Cricket 1885

apeil 30 ,1885. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 85 A ustralians . k s.W t First Innings. Palmer, b Ulyett .. .. Garrett, b Barnes .. Trnmble, b Peel .. M’ Donnell, c Attewell, b Ulyetfc.......................... A. Bannerman, c Shrews­ bury, b Flowers .. .. 61 Giffen, c Attewell, b Barnes 1 Horan, c B raes, b Ulyett 9 Bonnor, c Bates, b Barnes 128 Jones, run out....................40 Spofforth, c Read, b Barnes 1 Blackham, not out .. ..1 1 Jiitrsu..........................11 a s Second Innings. 0 83 5 20 c Ulyett, b Peel .. b Barnes.................. 8 not o u t ..................12 not o a t ..................15 Total .809 Total 89- BOWLING ANALYSIS. E ngland . Second Innings. B. R. M .W First Tnniogs. B. R. M. W. Giffen ..208 117 14 7 Palm er.. 64 88' 50 .. '. . .. 77 82 7 4 Spofforth 116 61 10 2 ..................... 80 80 8 5 Garrett .. 8 5 1 0 Trumble 48 16 5 0 Horan .. 20 12 2 0 Jones .. 40 17 5 1 Spofforth bowled two no-balls, A ustralia . First Innings. Seoond Innirgs B. R. M. W. Ulyett .. .. 216 91 25 3 Peel .. .. 124 53 12 1 . . . . 86 16 4 1 Attewell .. 72 22 13 0 . . . . 12 4 1 0 Flowers .. 56 27 5 1 . . . . 15 S 2 0 Barnes .. 143 61 17 4 .. .. 86 15 3 1 Bates .. 68 44 5 0 Barnes bowled one, and Ulyett two no-talls, and Bates two wides. B. R. M .W . The attendance was about 6,000. The English team left Sydney for Melbourne on the evening of Tuesday, March 19, to play the return match and final eleven a-side match in Australia. THIRTY-SECOND MATCH. * ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. F irst D ay , S atcbd at , M arch 21. The thirty-second match of the English Team, and the third under the above title, was commenced on tbe ground of the Melbourne Club on March 2 1 . The attend­ ance when play started was not numerous. As a mark of respect to the memory of Elliott, their late umpire, both teams wore a band of black crape on the left arm, and the flag of the Melbourne Club floated half-mast high. The Australians elected Horan as captain, and he having won the toss followed the fair-weather tradition of the game, and sent his men in to bat, no doubt concluding that the usual perfect wicket was at his disposal, though later in the day he was scarcely so certain on the point. Banner­ man went in first as usual, with Bruce for a companion. The attack was opened by Peel and Ulyett. From the start, which was delayed until nearly half an hourafternoon, the game was full of incident. Ulyett’s second ball pitched well to the off and Bruce was tempted to try one of his graceful strokes on that side. He just touched tbe ball, but hard enough for the snick to be heard all round the ground. Although Hunter got it fairly into his hands he lost it. In the next over from the same bowler Bruce started to run, but Bannerman would not respond, and the Melbourne bowler would most certainly have been run out but for two of the fieldsmen coming into * Frem the South A’i»tralia,n Regitlcr. collision while both were going for the ball. These mistakes being attributed to want of steadiness in starting were not accepted as proofs of impending trouble, although Ulyett’s fast ones rose occasionally as even fast bowling rarely does on a perfect wicket. After a few minor hits Bruce made a beautiful off drive from Peel’s bowling and brought 20 on the board, and the batsmen were looked upon as well set. However, with 1 more run aided, Bruce tried to repeat his off hit, but made a false stroke and gave Briggs a chance for an easy catch, which the active little fieldsman held safely. Bruce had scored 15 out of 21 runs made, and got them all by neat hits. Giffen came next, and Bannerman played forward to a good-length ball from Ulyett, which, rising sharply, touched the shoulder of his bat and passed into the hands of Peel, who was fielding at third-man, Bannerman scored 5, and was succeeded by Horan, who simply went to the wickets and returned again after having dropped his bat hurriedly for Ulyett’s first fast shooter. The ball flew from his foot into the handB of Peel, and most people imagined the Australian captain was caught, but Phillips’s hand went up in response to the bowler’s appeal for leg-before wicket. Giffen, after opening his score, added 4 for a chance snick, which brought 30 up. He was then cheered for a much more perfect stroke in the same direction and made the total 34. Then Jones, who had not made a run, was given out 1. b. w. to Peel’s bowling. Yet another wicket was lost without any addition to the score, as Giffen lifted his bat to meet a risiDg ball from Ulyett, and it glanced fairly in front of the wicket, which was struck on the rebound. Jarvis, the other South Australian, and Walters, the Victorian, were partners, and the former opened his score by placing a fast ball from Ulyett to leg, and an instant later Walters started exactly the same way. Both York- shiremen were bowling well, Ulyett, by reason of an occasional bump, being especially dangerous. Walters got his first 4 all run, and brought 40 up, but the batting was far from being either safe or brilliant. One of Ulyett’s destructive fast balls soon after­ wards glanced from Walters’ bat on to his leg guard and thence to the wicket, and 6 out for 45 was the dismal announcement recorded on the blackboard as the players left the field for luncheon. During the interval the wicket was closely inspected by a score of experts in such matters, and the popular impression was that the turf had not dried as rapidly as usual after the last watering. Admitting this defect, however, the wicket still was not so bad as to account for six of the finest batsmen in Australia averaging little more than seven runs each, and the candid opinion of the Australian captain that there was some bad luck was probably correct. After lunch the attend­ ance increased considerably, and something like 8,000 persons were present. When play was resumed Trumble joined Jarvis at the wickets. Jarvis in trying a late cut sent the ball in the air, but luckily Scotton was fielding too deep to reach the catch. Ulyett tried several yorkers without making any impression, and as soon as he shortened his pitch Jarvis made a beautiful back cut for 4, bringing fifty up. With the Bcore at 58 Barnes went on instead of Ulyett, a bowler who had generally been fatal to Trumble, and at their last meeting on the M.C.C. Ground he caught him from his own bowliog in each innings. Now, however, he seemed to give the batsman very little trouble. Trumble continued to score steadily with his favourite leg glance, but with the total at 67 Jarvis fell, after scoring 15 by steady cricket. He tried a sharp cut at an off ball from Teel, but only snicked it to Hunter, who held the catch. McShane, who followed, brought 70 up by a snick in the slips for 1 , and after being un­ comfortable with Peel for an over went back close on his wicket and brought Barnes cleverly round to square-leg for another 4. The scoring quickened somewhat, and 80 appeared on the board. With the total at 87 Flowers bowled instead of Peel, and McShane tried to place a ball from Barnes in the slips, but it glanced fairly into the hands of the wicket-keeper, who had got well out on the off side. Garrett was the next man, and Trumble with a good hit for 3 brought 90 up, and his own score to 25. After Garrett had scored 6 he tried a big hit, and sent the ball straight up in the air, giving Briggs an easy catch. When the ninth wicket iell only one run was wanting to make 100. Spofforth was last in, and this being his first appearance on the Mel­ bourne Ground this season he was warmly cheered on coming through the pavilion gate. He commenced to hit at once, and for the first time during the afternoon the onlookers seemed to find their voices and applaud batsmen’s efforts. Several times Spofforth ran far up the wicket to meet the ball, and every time brought a cheer from the crowd. He then hit one back like light­ ning, but the ball went straight to the other wicket, and a certain four was lost. He gave one chance before the 110 came up through hitting the ball high into the air, and a catch seemed certain, but Briggs thought the ball was going far over his head, and allowed Flowers to run in for the catch. As it fell only a few yards behind Briggs there was a good deal of laughter at the expense of the little fieldsman. Trumble was evidently anxious to make the most of every over, and ran now as his partner had done, but after a few moments’ earnest con­ versation with tbe other batsman he resumed his old game and allowed Spofforth to take tho risk. Ulyett came on again in place of Flowers, but the fast bowling had no terrors for the Demon, and he drove Ulyett re­ peatedly in a very free style. The spectators were delighted as 120 went up, and the next 10 were made even more rapidly, Trumble competing with a fine off hit. Ulyett tried a fast full toss, but Spofforth returned it faster than it came to the fence in front of the pavilion, and was rewarded with ringing cheers from all round the ground. At 135 Ulyett was satisfied, and Peel took his place. In the next over the applause reached a climax when Spofforth ran out and drove a ball from Barnes back over the bowler’s head, a long low hit clearing the pavilion gate for 5. The batting of both Spofforth and Trumble was in marked contrast to the earlier effort of their comrades, and seemed to indicate that the wicket was fast drying, and as a consequence improving in the same degree. Attewell was tried instead of Barnes, but 140 came up. Although Trumble was 25 when Spofforth came the latter passed him, and when this was announced on the scoring- board he was again warmly cheered. Trumble, although deprived of the honour of being top scorer, made no attempt to retrieve his position by reckless batting, but continued like a thorough batsman to play his own game. Spofforth was hitting so merrily that the cheering scarcely even ceased for an instant, and it burst with a ringing volley when 150 went up. The result of every ball sent down to the