CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10597, 5 March 1895, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. ENGLAND. THE PINAL TEST MATCH. [Special to Press Association.] MELBOURNE, March 4. The scoring in the latter part of the Australians’ innings was at a very rapid rate—sixty-aix per hour. The tail proved very stiff. Jarvis displayed much of hia old form, but M’Kibbin was the surprise of the day. He batted beautifully all round the wicket. Considering the splendid pitch, it is admitted that the English bowlers did well. Lockwood and Richardson have never performed better. The moat punishing batsman on the colonial side was Lyons, who hit his 55 off sixty-nine balls. Richardson sent him thirty-eight, off which he made the same number of runs. When four of the Englishmen’s wickets had fallen for 166, some of the Australians began to be fearful that they would not save a follow on. This is not a popular process since Stoddart’s team won the first test match ; and it is also remembered that Lord Sheffield’s eleven lost their last match at Sydney after they had made the Australians follow their innings. The Australians are very confident of winning. They believe that they can beat their first score, and their backers think so too* A large amount of money had been laid upon them at 7 to 4 against the Englishman. No faith is placed in the English tail. Turner attends the match daily. He has a great many sympathisers h°re, not a few people being of opinion that either he or C. M’Leod should have been in the team to strengthen tho bowling. M’Kibbin says that there is no truth in a statement put about that be is going to South Africa. The cricket match was resumed to-day, when the Englishmen, who had lost four wickets for 200 runs on Saturday, continued batting. M’Laren 60 and Peel 18, the not outs, went to the wickets. The weather wssfine and the pitch in perfect order. Off M’Kibbin’s second ball Jarvis missed a rather difficult chance of stumping M’Laren. When Peel had increased his score to 39 he sent one of A. Trott’s in a direct line to H. Trotfc, but it fell short and when the same batsman had reached 50 Iredalo missed a difficult natch in the long field off Giffen. The batsmen continued to pile on runs, and with the score at 267 Bruce supplanted the younger Trott. Shortly after this M’Laren, who had 69 to his credit, was missed by Giffen off his own bowling. The same over Peel gave Iredale another difficult chance, which was missed. Amid an almost, unanimous cry of “Take yourself off, George,” Gregory caught Peel off Giffen, whose analysis then stood at one wicket for 104. Peel retired with a carefully-played though rather lucky 73—five wickets for 336. Shortly after Lockwood had joined M’Laren, Harry Trott relieved his brother, who had gone on in place of Bruce, tho general opinion being that Giffen had delayed too long putting H. Trott on. The next over H. Trott caught Lockwood off Giffen six for 342 Ford esma in, and Giffen caught him off bis owu bowling, but was astonished when the umpire, Flynn, gave the batsman not out. Giffen missed an easy chance from Ford off H. Trott when he had made five, and almost immediately afterwards Giffen again missed Ford off his own bowling. Each batsman was playing freely, and the crowd cbeerod lustily as the tuna came fast; but Ford’s time had now come, as A. Trott held him off Giffen —seven for 364. Briggs followed only just in time to see M’Laren hit his wicket in playing back to one from H. Trott. His score of 120 was compiled in a masterly style, and with the exception of two lives his play was faultless —eight for 366. Giffen let Briggs off, but the next ball Harry Trott dismissed him by a catch off Giffen, falling with the ball. Bruce now badly judged one from Richardson, 4 resulting for the hit. A few overs later on Darling also missed Richardson off Harry Trott, but the latter had his revenge by getting the batsman leg before wicket, the innings closing for 885, Phillipson carrying out his bat for 10.' Giffen’s bad fielding is accounted for by the fact that he was suffering from an injured hand. At 4.30 p.m. the Australians began their second innings in dull weather and a bad light. H. Trott and Brace were the first to oppose the bowling of Richardson and Peel, the former bowling down hill to H. Trott. Both batsmen batted freely, but at 32 Bruce eent one back t Peel, which was held. Giffen filled the vacancy, but owing to the excellence of the bowling andtbe fielding, play became very slow, seven runs, three of which were byes, resulting in thirty-five minute* , No separation had been affected when rime was called. The following are the scores• AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bruce, c M’Laren b Peel ... ... ... 22 H, Trott, b Briggs 43 Tiedale, b Eichardson ... ... ... 3 Giffen, b Peel ... ... 57 Darling, c Ford b Peel ... - 74 Gregory, c Phillipson b Eichardson ... 70 Graham, h Eichardson 0 Lyons, c Phillipson b Lockwood ... 53 ■ A. Trott, c Lockwood b Peel ... ... 10 M’Kibbin, c Peel b Briggs ... 23 Jarvis, not out i. 34 Extras 13 Total 414 Bowling Analysis.—Eichardson three wickets for 138 runs. Peel four for 114, Lockwood, one for 72, Briggs two for 46, Brockwell no wicket for 22, Ford no wicket for 9. Second Innings. Bruce, c and h Peel 11 H. Trott, not out ... 37 Giffen, not out ... ... ... ... 14 Extras 7 Total for one wicket ~i ... 69 ENGLISHMEN. First Innings. Brockwell, st Jarvis bH. Trott... ... 5 Stoddart, st Jarvis, b H. Trott 6S Ward, b M’Kibbin ; 32 Brown, bA. Trott - ... ... 30 M’Laren, hw b H. Trott ... 120 Peel, c Gregory b Giffen ... 73 Lockwood, c H. Trott b Giffen 5 Ford, c A. Trott b Giffen 11 Briggs, cH. Trott b Giffen ... ... 0 Phillipson, not out ... ’ ... ... ... 10 Eichardson, Ibw b H. Trott H Extras _2O Bowling Analysis.—Giffen four wickets for 130 runs, H. Trott four for 71, A. Trott one for 84, M’Kibbin one for 73, Bruce no wicket for 7. The loose fielding of the Australians during their opponents’ innings accounted for fully a hundred of the runs scored. The attendance was estimated at twenty thousand, and the takings at tho gates were .£875. The weather to-night is threatening. The weather at eleven o’clock to-nigaS) was overcast and threatening. In view of the forthcoming match bo*, tween the Canterbury Cricket Association and South Canterbury, to ba played at. Ashburton on March 14 and 15, Mr A. M. Ollivier has selected tha following men for practice Easel!, Gunthorpe, Frankish, White, Orchard, W. Harman, Macdonald, M’Farlane, C. Ridley, North, Wigloy, W. J, Cotterill and Powlie. Practices will ba hold st Hagley Park every afternoon, commencing to-day, and the 'selector requests a regular attendance on the part of those selected.