CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 260, 9 November 1897, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND V. VICTORIA.

A CLOSE GAME.

(By Cable. —Press Association.)

MELBOURNE, November 8,

The weather was perfect and the 'ground in excellent order when the cricket match between the English and Victorian teams was resumed to-day. The attendance, however, was only moderate. Trumble played a lively innings, but none of the others made a stand, and the innings closed for 306.

, After a brief interval the Victorians took the field. McLaren, who was one of the first to bat, narrowly escaped repeating his Adelaide performance, when he was dismissed without scoring, Trott at point badly missing him off the very lirst ball. He played very cautiously for the remainder of his stay. Ranjitsinhji was disappointingly slow, being 15 minutes at the wickets before he broke his duck. The scoring at this stage was miserably slow, and eventually the prince was dismissed by a nice catch by Trumble. Stoddart broke the monotony, having a merry innings while it lasted. The two not-outs fell Dack' on cautious tactics. The bowling and fielding of the Victorians was excellent. The following are the scores :— Victoria.—First Innings. Worrall 25 McLeod 64 Trott 25 Graham 33 Bruce 88 Giller 22 Harry 19 McMichael - ... 1 Johns ... 1 Trumble 23 Koache, not out ... ... . . ... 6 Sundries - Total 309 [Note. —The total given in the cable is 306, but the individual scores and sundries as cabled make a total of 309. ] "Bowling Analysis. Richardson, 4 wickets for 127 runs Hayward, 1 wicket for 31 runs Hirst, 0 wicket for 38 runs Hearne, 5 wickets for 61 runs Wainwrighfc, 0 wickets for 47 runs England.—First Innings McLaren 26 Mason ... 36 Ranjitsinhji , ••• 13 Hayward 7 Stoddart ' 26 Druce ... Wainwright 13 Storer, not out ... 47 Hirst, not out 30 Sundries ... . 2 . Total for 7 wickets 213 SWIMMING. LONDON, November 7. Ernest Cavill, the professional swimmer of Sydney, having failed to secure a meeting with J. C. McCusker, the American champion, now claims the championship of America. LONDON, November 8. Jack Hellings, the Sydney swimmer, has decided to settle in London, and has joined the Ravensbourne Swimming Club. Tyers, Derbyshire, and Hellings have been matched to swim 100 yards.