CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7662, 22 June 1896, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS V. MIDLAND • COUNTIES.

London, June 19. Quaife and Lilley, the two not out men, carried their totals to 67 and 17 respectively. The former was caught by Kelly off Trott, and the latter was bowled by MoKibbin. Other batting Bcores were: Davidson, run out, 16 ; Hill, not out, 16 ; Attewell, caught Eady, bowled McKibbin, 20. Trott took 2 wickets for 32, Jones 3 for 66, McKibbin 4 for 94. When stumps were drawn for the day the Australians had lost six wickets id their Becond innings for 142, The chief stores were : Trott, bowled Attewell, 35 ; Darling, run out, 19 ; Donnan, bowled Attewell, 20 ; Graham, stumped Lilley, bowled Hulme, 12 ; Hill, not out, 45. June 20. — In the Midland Counties' first innings Lilley's wicket fell with the score at 174. Quaife and Bambridge were then associated, and the game beoame slow, the latter retiring at 200 and Quaife at 217. The latter was at the wickets for nearly four hours. In the Australians second innings Donnan adopted stonewalling tactics, and only made three runs in fifty minutes. Hill begau steadily, and then played freely. There were numerous changes in the bowling. The home team fielded brilliantly. The weather for the last day's play was boisteroua and the attendance small. The wicket was hard. The second innings of the Australians closed for 257, the additional scores beiDg : Hill, b Huline, 92 ; Eady, run out, 12 ; Jones, nob out, 36. Attewell took four wickets for 73 runs, Hnlme four for 6i). The Counties eleven required 126 runs to win, and obtained this number with the loss of six wickets, thus winning by four wickets. The principal scorers in the Counties' second innings were : Jones, b Jones, 38 ; Gunn, c Graham, b McKibbin, 26; Quaiffe, 1.b.w., b Trott, IS ; Lilley, b Trott, 21 ; total for six wickets, 126. Jones took one wicket for 34, Eady two for 29, Trott two for 14. Hili batted for three hours without giving a chance. His score included one five and eight fours. Jones gave a vigorous display of batting.

June 21.— 0n Saturday Surrey underwent their first defeat this year, Lancashire putting the champions down. Yorkshire so far has not been beaten by any other county.