Cricket 1888

MAE. 29, 1888. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 87 T H E T W O E N G L IS H T E A M S IN A U S T R A L IA . (tfrom the Sporting L ife by permission.) MR. VERNON’S TEAM. E IGH T EENT H MATCH.—v. E IG H T E E N OF SOUTHERN TASMANIA. F irst D ay — F r id a y , J anuary 20. After the match at Latrobe, train was taken to Hobart, the capital of Tasmania. On Thursday, Jan. 19, the visitors were right royally entertained, a very pleasant excursion being made down the River Derwent. Unfor­ tunately for cricket rain fell, and cricket on the first day was spoiled. True, a start was made, and the Tasmanians, who have some good cricketers amongst them, lost twelve wickets for 39 runs. Shortly after three o’clock, however, rain began to fall so steadily that the players adjourned to the pavilion, and no more cricket was attempted until the following morning. S econd D ay — S a tu rd a y , Ja n u a ry 21. The weather was much finer, and, though the ground was wet, play was continued. There was a large attendance, and the utmost interest was manifested in the game. The wicket was bad, and the innings of the local men soon terminated for 59, no one reaching double figures. Peel came out with a first-class average. Messrs. Read and Stoddart went in first for the Englishers. Mr. Stoddart made 7 out of the first 8 runs before he was smartly caught at short-leg. Abel joined Mr. Read, and the two Surrey men batted well. The amateur made a grand drive for 5, but, in trying to repeat the performance, was caught at long-off. Peel and Abel made a long stand, although the bowling and fielding were so good that the scoring was slow. At length, with the board showing 95, Abel, who had played with great care, was caught at cover-point. Mr. O’Brien h it lustily, and got out, followed soon afterwards by Peel. The left-hander played fairly well for his 51, although he was some­ what lucky. He made two grand hits over the chains. None of the others offered a serious resistance, and 146 was the grand total. The loOal men then went in again, and did much better than in their first essay. Ryan and Abbott especially batted well, and before stumps were drawn 91 runs had been put up for seven wickets. The match was therefore drawn. S o uthern T asmania E . H. Bui ?3r, c Abel, b Peel 1 ................. 3 Abbott, not out ... 3 Adkisson, c Rawlin, b Peel C. W. Butler, run out 0 Davies, c Attewell, b B eaum ont .......... 6 Ryan, b Peel .......... 0 Chapm an, run out ... 0 Kirby, c Read, b Beaumont .......... 7 M ‘Allen, b P eel.......... 0 Maxwell, c Vernon, b Beaumont .......... 1 Macleod, b Peel.......... 4 V autin, c O’Brien, b Peel ......................... 0 Swan, c Newton, b Total .......... 59 Peel ........................ Kendall, c Attewell b Beaum ont .........! In the Second Innings Davies scored c Bowden, b Beaumont, 12, Ryan, c O’Brien, b Attewell. 26, C. W. Butler, b Beaumont, 0, Abbott, c Read, b Vernon, 17, R . Kirby, c Bowden, b Attewell, 1, M ‘Allen, c Beaumont, b Peel, 14, Maxwell, c Peel, b Vernon, 1 ; extras 20.—Total, 91. M r . V ernon ’ s T ea m . Bingham , c Read, b P e e l......................... Kirk, b Peel .......... V autin, b Peel.......... S. Howe, c Attewell, b Peel ................. E xtras................. Mr. A. E . Stoddart, c Ryan, b Maxwell ... 7 Mr. W. W . Read, c Chapm an, b Ken­ dall .........................18 Abel, c Swan, b Ken­ dall .........................37 Peel, c M ‘Allen, b Kendall .................51 Mr. T. C. O’Brien, c and b Maxwell ... 13 Attewell, b Kendall... 8 Mr. A. E . Newton, b M axw ell................. Rawlin, b Kendall ... Mr. M. P. Bowden, not out ................. Mr. G. F. Vernon, c E. H. Butler, b M axw ell................. Beaumont, c Abbott, b Kendall .......... B O W L IN G ANALYSIS. S. T asm ania . First Innings. Second Innings. B. M. R. W . B. M. R. W . Peel .......... 162 28 21 11 ........... 56 8 20 1 Beaumont.. 160 29 29 4 ........... 84 12 20 2 Attewell ... 176 34 17 2 Stoddart ... 44 5 14 0 Vernon ... 9 2 0 2 M r. V ern o n ’ s T eam . B. M.R . W . B. M. R . W ' Kendall ... 191 2257 6 1 Bingham 200180 M axw ell... 124 950 4 | R yan ...445210 N INETEENTH MATCH.—v. COMBINED TASMANIA. Total ...146 F irst D ay — T h u rsd a y , J anuary 26. Mr. Vernon’s team commenced their fourth and concluding match in Tasmania on Thurs­ day, January 26, at Hobart. They had arranged to meet a team picked from the whole colony. Two or three came from the North, but Mr. Rock, the Old Cantab, and Clemons were unable to play, so that Tasmania was not fully repre­ sentative. A beautiful wicket had been pre­ pared, and despite counter attractions there was a moderate attendance. Mr. Vernon, as usual, won the toss, and sent in Messrs Read and Stoddart to bat, Kemdall and Maxwell bowling. The first 10 soon appeared, Mr. Stoddart having made one fine drive for 4 off Maxwell. He then gave a hot chance, which was refused. Two 4’s in succession and a three to the Surrey crack brought 30 up. Twenty were rapidly added before Mr. Stod­ dart received his quietus from an off drive, the ball being caught in the chains. Abel went at 64, and after he had given a chance Mr. Read was bowled with the board showing 71. Peel and Mr. O’Brien began merrily, the former at once lashing out and sending one over the chains. Mr. O’Brien opened by giving an easy chance, but afterwards he made no mistake. He hit one ball over the boundary and three under it before he was caught at deep long-off. (Four for 121). Neither Mr. Newton nor his captain had a prolonged stay at the wickets, but on Attewell joining Peel some good cricket was witnessed. Peel cemented the partnership by landing two balls over the boundary in quick succession. Attewell scored steadily, twelve singles being recorded to him before he ventured to open his shoulders. After making 21 he was bowled, the partnership having pro­ duced 54 runs. After Rawlin’s appearance Peel continued to hit out magnificently until stumps were drawn, when he had 85, while Rawlin had credited himself with 15. The total was 227 for seven wickets. S econd D ay — F r id a y J anuary 27. The weather had changed since the first day, the wind blowing a regular gale, and rain coming down at intervals. At twelve o’clock Peel (85) and Rawlin (15) took their places at the wicket to the bowling of Kendall and Maxwell. The second of Kendall’s was hit to leg for 4 (230 up). Maxwell started with a maiden, and Peel got Kendall to leg for another four. Some slow play followed, and as the batsmen were very careful, maidens were the order of the day. Peel at last drove Maxwell for 4, and cut the same bowler for 3, complet­ ing his century amidst applause. (Score 240.) Rawlin got a snick for 4, and Peel put a ball from Kendall near Davies, running 2 for it. Rawlin brought 250 up by a snick for 4 off Maxwell, and 1 run later that bowler gave way to Adkisson, who opened with a maiden. The scoring was again slow, and at 266 Ryan went on in place of Kendall, while Bingham relieved Adkisson at the other end. W ith 270 up Peel drove Bingham for 4, skying the next ball behind, just out of M ’Allen’s reach. One run later he was splendidly caught by Chapman off Ryan. The Yorkshire player received a splendid ovation on returning to the Pavilion. (8—119—275.) Mr. Bowden followed, and Rawlin got Ryan in the slips for 4. Four more runs and the professional wag bowled by Ryan. (9—34—283.) Beaumont was the last man, and at once broke his duck. At 295, Kendall replaced Bingham, and 2 runs later he clean bowled Mr. Bowden, the innings closing for 297. An adjournment of an hour now took place for luncheon. Davies and Ryan were the first to represent the Tasman­ ians, to the bowling of Peel and Beau­ mont. The scoring was very slow, as the bowling was well on the spot, and with only 7 runs up Mr. Vernon caught Ryan off Beau­ mont. Burn followed, and the scoring con­ tinued steady. At 32 Peel gave way to Attewell, and 3 runs later Mr. btoddart took the ball from Beaumont. The scoring now became more lively, and at 46 Mr. Stoddart was relieved by Rawlin. This change, however, had no effect on the batsmen, and at 58 Mr. Read went on with underhand slows. Ten runs later Abel bowled in place of Rawlin, and off his third ball Davies was smartly caught at the wickets by Mr. Bowden. (2—18— 68 .) Gatehouse now partnered Burn, and started his account with a nice hit to the off for 4. W ith 73 on the board there was a short interval on account of the rain. Just after play was resumed Gatehouse was badly missed by Abel in the slips off Mr. Read. Peel relieved Mr. Read at 92, and Abel retired in favour of Beaumont at 98. Two more changes in the bowling were tried, but the batsmen were not separated when rain stopped the game for the day. Burn had then got 64, and Gatehouse 30, the score being 136 with only two wickets down. Both not outs played very fine cricket. T h ir d D ay — S aturday , J anuary 28. The weather had greatly improved after the rain of the previous day, and there was a large crowd present. The wicket was still good, the opinion being expressed that the rain had improved it. Beaumont and Attewell resumed the bowling. Mr. Lumb (aYorkshire amateur) fielded in place of Mr. Stoddart, who was indisposed. Burn commenced operations at once, smiting Attewell’s first ball for 3. Both batsmen were playing well, and at 160 Peel relieved Beaumont. W ith the score at 172 Gatehouse was magnificently caught at point by Mr. Read off Peel. (3—42—172.) Sidebottom filled the vacancy and Mr. O’Brien brought the house down by some splendid fielding. At 184 Burn’s time had come, one of Peel’s glanc­ ing off his bat into Abel’s hand at slip. The scorers gave Burn’s total as 99, but the bats­ man was confident he had made his century, as he said he counted the 36 runs he required. A number of people who were scoring on the ground also maintained that he had com­ pleted his 100. The recognised scorers, how­ ever, said 99, and their finding out afterwards that their analyses were 1 run out did not remedy the blunder. Considerable sympathy was felt for Burn in the matter, and a sum of money was collected on the ground and handed over to him. Kendall, for his bowling, also received part of the money. But to return to the play. Abbott joined Sidebottom, and some good batting was shown by both men, the scoring being fast. Many changes were tried in the bowling, but the score had been raised to 236 before Sidebottom was bowled by Mr. Read. (5—42—236). Luncheon now took place,and on resuming, Mr.Newton relieved Mr. Bowden at the wickets. C. W. Butler came in with Abbott, but after making 15 he was well taken at the wickets by Mr. Newton offPeel. 272 up. Seven runs later Abbott was caught by Attewell off Peel. (7—27—279). The next three men did not do much, and the board showed ten for 285. Macleod and M ’Allen now got together, and the score was raised to 317 before the latter was 1b w to Mr. Read. E. H. Butler was the next man, and, in spite of frequent changes in the bowling, he kept Macleod company till 382 was put on the board. Butler was then cleverly stumped by Mr. Newton for 39- He played good cricket, but should have been caught in the slips by Mr. Bowden off Rawlin when he had made 13. Kendall partnered Macleod, and stayed till the fourth hundred was posted. Adkisson and Macleod played out time, the latter having played a fine innings for 50 not out KEXT 118181®. APEIL 12.