Cricket 1888

A P E IL 12, 1888. CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. 53 lunch, from which two 4’s were made. On resuming Briggs again bowled w ith Lohm ann, M ‘Gliiichy being caught by Brann off the latter’s first ball. Wooden played a capital innings for 22 before beins; smartly taken at point. Twenty-two also by Lord, who was not out, were well made. These were the only double figures of the local team. Preston caught no less thau five at deep mid-off. The innings closed for 107. Being 119 behind they commenced their second innings to the bowling of Ulyett and Preston. M ‘Glinchy was soon out leg before to U lyett, but Wooden again played well, and, w ith Tubb, brought on Briggs and Lohm ann, but no other wicket had fallen at six o’clock, when Wooden was 18 and Tubb 10, and the total 32 for one wicket. The attendance was about 400. T h ird D ay —S aturday , F ebruary 18. In beautiful weather the game was continued at twelve o’clock, and a determined stand was made by the two not-out men of the previ ms evening, Wooden and Tubb. Several bowling changes were resort ed to, and the score reached 90 before a separation could be effected. Tubb was the first to go, and, as frequently happens in such cases, his partner quickly followed him . A couple more wicket3 fell quickly, 97 being the total at lunch time. After luncheon four more good men were soon dis­ posed of. Then another long stand took place, and the rate of run getting was very slow, all sorts of bowling being tried but w ithout success, till 170 was on the telegraph board, and when the last wicket fell, at twenty minutes past five, for 222, the chance of playing the match out was over. U lyett and Read opened the second innings, and h it away merrily. Bead was stumped for 11. Preston joined Ulyett, who sent a ball clean out of the ground—a huge drive. He also made three spanking drives for 4 each. W hen the stumps were drawn 42 runs had been made for the loss of one wicket, Ulyett not out 23. The wicket was a perfect one throughout. The attendance was about 800. S hrew sbury ’ s T eam . First Innings. Mr. A. Newham, b M‘Glinchy ........... 1 Briggs, b Arnott ...8 ) Lohmann, b Maddi- son ......... .............14 Ulyett, c Bryant, b Maddison................... 27 Maddison ... ... 1 Read, c Tracey, b Pougher, not out ... 3 Arnott ................... 30 Extras...................12 Mr (*. Iirann, c Lord, b M'Glinchy ............ 25 Total .........226 Shrewsbury, lbw, b M*Glinchy .............20 In the Second Innings Read scored st Bryant, b M'Glinchy 11,Ulyett (notout) 23, Pieston(notout) 4 ; extras, 4—Total, 42. N ewcastle E ighteen . First Innings. Bode, b Briggs ................ 0 Jackson, c Preston, b Loh­ mann ............................. 2 M'Glinchy, c Brann, b Preston ....................... 6 Kennedy, b Briggs ......... 4 Wooden, c Shrewsbury, b L ohm ann...................... 22 Creswick, c Shrewsbury, b Lohmann ................ 9 Tupp c Preston, b Briggs C Webb, c and b Briggs ... 8 Gardner,c and b Lohmann 1 Lord, not out ................ 22 Arnott,cPreston, b Briggs 9 Whiting, c Preston, b Loh­ mann ............................. 6 Maddison, c Preston, b L o hm ann....................... 0 Giles, b Pougher ......... 0 Sneesby, b Smith ......... 0 Bryant, b Sm ith................ 0 Hall, b Smith ................ 2 Tracey,c Smith,b Pougher 2 Extras ....................... s Preston, 1 b w, b M 'Gliuchy .......... Mr. C. a . S m i t h , c W o o d e n , b M 'Glinchy .......... Mr. L. C. Docker, b -VIad ison ...... Total ................. 107 Second Innings, c brann, b Smith 4 c Lohmann, b Pougher........ 31 lbw, b Ulyett ... 4 b Smith ......... 0 b Smith ......... 51 candbLohmann 2 c Preston,b Loh­ mann ........ 36 c Read, b Loh­ mann ......... 2 Ibw, b Lohmann 39 b Smith ......... 1 run out ......... 0 c Shrewsbury, b Lohmann ... 0 c Brann, b Loh­ mann ......... 4 c Smith, b Briggs 10 c and bBriggs... 1 c Smith, b Briggs 13 b Briggs ......... 1 not out ......... 16 Extras ..........13 Total ...222 BOWLING ANALY3I3. S h r e w s b u r y ’ s T e a m . First Innings. Second Innings. B .M .R .W . B M .R .W . M 'Glinchy ...212 21 675 .................... 32 0 27 1 M addison...........217 24 713 .................... 36 4 10 0 Arnott .......... 88 4 402 .................... 4 0 1 0 Tracey ........... 64 7 17 0 G ile s....................2) i 16 0 W ebb....................12 1 3 0 N e w c a s t le E ig h t e e n . First Innings. Second Innings. B .M .R .W . B .M .R .W . Lohm ann ...168 20 377 .................... 224 36 57 4 Hriggs ...........156 16 405 .....................118 15 34 4 Preston ........... 4 0 80 .................... 76 11 20 0 Pougher ........... 33 6 92 .................... 72 12 17 1 S m ith .............28 5 53 .................... 101 19 13 6 Ulyett ...124 1 52 1 Read ... 48 7 16 0 Lohm ann bowled 2 wides. T he E leven spent S unday, F ebruary 19, in Newcastle, and left fo rT a m w o rth a t seven the follow ing m orning. A lth o u g h the distance is less th an 200 m iles it occupied thirte en hours and a half, or an average of about fourteen m iles per hour. I th in k this gains the prize for tedious railw ay travelling. E IGHTEENTH MATCH—v. TWENTY- TWO OF TAM WORTH. A hearty reception wTas given the team by the gentlemen of Tamworth, their healths being drunk with three cheer.s. Mr. Smith responded in his usual happy manner, and said that certainly no body of men could be more pleased than they were in reaching Tam­ worth after such a long, tiresome journey, which, however, would soon be forgotten in the memory of such kindness as they had just received from the citizens and sportsmen of the town. F irst D ay — T uesday , F ebru a ry 21. The local men,whoplayed twenty-two, having won the toss, elected to bat. The ground is situated in the centre of the town, and very handy for the public to pop in and out for an hour or so at a time from their places of busi­ ness. The wicket was a matting one. Briggs and Lohmann started and bowled throughout the innings. A -wicket fell to the first ball delivered—clean bowled by Lohmann. Each man as he came hit away boldly, and although at lunch time, after eiglitv minutes’ play, twelve wickets were down, 71 runs had been nnde. No stand of any consequence was made after this, and the innings closed for 104 runs. Briggs took elevenwickets for 45 runs. Pilling and Bead began batting for the Englishmen ; the score advanced to 16, when the Lancashire man wras clean bowled. Mr. Smith, who fol­ lowed, hit the second ball he received to square-leg, out of the ground, for 6, Read sending the same bowler for 5. A change of bowling was fatal to Read, who was clean bowled for 16. Mr. Brann did not stay long, and Pougher made no sign. (Four for 48.) Briggs opened with 4 to leg, which he repeated from the following over. Mr. Smith, who had played a lively game for 28, was then caught at point from a bumper. (Five for 65.) Ulyett was next, and opened with a straight drive for 4. Briggs was next knocked over badly, and a considerable delay took place. On the game being continued, Briggs was bowled off his body for 22. Lohmann made 7 when he was bowled. Mr. Newham, with Ulyett, increased the score to 126, when the stumps were drawn —Ulyett (not out) 35, Mr. Newham (not out) 6. The day was fearfully hot, quite unfit for cricket, but the players on both sides, in spite of this, stuck to it manfully, although most of the Englishmen were verv much fatigued at the end of the day, which was the hottest of the season so far. The attendance was about 800, which in­ cluded many ladies. A great many more would probably have attended, but very little shelter could be got from the blazing hot sun, which no doubt kept them away. S econd D ay —W ednesday , F ebruary 22. The game was continued at a quarter to twelve. The weather was again very fine, but frightfully hot. Ulyett was soon out, clean bowled by a ripper. Mr. Docker did not score, but on Preston joining Mr. Newham runs were rapidly piled on, the Yorkshireman in par­ ticular being very rough on the bowlers. At length he was caught over the bowler’s head for 31; Newham29 (not out). The list wicket added 50 runs. Langley took eight wickets for 57 runs. The local men started badly, as at lunch time four were out for 11 runs, all victims to Pougher, who, with Preston, started bowling. On resuming, runs came more freely, Mr. Smith relieving Preston, who soon gave way to Briggs, Lohmann taking Pougher’s place, and at twenty minutes to five the innings closed for 98. This left the eleven 20 runs to win, which was accomplished for the loss of one wicket (Preston's) in six minutes. S h r e w s b u r y ’ s T e a m . First Innings. Pil ing, b Srni h ... 5 Mr. Newham, not out 29 M. Read b Longley... 16 Mr. Docker, c and b Mr. O. A. Sm ith, c T ongley.................. 0 Sm ith, b Longley... 23 Preston, c Fabings, Mr. Hrann, b Longley 3 b Longley .....................31 Pougher, b Longley... 0 E x tras.................... 6 Briggs, b Longley ... 22 ; — Ulyett, b Longley ... 86 Total ............183 Lohm ann,b Flannery 7 ’ In the Second Innings Read scored (not out) 12, Preston (run out) 5, Mr. Braun (not out) 3.— Total, 20. The Twenty-Two scored 104 and 98. B OW LIN G ANALYSIS. T a m w o r t h . First Innings. Second Innings. B .M .R .W . B M .R .W . I.ohm ann ...131 1 51 8 .........a57 127 Briggs ............130 9 45 11 ......... 855 265 Preston... 80 5 21 1 Pongher 105 10 29 6 Sm ith ... 2 > 4 1 0 The eleven returned to Sydney the same evening. Leaving Tamworth at half-past five, they reached the metropolis at half-past seven the next morning. N INETEENTH MATCH — v. SIXTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM. F irst D ay — F r id a y , F eb . 24. The first of the four matches arranged by the Sixth Australian Team to be played in Aus­ tralia prior to their departure for England, was commenced against the Shrewsbury and Lillywhite team on the Sydney ground on February 24. Giffen and Horan did not play, but Moses, who cannot be induced to come to the Old Country, was a formidable substitute for either as a batsman. 1 he team consisted of five from New South Wales, Jones, Moses, Turner, Ferris, and M ’Donnell; Blackham, Trott, and Edwards from Victoria ; Lyons and Jarvis from South Australia; and Burn from Tasmania. After a spell of fine weather for nine days the wind suddenly shifted to the south on Thursda> afternoon, and it began to rain. Although little fell, it was sufficient to spoil the wicket for a time, and when for the fifth ■ time in succession M ’Donnell had beaten Mr. Smith in the toss, he decided to send the Englishmen to the wickets. On the chance of fine weather this was without doubt the proper thing to d >, but the sequel proved it to be a dreadful mistake, and lost the Colonials their first match. At twenty minutes past twelve M ’Donnell and his men took the field, and were quickly followed by Read and Shrewsbury. Turner and Trott started the bowling. The former was hit twice by Read for four, a straight drive and a leg hit, Shrewsbury cracked Trott to leg for 4, and a bratfe by Read was followed by a sharp appeal from Jarvis, result­ ing in the retirement of the Surrey man, caught at the wicket. (One for 14) Mr. Newham after getting 5 pulled on, and Ulyett filled the breach. Trott was breaking very much from leg, as well as getting up very high, but Turner, except occa-