Cricket 1884

393 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. SEPT. 4, 1884. T H E F O U R T H A U S T R A L IA N T E A M . THE AUSTRALIANS v. SOUTH OF ENGLAND. The Australians were able to claim another very decisive victory in the twenty-ninth match of their tour, played on the Bat and Ball Ground, at Gravesend, on Thursday and Friday last. A South of England Eleven, without Mr. W. G. Grace, could never be representative, but the team was not otherwise as good as it might have been, and certainly Messrs. Newham and Brain might have been included with ad­ vantage. Despite the heavy rain overnight and on the first morning the wicket played well at the outset, aud the Australians, who won the toss, had decidedly the best of it. McDonnell, who went in first with Banner­ man, hit in brilliaut form, and for the first time tnis season the Australian score showed a hundred runs without a wicket. The scoring had been so fast that only seventy minutes had elapsed when McDonnell was caught at long on for 66 out of 101. Mur­ doch again played admirable cricket for his 59, and when he retired the score was 225 with only four wickets down. Blackham and Spofforth made a very useful stand on the fall of the seventh wicket, and the latter by vigorous hitting helped to increase the score by 74 while he was in. At the finish of the first day the total was 354 for nine wickets, and the innings closed for an addi­ tion of four runs, Blackham carrying out his bat for an exceedingly creditable score of 58. Messrs. Read and Lucas played good cricket for the South, but the only change of bowling was caused by the last batsmen, Humphreys and Wootton, and these two raised the total from 144 to 178 before the latter was bowled. In a minority of 180 the Englishmen followed on with Humphreys and Mr. Lucas. Giffen and Spofforth shared the bowling, the latter from the opposite wicket to that from which he had delivered in the first innings. The bowlers were able to get considerable work on the ball, and the English team made only a sorry show. Mr. Kemp played with some freedom, but no one else got double figures, and the side were all out for 73. Blackham, who had received one or two nasty blows, gave up the wicket to Murdoch in the second in­ nings, or this total might have been re­ duced, and as it was extras furnished twenty. The Australians won by an innings and 187 runs, and for the second time in the week their success was mainly due to Spofforth’s very effectivo bowling. In the first innings his six wickets wero lather expensive, but in the second his performance was an extra­ ordinary one, showing six wickets at a cost of only twenty-three runs, a wonderful analysis against a strongish batting side. Owing to a bad cold Palmer was unable to help the Australians, and his place was taken by Alexander. AUSTEiLIlSS. A. C. Bannerman, b W o o tto n ..................44 P. 8. M'Donnell, c Lucas, b Christo- pherson ..................68 W. L. Murdoch, b W o o tto n .................. 59 H. J. H.Scott, st Kemp, b Humphreys .. .. 21 G. Giffen,cRead, b Pago 83 G. J. Bonnor, c Pago, b Christopherson ,. 16 W. Midwinter, b Wootton. .. ..1 1 J. M‘C. Blackham, not o u t ..........................68 F. R. 8pofforlb,bHide 80 II. F. Boyle,c Chiisto- pherson, b Lucas .. 0 G. Alexander, 1b w, b Hide.......................... 8 B 12, 1b 5 .. .. 17 Total ..358 S o u t h o p E n g l a n d . First Innings. A. P. Lucas, c Blackham, b Boyle •..................................28 Second I nnin gs. c Murdoch,b Gif* fen .. w .. 5 b Spofforth.. .-. 15 M. C. Kemp, b Spofforth .. 4 W . W. Read, b Spofforth ..2 6 c Boyle, b Giffen 5 Lord Harris, c Bonnor, b S p o ffo rth ......................11 cBoyle.bSpofforth 8 T. C. O’Brien, c and bBoyle 18 b Spofforth.. .. 5 J. Hide, b Spofforth .. .. 15 b Spofforth .. .. 4 W . E. Roller, c Scott, b S p offorth ...................... 23 b Giffen .. .. 1 H. Y. Page, c M'Donnell, b B o y le ..............................H Humphreys,not out .. . . 2 2 S.Christopherson,bSpofforth 0 Wootton, b Giffen .. .. 8 B 8, 1 b 2, n b 2 .. .. 12 Total..........................178 c Bonnor, b Spof- ferth .................. b Giffen .. b Spofforth.. not out .. B 16,1 b 4 Total .. ..7 3 BOWLING ANALYSIS. A u stralian s . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. J. Hide .. 27.1 15 28 2 H. Y. Page 14 2 33 1 A. P, Lucas 3 1 8 1 Wootton .. 37 10 95 3 Christophrsn 37 14 67 2 Humphreys 19 1 76 1 W. Roller ..1 4 8 31 0 S o u th of E n gland . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . 0. M. R. W. Spofforth .. 51 21 105 6 .. .. 18.1 8 23 6 Giffen Boyle 1 0 52 23 59 19 80 THE AUSTRALIANS v. THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. Yesterday witnessed the second defeat of the Australian team hy an eleven represent­ ing the North of England. The first fixture, at Manchester, ended in a victory for the North by an innings and 22 runs, and this week’s match at Nottingham was almost as decisive, the Australians being beaten by 170 runs. Mr. A. G. Steel was unable to play, and on Monday morning UJyett was com­ pelled togive up his engagement owing to ill­ ness so that the team was not quite representa­ tive. A heavyrainfall during Sunday and early on Monday caused the ground to be all in favour of the bcwlers, and the first day saw the fall of eighteen wickets for an aggre­ gate of 186—an average of 10J. At the end of the first hands the Australians had a lead of nine runs, and when five of the Northern wickets in the second innings were down for 53 there seemed every chance that tho game would soon be over. Flowers and Barlow, however, turned the, scale altogether in favour of the English eleven. The wicket was still very difficult, but Flowers hit vigorously while Barlow played carefully, and their stand changed the whole aspect of the game. Flowers should have been stumped when he had got fifty-six, but this was his only mistake, and he contributed 90 out of 158 made during the partnership by some of the finest all-round hitting we have ever seen. He was in for two hours and a half, and the confidence he showed at a critical time was one of the best features of the match, Barlow continued to play fault­ less cricket against frequent changes of bowling until he had reached 101, when he was bowled by Bannerman. He went in second wicket down with the total at eleven, and was last out at 255. He was altogether four hours and a half at the wicliet, and during his long stay he never gave the semblance of a chance. Barlow in his long career has played many good innings but this is the first time he has made a hundred in a first-class match, and considering the state of the wicket his per­ formance on this occasion cannot be over­ rated. So pleased were the spectators with the play of Barlow and Flowers that a sum of over twenty pounds was collected for them. The Australians had to go in yesterday with 247 to win, and the wicket played so treacherously that this was an impossible task. Attewell and Barlow were the bowlers, and they were in such fine form that six wickets were down for 23. Midwinter and Blackham made a short stand, but at 55 the former was caught. Twenty-one runs were added and then the innings closed with the total at 76, leaving the North victorious by 170 runs. The brilliant all-round cricket of Barlow was the chief factor in their success, and such a performance in a match of this importance has rarely been recorded. He scored 111 runs for once out, and in ad­ dition took ten wickets for 48 runs. Atte- well’s bowling, too, was again remarkably effective, as his figures will show. N o r th of E n g lan d . Fir. t Innings. Shrewsbury, b Spofforth .. 2 Scotton. c Blai kharo,bBoyle 17 Bames, b Spofforth .. . . 1 ) Gunn, 1b w, b Spofforth .. 2 Barlow, not o u t ..................10 Bates, c Bonnor, b Boyle .. 7 Flowers,cMcDonnell,bBoyle 26 Attewell, b Spofforth .. .. 3 Sherwin, c Murdoch,bBoylo 1 Selby, h w, b Boyle .. .. 2 Peate,cMurdoch,L Spofforth 6 L b 4, n b l .. ... .. 5 Total..........................91 Second Innings, c Palmer, b Boyle 1 d Boyle.................. 4 c Seotf,bSpofforth 17 b Boyle..................11 b Bannerman . .101 c Palmer, b Spof­ forth .. .. 4 c Spofforth, b Bonnor .. ..9 0 c Bannerman, b Bonnor .. c Blackham, b Bannerman .. c Biaekliam, b Bonnor .. not out .. .. B 7, n b 2 .. 9 Total .. ..255 A u stralian s . First Innings. P. S. M‘Donnell, b Peato .. i A. C. Bannermau, c Peate, b Attewell .......................... W. L, Murdoch, c Selby, b Attewell .......................... II, J. H. Scott, 1b w, b Atte­ well ................... .. .. G. Giffen, b Barlow W. Midwinter,b Attewell .. G. J. Bonnor, b Attewcll .. J. M ‘C, Blackham, b Barlow F. R. Spofforth, c Selby, b Barlow.................................. G. E. Palmer, not out.. H. F. Boyle, b Barlow., .. B .................................. Second Innings. 3 b Attewell .. .. 5 0 c Peate,bAttewell 4 1 b Barlow .. .. 3 Total 20 .100 c Shrewsbury, b Barlow .. .. 4 st Sherwin, b Attewell.. .. 6 c Bates, bAttewell 17 c Barnes,bBarlow •» c Gunn, b Barlow 15 b Barlow .. .. 7 c Gunn, bBarlow, 8 notout .. .. 8 BU, w l.. .< 4 Total .. 7o BOWLING ANALXSIS, N o r t h o f E n g la n d . First Inning. O. M. R. W. Spofforth .. 8.”.1 18 40 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. Paliaer.. Boyle 9 26 11 Q .. 12 32 5 .. , G iff.n .. Midwinter Scott .. Bonnor , 32 12 56 . 15 7 ^3 , 84 15 5'J . 17 7 . 10 5 . 3 0 13 18 7 84 84 18 . Baanerman 17 9 15 2 Spofforth bowled one, and Palmer two no-balla. A u s t r a l ia n s . First Innings. O. M, R.W. Peate . . . . 15 3 45 1 Attewell .. 23 13 18 5 Flowers.. .. 3 0 28 0 B a iljw . . . . 6 8 6 4 Second Innings, O. M. R.W . .. .. 28 17 £0 4 27.313 42 6 Barlow bowled a wido. •‘ N e w C r ic k e t P h o t o g r a p h ,” ju s t p u b lish e d , co n ta in in g p ortra its o f n in e ty o f th e le a d in g cricketers o f E n g la n d . C ab in ets, I s .; large s iz o (lO in . b y 7 a m .), 2s. 6d. “ I t is o n e o f th e best th in g s I have seen .” — Sheffield Daily Telegraph. “ The best shillingsworth ever entered at Stationers Hall.”— Cricketer's Herald. “ The likenesses generally are excellent.'’— Cricket, — M. H u r s t , 28, Church Street, Sheffield,— (A d v t)