Cricket 1888

44 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD O F THE GAME. MAR. 29, 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 39. N ew S outh W a les . F. J. Burton, c Stod­ dart, b Peel .............16 R . Biddleston, not out .........................20 T. W . Garrett, not out ............................17 E x tras.................... 13 Total ...144 A. Bannerm an.c Peel, b Stoddart ..........33 C. Bannerman, c and b Peel ................. 6 P. S. M'Donnell, c Rawlin. bBeaum ont 4 S. P. Jones, run out... 0 It. Allen, b Peel ... 8 C. T. B. Turner, c O ’Brien, b Stoddart 27 Wearne and W. Richardson to bat. B O W L IN G ANALYSIS. M r. V ern o n ’ s T eam . B. M. R. W . B. M. R . W . Turner ... 324 35 1285 1W earne 44 3 38 1 G arrett... 295 35 91 2Richardson28 0 26 0 Jones ... 68 «l 39 1 According to the Sportsman, Mr. Yernon’s team played in all in twenty-seven matches, including the Combination against All Aus­ tralia at Sydney, and of these twelve were won, one (v. N.S.W.) lost, and fourteen drawn. Of the nine representative matches, seven were won, one drawn, and one lost. The batting averages are given by the Sportsman as under:— A L L M ATCHES. Times Inns, not out. Runs. Most in an Inns. Aver. Mr. A. E . Stoddart 34 .... 0 .. . 1227 ..,. 285 ... 36.3 Mr. W. W . Read ... 3) ... 2 ... 1000 ... 183 ... 35.20 R. Abel ................. 35 ... 5 ... 926 ... 95 ... 3 >.26 R . Peel ................. 37 ... 8 .... 1027 .,.. 119 ... 30.7 Mr. T. C. O’Brien... 23 ... 2 ... 567 .... 86 ... 27 W . Attewell .......... 31 ... 4 .... 634 ..,. 122 ... 21.4 W . Bates................. 13 . .. 0 . .. 255 .,.. 54 ... 19.8 Lord H aw ke.......... 10 . .. 0 ., .. 180 .... 70 ... 18 Mr. A. E . Newton... 31 . .. 1 ., .. 470 .,,. 77 .. . 15.20 Mr. M. P. Bowden 30 ... 6 ... 385 ... 44 ... 16.1 Mr. G. F. Vernon... 26 ... 5 ... &31 ... 50 ... 15.16 J. T. R a w lin .......... 32 ... 4 .. . 402 .. . 78*... 14 10 J. Beaum ont.......... 33 ... 10 ... 205 ... 40 ... 8.21 The following substitutes also played:— M ‘A rthur (1 and 1), F. Walters (34*), P hillips (19), F. W illiam s (0). R E P R E SE N T A T IV E MATCHE3. Times Most in Inns, not out. Runsi an Inns. Aver. Mr. W . W. Read 13 ... 2 ... 610 .... 183 ... 55.5 R. Peel ..........15 ... 2 ... 449 .... 55 ... 31.7 Mr.A.E.Stoddart 15 ... 0 .... 450 ... 94 .... 30. R. Abel ..........14 ... 1 ..., 320 ... 95 ..., 24.8 Mr.A. E.New ton 12 ... 1 .... 264 ... 77 .... 24. Mr. G. F.Vemon 8 ... 0 ..., 155 ,... 50 ..., 193 W. Attewell ... 14 ... 3 .... 212 ... 43 .... 19.3 Mr.T.C. O ’Brien 10 ... 0 ..., 186 ... 45 .. 18.6 J. T. R aw lin ... 12 ... 1 ... 193 .... 78* ... 17.6 Lord Hawke ... 5 ... 0 .. . 76 ... 48 .... 15.1 Mr.M.P.Bowden 10 ... 3 .... 99 ,... 35* .... 14.1 W. B a te s .......... 5 ... 0 .... 59 ... 28 .... 11.4 J. Beaum ont ... 12 ... 5 ..., 40 ... 16 ..., 5.5 OF SHREWSBURY AND LILLY- W H IT E ’S TEAM. FOURTEENTH MATCH.—v. X X II. BOURKE AND D ISTRICT . F ir st D a y - F r id a y , J a nuary 20. At eight o’clock on Wednesday evening, Jan* 18, the English Team left Sydney for Bourke. Pilling, still weak, stayed in Sydney to fully recover, if possible. The journey was a long and tedious one. Passing over the Blue Mountains in the night, the famous Zig-Zag could not be seen. Bathurst was passed just before daybreak, and Orange at six a.m. Twenty minutes for breakfast was allowed at Wellington. At Dubbo a change of trains took place, and from this point the heat was very great, the route being over an immense plain. It was a few minutes after six when Bourke was reached, the distance from Sydney being 503 miles, and the time occupied in doing the journey twenty- two hours. A large crowd had assembled at the station to welcome the cricketers, and a hearty reception was given them. This is the first time any Englishmen have been so far into the interior of Australia for cricket, and the first time such fearful heat has been ex­ perienced. On Monday, Jan. 16, it was 115 in the shade, Tuesday 117, and on Thursday (the day of our arrival) 112. At night there was no possibility of sleeping in thebed-rooms, and the veranda was occupied with some two score perspiring beings trying to sleep. On Friday, Jan. 20, the weather was much cooler, a south-west wind blowing, the heat in the shade only reaching 101 . The scene of the match was on the race­ course, and a great deal of trouble had been taken by the local men to get a good pitch, which, with green matting stretched over well-rolled soil, played fairly well. The field­ ing ground was exactly like a well-ploughed and harrowed seed field. The captain of the Bourke team won the toss and sent the eleven to the wickets. A t lunch time Mr. Brann, Preston, Mr. Docker, Lohmann and Shrewsbury were out for 18 runs. Afterwards Mr. New­ ham and Read played up a bit, and when the last wicket fell the telegraph showed the total to be 69. The bowling of the local team was surprisingly good, as was the fielding. On the Twenty-two going in to bat two disasters befell the Englishmen, and as both Lohmann and Mr. Brann got severely injured on the fore­ finger, a couple of the Bourke men had to field for them the remainder of the match. When the stumps were drawn twelve wickets had fallen for 59 runs. S econd Day— S aturday , J anuary 21. On the following day, in about the same temperature, the game was continued. The Twenty-two increased their score to 104, Mr. Smith taking seven wickets for 8 runs. Mr. Newham and Ulyett opened the second innings for the Eleven ; at 14 Ulyett was run out, and at 30 Preston was bowled. Mr. Smith hit vigorously for 17, and Mr. Newham played a sound game for 31. After this Briggs and Read hit away merrily, the former getting the top score in the match, 43. Read’s 34 included three 5’s and a four. When stumps were drawn 157 runs had been made for the loss of eight wickets, and the match ended in a draw. S h r ew sb u ry ’ s T ea m . First Innings. Second Innings. Lohm ann, b Readford ... 9 Mr. G. Brann, 1 b w, b Colless ......................... 0 Preston, b Colless .......... 4 b Readford ... 6 Briggs, b Colless .......... 7 st Adolph, b Dickinson ... 43 Mr. L. C. Docker, 1 b w, b Colless ......................... 1 not out ... 1 Shrewsbury, b Colless ... 1 b Readford ... 4 Mr, W . Newham, b Read­ ford ................................ 15 c M artin, b Colless ... ... 31 Mr. C. A. Smith, b Read­ ford ................................. 4 b Shepherd ... 17 Read, b Readford .......... 12 b Readford ... 34 Pougher, not out ..........11 Ulyett, c Quarterm an, b Kerridge ......................... 4 run out ... 6 Extra ......................... 1 Extras ... 15 Total ..................69 Total ...157 B ourke T w enty -T w o . Black, b Pre3ton Evans, b Sm ith.......... Jones, b Preston Bloxham, c Shrews­ bury, b Preston ... Kerridge, b Sm ith ... Shepherd, b Preston Colless, c Preston, b Sm ith ................. Breden, b Sm ith Readford, b Sm ith ... Fitzgerald, b Sm ith Raym ent, b Smith ... M ’Kenzie, run out ... Dickinson,c Pougher, b Briggs ................. Adolph, b Preston... Quarterman, b Pres­ ton ......................... Robin, b Preston ... Matthews, c Docker, b Preston Carroll, c and b Briggs ............... Hardwick, b Briggs Isaac, b Briggs.......... M artin, b Briggs ... Palmer, not out Extras.................. Total ..........104 Lohm ann Briggs ... Preston... 180 16 34 B O W L IN G ANALYSIS. B ourke T w enty -T w o . B. M. R . W . B .M .R .W . 10 0 8 0 1Sm ith ... 120 19 8 7 73 4 26 5 |Pougher... 5 0 0 0 M In the evening a banquet in honour of the Englishmen was given. About fifty sat down, and a very enjoyable time was spent. Briggs was presented with £,5 for getting top score in the match, and Mr. Newham with a pair of beautifully-mounted Em u eggs for the highest score in the first innings. Altogether the whole thing was carried out by the Gentlemen of Bourke in a most enthusiastic and hospit­ able manner. Sunday, Jan. 22, was a very hot day, and most of the English team spent the day on the banks of the Darling River, under the shade of the weeping willows. Read, Lohmann, Shrewsbury, and Lilly- white left on Monday, Jan 23, for Orange, but the remainder could not resist the chance of some wild turkey shooting in the Bourke dis­ trict. Four others arrived on the following day—Ulyett, Preston, Briggs, and Pougher— but the amateurs could not leave such hospit­ able friends as they had found till the last moment, and as only one train each day leaves Bourke another day had to be put in by them at that place. F IFTEENTH MATCH—v. TWENTY-TWO OF ORANGE. F rid a y and S atu rd a y , Ja n u a ry 27 and 23. This match was noticeable for no special fea­ ture except the bowling of Briggs and Pougher in the first innings, and of Preston and Mr. Brann in the second. Though the locals won the toss and batted first on a good wicket and in fine weather, not one of them obtained double figures, Briggs and Pougher bowling unchanged throughout. The Englishmen then went to the wicket, and, although Pilling gave no trouble, Preston, Ulyett, and Pougher scored at such a rate that at the end of the first day the score was 105 for five wickets. On the second morning Maurioe Read and Briggs gave a fine exhibition of free hitting, and the innings resulted in a total of 206. Against this the locals, who played three short, only made 62. As the match was over early, the afternoon was devoted to an ex­ hibition of batting by the Englishmen. O range T wenty -T wo . First Innings. Clarke, b B riggs................. M ’Credie, st Pilling, b Briggs................................ Marsh, c Preston, b Briggs Hadley,cPougher, b Rriggs Roberts, c Ulyett, b Poughcr ......................... Jonas, c Ulyett, b Briggs Rope, c Pougher, b Briggs Yeo, b Briggs ................. Jacobs.c Briggs,b Pougher Mitchell, c Ulyett, b Pougher ......................... Treasure, b Briggs .......... Lane, c Ulyett, b Pougher A. Boyne, b Briggs .......... Hornby.cDocker, b Briggs R andall, c Docker, b Pougher ......................... Nicholls, c Docker, b Pougher ................. ... Moulder, c Ulyett, b Pougher ......................... Naylor, c West, b Briggs... Ford, b Briggs ................. Boyne, b Pougher .......... Hales, b Pougher .......... Barry, not out ................. E x tra s ......................... Total ... ..........76 Total S h r ew sb u ry ’ s T ea m . Second Innings. 1 run out .......... 0 1 b Preston............ 0 4 b Sm ith .......... 1 1 b P reston.......... 0 5 0 lbw, b Preston 0 6 b P reston.......... 2 0 b Sm ith v......... 0 3 b D o c ke r.......... 0 7 b Brann .......... 8 0 b Brann .......... 1 8 b Brann .......... 0 9 cUlyett, b Sm ith 3 5 b Docker .......... 8 2 run out .......... 4 2 run out .......... 1 3 c Read, b Brann 0 6 6 b Read .......... 4 3 b Newham.......... 5 0 not out .......... 3 0 b Read .......... 0 4 Extras.......... 12 Preston, b Marsh ... 37 P illing, b Marsh ... Ulyett, c Hornby, b Marsh ................. 31 Pougher, retired hurt 28 Mr. L. C. Docker, c Bovne.b Marsh ... 2 Mr. C. A. Sm ith, b Hadley ................. 4 Read, b Hadley Mr. W . Newham, Boyne, b Rope Briggs, not out Mr. ft. Brann, M oulder.......... Extras.......... Total ... 3 ... 32 b ... 6 ... 7 ...208 NEXT ISSUE, APEIL 12.