Cricket News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 156, 31 December 1894, Page 2

Cricket News.

0 THE SECOND TEST MATCH. (Per Press Association.) Mklboubne, December 29. The second test match England v Aus tralia began to dny. The weather of the previous evening rendered the wicket dead. 12 ,0u0 people were present. Geo. Giffen who captained the Australians won the toss and sent the Englishmen to bat, much to the satisfaction of the supporters of the Australians. At 12.28 p.m. Cunningham opened to McLaren, who played the first ball softly to Trott at point amid loud applause from the spectator?, who greeted the downfall of the dangerous batsmen. Stoddart followed Ward cut Turner's second ball to cover point for 2 and playing tbe last ball of the over to short leg for a single, following this up by sending Oonmnghnuo to square leg for 3 Stoddart started by an nppifh hit off Con ningham to mid off for two, repeating the dose to long field. After Stoddart had mnde another single he was clean bowled —19 2—lo Brown played a bumpy one of Turner's into the s ips where Trumble made a nice catch —25 3- 0, Brockwell, the next mm lunged out at Conninghara, lifting the ball over the bowler's head. Tredale raade a brilliant run from the out field and secured a magnificient catch. —26 - 4—o Peel joined Ward, and the latter retired after compiling SO, the telegraph board registering— 44 5—30. Peel was caught in the slips by Trumble off the next ball -58—6 6. Briggs came in only to see Ford caught one handed by Giffen off Trumble.— 6o - 7—6. Briggs was taken bj Bruce at square leg.— 7B -15. Phillipson pla.ed one to leg for a single but a couple of balls later was caught by Darling 71-9 — 1 Lock wood soon lost his partner (Richardson), wbo hit one up into the out field where it was secured by Tredale After the usual adjournment, Lyons and Bruce started for Australia, but wuh the total at 4 Richardson badly beat Lyons.— 4 — 1 - 2. Giffen and Bruoe brought the score to twelve, when Bruce who had been missed by Brockwell in the slips, was caught by Ford after making 4 singles. — 12—2 4. Gregory joined hie captain and only two runs were scored by the new comer when he was well tnkun hy Ford in the slips — 14—3—2. Darling who followed played Stirling cricket pnd made some prett? back cuts. Lock wood relieved Riobard sou and when the score was at 41 Darling sent him over the chains for five, but little later on was beaten by a beauty from the same bowler. —53 -4—32. Tredale com • menced freely, and made 10 prior to be ing dismissed by Richardson. 80 s—lo.5 — 10. Giffen up to this time played most cautiously, and was at the wicket for an hour and three quarters for 32, when he was smartly patight by Phillipson. — 76 — 6 32. Conningham was next and started cautiously , but after scoring 10 was caught hy the wicketkeeper, who was standing well back.— loß— 7— lo. Trumble the next man, had a short life, being dismissed with a trimmer from Richardson, alter scoring a single.— ll0 — B—l. Trott put 16 together with much care, and was then foolishK run out by Jarvis who refused to budge an inch. — 116—9—16. Jarvis had a couple of fours and three singles to his credit when he was caught at point the innings closed for 123 runs Following are the i-cores :— Englishmen— First Innings : Ward, c Darling b Trumble 30 McLaren, c Trott b Conuingham ... 0 Stoddart, b Turner 10 Brown, c Trumble b Turner 0 Brockwell, clredale b Conningham ... 0 Peel, c Trumble b Turner 6 Ford, c Giflen b Trumble 9 Lockwood, not out ... 5 Briggs, c Bruce b Turner 3 Phillipson, c Darling b Turner ... 1 Richardson, c Iredale b Trumble ... 0 Extras 11 Total 75 Trumble took 3 wickets for 15, Turner 5 for 32, Conningham 2 for 17. Australians— lst Innings : Lyons, b Richardson 2 Bruce, c Ford b Peel 4 Giffen, o Phillipson b Briggs 32 Gregory, c Ward b Richardson ... 2 Darling, b Lockwood 32 Iredale, b Richardson 10 Conningham,c Phillipson b Richards' n 10 Trumble, b Richardson ... .... 1 H. Trott, run out 16 Jarvis, c Brown b Briggs 11 Turner, not out 1 Extras 2 Total 123 Lockwood aud Richardson each bowled a wide. , The fielding of the Englishmen was not up to their usual form, and at times tbey fumbled the ball badly. This Day. Tho weather is fine and cool this morniug, but overcast. Saturday's takings amounted to £632. The wicket rolled out excellently after the Englishmen's innings, and the score ought to have been larger. Gregory described the pitch as really good. Lyons declared tbo ball that bowled bim was a perfect beauty. Trott appears to bave lost all dash in batting, being in 52 minutes for only 16. The Age blames the Australians for stopping at home to Briggs instead of going out boldly and bitting his slows. The Argus considers the Colonials missed their opportunity in not taking advantage of the improvement in the wicket, and securing a good lead.