VICTORIA BEATS SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 4, 6 January 1897, Page 5

VICTORIA BEATS SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

HONOUR AMONG CRICKETERS ! [PBESS ASSOCIATION] Melboumse, sth January. South Australia in their second inningt of the intercolonial match against Victoria made 206 runs, raising the grand total tc 536, as against Victoria's 584. Lyons scored 110, Darling 65, Jones 34, and Redman 25. Lyons and Darling gave a magnificent display of battingi Victoria thus won the match by 49 runß. An incident in connection with the match has given rise to considerable ill-feeling between the teams and wrangling ia cricket circles. In the South Australians' first innings, when the last man went ia and eight runs were still required to save the follow on, Giffen was urged to instruct tho batsman to knook down his wicket in order to gain the advantage of batting on an Unworn pitch, but he refused, saying he never had aud never would sacrifice a wicket to gain a tactical advantage. The Victorian captain's view of cricketing ethics, however, was less strict, and under his instructions Tmmble bowled three wides, two of wbiob, were allowed to r^ach the fence. (Received January 6, 10.10 a.m.) MELBODBifB, This ]}ay. The bowling analysis of the last innings was :— Trumble, four wickets for 83; Trott, two for 65; Roche, three for 82; M'Leod, one for 23 ; O'Halloran, none for 29 ; Bruce, none for i. The following ia the drawing for the 1 second round of the Senior Championship.; January 9th and 10th.— Wellington v. Phoenix, No. 1 ; Midland v. Rival, No. 2. January 30th and February 6th. — Phcenii v. Rivals, No. 1 : Wellington v. Midland, No. 2. February 13th and 20th. — Wellington v. Rival, No. 1; Midland v. Phcenix, No. 2. The following are the Thlrd-clas* fixture* for the 9th and 16th January -.—Rival v. D Battery, College No. 1 , Thorndon v. Wellington College, No. 2 ; Phoenix v. Unidfi, No. 4, Basin Reßerve ; Kilbirnia v. Petone, at Kilbirnie; Johnsonville v. Karori, at Johnsonville.