years took a prominent part in county cricket and first represented Leicester* shire at Lord's in a match between the colts of north and couth about 35 years ago. Ha also appearedjfor his county against All England and the first Australian Eleven.

' . ' The Australian Eleven, after making a capital •tut in England, have comedown with a tbn.d in their match agalnsb the Marylebone Clab and Ground, bat there can be no donbt that they had all the worst of the luok. Their first innings total of 18 ia the smallest score ever made by an Australian team in England, the previous smallest total being 35, made by the 1888 team agtinst Bhaw and Shrewsbury's elsven at Manohetter. The lowest total ever made by aif Hnglifih team against an Australian Eleven is tbe 19 scored by the M.O.G and Ground against the first team in 1878. Th<\t was a second innings total supplementing a paltry score of 33 in the first innings. Pougher's bawling average last week of five wiokets for no runs stands unparalleled in first-olass cricket and amounts to an extraordinary curiosity. The Australians have sot been signally successful in their matches with the M.0.0., as of nine matches played by the various fcf ams agsiess the famous club, five have been won by the' M.C.C. and two have been drawn.