Cricket 1883

26 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, m a r ch ie, isss. “ the most sensational ever seen on the Melbourne or any other ground. One splendid hit into the tennis court split the cover of the ball clean open ; with another tremendous swipe Dickson smashed his b a t t h i s feat was followed up by driving a ball hard into the op­ posite wicket and breaking a stump, whilst a fourth hit brought mid-off to grass with a severely injured leg.” “ To be continued in our next.” T h e Melbourne Leader gives an account o f a match played on the 2nd Dec., between the Gowerville Club and eleven Seedsmen, the result of which, it thinks, ought to be preserved as a cricket­ ing curiosity. Each side totalled exactly 18 run s; the highest scores were 5 by Taylor fo r the Seedsmen, and 5 by White for Gowerville; there were 5 byes in each score, and 5 batsmen in each team had 0 attached to their names. This is the very quintessence of coincidence. I quite agree with the Leader. I n the third match between the Englishmen and Murdoch's team, A. Bannerman got a double prize, for the highest score on the Australian side, as well as the highest in the match (94). Six runs more, and he would have received a gift of £100 promised if he had got into three figures. The sum given to Bates for his brilliant bowling in the second match, according to the Argus amounted to £100, towards which the English team contributed, it is said, one half. ing to the correspondent of the Sportsman, the spikes were small clamps, and it is said that they are the same as worn by the Lancashire professional for the last year. Under any circumstances, con­ sidering the systematic and business-liko way in which Spofforth was wont to tear up the pitch for the other bowler during the Australian visits to England, the objection sounds just a little funny. A few Australian mems. On January 10, J. Bigg, of the Warwick Club, scored 227 not out, for the employes of Messrs. Holdworth and Evans, against those of Messrs. Norton and Smith, of Sydney. This is the largest score of the season in Australia. On January 13, at Sydney, for Warwick against Carlton, Hiddleston went in first and carried out his bat for 56. On the same day in a match at Sydney for the Gardiner Cup, between Petersham and BelvedereC.ubs, E . Seale carried his hit through the Petersham innings for 52 out of 100. On January 1 for Heathcote (N.S.W .), v. Emerald, W. Parker carried hisbat through for 111 out of 203. He beat Emerald in one innings off liis own bat by 17 runs. For the Bohemians against the In- cogniti at Melbourne, W . Tobin went in first wicket down for former and carried out his bat for 100 out of 256. McDonnell, Garrett, Massie, and C. W. Beal played for the Incogs. NOT DEAD YET Hooray ! E nglish cricket is still “ all alive oh 1” W e thank you for proving that sam e, Captain I v o ! Played out? lie ; But, faith, you 'd convict ’em of ing Leslie. Or. Many pi’igs to that tune, I confess, ‘ bings,” dash- AsioNGrecent instances of high scoring, a very conspicuous place should be found for a performance of J. Slight and J. Rosser, at Melbourne, on January 27th. The two batsmen, on that morning, went in first for South Melbourne against St. K ild a , and, at the close of the day, were both not out, with 161 and 144 respec­ tively to their credit. The total, with six extras, was 314 for no wickets. Some years ago Slight went in first with B. B. Cooper, whilom of English fame, for South Melbourne against EastMelbourne, and scored 124 to Cooper’s 117. Slight was a member of the second Australian team which visited England in 1880. A peculiar incident during the' course of the third match between the English cricketers and Murdoch’s eleven is worthy of notice. Just as the first innings of the Australians was about to commence, Murdoch lodgad an objection against Barlow playing in the match with large spikes in his boots, which the Australian captain alleged tore up the wickets. The spikes complained of were, according to an Australian paper, heavy steel blades fastened across the sole of the boot, and Barlow, acting under the orders of his captain, at once removed them. Accord- A rather novel match was played at Batavia, the chief town in Java, between the English residents and the officers and passengers of the British India steamship Dornnda, as she stopped to coal on her homeward-bound journey from Australia. The match was commenced cu the afternoon of Friday, October 27th, and con­ tinued from 6 a.m to 8 a.m. on the following day, a somewhat original hour for cricket. Thanks to the energies of Mr. E. W. Wallington and Capt. Hay, and the plucky and sharp field­ ing of the ship’s company, the Dorunda hid much the best of it, though luck attended their efforts at all points. The wicket was a little bumpy, but all the arrangements were most praiseworthy, the hospitality of the home team being unbounded. The weather was strictly tr epical, but the practice of deck cricket daily on the voyage up had got the visitors into first- rate condition. Score : Batavia, 44; s.s. Dorunda, 144 for one wicket (Mr. E. W. Walling- ton (54 not out, Capt. Hay 41.)— Field. A Bi:\«ai,' i: Cricket Match.—We find in the Times the following passage in the letter of a Calcutta correspondent:— “ Another episode which, though trifling in itself, is interesting as marking the change of thought and life which is gradually beginning to gain a victory over Oriental conservatism, was a Bengalee cricket match, which was played on the Calcutta cricket ground on the 6th inst., between rival teams of Bengalee students from the Dacca, and the KrisTmapyir Colleges. The Lieutenaut-Governor, an old Eton captain, was present to encourage this novel experiment. The natives were greatly interested in the result, and it is hoped that this will give a certain impetus to physical education in Bengal.” S core sheets for forwarding matches to C r ick e t can be had at the Office, 17, Paternos- ter-square, London, E.C., price 9d. a dozen.— A d v t . if you should want further proof, why I'll trouble you, A clearer to read than Read, W. W. The opposite quite will be shown, “ clear as mud,” If you’ll study the deeds of the brothers Studd. And what jolly duffers the croakers will feel, When they tot up your tidy analysis, Steel, Ah, bah ! They will turn, in a very short while, coat. At sight of the right slashing scoring of Tylecote, And drop the ass-hoof that old England would spurn, on Perusing the record of resolute Vernon. Not in it ? C4et out with your Smelfungus yarns, There’s lots of sound “ thrashing” yet left in our Barnes ; And though he mayn’t slog ’em from Cookham to Marlow, Like Bonnor or Thornton, there’s “ stay ” in our Barlow; Whilst better than casual sixes or eights Are the steadily-piled threes and foura of smart Bates ; And though, like his Captain, he’s been a bit poorly Australians will oft cut their “ sticks ” before Morley. Here’s his jolly good health! health and luck to the lot of ’em ! And as for the croakers who talked so muca “ rot ” of ’em When down on their luck, but are now mute ai fishes, The team can dispense with their doubtful good wishes. The Captain might boast, Ivo Bligh, “ I’ve obliged ’em To ‘ shut,’ and, as Sairey would say, have ‘ surpriged’ ’em.” You have, Sir, and we to your pluck, grace, aul skill owe That we o’er “ the W illow ” no m ore n eed sing “ Willow!” — Pimch. C R Y S T A L P A L A C E CLUB . BOWLIN(5AVERAGES, 1832. -H a* o- g ri >• Bowler’s Name. ts- g £ Z a $ era » — 5 m » fS p .» <§ p.® - a g- <g F. Barry.............................1 14 873 272 55 45 0.2 J. A s t e ............................ 5 21 1906 762 110 100 7.62 G. Cosens .................... - 17 1112 404 72 48 8 2 W.Kettewell.................... 4 8 247 91 19 10 9.1 H. P. Clarke.................... 8 7 178 92 8 10 9.2 C. E. S m ith .................... - 16 1087 396 69 36 10 C.H . Dorman .. .. 4 23 1170 536555110.2 R. R. Stevens .. .. 1 5 411 160 8J 14 11.6 W. NoAkc.fi.................... - 4 118 49 7 4 12.1 L. J. Tam er.................... 6 29 1997 858 109 6i 13 J. R. Fox ............... - 9 404 192 14 13 14 1 A. R . P i l y ............... 5 6 4'50 263 18 18 14.11 W. P. Ilubbard . . . . - 2 55 31 2 2 15.1 S. M. Ferguson .. .. 4 12 760 384 42 23 16.16 T j . H. Neame............... 2 5 205 98 9 5 19.3 R. D. W a d e ............... - 2 40 22 1 1 22 B. Noakes ............... 2 5 75 46 4 2 23 II. K n ow les.............. - 2 45 24 2 1 24 H. A. Knowles . . . . - 2 35 25 - 1 25 S. Shorter .............. 2 3 162 106 3 4 26.2 P. Carrey .................... 1 1 70 49 4 1 4 ) A. Freeland....................- 1 22 3 2 2 1.1 C. A. Popo ...................................1 185 5 22.1 C. C. Parr .............. - 1 140 56 6 6 9.2 W. A. Whiting . . . . - 1 35 14 3 1 It C. Shutcr . . . . . . . 1 50 21 3 1 21 G. H. Nearnc............... 5 6 185 133 2 2 66.1 J. M. Henderson.. 1 30 22 1 122 S r J. Kirkpatrick .. - 1 40 10 3 P. Crampton.................... 2 1 50 29 1 Wade and Turner each bowled one no-ball