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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 318, 27 August 1896, Page 3

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THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME. Below are the particulars of matches played by the Australian team. Dp to the time these columns closed they had played 30, having won 18. lost 5, and drawn 7.

May 11 —v. Lord Sheffield’s team. Drawn. Australians, 257 and 194; Sheffield, 190 and 180 for four wickets.

May 14—v. Essex. Won by seven wickets. Australians, 223 and three for Essex, 166 and 149. < •

May 18 —v. an All Engla; .xeven Won by an innings and 226 runs. Australians. 379; English Eleven, 114 and 39. May 21 —v. South of England. Drawn. Australians 328 for six wickets; South of England, 134 for five wickets.

May 25—v. Yorkshire. Won by an innings and eight runs. Australians, 262; Yorkshire, 118 and 136.

May 28—-v. Lancashire. Won by 154 runs. Australians, 281 and 139; Lancashire, 168 and 98.

June I—v. Oxford University. Won by seven wickets. Australians, 308 and 59 for three wickets; Oxford, 237 and 129.

June 4 —v. Gloucestershire. Won by an innings and 91 runs. Australians, 382; Gloucestershire, 110 and 181.

June B—v.8 —v. An English Eleven. Won by 135 runs. Australians, 106 and 131; English Eleven, 65 and 37.

June 11—v. M.C.C. and Ground. Lost by an innings and 18. Australians, 18 and 183; M.C.0.,219 June 15—v. Yorkshire. Drawn. Australians, 144 and 31 for one wicket; Yorkshire, 108. June 18—v. Midland Counties. Lost by four wickets. Australians, 138 and 254; Midland Counties, 267 and six for 126.

June 22 —v. All England. Lost by six wickets. Australians, 53 and 347 ; England, 292 and 109 for four wickets.

June 25—v. Notts. Won by six wickets. Australians, 246 and 170 for four wickets ; Notts, 269 and 146.

June 29 —v. Yorkshire. Won by 140 runs. Australians, 224 and 251; Yorkshire, 145 and 190. July 2—v. North of England. Won by 42 rnns. Australians, 195 and and 119 ; North of England, 123 and 149. July 6—v. Hampshire. Won by an innings and 125 runs. Australians, 462; Hampshire, 134 and 203.

July 9—v. Players of England. Won by an innings and 137 runs. Australians, 454; Players, 197 and 120.

July 13—v. Leicestershire. Drawn. Australians, 584; Leicestershire, 87 and 180 for nine wickets.

July 16 v. All England. Won by three wickets. Australians, 412 and 125 for seven wickets; England, 231 and 305. July 20 —v. Derbyshire. Drawn. Australians, 625 ; Derbyshire, 292 and 61 for two wickets. July 24—v. M.C.C. and. Ground. Drawn. Australians, 201 and 331; M.C.0., 367 and 99 for three wickets.

July 28—v. Surrey. Won by seven wickets. Australians, 367 and 65 for three wickets; Surrey, 282 and 147. August 2—v. Earl de la Warr’s team. Lost by four wickets. Australians, 80 and 138; Earl de la Warr’s team, 102 and 117 for six wickets. August s—v. Warwickshire. Won by an innings and 60 runs. Australians, 339 ; Warwickshire, 127 and 152.

August B—v. Kent. Won by 176 runs. Australians, 310 and 203 ; Kent, 196 and 141. August 13—v. All England. Lost by 66 rnns. Australians, 119 and 44; England, 145 and 84. August 15 —v. Sussex. Won by six wickets. Australians, 352 and 119 for four wickets ; Sussex, 221 and 248.

August 18 —v. Surrey.—Drawn. Australians, 224; Surrey, 295 and 90 for five wickets. August 22—v. Gloucestershire. Won by an innings and 54 runs. Australians, 204; Gloucestershire, 133 and 17.