THE FINAL TEST MATCH.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 208, 4 March 1895, Page 2

THE FINAL TEST MATCH.

(Per Press Association.^ Melbourne, March 2. With four wickets clown for 282 runs, 1 the Australians resumed their first in- | nings against the Englishmen. The ; weather was tine with scarcely a breath of wind. The attendance is the record for the ground, the number being given ; officially a 29,000. The sum of i-1334 ' was taken at the gates. ' The innings opened disastrously for ' the Australians, as only two runs were ' added when Darling was magnificently ! taken left hand by Ford off Peel. At ' 289 Gregory was caught behind the wickets and when 18 more were added Graham was dismissed by a beautiful bailer ' from Richardson. At 335 Lyons, after 1 playing a vigorous though a fluky innings was caught by Phillipson off Lockwood, 1 thus so far as the play had advanced J for the day the Australians had lost four 5 yood wickets for the small total of 53 " runs. Gradually the score was taken to 367, when A. Trott, who usually helps " to swell the total towards the end of the J innings was snapped by Lockwood off Peel. McKibbon and Jarvis were the ; last two men, and the play of the former : was watched with considerable interest ' as it was the first occasion on which he had represented Australia. McKibbin ' quite surprised the onlookers by his care- ■ ful and stylish batting, and made 23 be--1 fore Peel caught him off Briggs. Jarvis played a faultless not out innings for 34. ; The fielding of the Englishmen was [ not up to their previous day's form and " after a brief interval the Englishmen began their first innings and matters ' looked none too bright for them as, with 1 the score at six, Brockwell was magni- : ficently stumped by Jarvis off H. Trott. 5 The English Captain and Ward, how- ■ ever, put a different complexion on things and it was not until the century had been passed by 10 runs that Stoddart was given out stumped by umpire Phillips, after playing brilliant cricket for 68. The decision was questioned by many of the onlookers. Only another , two runs were added when Ward fell to i a trimmer from McKibbin. At 166 Brown , was clean bowled by A. Trott. McLaren I and Peel were then associated, and des--5 pite frequent changes m the bowling a 3 separation had not been effected when [ the stumps were drawn for the day, the • board showing 4 wickets for 200 runs — 5 McLaren 40, Peel 18. The fielding of , the Australians with the exception of one slip by Graham, was faultless, Jarl vis particularly showing fine form. Ward had a somewhat lucky innings. Excepting some strokes by Lyons, not a single hit by the Australians was off the carpet. The following are the scores : — Australians. Ist Innings : Bruce, c McLaren b Peel, 22 . H Trott, b Briggs, 42 ; Iredale, b Richardson, 8 ; Giffen, b Peel, 57 ; Darling, c Ford b Peel, 74 ; , Gregory, c Phillipson b Richardson, 70 ; ) Graham, b Richardson, 6 ; Lyons, c . Phillipson b Lockwood, 55 ; A. Trott, c 3 Lockwood b Peel, 10 ; McKibbin, c Peel b Briggs, 23 ; Jarvis, not: out, 34 ; extras, 10. Total, 414. Englishmen— lst Innings : Brockwell, st Jarvis b H. Trott, 5 ; Stoddart, st Jar- : vis, 68 ; W T ard, b McKibbin, 33 ; Brown, b A. Trott, 30; McLaren, not out, 40; ', Peel, not out, 18 ; extras, 7. Total for !• 4 wickets, 200. ; This Day. i The scoring iu the latter part of the '■ Australian innings was at the rate of \ sixty-six per hour. McKibbin was the r surprise of the day. He batted beauti- • fully all round the wicket. Considering the splendid pitch it is admitted the English bowlers did well. The most pnnisliing batsman on the Colonial side was Lyons, who hit his 55 off 69 balls. The Australians are very confident of winning. They believe they can beat their first score, and their backers think so too. Turner, who attends the match daily, has great sympathisers here, not a few people being of the opinion that either he or C. McLeod should have been in the team to strengthen the bowling. McKibbin says there is no truth in the statement put about that he is going to South Africa. London, March 2. The cricket match in Melbourne is creating more interest than the previous test matches. The Daily Chronicle inserts that a challenge be' issued to Australia to play a match here in the event of the colonials winning this match. The Daily News, commenting on the doings of Stoddart's team, says Gay has failed as a wicketkeeper ; Ford has not proved his right to a place in the team ; Richardson's success is only occasional ; Brockwell has made only one noteworthy score; and Lockwood has done literally nothing. ;