Cricket 1902

6 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J an . 30, 1902. Mr. Jones 63, Hayward 86, Quaife 56 not out, Mr. McGahey 32 and Mr. Garnett 23. On the following day the score was increased to 341. The home team made 199 for ten wickets (Ellis 68) before stumps were drawn. This total was increased to 295 on the third morn­ ing. Quaife took four wickets for 53, Mr. Jones three for 62, Barnes two for 22, Mr. McGahey one for 38, Mr. Jessop two for 22 and Gunn three for 72. The visitors went in again, and scored 203 for five wickets, when the match was drawn (Tyldesley 73, Mr. Jessop 27, Mr. Jones 35, Gunn 29, Quaife, not out, 25). THE SECOND MATCH AGAINST AUSTRALIA. ( e l e v e n t h op t h e t o u r .) A M A TC H OP S U R P R IS E S . Played at Melbourne on January 1, 2, 3 & 4. Australians won by 229 runs. Owing to heavy rain for two or three days the wicket on which this match was to be played was found, on the morning of the first day, to be in that sticky state which sometimes renders Australian wickets desperately difficult. Under the circumstances Mr. MacLaren, having won the toss, decided to make the always risky experiment of putting his oppo­ nents in first, a policy which by the end of the day seemed to offer possi­ bilities of being successful. For although the Australians had a lead of 51 on the first innings, they had lost five good wickets for 48 in the second innings, and were thus only 99 runs on, with the probability that the wicket would be vastly improved on the morrow. But Hill was still in reserve, and as long as he was alive there was no telling what might happen. If the bowling of the Englishmen had been at all strong, it is hardly likely that the Australians would have made as many as 112. As it was Mr. MacLaren did not think it advisable to change Barnes and Blythe, which was a Bomewhat remarkable thing, seeing that they did not get rid of the Australians for the sort of score which was to be expected for the wicket. The only fine innings was that played by Duff, who was making his ddbut in these matches. When the Englishmen went in Trumble and Noble gave an example of what could be done by two good bowlers on a bad wicket, and the result was that there were only two double figure scorers. One of these was Mr. Jessop, who although he had been a failure on the hard wickets in good matches, proved a tower of strength and played a very useful innings of 27. Of the rest the captain scored 13, while the others made 15 between them. No one could have dreamed that the Austra­ lians, however the wicket might have improved by the second morning, would be still at the wickets at the close of the day. But thanks to a magnificent innings by Hill, and a wonderful performance by the debutant, Duff, not to mention a very useful score by Armstrong, the total was 300 for nine wickets when stumps were drawn. Hill was within a single run of his hundred when he was finely caught by Mr. Jones at third man; he was at the wickets for three hours and a quarter. At the present time he seems head and shoulders above everybody else in Australia. Duff was not out 71. The innings was by no means over, for Duff and Armstrong showed a complete mastery over the bowling on the third morning, and the total was increased by 53 before the end came. Duff had the distinguished honour of making a hun­ dred in his first match for All Australia; he was batting for three hours and a-half, and deserves the very highest congratula­ tions on bis brilliant display. The last wicket put on 120 runs—a most remark­ able performance under all the circum­ stances. The Englishmen had to make 405 to win, with hardly a ghost of a chance of pulling off the match. By the end of the day they had scored 147 for the loss of five wickets, and were thus, with a tail, quite out of the running. Tyldesley, who had not done himself justice in the representative matches, at last got into his stride and played a great innings of 60 not out, which in its way, and considering the position of the game, was as good as anything which had been done in the match. Quaife once more made a useful score, and Mr. Jessop made things lively for a short time, although he could not score at his usual rate. On the fourth morning the match was soon over, Tjldesley only increased his total by six, Braund scored 25, but the rest did nothing—Trumble finishing off a very remarkable match by disposing of Gunn, Mr. Jones and Barnes with successive balls. A ustralia . First innings. Second innings. V . Trnmper, c Tyldesley, b Barnes................................... 0 cLilley, b Barnes 16 J. Darling, c Lilley, b Blythe 19 c Tyldesley, b Barnes ...........23 C. Hill, b Barnes.................. 15 c Jones, b Barnes H . Trumble, c Braund, b B lythe.................................. 16 cBraund.bBarnes 16 M. A . Noble, c Lilley, b B lythe.................................. 0 lbw, b Blythe ...16 S.Gregory,st Lilley,b Blythe 0 c Jones, b Barnes 17 R.A Duff ,cBraund,b Barnes 32 b Braund ...........104 J.J.Kelly, e Quaife,b Barnes 5 run out ........... 3 W . Armstrong, not out ... 4 notout... ...........45 W . P. Howell, b Barnes ... 1 c Hayward, b Barnes ........... 0 E. Jones, c MacLaren, b c MacLaren, b Barnes.....................................14 Barnes .................... 5 Extras........................... 6 Extras........... 9 Total.................112 Total ...353 E nglish T eak . First innings. A . C. MacLaren, c Jones. Trumble ................... Hayward, c Darling, Trumble ........................... Tyldesley, c Gregory, b Trumble ........................... Quaife, b N o b le ................... G.L.Jessop.st Kelly,b Noble Gunn (J.), st Kelly, b Noble A . O. Jones, cKelIy,bNoble Second innings. b ... 13 cTrumble,bNoble 1 b 0 stKelly,bTrumble 12 Lilley,cTrumper,bTrumble 6 Braund, not o u t ................... 2 Barnes, c and b Noble ... 1 Blythe, c Trumper, b Noble 4 Extras ........... 6 Total ... 61 A ustralia . First innings. B . W . Barnes ................... 42 ... 6 ... Blythe ................... 64 ... 4 ... Braund Gunn ... Jessop ... Jones ... cTrumper,bNoble 66 b Noble ...........25 cGregory.b Noble 32 c Jones,bTrumble 2 c D a r lin g , b Trum ble........... 6 cDarling.b Noble 0 cDarling.b Noble 25 c and b Trumble 0 not out.................. 0 Extras ... 6 Total ...175 Second innings. b . w . ...........121 ... 7 ........... 85 ... 1 ...........114 ... 1 ........... 13 ... 0 ........... 9 ... 0 ......... 2 ... 0 Trumble E nglish T eam . E. W. I 88 ... 4 |Noble ... R. 17 W. . 6 THE MATCH AGAINST EIGHTEEN OF STAWELL. ( t w e l f t h op t h e t o u r .) Played at Stawell (Victoria) on Jan. 8 and 9. Drawn. In the English team Mr. S. M. J. Woods, who is on a visit to Australia, was included, Barnes, Blythe, Lilley, and Tyldesley being left out. The visitors batted first and scored 513 for eight wickets, Braund being the highest scorer with 127, while Mr. McGahey made 101. The other chief scorers were Mr. Jones 95, Mr. Jessop 68, Mr. MacLaren 56. Every man who went in made double figures except Mr. Robson. On the following morning the total was increased to 62&_ for nine wickets (Quaife 47 not out, Mr. Garnett 35, and Gunn 28 not out). The innings was then closed, and the home team put up 130. The wickets were taken by Braund, seven for 42; Mr. Jones, three for 31; Gunn, two for 8 ; Mr. Bobson, four for 6; and Mr. Woods, one for 28. By request the Englishmen batted again and made 164 for three wickets (Mr. Bobson 74, Gunn 59 not out). THE MATCH AGAINST EIGHTEEN OF BALLARAT. ( t h ir t e e n t h op th e t o u r .) Played at Ballarat (Yictoria), on January 10 and 11. Drawn. Quaife, Blythe, Gunn, and Braund were not included in the English team, the eleventh place being taken by Mr. S. M. J. Woods. At the close of the first day's play, the visitors, who won the toss, had scored 426 for the loss of seven wickets (Hayward 169 not out, Mr. Mac­ Laren 138, Mr. Jessop 31, and Mr. McGahey 38 not out). Apparently despairing of getting out the local team, or to give Hayward a chance of scoring his two hundred, the English captain continued his innings, and the total reached 469. Hayward got to 197 before he was dismissed. The local men made 225 for ten wickets. Mr. McGahey took two wickets for 24, Barnes two for 39, Mr. Bobson one for 35, Mr. Jones one for 62, Mr. Jessop one for 13, Lilley one for 21, and Mr. MacLaren one for 16. THE THIRD MATCH AGAINST AUSTRALIA. ( f o u r te e n th o f t h e t o u r .) Played at Adelaide on January 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 and 23. Australians won by four wickets. Once more Mr. MacLaren won the toss, and, the wicket being in excellent order, decided to go in. At the end of the first day his team had scored 266 for the loss of five wickets, a total which did not seem large enough to promise victory, seeing that the team has generally had a long tail during the tour. Hayward and the captain himself made a splendid opening, and put on 149 for the first wicket, so that there seemed a great probability of a big score. Both men played a great game. After the partner­ ship was broken Tyldesley was out for a duck’s egg at 160, and when four more