Cricket 1890

178 CR ICKET : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME . JUNE 12, 1890. hirfcy rung .A good bat with plenty of hit, as well as a very useful fast bowler, and withal a good field, Wainwright is certainly one of the most promising all-round cricketers of the day. Our {[portrait is from a photograph by E. Hawkins and Co., 108, King’s Road, Brighton. THE SEVENTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM. N IN T H M A T C H .—v. CAM BR IDG E UNIVERSITY. The Cambridge Eleven followed up their brilliant performance against Yorkshire, with an equally fine display of all round crioket against the Australians, bringing their trial matches, on Saturday last, to a most success­ ful termination. Mr. S. M. J. Woods, their Captain, was fortunately able to take his place in the eleven, but he only bowled very little and just at the close of the long innings of the Australians. The wicket, owing to rain, was hardly in its usual condition for run- getting, and Cambridge, who won the toss, were not at the outset seen to the best advan­ tage in the first innings. Seven of the best batsmen were out for only 60 runs, but later on, Macgregor, Woods, and Streatfeild played such good cricket that, after all, a verv respeo- table total of 189 was reached. The chief feature of the innings was the exceptionally good display of Macgregor. Fourth wicket down he carried out his bat, and there was nothing tht could be called a chance during the two hours he was in. It is worthy of remark that Trumble caught no less than five of the Cambridge eleven at short slip, and Walters three of the others at forward short leg. The Australians, who had at the end of the first day made 95 for the loss of three wickets, did not complete their innings until just at the close of play on the second day, which ended at 5.30 p.m. in order to allow the players to attend the Summer Boat-races. On Friday the wicket had improved consider­ ably, and in the earlier part of the day Murdoch and Barrett were both seen at their best. The former’s 73 was an innings in ever way worthy of his reputation. In first wicket down he was fourth out, with the total at 132, of which he had made more than one-half, with only one mistake, when he had got 48. Barrett’s 76, though not quite so interesting to watch, from its extreme care, was quite as deserving of praise. He was in while 201 runs were added, and during his innings, which lasted just under three hours and half, there was not avestige of a ohance. The last five batsmen, too, rendered excellent servioe, and Charlton, as at Oxford, proved a difficult wicket to get, carrying out his bat for an exceedingly well got score of 36 not out. Cambridge had a heavy task before them when they went in a second time on Saturday morning, wanting 162 runs to save them from an innings’ defeat. Though they began badly in losing Foley without a run, the two Surrey Amateurs, Douglas and Jephson, improved matters considerably, raising the score from 9 to 96. Still,though Gosling, MoGregor, and Ford all lent valuable help, when the seventh wicket fell Cambridge was only 41 runs on. A capital stand by Streatfeild and Hill, how­ ever, gave the game a much better appear ance for the University, and the former’s vigorous hitting was of the greatest value to his side. It must be added, though, that the Australian fielding was very faulty towards the end of the day, and Streatfeild ought to have been caught more than once. Still his hitting was clean and well timed, aod his innings had a very important effect in decid­ ing the result. Saturday ended with the completion of the second innings of Cam­ bridge, so that the Australians would have had to go in a second time to make 196 to win, not by any means an easy task. C a m b r id g e . First Innings. Mr. R. N. Douglas, c Trumble, b Turner Mr. C. P. Foley, c Mur­ doch, b Turner .......... Mr. D. L. A. Jephson, c and b Ferris ................. Mr. F. S. Jackson, c Walters, b Trumble ... Second Innings. 9 c Jones, b Trott 57 6 run out .......... 0 8 c and b Lyons ... 37 Mr. R. C. Gosling, c Trumble, b Ferris.......... 1 Mr. G. McGregor, not out 73 Mr. F. G. J. Ford, c Walters, b Trumble ... 2 21 c Trumble, Trott Mr. A. J. L. Hill, c Walters, b Trumble ................. Mr. S. M. J. Woods, c Trumble, b Ferris.......... Mr. H. Hale, c Trumble, b Ferris............................... Mr. E. C. Streatfeild, c Trumble, b Turner B 4,1 b 1, n b 1 .......... c Trott, b Ferris 37 b Turner ............ 31 c Charlton, b Trumble............25 0 c Barrett,bTrott 41 26 c Trott, b Turner 13 3 b Lyons ..........18 not out B 18, lb 1 Total ...189 Total ...357 A u str alia n s . Mr. S. P. Jones, c Ford, b Jackson ... 9 Mr. J. J. Lyons, c and b Streatfeild..........33 Mr. W. L. Murdoch,c Jephson, b Woods 73 Mr. G. H. S. Trott, c Hill, b Jackson ... 0 Mr. J. E. Barrett, c Streatfeild, b Jack­ son ........................76 Mr. F. H. Walters, run out ................. 0 Mr. C. T. B. Turner, c sub., b H ill.............24 Mr. S. E. Gregory, c Gosling, b Streat­ feild ........................... 40 Mr. J. J. Ferris, b Woods ....................23 Mr. P. C. Charlton, not out ....................36 Mr. H. Trumble, c Streatfeild, b Jack­ son ...........................19 B 7, lb 9, w 2 ...18 Total ...351 BOWLING ANALYSIS. C a m b rid ge U n iv e r s it y . First Innings. O. M. R. W . Turner ... Ferris ... Trumble Lyons ... 27.2 12 , 30 7 13 2 7 0 Second Innings. O. M. R. W, . ... 32 7 96 2 . ... 23 5 58 1 . ... 12 2 2 37 1 19 3 58 Trott ... 32 6 89 Ferris bowled one no-ball. O. Jackson ...40 Ford..........3 Str’atfeild49 Jephson 18 A u str a lia n s . M. R. W. 19 694 Hill... . 9 160 Hale . 17 111 2 Woods . 9 280 Hale bowled two wides. 26 M. R. W. o rmer was caught. They were only togethei an hour, and though each gave a chance in the long-field, they played with an amount of nerve and judgment which deserved the highest praise. Though the wicket had got a little better by the time Middlesex went in, it still helped the bowlers a good deal, and Mr. Nepean was the only batsman able to make a long stay. He ought to have been caught when he had got a single, but other­ wise his innings was free from blemish. The commencement of the Australians’ second innings was almost as disastrous, and three of the best batsmen, Lyons, Murdoch and Trott, were out with the total only 8. At the end of the first day Jones and Ferris had raised the total to 30, and as on the follow­ ing morning five wickets were secured for an addition of 64, the game was certainly then against Middlesex. Two serious mis­ takes, however, ruined any outside chance they might have had; Gregory was let off in the long field by Scott from Mr. Nepean, and the very next ball he ran out to hit, and had another life, West this time failing to stump him. This, though, was the last opportunity he gave Middlesex, and at luncheon time 82 had been added with the two batsmen still in, a fine performance, altering the whole aspect of the game. Rain prevented any play on Tuesday afternoon, and as the ground was unfit yesterday it was decided to abandon the match. The Australians at the finish were 198 on with two wickets to fall, so that the draw was altogether in their favour. A u str a l ia n s . First Innings. Mr. J. J. Lyons, c Henery, b H earne........................ Mr. S. P. Jones, b Nepean Mr. W. L. Murdoch, b Hearne ........................ Mr. G. H. S. Trott, st West, b Nepean .......... Second Innings. c S c o t t , Nepean ... b Hearne ... 0 b Hearne ... Burton, Nepean ... 0 17 ... 0 not out 3 not out 3 b Nepean Dr. J. E. Barrett, b Nepean ......... Mr. S. E. Gregory, O’Brien, b Nepean... . Mr. C. T. B. Turner, Hearne ....................... Mr. F. H. Walters, Henery. b Hearne... . Mr. J. M’C. Blackham, c West, b Hearne .......... Mr.J.J. Ferris, c Stoddart, b N epean........................49 b Burton Mr. H. Trumble, not out... 34 B 8,lb 5......................... 8 , 15 , 11 cWest, b Hearne 8 b Studd Lb 19 3 Total , TENTH MATCH.—v. MIDDLESEX. Rain not only interfered with the wicket for the earlier stages of this match, begun at Lord’s on Monday last, but effectually pre­ vented any chance of a definite result by frequent visitations on the two following days Up to this year Middlesex had not been suc­ cessful in any of their engagements with Australian teams, and though in this case the game was undecided, as the ground was it was quite as well for them, perhaps, that there was no opportunity of an actual finish Sunday’s rain had made the wicket very soft when the time arrived to commence on the following morning, and Mr. Webbe, winning the toss, decided to put the Australians in. The correctness of his judgment, too, was fully proved by the result, as the earlier bats­ men could do nothing against the bowling of Mr. Nepean and Hearne, and in forty minutes seven oi them had been dismissed for only 13 runs. The play, so far, had been sensational enough, but Blackham’s resolution stood his side once more in good stead, and his plucky play saved the Australians from what seemed to be almost certain, the dismissal of the eleven for a very small total. Blackham helped to raise the total to 55, and when he left Ferris and Trumble, emulating his example, played up with such confidence and nerve that 80 runs were added before the , ..........135 M id d l e s e x . Total ...176 Mr. A. E. Stoddart, c Trumble, b Ferris 0 Mr. A. J. Webbe, run out ........................15 Mr. S. W. Scott, st Blackham,bTurner 11 Mr. E. A. Nepean, c Barrett, b Trumble 45 Mr. T. C. O’Brien, b Turner ................. 8 Mr.P. J. T. Henery, b Turner ................. 0 Mr.P.J. de Paravicini, c Turner, b Trum­ ble ........................12 Mr. H. W. Studd, b Trumble................. J. E. W e s t , c Gregory, b Turner J. T. Hearne, b Ferris .......... Burton, not out B 4, lb 2 . 12 1 6 Total BOWLING ANALYSIS. A u s tr a lia n s . First Innings. O. M. R. W. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. Nepean... Hearne... Stoddart Burton... Turner Ferris ...21.4 4 ...22 10 ... 5 1 ... 4 1 Studd... Webbe 26 30 9 16 4 6 M id d l e s e x . O. M. R. W . 28 10 52 4 14.4 4 38 2 O. Trumble 13 M. R. W. 4 17 3