ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 45, 16 November 1907, Page 5

ENGLISH CRICKET.

VICTORIAN MATCH. THE LOCAL TEAM MAKE- 233. SLOW SCORING. BX TEI.EGBAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYSIQIIT. (Rec. Nov. 16, 0.26 a.m.) Melbourne, Novomber 15.. There was'only a small attendance at the. opening of tho" cricket match, Victoria v. tho Englishmen.---The wicket was good and the weather fins. . Victoria "opened badly, tbreo wickets being down for 15, but Tnrrant and Ransford livened up the game. The ex-Victorian had the bowiing collared, and tho innings closed for 233". The Englishmen lost two wickets for 8 runs. The scoring throughout was very slow. The scores are as follow:— . VICTORIA. .;, First Innings. Mackenzie, c. Crawford, b. Fielder ... 7 Macalister, o. Youngj b. Barnes ... ... 1 Warne, c. Crawford, b. Fielder 7 Tarrant, c. and. b. Braund 65 Carroll, c. Young, b. Crawford ... ... .7 Hazlott, b. Fieldor ............. , ... ... 28 Ransford, c. vHutcbings/ b. Braund ... 51 Rush, c. Hobbs, b. , ■Barries <■'• ... ... 29 Vernon (not'out) ... • 25 Carkook, o. Braund, b. Barnes 5 Saunders, b. Fielder 4 Sundries,'..,". ... ' M .'. ... .... 4 Total" ... ' ... 233, BOWLING ANALYSIS. Fieldor, 5. for 71; Barnes, 2 for 19; Crawford, 1 for 27; Braund, 2 for 13. ENGLAND. First Innings. Jones, c. Saunders, b. Hazlett 18 Hobbs, o. Macalister, b. Saunders ... 3 Hardstaff, c. Macalister, b. Hazlett ... 0 Young (not out) 15 •Braund (nof"but)~;.V """.":." ~'.W 2 Extras ... ... ' ... ...■•■... 4 Total for 3'wickets 42