Cricket 1894

438 C B I C M P s A W E E K L Y B E C O K B C*f THE GAME;, NOV. 29 , 189 THE TWELFTH ENGLISH TEAM IN AUSTBALIA. FIRST MATCH—v. THIRTEEN OF COLOMBO. The English cricketers’ team, captained by Mr. Stoddart, the well-known Middle­ sex player, arrived in Colombo at six o’clock on the morning of the 10th of October. Mr. George Vanderspar, who had charge of the local arrangements for the match,' scon after the “ Ophir ” arrived, went on board,.in company with Mr. G. W, Carlyon and Mr. Ashley Walker, the old Yorkshire cricketer, and the team were taken ashore. Thence they were -escorted to the Bristol Hotel, where they were entertained by Mr. Van­ derspar as his guests at breakfast. It was arranged to commence the match at the barrack-square at ten o’clock, and about half an hour later play began. Mr. Stoddart won the toss and Sleeted to bat first, Eending in Lockwood and Ward. T. Kelaart opened the bowling to Lockwood, while Raffel delivered from the other end. Ralfel’s second over was remarkably successful, for, after bowling Lockwood with his first ball, with the next he also dismissed Brown, the new comer. Mr. Stoddart also had a short life, being bowled by Raffel in his third over. Three wickets down for seven r ans was By no means a brilliant start. Further disasters, however, were in store, for in Kelaart's seventh over Brockwell "gave a hard chance to Thomasz at mid- on and was caught. In.Raffel’s following over Mr. McLaren was bowled by the first hall he received, and then five good wickets were down for the paltry total of 15 runs. Mr. Ford and Ward were now together, and the latter soon after he came in gave a chance to Joseph at deep square- leg which was not taken. The score was then carried to 37, when Ford got out awkwardly, a ball that he tried to drive to the off getting round to square-leg where Morrison brought off an easy cat;h. Peel followed, but in the same over of Raffel's he was caught at the wicket— a rather doubtful decision. Briggs, who came next, scored the first four in tho match, getting Raffel away finely to the on for that number—all run out. This made the sco re 41, at which total Rogers took the ball from Kelaart. Briggs opened his shoulders to the bowling, but did not last long, being ciught at long-on when he had made 10. 52—8—10. Mr. Gay, who filled the vacancy, did not stay at all, Raffel again being responsible for tho wicket. Two balls later the latter also got rid of Mr. Philipson, who had suc­ ceeded Mr. Gay. Humphreys was the new comer, but at 60 he was out to an easy catch atcover— (60—11—2)—making way for Richardson, the last bitsman. The Surrey player helped Ward to carry the score to 70 when ho succumbed, Ward carrying out his bat for a well-played 24. It was a poor score for the English team, but the wicket was a good deal respon­ sible for this. At the top end especially it was more like shifting sand than any­ thing else, and Raffel’s bowling con­ sequently told on it. The home team fielded very well, and missed but few chances. After a short interval the home team began their innings, and when stumps were drawn at tiffin-time (one o'clock) had made 23 runs for the loss of three wickets. The English bowlers Iried up to this point had been Richardson, the famous Surrey fast bowier, and Peel. The former was not a success, and, just as “ tiffin” was called, Briggs had been ap­ pointed to relieve him. The play up to lunchfon time was therefore all in favour of the home side, and there were not a few who began to speculate that the Ceylon players would win on tho first innings. But those who prophesied thusly reckoned without their hosts, for in the afternoon Briggs and Lockwood were altogether too much for the local batsmen, with the result that all the eighteen were dismissed for 58 runs. Briggs’s performance was remarkable. He bowled fourteen overs, nine of which were maidens, and took six wickets for six runs. In nine overs, of which five were maidens, Lockwood took five wickets for 10 runs. The English team began a second innings, as the local players were all out by four a’clock ; but once again the innings opened most inauspiciouslv, for the first wicket went down for six runs, and, by the time 18 runs had been scored, Mr. Philipson, Peel, and Mr. Stoddart had been disposed of. Raffel again was very much on the wicket, and, as will be seen, he twice clean bowled Mr. Stoddart. Brockwell and Brown made a fair stand, but the former was missed twice, while Raffel later on failed to hold a hot return from the same batsman. Soon afterwards, however, Raffel brought about a separation by bowling Brockwell, and in the following over he also dismissed Brown, getting his fourteenth w ick et- nine of them clean bowled. Ward and MacLaren then became partners, and the latter let out freely till at 64 he was sent back through a catch in the slips. When stumps were drawn tho game was as under, the visitors winning by 18 runs on the first innings. M e . S t O id a m ' s T e . ui , First Innings. Ward, not out ..........24 Lockwood. b R affel......... 2 Brown, b liaffel................ 0 Mr A.E. Etoddmt, b Baffel 3 Brrckwel), c Thomaez, b Kelaart ... .... ... 4 Mr.A.C.McLaren, b Kaffel 0 Mr. K. G. J. Ford, c Morrison, b Raffel . ... 15 P. el. c Guggisberg, b Raffel ... ...... ... ... 0 Briga'S, c Sat ler, b Rogei s 10 Ml . L. H. Gay, b Kaffel ... Q Mr.ll.Philips.oD,1>liaffel... 0 W. Humphreys, c Price, b Ittffel ... ........... 2 Richardson,c Vanderspar, b K elaart...................... . 9 Extras ........... 7 Totil ..........76 Second Innings not out ..........2! b Kaffel b Kaffji b Raffel ... - 7 c Roger s,b Kaffel 18 c- and b Rogers 2 b c S a t t le r , Kaffel ... run out not out b Kelaart ... E xiras......... 7 Total ... 88 M r . V a n d e r s p a u ’s T eam . L. Thomasz, c Stod- dait, b P c-el ........ Lt. UuggUterg, c Briags.h K chai‘ l ‘ oa N. Moncktoo, b Peel C. Morrison, b Lock­ wood ................. E. H. Ihomas, c Rich­ ardson, t) Lockwood 11 G. Vandergpar, e Pet 1, o Briggs ................. 1 Corpl. Price, b Lock­ wood ........................ 0 A. C. Rogers, b Lock­ wood ........................ 0 E. H. Joseph, run out 0 G. T. ifoung. c Hum- phr ye, b tiiggs ... 5 W. L. Loring, b Lockwood ......... T. P. Simpson, b Briggs ............... P te . s a t t l e r , b B rig g s................. R Meaden, c Lock­ wood, b Hun- phrevs ................. 2 i. Raffel, c Ward b Briggs .... ... 12 T. Ka.'aart, b Ri h- ardson ........ 0 G. L. Taylor, c Rich­ ardson, b Briggs 0 Dr. Mu>ray not out 0 Extra .......... 1 11 T o ta l..........58 BOWLINS ANALYSIS. M b . STODDARl’S T rAM, O. M. B. W.O.M.R.W. Ke’aart... 13 5 If 2 Baffel ... IS 4 4.1 9 B orers... 5 2 9 1 M r . V an dsbspak ' s T eam . O. M . R. W. O. Richardson 9 4 17 2 I L o c k- Peel ........... 6 2 9 2w o o d 9 BriggB ... 14 9 6 6 [ H u m - phrejs 3 M. R. W. 5 10 5 0 15 1 The enterprise of the Pa/!J Mall Gazette has enabled us to give full scores of the three important matches played in Aus­ tralia up to date. In the first, begun at Adelaide on November 9 and finished five days later, South Australia gained a victory by six wickets, a fine performance considering that the English team set them at the outset a heavy score of 476. In the five days altogether 1205 runs were made for thirty-four wickets. Peel, in the two innings of the Australians, took seven wickets for 131 runs, Humphreys three for 116, Briggs two for 74, and Richardson two for 123 runs. The second match, which was against Victoria, was played on the ground of the Melbourne Club. It also lasted five days, but in this case the Englishmen won another run- getting game by 145 runs. Forty wickets realised an aggregate of 1353 runs. Briggs took eight wickets for 192, Peel eight for 100, Humphreys two for 109, and Richardson one for 92. In the third match against New South Wales, begun at Sydney on Friday last, the Englishmen had another easy victory, this timo by eight wickets. The scores of the three matches follow. E n g l ish T eam . First Innings. Lockwocd, c Jarvis, b 6 iffen ...............................39 Ward, b Giffen ................. 41 Mr. A. E. Stoddart, c Hill, b Lyons ........................ 65 Second Innings. b Giffea b Jones 14 , 11 Brockwell, Jarvis ... c Darling, b Peel, bG. Giff=n................ 0 Brown, c F. Jarvis, b G. Giffen............................... 115 Mr. F. G. J. Ford, c Alfred Jarvis, b Jones ... 66 Bria28, c Dyer, b Georgo Giffen .. ........................38 Mr. L. H. Gay, not out ...59 Humphreys, c A. Jarvis, b ired Jarvis................. 0 Eichardson, b Fred Jarvis 14 Extras........................14 Total .............. 176 c Wa’ter Giff^n, b Giffen.......... 9 o A. Jarvis, b G. Giffen......... 1 lbw, b F. Jarvis 15 o Dyer, b G eorge Giffen ..........£0 b George Giffen 16 lbw, b G. Giffen 8 st Alfred Jarvis, b Frel Jarvis 29 c Blinman, b Fred Jarvis ... 4 not out .......... 3 B ................. 1 Total ...130 NEXT ISSUE DECEMBER 28