CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6089, 28 January 1898, Page 1

CRICKET.

• VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. United Press Association— Bj Electric Telegraph— Copyright. . Beceived Jan. 27, 3.45 p.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 27. Victoria, with the loss of seven wickets, made 179, thus winning by. three wickets and three runs. Bruce increased his score to 37 and Trott made 24. Noble took two wickets for 33 runs, M'Kibbin four for 64, and Newell 1 for 45. Beceived Jan. 27, 11 p.m. THE FOURTH TEST MATCH. SYDNEY, Jan. 27There 13 every probability that the Australian team in the fourth test match will be the same as played the Englishmen l " Z&^KJ^ffipf&S&eTPa afeineS iihigh and Jones's ah'oulder have recovered, and both are in flue fonri. Worrall and M'Kibbin are mentioned as likely to be twelfth man. . ■ . OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND. LPbr Pbhss Association.! • . INVEECAEGILL, Jan. 27. The Otago v. Southland cricket match was won by the latter by two wickets. Otago scored 105. in the second innings, and, with 43 to make, and five of the best men out, Southland's chances did not look too certain ; but Taylor again carried his bat for 17 and Carver put on 8. Hay don 25, Ludbrook 24 and M'Farlane 16 were the chief scorers for Otago. In the second innings Robertson took six wickets for 50 runs, Taylor three for 32, and Purdue one for 12. Gnnthorpe took sis for 20 and M'Farlane two for 17 in Southland's ' second innings. . .