Cricket 1886

486 CBICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. DEC. 30,1886. but still the score rose, and 200 appeared amidst great cheering. The Colonials now seemed in for a great leather hunting, but a change was at hand. At 204 M’Shane bowled Barlow, who had played in his usual style for 86, beyond a doubt far and away the best innings on the English side. Maurice Read commenced carefully, but soon lost Barnes, who, in hitting to leg, was caught at slip. His runs were made without any actual chance, but it was not one of his best efforts as he missed many chances of scoring from very bad balls. Gunn appeared next, and, as a stranger, was warmly welcomed. Read signalised his advent by jumping into Trott and hitting him twice for 4 and 2 in one over, Gunn also driving M’Shane for 4. In Trott’s next over Read again jumped out, but making a “ yorker” of it, missed it, and was clean bowled. Bates, after only adding 3, was clean bowled by Trott, who in the same over sent back Briggs for nothing. Six for 235. This was. a great change from one for 200 with two men well set. Another long stand was, however, made when Flowers joined Gunn. The former at first scored rapidly, making 19 before his partner could move. From this .point, though, it was a continuation of slow scoring and changes of bowling. 300was greeted with applause at twenty minuted past five, and another *25was posted when M’Shane bowled Gunn for 47. Lohmann quickly made 6, and a great cheer announced that the Englishmen had passed the Victorian score, the total standing at 333 for seven wickets at six o’clock—Flowers not out 51, and Lohmann not out 6. The Victorians bowled and fielded extremely well throughout the day, and were ably managed by Boyle ; the captain though, perhaps, might have bowled more himself. The match was continued on Wednesday, Nov. 10. An unpleasantly hot day had a marked effect on the attendance, which did not number more than 1,500. Lohmann and Flowers faced the bowling of Trott and M ’Shane at twenty-five minutes past eleven. Flowers was almost immediately run out, and Sherwin came in. Lohmann hit M’Shane to leg for four, and Sherwin served Trott the same. The score was rapidly increased to 352 when Lohmann was stumped for a smartly played 18. Shrewsbury could not bat, so that the innings closed, the English total heading that of their opponents’ by 23 runs. The Victorian skipper sent in Lewis and Houston to the bowling of Lohmann and Bates. Only 6 runs had been made when Barlow caught Lewis at point from Bates. M’Shane joined Houston, and although the latter should have been run out, Sherwin failed to hold the ball, which was beautifully thrown in. No other opportunity to dispose of them was given, and the score at lunch time was 59 for one wicket. On resuming Lohmann bowled Houston with a big break­ back, and Horan appeared, only to lose M’Shane, who pulled Lohmann on. He had played another good innings for 42. Trott was soon bowled by the Surrey man, and Worrall, after quickly making 8, was caught at inid-off. Horan then played a full pitch back to the bowler, and six wickets were down for 98. Trinnick, with the addition of two runs, sent one straight to Bates at mid-off, so that the seventh wicket fell for 100. Wood came next, and a stand was made, though runs came slowly. At 125 Wood got under a full toss, and was caught at mid-on. Boyle made 5, and then skied one to Briggs at cover-point. Nine for 130. Phillips joined Morris, and a great stand was made. Changes of bowling were frequently tried but no wicket fell, the total at the drawing of stumps being 207. As the Victorians could not play over the four days, owing to so many of them having to attend to business, the match was drawn. The game was left in a fairly even state—the Colonials being 184 on, with a wicket to fall. Although the pitch showed signs of wear, it was still good, and 200 would not have been a very hard task for the English team, al­ though deprived of their best bat, * V ic t o r ia . F irst Innings. S econ d Innings. P. L ew is, c Sherw in, b L oh m an n ...................... 0 c B arlow , b Bates 4 T rinnick, b L oh m an n ... 2 c B ates, b L o h ­ m ann ............... 2 H ou ston , b Barnes ... 68 b L o h m a n n ............. 23 T ro tt, b B a tes........................20 b L o h m a n n ............. 0 H oran, n ot ou t ............117 c and b L oh m a n n 12 M ’Shane, c Shrew sbury, b L o h m a n n ........................65 b L o h m a n n .............42 W o o d , c Sherw in, b L o h ­ m a n n ............................... 0 c B ates, b L o h ­ m ann 19 W orrall, b L oh m an n ... 4 c B ates, b L o h ­ m ann ............... 8 M orris, c S hrew sbury, b L oh m an n .................... 0 n o t o u t ......................54 P h illips, c Sherw in, b B ates .................................10 n ot ou t ......................30 B oyle, run o u t........................30 c B riggs, b L o h ­ m ann 5 E x tra s.................... ... 13 E xtras ............ 8 T otal T ota l ............207 E n g l is h E l e v e n . S cotton , b M’Shane... 4 Barnes, c T rott, b M ’S h a n e ....................109 B arlow , b M ’Shane... 86 R ea d, b T ro tt ............18 G unn, b M ’Shane ... 47 B ates, b T r o t t ............ 3 Briggs, b T r o t t ............ 0 F low ers, run ou t ...52 L oh m an n , st L ew is, b T ro tt .....................18 Sherw in, n ot ou t ... 6 E x t r a s ..................... 9 T otal ...352 B O W L IN G A N A L Y S IS . V ic t o r ia . F irst Innings. S econd Innings. B . B . M .W . B. R . M .W - L oh m a n n .. 345 115 34 6 B riggs ... 108 36 14 0 B ates............ 204 45 31 2 B arlow ... 129 32 15 0 B arnes ... 252 59 37 1 F low ers ... 136 25 21 0 H e a d ............ 24 4 3 0 248 80 24 8 92 43 32 0 192 47 24 1 32 7 5 0 60 9 9 0 48 6 7 0 ?4 7 3 0 B riggs and B arlow b ow led one, and L oh m an n and B ates tw o w ides each. E n g l ish E l e v e n . B . R . M .W . 172 44 23 0 4 314 125 31 4 80 32 6 0 32 6 6 0 P h illips M ’Shane 264 90 31 T rott ... W orra ll. M orris... H o r a n ... Hoyle ... W o o d ... H ouston B. R. M. W. 12 1 20 8 1 40 18 4 28 8 4 THIRD MATCH.—v. EIGHTEEN OF PARRAMATTA. » Such a day in Melbourne asNovember lit li so old inhabitants say, could hardly be remem­ bered so early in the summer. A hot north wind blew all day, the dust being driven in thick clouds down every street, filling the eyes, and parching the lips and throat in a very disagreeable manner. A north wind is almost asure fore-runner of unsettled weather, generally of thunder. The English team, however, did not stay to see what would follow such a wretched day, and left for Parramatta at 4.55, glad to escape into the country, although for many miles the heat was almost suffocating. The train arrived at 11 p.m. at Aldbury, the border town between New SouthWales andVictoria. There sleeping cars were taken, and although forty minutes late the party arrived safely at Granville, a station about one mile from Parramatta. The late arrival was of little consequence, as soon after noon a thunderstorm burst, followed by another at two o’clock. At half-past two, however, it began to clear, and hopes of some play soon became a certainty. The local captain won the toss, and electf d to send the Britishers to the wickets, which were very soddened, and what would have been a grand batsmen’s wicket was turned into a picnio for the bowlers. Shrewsbury could not play, and Shaw donned flannels fcr the first time. The Parramatta men have almost always been a thorn to English teams, possessing at least four good bowlers (two left and two right-handed) with eighteen active fieldsmen, and on this occasion they did not lose their reputation. Flowers and Scotton at three o’clock began the batting, and scored 36 in just one hour before they were parted. Both were then clean bowled, and as it proved afterwards they had all the best of the ground, which now began to kick terribly. "Wicket after wicket fell, and the innings closed for 67, only 31 runs being made after the fall of the first wicket. Cleeve, a left-handed bowler, took seven wickets for 20 runs. Of course the local men were jubilant in getting rid of their formidable opponents for so small a score, but I hardly think had reckoned that if the English batsmen could not score themselves, they were quite capable of preventing them. However, the proof soon came, and Briggs, with Lohmann, disposed of nine of them for 13 runs, when play ceased for the day. Tho weather no doubt affected the attendance, which only numbered about 600. Rain again falling during the early hours of Saturday, and again smartly just before commencing, the wicket could not improve, and although the eighteen headedtheir opponents by 6runs, it was more through the bad bowling of Lohmann than from any improvement of the wicket. Somehow the crack Surrey bowler was all abroad, and as long hops and full pitches came in abundance, runs were made freely from them, though on two or three occasions just as a change was thought of, he managed to take a wicket and retain the ball for another over. Briggs bowled fairly well. With 6 runs to the bad, Flowers and Maurice Read opened the second innings. A disastrous start was made, as Flowers was taken in the slips, andScotton, afterbeingmissed caughtand bowled, had his middle stump lowered by the following ball. Read, after making 8, includ­ ing a hit amongst the spectators, played one on, and three for 11was the stateof the game at lunch time. On resuming, Barnes and Barlow made a long and valuable stand, add­ ing 35 runs before the latter was run out for the second time for 11. Gunn added 6, when he was extremely well caught at mid-on. Bates after getting 10 pulled one on, having made two fine hits. Barnes was now caught at cover-point for a patient and useful 26, the highest score in the match, and one got under unusual difficulties, the Eighteen being so alert, and the bowling so deadly on the trea­ cherous turf- Briggs was caught at long-off from a lofty drive, Shaw taken at cover-point, and Sherwin bowled. Lohmann (3), whose first two runs were catches to the same man, was not out, the venture closing for 78. This left the Eighteen the exact amount of their first innings to win, with one hour and forty minutes in which to get them. Briggs and Lohmann bowled, the latter in grand form now. Things commenced merrily, as three were made from the first ball of each bowler, and a dozen were quickly got. Then some awful slaughter commenced, eight wickets being down for 17 runs, all to Lohmann, with the exception of a run out. The batsmen now becoming desperate, let out at almost anything, and the wickets continued to fall, the last being caught at slip from Barlow, who had relieved Briggs, the little manhaving distinguished himself the previous over by a grand catch at point. The innings closed for 49 at twenty minutes to six. This was our first win, and quite close enough to be pleasant for those who have wagered that this team will not meet with defeat during the tour. Lohmann was the hero of the match, taking twelve wickets for 21 runs in the second innings of the Eighteen. His name is, indeed, already famed throughout Aus­ tralia, the boys shouting “ Now then, one from Lohmann!” in the same style that Spofforth was lionised a little time ago. Public idols in any sport here are soon made, and as soon lost. The Australians will not recognise failure, and do not believe in it, hence the disgust shown and expressed by so many at the defeats of their cricketers at home. Granting they failed at times, I have an idea that, pernaps, more than once during this trip tho Colonials will put sueh a team Next Issue January 27