Cricket 1887

44 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. MAR. 31, 1887. of the Twenty-two for the rest of the day. Very little need be said about this partnership, but those who know the play of these two can imagine it wasn’t lively with twenty-two in the field and a soddened ground. However, at half-past six the score had reached 102, Barlow 42 and Scotton 25. The attendance could not have been more than 300, the bad weather keeeping the country folks away, as the roads were very bad. The day was very hot. In the evening the cricketers met, and some capital songs were sung. Saturday, Feb. 5, broke bright and hot, and as the day advanced it became nearly unbearable. Play had been arranged to commence at half-past eleven, but owing to the local men not putting in their appearance it was nearly half-past twelve before hostilities were resumed. Bar- low and Scotton were quickly disposed of, but Gunn and Briggs made things lively for a time, when the latter was clean bowled. Lohmann was sent back for a couple, and Bates, after making a dozen, was dismissed, whilst soon after Gunn was clean bowled for a merry 35. This made eight wickets down for 179, and the Narrabri men began to hope the end was near. On Shrewsbury and Flowers, however, getting together, they had a bad time of it, and, in spite of all their exertions, the score was hit to 305 before Shrewsbury was out leg-before. Flowers was soon after caught at mid-on for the highest innings of the match, the grand total being 305. The terrible heat caused the local men to retire several times for refreshments. On the Twenty-two going in to bat, batsmen fell rapidly before the bowling of Bates and Briggs, anl at six o’clock thirteen wickets had fallen for 59 runs, when the game was abandoned. I might mention that Barnes remained in Sydney, being incapacitated from playing through a severe injury to his thumb. E n glish E l e v e n . Bead, c Thurlow, b W h a rto n ................. \sa Barlow, b W harton ... 44 Sherwin, c Brown, b W h a rto n .................. 1 Scotton, b Wharton 26 Briggs, b Fannett ... 18 Gunn, b Coleman ... 35 Lohm ann, b Arm ­ strong ................... 2 N arrabri XXII. Bates, b Colem an ... 12 Flow’ers, c M ’Intyre, b Everingham ... 62 Shrewsbury, 1b w, b Everingham .............. 53 Lillywhite, not out... 0 E x tr a s .............. 24 T o t a l............305 M 'Intyre, b Briggs ... T. Faw cett, run out... Brow n, c Sherwin, b B a tes........................... Couderoy, c Read, b Briggs ................... M ‘Cullum ,hw,bBates Barratt, st Sherwin, b Briggs ................... Begg, c Lohm ann, b Briggs ................... 10 Readett, b Briggs ... 3 Coleman, b Bates ... 6 Taylor, b Briggs .. 0 U pjohn, st Sherwin, b B a t e s ................... 0 Everingham ,cBriggs, b Bates ................... 2 E. Fawcett, b Bates 7 Lillym an, not out ... 4 .B 4 ................... 4 Total 59 BOW LING ANALYSIS. B. M. R. W . I B. M. R. W . Briggs ... 72 11 16 6 |Bates 71 6 37 6 The Eleven were plentifully supplied by Mr. Moseley with grapes, and altogether they have to thank that gentleman for his great kindness and 3xertions for their comfort. All indeed went away impressed with his courtesy and hospitality, no effort being spared by him to make the match a most enjoyable one. A special train was taken from Narrabri to Werris Creek, leaving at eight o’clock Satur­ day evening, and arriving at 11 30, a distance of 100 miles. The nig it was spent at Werris Creek, which is a junction connecting the Northern and Western Railways. The night, although lovely outside, was a boisterous one inside, most of the team being in a good humour for singing. The fun continued fast and furious till nearly day­ break, when the house at last became quiet, and remained so till a late hour on Sunday morning. At twenty-five minutes to four p.m. the Englishmen left for Armidale, a distance of 105 miles, which took eight hours. Armidale is something over 3,000ft. above the Bea, and the district is called New England, probably on account of the climate being very much like the Old Country. TWENTY-FIEST MATCH.—v. TWENTY. TWO OF ARMIDALE. On Monday, Feb. 7, after a driving rain of a couple of hours, the weather cleared, and a glorious English day followed, quite cool enough for jerseys to be comfortable. The Tweuty-two of New England having won the toss, went to the wickets, which were splendid. Lohmann and Flowers did the trundling for the Eleven, and wrere unchanged throughout. The batting of the local men was more defensive than offensive, and it was nearly five o’clock before they were disposed of for 111 on the perfect wicket. The Eleven, with fifty minutes’ batting, made 60 for the loss of three wickets—Bates 32, Lillywhite 1, Sherwin 1 (being out), Maurice Read 24 (not out). In the evening several of the English players took part at a concert in aid of a new Pavilion just built on the ground, and were greatly applauded for some capital songs and glees. Although the weather looked very threaten­ ing for the second day’s play at Armidale, and rain fell in the early morning, it cleared about eleven o’clock, and with the exception of a sharp shower during the luncheon hour, was lovely for cricket, being cool and pleasant. Read was joined by Gunn, and the score reached 83 before a sharp catch at slip got rid of the Surrey man for 36. Gunn just reached that total when he was clean bowled, and Scotton was given out caught at the wicket, making six out for 119. Barlow and Flowers now caused lots of trouble, and all sorts of changes wrere resorted to, but it was not till the total had reached 211 that a very smart catch at third man got rid of Flowers, who seems to have come back to form, after being clean off for two months. Barlow did not survive him long, as, rushing down the play at a short one, he was easily stumped. Briggs was caught in the long-field, and Lonmann at square-leg, Shrewsbury, who was drawn last, being not out 2—total, 225. With one hour’s play, it was hardly possible to dispose of twenty-two men, but Briggs and Bates gave eight of them notice to quit by six o’clock, for 33 runs, the match ending in a draw. A rm idale T w en ty -T wo . First Innings. O’Hanlon, c Bates, b Flowers .................. 3 J. A. Antil, c Sherwin, b Flow ers.................. 0 J. M’Caffrey, b L oh­ mann ..........................16 A.M ’Credie.c Scotton, b Flow ers.................. 8 C Harper, b Flowers 4 H. A. Holden, b Loh­ m ann .......................... 4 H. Small, bLohm ann 13 H. C. Antil, b Flowers ]5 W . Brown, lbw, b Flowers .................. 0 W alker, st Sherwin, b Lohmann ........... 0 F. Oatley, c Scotton, b Flow ers.................. 0 W . W oods, c Sherwin, b Flow ers.................. C. Marsh, run o u t ... 1 (J. Marsh, c and b Lohm ann ........... 3 H. Blorafield, b Loh­ m ann ................... 0 Eettington, b L oir mann .................. 0 A. Everett, run out 4 W . Allin gham, c Sherwin,b Flowers 2 J. Adams, c Briggs, b L o h m a n n ...........11 R. Morrison, c Sher­ win, b Lohm ann 10 W. Seabrook,not out 1 J. Donohue, run out 2 B .......................... 4 Total .......... I ll 10 In the Second Innings G. Marsh scored c and b Bates 0, Donohue, c Read, b Bates 4, O’ Hanlon (not out) 15, Small, b Briggs 0, Brown, c Gunn, b Briggs 2, Everett, b Briggs 2, M’Caffrey, b Briggs 0, C. Marsh, b Shrewsbury 6 , Seabrook, c Sherwin, b Briggs 2 ; b 2—Total (for eight wickets) 33. E nglish E le v e n . Lillyw hite, st O’H an­ lon, b M’Credie Read, c Everett, b S m all.......................... Bates, c W oods, b M’C r e d ie ................... Sherwin, b M’Credie Gunn, b M’Credie ... Scotton, c O’Hanlon, b Small ................... Barlow, st Oatley, b O’H anlon................... 36 38 Flowers, c W oods, b Small .................. 54 Briggs, c Harper, b O’Hanlon ........... 5 Lohm ann c Adams, b O’ Hanlon ........... 7 Shrewsbury, not out 2 £ .......................... 2 Total ...225 BOW LING ANALYSIS. A rm idale . First Innings. B. M . R. W . Flowers... 252 25 57 9 Lohm ann 248 32 50 9 Bates Briggs Second Innings. B. M. R. W. 72 69 After having such very hot weather for several weeks it was very refreshing to spend two or three days in such a lovely climate as New England, and it was w'ith regret the team left Armidale on Wednesday, Feb. 9, for New­ castle, a distance of 260 miles, reaching the chief coaling town of N.S.W. a little before midnight, after a tiresome journey of twelve hours. The concert in aid of the new Pavilion at Armidale realised i;80, the largest sum ever taken there, the whole place being so desirous of hearing the cricketers sing, that many could not get into the hall. Barlow was encored, and altogether the affair was a great triumph, Sherwin, Gunn, Scotton, Briggs and Read assisting during the evening in some of the glees and choruses. TWENTY-SECOND MATCH.—v. EIGH­ TEEN OF NEWCASTLE. On Thursday, February 10, a match against Eighteen of Newcastle was commenced. It was arranged to start at half-past two the first day, and Shrewsbury, who won the toss, elected to take first innings on a fast turf wicket. Bates and Barlow came out of the hat first, but the former was quickly sent back, caught at the wicket Shaw, a local player from Singleton, assisted Barlow to raise the score to 66, when the colonial hit his wricket after playing a careful innings of 23. Flowers added 5, when he put one back to the bowler, who held it. Read, who came next, hit the bowling all over the field, 4’s and 5’s coming in rapid succession, till at 95 he lost the companionship of Barlow, who was run out for a useful 42. Briggs made 6, when he was caught at mid-off, and Scotton, after making 15, was clean bowled. Shrewsbury then came in, and the 10’s went up rapidly, till Read, in attempting to pull a straight one, was out leg- before, after playing a dashing innings of 72. Sherwin made 4, when the stumps were drawn. Shrewsbury being not out 18, and the total 194 for seven wickets. Once during the day a sharp shower drove the players in for a few minutes, but it was not heavy enough to hurt the ground, which played beautifully. The attendance was small, not more than 700 being present. Sharp showers fell during the morning of Fridav, February 11, and the game was not resumed till after luncheon (2.15), when the ground was very sticky. Shrewsbury made a single, when he lost Sherwin, caught at mid- off, and Gunn only received one ball before he saw Shrewsbury’swicket scattered. Lohmann and Gunn made matters very lively for a time, when the Notts man was caught at the wicket for a quickly made 26. Lohmann was 15 not out, and the innings closed for 236. The local men on going to the wickets did not make much of a stand against Lohmann and Briggs, and five good men were out for 30. In justice to them, however, it must be mentioned that the ground wras very tricky; on the other hand both bowlers were very near hitting the wicket, many times just missing it by a hair’s breadth. At six o’clock fifteen wickets were down for 107. Owing to the un­ favourable state of the weather the attendance was again very small, not more than 400 persons being on the ground. On Saturday, February"12, it hardly seemed likely that any play would take place, as rain fell in sharp showers. A finalheavy downpour, however, about one o’clock cleared it for a time, and at a quarter-past two a start was made, the Colonials increasing their score to 135 before the last man was disposed of. Next Issue April 14