Cricket

Southern Cross, Volume 4, Issue 8, 23 May 1896, Page 5

Cricket

(Notes by Stumps.) Australia v. Lord Sheffield’s . Team. There was a large attendance to witness the first match ot’ the Australian Eleven’s campaign with Lord Sheffield’s team. The match was commenced on Monday, in splendid weather and the wicket in good.condition. Trott, winning the toss for the Australians, sent Donnan and Darling to the wickets to face the bowling of Pougher and Mold. Both batsmen made an excellent stand, playing all bowling with great confidence. Darling (67) was m ade by brilliant cutting and hard, clean, driving. Donnan played rather a lucky innings. Hill showed good form, as also did Giffen and Harry Trott. The first five wickets produced 241 runs, after which a trot set in and the remaining five could only make 16 more. The innings closed for 257. Dr W. G. Grace and P. S. -Jackson were the first batsmen to ■oppose the bowling of Jones and McKibbin. Both batsmen quickly 'knocked up runs. When the score was; at 58 Jones changed ends, and his first ball disposed of Jackson. Eangitsinhji played faultless cricket, miaking 13 in one over. The rest of the team totally collapsed. The innings closed for 194. The fielding of the Australians was excellent, Ire<dale and McKibbin being most ’.prominent. Kelly kept wickets in gallant style—not an extra recorded against him. The Australians commenced their second essay. The innings produced 194 runs, G. Trott ’again making a good stand. This left the Englishmen 258 to win. Dr Grace and Jackson opened against the bowling of Jones and McKibbin. At the call of time 4 wickets were down for 180. The match was drawn in favor of the Englishmen.

Australia v. Essex

The attendance was good, and the weather splendid for the above match. Essex winning the toss went vin and compiled 166. McGahey, 20 ; Perrin, 35; Lucas, 46, were highest Essex showed poor form at the wickets. The fielding of the Australians showed improvement. The Australians opened their account, i-ahd were all out for 223, Hill and Kelly making most of them. The was fine for the second day. The Essex team only put together .149, attributable to the fine bowling of Trumble. Chief scorers Lucas 16, Bull 20. The Australians being 93 behind soon wiped it off; and won ..comfortably by 7 wickets. Giffen, 19; Iredale (not out), 43; Trott (not out), 20. The Australians are showing poor form and it is believed England will have little difficulty in retaining her supremacy in the cricket ufield.

Australia y. South op England. This match was played on the Crystal Palace ground in fine weather. The Englishmen only put together ;114, A. Ward, 23; Sugg, 20; Baker, 17; Briggs, 10; Pougher (not out), :.27. Jones bowled splendidly taking wickets for 39. The Australians in itheir first essay made 379. Chief scorers ; Don nan, 59; Darling, 41; Iredale,-21; Gregory, 154; Hill, 41; ’ Trumble 40 ; all showed improvement. Pougher took 5 wickets for 100. The Englishmen in their second : innings made a miserable display of batting, seven of them falling to the veteran, Geo Giffen, who took 7 for 15. Jones took 3 for 20. The innings closed for 38 runs, the Australians thus winning easily by an ■ innings and 226 runs.