Cricket 1892

MARCH 24, 1892 ClilOKET: A WEEKLY BECOED OF THE GAME. 85 BOWLING ANALYSIS. M a lv e r n . Second Innings. B. M. K. W. First Innings. B. M. R. \V. Sharpe Briggs Lohmann. Attewell .. Grace........ 198 171 , 168 104 72 38 4 59 3 40 12 15 0 35 2 Radcliffe 22 Peel ... 18 L ord S h e f f ie l d ’ s T eam . 1G 2 G 0 0.williamsl40 Letcher ...120 G.Williams 36 Blazey ... 36 B. M. R. W. 5 31 4 51 1 13 2 9 B. Haddrick 9G Horne ... 18 Wallace 24 M. R. W. 11 9 1 1 8 0 0 15 1 FIFTEENTH MATCH—v. TWENTY MELBOURNE JUNIORS. J anuary 23 and 25. One of the most eagerly anticipated matches of the Englishmen’s tour in Victoria was the one against twenty junior players. Marvellous enthusiasm is manifested in Melbourne with regard to junior cricket, and the attendances at the cup contests are as great, and some­ times greater, than at the matches of the seniors. The cricket, too, is really good, and an eleven juniors would make it warm for South Melbourne, East Melbourne, or Mel­ bourne, the crack senior teams of Melbourne, Unfortunately for the interests of cricketers, and of the players themselves, there is con­ siderable disinclination on the part of the juniors to', join the senior ranks. The con­ sequence is that some of the juniors are pretty old juniors, and most of those who played against the Englishmen were young men of from twenty to twenty-five, one or two being even younger, though undoubtedly some ol the lads should be amongst the seniors. This is notably the case with Mailler, the captain of the junior eleven, who i really fine bat. This will be his last season in Victoria for a season or two, as he intends to proceed to England to prosecute his medical studies. F ir s t D a y — S a t u r d a y , J a n u a r y 23. The first day’s play was witnessed by 2500 barrackers. As a concession to the colts, who are accustomed to play on matting, a strip of matting was stretched over the perfect turf, and this made a very fast wicket, The Doctor won the toss, and, recognising the calibre of his opponents, the customary practice in matches against odds of drawing for the order of batting was not followed, but the men went in in their usual order. Grace himself and Abel opened the innings. They did it very slowly, as the fielding was very close and the bowling too good to be trifled with. Maiden after maiden was sent down, and when at last Abel got a 2 there were great cheers. The champion could not get the ball away at all, and with 7 up he played a ball on to his wicket. Bean adopted differ­ ent tactic3, and launched a hit for 3, dropping just out of reach of a fieldsman. This steadied Bean, and settled him, too, as a beautiful ball beat him, and lifted the bails. Stoddart hit with better effect. A full toss went to the chains, and three more balls reached the same destination in quick succes­ sion. Kelly’s bowling came in for most punishment, and with 50 up he gave the ball to Evans, who immediately got Abel to play a ball on his wicket. An exactly similar fate befel Maurice Read. The ball seemed to come too fast for the batsmen, the first three of whom had played themselves out, a story which tells its own tale. The fourth wicket fell at 63. Stoddart brought 70 up with a hit for 4, which was likewise a chance. Peel hit a ball to the leg-boundary, while the amateur twice drove Evans to the chains. Paterson relieved Evaus. Stoddart at once hit him to the chains and then made a fruitless attempt to repeat the dose, Brown in the long field making a good catch. The total was now 94, and there seemed every reason to ex­ pect a decent score. Stoddart was in while 83 runs were scored, and his was a very bril­ liant innings, during which he only gave one chance. The last seven wickets utterly col­ lapsed, if I except that of Lohmaun, who made 10. Four others made ducks, and Peel carried out his bat for 14. O’ Shannassy obtained a re­ markably fine average, while Paterson and Evans also came out with creditable figures. The Juniors were very sanguine that they could pass the visitors’ score, but they made a terrible start. Chrystal, after making 5, was caught in the slips, while the two next men fell in the same way, all three to Lohmann’s bowling without the addition of a single run. The Surrey crack had three wickets for none, but he got no more that day. Mailler came in to stem the torrent of disaster, and he began with a lucky snick for 3, fol­ lowing which he made 9 in one over from Loh­ mann, 6 coming from two fine square cuts. Attewell could not get a wicket, and gave the ball to Peel, while Briggs relieved Lohmann. Still runs came slowly, but, with 60 up, Brown, whose innings was marred by the fact that he was missed before he scored, was bowled by Peel. Three men came to the assistance of Mailler, but did not stay, and at last, with G8 up, the captain got his leg where the bat should have been. He played such a fine innings that the Englishmen joined in the cheers which were lavished upon him. With eight wickets down for 79 play ceased for the day. be drawu. At first however, the .Tuniora went for a win. and the earlier batsmen hit- B ut this did not pay. Lohmann and Atteweu bowled too well. W hen they found they could not make the runs, defeat stared grim ly at them , but the [lads batted with care, and managed to make a draw. They played v^ y well and must be congratu ated on the tine show they made against their formidable opponents. L ord S h e f f ie l d ’ s T e a m (T w e l v e ). Second Innings, run out ..........25 First Innings. R.Abel, b Evans.................22 Dr. W.G.Grace, b O Shan nassy............................... 1 G. Bean, b R. K elly.......... 3 Mr.A.E.Stoddart,cBrown, b Paterson .................52 J. M. Read, b Evans.......... 6 R. Peel, not out.................14 run rut .......... 0 c Collie b Evans 12 b Evans ... b Kelly......... c R. Kelly, Evans ... , 17 , 0 ... 15 G. A. Lohmann, b Pater­ son ... .....10 run out Mr. G. M’Gregor, b Pater­ son ..................................... 0 c Mr.O.G. Radcliffe, c John­ ston. b O’Shannassy ... 0 b Kelly Mr.H.Philipson, c A. Fox, b O’Shannassy .......... 0 not out Briggs, cA.Fox, bO’Shan- n a ssy ............................... 1 c W. Attewell, nassy ... . Extras . S econd D ay —M onday , J anuary 25. The last men made a very feeble resistance to Lohmann’ s bowling, and the Surrey cricketer took all but one of the remaining wickets. He was almost unplayable, as he kept a perfect length, and made the ball do a lot. The innings closed for 131, which gave the Juniors a lead of 15. The matting having been relaid after the wicket had been rolled, Abel and Peel began the visitors’ second innings to the bowling of Paterson and O’ Shannassy, who were so successful in the first innings. Runs came freely, Abel es­ pecially playing with unwonted freedom. Peel, following his partner’ s example, ran out to a ball, and landed it into mid-off’s hands. (One for 46.) A little later a sharp return by Mailler ran out Abel. Bean slogged up 12, and also a ball into Collie’s hands near the boundary. The score was now 76 for three wickets. Dr. Grace was next, and the bad luck which had attended him recently stuck to him. He played a ball into the slips and started to run. For once—such occasions are remarkably rare wich him—he made an error of judgment. The ball was fielded smartly, and before he could get back his wicket was put down. Maurice Read followed, but the second ball he received just nipped the bails. Radcliffe also failed to score, play­ ing a ball on to his wicket. Thus four bats men had fallen at76, and a remarkable change had come over the game. Stoddart and Loh­ mann stemmed the tide. The former took no liberties, but Lohmann twice hit Evans to the boundary on the leg-side. At 86, however he was clean bowled. M’Gregor follower Lohmann’s example, and the pace was very merry, nearly every ball producing runs. Again Lohmann smacked two 4’s off one over, and was then brilliantly run out. (Eight for 117.) The Cambridge wicket keeper hit two 4’s and snicked one for 3. He repeated the same dose a minute or two later, but at 148 met his fate. Philipson also shaped well, but Briggs and Attewell soon got out, and the total was left at 155, which gave the Juniors 111 to win Before time was called they had lost one wicket for 20. T h ir d D a y —T uesday , J an u ary 2G. The Englishmen had to leave f jr Sydney to play the return big match, and it was there­ fore arranged that play should begin at eleven o’clock, and stumps be drawn at two, to give them ample time to catch the train. The chances were, therefore, that the game would Johnston, Chrystal... , 28 , 16 b O’Shan- J. Kelly, b O’Shannassy... 0 b O’Shannassy 6 Extras........... 8 Total ...155 Total ...................116 T w e n t y C om bined J u n io r s . First Inning3. Second Innings, E. Brown, b Peel .21 b Attewell..................... H. Chrystal, c Attewell, b Lohmann ................. A. E. Stevens, c Stoddart, b Lohmann ................. H. Speary, c Attewell, b Lohm ann........................ 0 R. Mailler, lbw, b Briggs 43 T. Fox, c Lohmann, b Peel ............................... 0 J. M’Carthy, b Peel.......... 1 R. Kelly, b Briggs .......... 0 5 c Lohmann, Attewell... 0 b Lohmann c Abel, b Atte­ well .................22 Ibw, b Lohmann 1 c M’Gregor, Attewell... . b Attewell... . st M’Gregor, Lohmann . G. Sparks, c Philipson, b Lohmann........................ I. Evans, c Abel, b Loh- m ann............................... J.Edwards, c Abel, b Loh­ mann ............................... A.Fox, c Radcliffe, b Loh­ mann ............................... A. Collie, c M’Gregor, b Lohmann........................ W. Elannah, c M’Gregor, b Attewell........................ H. Williams, c M’Gregor, b Lohmann ................. G. Hayson. b Lohmann... J.Kelly, b Lohmann.......... W. Johnston, b Lohmann J. Paterson, c Stoddart, b Lohmann........................■ P. O’Shannassy, not out E xtras........................ 11 lbw, b Attewell 0 7 b Lohmann 6 0 c Stoddart, Lohmann c Grace, b Atte- w ell................. cAttewelJ.bLoh- mann ..........' c Philipson, b Lohmann ... b Attewell......... not out .......... c Abel, b Atte­ well ................. not out Extras Total ................131 Total BOWLING ANALYSIS. L ord S h e f f ie l d ’ s T eam . First Innings. B. M. R. W. O’Shannasey 123 6 elly J. Evans... Chrystal... Paterson Johnston ...78 ...48 ...48 ...48 ... G Second Innings. B. M. R. W ... 66 8 26 2 6 41 2 126 84 18 78 Collie... 12 1 70 T w e n t y of M e lb o u r n e . first Innings. Second Innings. B. M. R. W . B. M. R. W. Lohmann ...216 It 57 13 .......... 258 21 67 7 Attewell ...163 19 18 1 ............ 258 25 30 9 R. Peel ...130 G 37 3 Briggs.............65 5 15 2________________________ CRICKETERS— B est G oods City Agents — b ear th is M ark.—Advt. P arton & L ester , 94, Q ueen S t ., C heapside .