Cricket 1883

feb . 16, 1^83. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. who was too unwell to play on the second day, took the vacant place. Garrett, when he had made 12 by good play, was clean bowled, ani Spofforth and Boyle quickly succumbing, o ir innings closed about half-past twelve for a total of 106. C. Newhall, who bowls fast right- handed and keeps them short, got 4 wickets for 30, and Law took 3 for 12. The fielding of the Eighteen was capital allround. In their second essay the Philadelphians, owing to the good bowling of Boyle and Garrett, were speedily sent to the rightabout for 76, which left us 53 to get to win. The only double figure for the local men was C. Newhall, who pottered about in his ungainly style for 18. Boyle took 9 wickets for 28, and Garrett 7 for 35. We had just thirty-five minutes’ play to get the 53 runs, and Murdoch sent Bonnor and Massie in with instructions to hit hard, and if possible score a victory. Bonnor hit out in splendid style, being ably aided by Massie. Forty was hoisted in quick time. Shortly afterwards Bonnor, in letting out at C. Newhall, was bowled by a shooter. 1—26—42. The giant made one grand square-leg hit out of the ground for 6. Garrett joined Massie, and at five minutes to five the latter made the winning hit, and we had defeated Eighteen of Philadelphia with 9 wickets to spare. Massie played a rather lucky game for 18 not out, and Garrett ditto for his 7 not out. The Philadelphians fielded very badly on this occasion. During the three daya about 5,000 persons attended, and this number included a largo muster of ladies, who thronged the grand stand and seemed to take great interest in the play. If the weather had been fine there would have been ten or fifteen thousand persons present each day, but un­ fortunately all through it was dull and showery, and altogether wintry in its character. There are several very promising batsmen in Philadelphia, notably Clark, Thayer, and Morgan, an exact counterpart of little Edwards, of the M.C.C. By way of encouraging youngsters, the committee of the Germantown Club allow them to practise on the ground every day with the professional coach of the club, and so many of them as show special ability are, I understand, elected members free of charge for two or three seasons. The Germantown Club have a good and fairly spacious ground, with a roomy pavilion and comfortable stand, and the hon. secretary and committee do all they possibly can to promote the interests of cricket. In and around the city there are, I am told, several clubs, each with a good ground, and every season a challenge cup is played for, and these matches excite a great deal of interest, so that altogether cricket seems to be making headway in the beautiful Quaker city. In New York the game is played solely by Englishmen, but in Philadelphia the genuine American takes to the game, and plays it with a style and with an enthusiasm that augurs remarkably well for the future. Perhaps in time to come we may have an American team crossing the Pacific to wrest from us the supremacy which we have just wrested from England. I may mention that the umpiring was very satisfactory both bere and at New York. Our old friend Mid­ winter stood for us at each place. The follow­ ing peculiar headings to the reports appeared in one or two of the local papers:— FACING THE AUSTRALIANS. THE CRICKET SCORE AT NICETOWN. Notwithstanding the bad weather a large crowd attend the opening of the game. The Americans face the demon eowler and score 50 runs. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. Continuation of the Australia-Philadelphia Match. Slops and Sawdust. The Australians lead the score with an unfinished innings. The complete Score :— P hiladelphia E ighteen . First Innings. Second Innings. G. Bromhead, b Spofforth .. 6 st Blackham, b Boyle 4 H. Tyers, b B oyle....................5 c Murdoch, b Boyle.. 8 A. M. Wood, c Blackham, b Boyle .....................................0 b G a r r e tt.....................1 R, S. Newhall, c Bannerman, b Spofforth............................ 0 c and b Boyle .. ..4 S. Law, c Jones, b Boyle .. 2 b G a r r e tt....................0 J.B.Thayer,jun.,b Spofforth 4 b G a r r e tt....................0 C. A. Newhall, c Horan, b Garrett.................... .. .. 14 b G a r r e tt....................18 E. W. Clark, jun., run out .. 15 c Murdoch, b Boyle .. 9 W . C. Morgan, 3d, b Garrett 7 c Jones, b Spofforth .. 5 W . Brockie, jun., c Murdoch, b Boyle..................................... 7 c Murdoch, b Garrett 0 T. H. Dixon, b Garrett . . .. 0 c Bannerman, b Boyle 7 J. I Scott, c Murdoch, b Boyle 8 c Murdoch, b Boyle .. 2 T. Hargrave, b Garrett.. .. 1 c Bonner, bGarrett.. 0 H. Hargrave, b Garrett .. 2 c Massie,b Boyle .. 4 H. McNutt, b Garrett .. .. 0 not out .................... 6 D. S. Newhall, b Garrett .. 0 c Garrett, b Boyle .. 7 C. E. Haines, not out .. .. O b G a rre tt..................... 3 W . C. Lowry, absent .. .. 0 b Boyle .....................0 B 10,1-b l.............................11 B ................................3 Total.............................82 Total Runs at thefall of each wicket. First innings— 8 , 8 , 9,13,13, 17, 44, 59, 67, 67, 71, 74,82, 82, 82, 82. Second innings— 5, 5, 10, 10, 11, 23, 29, 38, 46, 54, 54,54, 56, 61, 65, 76, 76. A ustralians . First Innings A. Bannerman, b Tyers 3 W . L. Murdooh, b C. A. Newhall ....................4 T. Horan,cBromhead,bC. A. N ew hall................... 7 G.Giffen,e Lowry, b Clark 23 G. J. Bonnor, c R. S. Newhall, b Lowry .. IT J. M. Blackham,c Haines, b C. A. Newhall .. ..3 1 S. P. Jones, b Law .. 4 T. W . Garrett, b Law... 12 H. H. Massie, not out 1 F. R. Spofforth, c Brom­ head, b Law .. .. 0 H. Boyle, c Haines, b C. Newhall ....................1 L-b 2, w 1 .. .. 3 Total .106 In the second innings G. J. [Bonnor scored (b C. A. Newhall) 26, T. W . Garrett (not out) 7, H. H. Massie (not out) 18; l-b 2 ; total 53. Runs at thefall of each wicket. First innings—7, 7, 18, 35,73, 84, 103, 105,105,106. Second innings— One wicket for 42 runs. ANALYSIS OF BOWLING. P hiladelph ia , First Innings. Second Innings. B. R.M. W . B. R .M .W . Spofforth .. 60 22 6 3 .............................. 28 10 2 2 Boyle .. .. 122 31 13 5 .............................. 120 18 23 0 Garrett .. .. 61 18 6 7 .............................. 144 35 20 7 A ustralians . First Innings. Second Innings. B. R. M. W . B .B .M . W . C. A. Newhall.. 150 3026 4 ....................... 1* -W # » 2 «■ Tyers .. .. 60 7 10 1 ..............................T 8 7 '0 0 Bromhead .. 28 15 4 0 McNutt .. .. 16 3 2 0 H. Hargrave . . 8 5 0 0 . Lowry .. .. 28 19 2 1 ...................... .. 4 a*|0 L aw ...................76 12 12 S ............................28 II 2 0l Clark . . . . 48 15 5 1 \ Hargrav04)0wled a wide. At six o’clock on Friday the 13th, the last day of the match, we were back at the Colonnade Hotel, and at eleven p.m. were in the train speeding away at twenty-five miles an hour for Chicago, c.n route to San Francisco. On Saturday, the 14th, a bright sunny day, in crossing the Alleghany Mountains, we passed for miles charming hills and valleys, ever changing in their contour at each curve in the track ; and as these hills and valleys were clad with comely and symmetrical trees decked with a plentitude of beautifully variegated autumnal foliage, and as, moreover, here and there broad and rushing streams and “ little brooks a gurgling ” crossed our path to relieve and vivify the view, you can easily imagine that we were all highly delighted with the prospect, and re­ gretted when all this delicious mountain scenery had vanished, and we were out once more on level country, rattling along to the great city of Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan. Early on Sunday morning we arrived at Chicago, and breakfasted at the,Palmer- house, a magnificent hotel. At noon we left Chicago by the Burlington and Quincy route, and about eleven a.m. on Friday, the 20th October, we reached San Francisco, after a journey which did not prove nearly as weari­ some as we had anticipated. The weather was delightful the whole way, and on the top of Mtf Sherman on the Eockies, 8,000ft. above the sea, we had a genuine fall of snow, and at one of the stations our fellow's pelted one another with snowballs at a rare old rate. Coming in to Ogden through Echo canon the scenery is rugged and majestic, and crossing the fine- clad Sierra Nevadas there are some lovely view's; but with these exceptions the railway track runs for the most part through nothing but vast stretches of prairie country, settled on by farmers and cattle dealers, who from all accounts are having a prosperous time of it in these solitudes ofthe far west. In the Humboldt desert, between Ogden and San Francisco we saw several Indians, but they were very seedy specimens of the noble red man, and did not appear to be one whit superior in any respect to the Australian aboriginal. At San Francisco we were met by the celebrated railroad agent, Tom M’Kay, whose company gave us a special carriage right through from Chicago. Several San Francisco cricketers met us, too, and among them was Mr. Sander­ son, who many years ago was a leading member of the Ballarat Club. During our short stay in San Francisco, we put up at the Baldwin Hotel, and were received with every kindness, especially by Tom M’Kay and Mr. Sanderson, and Billy Emerson, the famous minstrel, who specially invited us to his theatre on Friday night, and made several puns about cricket and the Australian Eleven. On Sunday, the 22nd October, we went on board the City of New York, and after shaking hands with the kind friends who came down to see us off, we soon saw the last of the beautiful Golden Gate, and on Sunday, the 29th, after a pleasant run, reached Honolulu after dusk. A Hawaiian gentleman on board, Mr. Holmes, invited us all to dine with him in the leading hotel in Hono­ lulu, and he treated us right royally, and made us all drink success to Australia in bumpers. On Monday morning early we left Honolulu, and on the 13th instant arrived at Auckland, after a cool and pleasant passage through the tropics. At half-past ten on Monday night we steamed out of Auckland harbour, and very nearly left behind Bonnor and L. L. Mount, the well- known lacrosse player, the captain kindly de­ ferring his departure fully half an hour solely on their account. From Auckland we had a gloriously smooth sea to Sydney, and there we arrived on Nov. 18th all safe and sound at home amongst old friends once more.— Australasian. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN AT HOME. O n the Australian team arriving at Sydney the members of the New South Wales Cricket Association, with a number of cricketers, went down the harbour to meet them and convey them to their quarters. They were, however, too late, and therefore, steamed back to Circular Quay, where a large number of people had assembled to welcome the colonial team. As soon as the steamer drew alongside, and the Australians landed, three cheers were given. The team were then driven in a four-in-hand drag to the Exchange Hotel, where they were formally welcomed by Mr. R . Teece, on behalf of the New South Wales Cricket Association. Champagne being called for, Mr. Teece, in a few felicitous remarks, alluded to the great deeds done by the team in the old country, and welcomed them back to Australia. The health of the eleven was most enthusiastically drunk, and Murdoch replied in a few happy words. The eleven were then driven to their quarters at the Metropolitan Hotel, King-street, where large crowds were anxiously awaiting their arrival. A complimen­ tary banquet was given them in Sydney, Mr. M. H. Stephen, Q,C., (Senior Vice-President of the New South Wales Cricket Association) presided, and Sir George James and Mr. Richard Jones occupying the vice-chairs. The company numbered about 200.