Cricket 1886

874 CRICKET: A ‘V.’EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. AUG 26,1886. THE FIFTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND. TWENTY-NINTH MATCH.—v. M r . WYATT’S ELEVEN. The Australian team secured their second victory of the week at Portsmouth on Saturday last, beating an eleven captained by Mr. G. N. Wyatt with seven wickets to spare. Con­ sidering that Sussex and Derbyshire alone of the. nine chief Counties were disengaged, Mr. Wyatt was able to put a fairly good team into the field, and the cricket during the three days was decidedly interesting. Mr. Wyatt won the toss, and Messrs. Rock and Thornton showed such excellent cricket that the total was 78 before the first wicket fell. After this Messrs. Spofforth and Palmer bowled so well that no great stand was made till Messrs. Wood and Smith came together. Their partnership resulted in the addition of 35 runs for the ninth wicket, and the former, a member of this year’s Brighton College eleven, like Mr. G. L. Wilson, both of whom made their first appearance in an important fixture in this match, showed prom­ ising form for his 21. The Australians, who had secured 10 on Thursday night with no one out, were not dismissed till 4.40 on the following afternoon for 236, giving them a lead of 53 runs. The chief feature of the batting was the partnership of Messrs. Blackham andBruce. These two, who came to­ gether on the fall of the fifth wicket at 96, added 79before they were parted. In different styles each played capital cricket, Mr. Black­ ham hitting well all round while his younger comrade batted neatly and well. When Mr. Wyatt’s team went in a second time on Friday afternoon, Messrs. Thornton and Rook again showed to great advantage, and the score when play ceased was 55 with no wicket down. On Saturday Mr. Palmer’s bowling proved so successful that only Mr. Newham and Hum­ phreys offered any lengthy resistance, and the innings was over soon after three o’clock for 187. Mr. Palmer took sevenwickets at a cost of 85 runs. Humphreys played well for his 51 not out, though mis»ed at slip when he had made four. The Australians, left with 135 to win, had two hours and a half in which to get them. Messrs. Scott and Palmer made 42 before they were parted, but Messrs. Jones and Bonnor (who reappeared in the match after an absence of several weeks owing to an injured foot), were easily disposed of, and three wickets were down for 58. Then Mr. Trumble joined his Captain, and these two by excellent cricket got the 77 runs still wanted, the Australians thus getting the 135 required for the loss of only three batsmen. M r . W y att ’ s First Innings. Rev. R. T. Thornton, lbw, b Bruce ......................51 Mr. C. W. Rock, c Jones, b Spofforth..................... 33 Mr. W. Newham, c Bruce, b Spofforth ......... ... 24 Mr. G. L. Wilson, b Spof­ forth ............................ 3 Mr. G. Brann, c Bonnor, b Palmer ..................... 10 Humphreys, st Blackham, b Palmer ..................... 8 Mr. G. N. Wyatt.- run out 8 Mr.F.B. Whitfeld. c Bruce, b Spofforth ......... Mr S. M. J. Woods, c Bonnor, b Garrett......... Mr. C. A. Smith, not out... Pentecost, c Bonnor, b Garrett ...................... B 1,1 b 3 ...................... XI. Second Innings. A u stra lia n s. First Innings. Mr.W. Bruce, b Rock 56 Mr. J. M’llwraith, b Smith ............... 1 Mr. T. W. Garrett, b Smith ............... 12 Mr. E.Evans,not out 21 Mr. F. R. Spoff jrth, c Smith, bRock ... 3 B 3,1 b 1 ......... 4 c Blackham, b Garrett ... 25 c Blackham, b Palmer .........30 c Trumble, b Palmer .........39 st Blackham, b Palmer ......... 3 b Palmer ......... 4 not out .......51 1b w, b Palmer 3 5 b Palmer ....... 1 Mr. G. E. Palmer, c sub., b Humphreys 0 Mr. H. J. H. Scott, b Woods ..................17 Mr. S. P. Jones, b Smith ..................26 Mr. G. J. Bonnor, b Woods ................ 8 Mr. J. W. Trumble, b Smith ..................21 Mr.J. M’C. Blackham, Total .............. 236 b Rock ...............61 In the Second Innings Palmer scored, c Hum­ phreys, b Rock. 24, Scott (not out) 66. Jones, b Humphreys, 8, Bonnor, b Rock, 5, and Trumble (not out) 30; b 1, w 1.—Total, 135. BOWLING ANALYSIS. M r . W y a tt’s XI. First Innings. Second Innings. Spofforth Trumble... Evans ... Palmer ... Garrett ... Bruce O. M. R. W. ,48 21 . 75 4 O. M. R. W . 19 14 . 9 7 . 21 4 , 14 7 7 0 2 0 41 2 23 2 23 11 31 1 23 11 . 1 0 7 . 10 7 9 . 47 15 85 41.122 42 . 5 0 11 A ustralians . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Woods ... . . 33 18 45 2 .. 12 2 40 0 Humphreys . . 24 3 78 1 .. ... 12 1 27 1 Rock ... . . 30.112 46 3 .. ... 12 4 32 2 Smith ... .. 27 7 49 4 . . ... 17 6 34 0 Wilson ... . . 4 1 14 0 Total ..........163 b Palmer .........11 run out ......... 4 cJones.bGarrett 6 L b ......... 4 ...187 Humphreys bowled a wide. THIRTIETH MATCH.—v. CAMBRIDGE PAST & PRESENT. After three days of interesting cricket, this match, commenced on the Essex County Ground at Leyton on Monday, was left unfinished. Several prominent cricketers were unable for various reasons to play, but still Mr. A. G. Steel succeeded in collecting an eleven fairly representative of Cambridge, though it only included two of this year’s eleven, Messrs. Buxton and Rock. The Aus­ tralians, who were without Messrs. Scott and Garrett, were unfortunate in the toss, and as the wicket was in capital condition, they had a long outing. Messrs. Rock and Steel made a capital start for the Cantabs, and the tdtal was 73 before the latter was out. Mr; Rock, as usual, played with the strictest care, ana as most of the other batsmen showed up well, at the end of the first day the score was 311 for the loss of only seven wickets. Mr. Rock, who was still in, had been at the wickets five hours and twenty minutes. He had not dur­ ing this long innings given an actual chance, and as an exhibition of continuous defence it was worthy of unqualified praise. When play was resumed on Tuesday morning, Mr. Rock was caught acthe wicket without adding to his s;,ore, andasthelastthreewicketsonly added38, the innings closed for 349. Mr. Rock’s figures, it may be interesting to add, were one 4, nine 3’s, eleven 2’s, and twenty-two singles. The Australians, who went in just after one o’clock on Tuesday, were still at the wickets when play ceased, having made 245 with only seven batsmen out, The chief merit of this perfor­ mance rested with Messis. Giffen and Jones. The latter’s 52 was an excellent innings, but it was quite overshadowed by the brilliant display of the South Australian. Going in after luncheon with the score at 54 for one wicket, he scored 92 out of 191 made during his stay, batting with great judgment and without a mistake from first to last. On resuming yesterday Mr. Giffen soon reachedhis hundred, and the follow-on had been long saved before he was caught at slip. He had been in four hours and fiftyminutes for his 119, an innings of conspicuous merit, without a chance as far as we could see. His score was made up of nine 4’s, nine 3’s, thirteen 2’s, and thirty singles. Messrs. Evans and Mcllwraith made another stand. As many as 75 runs were added for the ninth wicket, and Mr. Evans ultimately carried out his bat for a well got 74, a very popular suc­ cess after the bad luck he has hitherto experi­ enced here. The Australian innings reached a total of 379, or thirty runs, ahead of that of Cambridge, a performance which reflects the highest credit on the team. Cambridge went in a second time just before four o’clock, and When play ceased had lost four wickets for 149 runs, leaving the game undecided. A ustralians . Mr. G. E. Palmer, b Morton ... ... ... 20 Mr. S. fc\ Jones, i* Ford............ ... ... 52 Mr. G. liiffen,cltock, b Buxton... ... . .119 Mr. A. H. Jarvis, c Morton, b Ford ... 0 Mr. J. W. Trumble, b Ford.............. .. ... 0 Mr. G. J. Bonnor, c Kingston, b Ford 16 Mr. J,M‘C.Blackham, b tord ............... 18 Mr. *V. Bruce, c Morton.b A.G.Steel 14 Mr. E. Evans, not out ......................74 Mr. J. M‘I1wraith, b A. G. 8teel ... ... 32 Mr. K.R. bpofforth, c Rock, b A. G. Steel 3 B 22, lb 8, w 1 ... 31 Total ...379 Cam bridge. First Innings. Mr. A. G. Steel, l bw, b Spofforth ......................46 Second Innings. Mr. C. W. Rock, c Jarvis, b Spofforth ...............75 b Giffen Mr. K. M. Lucas, c Jarvis, b Giffen ......................30 c Blackham, b Palmer .........10 ... 23 Mr. G. B. Studd, b Jones 10 Mr. L.K. Jarvis, b Jones... 43 Mr. A.. F. J. Ford, b Jones 0 Mr.W.N.Roe.c M'llwraith, b Bruce ........................ 19 Mr. H. B. Steel,c Jarvis, b Spofforth .............. ..,24 Buxton, b c M‘nwraith, b Giffen .........29 not out .........48 c Jarvis, b Spofforth ... 20 not out ......... 6 Mr. C. D. Palmer Mr. F. W. Spofforth Mr. P. H. out B 25, lb 9 Total Kingston, b Morton, not 57 0 34 Extras.........13 BOWLING ANALYSIS. A ustralians . O. M. R. W. O.M. R. W Bijxton... 24 11 32 1 H.B. Steel 1 0 2 0 Roe......... 3 1 8 0 Morton ... 45 13 95 1 Rock ... 59 29 64 0 Ford........ 66 34 76 5 A. G. Steel 47 19 71 3 Morton bowled a wide. C am bridge . First Innings. Second Inning®. Giffen ... Trumble Palmer Spofforth , Jones ... . Evans... . Bruce ... O. M. R. W. . 66 29 111 1 .16 9 15 0 . 33 11 49 1 . 47.221 55 4 O. M. R. W. ... 24 15 27 ... 20 7 43 8 3 9 Spofforth bowled 4, and Palmer 1 no-’ all, and Bruce 1 wide. BLACKHEATH v. BEXLEY. Played at Rectory Field on August 21. B lackheath . F. H. Lacey, c Bonner, R S. Barrow, lbw, b 21 b Henly ................ 30 Shuter ............... E. B. Ormerod, b G. K.M.Camroux, not Horner ... ......... 26 out ...................... 0 'W. H. Ormerod, b F. W. Prior, c Hilton, Horner ............... 7 b Bonner ......... 1 F. W. De Fabeck, b R. M. Richardson, Bonner ............... 47 run out ............... 0 G.L.Hemmerde, c HilB 7, lb 2, w 1 ... 10 ton, b Trollope 14 — G. Stokes, b Horner... 11 T o ta l.........221 M. J. Druitt, c Shuter, b Bonner............... 54 B e x le y . P. Hilton, not out... 28 B 10, lb 3, w 2 ... 15 L. A. Shuter, not out 72 W. H. Spottiswoode, b E. B. Ormerod ... 1 E.Y. Drew, b Druitt... 8 Total ... ...142 C. E. Horner, c and b Stokes ............... 18 E. Henly, G. F. Bonner, J. G. Trollope, S. F. Jackson, E. Ashdown and W.C. Jackson did not bat.