THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1893, Page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

PROGRAMME OF MATCHES. At the meeting of county secretaries at Lord's at the beginning of December, the proposed visit of an Australian cricket team to England next season was discussed, and ultimately the following list of matches was compiled for the Australians : — MAY. B— Sheffield Park, v. Lord Sheffield's Eleven. 11— Birmingham, v. Warwickshire 15— Bristol, v. Gloucestershire 18— Lord's, v. M.C.C and Ground 22— Sheffield, v. Yorkshire 25 —Manchester, v. Lancashire 29— Oval, v. Surrey JUNE. s—Bradford,5 — Bradford, v. Yorkshire B— Cambridge, v. Cambridge University 12— Lord's, v. Gentlemen of England 15— Oval, v. South of England ) 19— Lord's, v. Players of Englaad 22 — Gravesend, v. Kent ? 26— Nottingham, v. England (for Shrewa- [ bury's benefit) 29— Manchester, v. North of England JULY. s—Derhy,5 — Derhy, v. Derbyshire 6 —Leicester, v. Leicestershire 10 — Leeds, v, Yorkshire 13— Brighton, v. Sussex 17— Lord's, v. England 20— Taunton, v. Somerset 27 — Oval, v. Surrey 31— Lords, v. Middlesex AUGUST. 3— Leyton, v. Cambridge University Past and Present 7— Canterbury, v. Kent 14 — Oval, v. England 17— Cheltenham, v. Gloucestershire 24— Manchester, v. England 31 — Nottingham, v. Notts SEPTEMBER. 4— Scarborough, v. Mr C. I. Thornton's England Eleven It will be noticed that four matches hara been arranged against All England Elevens. Several of these are fixed for dates on whioh first-class county matches are to be played. This clashing of dates was unavoidable, and m commenting on it Mr Perkins mentioned that as the Australians were to come, tha counties must give way on the question of letting off their players. If one oounty would not do so it could not.be expeoted that others would do so. They did not want any continuation of the " dog m the manger " business, and it should b 9 understood that any player should be let off who might be required m the matches fa question. If they were not prepared to do this they might just as well cable to Australia telling the would-be visitors that they would be heartily welcome, but that they mast not expeot to meet any representative English elevens.