Cricket 1888

250 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. JU L Y 6, 1688. team, has at last led them to glory. Their victory over the eleven of Hastings and St. Leonards yesterday was a creditable performance, considering that they had to go in against a total of 182,: and English cricketers will congratulate them heartily on a well-deserved win. PRINCIPAL MATCHES FOE NEXT W EEK . T hursday ,J uly 5: Lord's, Oxford v. Cambridge) —Brighton, Sussex v. Kent—Leicester, Leicester­ shire v. Australians—Nottingham, Notts v. York^ shire—Manchester, Lancashire v. Middlesex. F r i ­ day , J u ly 6: M.C.C. & G. v. Herts—Leyton, Essex v. Hants. M onday , J uly 9 : Lord’s, Gentlemen v. Players—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Yorkshire —Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire v. Essex— Derby, Derbyshire v. Australians—Stoke, Staf­ fordshire v. Cheshire. T H E S IX T H A U S T R A L I A N T E A M . SIXTEENTH MATCH—v. NORTII OF ENGLAND. The rain which prevailed all over England at the end of last week materially interfered with this important fixture, begun at Man­ chester on Thursday last. The North of Eng­ land has always shown to the greatest advan­ tage in this match, and we need hardly remind cricketers that the victory obtained by the Australians on Saturday is the first, so far, obtained over the North by any of the Colonial teams. Mr. A. G. Steel was not able to oppose the Australians on this occasion, and, as York­ shire was engaged on the same days against Kent, the committee were unable to give Ulyett and Peel leave of absence to play at Manchester. Still, though Lancashire and Notts between them furnished the Northern team, it was a strong one at all points, and, as will be seen, rendered a good acoount of itself. Heavy rain overnight and the early morning prevented a start until 2.30 on Thursday after­ noon, and then the North, who won the toss, found Turner and Ferris so difficult on the slow wicket, that they were all out in two hours and twenty minutes for the small total of 93, The feature of the innings was the stand of Barlow and Sugg. The latter joined Barlow, who had gone in first, with five wickets down at 24, and was responsible for 27 out of 41 got during their partnership. His cricket— invaluable in its way—was a contrast to that of his partner. Barlow, who was the seventh batsman out, scored 23 out of 81 in an hour and fifty minutes, and the value of his unwearying defence cannot be overrated. When the Aus­ tralians went in, McDonnell was soon dis­ missed, but Bannerman, Trott, and Jarvis did fairly well, and, at the close of the day, the score was 61, with half of the wickets down. Continuous rain on Friday prevented a resump­ tion until Saturday morning,and then the Aus­ tralian innings was soon brought to a close. Turner hit freely,but Attewell’sbowling proved so effective that the last four batsmen did little, Attewell sending down 47 balls for 9 runs and four wickets. Going in again with 4 runs in hand, the second innings of the North was, in the earlier part, almost a repetition of the first. This time the fifth wicket fell at 14, but once more Sugg and Barlow came to the rescue of their side, and the former’s hitting was again of the greatest value, resulting in 24 of 85 made for the wicket. Turner got Briggs, Attewell, and Barlow all out in one over, but the last men, Flowers and Pilling, gave some trouble, and the tenth wicket added 33 runs. When they went in on Saturday evening the Australians had 101 runs to get in about the same number of minutes. The task was ren­ dered the more difficult by the state of the ground, but McDonnell hit all-round in his most resolute style, and 60 runs were got in a little over half an hour, of which the captain had made 57. Still he continued to hit all­ round in brilliant style until the total was 86, when he was bowled. He had made 82 of the number, and, as a display of resolute, fearless hitting, his innings has never been surpassed. He was missed at long-off from Briggs when he had got 44, and also gave a hard chance in the long-field from Barlow immediately afterwards. Just before he was out, too, he played a ball on to his wicke^ without dislodging the bails. Among his figures were twelve 4’s. After McDonnell’3 departure the bowlers had all their own way, and the 15 runs wanted were not got until forty minutes had passed, and at the cost of four batsmen. The Australians thus won after another exciting finish with five wickets in hand, and only ten minutes to spare. The* two Australian bowlers, Ferris and Turner, always destructive on a slow wicket, shared the honours with the ball. The latter was the more effective, and, as will be seen, he was credited with twelve of the twenty Northern wickets at a cost of only 64 runs. N orth of E ngland . First Innings. Mr. A. N. Hornby, b Ferris Barlow, b Turner ......... 23 Gunn, c Jarvis, b Turner 1 Mr. J. A. Dixon, b Ferris... 4 Barnes, c Blackham, b Ferris............................ Mr. J. Eccles, c Bonnor, b Ferris............................ u F. Sugg.cEdwards, bBoyle 27 Brings, b Turner...............18 Attewell, b Turner ......... 0 Second Innings. b Turner ......... 0 c Bonnor, b Turner .........18 b Ferris ......... 3 lbw, b Ferris ... 0 Flowers, not out........ Pilling, c and b Ferris B 3, lb 1 ............... Total ... 3 ... 0 ... 4 ... 93 4 b Turner ... b Turner ... b Turner ... b Turner ... c Blackham, Turner ... b Tu'ner ... not out B 3, lb 3 ... 0 ... 24 ... 8 b ... 0 ... 13 ... 19 Total ... < A ustralians . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. P. S. M'Donnell, c Eccles, b Briggs ......... 5 b Flowers.........6 Mr. A. C. Bannerman, c Pilling, b Attewell.........13 not out ........... Mr. H. Trott, c Sugg, b Barnes .....................18 c Sugg, b Briggs 1 Mr. G. J. Bonnor, c Barnes, b Briggs ..................... 3 b Briggs Mr. A. H. Jarvis, b Barnes 12 b Flowers Mr. J. M‘C. Blackham, b Barnes ..................... 2 b Flowers Mr. C T. B. Turner, c and b Attewell... ...............23 not out Mr. J. D. Edwards, not out 1 Mr. J. Worrall, c DixoD, b Attewell ......................... 4 Mr. J. J. Ferris, c sub., b Briggs............................ 5 Mr. H. F Boyle, b Attewell 0 B 1, lb 2 ..................... 3 Total ....... . 89 Total ...101 BOWLING ANALYSIS. N orth op E nglan d . First Innings. Second Innings. Ferris ... Turner Worrall Boyle ... O. M. R.W. . 26.3 13 38 5 ....... . 31 16 33 4 ....... . 5 3 4 0 . 8 4 12 1 ....... A u stralians . O. M. R.W. 23 7 49 32.2 18 29 10 3 12 0 Briggs ... Attewell Barnes... First Innings, O. M. 37 2i 22.3 10 26 14 5 27 R.W. 84 3 4 3 Second Innings. O. M. R.W. ....... 25.3 16 23 2 ....... 8 3 24 0 4 1 18 0 0 19 0 Barlow Flowers 12 4 18 3 SEVENTEENTH MATCH.—v. LIVER POOL AND DISTRICT. The Australian team, even if the slow wickets have favoured their two crack bowlers, have had reason to complain, as, indeed, have most of the leading Euglish clubs, of the prevalent wet which must have considerably interfered with the financial success of their recent matches. Their seventeenth fixture was to have been commenced on the ground of the Liverpool Club at Aigburth Road, Liverpool, on Monday, but rain prevented a start until Tuesday, and yesterday, too, there was a serious delay owing to the same cause, a resumption being impossible till after one o’clock. Tuesday’s play was in favour of the Australians, who, after heading their opponents on the first innings, made 67 in their second attempt for the loss of two wickets. Winning the toss, McDonnell Bent the Liverpool team into the field, but the Colonials made a bad start, and the score was 18 with three of the best batsmen, Bannerman, Bonnor and the captain, all out. Trott and Jarvis, who put on 43, made the first stand, and with useful assistance from Turner and Worrall and Boyle, the total ultimately reached 119. The local team made a much better commencement than their opponents, and at the end of an hour the total was 56 with three batsmen out. After this, though, Turner and Worrall carried everything before them, and the innings came to an unexpectedly early close. The seven remaining wickets, indeed, only added 14, and Worrall had a re­ markable analysis, his sixty-eight balls realising five wickets at a charge of only 20 runs. Going in again with 49 runs to the good, the Australians soon lost McDonnell, who was again unsuccessful. Trott played steadily for 12, and at the close Bannerman and Bonnor were in with the total 67 for two wickets, Bonnor, who had a life in the long- field, being not out 31. On resuming yester­ day, the giant was caught in the long-field when he had got 46, and as Turner and Worrall alone of the later batsmen made any stay, the innings closed for 150. Richardson the Notts professional, bowled with great success taking seven wickets for 46 run3. Liverpool, wanting 200 to win with two hours and a half left, made a very bad start,the score only showing 17 at the fall of the fifth wicket. Mr. H. B. Steel, who contributed 31, alone offered any great resistance, and the innings closed for 69, leaving the Australians winners by 130 runs. In the match Turner took eleven wickets for 76 runs. A ustralians . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. A. C. Bannerman, run out ............................ 0 c Holden, b Richardson ... 18 Mr. P. S. McDonnell, c and b Smith ..................... 6 b Richardson 4 Mr. H. Trott, c Ravens­ croft, b Hornby ......... 26 b Richardson ... 12 Mr. G. J. Bonnor, c A. G. Steel, b Smith............... 6 c Holden, b Richardson ... 40 Mr. A. H. Jarvis, b Smith 27 c Kemble, b A. G. Steel......... 9 Mr. J. M‘C. Blackham, bA. G. Steel ..................... 2 cHolden.bSmith 4 Mr. C. T. B. Turner, b A. G. Steel ..................... 14 b Richardson ... 22 Mr. J. Edwards, cDobell,b Sm ith............................ 5 c Richardson, b A. G. Steel ... 0 Mr. J. Worrall, st Kemble, b Richardson ............... 15 not out ......... 19 Mr. J. Ferris, c Smith, b A. G. Steel ..................... 0 b Richardson ... 2 Mr. H. F. Boyle, not out... 11 c Hornby, b Richardson ... 9 B 6,lb 1 ...................... 7 B ............... 5 Total ...119 Total ...150 L iv erpo o l and D istrict . First Innings. Mr. C. Holden, b Turner 4 Mr. C. L. Jones, c Ferris, b Worrall..................... 11 Mr. A. G. Steel, b Worrall 15 Mr. E. C. Hornby, c Ferris, b Turner ..................... 28 Mr. J. Ravenscroft, st Blackham, b Turner ... Mr. H. B. Steel, c Boyle, b Worrall ......... ......... Richardson, lbw,bWorrall Mr. A. T. Kemble, bTurner Woodward, b Turner Mr. P. Dobell, b Worrall... Smith, not out ............... B ............................ Second Innings, b Turner ......... 1 b W orrall......... 3 b Turner ......... 5 st Blackham, b Turner ......... 3 0 b Turner b Turner ........ run out ........ b Worrall........ lbw, b Turner.. not out ....... b Worrall....... Lb.............. 31 2 11 0 5 , 5 3 Total 70 Total ... 69