Cricket 1886

20 CRICKET: A WEEKLY P.ECOED OF THE GAME. FEB. 25, 1886. S ydney U n iversity . First Innings. R.Allen,stRoss,bWingrove 13 S. P. Jones, b B ruce........ 0 T. W. Garrett, c Riddell, b W ingrove.................... 18 T. Powell, st Ross, b Trumble ...................... 3 V. Adams, b Trumble ... 6 T. Wood, c Barrett, b Win­ grove ............................. 8 G. Barbour, b Wingrove... 6 H. Lee, run o u t ............... 0 Dr. Wilkinson, c Bruce, b W ingrove.....................15 G. Tindale, not out ........ 3 E. Merewether, st Ross, b Trumble ...................... C B 2,1 b 2...................... 4 Second Innings. run out ..........10 c Bonner, bW in­ grove ..........23 c Bruce,b Barrett 42 b Bruce b Bruce Total M e lb o u r n e W. Bruce, c Tindale, b Jones ................. 8 G. Freeman,bGarrett G H. J. H. Scott, not out 163 J. W. Trumble, c Adani3, b Powell ... 5G C. Ross, b Jones ...30 A. G. Roberts, c Tin­ dale, b Garrett ... 6 J.E.Barrett,b Garrett 3 ... 82 b Bruce .......... 0 run out .......... 5 b Barrett .......... 1 c Scott, b Barrett 18 not out .......... 1 c Little,bBarrett 2 B 11, l b 3 ... 14 Total ...126 U n iversity . W. C. Riddell, c and b B arbour.................29 R. Little, b Allen ... 21 F. W. Wingrove, b W ood .................10 W.H.Moule,bGarrett 9 B 3,1 b 2, w 1 ... 6 Total ...332 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Bruce ... Trumble Wingrove S ydney U n iversity . First Innings. Second Innings B. R.M. W. B. R. M. W. .. 32 17 3 1 ........... 128 49 11 S .. 129 2317 3 ........... 88 .. 100 36 8 5 ........... 44 Barrett 43 11 M elbourne U n ive rsity . 32 10 2 3 Garrett Jones... Wood... Adams B. R. M.W. , 302 108 34 4 . 170 75 18 2 148 56 15 1 21 18 1 0 Barbour ... 88 B. R. M.W. 6 Powell ... 68 26 8 Allen ... 48 15 Wilkinson 16 12 Adams bowled a wide. T he I n ter -C olonial M atch . VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. Originated in the year 1856, the match be­ gun on the ground of the Melbourne Club on l)ec.26 was the thirty-fifth of the series of con­ tests between the two Colonies. At the out­ set the meetings were annual, but, of late 'years, the fixtures have become bi-annual, Boxing Day and following days being the recognised dates for the match in Melbourne, while the return for the season is played at Sydney about six weeks later on. In the present instance the Melbourne Cricket- ground, where these matches are always played, was in its best condition, and Black- ham, the Victorian captain, was in consequence extremely lucky in winning the toss from Garrett. Scott and Bruce, the two first Vic­ torian representatives, quite upheld their reputations as batsmen, and it was not until 136 runs had been scored that Bruce was caught by Jones off Garrett at mid-off for a well-played 71. This batsman’s otherwise perfect innings was marred by a chance which he gave to Garrett at mid-off from Bonnor’s bowling, when his score had reached 37. His display of batting, however, was good, his off- play being very effective. Scott’s batting, too, was of the highest order of merit, though at times slow. With the exception that he played with more care than usual, Scott’s innings was a capital exhibition of sterling cricket, his hits being clean and well-timed. During his lengthened stay at the wickets he never gave what might be called a legitimate chance. Scott’s last three innings are worthy of record. Against the Bohemians he made 161 not ou t; in the inter-University match he scored 163 not out, and in the innings under notice 111, thus having made in one complete innings no less than 440 runs. M'llwraith and Palmer played out time on the first day, when the score was 295 for three wickets, MkIlwraith 66 and Palmer 31. On the second day, Dec. 28, M‘IIwraith played fine cricket, defying all the efforts of the Sydney bowlers to dislodge him until his score had reaohed 133, when he put a bumpy one from Evans up to Turner at mid-on. On the first day this batsman’s crioket was some­ what faulty from the habit of running out at nearly everything bowled; but on the second day he steadied down, and played excellent cricket for his runs. Palmer was well caught by Burton, at the wickets off Barrett, after compiling 71. The wioket at the railway end was now showing signs of wear, and it soon became evident that no other long scores would be made. The Victorian innings, which at one time promised to reach abnormal dimensions (three wickets only being down for nearly 400 runs) was, however, quickly brought to a close for 471, Spofforth being caught close to the boundary by Jones, who had to run some distance and take the catch sideways while running. McDonnell and Bonnor opened the first innings of New South Wales to the bowling of Spoflorth and Palmer. Some big hitting was naturally expected, but the bowling was too good for even such fast soorers, ana Bonnor had only got fifteen of thirty-four when he was finely caught at mid-on. Turner was soon bowled, and a lucky catch got rid of Mc­ Donnell just as he was getting dangerous. Jones showed good cricket for his runs, and Garrett and Mather made a very useful stand— the latter, who had not previously taken part in a big match, playing in very promising style for his forty-nine. The innings was ultimately brought to a conclusion for 168, or 303 behina that of Victoria. Spofforth bowled well, taking five wickets for 43 runs, being agood per­ formance. Bruce had three wickets for 31runs, and Palmer but a single wicket for 63 runs. But one bye occurred throughout the innings, Blackham keeping wickets quite in his best form. New South Wales had to follow on with a heavy score against them, and again the two hitters were deputed to commenc® operations. No serious resistance was offered until Garrett joined Jones, and these two bats­ men showed some of the very best ericket of the match. The score was 92 when they be­ came partners, and at the end of the thira day (Dec. 29) it was 179, Jones not out, Garrett 46 not out. On Dec. 30, Garrett, who had shown capital cricket, was bowled, but Jones could not be dislodged, and he carried out his bat for 77, a brilliant exhibition of batting in every way. Victoria won, as will be seen, by an in­ nings and 6$ runs. \ V ictoria . H. J. Scott, b Marr...lll W . Bruce, c Jones, b Garrett .................71 T. Horan, c Marr, b Garrett ................. 4 J. M’llwraith, c Turner, b Evans...133 G.E.Palmer,cBurton, b Garrett.................71 J.W.TrumblebEvans 19 J. M. Blackham, b Evans .......... M. 3 F. Walters, lbw, b Garrett .................10 W. H. Moule, b Evans 8 J. Worrall, not out 7 F. R. Spofforth, c Jones, b Garrett 11 B 9,1b 10,w l, nb3 23 Total ...471 N bw S outh W albs . First Innings. G. J. Bonnor, c Worrall, b Spofforth .................15 P.S. M’Donnell, c Bruce, b Spofforth........................26 C. Turner, b Palmer.......... Q S. P. Jones, b Bruce..........25 J. Mather, b Spofforth ... 49 T. W. Garrett, b Trumble, 17 P. Marr, c Trumble, b S pofforth................. ... 16 E. Evans, b Bruce .......... 2 J. M’Clinchey, not out ... 2 E. J. Burton, b Spofforth 2 D. Ogilvie, b B ru ce .......... 3 B 1, lb 6, n-b 5 , 12 Total ..,168 Second Innings. cWalters,b Spof­ forth.................29 oScott,bSpofforth 7 e Spofforth, b W orra ll.......... not out................. b Spofforth......... b Spofforth c Blackham, b W orra ll.......... run out .......... b Bruce .......... b W orra ll.......... c Bruce, b Spof­ forth.................19 B5,lb7,n-b8,wl 16 Total ...23i BOWLING ANALYSIS. V ictoria . O. M. R. W. Turner ... 39 14 M‘Clincheyl7 4 Garrett Jones ... 33 IS Evans ... 77 41 44 0 40 0 92.237 121 5 0 Bonnor . Marr Ogilvie . Mather . O. M. R. W. 1 25 0 33 17 31 15 5 32 11 0 69 4 Bonnor delivered one wide and three no-balls. N bw S outh W a le s . First Innings. O. M. R. W. Spofforth...43 17 43 5 Palmer ...35 10 63 1 Trumble ...18 7 19 1 Bruce..........17.2 6 31 3 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 16 95 5 2 21 0 3 27 0 5 46 1 51 10 14 19 Worrall 29.2 14 26 3 Scott 3 1 3 0 Palmer delivered three and Spofforth five no­ balls, and Scott bowled one wide. The appended table shows the results since the initiatory match was played in 1856:— Date. Where played. W on by Mar. 1856 Melbourne... N.S.W., by 3 wickets and 1 run Jan. 1857 Sydney ..... N.S.W., by 65 runs Jan. 1838 Melbourne... Victoria, by 171 runs Jan. 1859 Sydney ...... Victoria, by 2 wickets aod 1 run Feb. 1860 Melbourne... Victoria, by 69 runs Jan. 1861 Sydney ...... Victoria, by 21 runs Jan. 1862 Melbourne... Victoria, by 10 wickets and 4 runs Feb. 1863 Sydney ...... N.S.W., by 84 runs Dec. 1863 Melbourne... Victoria, by 1 innings and 20 runs Dec. 1866 Sydney ...... N.S.W., by 1 innings and 13 runs Dec. 1867 Melbourne... Victoria by 7 wickets and 2 runs Mar. 1869 Sydney ...... Victoria, by 78 runs Feb. 1870 Melbourne... Victoria, by 265 runs Mar. 1871 Sydney ...... Victoria, by 48 runs Mar. 1872 Melbourne... Victoria by 1 innings and 26 runs Mar. 1873 Sydney ...... Victoria, by 24 runs Dec. 1874 Melbourne... N.S.W. by 6 wickets and 1 run Mar. 1875 Sydney ...... N.S.W., by 77 runs Dec. 1875 Melbourne.,. N.S.W., by 1 innings and 1 run Feb. 1876 Sydney ...... N.S.W., by 195 runs Dec. 1877 Melbourne... N.S.W., by 1 innings and 6 runs Feb. 1878 Sydney N.S.W., by 1 wicket and 2 runs Nov. 1879 Sydney ...... N.S.W., by 33 runs Dec. 1879 Melbourne... Victoria, by 1 innings and 96 runs Dec. 1880 Melbourne... Victoria, by 2 wickets and 3 runs Feb. 1881 Sydney ...... Victoria, by 30 runs Dee. 1881 Melbourne.., Victoria, by 2 wickets and 4 runs Feb. 1882 Sydney ...... N.S.W., by 1 innings and 138 runs Deo. 1882 Melbourne... N.S.W., by 7 wickets and 1 run Fob. 1883 Sydney ...... Victoria, by 1 innings and 166 runs Dec. 1883 Melbourne... Victoria, by 3 wickets and 1 run Feb. 1884 Sydney ...... N.S.W., by 202 runs Dec. 1884 Melbourne... Victoria, by 1 innings and 5 runs Feb. 1885 Sydney ...... N.S.W., by 3 wickets and 3 runs Dec. 1885 Melbourne... Victoria, by 1 innings and 69 runs Matches played, 35; Victoria, 20; N.S.W., 15. AUSTRALIAN TEAM v. VICTORIA. The first trial match with the object of helping the executive of theMelbourne Club in their task of selecting the best eleven to repre­ sent Australia in England during the coming summer, was commenced on the ground of the Melbourne Club on Jan. 1. Prior to the inter­ colonial match it was intended that the opposing team should be representative of the oolonies, but it was afterwards found that the New South Wales oricketers were unable to prolong their visit; so that Victoria alone had to be depended upon. Turner and George Giffen were among those selected to do battle for the M.C.C., but neither was able to be present at the match, and at the last moment Next Issue March 25