STODDART'S CRICKET TEAM.

Otago Witness, Volume 11, Issue 2280, 11 November 1897, Page 43

STODD ART'S CRICKET TEAM.

" THE MATCH AGAINST VICTORIA. Melbourne, November 6.

The match between Stoddart'a teara and_ Victori§,wa.s commenced to-day. The attendance was over 17,000 despite' the counter attraction of the races. The batting through- ' out was most consistent bat cautious, the bowling hot permitting of liberties being taken, thus the scoring was slow. Bruce alone, showed freedom, his characteristic cutting being much in evidence, and with Graham he made a useful stand. Graham's batting was not up to his old form. All the ■ retiring batsmen were dismissed by catches, Hirst capturing three wickets, Richardson two, and Hayward one.

v November 8. The weather and wicket were perfect today, when the cricket match wa3 resumed, The attendance was only moderate. Trumble played a lively innings, bnt none of the others made any stand, and the innings closed~for 306. AEter a brief interval, the Victorians took the field. Maclaren, who was one of the - first to bat, narrowly escaped repeating ' his Adelaide performance, Trotfc, at point, > badly missing - him. off the very first ball He played very cautiously during the remainder of his stay. Ranjttsinhji was disappointingly slow, being 15 minutes at the wickets before he broke his duck. The scoring »t this stage was miserably slow, and eventually the Prince was dismissed by » nice catch by Trumble. Stoddart broke ■ the monotony, having a* merry inning* while ■ it lasted. The two not-outs fell back on - cautions tactics. The bowling and fielding : of the* Victorians were- excellent. Scores : Victoria. — First Innings. f Worrall ... «. 25 M'Michael .„ M 1 . 'Trott^. „, „. 25 Johns ,„ 0 Bruce m ... 88 Trumble ... ... 23 ' M'L'eod M M 64 Roche, not out ... 6 Graham ... „. 33 Sundries 2 Giller... .„ ... 22 - — Harry tt. ... 18 Total «, ». 306

Bowling Analysis— Hearn took five wickets for b'l runs; Richardson," four for 127 ; Hayward^ one for 31 ; Hitst, none for 38 ; Wainwright, none for 47.

Stoddaht's Team.— First lunings. Maclaren „, ... „. „, ... 26 Mason , , „ 26 Ranjitsinhji „, „, .„ ... 13 Hayward "„. ... <-„, „, „, 7 Stoddirt ... „. .-. 26 Druce ... ... ... ... 13 Wainwright ... ,„ 13 Storer, not out ... ... ... ... 47 Hirst, not out .„ *„ ... ... 30 Sundries ... «* .« ... 2 Total for seven wickets {sic) 213