Cricket 1893

44 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. MARCH 23, 1893 CRICKET IN FIJI. S U V A v. A L L -C O M E R S . T h e crick et season fo r 189‘2 w as opened at th e A lb e rt P a ik G rou n d, Suva, on F aster M onday, in gloriou sly fine w eath er by a m atch betw een 1he Suva C lub and a team got logeth er by M r. D ixon , em bracin g the best of Ihe players from th e N aona. R ew a, and L eou k a D ietricts. A v e rv pleasan t gam e resulted in a w in fo r th e h om e team by an in n irg s and thr< e runs, th e visitors being d is ­ app oin ted in one or tw o of th eir best m en at the last m om ent. F o r th e victors, w h o m ade the m ost of w in n in g th e toss, on an excellen t w ick et and under a blazing sun, U dal m ade th e h igh est score o f th e m atch , ca rry in g out his bat fo r a w ell h it 62. F o r th e losers Sw ann, in th e first in n in gs, played w ell, and P ow er, in th e second, h it hard, for th eir res­ pectiv e scores. T h e b ow lin g h on ou rs w ere fa irly divided betw een C aldw ell, G room , and Jay on th e one side, and D ix on , G allagh er and S im pson on the oth er, w h ile th e fieldin g was very fair on both sides, no “ extras ” being a llo w id b y th e h om e team in eith erin n in gs. S uva . T. Steel, b Gallagher 3 F S. Henry, run out 1 H .P . Jay, b Sim pson 17 K. C. Bentley, b W. O. G room ,cD ixon, Dixon .................... 14 b Gallapher ........... 7 E. A. GledhiiJ, b J. A. Joske. c Rat- D ixon .................... 3 cliffe, b G allaghtr... 13 L . E. Benjam in, b J. 8. Udal, not out ... 62 Gallagher ... ... 0 It. Caldwell, c Kettle- Extras................... 9 well, b Dixon ...........15 — A. A. Joske, b Simp- T otal ..........145 son ........................... 1 A l l C omers . First Inningp. D. J. Solomon, b Caldwell 2 H. G. Berkeley, b G room 10 .T. D. Dixon, b Groom ... 11 W . H. Kettlfcwell, b Cald­ well ......................... 15 A. J. Swann, b Caldwell .. 24 E. B. Sim pson, c Steel, b Caldwell ................... ... 0 W. Power, run out ........... 4 O. W ilson, b Caldwell ... 1 H. Whiteside, n ot out ... 5 F. Ratcliffe, b Groom ... 3 F. Gallagher, b Caldwell... 1 T otal ...........76 Second Innings, c Steel, b Jay ... 1 b Jay ................... 9 b J a y ................... 3 c Jay, b Groom 1 c Steel, b Jay ... 3 15 b G room ........... c *tee\ b Gled- hiil ...................22 b J a y ................... 4 c and b Groom ... 5 b J a y ................... 3 not out ........... i Total ... 66 S U V A v. F I J I C L U B . “ Q ueen’s B irth day ” (24th M ay) w as celebrated in Suva, so far as crick et w as con cern ed, by a m atch at th e A lb ert Park ground betw een the S u va and the F iji C lub, w h o w ere also all m em bers o f th e cricket club. T h e w ick et w as rather dead at startin g and th e sun h ot, con sequ en tly th e F iji C lub, w ho started the batting, cou ld do little (w ith the excep tion o f B erkeley, w h o h it m errily fo r 21) w ith th e excellen t bow lin g of C aldw ell, w hose 6even w ick ets on ly co st 30 runs. U dal and Steel started w ell for Suva, but the good start w as n o t m aintain ed, and B a xen dalean d Jay bow lin g up w ell th ey on ly m anaged to head th eir op p on en ts’ score by 20. O n g o in g in again on an im p roved w icket, and w ith -the best bow ler (C aldw ell) absent, the F iji C lub did m u ch b etter and w ell o v e r ­ topped th e cen tu ry before th e in n in gs closed , Jay and J. Joske p u ttin g on runs fast w h ilst th ey w ere together. F iji . First Innings. Second Innings. F. M. Booth, b Ca'dwell ... 3 c Gledhill.bUdal 8 F.R. Baxendale.bCa'dwell 0 c GledhitJ.b Steel 0 H. G.Berkeley,cBenjam in, b C aldw ell.........................21 b Groom J. A. Joske, c Gledhil', b Caldwell .......................... 11 run out J. D. Dixon,Ibw.b Gledhill 9 b Steel... H. P. Jay, c Scott, b Caldwell . 12 ... 96 ... 13 A. B. Joske, b Caldwell ... F. S. Henry, b Groom ... T. D. Brown, run out F. Spence, n ot out ........... J. R . Farewell, c Swann, b Caldwell ........................... E x tra s ........................... b G room ..............84 b U d a l.. .. 10 c Swann, b Udal 13 st Benjam in, b G) oom ........... 2 c PeDjamin, b G r o o m ........... 0 0 not out Extras . Total ...................58 Total ...128 S uva . J.S. Udal.bBaxendale 27 fT. Steel, b Baxeodale 10 R. Caldwell, lbw, b Eaxei dale.......... ... 0 W. O. Ore om , b Jay... 2 A. J. Swann, c Fare­ well, b Jay .......... 11 E. A. Gledhill, b Bax- en dale.......................... 0 W . A. Fcott, c Booth, b J a y ........................14 D. Duncan, b Jay ... C. Hooker, b Baxen- dale ...................... L. E. Benjam in, c Joske. b J a y .......... F. Longst.ff.not out E xtras ........... Total , 78 SUVA v. BA. Advantage was taken of the Melbourne steamer{.oing to Ba in June, for the Suva C.O. to accept, at somewhat short notice, a challenge previously made to them by the Ba C.C., and to pay a visit to the northern part of the mainland. The new ground at Tarawai having been hurriedly prepared, a very fair team was got together to welcome the visitors, and a very enjoyable game resulted in a victory for Suva, the local team making a gallant attempt to save ihe game, mainly through Carr’s determined hitting and Marriott’s excellent bowling. The bowling of Caldwell and Groom, who shared the wickets equally between them, was a little too good for the local team, who were somewhat short of practice. S uva . First Innings. J. S. Udal. b Marriott 12 R. Caldwell, lun out 19 W .O. G room , b Chis­ holm ........................... 3 H.G.Berkeley, b Mar­ riott 1 J.D . Dixon, run out 9 •*\S.Hen>y.b M arriott 8 W . A. Scott, b W il­ liam s........................... 2 D. Duncan, c and b Marriot t ................... J. O. Forth, not out A. Griffiths, b Marri­ ott ........................... Capt. Fleming, b M arriott................... Extras ................... T o t a l.................. In the Second Innings Groom scored (not out) 3, Berkeley, b ChM io'm 22, Forth, c Carr, b Chis­ holm 2 ; extras 2.—Total 29. B a . W. McCabe, c Groom , b Caldwell ........... 0 F.WaddinghamcDixon b Caldwell ........... 1 S.F.M arriott,c Groom b Ca'dwell ........... 0 Dr. "Lynch, b Groom 3 R. Carr, c Duncan, b Groom .................. 19 T.W illiam s, b Groom 3 J. Chisholm, b Cald­ w ell............................ M oody, not out ... Mudge, c Caldwell, b G room ................... EHefferm anbGroom Andrews, b Caldwell E x tr a s ................... T o t a l................... C IVIL SERVICE v. ALL-COMERS. The above, one of the usual fixtures of the season, took place on 23rd July, and resulted in an easy win for the Services. The All-Comers batted first, but though J. A. Joske and Jay started well, the rest of the team could do little against the excellent bowl­ ing of Groom and Bentley, and were all disposed of for the small score of 34. On the Civil Service going to the wickets, Groom followed up his bowling success by bringing out his bat for a capital innings of 44, whilst Udal also played well for 26. Groom’s double success was the more gratifying as he had been rather unfortunate in his batting during the earlier part of the season. A l l -C om ers . J. A. Joske, b Bentley 11 H .P . Jay, c Scott, b G room ...................15 J. D. D ixon, not out... 2 D. Power, c Bentley,b G room ................... 0 H.G.Berkeley.bGroom 0 T Steel, b Bentley ... 2 L. E.Benjamin.bBent- ley ........... ........... 0 A.GriSBths.bBentley A. B. Joske,b Groom H. Scott, b Groom ... J. Simm ons,bGroom Extras.................. T o t a l ........... C ivil S ervice . J. S. Udal, c and b Jay .......................... 26 Ratu Epeli.b Berkeley 8 Kadavn Levu, b Berkeley ................... 0 F. Spenre b Jay ... 0 E. \. Gledhill, pt Ben- Total jam in, b Berkeley... 16 R. okes and R. Griffiths did not bat. W . O. Groom ,not out 44 R. Bentley, b Dixon 9 W. A. Scott, b D ixon 0 C. Hooker, not out ... 5 Extras ........... 3 .. I ll S U V A v . T H E F L E E T . The long expected arrival in Suva of H.M.S. Orlando, the flag-ship on the Australian station with such a well-known cricketer as Rear-Admiral LordCharles Scott in command, made the fixture of a match between the Suva Club and the Fleet, consisting of H.M.Ss. Orlando, Curacoa, and Royalist, a matter of very easy arrangement. The match (12 a side) i ame off on August 11th. The Fleet winning the toss elected to bat first, but as the dead wicket was drying fast under a very hot sun, it was by no means an easy one to play upon, and under these circumstances Caldwell and Groom had no difficulty in disposing of the visitors for the moderate score of 46, no one reaching double figures but Lieut. Lowry, of H.M.S. Curacoa. On Suva going in, the visitors’ total was soon passed, and the wicket improving, the club was not disposed of until the respectable score of 139 was reached, A.B. Joske bringing out his bat for a well-played 33. On their second attempt the Fleet did rather better, though evidently fagged by their long outing in the hot sun, and Messrs Crawley and Garforth by determined hitting made great efforts to save a one innings defeat, which, however, they were unable to do. This time Jay was chiefly instrumental in securing the- wickets. The band of the fla^-ship played on the ground during the afternoon, a treat much appreciated by the ladies, and the Governor and the Admiral with several officers from the ships were interested spectators of the game from the pavilion. T he F le e t . First Innings. Second Innings. Crawley (Orlando),b Cald­ well .................................. 0 c and b Jay ... 23 Barlow(Orlando),b Groom 9 lUQOUt ........... 6 Allen (Orlando), b Cald­ well .................................. 2 b Caldw ell... ... 3 Lieut. Garforth(Orlando), b G room .......................... 7 c Scott, b Jay ... 15 Lieut. De Crespigny(Cura- coa), b G room ................... 7 c Spence, b Jay 0 Lieut W orthington (Cura­ coa), b G room ................... 5 b G ledh ill........... 0 Lieut. Lowry (Curacoa), b C aldw ell......................... 10 b J a y ................... 3 Lieut. Bucbland( Royalist), b Ca’dw ell.......................... 1 ruQ out ........... 0 Lieut. H arford (Curacoa), b Caldwell.......................... 3 c Caldwell, b J a y ................... 0 Lieut. Lucas (Orlando), run out ........................... 0 b Jay ................... 3 W illiam s (Orlando), not out .................................. 0 b J a y ................... 4 Keys (Orlando), h.w., b Caldwe'l .......................... 0 not out ........... 0 Extras ................... 2 Extras ... 4 Total ........... 46 T otal ... 61 S uva . J. S. Udal, b Lowry ... 8 H. P. Jay,t>Worthing­ ton ..........................10 J. A. Josfce, lbw, b W orth in gton ........... 15 W. Power. c Lowry, b W orth in gton ........... 1 K. Caldwell, b Gar- f o r i h .......................... 14 H. G. Berkeley, c W orthington, b Low ry ...................11 A. B. Joske, not out 33 T. D. Brown, c De. Crespigny, b Keys 5 E. A. (jrledhill, lbw, b Allen ................... 5 F. Spence, c Lucas, b Garforth ...........14 W , A. Scott, b Keys 3 Extras...................16 Total ...135 AUSTRALIA v. THE WORLD. This annual fixture of the Suva C.C.came off on 27th August on an excellent wicket,when the Australians, unfortunately playing “ short,” suffered an easy defeat in one innings. Groom being the only man who, in either innings, made double figures against the excellent bowling opposed to him. For the winners, Udal and Joske, with 35 and 22 (not out) re­ spectively, played well, and Kadavu Levu (as usual) hit hard for 20 ; but the bowling of Caldwell, backed up by smart fielding, was too good to allow of the century being reached, though there was sufficient to allow of a hand-