London, May 25.
Glorious weather prevailed at Oxford to-day, when a match between the Australians and the University was opened. There was a fashionable attendance, numbering some 2,000, The University in their first innings made 190, to which H. Ward contributed a splendid 50, while Mailey took seven of their wickets for 108 runs, The Australians on going in scored rapidly, and had compiled 217 for eight wickets when stumps were drawn. Macartney was top scorer, with brilliant 77, and Taylor added 49.
English XI for First Test, The English team for the first test match, which begins at Not-bingham on Saturday, has been completed by the addition of Ernest Tyldesley, Jupp and Strudwick (wicket-keeper), while Makepeace, of Lancashire, will be twelfth man.—Reuter.
+'s The eight cricketers previous: ly selected to play in the first test match against Australia are Douglas (Captain), Knight, Rhodes, Hendren, Woolley, Holmes, H. Howell and Richmond.
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