Cricket 1895

D eo . 26,1895. CR ICKET: A W EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 475 27. L iverpool, L an cashire v. A ustralians 27. T aunton , Som erset v. Surrey 27. S carborou gh (F estival ' com m ences), N orth v . South 28. N orth am p ton , N orth am p ton sh ire v. B ucks 31. M anchester, Lancashire v . W arw icksh ire 31. B righ ton , Sussex v. Surrey 31. S carborough , M r. C. I . T h orn ton ’s E ngland X I v . A u stralians S E P T E M B E R . 3. H astings F estival, S outh o f E n gland v. A us­ tralians 3. S carborough , Y ork sh ire v. M .C .C . and G round 7. H astings, N orth v. South 10. R eigate, R eigate M atch AUSTRALIAN TEAM OF 1896. THE FOLLOW ING IS THE PROBABLE PROGRAMME. M a y 11. M ay 14. M a y 18. M ay 21. M a y 25. M ay 28. Ju n e 1. J u n e 4. Ju n e 8. J u n e 11. J u n e 15. Ju n e 18.a Ju n e 22. Ju n e 25. Ju n e 29. J u ly 2. J u ly 6. J u ly 9. J u ly 13. J u ly 16. J u ly 20. J u ly 23. J u ly 27. J u ly 30.* A u g . 3. A u g . 6. A u g . 10. A u g . 13. A u g . 17. A u g . 20. A u g . 24. A u g . 27. A u g . 31. S ept. 3. S ou tham pton , A ustralian s v . H am pshire. L eyton , A ustralians v. E ssex. N ot yet settled. N ot y et settled. Sheffield, A u stralian s v . Y ork shire. M anchester, A ustralians v. Lancashire. O xford , A ustralian s v . O xford U niversity. B ristol, A ustralians v . G loucestershire. N o t yet settled. L o rd ’s, A ustralians v. M .C .C . an d G round. L eeds, A u stralians v. Y orkshire. B irm ingham , A u stralians v. G entlem en. L ord ’s, E n glan d v . A ustralia. N ottingham , A ustralians v. N otts. B rad ford, A ustralians v. Y ork sh ire. M anchester, A ustralians v. N orth . N ot yet settled. N o t yet settled. A ustralians v . P layers. L eicester, A ustralians v. Leicestershire. M anchester, A u stralia v. E ngland. D erby, A u stralian s v. D erbyshire. L ord ’s, A ustralians v. M .C .C . au d G round. O val, A ustralians v . Surrey. B exh ill, A ustralians v. V iscou n t C ante- lu p e’s X I . B irm ingham , A ustralians v. W arw ickshire. C anterbury, A ustralians v. K en t. O val, A u stralia v. E ngland. B righ ton , A ustralians v. Sussex. O val, A u stralians v. Surrey. C heltenham , A ustralians v. G loucestershire. T au n ton , A ustralians v . Som ersetshire. L iverpool, A ustralians v. Lancashire. S carboro’, A ustralians v. E n glan d X I . H astings, A ustralians v . South. * P rovisional. CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA. NORWOOD y. PORT ADELAIDE. T h e chief feature o f this match, played on Adelaide Oval, N ovem ber 2, was the remarkable hittin g o f J. J. L yons for N orw ood. G oing in first w ith Chinner, in tw enty minutes the score was 60, of w hich J. J. L yon s’s share was 50. Then he gave Peek, standing near the dividing- rope, a golden opportunity, w hich was not seized. A fter that the sm iter did not make a mistake. H is hundred went up in the hour, w ith the total at 160, and ten m inutes later the score was 187. The N orw oods then seemed likely to win w ithout losing a w icket, bu t Chinner broke the spell b y playin g over a fast fu ll toss. A few moments after B ailey’s retirement a fourer from L y on s’s bat proclaim ed the N orw oods’ second victory. I t is a lon g time since such terrific hitting has been seen on the Adelaide Oval. The 217 runs were p u t on the slate in an hour and a half. H is batting at the start was none too safe, bu t after he had fairly warmed to his w ork his drives on both sides o f the w icket and his beautiful square-leg hits were as hard and clean as anything he ever did. H e hit 19 fourers. S c o re :— P o rt A de la id e . W . G roves, c an d b Sm ith ......................50 H . J . C ole, c H utton , b L yon s ............" ... 13 G . S. P . Jon es, c G reen, b H u tton ... 38 L . W . R obertson , c G reen, b H u tton ... 32 J. U . R u n d ell, b Sm ith 4 E . G roves, b H u tton ... 0 T D . P eck, c G reen, b H u tton ......................33 W . G ow lin g, b L yon s 0 W . T om kins, b H u tton 2 C. P len ty, b L yon s ... 10 H . N inham , n ot o u t ... 19 B 10, lb 2 .............12 T otal ...213 N o rw o od . J . J. L yon s, n ot ou t... 136 H . J . Chinner. b C ole 61 B . T . R . B ailey, run ou t ................... - ... 10 H .JBlinm an, n ot ou t... 2 B 4, lb 3, nb 1 ... 8 T otal (2 w k ts).. 217 VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA . The first inter-C olonial m atch o f the present Australian season was commenced on the Oval at A delaide on N ovember 9th. From the result o f the gam e at the end o f the third day, which was the extent o f the score brough t b y the last Australian mail, it w ill be seen the V ictorians were fairly certain o f an easy victory. Neither W . B ruce nor H . Trumble were able to assist Victoria. The honours on that side rested w ith J. H arry, who, besides scoring 122, took six South Australian wickets. In the second innings, w ith Graham he put on 151 runs fo r the first wicket. For South Australia, y ou n g Clem H ill, w ho i- pretty certain to be a m ember o f the com in g Australian team, was the chief run-getter, fu lly m aintaining the repu­ tation he has already earned as quite the most prom ising batsman in Australia. H e also kept wicket in place o f A . H . Jarvis w ith great credit. V ic to r ia . F irst innings. J . H arry, b Jon es...................... H . G raham , c D a rlin g, b G iffe n ................................ Second innings. 3 D arlin g, b G iffen .............107 ... 50 st A . H . Jarvis, b R eedm an ... 68 6 c and b G iffen G . H . S. T rott, c L yon s, b G iffe n ......................................... A . E . T rott, b J o n e s ............. 3 b G iffen F . L aver, c A . H . Jarvis, b F . Jarvis ............................... 42 b Jon es... C. Perym an, b F . Jarvis ... 34 b Jon es... P . L ew is, c G iffen , b F . J a r v is .........................................12 R . W . M cL eod , th row n o u t 17 J. C arlton, lbw , b G iffen ... 9 M . R och e, c D yer, b Jon es .. 13 J. P hillips, n ot o u t ............. 9 B 7, lb 1, w 2 ... ...1 0 b Jarvis ..........34 n ot o u t...................35 b G iffen .. .. 1 c D arlin g,bJarvis 2 b G iffen .............. 0 B 4, lb 3 ... 7 T ota l ......................220 T otal ..............329 S ou th A u str a lia ."* F irst innings. S econd innings. J. J . L yon s, c A . E . T rott, b R och e .........................................15 e G raham , b H . T ro tt......................10 J. R eedm an, c A . E . T rott, b R och e ................................ 8 c L ew is, b H arry 5 G .G iffen , c M cL eod ,b R och e 36 b H arry ............. 6 J . D arlin g, b A . T ro tt ... 6 c L aver,b A .T ro tt 50 C. H ill, c L ew is, b R o c h e ... 60 c P errym an, b ’ * 41 A . H . Jarvis, st L ew is, b A . E . T rott ...................... C arlton e A . T rott, b H . T rott ............. H . B linm an, b H a r ry ............15 c and b C arlton... R . H . D yer, b H a r r y .............10 st Lew is, b H . T rott ............ F . Jarvis, lbw , b H a rry ... 10 n o t ou t...................... W . D . C laxton , st L ew is, b H arry ................................ 0 n o to u t... ... ... E . Jon es, n ot ou t...................... 2 N o-b a ll ...................... 1 B 3, lb 3 T ota l... ...163 T otal (8 w kta) 205 F O R S A L E .— “ L illyw h ite’s Scores and B iog ra­ ph ies,” etc., e tc.—W rite, “ B a t ,” •‘ C rick et” O ffices, 168, U p p er T h am es S treet, L on d on , E C. THE MINOR COUNTIES. A s last year the secretaries o f the M inor C ounty Clubs m et to transact busi­ ness in view o f the com in g season, on the m orning o f the annual m eeting o f the C ounty Secretaries. M r. C. P ig g (H erts), occupied the chair. The follow in g were p resen t:— Mr. W . O. Nares (Berks), M r. G. R . W ard and M r. P . J. Paravicini (Bucks), Mr. C olville Smith (C ornw all), Mr. G . B uxton (N orfolk), M r. W . M . Turner (O xfordshire), M r. «H. Harris (W ilts), M r. C. B ew icke and R ev. E . W . R . W alters (N orthum berland), M r, P . H . F oley and M r. H . K . Foster (W orcestershire), and M r. J . Gaudern (N ortham ptonshire). On behalf o f D u r­ ham M r. M allett stated that th ey wished to w ithdraw the pimpositions in their name that second elevens o f first-class counties be included in the com petition, and that matches against counties actually com peting on ly shall count, and per­ mission to d o so was granted, it bein g considered that the changes were not advisable in the present state o f the organisation o f the m inor counties. W ith regard to the third proposition on the agenda in the name o f his county, M r. M allett m oved that a new rule b e made as fo llo w s:—That in case of tw o or m ore counties in the com petition bein g equal in points at the top o f the com petition on an unequal num ber o f matches played, the M .C .C . authorities shall be asked to decide which county is at the top o f the competition. M r. B ew icke (N orthum ber­ land) seconded the m otion, which was adopted. M r. P . H . F oley (W orcester­ shire) brough t forw ard a proposition that neutral umpires be appointed for each match. This was seconded b y M r. W . O. Nares (Berks), bu t it was stated b y the delegates o f several counties that the additional expenses that w ou ld be incurred b y the extra travelling b y umpires jou rn eyin g by themselves could n ot be borne b y their clubs in their present financial position, and ultimately the m otion was put to the v ote and lost. M r. P . H . F oley was chosen unani­ m ously to again act as honorary secre­ tary to the M inor Counties A ssociation, and it was agreed that 10‘30 on the m orning o f the m eeting o f the first-class cou n ty secretaries was the best time for the m inor counties’ representatives to assemble. ETON COLLEGE. M atches played , 12 ; w on , 5 , draw n , 3 ; lost, B A T T IN G A V E R A G E S . N o.T im es M ost o f n ot T ota l in an inn s. ou t. runs. 8 ... 1 ... 316 , 12 ...3 ,.. 311 , 11 ... 1 ... 339 . 12 ...0 ... 304 . 11 ...0 .. 257 11 ... 2 ... 178 12 ... 0 ... 226 9 ... 2 ... 118 10 ... 1 ... 132 10 ... 0 ... 99 12 ... 2 ... 82 7 ... 2 ... 35 , 4. H . B . C h in n ery... C. T . A lle n ...................... C. C . P ilkin gton A . B . L u b b o c k ............. A . M . H ollin s ............. F . B . R obertson H . W . K ettlew eU ... H .de Zoete (12th m an) A . D . L egard ... . A . S. W a rd ....................... R . W . M itc h e ll............. A . W . F . B a ir d ............. mus. .. 100 ... .. 148 ... .. 83 . . .. 72 ... .. 106 ... .. 44 ... .. 74 ... .. 37 ... .. 43*... . 22 ... .. 21 ... .. 9 ... Aver. 4514 3i*55 3081 2533 23-36 19-77 18-83 1685 14-66 9-90 8*20 7-00 B O W L IN G A V E R A G E S . Overs. M dns. R u n s. W k ts. A ver. C . C . P ilk in gton ... 208 ... 78 ... 431 ... 39 ... 11*05 R . W . M itchell ... 232 ... 81 ... 468 ... 41 ... 11*41 A . S. W a rd .............. 149 ... 50 ... 322 ... 23 ... 14'00 H . W . de Z oete ... 84 ... 26 ... 183 ... 11 ... 16*63 NEXT ISSUE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30th.