Cricket 1883

FEB. 16, 188-4 CRIGKLT; a WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 15 A. G. Steel is the best of the lot, but Murdoch, Bannerman, Giffen, M’Donnell, and- Bonnor negotiated his fast, medium, and very slow without any trouble. C. T. Studd, Barnes, Bates, and Barlow did their best, but though they bowled well their averages are not good. C. F. H. Leslie, who is quito unknown as a bowler, tried his hand, and had the satisfaction of getting rid of Murdoch, Horan, and Banner­ man, the three being secured at a cost of only 31 runs. Leslie cannot by any stretch of the imagination be called a good bowler, and his capital figures only serve to show what value there often is in a “ change,” no matter how poor that “ change” may be. The batting of Bonnor, Murdoch, Giffen, Bannerman, Blackham, and M’Donnell was worthy of their respective reputations in this department, and of the lot Giffen pleased me best. His trip “ home” seems to have im­ proved him considerably, and if he would only use his head a little more I am inclined to think he would not be second to Murdoch himself. Giffen has great punishing power, a capital eye, and comes down on off-balls in a style that strongly reminds one of Charlie Bannerman in his most brilliant days ; but with all these quali­ fications Giffen does not combine sound judg­ ment, and the result is that, like Massie, he often throws his wicket away. Bonnor’s hitting was one of the special features of the match, and that “ fiver” of his which lodged very nearly clean over the outer fence will long be remem­ bered by those who witnessed it. I must say that the batting of the Englishmen was disappointing, and not at all in keeping with their previous performances in Australia. I can only ascribe their want of success to the fact that on this occasion they had to face bowling infinitely superior to that opposed to them hitherto in the colonies, but even with the best bowling in the world one would think our visitors are worth from 250 to 300 an innings. The result, however, showed that Palmer and his fellow trundlers were in such exceptionally good trim that the Englishmen were unable to score heavily. It is true that E. E. S. Tylecote, Barnes, A. G. Steel, W. W . Bead, Bates, Barlow, and C. T. Studd played well, but their scores were in nc instance high, and Palmer beat them more than once in the first innings, while in the second innings Giffen, Palmer, and Spofforth seemed to puzzle every batsman. In the field both teams fielded well when the ball came along the! ground, but when chances were given there were numerous instances of “ butter-fingers.” Had the Englishmen taken the chances offered our men would have been dismissed for less than 200. Bannerman was let off in the slips when he had just started his account. Bonnor was missed by Barlow before he had scored 10, and at long-off by Bead (a very easy chance) before he had com posed half his 85, and Spoflbrth gave the easiest of easy chances to A. G. Steel, who dropped it most accommodatingly. As a contrast to all this bungling, it is pleasant to record that Tylecote kept wicket very well indeed, and though a miss or two is debited against him, he has on the credit side one of the best bits of wicket-keeping even seen, viz., the stumping of Aliclc Banner- raan off Leslie. Tylecote took the ball on the leg side, and with amazing rapidity whipped the bails off before the little stonewaller, with all his alertness, could get back. G. B. Studd fieldedremarkablywell, and was often applauded. Of our men, Alick Bannerman deserves special mention for his unceasing brilliance at mid-off, and Blackham at the wickets was at his very be3t, and we all know what that means. In the second innings it is worthy of particular note, as an instance of Blackham’s remarkable effec­ tiveness, that not a single bye is registered on the score sheet. M‘Donnell, Bonnor, and Giffen each missed an easy chance, and those were the only real blots on the fielding of the Australians. Our men, it is to be said, had an advantage in winning the toss. The following are the results as given by the telegrams which have been issued here Oct. 13,14. English Eleven......................155 — 155 Colombo................ 18 of Colombo ......................92 16a 108 Drawn, a Seven wickets down. Nov. 10 English Eleven.....................159 — 159 Adelaide................ 15 of South Australia ... .128a — 128 Drawn, a Seven wickets down. Nov. 17, 18,20 English Eleven.................... 273 4a 277 Melbourne........... Victoria..................................104 169 273 a For no wickets. England won by ten wickets. Nov. 21, 22 England....................................117 a28 145 Sandhurst........... 22 of Bendigo ....................100 119 219 Drawn, a For no wickets down. Nov. 24, 25 England...................................238 — 238 Castlemaine . . . . 22 of Castlemaino................136 a22 158 Drawn, a For eight wickets. Dec. 1,2, 4 England..................................461 — 461 Sydney ................ New South Wales................152 165 317 England won by an innings and runs. Dec. 6, 7 England.................................. 155 — 155 Maitland ........... 18 of West Maitland............ 49 91 110 England won by an innings and 15 runs. Dec. 8, 9 England...................................339 — 339 Newcastle........... 18 of Newcastle.................... 67 54a 121 Drawn, a For fifteen wickets. Dec. 11,12 England ................................... Tamworth . . . . 18 of Tamworth....................... No play, rain. Dcc. 26, 27,28 England .................................272 — 272 Ballarat................ 18 of Ballarat........................226 176a 402 Drawn, a For fourteen wickets. Dec. 30, Jan. 1,2 England ................................. 177 169 316 Melbourne . . . . Australian Eleven...............291 58a 349 Australians won by nine wickets, a For one wicket. Jan. England............. ...................270 .. 270 Launceston.... 18 of Launceston...............114 81 195 England won by an innings and 75 runs. Jan. 11,12 England................................. 110 68a 178 Hobart Town .. 18 of Hobart Town . . . . . . 82 95 177 a For three wickets. England won by seven wickets. Jan. England .............................. .294 — 294 Melbourne........... Australian Eleven................114 153 267 England won by an innings and 27 runs. Jan. 30 England.................................247 123 370 Sydney................ Australian Eleven...............218 83 301 England won by 69 runs. Feb. 3 England ................................ 265 — 265 Brisbane........... 18 of Queensland ................ 62 49 111 England won by an innings and 154 runs. Feb. 10 England......................................167 — 167 Maryborough.. 18 of Maryborough............... 42 79 121 England won by an innings and 46 runs. A few lines with regard to the English teams that have visited Australia, may be of interest. That now in the Colonies is the seventh which has left the mother country. In 1861-62 H. H. Stephenson was induced, by the agent of Messrs. Spiers and Pond, the then Australian caterers, to take out a strong pro­ fessional eleven to Australia. They played 12 matches, of which six were won, four drawn, and two-lost. The second visit of English cricketers was under the leadership of George Parr, and the eleven were never beaten, winning 10 matches and drawing 6. This trip was in 1863-64, and ten years later Mr. W. G. Grace took a mixed team of amateurs and professionals, who won ten matches, drawing two and losing three. In 1876-77 the fourth team went out, under command of James Lillywhite, and they won 11 matches, while four were lost and eight drawn. Eleven amateurs, with two professionals, under charge of Lord Harris, visited Australia in 1878- 79. Of thirteen matches they won 5, losing 3, and drawing 5. The sixth visit was a joint spec, of Shaw, Shrewsbury, and Lillywhite in 1881-82. Of 25 matches they won 13, lost 3, and drew 9. H. H. STEPHENSON’S TEAM— 1861-62. Highest score, 805. MR. W . G. GRACE’S TEAM—1873-74. Highest score, 470. H. H. Stephenson (capt.) George Bennett. William Caffyn. George Griffiths. William Mudie. E. Stephenson. Roger Iddison. Thomas Hearne. Charles Lawrence. William Mortlock. Thomas Sewell, jun. George Wells. This team played 12 matches; won 6 ; lost 2 ; and 4 were drawn. GEORGE PARR’S TEAM— 1863-64. Highest score, 310. George Parr (capt.) Georgo Anderson. Julius Ctesar. William Caffyn. Robert Carpenter. Alfred Clarke. Mr. E. M. Grace. Thomas Hayward. John Jackson. Thomas Lockyer. George Tarrant. R. C. Tinley. Mr. W . G. Grace (capt.). Mr. F. H. Boult. Mr. J. A. Bush. Mr. W . Gilbert. Mr. G. F. Grace. Andrew Greenwood. Richard Humphrey. Henry Jupp. James Lillywhite. Martin McIntyre. William Oscroft. James Southerton. This,team played16 matches; won 10; lost none; and 6 were drawn. This team played 15 matches; won 10 ; lost 3 ; and 2 were drawn. JAMES LILLYW H ITE’S TEAM— 1876-77. Highest score, 270, Jas. Lillywhite (capt.) Henry Jupp. T. Armitage. Edward Pooley. Henry Charlwood. J. Selby. Thomas Emmett. Alfred Shaw. Andrew Greenwood. James Southerton. Allen Hill. George Ulyett. This team played 23 matches; won 11; lost 4 ; and 8 were drawn. LORD HARRIS’S TEAM -1878-79. Highest score, 331. Lord Harris (capt.) Mr. F. Penn. Mr. C. A. Absolom. Mr. V. K. Royle. Mr. L. Hone. Mr. S. S. Schultz. Mr. F. A. Mackinnon. Mr. A. P. Lucas. Mr. H. C. Maul. George Ulyett. Mr. A. N. Hornby. Thomas Emmett. Mr. A. J. Webbe. This team played 13 matches; won 5; lost 3 ; and 5 were drawn. SHAW’S TEAM— 1881-82. Highest score, 327. A. Shaw (capt.). R. Pilling. W . Bates. W . Midwinter. T. Emmett. J. Selby. R. G. Bates. W . Scotton. Jas. Lillywhite. A. Shrewsbury. E. Peate. G. Ulyett. Matches (in Australia) played 25; won 13; lost 3 ; drawn 9. The highest individual score made by any member of the above teams was, wo believe, Mr. G. F. Grace’s 151, v. 22 of Herbert Town, on March 3rd, 1874. F or Richmond v. Sandridge (Australia), on Nov. 10, B. Hosie scored 105 (not out). I n Ballarat against South Melbourne, at Ballarat, on Christmas Day, P. Lewis scored 115 out of 235. I n a match played on Dec. 13, between two mixed teams from the Albert and University clubs, at Sydney, T. Garrett, of the Australian team, made 108 for the latter, out of 170. Evans played on the Albert side, but he did not bowl. A t Ballarat, on Dec. 3, Ballarat, against Corio, scored 427 for only three wickets—Percy Lewis, 136; B. Coulsell, 123; W. H. Figgis, 107 (not out). Corio made 48, all out. O n Dec. 20, on the South Melbourne Ground, J. M. Blackham and G. Palmer were presented with the prizes won in the previous season. The prince of wicket-keepers obtained two prizes, one a gold locket for the highest batting average in the first eleven: and the other a handsome butter-dish, for having made more catches than any other member of the club. Palmer’s prize was a valuable diamond locket, the gift of Mr. Stead for the best all-round player in the club. RICHARD DAFT (Late Captain of the Notts County Eleven) CRICKET, FOOTBALL, LAWN TENNIS, AND BRITISH SPORTS EMPORIUM OUTFITTER to the Army and Navy and the principalColleges,Schools and Clubs in the United Kingdom. See Price List for Spe­ cial Discount. CARRIAGE PAID ON ALL ORDERS E X ­ CEEDING £1 ACCOMPANIED W ITH CASH. 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