CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume LX, Issue 2108, 15 June 1896, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v. MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND.

Pbb Elbctmc Telegraph— Uoptbight. psb pobss association. London, Junel2. Tbe wicket played much better to-day, 4md some of the fielding was very good. The Australians, who had lost 2 wickets for 25 at the end of the previous day's play, continued their innings which closed for 183. They were thus defeated by an innings and 18 runs. The following is the score :— Australia— 2nd Innings. l£elly, b Hearne ... 0 Graham, b Hearne 5 Trott, c McGregor, b Hearne ... 28 Iredale, c McGregor, b Hearne ... 0 Hill, c McGregor, b Hearne 4 Trumble, c McGregor, b Hearne ... 0 Darling, c Stoddart, b Hearne ... 76 Eady, c Grace, b Hearne ... ... 42 McKibbin, not out ... 3 Giffen, absent ... ... 0 Extras ..I „.. • H Total ..w ... 183 [Gregory's score not sent.] Darling and Eady showed fine defence, the latter being at the wickets half an hour without scoring. Hearne took the whole of the nine wickets at a cost of 73; Pougher no wickets for 33; Grace j none for 21. June 13. Hearne was simply unplayable until Darling joined Gregory, and then Hearne had the bad luck to miss him m the slips, which was about the only mistake made m the field. Eady opened with extreme care. He was twice beaten and narrowly escaped losing his wicket, but afterwards he played freely and was at the wickets for two hours. Darling played a fine innings, but made a few uppish strokes, one m the slips being dangerous. He wasthe chief factor m putting on 100 runs m 65 minutes. His score included 8 fours. Gif Fen, is recovering. Melbourne, June 13. The all-absorbingjtopic of conversation yesterday was the extraordinary collapse of the Australians and amazement is expressed as to how it happened, The extraordinary score m the abeve match recalls that of the match between the first Australian eleven and the same opponents. A strong M.CC. team were all disposed of for 33. The Australians followed with 41. M.CC. m the second innings scored only 19, and the colonials lost a wicket before making the 12 required to win. The whole match only lasted four hours and a half, [Last tour, m this fixture, Marylebone tnade 424 (Flowers 130, Marchant 103, Stoddart 58, and Grace 13) and the Australians 243 and 347 (Lyons 120, Bannerman 75, Gregory 21). The Home team requiring 167 to win, lost 8 wickets foj 153, when rain caused the match to be <Jtawu.—-The Australians commence are. turn match against Yorkshire at Leedt pn Monday.]