Cricket 1884

282 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JULY 17,1884. a team catch the eye. In Victoria we have Bruce, Groube, M’Shane, Lewis, Walters, Morris, Trumble, Trinnick, and Worrall, with a couple of colts, who may with another season’s play, develope into clever cricketers. In New South Wales, Moses, Marr, and Jones are three thoroughly eligible candi­ dates ; whilst another capable trio in Noel, Jarvis, and W. Giffen claim attention on the Adelaide side. With the inclusion of Wcarne, of Queensland, who has this season proved himself to be a thorough all-round cricketer, there is sufficient material for a good Aus­ tralian second eleven, and a team that, after a few weeks’ practice together, would stand up creditably before some of the best English elevens. In an article recently printed in Baily’s Magazine, an English publication, the opinion is expressed that at least four county teams would, if they played under the same conditions and with the same object as the Australians, be able to cope successfully with Murdoch’s men. Perhaps they would, but cn the other hand, we believe that the best eleven chosen from the players just enumerated would, with con­ stant practice in the field, prove quite a match for the English counties under their present conditions ; and this was all that was necessary to make the first Australian tour a distinct success. The Philadelphian team now in England has decided to play against amateur elevens only, concluding that their chance of making a creditable show would be greater than if they had to encounter the strong professional bowling talent arrayed against them in the counties and at Lord’s. When a team ventui'es to invade England on such half-hearted lines, there should surely be room for the Australians, who would not shirk a meeting with the best combination of professional and amateur talent that could be brought against them in the counties, at any rate. That something must be done to give our second division a chance, has become apparent in all the colonies. The great prize in the eyes of a cricketer now-a-days is a place in an Aus­ tralian team, and if young players find that year after year the same men are to compose Australian Elevens, they will probably turn their attention to some other sport where their skill is appreciated. “ Censor,” of the Sydney Mail , one of the best judges of the game in Australia, has noted the weak point, and thinks that when our present champions retire, their places will be nard to fill, while in Adelaide, during the season, mauy were so disgusted with the treatment their players received from the promoters of the Aus­ tralian Eleven, that the advisability of oigan- ising a second team was mooted. It was scarcely a national proposal certainly, but it shows that in the present state of tilings the formation of the fifth Australian Eleven on the lines suggested, would meet with pretty general approval. At present tho maxim is “ Win to-day, and let the morrow take care of itself,” but the policy will scarcely stand perpetuation. Some remedy is certainly re­ quired for a defect every day becoming more clearly manifest, and that suggested—the for­ mation of an Australian second eleven, if such it must be called—seems to be the only one available. Wallick,c and b Pigg 16 F. A. Wells, b Pigg .. 2 F. Balcarce, c Pigg, b Robertson..................11 E. Healey, run out .. 29 T. Symons, c Pigg, b Robertson..................10 L. Tottenham, b Pigg 2 C. Busse, b Pigg .. .. 6 THE LINDENS, ST. LEONARDS-ON- SEA, v. ST. LEONARDS SCH )OL. Played at Bopeep Ground on July 2. T h e L in d e n s . H. Pigg, not ou t.. .. 88 T. Faulkner, b Busse.. 12 Ii. L. Newman, c Tot­ tenham, b Busse .. 1 Capt. Robertson, b Busse..........................0 R. Hawker, b Wells .. 2 S.Cuuningliam, b Wells 0 W.Whitaker, c Wells, b Busse.................. .. 1 W. Trench, b Symons A. Tidman, b Wells W. E. Chaplin, b Wells J. D. Elphinstone, b Busse B 2, 1b 5 Total S t . L e o n a r d s S c h o o l . H. T. Finch, c Pigg, b Faulkner .. M. Day, b Faulkner .. W . Burns-Lindon, not o u t .......................... P. Hallam, c Elphin­ stone. b Pigg .. .. B 5, w 2 .. .. 10 Total. .100 H.M.S. BRITANNIA v. MR. DENISON’S TEAM. Played at Dartmouth on July 5. H .M .S . B r it a n n ia . Underwood,o Fewers, b j R.A. Nugent, b Fagge 12 Ridgeway..................79 I Capt. Bainbridge, b Sub.-Lieut. Hillyard, c Fagge, b Ridgoway.. C. D. Johnson, c Craw­ ley, b Fagge .. C. J. Collins, c Cum­ mins, b Fagge .. Lieut. Thomas, c Fewers, b Ridgeway f I Fagge .. . . 2 5 0. de B. Brook,run out 0 Sergt. Meakin,b Faggo 1 G. W. Vivian, not out 5 V. G. Gunner, lb w ,b Fasrge .. .. .. 7 B 9,1 b2,w 2,nb 1 14 Total. M r . D e n is o n ’ s . B. W. Ridley, not out 43 H. Jessup, net out Ridgeway, b Under­ wood .......................... 11 C. Boyle-Smith, b Un­ derwood .................. 1 B INCOGNITI v. WESTMINSTER SCHOOL. Played at Vincent Square on July 9. W e s t m in s t e r S c h o o l . First Innings. H. P. Lowe, b Druitt 3 R.Sandilands,bTurnor 11 A. Harrison, b Turner 6 P. C. Probyn, b Druitt 8 H. B. Tritton,not out 1 B 33,1 b 2 .. .. 35 C. Gibson, b Turner .. G.W. Barwell, b Druitt A. Fevey, c Marriott, b Bourdillon .. C. Sherring, c Thomas, b D r u it t ..................13 A, R. Hurst, b Druitt 10 R. A.Ingram,bTurner 10 Total.. .. ..103 W. R. Moon, c Turner, b Thomas..................2 In the Second Innings, Gibson scored, b Druitt, 1, Barwell, run out, 0, Fevez (not out) 9, Sherring, run out, 21; b 5— Total 36. INCOGNI T I. H. P. Thomas, c Sherring, b Gibson 11 L. J. Turner, not out 4 A. G. Bradley, st Shorring, b H urst.. 0 C. J. Ashmore, c Sherring, b Gibson 5 P. C. W. Trevor, c Moon, b Gibson .. 1 B 1, 1 b 5 .. .. 6 Rev. G. F. Oldham, c Sherring, b Hurst .. 0 J. A. Bourdillon, c Fevez, b Hurst .. 62 F.R.M»rriott, b Gibson 53 E. J. Game, l b w , b Gibson ..................10 W. F. G. Sandwith, c Sherring, b Hurst .. 0 M.J. Druitt,c Sherring, b Hurst ..................0 E. Giberno, c Gibson, b Hurst..........................5 Total. .157 T o ta l..................82 HORNSEY v. HIGHBURY. Played at Hornsey on July 5. H ig h b u r y . INCOGNITI v. MOTE. G. Wakefield e Col­ lett, b F. SWinstead J. W. McEwen, c Clarke, b F.Swinutead A. W. Sharp, run out W. R. Rcbinson, b Col­ lett .......................... W. B. Casson,c Hickes, b C o lle t t .................. H. Williams,c Nicholls, b Harrison.................. 15 l W. Robson,c Harrison, b G. Swinstead .. 23 J. P. Ward, b Harrison 0 W. H. A. Gow, c G. Swinstead, b Harri­ son ..........................7 J. Robson, not out .. 7 R. Evans, b G. Swin- Btead......................... 0 B 4,1 b 1 .. .. 5 H o r n s e y . Total..................121 G. H. Swinstead, b Mc­ Ewen .......................... 8 B. A. Clarke, b Casson 0 T. A. Nicholls, c and b W ard.......................... 21 H. Rood, c J. Robson,- b C a sso n ..................5 S. A. Walker, J. H. Swinstead, E. W. Littlewood, and W. A. J. Hickes did not bat. F. Swinstead,b Casson 8 W . P. Harrison, not out .. .. . . . 1 5 H. Collet, not out .. 4 B ..........................5 Total Played at Maidstone on July and left drawn. I n c o g n it i . and 10, First Innings. T. Micklem, b Bligh .. 2 F. G. J. l^age, b Stamford 25 G. A. Ireland, 1 b w, b Bligh ..........................17 F. D. Quinton, b Bligh.. 40 E. C. Friend, c & b Bligh 1 D. D. Pontifex,c & b Bligh 10 H. J. Hill, b Stamford .. 6 E. J. C. Studd, c Gregory, b S tam ford..................li W. Hynes, c McAlpine, b Stamford .................. 8 Major Bircham, b Stam­ ford .................................. 1 E. J. P. Cassan, not ou t.. 0 B 9, lb 3 ...................12 Second Innings, b Stamford .. .. 13 b Stamford .. .. 4 c Stamford, b Bligh 39 c McAlpine, b Stam­ ford .................. 32 c Bligh, b Noakes.. 31 c Hutton, b Bligh.. 12 c Howard,bMcAlpine 59 cHoward,bMcAlpine 82 16 b Stamford .. .. 0 c Trower, b Stam­ ford ...................4 B 9,lb 6 ,wl,n b 1 17 Total ,. ..133 M o t e . First Innings. Total BUCKHURST HILL v. ELTHAM. Played at Eltham on July 5, E l t iia m . First Innings. 15 R. Haviland, b Allport J.W.Moire, c Conquest, b Willocks .. .. H. \khurst, b Willocks A. Blackney, b W il­ locks ................... .. R. H aywood,notout.. B .......................... A. O. Miles, 1 b w, t J. Willocks .. .. W. E. Storrie, b W il­ locks .......................... 2 W . Haywood, b Wil­ locks .......................... 12 J. Hamilton* b Hants9 II. Whatton, c and b Hants..........................5 P. Goody, c and b A ll­ port .. .. .. ..1 1 In the Second Innings Miles scored, c Smith, b Wil­ locks, 43, Storrie (not out), 31, W. Haywood, c Treva­ nion, b Willocks, 14, R. Haywood, c Willocks, b Ail- port, 7; extras, 9—Total, 104. B u c k h u r s t H il l . Total H. Hants, c W. Hav- C. R. Winder,b R.Hay- wood, b R. Haywood 0 w ood .......................... 2 0 R. W. Smith, c and b R. HaywoOd .. .. G. Palmer, b R. Hay­ 3 10 wood ........................, 1 ) 2 J. Willocks, b R. HayJ. Couquest, not out 4 wood .......................... 21 C. Hilton, c Blackney, b R. Haywood.. .. 0 H. A. Trevanion, 1 b w, 0 7 b P. Goody .. 6 H. Vaughan, b R. Hay— R. W. Muir, c and b II. wood .......................... 0 Ill Haywood .................. R. L. Allport, 1b w, b 18 B 8 , n b 2 .. I) R. Haywood .. 4 T o t a l................... 85 J. S. Hardy, b Friend 10 F. M. Atkins, c Mick­ lem, b Friend .. .. 5 E. Hickmott, b Friend 4 Rev. H. Trover, c Quinton, b Bircham 74 L. E. Bligh, b Friend 81 F. Stamford, b Friend 12 T. Noakes, b Casoan .. 41 In the Se 3 ond Innings, Aikins scored (not out) 11, Noakes (not out) 30; b 4—Total 45. F.H.Gregory, b Friend S. Howard, c Bircham, b F rien d.................. Rev. W. Hutton, b Cassan .................. K. McAlpine, not out B 17,1 b 8 , n b 1.. 26 Total.. .. ..267 ‘ B il l y ’ WniTTAM,the S c o r e -C a r d P r in t e r ’ s “ M o d e r n C r ic k e t a n d o t h e r M a n l y S p o r t s .” The second year’s issue of this remarkable Sixpenny Annual is now published, the book being sold by Mr. Whittam, his numerous men and boys, on the various cricket grounds during the season, and may also be ob­ tained from John Heywood, Manches­ ter, and Wright & Co. (Cricket Press), London ; from the Author 38, Bramall Lane, Sheffield; from Mr. G. T. Groves, Sheffield Mr. Seale, Imperial Arcade, Ludgate Circus, London; and at all Bookstalls, Sporting Out­ fitters, and Stationers. 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