Cricket 1888

?•*! 12 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD 01' THE GAME. JAN . 26, 1888. $ T H E T W O E N G L I S H T E A M S IN A U S T R A L IA . Continued from page 7. S econd D ay — S aturday , N ov . 2o. In beautiful weather, the gam 3 was resumed at twelve o’clock. Tne not outs, Mr. Docker and Read, quickly began to score, but, after the Surrey man had added 7 to his overnight’s score, he hit his wicket. Pilling then joined Mr. Docker, and the bowling waswell punished, till, soon after 200 had gone up, the amateur was run out for a dashing 58. The captain then came forward, and, assisted by Pilling, carried the English total to 263, when the Sussex amateur was well caught for 49—a rapidly made and hard-hit score. Lohmann was absent through indisposition, Pilling carrying out his bat for a capital 31. The local team began their second innings badly, seven wickets falling for 11 runs. Thanks, however, to some good hitting by Power, who scored 31, the total reached 79 before the last wicket fell, the eleven winning in one innings and 145 runs to spare. Pougher took nine wickets for 38 runs, Smith five for 20, and Ulyett four for 19. The attendance was very poor, not more than 400 being present. This is accounted for by its being pay day with the miners, who Could not get away in time. G y m p ie . Powell, c Pougher, b Briggs ... ~.......... W alker, b Briggs ... Farnworth, c Ulyett, b Briggs ................. Clarke, c Pougher, b Briggs ................. Lilwell, b Briggs M ’Taggart, b Briggs Saunders, st Pilling, b Briggs .................. Board, b Briggs.......... Ryan, c Pougher, b Briggs .................. Oswin, c Pougher, b Preston ................. Avenell, st Pilling, b Briggs......................... Power, b Preston ... Parker, b Preston ... Morgan, b Briggs ... Sm ith, b Preston ... Sinclair, c Pilling, b P re s to n .................. J . S titt, b Preston ... A. Jones, c --- b Briggs .................. H ourigan, b Briggs Kent, b Preston W . Farrelly, b Pres­ ton ......................... Robinson, not o u t... Extras.................. Total ..........45 In the Second Innings they scored 79 runs. S h r e w sb u r y ’ s T ea m . Read, h w, b Tag­ gart ......................36 Mr. Docker, run out 58 Pilling, not out ... 31 M r.Sm ith ,cFarrelly,b S in c la ir ...............49 Extras................ 7 Total ......269 Briggs, lbw , b Saun­ ders .........................25 j Pougher c Power, b Sinclair ................. 1 Mr. Newham, 1b w, b Mr. M ’Taggart ... 18 Mr. Brann, c Bo ird b Jtiobinson................. 16 Preston, b Robinson 14 Ulyett, c Farrelly, b I Avenell .................... 14 | The English team left Gympie by special train for Maryborough at half-past eight, arriving soon after eleven o’clock. An oyster supper was in waiting, given by the cricketers of Maryborough, a couple of pleasant hours being spent. All then went on board the steamer to sleep, as she left at five on the following morning for Brisbane, where she arrived at half-past seven, after a pleasant, smooth passage. Gravitating towards Brisbane again, the Englishmen found themselves rather knocked up by the northern heat. Before playing the return match with Brisbane, an exhibition match was played between teams chosen by Messrs. Smith and Docker. The game was played on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Mr. Sm ith’s team batted first, and, owing to the fine bowling of Pougher, were all out for 51. Cockcroft, a local player, was top scorer with 18 not out. Mr. Docker’s eleven were more successful, very nearly doubling the score of their opponents. Hutton, another Queenslander, was the highest scorer with a well-earned 33. In their second attempt Mr. Smith’s team, with two men absent, were dismissed for 89. Ulyett, who went in first, played a dashing innings for 41, and carried his bat rig h t throug h T his left M r. D ocker’s team w ith only 42 runs to w in. The skipper m ade 10, b u t the others were quickly dism issed by Briggs and S m ith . Ju s t w hen it seemed th a t M r. S m ith ’s team w ould w in, tw o local m s n resisted m anfu lly , and pulled the gam3 o u t of the fire w ith one w icket to spare. M r. S m it h ’ s T eam . First In lin^s. Ulyebt, b Pou^her .......... Briggs, b L o h m a n n .......... Read, c Munro, b 'O tijher Mr. a . Newham, c Shrews­ bury, b Lohm anu ... Second Innings, not out ..........41 b Pou^her .. b Poughir... b Lohm ann Mr. C. A. Sm ith, bPougher 3 b Lohm ann Charleson, b Lohm ann Pilling, c Grogan, Pougher ................. Cockcroft, not out ... Bruce, b Pougher Turner, b Pougher ... Hawtree, b Pougher... Extras ................. 4 absent... i ,11 b Preston .. . 18 run out , 1 b Preston .. . 2 absent......... . 0 b Preston .. , 5 Extras . Total ..................51 M r . D o ck er ’ s First Innings. Shrewsbury, run out ... 18 Mr. G. Brann. b Sm ith ... 3 Preston, b Briggs .......... 1 Mr. L . C. Docker, b Sm ith 2 Lohm ann, b B riggs..........11 H utton, c and b Ulyett ... 33 Pougher, b Briggs ..........12 Rosser, c Ulyett, b R 3a l... Munro, not out ................. Grogan, c Charleson, b S m ith ................................ Crook, st Pilling, b Briggs Extras ......................... 11 Total ... 89 T eam . Second Innings. b Briggs .......... 6 b Briggs .......... 2 c Cockcroft, b Sm ith .......... 1 c Ulyett,b Sm ith 10 b Briggs .......... 2 sb Pilling, b Sm ith .......... 5 c Briggs, b Smith .......... 0 b Briggs .......... 0 b Briggs .......... 6 nob out nob out Extras... Total ................. 101 Total ... 42 B OW LIN G ANALYSIS. M r. S m ith ’ s T ea m . First Innings. Second Innings. B. M. R . W . B. M. R. W. Lohm ann ...80 3 263 ............ 95 6 29 2 Pougher ...78 7 207 ............ 75 3 46 2 Preston 19 2 6 3 M r . D o ck er ’ s T eam . First Innings. Second Innings. B. M. R . W. B. M. R . W . Briggs ........102 10 334 ............ 59 5 10 5 Mr. Sm ith ...85 6 203 ............ 55 3 28 4 Ulyett ......... 35 2 21 1 Read ......... 15 0 15 1 Bruce .......... 5 0 1 0 SIXTH MATCH—v. E IG H T E E N OF QUEENSLAND. F irst D ay — F rid a y , D e c . 2. The return match with eighteen of Brisbane was commenced on Friday, December 2. Rain fell during the early morning, and again from 11.30 till 12.30, a heavy storm at five o’clock stopping play for the day. The attendance through the unfavourable state of the weather was very poor, not more than 300being present. The choice of innings rested with the English­ men, who started batting with Mr. Newham and Briggs. The score had only reached 14 when the amateur was well caught and bowled, let­ ting in Read. The latter should have been caught by the bowler, but it was declined, and to show his appreciation of the let off, he drove the next three balls for 4 each. Briggs made a fine leg-hit for 4, and rapid scoring brought the score to 40, when Read was bowled for 17. Preston joined Briggs, and another 20 runs, put together at a furious rate, had been added when the luncheon bell rang. On resuming, Preston was soon out to a very fine running catch at long-on. Shrewsbury, who followed, nearly played on the first ball he re­ ceived and actually did it the second. Mr. Docker was next, and should have been caught at long-on, but the catch was missed. It was not of much consequence, however, as after getting 6 he was run out. Ulyett also made 6 , when another splendid catch cut him short. Six for 89. The Brisbane men were jubilant at the rapid downfall of their formidable opponent?. Lohmann next joined the little Lancastrian, who had from the first played with confidence. The 100 had just been reached, when Briggs was run out. In his score of 4-5 there were seven 4’s. Pouffher took up the partnership, and with the addition of 15 run?, a fine catch at cover-point sent the Surrey man back for 13. Mr. Smith made a brace to the on, and Pougher 4 to leg, when another rattling catch dismissed the latter. Pilling joined the captain, aud, after a few singles, Lit two 4’s in one over, when he was bowled, the innings closing for 133. The Brisbane men bowled and fielded splendidly, no less than four difficult catches being held. The Queenslanders started their innings to the bowling of Briggs and Lohmann, and no run was scored until the forty-second ball and Ihen a wicket fell. Soon after Preston went on for Briggs, and four wickets had fallen for 22, when the storm, which had been threatening,, began, and play ceased for the day. S econd D ay — S aturday , D ecem ber 3. On Saturday, Dec. 3, in magnificent weather the game was resumed at 12.15, and at lunch- time the Brisbane men had lost eleven wickets for 70, Briggs clean bowling three in succes­ sion. On resuming, the innings was finished for an addition of 23. Rosser, an old Victorian player, who a few years ago played for that colony against New South Wales, made the top score (31) like a cricketer. W ith 40 runs in hand Mr. Docker and Pilling opened the second innings. The Warwickshire man was playing well, when for the third time in succes­ sion he was run out most stupidly after making 12. Lohmann went in only to see Pilling bowled —2 for 20. Shrewsbury followed, and the Queensland men had a bad time of it for a considerable period. In spite of changes runs came freely, and at 5 o’clock the score had reached 90. An adjournment was then made for refreshments. A t length Lohmann was bowled off his legs for a fine innings of 53. The partnership had realised 90. Ulyett, who followed, sent a ball clean over the fence (a grand hit). Shrewsbury made two 4’s to leg from successive balls, but soon afterwards was caught at slip for a well-played 41. Ulyett was directly stumped. (Five for 135^. Preston and Mr. Newham were now partners, and at six o’clock, when the stumps were drawn, five wickets were down for 152, Preston not out 14, Mr. Newham not out 5. The company, which numbered about 1,200, included the Governor. The small number was very disappointing, but was a true index of the interest taken in cricket in this colony, as no excuse could be offered for so meagre a crowd on so perfect a day except that no interest is taken in the game but by a select few. T h ir d D ay —M onday , D ece m b er 5. The morning was fine and hot. The game was commenced at half-past eleven, and in less than an hour the remaining five wickets fell. Preston, after making 20, was caught at the wicket, Briggs made no sign, and Mr. Newham was bowled for 19. Mr. Smith was well caught near the boundary, and Pougher bowled. In the second innings of the Queens­ landers Rosser again played good cricket. The Englishmen, though, had plenty in hand, and won finally by 114 runs. S h rew sbu ry ’ s T eam . Tirst Innings. Mr. Newham, c and b Coningham ................. 5 Briggs, run o u t ................. 45 Read, b C oningham ............ 17 Preston, c Bobin, b Coningham ....................14 Shrewsbury, b Silvester... Mr. Docker, run o u t.......... Ulyett, c Voller,b Coning­ ham ... ......................... Second Innings. b Coningham ... 19 b Silvester.......... 0 not out .......... 1 c Bradley, b Coningham ... 20 b C oningham ... 41 6 run out 6 st Bradley, Bliss Lohm ann, c Rosser, b Silvester .........................13 b Bliss... Pougher, c Voller, b Con­ ingham ... .......... ... 11 Mr. Smith, not out ............ 5 12 ... 53 Pilling, b Silvester Extras .......... Total ... b Silvester........ 1 c Cockcroft, b Silvester ... 9 b Silvester........ 8 Extras......... 9 Total ...185 NEXT ISSUE, FEBRUARY 28.