Cricket 1899

12 i*W h i l t ! n V V “ f - p C R IC K E T : A W E E K L Y R E C O R D OF T H E G AM E . J a n . 26, 1899. IN T E R C O L O N IA L C R IC K E T . SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. VICTORIA. Played at Adelaide on Nov. 12, 13,15,16 & 17. Victoria won by 295 runs. The wicket when the match began was perfect, but b y the time that it ended there were spots in it which were not to the advantage of the South Australians, although their collapse in the second innings was chiefly due to the bow ling of Giller, who was on at the end which m ight have been supposed the least dfli- cult. The good fortune to win the toss fell to the Victorians, and before the end of the first day’s play they had run up a total of 274 for the lots of only three wickets, which was about the same as the Australians generally made on (he first day against Mr. Stoddart’s team. The heroes of the day were Giller and Worrall. The latter, who in the unfortunate absence of Trott was captain of the team, batted in a very taking style, but was distinctly lucky. In making his 104 he was at the wickets for two hours and 47 m inutes; his innings included tw o 5’s and twelve 4’s. Giller, on the other hand, played a game which Bannerman m ight have envied ; he was two hours and 40 minutes in scoring his first 50, and his total of 116 took him altogether five hours and a quarter to make—about 19 runs per hour. The partnership between Worrall and Giller produced 16fe runs. I t was Giller’s first hundred in intercolonial cricket. By the time that stumps were drawn Stuckey had got his eye well in, while Graham had been disposed of for a well-played 51. The second day’s play showed Stuckey at his best, Giller still steady, and Laver in good form . Stuckey made his 134 in three hours and 45 minutes. Happily for South Australia the tail did not give very much trouble. The brunt of the bow ling was borne by Jones, who was, however, not in his usual fo rm ; he was slower than usual, in d most of the runs off him were made in front of the wicket. Giffen was most unfortunate. H e bowled well, but without any success; several times he tempted a batsman to bit into the hands of a long field, and then had to undergo the misery of seeing the ball drop out of the fieldsman’s hands. With a very difficult task before them, Lyons and Jarvis made a fair start for South Australia, but Lyons w»s out just before time— one wicket for 54. On the third day—a Monday—there was a public holiday, and the rain chose this day as a suitable time for its appearance. It apparently did not afftct the wicket, but it oftens happens that after rain, which seemingly does absolutely no harm, one of the bowlers is able to make himself a terror to batsmen. In this match Trumble could not be played except with the greatest difficulty. The nearest approach to mastery over him was obtained by Clement Hill, who showed all his well- known skill in making 86. There were other good scores, notably the 42 of Jones, made ia 25 minutes, but the bats­ men one and all were uncomfortable with Trumble, who took no fewer than eight wickets for 129 runs. In England a side 176 runs behind would follow on, but the limit in Australia is now 200. Victoria therefore went in again. This time they did not do as well as their opponents, Bruce, Wilson, Laver and Trumble being the only men who could do much with Jones and H ugo. Despite their somewhat small score in the second innings, South Australia had to make 395. They began their innings just before stumps were drawn, but did not lose a wicket. On the fifth day they collapsed. Giller had a wonderfully good analysis. V ictoria . First innings. S. M ’Michael, b Jones ... 10 J. Giller, c Hill, b Jones .. .116 J. Worrall, b Hugo .......... 104 H. Graham, c Reedman, b Ja rvis..................................51 H . Stuckey, b G iffen .......... 134 F. Laver, c and b Lyons ... 36 H. Trumble, b Jones........... 9 W . Bruce, b Jones ........... 6 G. L. W ilson, b Jones ... 9 P. M ’Alister,c Bill, b Jarvis 21 A . E. Johns, not o u t ........... 0 Extras..........................11 Second innings, c M'Kenzie, b Jarvis ...........12 c Evans, b Hugo 14 c Chinner,b Hugo 35 b Jarvis ........... 4 cM’ Kenzie.bJones 7 c and b Jones not out........... b Jones st M’Kenzie, Hugo lbw, b Giffen b Jones Extras ... 36 ... 26 73 b .. 25 ... 0 ... 2 ... 3 Total T ota l...........217 S outh A ustralia . First innings. J. J. Lyons, c M ’Ailister, b Bruce .................................. 38 C. Hill, c Bruce, b Trumble 86 F.Jarvis,c Laver, b Trumble 19 G. Giffen, c M ’Alister, b Trumble .......................... 2 J. Reedman,b Trumble ...3 8 E. A . Peters, c Worrall, b Trumble ...........................18 E. Jones, b Bruce..................42 A . E. H. Evans, b Trumble 21 H. Chinner, not out ...........38 V.H ugo, c Johns.b Trumble 0 J. M ’ Kenzie, c M ’Alister, b Trumble ...........................18 Extras.......................... 11 Second innings. c Worrall,b Giller 22 b Giller .......... 3 cTrumble,b Giller 11 cWorrall,b Giller 0 b Giller ........... 5 c Johns, b Giller 6 b Trum ble........... 4 c Graham.b Giller 0 cGiller,bTrumble 11 c and b Trumble 11 not out... ... 25 Total ..331 Total... V ictoria . First innings. Second ir nings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Jones................... 70 12 192 5 ............ 32 4 67 4 G ffe n ................. 44 6 127 1 ............ 15 2 49 1 Jarvis... * ........... 18 5 39 2 ............ 9 2 24 2 E vans................. 15 4 41 0 ............ 3 0 16 0 H u g o ................... 30 33 54 1 ............ 31 10 56 3 R eedm an........... 8 2 16 0 ............ L yon s................. 12 4 27 1 ........... 16 0 2 0 S outh A ustralia . First inniogs. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Wilson ........... 12 0 40 0 ............ Trumble ........... 49 4 329 8 ..........22 2 8 36 3 L a ver................... 35 31 85 0 ............ 2 3 ? 0 B ruce................... 36 2 65 2 ............ 3 0 5 0 Worrall ........... 1 0 1 0 ............ GiUer ... 21 6 51 7 Graham 2 0 5 0 Bruce and Trumble each bowled a wide. NEW SOUTH WALES v. TASMANIA. Played at Sydney on December 9, 10 and 12. New South Wales won by an innings and 487 runs. This match, which was the first played between the two colonies, found the Tas­ manians altogether unable to cope with their formidable opponents, who were at full strength. It is to be hoped that the result w ill not make New South Wales disinclined to play the match again. It was unfortunate for Tasmania that Eady was not at his best either in batting or bow ling, and so far this season he has been out of form. Nothing remarkable occurred in the New South Wales innings until Iredale was joined b y Trumper, when the weak bow ling was absolutely mastered. The partnership produced 258 for the fifth wicket—but for a bad decision of an umpire it would have produced about 20. The total of 839 is a record for Australia in first-class matches. Trumper’s innings of 292 not out was made in four hours and a h a lf; Iredale was three hours and a quarter in making his 196. The batting of Kenny Burn and Windsor stood out conspicuously amid the general failure of the Tasmanians. T asmania . First innings. Eady, c sub., b McKibbin... 30 Gatehouse, b McKibbin ... 1 Bingham,cDuff,bMcKibbin 39 Burn, st Kelly, b McKibbin 5 Windsor,c Gregory, b Noble 43 Douglas, c and b Noble ... 3 Hammond, b Noble ........... 0 Butler, c Gregory, b Noble 0 Tabart, b McKibbin ........... 5 McAllen, not o u t.................. 23 Richardson,stKelly,b Noble 31 Extras..........................10 Second innings, c Howell, b Noble 10 b McKibbin ... 5 b Howell ........... 4 st K*lly, b M c­ Kibbin ...........77 c Mackenzie, b McKibbin ... 34 run out ...........39 cDuff,bMcKibbin 22 c Kelly, b Howell 0 b McKibbin ... 0 b Howell ...........17 notout................... 2 E xtras...........12 Total .330 T ota l......... 222 N ew S outh W ales . A . C. Mackenzie, st Gatehouse, b Bing­ ham .......................... 16 H.Donnan.bBingham 24 M. A. Noble, b Rich­ ardson .................. 38 S. Gregory, c Gate­ house, b Eady ..4 3 Iredale,c & b W indsor 396 Pye, b Eady ...........68 Trumper, not out Duff, b Windsor ... 27 i Kelly,cMcAllen,bEady 60 -J 1 Howell, c Douglas, b Bingham ................... 2 \ ^ M cKibbin, b Bingham 30 U j Extras. Total 23 T asmania . First innings. M cKibbin... Noble Howell Pye ........... O. M. R. W . ,27 8 64 5 .... . 32 45 25 5 ... . .1 0 4 19 0 ... . . 4 1 12 0 ... Trumper., Second innings. O. M. R. W . .. 41 16 93 5 ... 32 15 63 1 36 42 3 McKibbin bowled nine no-balls and four wides. N ew S outh W ales . O. M . R. W . E ady.......... 56 7 232 3 Windsor ... 45 6 202 2 Bingham ... 39 4 148 4 Richardson 16 0 309 1 O. M. R. W . Hammond 11 1 53 0 Butler Burn .. Tabart 5 0 23 0 3 0 28 0 3 0 21 0 Eady and Windsor each bowled one no-ball. NEW SOUTH WALES y. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Played at Adelaide on Dec. 16, 17, 19, 20 & 21. South Australia won by 57 runs. New South Wales was beaten by South Australia b y 57 runs in the match which was played at Adelaide just before Christ­ mas. The home team made the fairly good score of 334, thanks chiefly to 82 by Jones and 73 b y Clement H ill. The majority of the wickets fell to Noble with six for 129 runs. New South Wales put up a total of 374. Donnan made 160 not out, K elly 63, and Victor Trumper 68. The bow ling honours were divided between Giffen, four for 111, and Jones, three for 121. W ith a balance of 40 against them, South Australia made 269 in their second innings (H ill 109 and Darling 70). This time H owell was the successful bowler, six wickets for 116. This left the New South Wales men with 230 to g e t ; but they could make noth­ ing of Giffen, who took six wickets for 83, and very little o f Jones, whose share was three for 62. They were all out for