New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ARRIVAL OF AUSTRALIAN CRlCKETERs

ARRIVAL OF AUSTRALIAN CRlCKETERs.
The Australian Cricket Team, whose tour through
England and Scotland during tho summer caused
much interest In crcketing circles arrived in New
YORK yesterday afternoon on board the Guion line
steamship Alaska They were met at Quarantine
by committee from the st. Georges Cricket Club
and escorted TO the Grand Central Hotel. Tho
members OF the team are all native born Austria
liars; Their average age is twenty-scven years.
end their average weight about 100 pounds The
following are their names w. l.. Murdoch, cap
tam /, Koran, G. j. BonneI 6. Palmer, J. Black
haw, I. W. Garrett, 5. p Jones' G. Griffin. II.
Boyle, I. r. Spofford II. II. Massie. A. c. Banner
-, The team left Australia on March l6 and played
the first match in Oxford, which they
won won by mine nine wickets', on May H. The
Sussex County team This was s won by one Sf in
ming and 26O runs. The Orleans Club match was
The Surrey Oval match was won by six wickets.
Then came the first defoat, the Cambridge Eleven
winning by six wlckets. The Lancashire match
Bfadford against co9 1g tea was
drawn because Of stormy weather. This was also
the fate OF the Nottingham match. The Derby
Eleven were beaten by 100 runs in one inning. The
match IN Sheffield against Yorkshire County
eleven was won by SIX wlckets. The Gentlemen of
England were beaten at the Oval by one run in one
inning The Chichester match followed and was
considered an important victory because it was
against united eleven captalned by the best player
IN England, w. q. Grace. This match was won by
Zo3 runs IN one inning. The LeicesterShIre County
Eleven were beaten by "a runs. Northampton
shire was beaten in one inning by so runs.
The first match at the Lords cricket field was won
by the Australians by eight wicKets. The next day
tine MarylebOne club pitted an eleven against the
colonlss, but rain interfered and the game was de-
clared- a draw. The next match was also draw on
account Of the rain. 1t was played InjDewsbery by
Yorkshire team. The Yorkshire mai ch in Bradford
was won by II runs. Yorkshire County produced
an eleven In marlborough, but they were beaten
by SIX wlckets The match in Newcastle against
Northumberland County team won by 50
runs IN one inning. The next match was IN Edin-
bur2h against the Gentlemen of Scotland. 1t was
won In one inning by 81 runs. The Liverpool peo-
pie saw only the part of match, rain causing To
DE recorded q draw. The Worcestershire County
team was beaten IN Clifton in one inning by lS9
runs. The Australians next won the Canterbury
match against Kent County by seven wickcts. he
visitors then sustained their second defeat during
their vlsIt-the match at KensIngtOn oval, against
the players OF England, by an inning and thirty
runs. This defeat Is said to have been caused By
the absence OF SpOhord, well the fact that the
Australians were III bad form. An eleven OF Eng
land would probably have won at the DerbyshIre
match had not the rain lnteriered. The next match
III Portsmouth was very exciting. and proved 10 be
the third defeat, pas aud present Cambridge
eleven winning by twenty runs. The Hampton
match was won III an lnulzg by fly runs Wnlle
Gloucester secured draw because or the rain.
The great match OF the team Was played next. 1t
at Lords, against the best eleven that could be
picked fIOm among the amateurs and professionals.
1t was won by seven runs 1t Is said that over
20, 900 people this match. The Iunbrldge
Wells match was 4 draw because OF rain. Shaw's
Australian team OF professionals were next beaten
in Leeds by elghty-seyen runs. Inc fourth and
last defeat was at Manchester, when North OF
England eleven won by ten wckets. Shaw's pro-
lessiOnais were again met at Lords, but the match
a draw. Glasgow was beaten IN one inning,
and an eleven of England III Harrogat by four
wickets This was the last match and il was played
on September 70. On the 2Sth the Australians
living IN London gave the team banquet at the
Criterion at which there were go persons present.
sir Henry Barklay, an Ex-Governor or Australia,
presided An September 30 the team sailed from
Liverpool
To-day and tomorrow they will play picked
team of eighteen at the St. Georges Cricket Field
in HObOken. On the 1lth 12th and 18Th the team
will play In Germantown. They Will then start
across the continent aud will sail for home whore
hey expect TO play on November 10 before they
disband. The tour through England was great
financial success nearly $4,000 being received as
gate money.