CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4516, 18 November 1901, Page 7

CRICKET.

MAOLAREN’S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA MATCH AGAINST VICTORIA. PKESS ASSOCIATION. (Received November 1”, 4-40 P- m -) MELBOURNE, November 17. Tho match between Mapiaren’s team of English cricketers ami the Victorian eleven was continued yesterday iu tine weather. The attendance va s largo, and tho wicket, after being rolled, was good. Tno Victorians made 133 iu their first innings. Graham played with characteristic freedom, and showed some pretty cricket.

When McLeod was 10, he was clean bowled by Barnes with a no ball- He look over an hour to put his s corc of 29 together. Tho batting of the Victorians on the whole was not of their usual standard.

Features of the day’s play were the excellent fielding of the Englishmen, and tho consistently good work of their bowlers.

Tho visitors made a good start in their second innings. -uoDahey’s batting was especially attractive. Both be and Hayward were let off in the field. Following are tho scores: VICTORIA—First Innings. Worrall ... ... ... 0 Graham ... 20 McLeod ... ... ... 29 Armstrong ... ... ... 0 AtcMichaci ... ... 14 Stuckey ... ... ... 9 McAlister ... ... ... 22 Laver 10 Collins ... ... ... 1 Saunder s ... ... ... 1 Fry, not out 0 Sundries 9 Total 133 Bowling analysis.—Barnes, 5 wickets for Cl runs ; Blythe, 3 for 37 ; Braund, 2 for 26. Barnes bowled one no ball. MACLAREN’S TEAM. First Innings ... ... 166 Second Innings. MoGahey ... ... ... 57 Hayward, not out 38 Braund, not out ... ... 3 Sundries ... ... ... 9 Hal ... 10/ NOTES ON THE GAME.

It will bo seen from tho scores tnat the Englishmen have secured a lead of 33 runs on the first innings. It will probanly be found at tho conclusion of tho game that fortune favoured the visitors when Worrall sent them first to the wickets. Australian pitches, 'whicn with lair weather conditions generally play as true ou tho fifth day as on the first, have a way of cutting up very badly after web weather. The Englishmen in all probability will take their second strikes on a crumbling wicket—and after they have finished Victoria will have to strapo and strive on a pitch of alarming bumpiness. It is a risky thing to prophesy about cricket, but there seems to bo a great probability that tho Englishmen will win the game by a good margin. Reverting to tbo first innings’ scores, it may bo pointed out that, bar Worrall, every one of the twenty-two batsmen compiled runs. Of the Victorians, Graham and McLeod seem to have shown some of their old batting form. Graham was ovb r a good, wet wicket batsman (a§ ho proved conclusively in a tost match of the middle nineties), but McLeod under s uob conditions lias not been noteworthy. It is satisfactory to observe that Aic-neod retains his old prowess as a trundler—as instanced by his record of 5 for 75 in the Englishmen’s first innings. Tho readine.s s of Victorian selectors to give a trial to “now blood” is illustrated by tbo fact that only four of the eleven that represented the colony against Stoddart’s team three years ago found places in tho present team. The four are McLeod, Graham, YVorraJl and McMichael. Tho Englishmen are showing better mettle in their second essay. The report says that the wicket improved greatly after being rolled. It will probably be found to-morrow that the cable will tell a different tale. McGalley's half-century comes as something of a surprise. Barne s continues to justify hig selection as a bowler. Five wickets for 61 rung is a good record against a batting team like Victoria’s. Barnes’s English detractors will probably receive the additional shock of finding him picked in the team for tho first test match. Hayward seems to be striking form early this tour. When touring with, Stoddart’s team, he did not do at all well early in the season. Against South Australia he then made only 6 out of a total of 475. and against Victoria he was out for 7 and 5 respectively. THE UMPIRE”UESTION. MELBOURNE, November 16. There is much dissatisfaction in cricket circles at the New South Wales Association refusing Maclaren’s (bequest to bo allowed to appoint an umpire, it is reported that rather tuan submit to such arbitrary dictation, the Melbourne Club will cancel the match with tne Englishmen beginning at Sydney next Friday. , J

Soaking rain commenced to fall about 1.30 o’clock on Saturday afternoon. It rained steadily for tbo remainder of the day, and tho Cricket Association was compelled to postpone fixtures ti'l Saturday of this week.