Cricket News

Feilding Star, Issue 158, 3 January 1895, Page 2

Cricket News

SECOND TEST MAl^^^^H (Per Press Association.j^^^^Hl Melbourne, JanqJ^^^H Whon play started Bruce got tt^^^H at onde, scoring two twos' and^a tbree^Hj Peel in first over, he supplemented these j with a brace more of twos whilst Trott j was scoring singles, bat on attempting to cut \Peel he spooned up. Giffen joined Trott, and both batsmen played sound defensive cricket till the luncheon adjournment, the score then standing at 149 for the loss of 1 wicket, Trott beings 67 and Giffen 28. ,/] Ou resuming, runs came freely until 191 appeared on the board, when the Australian skipper just touched the ball with the edge of his bat and was caught at point. Gregory filled the breach, and when the partnership had added fifteen runs, Trott hit the ball back to the bowler, which was beautifully taken. Darling, the next man in, made a double and triplet, and was then bowled by Brockwell, the ball going over the shoulder of his bat. Two runs later on Gregory ' dragged Richardson on to his wicket. x\t the four o'clock adjournment the board showed 230 up, and on resuming Lyons played Peel into his wicket. Jarvis made two singles and a double when Richardson beat him with a bailer. Peel bowled Coninghano after a feeble display on the Queenslander's part. Trumble had made two singles when, in attempting a second run of a hit of Tredale'P, he foolishly ran himself out. Turner and Tredale, the last two men in, made matters lively and played out iJime amidst enthusiastic plaudits, the partnership adding sixty runs to the score.

To gain a victory, Turner and Tredale will have to put on one hundred runs. The sum of £'643 was taken at the gates to-day, 10,380 people paying for admission. This Day. Little interest is taken iv the match, which is a foregone conclusion, though the Australians themselves persist in hoping against hope. Admission is free to-day with the exception of the stand. The takings for the four days totalled £2878, or i-41 more than in the Sydney match. The Englishmen are much incensed at the umpire, Phillips, for not giving Turner out for obstructing^ the , field yesterday. The latter apparently accidentally stopped a shot by Lockwood at the wicket from mid-off when : getting back to the crease. The reconciliation between Moses and ! Blackham was effected at luncheon yesterday, and the former is likely to play in the remaining test matches.

Following are the scores : — Bruce, c Stoddart b Peel 54 Giffen, c Brown b Brockwell ... 43 Trott, c and b Brockwell ... ... 95 Gregory, b Richardson 12 Darling, b Brockwell ... ... 5 Lyons, b Peel 14 Jarvis, b Richardson 4 Conningham, b Peel 3 Trumble, run out .. 2 Turner, not out ... ... ... 26 Tredale, not out 63 Extras 7 Trtf.nl fnr ninf>. U'lV.kp.ts ... 328