Cricket 1895

F e b . 28, 1895. CRTCKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 21 raised to 475 before a fine catch in the long field by Gregory dismissed Richard­ son. Lockwood remained not out with 33, made by really attractive cricket. From first to last all the batsmen played a great game, but, of course, the chief credit is due to their captain, who when no one else made more than 53, made as many as any four of those under his command. Giffen took all the wickets on Tuesday at a cost of 80 runs, and his average for the whole innings was 6 for 155. The fielding until the last hour could not have been improved upon, but after the seventh wicket two or three mistakes were made, which cost at least 50 runs. The Australians were left with 428 to win, and opinions were very divided as to whether they had any chance. The great problem was whether the wicket would last, and the general opinion was that it would wear fairly well. Lyons, who has been out of luck, was kept back, and Trott and Bruce opened the innings to the bowling of Peel and Richardson. Both batsmen played fine cricket, and in an hour 7 6 r\jns had been scored without the loss of a wicket. F ourth D a y .— W e d n e sd a y , J a n u a r y 2_ Richardson and Peel were again the bowlers, and Bruce started off at once, scoring eleven very quickly. Then he tried to drive Peel, but his bat struck the ground before it met the ball, which rose into the hands of Stoddart at extra mid-off. (1—54—98.) Giffen joined Trott, and at once operated with a swinging square-leg hit off Peel for 4. Relapsing into quietness, the champion and Trott scored slowly, just as slowly as the Englishmen had before lunch on Tuesday, in fact, exactly the same number of runs were added, viz., 63. Briggs and Lockwood were both tried without either getting a wicket, and before luncheon Richardson went on again without success. After luncheon, with Lockwood and Briggs bowling, the batsmen went off scoring freely. Ford and Brockwell were tried at 184, and the trial of Brockwell changed the whole course of the game. In Brockwell’s third over Giffen tried to make his favourite square leg stroke, but the ball came along more slowly than he expected, and striking the edge of his bat, flew up to Brown at point (2—43—191). The dismissal of Australia’s greatest bats­ man of course gave new life to the field. Even they, however, did not dream of the rapid change which was to come o’er the scene. Gregory, who succeeded Giffen, was playing flukily, but it was not his wicket which went first. Trott was the victim, and that of a magnificent catch }' Brockwell, who picked a lightning return off his toes. Trott did not give a chance, and it was hard lines that he fell 5 short of the century. Still, Brockwell had not closed his mission, as Darling, after making two nice drives off Richard­ son for 2 and 3, was beaten by a ball which broke from his off to his leg stump. 'ockwell ^ad in seven overs taken three wickets for 9 runs, and his bowling may ,airly be said to have secured a victory or England. Gregory played a ball on o his wicket at 316, and Lyons after m a k in g 14, w h ic h in c lu d e d t w o g o o d h its, c u t a b a ll fr o m P e e l, w h o h a d re lie v e d B r o c k w e ll fo r L y o n ’ s s p e c ia l b e n e fit, o n t o th e w ic k e t. C o n in g h a m a n d J a rv is p r o v e d t o b e e a sy v ic tim s , a n d T r u m b le ra n h im s e lf o u t fo o lis h ly . N in e fo r 26 8 . I t n o w se e m e d a ll o v e r “ b a r s h o u t in g ,” b u t T u rn e r, t h e la s t m a n in , o ffe re d u n e x p e c te d resista n ce . Ir e d a le , w h o w e n t in s ix th , a lso b a tte d s p le n d id ly , a n d a lth o u g h S to d d a r t r u n g t h e c h a n g e s o n a ll h is b o w le r s , ru n s m o u n te d r a p id ly . T h e 30 0 w e n t u p a m id s t e n th u sia stic a p p la u se , w h ic h w a s k e p t u p as th e b a t s ­ m e n c o n tin u e d t o sco re . T u rn e r m a d e m o s t o f h is ru n s b y s tr a ig h t h its, b u t I r e d a le d id s o m e c h a r m in g c u t t in g . A t le n g th , w h e n s tu m p s w e r e d r a w n , th e t o t a l w a s 32 7 , o f w h ic h I r e d a le h a d m a d e 63 a n d T u rn e r 26. F i f t h D a y .— T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 3. S e v e n b a lls w e r e e n o u g h o n T h u r s d a y . Ir e d a le c u t R ic h a r d s o n s w e e tly f o r t w o a n d th re e , b u t th e firs t o n e fr o m P e e l k e p t lo w a n d b e a t h im . T h e E n g lis h th u s w o n b y 94 ru n s, a n d th e y w e ll d e s e r v e d th e ir v ic t o r y . A ft e r h a v in g t h e w o r s t o f th e lu c k a t t h e s ta rt th e y p la y e d a m a g n ific e n t u p - h ill g a m e o n M o n d a y , a n d n e v e r r e la x e d th e ir h o ld , e x c e p t p e r h a p s fo r a n h o u r o n W e d n e s ­ d a y , w h e n T r o t t a n d G iffe n w e re to g e th e r . T h e y r e a lly w o n t h e m a tc h o n S a tu r d a y , w h e n o n a fa ir ly g o o d s lo w w ic k e t th e y g o t th e A u s tr a lia n s o u t f o r 123. A ft e r t h e m a tc h b o t h te a m s m e t in th e p a v ilio n , a n d , in th e a b s e n c e o f th e P r e s id e n t o f th e M .C .C ., M r . F r a n k G re y S m ith , w h o h a d ta k e n t h e ch a ir o n th e p r e v io u s d a y s o f th e m a tc h , M r . C . H. R o s s p r o p o s e d “ T h e H e a lt h o f th e T w o T e a m s ,” a t th e sa m e t im e p r e s e n tin g B r o c k w e ll w ith a b a ll, s u ita b ly in s c rib e d , a n d p r e s e n te d b y M r . J a c o b y , f o r th e b e s t b o w lin g a v e r a g e in t h e m a tc h . M essrs. S to d d a r t a n d G iffe n s u ita b ly r e s p o n d e d . S c o r e :— E ngland . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. A. C. M ‘Laren, c Trott, b Coningham ................... 0 b Turner ...........15 A. Ward, c Darling, b Trumble ..........................30 b Turner .............41 Mr. A.E. Stoddart,b Turner 10 b Giffen ...........173 J. T. Brown, c Trumble, b Turner.................................. 0 c Jarvis, b Bruce 37 W . Brockwell, c Iredale, b Coningham .................. 0 b Turner ...........21 Mr. F. G. J. Ford, c Giffen, b Trum ble.......................... 9 c Trott, b Giffen 24 R. Peel,c Trumble,b Turner 6 b Giffen ...........53 J. Briggs, c Bruce, b Turner 5 lbw, b Giffen ... 31 W . H. J_.ockwood, not out... 3 not out...................33 Mr. H. Philipson, c Darling, b Turner .......................... 1 b Giffen ...........30 T. Richardson, c Iredale, b Trumble .......................... 0 c Gregory,bGiffen 11 L-b 2, n-b 9 ...........11 B 1 ,1-b 2, n-b 3 6 Total ...................75 Total...........475 A ustralia . First Innings. Second Inninga. J. J. Lyons, b Richardson... 2 b P e e l.................. 14 W . Bruce, c Ford, b Peel ... 4 c Stoddart, b Peel 54 G. Giffen, c Philipson, b Briggs..................................32 c Brown, b Brock­ well ...................43 S. E. Gregory, c Ward, b R ichardson....................... 2 b Richardson ... 12 J. Darling, b Lockwood ... 32 b Brockwell ... 5 F. Iredale, b Richardson ... 10 b P e e l...................65 A. Coningham, c Philipson, b Richardson .................. 10 b P e e l..................... 3 H. Trumble, b Richardson 1 ran out.................. 3 G. H. S. Trott, run out, ... 16 c and b Brockwell 95 A. H. Jarvis, o Brown, b B riggs..................................11 b Richardson ... 4 C. T. B. Turner, not out ... 1 not out..................28 W .................................. 2 B 5, n-b 1 ,1-b 1 7 Total ..................123 Total .. 333 BOWLING ANALYSIS, E ngland . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Coningham.. . 11 5 17 2 ... ... 20 4 59 0 Turner......... . 20 9 32 5 ... ... 55 21 99 3 Trumble .. . 9-1 4 15 3 ... ... 26 6 72 0 Giffen ... ... 78-2 21 155 6 Trott ... . 17 o 60 0 Lyons ... ... 2 1 3 0 Bruce ... 4 0 21 1 Trumble bowled 5 no-balls. A ustralia . First innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Richardson... 23 6 575 ............... 60 10 100 2 Peel ........... 14 4 211 .............. 60 1 9 77 4 Lockwood ... 5 0 171 ............... 26 5 60 0 B riggs........... 13-5 2 262 .............. 12 0 49 0 Ford ........... 6 2 7 C Brockwell ... 14 3 33 3 Richardson and Lockwood each bowled one wide. ELEVENTH MATCH v. EIGHTEEN OF BALLARAT. F ir s t D a y .— S a t u r d a y , J a n u a r y 5. Ballarat is on the way between Mel­ bourne and Adelaide, and the Englishmen arranged to put in two days there between the two test matches. It is the Golden City of Victoria, and it was round about there that the greatest Australian gold rush took place in the fifties. Ballarat is now a thriving town, supported by the reefing carried on by scores of companies in the neighbourhood. They have a pretty little ground, upon which English elevens, who generally in past years have spent their Christmas here, have made many a long score. On the present occasion, however, the ground was, as the result of rain, slow, and heavy scoring was out of the question. It was decided to rest Richardson and Peel in view of the forthcoming big match. The home skipper won the toss, and sent the visitors to the wickets, a decision which greatly pleased the spectators, who were anxious to see the Englishmen bat. Brockwell and M’Laren were the first pair of bats­ men, and they began slowly, but the amateur soon evoked cheers by hitting two successive 4’s off Pearce, a tricky profes­ sional bowler. Then the total rose with tolerable rapidity to 44, when Brockwell was caught at leg. Ward went in, but a straight one was stopped by his leg, and he retired with a 0 to his name. The captain was next in, and carefully he compiled a dozen before making a mis­ hit, and being caught at slip. (Three for 68 .) With one run added, M’Laren, who had batted in his most accomplished style, was caught at extra mid-off. Two balls were enough for Lockwood, and Briggs, after giving a chance, which was missed, was run out. Six wickets were down for 71, when Philipson joined Brown, and commenced to hit with characteristic determination. Brown was not so dashing, but he kept pegging away, and before the amateur was caught and bowled, 70 runs exactly had been scored. Humphreys, the last man, alone gave trouble of those who remained, and he stayed while Brown put on 17. At last the Yorkshireman was well taken in the long field. He played a fine use­ ful innings, marred though it was by a chance. The fielding was good, and the bowling of Pearce, a left-hander, excel­ lent. In the few minutes which were left the local men lost two wickets for 6 . NEXT ISSUE MARCH 28.