Cricket 1886

MAY 27,1886. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECOFD OF THE GAME. 15 TH E F IF T H A U S T R A L IA N T E A M IN E N G L A N D . THIRD MATCH.—v. SURREY. After three days of interesting cricket, the Surrey eleven were able to claim awell deserved victory at the Oval on Saturday afternoon. The match will be memorable to Surrey cricketers for two important reasons, one on account of its being the first time the County has defeated an Australian team, the other as the only occasion on which the Prince of Wales has visited the ground of which, as the property of the Duchy of Cornwall, lie is the landlord. The play throughout, too, it is satis­ factory to state, was in every way worthy of the occasion. Unfortunately for the Australian team, Spofforth was not well enough to play, and the loss of his bowling, which has always proved very effective on the Surrey ground, was of course very severely felt. Rain inter­ fered considerably with the play on the first day, though it was not without its use to the Surrey eleven, who in winning the toss had the advantage of batting while the wicket was easy. The innings, which lasted altogether three hours and twenty minutes, realised a total of 171, eight of the eleven being able to claim double figures. Maurice Read played capital cricket, but the honours were fairly carried off by Lohmann, who showed really excellent form throughout. Going in sixth wicket down at 110, he played with great confidence and carried out his bat, scoring 46 out of 61 while he was in. Just before the close of the innings, the Prince of Wales, accompanied by his eldest son, Prince Albert Victor, with Col. Teesdale and Captain the Hon. A. Greville in attendance, reached the ground. He was received by the president of the Surrey County Club, Lord Monson, the Vice-President, the Earl of Bessborough, the Treasurer, Mr. Wildman Cattley, the Secretary, Mr. C.W. Alcock, and Major General Marshall, who was for several years President of the Club. The Royal party were enthusiastically cheered as they passed through the pavilion to the committee room, where they stayed for an hour, leaving the ground just as the play closed, after expressing hearty gratification at their warm reception. During their stay all the members of the Australian Team, with MajorWardill theManager, andMessrs. Shuter, Read, and Roller, were presented to the Prince and his son. The Australian team, who had overnight lost two wickets for twelve runs, on the second morning found the wicket much more difficult than on the previous day. Lohmann, too, was as successful with the ball as he had been with the bat, and it was mainly due to him that the Australians had to follow on in a minority of 89 runs. Lohmann was credited with six wickets at a cost of 36 runs, and it is worthy of remark that all the eight wickets of the Australians got on the second morning were clean bowled. The wicket was in much better condition while the Australians were batting a second time, on Friday afternoon, and thanks chiefly to Giffen, Blackham, and Bonnor, they fared much better. Blackham, who went in first, played capital cricket, and 47 of the first 67 runs were from his bat. Bonnor, too, hit well, and he was looking very dangerous when Bowley, for the second time, upset his wicket. The best feature of the innings, though, was the steady play of Giffen. He was altogether at the wickets two hours and forty minutes, and during his long stay, as far as we could see, only gave one difficult chance. Too much praise can hardly be given to him for an admirable display of sound and judicious batting. A heavy thunderstorm early on Saturday morning interfered materially with the pros­ pects of Surrey, who overnight seemed to have every chance of an easy victory. The wioket, though never very difficult, suffered appreciably from the downpour, and the Aus­ tralians bowled and fielded so well, that three of the best Surrey batsmen were down with only 19 of the 84 wanted to win got. Maurice Read, Abel, and Mr. Roller, however, played with great pluck, and despite the excellent bowling of Messrs. Evans and Garrett, and the fine fielding of the Australian team, one and all, the Surrey score rose steadily. Lohmann came in with sixteen still wanting to win and four wicketsto fall,andgreat creditis dueto him for the judgment he showed at the crisis. Wood was out at 78, but Lohmann soon made the game atie, and Jones,running out to Evans, with a boundary hit, left the County inposses­ sion of a well-earned victory, with three wickets to spare. Until the last the issue was in doubt and the interest never flagged. The Australians fully upheld the reputation gained bytheir predecessors for playing anuphill game, and their fielding until the finish was quite up to the best Australian standard. Evans and Garrett bowled, too, with wonderful precision, and the former showed that the fame he has gained in the Colonies has been thoroughly well deserved. He kept up his end with un­ wearying vigour, and his analysis of 166 balls (23 maidens) for 31 runs and three wiokets will be sufficient to prove the remarkable accuracy of his pitch. The victory of the County was, it is needless to say, received with enthusiasm, and it is certainly a long time since the Surrey Eleven were seen to such advantage at all poimts. It was Lohmann’s match in every way. In addition to his great success with the ball, he made 51 runs without being once out, and he has undoubtedly added materially to his reputation by the excellent all-round cricket he showed on the first occasion of his meeting an Australian team. A word of praise is also due to Jones for hi3 effective bowling in the Australians’ second innings. Despite the unfavourable weather during a part of the match, it was a decided success, On the first day 6,544persons paid at the gates, on Friday, 10,305, and on Saturday, 3,327; so that admission money was taken altogether for 20,176persons in the match. S u rrey . First Innings. Second InningB. Abel, runout .................24 cJones,bGarrett 13 Mr. J. Shuter (capt.), c Jones, b Evans .......... 5 c Giffen, b Evans 11 Diver, c Bonnor, b Giffen 13 cJones,bGarrett 2 Mr. W. W. Read, b Palmer 14 cBruce.bGarrott 0 M. Read, b Evans ..........27 b Evans ............14 Mr. W .E.Roller, bGarrett 14 b Evans ......... 19 Wood, run out .................14 1b'w, b Giffen... 8 Lohmann, not out ... ... 43 not out .......... 8 Jones,cBlackham,bBruce 12 notout .......... 4 Bowley, c Giffen,b Garrett 2 Beaumont, c Palmer, b E vans............................... 0 B l, l b l , w l ... ... 3 Total B 5,1 b 3 ... 8 Total ... 87 ........171 A u stralians . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. J. W. Trumble,i fb L ohm ann.......... ...13 c Wood, b Beau­ mont .......... 1 Mr. G. E. Palmer, 1 b w, b L ohm ann........................ 2 b Beaumont ... 1 Mr. E. Evans, b Lohmann 0 c Wood, b Jones 6 Mr. G.J. Bonnor, b Bowley 5 b Bowley ..........34 Mr. S. P. Jones, b Bowley 14 b Tones .......... 6 Mr. H. J. H. Scott (capt.), b Lohmann ................. 5 st Wood, b Loh­ mann .......... 0 Mr. G. Giffen, b Lohmann 4 not out ..........54 Mr. T. W. Garrett, b Bowley ........................ 0 c Roller, b Jones 8 Mr. A. H. Jarvis, b Beau­ mont ...............................19 b Jone3 ............ 1 Mr. .1. M’O. Blackham, b L ohm ann........................ 7 c Jones, b Beau­ mont ..........43 Mr. W Bruce, not out ... 4 b Jones .......... 7 B 8,1 b 1 ................. 9 B 22, 1b 4 ... 1G A ustralians . Total ... 82 Total ...172 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S u rr ey . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Evans .......... 40.118 53 3 .......... 41.223 31 3 Giffen .......... 22 6 411 ........... 3 1 3 1 Garrett.......... 23 12 322 ............ 33 15 39 3 Palm er.......... 22 9 291 ............ 5 2 6 0 Trumble ... 4 2 3 0 Bruce .......... 5 2 10 1 First Innings. O. M. R. W. Lohmann ... 36 17 36 6 Beaumont ... 14 9 13 1 Bowley........ 24 14 24 3 Jones ....... 3 3 0 0 Second Innings. O. M. R.W. .......... 27 13 41 1 .......... 30 17 39 3 .......... 22 11 26 1 ......... 27.214 34 5 Abel 3 0 16 0 On the evening of the second day the Austra­ lian team were the guests of the Surrey County Club at a dinner held in the Club House. Lord Monson, the.President, was in the chair, and among the company present were the Earl of Bessborough, Sir Saul Samuel, Agent- General for New South Wales, Mr. A. B. Patell, Secretary of the Parseo Club, and four other members of the Parseo team now in England. STAR v. WEST KENT WANDERERS. Played at Priory Farm on May 19. S tar . C. Turner, b Wheeler 4 T. Swain, c Barry, b Wheeler ................. 2 J.White,c Pottinger.b Ekins .................14 B. Kenyon, b Ekins 5 T. King, b Steadman 14 M. Clayton,c Barry, b Ekins........................17 W.Murden,bSteadman26 W.Largen, not out ... 17 W est K ent W anderers J. H. Lacy.cWheeler, b Steadman.......... G. Largen, c Pottin- ger, b Steadman... A. Broughton, st Barry,b Steadman B ........................ Total ..116 J.T.Stedman,bMurden 11 C.Wheeler,bG.Largen 7 A. Garlick, b King ...25 A. Tuckett, b Murden 0 E. Barry, b Murden... 2 A. Ewbank, b Murden 0 Ekins,b Murden ...12 T.Coppinger, not out 1 T.French, c Lacy, b G. Largen .......... Rev.J. Graham* c G. Largen, b King ... A.Pottinger, l b w , b King........................ Total , GO STAR v. BALHAM. Played at Priory Farm on May 22. B alh am . W . Edwards, lbw, b Murden .................13 J. Hodgson, b G. 3 Largen .................11 1 G Scott, not out ... 32 J. Mitchell, st Dines, b Clayton .......... 0 B 1,1b 1 .......... 2 E.Godber, c Holford, b King ... ... T. Kibble, b Murden C. * are, run out ... J.Baxter, runout ... G. Berryman, c Hol­ ford, b Murden J. Roberts, c Holford, b King ................. C-. Archer, b Murden Total . 86 S tar . F. Anderson, b God­ ber ........................ 3 H. Holford, b Roberts 19 T. King, st Scott, b Qodber .... ... 5 M. Clayton, not out 20 W. Murden, not out 1 B 1, lb 2, w 1 ... 4 Total 52 W.-Largen, J. Warren, B. Kenyon, W. Tyler, E. Dines, and G. Largen did not bat. STAR v. CAUSTONS. Played at Priory Farm on May 22. C austons . B. Parker, b W. Lacy J. Seeds, b Grover ... G. Bott, b W. Lacy ... G. Micklem,b W.Lacy W. Em^ry, b Grover F.Coote, c J.W. Lacy, b W. Lacy .......... J. Buck, run out Q. Lee, c Pottinger.b W. L a cy ................. V. Ives, b W. Lacy... W.Bedwell, b Grover M. Scott, not out ... B ......... .......... Total S tar . O.Pottinger,bMicklem 12 C. Lawder, c Micklem, b Seeds ................. 4 T. Swain, b Ives..........22 .1. W. Lacy, run out... 4 W . Schulte, b Ives ... 0 F. Grover, b Micklem 4 T. Bartlett, not out... 28 W. Lacy, lbw, b Ives 5 J.H.Lacy,c&bMicklem3 A.D.Broughton, run out ........................ 4 J. Bell, not out ... 7 B 3,1 b 2, w 3 ... 8 Total ...101 W. S cott , playing for the City Ramblers v. Tottenham, on May 22, bowled eleven over3 (nin e maidens) for two runs and five wickets.