CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4841, 12 May 1890, Page 2

CRICKET.

; ■ ■■ ».-. 1 — - ; ■ THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN V. LORD SHEFFIELD'S JTEAM. ( Pan Knicrraio Tklesbaph — OopraianT.) (Pbii Press Assocution.) LEocoivoa 12.5 p.m. May 10th. 1 London, May 9. it>3 raining very heavily to-day, and tlio cricket match ia postponed. (Keccivod 6.10 p.m.. May 11th.) May 10, Tho cricket match, Australians v Lord Sheflield's team, which had been postponed owing to heavy raiu, was resumed to-day, and resulted iv a deoiaive victory for tho Australians by an innings and 31 runs. The visitors, with 8 wickets down for 190, resumed their innings, but tho last two wickuts only added a single to the aooro, the inniuga aloaing for 191. Murdoch's score was 93 ; Ferris, not out, 0. The wickat was no: m favour of the batsmen, and no it proved to the Englishmen, who m tiioir first innings, were all disposed of for 27, of which W. G. Grace made 20 bofore being buwlod. Sis of the local toani warodismißsod without scoring. Of tho eleven four wore bowled, the rest being caught or slumped, Having to follow on, the Englishmen made a much butter stand, but wero all out for 130 runs. A. R Stoddarr, caught, 21 ; Briggs, run out, 35 ; Peel, bowledj 28 ; W. G. Grace., caught, 0, They were tho highest Bcoror

(Keoeived 1 a.m.. May 12th.i In tho oricket match tho eliding of tho Australian eleven was excellent, especially that of Gregory, Murdoch, and Turner, i Seven thousand were present tu-day. A hot suu dried tho wet wicket t»nd mace it. treacherous. Iv tho Australians' inninys Briggs secured 4 wickets for 47 ; Attwell 4 for 53 ; Lohman 2 fur 48 ; Peel 1 for 37. In the first innings of the Englishmen Turner took 4 wickets for 9 rnns ; Ferris 5 for 17. In tha second innings Turner took 2 fov 41, and Ferris 7 for 70. Murdoch was m for more than four hours, and his acore included thirteen boundary hits, ' ,•-■•■ :