CIRCKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4908, 21 December 1894, Page 3

CIRCKET.

Stoddarfs Team o Australia. Collapse of the Australians, (Received December 20, 4.40 a.m.) Sydney, I tember 20. The Australians . llapsed and England won by 10 it (Received December ), 4.40 p.m.) Sydney, 1 embor 20. . The downfall of the lustrnlians is particularly accounted' for by the terrible state of tho wicket, The following are tho scores: Australia—First Innings, ~, 586 Australia.-Second Innings, Lyons, b Richardson ~. 25 Trott, c Gay b Peel „, 8 Darling, c Brockwell b Richardson 53 Giffen, l.b.w. b Briggs 41 Iredale, oandb Briggs ~. 5 Gregory c Gay b Peel „. 16 Reedman, b Peel 4 Turner, c Briggs b Peel ~, 2 Jones, c McLaren b Briggs ... 1 Blackham, o and b Peel ~.2 C. MoLeod, not out ,„ 2 Extras 7 Total 166 -" "" Grand Total 752 Peel took six wickets for 67, Briggs three for 25, Richardson, one for 27; Loekwood, none for 40, English Eleven, First innings 325 Second Innings ~, ... 437 Grand Total 762 ;; : Later. _ Intense excitement prevails in the city over the result of the match, which came as a thunderclap. Tho general public refrained from attending tho conclusion of the game being confident that the match would result in an easy win for the colonials The hope of the Australians was centred in Blackham, 15 runs still being required to gain a victory, and ono wicket to fall. The Englishmen were fielding magnificently despite the chances which they missed. ■Blackham was again showing his adeptness in sneakingruns,and there was much excitement as tho score gradually rose, but the wicket-keeper l drove one back to Peel, which was ft takjSL tho innings closing for 166, H Jjhf jpglisbmen being thus left wina great battle by 10 runs, HMHRived December 21,10,45 a.m.) BffiHp* . Sydney, December 21. on the result of the cricket match, the S. M. Herald, remarks that' whatever else may be said, it is safe to affirm that to every Australian tho result was a close and and genuine disappointment, and to all Englishmen an agreeable surprise, It is safe to say that had the Englishmen been at the wickets and our men in the field, the result would have been exactly the same. The players on neither side could have batted successfully under such conditions. As to the performance of the two teams there can be no question, the Herald thinks that the brilliancy in batting was on the side of the Australians, Seldom has batting been seen here like that of Giffen and Gregory, or even Iredale. The Englishmen at the wickets showed steadiness and tenacity beyond all praise, but it certainly cannot be said that in batting they showed any superiority over the Australians, or that they have exceeded in any way the reputation with with which they camo to the colonics. As to the bowling it is generally acknowledged that tho Englishmen had the advan. tage, yet it can hardly be said that their bowling was superior to that of Giffen and Turner, The Englishm e bad little to bout of in the matter fielding, and yet the display of th Australians in this department the game was inferior and sometimes discreditable. (Received December 21, 11.10 a.m.) Sydney, December 21. Altogether 62,000 people witnessed the match, the gato receipts amounted to £3OOO, Stoddart considers the Englishmen won tho match by batsmanship and the weather. The match was the longest ever played, and the runs (1514) is the record! :■."•>''. The jat'fy Telegraph eulogises the Englisften for tho uphill game, and declafjTCioy are fully entitled to the victory, as luck never favoured • them until yesterday. It considers the Englishmen are a bettor all round team that Australia baa yet put in the field. As batsmen, bowlers and fielders, they are raoro consistently good than the Australians, and with \ equal luck the series of test matches would result in their victory. It ~ -Considers Giffen ahead of any of the English team as a batsman and bowler and in some respects as a fieldsman, and that all round probably he has no equal in tho world. It also praises Gregory's batting and fielding,