CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1664, 18 January 1895, Page 4

CRICKET.

Per Electric Telegraph — Copyright,. Per Press Association. London, January 16. The St. James 1 Gazette considers that ■ although the triumph of the Australians m the cricket match m Adelaide fully . compensates for the losses, m ..Sydney ?:.Hfend Melbourne,, it will probably resuty "In the colonials making an early visit to England. ■ ' j

H -Gregory, hr the intercolonial match, New South WalejS v. Yjctprisf he scored ,101 out of the total of 194, hit Harry Tr"pttf or f 2^ m 0116,0 v^r. v•, Since. Sfcadclari's'team am ved m Australia thejrhaye. done s^ome big scoring both individiipy'atid'as a ; J teatnl They put:tip 477 against South Australia, 416 against Victoria, 494; against Queensland, 355 m the first innings and 437 m their second innings ot the: first : test match,. 475 jntlie second iiniings,p,f, lh_e second test-match, and '39,4. against New South Wales; They are considered by competent( critics to be the beat all round team that ever visited Australia, , Th,ey admit that the Australian, baiting is tog good for : thefr bovf-lifig ' bid , fair iVeather wickets. '>•■•'■■ ■ ■ Iredale,-the New Soiith Wales batsman, has pei-f onned pretty consistently against Stoddart'steam ift the three'test matches played. His scores' read 81 and 5 ; 10 and 1 63, not out; 7. and 140— total 306. He has been far more reliable than his countryman, Syd. Gregory, whose figures; for the same matches read I— 2ol and'l6; ' 2r;ai4 6 ; IP and 6; total 25J:;George (jiffisn's scores fqr the same contests are 181' and 41 -\ Z% t^nd 43 ;. ; 58 and 24— total 359. The latter has also bowled. magUificiently, taking most of his wickets at a small p^st. v:. : ; v „ Tlie third test, finished at Adelaide on Tuesday, ended m the crushing defeat of the Englishmen by 3J82 runtf— which nidy' really be catted a : ohe-liifilngs and about 150 runs' defeat, taking a line through the Englishmen's score m both innings. This completely at6nes for the first :two beatings the" eblbriials sustained m tlie test matches. No one will ;; deny ; that the weatKei: was the principal, factpx | m Wieir defeat m the fivst matchjbut the: Englislimeh^re entitled to all the credit of their win m the second contest 3 as the luck; if any,' rested with the colonials m the matter of the wicket. There are two more tests; to.be played yet, one on February Ist at Sydney, and the other on March sih at Melbourner The young Victorian, colt,. Albert Trott, a' young brother of Haray Trott (who has visitpd the Old Coilhtry with' tlie Australian Elevens 014 two or three occasions) made a really sensational !' first appearance" 'm a match 6'f this kipd, although he has been doing well withe both bat and ball during the jpast two, seasons. T6 : make 38 ahd"67 'oft the bat '(both not otit),. and take 8 wickets at the small cost of43;runs, stamps him as a "clinker." He and his brother Harry were responsible: for the defeat of Victoria m the intercolonial match a couple of weeks ago. He took 5 wickets ( for 55 thq se.cond innings, and liis brother 3 for 47,J.' It 'vn\\ be a !great loss to Aus'|bralia if. liQ^and Iredale (the jbrilljant .Sydney.; batsman) are allowed to leave, foy England, as the cable stages .that both have been offered positions "to play for Sussex and Surrey respe:ctivelj\ ", . '.'."'""_ .