CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4904, 17 December 1894, Page 3

CRICKET.

Stoddart's Team v Australia (Received December 15, 8 p.m.) Sydney, 'December 15. Tho cricket match England 1 Australia was resumed on Moor Park to day, wlion the Colonials pu up a record for tho ground in thoi first innings. Tho attendance totall; eclipsed that of any previous occas ion, it beinef estimated that full; 80,000 peoplo were on tho ground. The following are tho scores, Australia—First Inmxgs. Lyons, b Richardson Trott, b Richardson ... ... 11 Darling, b Richardson ... ( Iredale, c Stoddart b Ford ... 8 Gift'on, c Ford b liroekwell 16! Rccdman, o Ford b Pool ... 1! .(kpgory, c Peel b Stoddurt... 20! (FMcLeod, b Richardson ... II Tumor, b Peel Blackham, b Richardson 7< Jones, not out l; Extras II Total 581 Esnnsn EiiEykx—Fikst Inxixgs. McLaren, c Rcedman b Turner < Stoddart, c Jones b Giffen ... II Brown, run out 2: Ward, not out (j 1 Brockwell, not out 1! Total for three wickets 12' (Received December 17,1 la.m.) Sydney, December 17. Gregory batted just over foa hours, and gave one of tho fines exhibitions of cricket ever seen ii Sydney. Throughout his innings hi gave only ono possible chance. Hii score comprised 28 4's, SJj's, 22 2's tho rest boing singles. The sum of £lO3 was collected oi tho ground and presented to hiir when ho returned to tho pavilion, The partnership for the nintl wicket between Gregory and Black ham added 154 runs in 75 minutes which is the record for Australia. Tho fielding of the English teaii was good, but can scarcely be callec brilliant. Loekwood is improving and will probably be well enough t( bat. The Englishmen, no doubt felt his loss during the Australian'i innings. Rain fell at intervals on Saturday night, and during yesterday, but ii hardly likely to interfere with thi wicket. The weather is cool, am somewhat threatening to-day.