Cricket 1890

64Together joined in cricket’s manly t o i l Byron* No. 252. VOL. IX. Registered for Transmission Abroad. THUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1890. PRICE 3d. THE SEVENTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM. T H IR T Y -F IR S T M A TCH—v. GLOUCES­ T E R S H IR E . The Gloucestershire eleven suffered their first defeat since they comm enced their Northern tour at the end of July on Saturday, when the Australian team defeated them at Cheltenham with eight wickets to spare. W . G. Grace, who had been lucky of late in the toss, was this time unfortunate enough to lose, and Gloucestershire had in consequence to take the field. The Australians at the outset, though, did not benefit m uch by their good fortune in going in first, as Roberts and W oof were very successful, and Lyons, Barrett, Murdoch, and Trott fared so badly that the total was only 18 when the fourth wicket fell. Turner, too, ought to have been caught before he had scored, and this mistake cost Glouces­ tershire very dear. A fter his escape, though, Turner played well, and Charlton helped him so ably that the partnership realised 62 runs. A heavy downfall of rain during luncheon placed Gloucestershire at a disadvantage, and the wet ball was against the fieldsmen as well as the bowlers. Burn and Ferris, who added 66, were, indeed, both let off, and W oof was particularly unlucky in having several catohes missed from his bowling. Ferris, but for his one mistake, though, played excellent cricket, and his innings of 54 not out, which lasted an hour and a half, proved to be the highest in the matoh. Gloucestershire, who overnight had made 16 for the loss of their best batsman (W . G. Grace), were seriously handicapped on Friday m orning, and as the wicket dried under the sun, it was altogether in favour of the bowlers. Turner and Ferris profiting by their opportunities took full advantage of the condition of the ground, and though the inn­ ings lasted just under two hours and a half they were unchanged, the form er taking six wickets for 42, the latter four for 30 runs. Going in a seoond time in a m inority of 107, Gloucestershire again began in an unpromis­ ing style, losing Messrs. R adcliffe ana E . M. Grace for only twenty runs. Mr. Page, however, rendered Mr. W .G . Grace valuable assistance at a trying tim e, and these two batsmen showed admirable cricket under great disadvantages. The form er stayed in for over two hours, and this stand, which realised 53 runs, was one of the best features of the match. Though after their separation several wickets fell, some brilliant hitting b y Mr. Pullen im ­ proved matters considerably. Mr. VV. G. Grace’s 36 was in every way worthy of him . H e was batting altogether two hours and a quarter, and except for a chance at the early part his innings was without a flaw. W hen play ceased on Friday ipght Gloucestershire were sixteen on with one wicket to fall, and on Saturday morning seven were added before Mr. Pullen’s dismissal brought the innings to a close. Mr. Pullen had hit in fine style, and his 42 was an invaluable display of cricket under the circumstances. Ferris bowled with great success, taking six wickets in thirty overs at a cost of only 35 rans. Though the A us­ tralians only wanted 24 to win, this number cost them tw o batsmen (Burn and T rott), so that Gloucestershire were beaten by eight wickets. A u s t r a l ia n s . First Innings. ... 0 Dr. J. E. Barrett, lbw, b Woof Mr. J. J. Lyons, b Roberts ................. 5 Mr. W. L. Murdoch, cPage, b Roberts 7 Mr. H. Trott, b Woof 4 Mr. C. .T. B. Turner, b Woof .................36 Mr. P. C. Charlton, st Pagp, b Woof ... 26 Mr. K. E. Burn, c E. M. Grace, bRoberts 24 In the Second Innings Mr. H. Trott scored, c Painter, b Woof, 0, Mr. P. C. Charlton (not out), 13, Mr. K. E. Burn, c Dr. E. M. Grace, b W oo/, 4, Mr. S. E. Gregory (not out), 7; b 1 .—Total, 25. G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . Mr. J. M‘C. Black­ ham, b W oof.......... 5 Mr. J. J. Ferris, not out ........................54 Mr. S. E. Gregory, c Pullen, b Roberts 2 Mr. H. TrumbFe, c Belcher, b W oof .................13 B 2, lb 6................. 8 Total ...184 First Innings. Di. W. G. Grace, c Charl­ ton, b T urner.................. 7 Dr. E. M. Grace, c Trum­ ble, b Turner .................21 Mr. O. G. Radcliffe, lbw, b Turner ...........................14 Mr. J. Cranston, c and b Ferris............................... 3 Mr. W . W. F. Pullen, c Trott, b Ferris................ 0 Painter, b Turner ... 3 Mr. C. F. Belcher, st Blackham, b Ferris ... Mr. A. C. M. Coome, c and b Turner ........................ 1 Mr. H. V. Page, b Turner 10 Woof, c Burn, b Ferris ... 0 Second Innings. c Charlton, b Ferris .............36 b Turner ........... 5 lbw, b Turner ... 4 b Ferris .......... 0 c Burn, b Charl­ ton .................40 st Blackham, b Ferris .......... 0 Roberts, not out B 4,lb 1 .......... Total ... ... 77 6 b Ferris .......... 0 c Blackham, b Ferris .......... 0 b Charlton ... 3i c Blackham, b Ferris .......... 1 not out................. 4 B 5, nb 1 ... 6 Total ...130 BOWLING ANALYSIS. A u s t r a lia n s . First Innings. _ _ Second Innings. O. M. R. W Woof .......... 33.4 9 81 6 Roberts.......... 3216 40 4 Dr.W.G.Grace 11 2 29 0 Mr. Croome... 8 3 9 0 Mr. Radcliffe 4 0 17 Q O. M. R. W. 6 4 2 13 2 Q 3 IX 0 G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . First Innings. Seoond Innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Turner... ... 26.211 426 ............ 20 5 48 2 Ferris .......... 26 11 304 ............. 33 18 35 6 Trott ... 4 1 10 0 Charlton... 16.1 8 31 2 Ferris bowled a no-ball. E N G LAN D v. A U S T R A L IA . Owing to heavy rain on eaoh of the last three days, it was not possible even to com ­ mence the third m atch between England and Australia, fixed for the first half of the present week, at Manchester, D r. W . G. Grace, Messrs. W . W . Read, A . E . Stoddart, G. M cGregor, with Shrewsbury, Gunn, Attewell, Lohmann, Maurice R ead, Briggs, and A. Mold or F . H . Sugg form ed the English eleven. S U R R E Y v. YO RK SH IR E . The Surrey eleven, who had not been beaten since their defeat by Notts in W hit week, m et with a severe check at the Oval at the end of last week, when Yorkshire, after a very plucky uphill game, succeeded in winning with only 16 runs to spare. Owing to rain, the wicket was a little slow, even at the commencement, and Surrey, who were again lucky in the toss, did well to reach a total of close on 300 runs. They were in all the first day, and when rain stopped the game 284 had been made in four hours for the loss of seven wickets. The early part of the innings did not give any great hopes of a large total, as four of the best bats­ men were out for 50, and when A bel was caught and bowled, five wickets were down for 82, of which the outgoing batsman had contributed 40 by careful and excellent cricket. The feature of the innings was the determ ined stand of Mr. K ey and Lockw ood, who added no less than 189 rans. The amateur gave two sharp chances to Peel at slip before he had got 15, and Lockw ood m ight have been oaught at m id-off when he had made 33 besides returning one very hard back to W ain­ wright when his score was only 9. E xcept for these errors, though, both batsmen played very fine cricket, and they m et all the Yorkshire bowling with confidence and judgment. They had raised the score from 82 to 271 in two hours and a half, and, as often happens after a long stand, both went at the same total. Mr. Key was unfortunate enough to be bowled when only 2 runs short of his hundred, and the odd runs went to Lockw ood, who ought to have been easily caught and bowled by Harrison when he had got 98. This^ was Lockw ood’s first innings of three figures in an important m atch, and though not without