CRICKET MATCH.

West Coast Times, Issue 4685, 4 August 1884, Page 2

CRICKET MATCH.

AUSTRALIANS V. PLAYERS.

London, August 1.

The cricket match at Kenniugton Oval, Australians v. Players of England, coucluded «o-day. The weather was splendid, and the wicket in much better order than yesterday. There was a large attendance of spectators.

The home team with 1 wicket down for 5 runs, continued their second inningp, which closed for a total of 71 runs. Ulyett and Peate were the only batsmeu who were able to make any stand against the bowling of the visitors, which, especially on the part of Spofforth, was most effective, his analysis showing 6 wickets for only 30 runs. Ulyett scored 31, caught, and Peate 19, bowled.

The Australians, requiring only 28 runs to win, then went in for their second innings, and the requisite number of runs were scored with the loss of on.y one wicket (Bonnor, b, 12) and the visitors were thus victorious by 9 wickets.

A disturbance took place during the afternoon, when the luncheon hour arrived, the Australians at that time wanted only eleven runs to win, but the match was suspended for lunch. A number of spectators became angry in consequence, and tho mob rushed the ground and uprooted the Btumps. The disturbance, however, only lasted a few minutes, a better feeling of the majority of the spectators prevailed, and when the Australians again came to the wickets they were loudly cheered.