Cricket 1886

326 OBlOftET: A WEEKLY RECORD OE THE GAME. AUG. 5,1886. THE FIFTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND. TWENTY-THIRD MATCH.—v. SURREY. The Surrey eleven gained a remarkable success in their second match against the Australian team at the Oval on Saturday last. Though they won the toss and were thereby made additional favourites the Australian cricketers were beaten by no less than an in­ nings and 209 runs—the most decisive reverse suffered by any of the five colonial teams which have visited England. Surrey was in its full strength, while the Australians, mind­ ful of their defeat in the previous meeting, had their best eleven available, with the exception of Bonnor, who being still very lame had to stand out with Evans. Mr. Scott won the toss, and the friends of the Australians were naturally highly pleased when it was found that they had secured the innings—a great advantage under any circumstances. The batting though was very disappointing. The Surrey bowlers were seen to great ad­ vantage on an easy wicket, and with the exception of Mr. Giffen, who gave no chance of any kind in the attainment of his 59, there was little noteworthy in the Australian in­ nings, which occupied the greater part of Thursday. Bowley kept very straight for a bowler of his pace as well as a good length, and his analysis on a run-getting wicket—57 overs for 64 runs and 7 wickets—was a very fine performance. Surrey began batting at 5.45 on Thursday, and in the forty-five minutes that remained 39 runs were got for the loss of one batsman (Mr. Shuter). Friday’s cricket was of the most extraordinary character. Diver and Abel raised the score to 51, and the latter with Mr. Read by fine cricket added 135 before the latter was bowled for an exceedingly good innings of 80. Maurice Read then joined Abel, commencing with the total at 186 the most extraordinary partnership ever recorded in an Australian match here. In very dis­ similar styles the two professionals showed fanltless cricket, Read hitting all-round with great freedom while his partner played his usual watchful game. The Australian team fielded up well, but the eight bowlers who were tried were all apparently very plain on the easy wicket, and none of them troubled the two batsmen much. The score rose fast indeed throughout the day, and in just over six hours of play 388 runs were made. When the game ceased on the second night, too, Read and Abel were still in with the total 427 for three wickets, so that the whole of the day had been occupied in the dismissal of two batsmen. The partnership of Read and Abel had so far been productive of 241 runs, Abel (who was 67 when Read came in) adding 77 while the latter was making 156. Heavy rain early in the morning had affected the wicket considerably when play was resumed on Saturday, and Mr. Giffen bowled with such success that the Surrey innings closed for an addition of 74 runs. Abel did not increase his score, being caught at mid-on with the total unaltered. He had been at the wickets six hours aud three-quarters, and no fault could be found with his play, although we believe he was once missed at the wicket early in his innings. As an exhibition of patient and careful battingit can only be characterised as a most remarkable performance. Lohmann proved a useful partner for Read, and the latter continued to hit vigorously until the total had reached 469, when he was very well caught from a hard hit, high up, at mid-on. His 186 is the highest innings made against an Australian team in England, 22runs above Shrewsbury’s score for England against Aus­ tralia recently at Lord’s, previously the best on record. Read had only been in four hours and a quarter, and there was nothing that could be called a real chance in his long innings. The vigour of his hitting was sustained without diminution to the last, and a better display of punishing batting has rarely, if ever, been seen. Among his figures were twenty-three 4’s. Lohmann played well, but found none to stop with him, and the innings ultimately closed for 501, the largest total made against an Australian team in this country. Mr. Giffen bowled with great success on^Saturday; he got six of ten wickets at a cost of 106 runs. The Aus­ tralians went in a second time at 1.15 on Saturday afternoon, and as they were 316 behind, their only chance was a draw. At the luncheon interval the score was 27without a wicket, and there seemed every chance that the game»would be saved. Things after this, though, went in favour of Surrey, and though Messrs. Giffen, who again played sterling cricket, and Mcllwraith made a very useful stand for the fifth wicket, they alone offered serious resistance to the bowling of Lohmann, Jones, and Beaumont. The play was twice stopped by showers, but though rain fell heavily just as the game was over, the weather held up, fortunately for Surrey, and by 5.30 they had gained a most decisive victory by an innings and 209 runs. Lohmann bowled remarkably well at the finish, in fact, his bowling contributed materially to the result. There was great enthusiasm at Surrey’s brilliant »uccess, and some time elapsed before the excitement subsided. A collection made on the ground on behalf of Abel and Read on Friday produced the sum of £69, which, with three subsequent donations amounting to £3 in all, was divided between the two players named. Another collection on Monday for the other professionals engaged resulted in the distribution of £24 between Jones, Bowley, Lohmann, Wood, Beaumont and Diver. A ustralians . ' First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. S. P. Jones, c Wood, b Bowley ...................... Mr.H. J.'H. Scott, b Bowley 25 b Jones ......... 9 8 lbw, b Jones ... 18 Mr. G. Giffen, b Jones 59 b Beaumont ... 33 Mr. O. E. Palmer, c W. \V. Read, b Bowley ......... 13 b Lohmann 1 Mr. J. M'Hwraith, c Roller, b Lohmann ............... 21 c Jones, b Loh­ mann ......... 12 Mr. J. W. Trumble, b Loh­ mann ...................... ... 12 c Roller, b Loh- mami ......... 0 Mr. A. H. Jarvis, not out... 21 b Lohmann 4 Mr. J. M‘C. Blackham, b Bowley ...................... 7 not out ... 7 Mr. W. Bruce, c Lohmann, b Bowley ...................... 0 b Lohmann 0 Mr. T. W. Garrett, c Wood, b Bowley ...................... 11 c W. W. Read, b Lohmann 2 Mr. F. R. Spofforth, b Bowley 0 c Jones, b Beau­ mont ......... 10 B 4, lb 4 ............... 8 Lb 2, nb 3 ... 5 Total ............... 185 S u rrey . Abel, c Palmer, b Giffen......................141 Mr. J. Shuter, b Spof Total ...107 forth Diver, b Palmer... Mr. W\ W. Head, Trumble ... Read, c Palmer, Giffen............... Mr. W. K. Holler, Scott, b Giffen ... 13 ... 14 b Lohmann, not out... 31 Jones, c Scott, b Garrett ... ......... 2 "Wood,bGiffen......... 8 Bowley, b Giffen ... 0 Beaumont, b Giffen 2 Bll,lb5,w2,nb3 21 Total ...501 BOWLING ANALYSIS. A ustralians . First Innings. O. M. E. W. 31 64 Bowley 57 Lohmann.. 55 31 60 2 Abel......... 11 Beaumont. 28 Jones ... 16 Boiler ... 8 4 10 0 6 25 0 11 14 1 5 4 0 Second Innings. O. M. R. W ... 19 11 21 0 ... 44 19 58 6 ... 10.2 9 4 2 ..i 19 13 12 2 ... 6 4 7 0 Lohmann, Roller and-Bowley each bowled a no­ ball. S u rr ey . O. M. R. W. Spofforth... 50 21 102 1 Palmer ... 51 27 80 1 Giffen ... 54.122 106 6 O. M.R. W Bruce ... 15 2 29 0 Trumble.. 29 12 43 1 Jones ... 15 8 19 0 Garrett ... 46 20 74 1 { Blackham 16 8 27 0 Spofforth bowled three no-balls, and Palmer and Trumble each a wide. TWENTY-FOURTH MATCH— v. KENT. The Kent eleven signalised the commence­ ment of the forty-fifth Canterbury Week with a brilliant victory over the Australian team. Rain prevented a start on Monday until 3.40 p.m., when the Australians, who had won the toss, elected to take the field. This choice, as it happened, was not a wise one, for the wicket played easily at the outset, and Kent, who had made 118 runs for the loss of five wickets when play ceased, had all the best of the luck in going in first. The last half of the county’s innings on Tuesday produced 55 runs, George Hearne, whohad goneinfirstwicketdown, carry­ ing out his bat for 53. He went in, indeed, at the end of the first over, and was in altogether just over four hours—an invaluable as it was in every way a meritorious innings. The Aus­ tralians were again seen to great disadvantage When their turn camo to bat. Wootton and George Heame, helped by the ground, bowled with great sue-ess, and supported by the fine wicket-keeping of Mr. Kemp, who caught two and stumped two batsmen, the innings was over in two hours for 79. Following on in a minority of 92, a slightly better show was made, thanks chiefly to Messrs. Scott and Giffen, though at tlie close of the second day the Australians, were still four runs behind with only four wickets to fall. An addition of 35 runs to the score yesterday left Kent with only 32 runs to win, and these were got without the loss of a batsman. Kent thus followed up its success in the Australian match at the opening of the Canterbury week of 1884 with another creditable victory, having at the finish ten wickets in hand. Wootton’s bowling con­ tributed materially to the result. In tlie two innings he took ten wickets at a cost of 100 runs, K ent . First Innings. Mr. A. J. Thornton, run out ............... 13 Mr. F. Marchant, b Giffen ............... 7 A. Hearne,1} Garrett 2 Wootton, lb w , b Garrett ............... 11 B 10, lb 3, nb 2... 15 F. Hearne, c Palmer, b Giffen ............... 0 Mr. W. H. Patterson, lbw, b Giffen.........16 G. Hearne, not out... 53 Lord Harris, c Spof­ forth, b Palmer ... 21 Mr L. Wilson, b Giffen... ............... 15 Mr. M C. Kemp, c Total .........171 Blackham,b Garrett 15 Mr. S.Christopherson, „ c Palmer, b Garrett 0 I In the Second Innings W. H. Patterson scored (not out) 20, F. Hearne (not out) 15—Total, 35. A ustralians . First Innings. Mr. S. P. Jones, c and b G. Hearne ........, ■......... 30 Mr. H. T. H. Scott, c and b A. Hearne..................... 7 run out Mr. G. Giffen, c Kemp, b VTootton-...................... 2 Second Innings. c A. Hearne, b Wootton ... 11 Mr. G. E. Palmer, c Kemp, b Wootton......................13 Mr. A. H. JaTvis,. st Kemp, c Christopher­ son,bWootton 22 c Harris, b A. Hearne ......... 1 b G. Hearne :Mr. J. Mcllwraith, b G. Hearne............................ 0 Mr. J. W. Trumble, c Christopherson, b Woot­ ton ............................ 5 Mr. J. M’ C.Blackham,' not out ............................17 Mr. T. W. Garrett, run out 0 Mr. E. Evans, b Wootton 2 Mr. F. R. Spofforth, st Kemp, b Wootton......... 0 3 b Wootton ... 0 st Kemp, b A. Hearne ......... 4 not out ... 22 b Wootton............12 c Kemp, b A. Hearne ............14 run out .......... 4 c G. Heame, b Wootton.......... 3 B l, lb l.......... 2 Total ............... 79 Total......... 123 BOWLING ANALYSIS. K ent . First Innings. O. *1. R .W . Giffen......... 74 39 74 4 Evans.........16 8 14 0 Spofforth ... 8 1 17 0 Palmer ... 21 11 25 1 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. ... 7 2 12 0 11 3 14 9 Garrett ... 29.219 26 4 Giffen bowled two no*balls.