THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 15 September 1880, Page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.

In a let'er received in Sydney by the last Suez mail from cne of the Australian Kleven the writer, tinker date .Tune 28. stales :—' Rn far we have played twelve matches, winning ten, and drawing two. It is very bkely tint W. G. Grace will j set up an A ll- England eleven to play v?. | All our boys have improved in Fngland — "Conner e?poci-il!y. He is balling in | rare form, and don't the slow bowlers ' ca'ch it ! What his hitting and hip height, he is causing quite a sensation, and it would not surprise me if he headed the average. Our success here in En£» land in annoying them greatly, and peo« pie are crying out for si good representative team to meet us. We bent Belf;t?t easily, and next went to Dublin, where we hod to play eighteen of t he Univerm'lv, who wero considered a hot lot. We had six wickets down for 20 and, and we finished up with a total of 170. Slight played a grand innings ; and the match roKulted in a rlriw, owing to the train. lut we would have won. The attend mcc was very gio.l. We ncr^ played B'"rniitighnm 'md wmi n one inning?, Jfids wi?:tir played, but did not do anything; rainier lviv>b-<i him in hoth iimini;s, and !ms (Midwin;"r'<) lvwiing got warmed, i Our nrst ma'<^> w,s ot Nortl-.amptfsn. • mul rre Lf 1 c^'. *hr b<^l win w-^ yot have !,ail, wiih i';o e^coyjlion <if Tnri-^'ur.-'. j •Yhoy 1.a.l G. F. Gtmp, W.I?. Gilbert.. jV.m Iv! ni--'. M.L'ilry Jwpp, liumphrey, and Potter, nil of w'-.ova p!av f'>r lh»ir | pouTii.rv. A. G. Slerl n-\-\ Vlrvit had j been nslcoc! tr- ? V'T. but they £'• '• not urii j !]•■>. The srven :•.•■• cor.siflered quite | h-m'Sio-h ; !ir. m ! !elt t<> rv.ny'-o.ly's ?nr- | i -»i-;sl» we '-<: ; ;i b. o'^l't wit-ket?. T' e j v.iciift v.-c;?; awfu', o']d they nould not | !oo!c .-)' r.'.if !;o<v!ii'i: ; v.-!;il'? -.re ?hut cur ! „v?li. ari'i v-.it ti" wi h sor.i- l^.rd k;:oc-ks as toy-in. "It- io--!;H as if tliry grt up I ilps lotv. to rri-h '■'■"•■ ! -' li! ' *hey fmind .] ir .:-., »-;..';• i.: i>. Y'-' | ; aved n»Ni iiLTiiins! ;j., r VM v;: '•', •v : 'i::'i i:T-'!!!;].'i] G. F. Giwcc, j W. \l . f! ' s. : r. a:v.l J.'.'.i'low, auJ ',rc;i by I f-nwi^lr..;-'