CRICKET.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 8990, 1 January 1895, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND. Press Association—By. Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE, December 31. The weather is fine and cool this morning, but overcast. Saturday's takings mounted to £632. The wioket rolled out excellently after the Eugliahmen's innings, and the score ought to have been much larger. Gregory described the pitch as really good. Lyons declared that the ball that bowled him was a perfect beauty. Trott appears to have lost all his dash in batting, being in fifty-two minutes for 16. The Age blames the Australians for stopping at home to Briggs instead of going out boldly and hitting his slows. _ The Argus considers the Colonials missed their opportunity in not taking advantage of the improvement in the wicket and securing a good lead. The match was resumed at 12,5 to-day, the weather being perfect andbhe wickeb in splendid order. There was a large attendance qf the publio during the afternoon, and the takings amounted to £24 more than on Saturday. The second innings of the Englishmen was opened by McLaren, who too_ the Btrike from Coningham, sending his second ball to square leg for two. Giffen sent down -v maiden .over to Ward. McLaren scored a brace of 2's off Coningham. Ward made the first 4 past Bruce, at point, off the Queenslander whom McLaren subsequently put twice nicely to leg, finishing up with a hit to the same spot for 4. With the score at 24 Turner relieved Coningham and signalised his advent by clean bowling McLaren with his second ball. 24—1—15. •' Stoddart filled the vacancy, and opened by cutting Turner for 3, Bruce caving tbe boundary hit on the chain, and next over put Giffen, who had bowled several maidens, to leg for 4. Both batsmen now settled down to steady work, the Australian bowling and fielding being first-class. . Ward showed a partiality for doubles, while Stoddart contented himselt with singles; but the latter eventually lunged out at Turner, sending him over the chains for five. At one* o^slock. the Englishmen's deficit of 48 on the first innings had been wiped off. Trott took the ball trom Turner prior to the luncheon adjournment, but was unable to separate the batsmen. After luncheon the score was taken from 78 to 101, when Ward, in trying to glance Turner, lost his leg'stump; 101—2—41. Brown joined Stoddart, and the partnership necessitated many changes in the bowling, the Australian fielding, in the meantime, getting somewhat loose. Eventually Bruce was pub on, and, after having two scored off him, he gob Brown, who was neatly caught at the wickets by Jarvis. 191—3— 37. Brown was batting sixty-fiva minutes for his score. Brockwell, the next man in, made three fours, three twos and three singles, and then pulled a ball of Turner's on to his wioket; the board showing 222—4—21; the second century having gone up at 4.25 p.m. Five minutes afterwards Stoddart reached his own century amidst long continued applause. Peel joined his skipper, and the two made another prolonged stand, but as the Australian bowling and fielding were really excellent, runs came but slowly. With the score at 267, Jarvis, allowed the first legitimate bye during the match to be recorded against him. During the last half hour of the day's play runs came much quicker, and when the stumps were drawn the score stood at 237 for the loss of four wickets, Stoddart being hob out with 151 to his credit. His score includes three s's (one from an overthrow and another from the dilatoriness of Lyons in the field), eight 3's and sixteen 2's.

The following are the scores:— . ENGLISHMEN - . Second Innings. McLaren, b Turner «. ~, .-.15 Ward, b Turner ... ... ... 41. Brown, o Jarvis, b Bruce ... »„ 37 Brockwell, b Turner ._ ._ 21 Stoddart, not out ._ ,-.151 Peel, not out ■_, M m- 18 Byes ._ -. ... _- 1 Leg byes .- _- 1 No balls M _~* «_ 2 Total for four wickets __ ■ —287

A match was played on December 26th at Eyre Bridge 'between tbe Eyre Bridge aud Swannanoa Cricket Clubs, Scores—Eyre Bridge 52, Swannanoa 26. For the. Eyre Bridge team G. McGregor took six wickets for 8 runs and D. McGregor three wickets for 15 runs. .A. Winter and W. Shepherd trnndled best for Swannanoa.

The match between a Canterbury Eleven and eighteen Junior Cnp players will start at 10.30 a.m. at_ Lancaster Park to-day. The idea of playing a match of this description is a good one, and it should be made an annual fixture.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION __L_ORA_.) DUNEDIN, December 31. In the, Senior Cup match, Carisbrook v Dunedin, the former scored 348 (Rattray 137).