CRICKET.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2970, 12 May 1896, Page 1

CRICKET.

London, May 9. Graham, one of the Australian team, is improving iu health. The team practised at Lord's on Friday, as tho Mitcham wickela are inferior. Their play has much improved. The following is the team selected by Lord Sheffield to play against the Australian cricketers, beginning on Wednesday : —tJraco, Fry, Jackson, Davidson, A. Hearne, Pougher, Mold, Prince Kumar Raugit Singhi, Gunn, Shrewsbury, and Lilly. The following is a list of the matches arranged for the Australian Eleven : May. 11—Sheffield Park, v. Lord Sheffield's 11 14—Loyton, v. Essex 18—Eastbourne, v. a South of England 11 21—Crystal Palace, v. an All England 11 25 —Sheffield, v. Yorkshire 28 —Manchester, v. Lancashire June. I—Oxford,1 —Oxford, v. Oxford University 4—Bristol, v. Gloucestershire B—Wembly Park, v. an All England 11 11—Lord's, v. M.C.C. and Ground 15—Leeds, v. Yorkshiro 18—Birmingham, (probably) v. Gentlemeu 22—Lord's, v. England 25—Nottingham, v. Notts 29—Bradford, v. Yorkshiro July. 2—Manchester, v. North of England 6—Southampton, v. Hampshire 'J—Ley ton (probably), v. Players of England 13—Leicester, v. Leicestershire 16—Manchester, v. England 20—Derby, v. Derbyshire 23—Lord's, v. M.C.C. and ground 27 —Oval, v. Surrey 30—Bexhill, v. Earl de la Warr's 11 August. 3_Birmiugham, v. Warwickshire G—Canterbury v. Kent 10—Oval, England 13—Brighton, v. Sussox 17—Oval, v. Surrey 20—Cheltenham, v. Gloucestershire 21 —Taunton, v. Somerset 27—Liverpool, v. Lancashire 31—Scarborough, v. Mr C. Thornton's 11 September. 3—Hastings, V. South England.