Cricket 1888

MAE. 29, 1888. CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. 89 S econd D ay — M onday , F ebruary 13. Rain fell again all day on Saturday, Feb. 11, sothat playwas impossible,although the players and 1,000 spectators waited in the rain until half-past four for the clouds to lift. The sun shone on Sunday, but early in the evening the clouds began to shed tears again, and they did not desist until late on Monday afternoon, so that it was not until Tuesday that play was possible. Then the ground was still very damp, and the bowlers were again in their element. Shortly after noon Garrett and Turner resumed their places at the wickets. Garrett had added only a single when he made a wild h it at an off-ball, and tipped it into Pilling’s willing hands. Turner and Ferris put on 5 runs. Peel missed a hard chance from Turner off Lohmann, and then Ferris skied a ball to Mr. Walter Read. The total was thus only 42, leaving the Englishmen with 71 to their credit. Shrewsbury and Mr. Stod­ dart were sent in to increase the balance. Mr. Stoddart began by sending balls from Ferris to the boundary. Shrewsbury obtained a single off Turner. This brought him opposite Ferris, who clean broke through the professional’s defence. (1—1—9.) Ulyett, with 5 opposite his name, was beaten by a trimmer, and two for 15 was the record. Mr. Walter Read came to the assistance of Mr. Stoddart, who scored rapidly off Ferris. W ith 27 up, the Middlesex amateur was caught at the wickets. Maurice Read, the 'next ma n, again ran out to meet the balls, but this time with more success than had attended his efforts in the first innings. He got hold of a couple in one over from Ferris, and put them to the boundary. Ferris was becoming expensive, and at 48, of which about 35runs had been debited to him, he gave way to M ’Shane. Maurice Read relished the change, a loose ball flying to th e fence. The amateur meanwhile had been jogging along steadily, and by per­ fect defensive cricket had made 8 when a trimmer cleared off his off bail. (4— 8 —54.' Peel joined Read, who skied a ball towards Moses, who misjudged the flight altogether, and four was the result. A drive off the same bowler—M ’Shane—realised a similar number. R^ad then drove Turner magnificently over the boundary, and Peel obtained a brace and a triplet off the sajae over. Encouraged by his success, Peel left his ground next over, and missing the ball, found his bails dislodged before he could get his foot back again. (5—9;—82.) Lohmann skied his first ball, and Blackham easily caught it. Mr. Newham joined Read, who at length made a miss-hit, and was caught. He had played a useful though somewhat lucky innings. Shortly before he got out, he potted a ball back to the bowling crease. Turner, as usual, had run up the pitch in the hope of making a catch, and in this instance had to stand and see the ball drop on the ground he had just left. (7—39—84.) The score rose slowly to 111, when Briggs, who had made some pretty hits, was well caught by Worrall at forward point. Attewell assisted Mr. New­ ham to carry the score to 131, when the Sussex amateur was out lbw. Pilling was soon bowled, and Attewell was left not out again with 10 to his credit. Turner came out with a great average, but he did not thoroughly deserve it. He bowled very short at times, or would have been more expensive. The Australians wanting 209 to win, at­ tempted their impossible task, M ‘Donnell and Bannerman going in. The former drove Peel for a brace, and back-cut him to the boundary. Bannerman had only registered a couple when he played a fast ball into Attewell’s hands. A beautiful ball pegged M‘Donnell’s centre stump out of the ground, and two wiokets were down for 8 . Moses and Jones carried the score to 20 , at which stage the left-hander, who had been unusually free, was easily caught by Briggs at cover. Burton came and went quickly, and four wickets were down for 21 , Jones not having scored yet. Turner suc­ ceeded and hit Lohmann to the boundary. Jones received four for a late cut off the Surrey bowler, and Turner followed immediately by cutting him for a similar number. This brought on Attewell, who immediately gave Turner a straight ball, which would have taken the leg-stump if the batsman’s legs had not been in the way. Garrett followed and made 1 before play was stopped, Jones having 13; total, 47, for five wickets. T h ir d D ay —W ed n esd a y , F ebru a ry 15. Wednesday was a dull day, and the ground was still against the batsmen. No interest was manifested in the conclusion of the game, which was regarded as a foregone conclusion. Lohmann and Peel resumed bowling, and they began with six maidens, in the last of which Peel bagged a wicket, Garrett tamely putting a ball into Shrewsbury’s hands at point. ( 6 —1—47.) Blackham filled the gap, and after Lohmann had bowled another maiden the new batsman lifted Peel for a single. He then snicked Lohmann for a couple. A run was stolen, and Jones realised 2 for a late cut off Lohmann. He then potted a bumpy ball to Shrewsbury, and 7—15—53 was the record. M ‘Shane partnered Blackham, who got 2 from a late cut off Peel, 2 byes coming from the same over. Next over from Peel the same batsman received a pair from a leg top. A single to Blackham brought M‘Shane opposite Peel. He gently skied a ball to Lohmann at slip, but he could only reach it with the tip of his left hand, and was unable to hold it. Next over the tyke clean bowled M ‘Shane. (Eight for 60.) Worrall left at 61, and Ferris joined Blackham. The young bowler was not ag­ gressive, but maintained an end while Black­ ham, by his well-known determined game, made runs. At 82, however, Ferris was caught at point. The Englishmen thus won by 126 runs, in the most hollow fashion. Scores:— C o m bined E n g lish T ea m . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. Stoddart, c M ‘Shane, b Turner................................16 c Blackham , b Turner .......17 Ulyett, c Burton, b Turner 5 b Ferris ... 5 Mr. W . W . Read, b Turner 10 b Turner .... 8 M. Read, c and b Turner... 0 c Bannerman, b Turner ....... 89 Peel, hw, b Ferris .......... 3 st Blackham , b Turner ....... 9 Shrewsbury, c Turner, b F e rris ................................44 b Ferris .... 1 Lohm ann, c Jones, b F e rris ................................12 c Blackham , b Turner ....... 0 Mr. Newham, c W orrall, b F e rris................................ 9 lbw , b T urner... 17 Briggs, b Turner .......... 0 c W orrall, b M 'Shane.......14 Attewell, not out................. 7 n o to u t ....10 Pilling, run o u t ................. 3 b Turner .... Extras ......................... 4 Extras ... 12 Total ...113 Total ...137 B O W L IN G ANALYSIS. E n g lish T eam . First Innings. Second Innings. B.M. R. W . B. M. R . W . Turner ... 200 27 44 5 .......... 152 23 43 7 Ferris ... 188 25 60 4 .......... 64 4 43 2 Garrett ... 12 1 50 M'Shane 84 7 39 1 N.S.W. & V ictoria . First Innings. Second Innings. B. M. R. W , B. M. R . W . Peel ........ 75 9 18 5 .......... 132 14 40 4 Lohm ann... 76 13 17 5 .......... 128 18 35 4 Attewell... 18 2 4 2 Lohm ann bowled one wide. N.S.W. and V ictoria . First Innings'. Second Innings. Bannerman, c Ulyett, b L o h m a n n ......................... 2 c] Attewell, b Lohm ann Jones, c Shrewsbury, b Peel ................................ 0 c Shrewsbury, b Lohm ann ... 15 Moses, c W . Read, b L oh­ m ann ................................ 3 c Briggs, b Loh­ m ann ..........11 Burton, c Stoddart, b L o h m a n n ........................ 1 c Pilling, b Peel 1 M'Shane, c Shrewsbury, b Peel ................................ 0 b Peel................... 0 M'Donnell, bL ohm ann ... 3 b P e e l................... 6 W orrall, st P illing, b Peel ................................ 6 b Lohm ann .. Blackham, c Shrewsbury, b P eel................................ 2 not out ............25 Garrett, c Pilling, b Loh­ m ann ................................10 c Shrewsbury, b P ee l................. Ferris, c W . W . Read, b Peel ................................ 0 c Shrewsbury, b P e e l................. Turner, not o u t .................. 8 1b w, b Attewell 12 Extras ......................... 7 E xtras......... Total ..........42 Total TWENTY-SECOND MATCH. — v. NEW SOUTH WA LES (RETUKN), F irst D ay — F r id a y , F ebru a ry 17. W ith Moses and Ferris away, the home team {or this return match—begun on Feb. 17 on the Association ground at Sydney— could scarcely be termed fully representative. The weather was in striking contrast to the wet associated with the previous fixture, being delightfully fine, and the wickets in splendid condition. W inning the toss, the Englishmen sent Abel and Mr. Stoddart in to bat. The latter hit the first ball for four and was bowled by the next. Peel followed, and the score was raised by steady cricket to 56 before the new-comer was dis­ missed. Mr. W . Bead came next, and he very soon saw Abel give place to Mr. O’Brien. This partnership proved very ad­ vantageous, as the pair knocked the bowling all over the place, and nearly 100 runs were put on before Mr. O’Brien was caught at the wickets. Mr. Bead continued to hit freely, and the score was increased to 248, principally through his agenoy, before the next wicket fell. Rawlin succeeded Mr. Newton, and only a few runs had been added when Mr. Bead was thrown out. He had played a splendid innings for 119, though he gave a fairly easy oliance to Turner when he had scored a single. Mr. Vernon had only a short stay, but Rawlin and Attewell played out time, the score then being 297 for 7 wickets. The bowling of the Australians fell off considerably towards the finish. S econd D ay — S aturday , F ebru a ry 18. The match was continued in the presence of about 3,000 spectators. The weather was fine, and the wicket continued to play fairly well. The remaining three English wickets yielded 40 runs, the innings closing for 337. New South Wales opened badly. C. and A. Bannerman played cautiously, but only 10 runs had been put onby steady play when the former was brilliantly caught by Peel. M ’Donnell came next, but was soon captured in the out-field. Jones ran himself out before he scored, and Allen, who followed, was soon bowled. W ith four of the best wickets down for 26 the prospects of the home team looked anything but rosy. The play up to this stage had been slow; but Turner infused a little life into the game, and the score was raised to 70, when A. Bannerman was disposed of by another splendid catch by Peel at mid-off. Turner was dismissed directly afterwards, but Burton and Hiddleston made' a short stand, and as Garrett also shaped well the record at the close of the day was 144 for seven wickets. M r . V ernon ’ s T eam . Mr. A. E. Stoddart, b Turner ................. 4 R. Peel, b Turner ... 27 R. Abel, c Burton, b Turner ............... 34 Mr. T. C. O’Brien, e Burton, b Jones ... 45 Mr. A. E. Newton, b W earne ............... 17 Mr. W . W. Read, run out ......................119 W .Attewell,bGarrett 25 Mr. G. F. Vernon, c M'Donnell.b (urner 6 J. T. Rawlin, c Allen, b Garrett ..........39 J . Beaumont,not out 2 Mr. M. P. Bowden, lbw, b Turner ... 4 E xtras................. 15 Total ...337 Continued on page 44. NOT APRIL 12.