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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10653, 26 May 1902, Page 2

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The Australians In England Programme of the Tour. Following is the programme of the Australian tour iv England.— MAY. r 26. Lord's— Australians v. M.C.C. and - - -wOrowid. -• »■ inn 29. Birmingham — England v., Australia (first test). JUNE. 2. In Yorkshire— Australian* v. York- ' — *nire>- - -- -• -■**.- 5. Manchester — Australians v. Lancashire 9. Cambridge — Australians v. Cambridge University. •7, Lord's— England v. Australia (sec- . „ondl2st). - ' - 't. Derby — Auatxaliana v.~ Derbyshire. ?3. Bradford— Australians v. Yorkshire " (returnj?* . "''■ fULY. • Hf." "Sheffield— England v. Australia •» (third test). 7. Birmingham — Australians v. War■f wickshire. 10. Worcester — Australians v. Worcestershire. 14. Bristol— Australians ,v. Gloucestershire. ■ ■,-> a 't 17. T«unton— Australian***. .Someriet. 21. Kennington Oval — Australians v. Surrey (return). 24. Manchester— England^ v. Australia * - (fourth test). ■ "" 31. Brighton — Australians "v. .Sussex. ~ AUGUST. 7. Southampton— AttsftalianfrlHilmp^ ■hire. .. 11. Kennington Oval— England v. Australia (fifth test). 14. Lord's— Australians v.' M.C.C. and , Ground (return). 18. Cheltenham— Australians* v. Glou- { cestershire (return), ,y 21. Canterbury — Australian* f. Kent. 25. Lord*—A ustralians v. Middlesex. 28. Liverpool— Australians v. Lancashire (return). , . „ . SEPTEMBER. $> 4. Scarborough— Australians' v. C. I. Thornton's English "Eleven. ,3. Hasting*— Australian* v. South of England. ' *

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The Australians lit England The Matoh against Oxford. Australians Win byan>innlng» arid S« Rims. ■> PreuAsaocittion— Telegraph-TCopyright Received May 25, 5.17 plm. ' ' LONDON, May 24. The weather was genial and the wicket' soft. There wa*Vk snail attendance. ' 'Gregory did not increase his" overnight score. — Three for 228* '- [Several scores are missing]. -'Hill, after an excellent innings, was stumped by Findlay. — Four for 263; ■Armstrong was caught at mid-off by Bonham Carter.— Five for 300. The wicket was gradually; becoming difficult. .. V ?*? * ■ - . ,'Hopkins, who knocked his score' up is vigorous style, skied one to Bonham. — Six for 300. ~ • - "Noble and Darling brought the score to 314. *At lunch the innings was declared cfosed, Australia having lost'six wioket* foV 314. :- !Additional scores: * t Hill, st Findlay, b Whately J. 64 Gregory, b Whately 1^..: • « Armstrong, c Bonham/ b KHljf ~. * 17 Hopkins, o Bonham, b Emsthsusen 89 Npble, not out 4 Darling, not out .'.' -6. Sundrie* 6 Bowling analysis.— EnisthaVsen> 2 for 80; Whately, 2 for 76; Kelly, 1 for 21; Evans,!! for -22; Williams, nil for 63. . --•---• . When Oxford commenced ite se&md ulnings the pitch had 'increased, in. difficulty,, and the first-three wickets fell for 33, Yoss, Williams, Findlay, and Kelly, making the bulk of the runs. The latter gave one chance to Hill in the slips. y - Oxford, in their second inning*, made 183.^ Scores:— Marsham, b NobU *„:... "J 5 Dillon, c Duff, b Jones '3 Wyld, ,b Jones 1» Toss,' b Saundera :. 28 Evans, b Saunders .13 Bonham Carter, lbw, b Saunders... 9 Williams, c Noble, b Saunders ... 26 Findlay, b Saunders '. 21 Whately, c Jones, b Saunders 8 Kelly, lbw, b Saunders 31 Ernsthausen, not out 3 , Sundries J7 Bowling analysis. — Jones, 2 for" 38; -Noble, 1 for 25; Armstrong, ail .for 19; Saunders, 7 for 67; Trumper, nil for 17. .The Australians won by an innings and 54 runs ten minutes before time. -

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The Plrst Test Matoh Team.

Received May 26, 5.17 p.m. ' LONDON, May 24. It is officially announced that MacLaren has been invited to captain Eng-. land in the^first test match, and that he has accepted the position. ' Received May 26,-10.25 a.m. LONDON, May 25. The team to represent England in the first test match will be selected from MacLaren, Jackson, Fry, Mason, Banjitsinghi, Jessop, Lilley, Braund, Hirst, Rhodes, Hayward, Tyldesley, and one

A Matoh Abandoned.

Beceived'VMay 26, 9.30 a.m. ~" ■' LONDON, May 26. A meeting of the committee, appointed at Bournemouth to arrange a match I with the Australians resolved, owing to the unsatisfactory manner of the negotiations conducted by the .Australians and the impossibility of fixing a suitable date, that the' match b» abandoned. The., amount required by the Australianaijas a guarantee had already been promised.