Cricket News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 155, 29 December 1894, Page 2

Cricket News.

THE SECOND TEST MATCH.

(Per Press Association.) Sydney, December 28. ' The Daily Telegraph, analysing the 1 cricket team to represent All Australia against the English team to-morrow, states ) it may do well but it cannot be regarded i as fairly representative while it includes Bruce, Trumble, and L\ons and excludes Moses, R. McLeod and Harry aa certainties aud Worral, A. Trott and A. Banuer man. Melboubne, December 28. Tho Australasian considers the colonial i team is good enough to make a great . battle if fortune favours neither side. Heavy ram fell duriug the day, and c evory effort was made to protect the wicket by covering it with tarpaulins, but at Mr Stoddart's request they were removed, as he considered it was better " to have the wicket wet than one half 3 wet. This Day. 3 At one o'clock this morning more rain fell, and tho wicket was completely j drenched. There is not much chance I at present of heavy scoring to-day. Flemington, This Day. , A heavy thunderstorm yesterday sodi dened the ground, and the pitch was f covored with tarpaulin for some time, but the water soaked underneath, and j. the Englishmen objected to the turt being protected on the ground of it f minimising their chance. The tarpaulin was accordingly removed. The , weather this morning is fine and drying, but overcast at times. Play to-day will be uucertaiu. The Argus has a subleader urging the - postponement of the match till Monday. The Age maintains yesterday's break 1 in the weather will emphasise the element of luck.