Cricket 1886

SEPT. 23,1886. CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 489 TH E F IF T H A U S T R A L IA N TEAM IN ENG LAND . THIRTY-SEVENTH MATCH.—v. A SOUTH OF ENGLAND ELEVEN. The Australians brought their southern fix­ tures to a close with the completion of this match at Hastings, on Saturday last. The Southern Eleven was composed of eight pro­ fessionals and three amateurs, and though weak in bowling, was for the time of year a fairly good side. In addition to Messrs. Spof­ forth and Bonner, Mr. Palmer was also an absentee from the Australian team, and the eleventh place was filled by Major Wardill, the manager, who played for the first time in this match. The English captain was lucky enough to secure choice of innings, and the Australians were in the field until after half­ past four o’clock. The best features of the innings were the exceptionally good batting of Abel, and the stand of Mr. Stileman-Gibbard and Bean on the fall of the eighth wioket. Abel has never shown better cricket. He was in for an hour and thirty-five minutes only, and dur­ ing this time scored 75 out of 117runs without a bad hit. The othertwo batsmen named put on 48 runs while they were together. The ama­ teur, who played for Bedfordshire some few years ago, but who has been absent from the cricket-field since, batted freely for his 46, in which were seven 4’s. The Australians, who had lost two wickets at the end of the first day for 32 runs, fared very badly for a time on Friday, and four more wickets fell for an addition of only 25 runs. A follow-on then seemed quite probable, but this was avoided by the pluckly play of Messrs. Blackham and Mcllwraith. The two Victorians added 50 runs while they were together, and changed the aspect of the game completely. Later on Messrs. Garrett, Evans, and Wardill showed some free hitting, and in the end the Australian score fell short of that of their opponents by only 6 runs, a very creditable performance considering the unfavourable start. When the South went in a second time Mr. Trumble, who had bowled with great success in the first innings, again proved very successful, and when the second day closed the Englishmen were only 132 on with three wickets to fall. On Saturday, however, the remaining batsmen were seen to great advantage, and after Mr. Pigg had been dismissed for an ex­ cellent 59 the last wicket gave serious trouble to the Australian bowlers. Spillman andWoot­ ton, indeed, both played with great confidence and added as many as 66 runs before the inn­ ings came to a close. With 237 to win and only three hours left for play, the Australians were not in the most enviable position, as the wicket was far from easy. Things, too, went at the outset entirely in favour of the English­ men, and when five of the best Australian batsmen were out for only 84 runs, the outlook was not very promising for the Colonists. As in the first innings, though, Mr. Mcllwraith was again of very great service to his side, and with Mr. Blackham and Mr. Jarvis placed quite a different complexion on the game. Mr. Jarvis hit well, but a better stand was made by Messrs. Blackham and Mcllwraith, and these two batsmen played out time, having added 94 runs during their partnership. Mr. Mcllwraith in particular played excellent cricket, and his 62 not out was the more note­ worthy as the highest innings he has made in England. At the finish the Australians wanted 35 runs to win with four wickets to fall, so that the match was decidedly in their favour. It may be added that this was their eighth successive draw. Mr. Trumble’s bowl­ ing was one of the best features of the match. Altogether he took eleven wickets at an aver­ age cost of just over 13 runs. S outh of E ngland . F irst Innings. S econd Innings. J. P hillips, c Jarvis, b T rum ble .................... ... 13 b T rum ble ... 16 A b el, c M ‘Ilw raith, b T rum ble ... ............. ... 75 b G arrett ... ... 17 Mr. H . Pigg, c S cott, b T rum ble .................... ... 7 b T rum ble... ... 59 M r. E» J. M 'C orm ick, c Jarvis, b T rum ble... ... 0 b T rum ble... ... 20 J. H ide, c G arrett, b T rum ble .................... ... 8 c T rum ble, b G arrett ... ... 1 H um phreys, c Jones, b G arrett .................. ... 13 b T ru m ble ... Mr. E . M atheson, c W ard- ill, b G arrett ............ ... 1 b T rum ble ... 6 Spillm an, b G a rre tt... ... 0 c Jarvis, b J ones 47 Mr. L , G . Stilem an-G ib­ bard, 1 b w , b G iffen ... 46 c T rum ble, b G iffen ... ... 9 Bean, b G a r re tt............ ... 16 c E vans, b T ru m ble... ... 19 W ootton , n ot ou t ... 7 n ot out ... 25 B 5,1 b 8, w 1 ... ... 14 B ............ ... 7 T ota l ... ... ...200 T ota l ..\230 A ustralians . F irst Innings. Second Innings. M r. W . B ruce, b B ean ... 7 b P ig g ................ 9 Mr. S. P . Jones, b P igg ... 8 c H ide, b P igg... 18 M r. G. G iffen, b H ide ... 17 b P ig g .............18 Mr. H . J. H . S cott, c Pigg, b H id e...................................15 c A bel, b H id e ... 3 Mr. J. W . T rum ble, b P igg ................................... 7 b P ig g ............... 0 Mr. A. H. Jarvis, c H um ­ ph reys. b P igg.................. 2 b B e a n ............36 Mr. J. M 'llw raith , c H um ­ phreys, b B ean .........23 n o t out ......62 Mr. J. M ‘C. B lackham , b H ide ...................................35 n o t ou t ......49 Mr. T . W . G arrrtt, c Stile- m an-G ibbard, b P igg ... 34 Mr. E . Evans, n ot out ... 22 M ajor W ardill, b B ean ... 17 B 5,1 b 2 .................... 7 B ...........* ... 7 T otal ...194 T otal ...202 B O W L IN G AN ALYSIS. S outh op E ngland . F irst Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R . W . 0 . M . R .W . G iffen............ 18.3 6 42 1 ............ 7 2 21 1 G arrett ... 37 16 60 4 ............ 49 20 90 2 T ru m ble ... 31 11 56 5 ............ 52 14 90 6 B ruce 12 3 28 0 Jon es... 7 2 15 1 S c o t t ... 2 0 7 0 A ustralians . F irst Innings. S econd Innings. O. M. R . W . O. M . R .W . W ootton ... 18 7 30 0 ............ 17 7 22 0 B e a n ............ 14.3 3 27 3 ............ 15 6 35 1 H i d e ............ 38 17 65 3 ............ 29 14 53 1 P igg ............ 28 0 57 4 ............ 30 10 68 4 H um phreys 7 2 8 0 ............ 4 1 9 0 M 'C orm ick 2 2 0 0 ............ 2 0 8 0 THIRTY-EIGHTH MATCH.—v. SIXTEEN OF SKEGNESS. Forsaking the policy which has guided the last three Australian teams visiting this country, the Colonists arranged a match for the three first days of this week at Skegness, against a Sixteen collected by Mr. R. Daft, the veteran cricketer of Notts. Though there was a strong wind the weather was favourable, and some very fair cricket was witnessed during the game. The Australians, who were with­ out Messrs. Spofforth and Bonnor, winning the toss, took the innings, which, as it happened, only proved a brief one. The wicket, indeed, was not of the best, and Emmett and Mee, a fast right-handed bowler, who figured in the Notts Colts’ match last Easter, bowled witli such effect that no change was required. When the sixth wicket fell the total was only 33, but some good cricket by Messrs. Jarvis, Bruce, and Blackham improved matters considerably, and 70 runs were added by the last six wickets. Mee got five batsmen at a cost of 45, Emmett four for 43 runs. Though the Sixteen started as badly as their opponents, Mr. H. B. Daft and Emmett, who came together on the fall of the fourth wicket, gave the Australian bowlers considerable trouble, and when play ceased on Monday night their side were 46 behind with ten wickets still in hand. When the game was resumed on Tuesday, Mr. R. Daft and his two sons all showed to advantage, and thanks to some good hitting later on by Mr. Robinson and the Yorkshire professional Wade, the result was a very respectable total of 181. Jones’ bowling figures were the best on the Australian side. He took five wickets at a cost of only thirty runs. The Australians entered on their second innings at ten minutes to four o’clock in a minority of 78 runs. So well and carefully, however, did Messrs. Jones and Palmer play, that on the expiry of time they were still in, having wiped off 51 of the deficit. Yesterday, though, the two successful bowlers of Monday, Emmett and Mee, again proved very effective, and no one but Mr. Bruce, who was responsible for 54 of the 97 added, offered any lengthy resistance. The young Victorian’s innings was not free from mistakes, but none the less it was a fine display of batting. The Sixteen, when they went in a second time, wanted 71 to win, and this number, thanks to the good cricket of Wade and Mr. H. B. Daft, were got for the loss of six batsmen. The Australians were thus beaten by nine wickets. A ustralians . First Innings. M r. S. P. Jones, run out ... 4 M r. G . E . P alm er, b E m ­ m ett ...................................... 1 Mr. G. G iffen ,b E m m ett... 0 M r. A. H . Jarvis, b M ee ... 33 M r. H . J. H . Scott, b M ee 9 Mr. J. W . T rum ble, c R o b ­ inson, b E m m ett ............ 0 M r. J. M ’C. B lackham , b M ee ..................................... 14 b M ee Mr. J. M ’llw raith , lbw , b E m m ett ............................. 0 Mr. W . B ru ce, n ot out ... 2 > Mr. E . E vans, b M ee ... 0 Mr. T. W . G arrett, b M ee 7 B 7, lb 8 .............................15 S econd Innings, b M e e ................. . 28 b E m m e tt............27 c and b E m m ett 1 c R . P . D aft, b E m m e tt..............12 b M e e .................... 0 st W hite, b E m ­ m ett .................... 0 T otal ...103 c and b M ee ... 1 b M e e ....................54 b A ttew ell............ 0 n ot ou t ............13 B 5, lb 5, w 1 11 T ota l ...148 S ixteen of S kegness . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. C. Booth, b Garrott... 7 b G arrett......... Selby, c Blackham, b Palmer ....................... 3 Mr.T.O.Lindley, b Garrett 3 Mr. T. Butler, c Bruce, b Garrett ........................ 2 Mr. H. B. Daft, c Jarvis, b Giffen.............................. 33 b G arrett............ Emmett, c Blackham, b Giffen................. ..........19 st Blackham, b Garrett .......... Mr. R. P. Daft, b Palmer 17 b Jones ......... Mr. R. Daft, b Palmer ... 19 not out .......... Mr. J. P. Cheales, b Palmer ....................... 0 Mr. J. S.Robinson, b Jones 21 c Blackham, b Evans ......... Rawlin, b Jones................ 12 not out Wade, c Garrett, b Giffen 26 15 A ttew ell, b Jones ............ 0 M r. G. C layton, c Giffen, b Trum ble, E vans ... , 38 Jones . W hite, n ot ou t ... M ee, b Jones B 5,1 b 6, w 2 H J 3 3 ... 0 ... 13 B 4,1 b 1 T otal ...181 T otal B O W L IN G A N A L Y S IS . A ustralians . First Innings.__ _ __ S econd Innings. 74 O. M. R . W . O. M. R7 W . E m m ett ... 28 9 43 4 .............. 35 21 41 4 M ee ............ 27.310 43 5 ............. 50 £6 55 5 W ade ... 6 2 9 0 A ttew ell 22 10 23 1 R . D a ft... 2 1 G 0 K aw lin ... 1 1 0 0 S ixteen of S kegness . F irst Innings. O. M. R. W . Second Innings. O. M . R . W. G arrett ... 35 17 443 ............... 10 3 19 3 J o n e s ............ 15 4 3')5 ............... G 0 15 1 Trum ble ... in 5 7 0 ............... 4 0 8 0 P alm er ... 32 18 47 4 G iffe n ............ 27 13 40 3 E vans 16.1 5 27 2 Jones bo vvled tw o wides.