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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7663, 24 June 1896, Page 3

CRICKET.

. « AUSTRALIANS V. ALL ENGLAND. THE FIRST TEST MATCH. London, June 23. ' The first innings of the English elevei resulted : — Grace, o Trumble, b Giffen 66 Stoddarfc, b Eady 17 Brown, b Jones 9 Gunn, c Kelly, b Trumble 25 Abel, b Eady 94 Jackson, c Darling, b Giffen .... 44 Lohmann, aby substitute ... ... 1 Lilley, b Eady 0 Hay ward, not out 12 Hearn, not out „ 11 Extras .„ 7 Total for eight wickets ... 286 Richardson and Lohmann only bowled eleven overs each in getting rid of the Australians. Griffon and Jones opened the bowling against the Englishmen. The latter was bumpy, but scoring was free. Donnan retired after the third over in consequence of an injury to his finger. The attendance in the afternoon numbered 30,000, of whom 25,000 paid for admission. The crowd was so enormous that the spectators encroached ten yards on the playing space all round. Upon resuming after lunch a single was only added when Stoddart played a ball into the wickets. Abel, who succeeded, played confidently from the start, but gave an easy chance to Eady when he had made nine. Both he and Grace continued to score steadily, and at 99 the latter was missed by Hill at long.on off Giffon. The century appeared 85 minutes after starting. The champion was eventually caught in slips off a miss-hit with the score at 143, the result of two hours' play. Brown was bowled at 197. Gunn was missed at thb wickets off Eady, but was caught before adding to his snore. Jackson forced the batting, and with Abel put on 49 in 40 minutes, and was then caught by Darling, to whom he had already given a possible chance at long-on. The crowd, however, hampered the outSelds. The Surrey crack succumbed to a shooter the- next ball, the score then being 266. Abel, who had bad luck in not reaching the century, had been in for three hours. Among his hits were thirteen fours. Lilley ilso fell to a shooter from the Tasmanian bowler, and Lohmann was caught at 267. Hayward and Hearne then played out time, but the latter gave a chance in the outSeld. The English eleven resumed their innings bo-day. Additional scores were : Hearne, c Giffen, b Trott 11 Richardson, o Hill, b Trotfc 6 Hayward, not out 12 Total 292 The Australians, with 239 runs to the oad, began their second innings, and their lisplay on this occasion waß a marked improvement on their first essay. Darling »nd Eady were easily disposed of, but 3iffen, Gregory, and Trott piled on the runs it a great rate. Giffen and Trott put on 59 n 50 minutes, and Gregory's innings was a brilliant display of hitting. Frequent ;hanges were made in the bowling, and in addition to Richardson and Lohmann, Searne, Jackson, Stoddart, and Gray were ,ried. The following is the score in the — Austbalians 2nd innings. Darling, b Richardson 0 Eady, c Lilley, b Richardson ... 2 Giffen, b Richardson 32 Gregory ... .„ 103 Trott, not out 141 Extras ... ... 5 Total for four wickets ... 283 Later. — The Australians are all out for (47.