CRICKET. ENGLAND v. VICTORIA.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 30, 5 February 1908, Page 2

CRICKET. ENGLAND v. VICTORIA.

EASY WIN FOR VISITORS. By Telegraph. — Picas Association. — Copyiiglit. MELBOURNE, Ith Febuiary. Little interest was shown to-ilay in the conclusion of the match England v. Victoria. The lattor woro disposed of for 172, the \isitori3 thus winning- by 320 runs. Scores: — i ENGLAND. i, First Innings. — 338. Second Innings.— 24l. VICTORIA. First Innings. — 77 Vaughan, b Barnes 15 Woodford, c .Tones b Barnes 13 Iloaly, b Blythc 11 Delves., run out 4 Woodford, c Jones, b Barnes ... ... 13 Tiolt, hit wicket, b Crawford 30 Fry, b Crawford 1 Riii-h, c Barnes, b Blythe 9 ]ja\er. o Ilobbs, b Barnes 20 llazlitt, c Jones, b Crawford ... ... 0 Spiers, not out 1 Extras 7 Total 172 Bowlin? Analysis.— Barnes took fivo wickets for 35 runs, Blythc two for 52, Crawford two for 63. , THE NEXT TEST. MELBOURNE, 4th February. HarKgan, Iho Quponshmcfer picked lo play in the fourth tort match,* has notified the selectors that ho will bo unable to play, for Lxuincp? rcafons. Tho U k set tho Victorians was of course -r<r beyond their powers, and they woro beaten by tho large margin ol 330 lunß.^ And this after the Englishmen had declared in their second innings when only Four wickets hr.d fallen. Th" stand of Carroll and Trott v. as tho only redeeming feature in tho butting of the home team. Tho foimcr acoro'l ? and &.Z in the first mooting iTtwfon 'he uiiler. La"t rrai-on ho fare'l porticulnrly well a^aintl South Australia, making Ecorp3 of 13, 112, 64 and 85. He is a ri? ; !ig player without a c'oubt. The two veterans, Trorfc and Luver, hnve quite justified thoir select .'on and oon'trihutt'd 50 rmn between them, but of the others nothing can bo said. Jones caught throe men off tho faat bowlcra, probably fieltling in the clip«. Tho'English Irundlors secured respectable avoragei, but a mistake lia3 been made in tho figures as cabled. Tho withdrawal of Ilartigan' from the fourth tost match will weaken the colonials and the team will thus piqk itaolf. Of tho thi/toeu matches on even terms the Englishmen havo now won 7, lost 2, and drawn 4.