CRICKET.
THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN AT
HOME.
|By Electric Telegraph—Copyright]
[Reuter’s Agency.]
(Received June 6, 1884, 10 p.m.) London, June 5.
The Australian cricketers commenced the eighth match of their tour to-day at Manchester, where they met an Eleven representing Lancashire. An excellent wicket was pitched, and the ground was in first-rate order. The Australians wont in first,and suceeded in putting together 174 runs, towards which Bannerman contributed 36 (bowled), McDonnell 49 (Ibw), and Murdoch 39 (bowled). The Home team then went to the wickets, and when the stumps were drawn for the day their score stood at 109 with five wickets down, J. Buff being not out with 46 to his credit. Giffen for Australia bowled splendidly, and succeeded in doing the hat trick. During the day rain fell at intervals, and play was occasionally interrupted. The attendance of spectators was very large.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3486, 7 June 1884, Page 2
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