Cricket 1886

102 CBICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JUNE 3,1886. world. Of late years he has practically given up cricket, but he can still wield a bat to some purpose, as he showed last season by ex­ cellent not out innings in the matches between the Artillery and Infantry Officers at Melbourne. The Secretaryship of the Melbourne Club during the last eight years has not prevented him giving his attention to other work. F or fifteen years he managed one of the largest sugar businesses in the Colony, and at the present tim e he holds the position of Secretary of the Rew a Sugar Company of F iji, a flourishing sugar producing Colony. English cricketers who have visited Melbourne have had good reason to appreciate M ajor W ardill’s kindly offices during their stay. Those who have made his acquaintance for the first tim e here it is equally certain w ill quite understand and appreciate the popularity he enjoys in the Colonies. “ Uncle B en,” as he is affectionately called by the Australian cricketers, has already made m any firm friends in this country, who will retain the m ost pleasing recolleotions of the good feeling, as well as liberal spirit, which have marked the management of the F ifth Australian Team. Cdchei nt dMnrtr. T H E F I F T H A U S T R A L I A N T E AM IN EN G L A ND . were unchanged throughout the m atch. It may also be noted that the second innings of the Australians a tie with the second of Oxford, is the smallest total for which an Australian team has been dism issed in this country. The m atch was won by the Austra­ lians w ith twenty-five runs to spare. Score and analysis:— A ustralians . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. S. P. Jones, c Rash- leigh, b Whitby .......... 28 c Buckland, b Cochrane 10 Mr. J. M’C. Blackham, run out ............................... 15 c Hildyard, b W h itb y .......... 1 Mr. H. J. H. Scott (capt.), st Cobb, b Buckland ... 8 b Cochrane 2 Mr. G. J. Bonnor, b Whitby 0 b Cochrane 8 Mr. G. Giffen. c Arnall- Thompson, b Cochrane 9 c and b Whitby 1 Mr.J. M’llwraith,b Whitby 0 b W h itby.......... 1 Mr. A. H. Jarvis, c Cobb, b Cochrane ........................ 0 c andb Cochrane 4 Mr. G. E. Palmer, l b w , b Cochrane ........................ 0 c Buckland, b Whitby .......... 0 Mr. T. W. Garrett, run out 1 c Glennie, b Cochrane 8 Mr. F. R. Spofforth. c Hildyard, b Whitby 1 b W h itb y .......... 0 Mr. E. Evans, not out ... 1 not out .......... 0 B 3,1 b 2, n b 2 .......... 7 B 2, l b l ... 3 Total ... ... ... 70 Total ... 38 F IF T H MATCH .—v. O XFORD U N I­ V E R S IT Y . T he ill-luck which has so far attended the Australian cricketers in the m atter of weather altogether spoiled the fifth fixture of their tour, against Oxford University. The Christ Church ground, though under favourable con­ ditions conducive to run-getting, after rain is particularly diffioult for batsmen. The heavy rainfall early last week was consequently fatal to any chances of high scoring in this match, and the game, which did not begin till nearly one o’clock on Thursday, was over by half-past three on the following afternoon. As was only to be expected the boWlers on both sides were credited with exceptionally good per­ formances. Messrs. Jones and Blackham made the best use of the opportunities offered to the Australians in going in first, and these tw o batsmen were responsible for 43 out of 63 from the bat in the first innings of the colonists. A fter this the bowlers had every­ thing their own way, and ten was the highest score during the remainder of the game. Altogether forty wickets fell for an aggregate of 191, or 168 from the' bat, giving an average of under five runs; The Australians had the best of the ground undoubtedly in going in first, and oddly enough they won by the m ajority they were able to claim on the first innings. Spofforth, who was unable to play at the Oval, had, fortunately for the Australians, so far recovered as to be able to bowl again, and his success was the feature of an extra­ ordinary match. In the first innings of the U niversity he took nine wickets for 18 runs, in the second six wickets at the same cost, so that altogether his fifteen wickets were obtained at an exp n e of o:ily3G runs. Spof­ forth has proved nim self time after time under such circumstances to bo the most datigerous bowler English cricketers have ever m et. It nesd c n’y be said that this was a per­ form ance in every way w orthy of his repu­ tation, and it wa? his bowling which practi­ cally won the match, as it has done on many previous occasions. On the other side Messrs. Cochrane and W hitby deserve every praise for their effecfcivo bowling. The latter’s fast delivery, though, showed slightly the better figures. H is nine wickets only cost thirty- five rans, while Mr. Cochrane’s -eight realised forty-one runs. There was no change of bowling in the last three innings, and it worthy of rem irk that Spefforth and Garrett O xford U n iversity . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr.J,H.Brain,b Spofforth 0 b Spofforth ...10 Mr. R. G. Glennie, b S pofforth ........................ 1 b Spofforth ... 2 Mr. W . W . Rashleigh, b S pofforth ........................ 0 b Garrett ......... 5 Mr. K. J. Key, b Spofforth 3 b G arrett......... 7 Mr. A.R.Cobb, b Spofforth 0 b Garrett ......... 0 Mr. H. V. Page (capt.), 1b w, b Garrett ..........10 1b w, b Spofforth 0 Mr. E. H. Buckland, b S pofforth ........................ 0 b Spofforth ... 6 Mr. L. D. Hildyard, c Palmer, b Spofforth ... 12 5 Jones, b Spofforth Mr. A. H. J. Cochrane, c Jarvis, b Spofforth.......... 2 not out .......... 0 H. T. Arnall-Thompson, not out ........................11 cEvans»bGarrett 0 Mr. H. O. Whitby, b S pofforth ........................ 0 L b 4, n b 2 .......... C b Spofforth ... 0 B ................. 7 Total .................45 Total 38 BOWLING ANALYSIS. A u stralians . First Innings. Second Innings. 0. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Cochrano ... 2*2.1 13 223 ............ 20 8 19 5 Whitby ... 23 11 194 ............ 20 13 16 5 A. Thompson 4 0 12 0 Buckland ... 12 6 10 1 Cochrane bowled two no balls. O xford U n iversity . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Spofforth ... 15.2 7 189 ............ 17 9 18 G Garrett ... 15 6 211 ............ 16 11 13 4 Spofforth bowled two no balls. a quarter past six o’clock, thirty-one wickets fell for an aggregate of 131 runs, an average of just over four runs for each batsman. So complete was the mastery of the ball, that there was no change of bowling during the day on either side. Spofforth followed up his brilliant performance against Oxford, by taking seven of the ten wickets in the N orth’s first innings at a cost of only nineteen runs. Peate, who has always been singularly success­ ful in this match, had again a remarkable record. In the two innings of the Australians, he was credited with twelve wickets at a cost of only 50 runs. W atson’s figures in the second innings were even more noteworthy. H e delivered 27 overs, 18 maidens, for 12 runs and six wickets. Pilling, too, was in wonderful form behind the sticks. H e stumped three, and caught three batsmen in the tw o innings of the Australians. H eavy rain on Tuesday morning prevented any play that day, and as there seemed to be no chance of the ground being fit it was yes­ terday decided to give up the match. A t the finish the North wanted 40 runs to win with nine wickets to fall. Bonnor strained his leg on Monday, and not only had a substitute to field, but also a man to run for him . Score and analysis:— A ustralians . First Innings. S. P. Jones, b Peate ..........15 On Thursday evening the Australian team were entertained at dinner in L incoln College. Mr. Samuel Alexander, an old W esley College boy and a don of Lincoln College, was in the chair. Am ong the visitors was Sir W . J. Clarke, the president of the Melbourne Cricket Club. S IX T H M A TCH .—v. NOR TH OF E NG LAN D . The Australian team , who have not as yet been fortunate enough to have one of their fixtures free from rain, were again singularly unlucky in this m atch begun at Manchester. The ground had not recovered from the heavy downpour of last week, and the wicket was all in favour of the bowlers. Under such circum ­ stances, scientific batting was out of the question, and as the fielding on both sides was above the average, the scoring all round was very low. Between a quarter past twelve and J. M‘C. Blackham, c Shrewsbury, b Peate ... H. J.,H. Scott, b Peate ... G. Giffen, st Pilling, b P eate............................... G. J. Bonnor, c Briggs, b P eate............................... A. H. Jarvis, b Peate.......... W. Bruce, c and b Watson T. W. Garrett, b Peate ... G. E. Palmer, st Pilling, b P eate............................... E. Evans, run out ... ... F.R. Spofforth, not out ... Second Innings, c Shrewsbury, b W atson.......... c Pilling, b Wat­ son.;. ... c Barlow, b Peate .......... st Pilling, b Peato .......... c Freston, b Peate .......... not out ..........: c Pilling, b Wat­ son ................. c Shrewsbury, b W ateon.......... b Peate .......... c Pilling, b Wat­ son ................. c Gunn, b Wat­ son ................. B 2, lb 2 ... 10 Total ... ..........45 Total ... 4 . A. N. Hornby (capt.), c Garrett, b Palmer Barlow, b Spofforth Shrewsbury, c Evans, b Spofforth .......... Ulyett, c Palmer, b Spofforth .......... Bates, c Bruce, b Palmer ................. Briggs, b Spofforth... N orth of E ngland . First Innings. Gunn, b Palmer ... 5 Preston, b Spofforth 1 Watson, b Spofforth 2 Pilling, c Blackham, b Spofforth .......... 1 Peate, not o u t .......... 8 B l, lb 4, n b l ... 6 Total 34 In the Second Innings Hornby scored b Palmer, 2, Barlow (not out) 2, Shrewsbury (not out) 9; lb 2 —Total, 15. BOWLING ANALYSIS. A ustralians . FirstInnings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. P ea te ......... 22 11 23 8 .......... 27 13 27 4 Watson ... 21.312 22 1 .......... 27 13 12 6 N orth of E ngland . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. . O. M. R. W. Spofforth.......... 14.3 8 19 7 ......... 9 8 1 0 Palmer ..........14 11 9 3 .......... 9 3 12 1 Spofforth bowled a no-ball. P laying for Trinity Nottingham Amateurs v. Prospect Pla^e, on Saturday, May 29, E . Towers, a fart right hand Lowler, delivered 9 overs (6 maidens) for 7 runs and 7 wickets, all clean bowled. This performance is also con­ siderably enhanced by the fact that on Satur­ day week the same player took 6 wickets for G runs ; while on the previous Saturday, against a good Notts village club he bowled again 7 wicki ts for 7 runs, in all in three weeks taking exactly “ 20 wickets for 20 runs.”