CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4916, 3 January 1895, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

[ Umtci Press Association.] (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Cricket Tne Second Test Match. Mi:i,iioi;i:xi;, January 2. The following arc the scores:— Acsthamaxs—Second Innings. Bruce, c Sloddart, b Peel ... 54 Gilfcn, c Brown, b Brockwell... 43 Trott, c and b Brockwell ... 95 Gregory, b Richardson 12 Darling, 1) Brockwell 5 Lyons, b Peel 14 Jarvis, b Richardson 4 Conningham, b Peel .3 Trumble, inn out 2 Turner, not out 2fi lralale, not out 63 No ball 1 Byes o Leg-bye 1 Total for nine wickets ~, 328 To gain a victory for the Australians, Turner and Iredale will have to put on 100 runs, the Englishmen having set the Australians 428 to win. The sum of £043 was taken at the gates to-day, 10,380 people paying for admission.

To-day's Play. (Received Jan, 3,0.45 p.m.) Melbourne, January 3, The morning is again hot and dusty, but little interest is taken in the match, which is a foregone conclusion, though the Australians themselves persist in hoping against hope. Admission is free to-day, with exception of to the grand stand. The takings for the four days totalled £2878 or £4l more than in Sydney match. The Englishmen are much incensed at Umpiro Phillips for not giving Turner out, for obstructing the field yesterday, the latter.apparently accideutally,stopped a shot by Lockwood ft the wickets from inid-off, when getting back to the crease. A reconciliation between Moses and Blackbam was effected at luncheon yesterday, and the former is likely to play in the remaining tost matches,