Englishmen v. Australians.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8148, 17 January 1895, Page 2

Englishmen v. Australians.

Adelaide, January 16. Stoddart made one of the biggest hits yesterday ever seen on the ground, the ball falling close to the edge of the asphalt in front of the scoring board, every inch of a hundred and twenty yards from the wicket. .If it had only landed on the asphalt he would have accomplished a feat never achieved before from the centre of the ground. When Trott caught Richardson it was the work of ft second to transfer the ball from his hand to his pocket with the remark " That's worth keeping." It is not too much to say that A. E. Trott 's bowling was almost unplayable. None of the batsmen from the beginning were easy when facing him, and he not only varied the pace with rare judgment, bub never once lost his length. Never since Palmer in 1879 took 9 wickets for 99 against Lord Harris's eleven has an Australian colt bowled with such astonishing success against an English eleven, and no young player either English or Australian ever made his first appearance in a test match so sensationally. Sir W. Clark, President of the East Melbourne Club, telegraphed "Tell Albert I'll give him a guinea for every wicket he takes." Speaking to a toast Stoddart said he had been beaten not by the wicket or luck, but by the best all round cricket. He heartily congratulated Trott on his success.

The total takings at the gates at the three tests matches amount to £7500.

Melbourne January 16.

" Observer," in the « Argus,' says that the batting of the Englishmen in the third teßt match was very disappointing, and that there was nothing in the wioket to get rid of them so cheaply, One fact.r in the failure, he states, was the marvel ous succession of oat ■he 3 the Australians brought oil, and in this respect they rivalled the best tradition of Australian cricket.

Referring to tbe latter, BJaokham averred that in all his experience he never saw such a brilliant exhibition.

" Mid-on," in the ' Leader,' sayß the poor performance of the Englisbmen can only be accepted as one of those inexplicable disappointments which will crop up at times so long as cricket lasts, and that any attempted explanation must be fallacious and mislead* ing.

London, January 16. The ' Daily News,' referring to the defeat ot Stoddart's e 'evea in Adelaide, deolares that they were in fhat m .teh outplayed at every point, and expresses the opinion that Übert Trott is a coming man.

The ' Standard ' comments on the valae of the new blood inoluded in the Colonial team, especially Trott and Callaway.