CRICKET.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9389, 16 March 1898, Page 2

CRICKET.

England v. Victoria.

Victorians Defeated by Seven Wickets.

(By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per United Press Association.) (Received March 18, at 10.15 p.m.) Melbourne, March 15. The weather was dull and the wicket soft for tho cricket match, Bruce retired, hurt from a blow off Richardson. Layer got 19 together before the innings closed, but Ranjit missed an easy chance of him early in the game. Tho Englishmen hit out freely, but it was iot till three wickets were down for 82 that Ranjit and Hayward got together that anything like big hitting was seen. These two played brilliantly, and soon had the required number of runs up, the Englishmen thus winning by seven wickota. The following are the scores : — VicioniA — Second innings. McLeod, c Mason b Richardson . . 26 Worrall, b Richardson . . . . 41 Giller, c Storer b Richardson . . 1 Stuckey, c Board b Richardson . . 2 Rush, run out 0 Trumble, b Richardson „ . . 7 Trott, not out 7 Brnce, retued hurt „ „ ..12 Layer, not out 19 Johns, c and b Mason 4 Roche, c Hearne, b Mason . . „ 4 Extras fl Total 132 Bowling Analysis — Hearne, 0 for 42 ; Mason, 3 for 12 ; Wainwright, 0 for 20 ; Richardson, 5 for 35 ; Hayward, 1 for 14. Englishmen — Second Innings. Wainwright, c Layer, b Trott . . 36 Boaid, c Layer, b Trumble . . . . 15 McLaren, c Rush, b Trumble . . 21 Ranjit, not out 61 Hayward, not out 39 Extras 11 Total for three wickeas . . 183 Bowling Analysis — Trott, 1 for 41; Trumble, 2 for 44.