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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7663, 25 June 1896, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS V. ALL ENGLAND. THE FIRST TEST MATCH. London, J une 23. The ground was again crammed to-day and the weather delightful when the test match was resumed. Giffen took four wickets for 95, Eady three for 49, Trott two tor 13, Trumble one for 64. Australians (2nd innings). Dariug, h Richardson ... ... 0 Eady, c Lilley, b Richardson ... 2 Giffen, b Richardson 32 Gregory, c Lohmann, b Richardson 103 Trott, c Hayward, b Richardson.... 143 Graham, b Richardson 10 Hill, b Hearne 5 Trumble, c Lilley, b Hearne ... 4 Jones, o Jackson, b Hearne ... 4 Donnan, b Hearne 8 Kelly, not out 24 Extras 12 Total 347 Bowling analysis : Richardson six for 134, Hearne four for 76, Lobmann none for 39, Hayward none for 44, Jackson none for 29, Grace none for 14. England (2nd innings). Abel, c substitute, b Jones ... 4 Grace, not out 7 Hayward, not out 4 Extras 1 Total for one wicket 16 Gregory was rather lucky at the start of his innings, several strokes going in the air, and Richardson more than once stuck Trott up. Both men soon settled down and began to punish the bowling. Hayward appealed for a catch in the slips when Trott was 61, but the decision was in the batsman's favor, a verdict with which the Englishmen appeared dissatisfied. Upon resuming after lunch Grace and Richardson were bowling. The latter was severely treated, the crowd applauding the free hitting of the two Australians. Lohmann replaced the fast bowler at 177. The fielding was rather loose at times, and Lilley missed Trott off a difficult chance before he reached the century. Once the captain had a narrow escape of being run out. Frequent changes were resorted to before separation could be effected, but at 283 Gregory was grandly caught in the slips, Lohmann falling over in the effort. Gregory was batting for two hours and three-quarters, and never gave a chance. His score included fourteen fours. Only six runs later Trott was smartly caught at mid-ofF. His innings lasted three hours and a-half, and among his hits were twenty-four fours. Both men received a great ovation from the crowd for their spirited batting. June 24. — After Trott and Gregory were got rid of the batting collapsed. Hearne, who had not met with aDy success in the early part of the innings, bowled with considerable effect, and the wickets fell rapidly. Hill left when the score was at 300, Graham at 304, Trumble at 308, and Jones ten runs later. Donnau went in last, and though virtually only able to bat with one band, played up pluckily for half an hour and enabled Kelly, who hit spiritedly, to advance the score to 347. Upon the Englishmen going in again Jones and Trumble opened the bowling. With the score at six a dangerous batsman was dismissed in the person of Abel, who was smartly caught in the slips by Iredale, acting as substitute for Donnan. Twelve thousand four hundred people paid for admission on the second day. England won by six wickets, Stoddart (not out) making 30, and Gunn (not out) 13. The last 27 runs were knocked up in 17 minutes, Brown hit up several in dangerous proximity to the fieldsmen, and was once missed by Kelly. The fielding of the visitors was excellent.