Cricket News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 145, 15 December 1894, Page 2

Cricket News.

ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA. SPLENDID SCORING BY THE AUSTRALIANS. (Per Press Association,) Sydney, December 14, There was a large attendance to wit. ness the opening day's play in the first test match between Stoddart's English eleven and a combined Australian team. The weather was gloriously fine. The wicket became splendid, playing yery fast. The Australians won the toss and deoided to bat, Lyons and Trott being sent in to face the bowling of Peel and Richardson. Blank dismay fell upon the supporters of the colonials as Lyons, Trott and Darling were dismissed within the first quarter of an hour. Things livened up when Tredale, the hero of the New South Wales match, joined Giffen, and for a long time the pair gave the Englishmen a lot of leather hunting. With the score at 50, Gifien had a narrow escape, being sated through the bad return by Briggi , While at 75 Richardson gave way to Lockwood. The change did not have the desired effect and both men held possession of the wickets until the luncheon adjournment when the score stood at 78. The partner* ship lasted until 4 o'clock, when Tredale sent one from Ford into Stoddart's hands the board showing 192 for 4 wickets. Both Giffen and Tredale completely col* lared the bowling and gave the field a merry time. Giffen made the hit of the ufternoon a clean drive among the spectatorß Stoddart tried a frequent change of bowling, but without effect. It was a masterly display of almost perfect batting marred only by Giffen's .let off at 50. Tredale's dismissal came just on the 4 o'clock adjournment, and on resuming Gregory joined the South Australian, who rapidly brought his century up, scoring with great freedom. Then followed a most brilliant scoring display by Gregory who within half an hour put 54 to his credit. With his score at 120 Chffen gAVt a difficult chance to Ward on the boundary, and the batsman showed his gratitude for the escape by some magnificent bittings, Gregory meanwhile piling on the runs with great consistency. The Englishmen seemed to tire under the heavy work, their fielding becoming rather loose and careless. The third century appeared on the Board amid great enthusiasm. Repeated changes of bowling had no effect, but Giffen's time was at hand as he 6oon afterward played Brockwell to Fork at slip. The South Australian received a big ovation on returning to the pavilion. Reedman filled the vacancy and the stumps were drawn shortly after* wards with the score at 344 for 5 wickets. The following are the full scores : Lyons, b Richarkson, 1 ; Trott, b Richardson, 12; Darling, b Richardson, 0; Tredale, c. Stoddart, b Ford 81 : Giffen, c Ford, b Brookwell, 161; Gregory, not out, 85; Reedman, not out, 4. Total, 844. This Day. The weather promises to be hot today for the cricket match. Geo. Giffen was at the wickets yesterday for four and a half hours.