Cricket 1905

A p r il 20, 1905. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 71 SOME REM IN ISCENCES OF A U S T R A L IA N TEAMS. It is twenty-seven years since the “ City of Sydney” sailed out of Sydney Heads, to the accompaniment of “ Auld Lang Syne ” from the Garrison Band on South Head. The “ City of Sydney” was bound for San Francisco on the way to England with the first team of Aus­ tralian cricketers to throw down the gauntlet at the feet of the lion in his den. That is generally regarded as the pioneer team, though in 1868 a team of aborigi­ nals went under the captaincy of Charles Lawrence, who first came to Australia with Stephenson’s All-England Eleven, and subsequently settled in New South Wales and then in Victoria, where he is at the present moment. The first Aus­ tralian Eleven, captained by David Gregory, received very little encourage­ ment from the various associations, though in Melbourne they were enthusi­ astically cheered when going through their preliminary tour of Australia and New Zealand. Their home comiDg was a red letter day in the history of Sydney. They returned in the “ City of New York,” which entered Sydney Heads at about 8 o’clock in the morning. Ar­ rangements had been made for a public welcome at 4 o’clock that afternoon at Prince’s Stairs, and even the leading banks unbended of their dignity and spread across their portals the device “ Welcome Home,” while from the necks of the stone kangaroos at the parapet of Christopher Newton and Co.’s warehouse were spread across the street streamers of blue ribbon. The A.S.N. Company’s men, who were on strike at the time, marched to the Prince’s Stairs and formed two lines for Mr. Want’ s drags waiting for the home comers to drive through. To describe the proceedings would take up more space than there is at my disposal, for the entertainments lasted several days. No team perhaps were accorded a cooler send-off at Sydney, and none ever received such a welcome. I am reminded of an interesting item in connection with the first engagement between the two countries. Everyone pretty well knows with what keenness Spofforth would try to get a side out. The selectors were occupied picking the team. Blackham was a young Victorian wicket-keeper, and was first played in 1874. The New South Wales stumpers were “ Nat ” Thompson and W. L. Mur­ doch. In January, 1877, the former kept for New South Wales, which was the first occasion upon which a colonial eleven met the Englishmen on even terms, and which was the result of the victory of the New South Wales fifteen over Lillywhite’s eleven. Out of this eleven a side contest grew, Combined Australia v. England, and in picking the team there arose the question as to whether Blackham or Murdoch should be chosen as wicket-keeper. Spofforth in those days was a different bowler to what he became during his trip to Eng­ land. It was three fast and a slow one, and he hurried them along so quickly that he was doubtful if Blackham, who had had no experience with him, could take them. On the other hand, Murdoch, who was Spofforth’s club mate in the Albert C.C., had put in good work in that position in club matches. The result was that the demon bowler wanted W. L. picked against Lillywhite’s team, and the selectors, D. W. Gregory for N.S.W., and, I think, B. B. Cooper for Victoria, thought the choice should fall upon Blackham. Finally Spofforth wrote that unless Murdoch kept wicket he would not play in the match. And he did not. Australia won by 45 runs. In the return match Spofforth, Blackham, and Murdoch took part, and the English­ men won by four wickets. England had a touch and go in 1890 at the Oval. One to tie and two to win for England was the game when Sharpe partnered M’Gregor, and there was only Martin to follow. The two batsmen had an interview between wickets, and the fieldsmen saw that the run was to be made wherever the ball was played. It was sent to cover point, where Barrett was fielding. He gathered the ball, and returned it over Ferris’s head, and before it could be recovered the match was over. This was one of the most exciting finishes of the series. Perhaps the most extraordinary of the whole series of test matches was the 10-runs victory gained by England at Sydney in 1894. Australia made 586 (Gregory 201, Giffen 161, Iredale 81, and Blackham 74), after a start of three for 21. England, 325, followed on, made 437 (Albert Ward 117), and set Australia 176. When the clouds were gathering on the second last afternoon the Aus­ tralians stonewalled. At 6.30 a great storm burst over the ground. The next morning broke bright and hot, the wicket caked, and Briggs and Peel bowled out the home team for 166, to the amazement of the cricketing world. Seven had to get 63 to avert defeat, and they failed by 10. The match created great excitement, all the newspaper offices being thronged with people watching the posting of the scores. Sydney Mail. 1000 RUNS AND 100 WICKETS IN AMERICA. The following list, taken fromthe American Cricketer, shews the record of American batsmen who scored 1000 runs, and bowlers who took 100 wickets during the season of 1904. BATSMEN. Times Mcst No. of not Total in an inns. out. runs. inns. Av. *J. B. King, Belmont... ... 26... 3...1405... 141...61*09 F. C. Evans, Mimico Asy­ lum ............................... 25... 3...1292...[184...58-72 C. 1?.Hurditch, Livingston Field Club ............. 24... 6...1026... 98...57'00 *R. Brooking, Delaware Field Club .................43...U. .1352...tl53...42*25 C. C. Morris, Haverford College ............................35... 1...1094...+147...32*18 *J. Pacey, Frankford , ... 45... 5...1272...+107...31*80 *W. W. Foulkrod, ta, Frankfoi'd ................. 45... 2...1116... 79...25*95 *Also took 100wickets during season, t Not out. BOWLERS. Bails. Mdns. R’s. Wkts. Av. E. F. Goddard, Union County ................. 1495... 45... 609...108... 5*64 F. F. Kelly, Livingston Field C lub................. 1581... 78... 619...104... 5*94 lW - Whitaker, Mimico A sy lu m ................... 1854... 86... 667...110... 6*06 f B. Kortlang, Columbia Oval ........................ 1542... 34... 787...129... 6*10 G.McFerren,Gibbsboro 1313... 45... 633...100... 6*33 S. H. Hart,Frankford... 1506... 52... 789...100... 7*89 *J. Pacey, Frankford ... 3162...102...1561...186... 8*39 *J. B. King, Belmont ... 2095... 85...1075...106...10*14 *J(. Brooking, Delaware Field C lub................. 2187... 53...1183...113...10*47 *W. W. Foulkrod, Jr., Frankford................. 2455... 50...1366...107...12*77 * Also scored 1000 runs during the season. C R I C K E T A T T H E R I V E R P L A T E . N O R T H y. SO U TH . Played at Buenos A ires on March 5, 6 and 7 in wet weather. South w on hy 6 wickets. N orth . First innings. Second innings. F. M. Martin, b Doming ... 0 runout ... ... 1 H. J. J. Bury, c Bruxby, b Langfield ... ............... 10 c V ib a r t, b D om ing..........13 W. E. Leach, c Dillon, b Doming .......................10 retired hurt ... 0 J. R. Garrod, c Bruxby, b Doming .......................15 b Bingham ... 40 H. C. Foster, c Vibart, b Doming .......... ... ... 13 c Doming, b Vibart ..........26 A. T. Spens, b Doming ...56 stVibart, b Bing­ ham .................24 E. Traill, b Doming ... 3 b D om ing... ... 1 H. A. Cowes, not ou t... ... 14 lbw, b Doming 38 E. G. Paul, b Doming ... 0 c & b Langfield 8 H. E. Moffatt, lbw. b Bruxby 0 b D om ing......... 0 C. li. W. Hereford, c Rum- boll, b B ruxby................. 0 not out ..........10 Extras .................10 Extras ............10 Total.................131 Total ..........171 S outh . First innings. Second innings. H. G. Bruxby, c & b Martin 47 c Hereford, b Garrod .......... 3 B. J. Dillon, c Moffatt, b Traill ............................... 0 lbw, b Spens ... 5 E. L. Rumboll, c Spens, b Traill .......... ................. 0 b Spens ..........29 J. O. Anderson, c& b Spens 26 notout ... ... 19 J. A. Campbell, b Hereford 17 cMartin,bGarrod 13 R. F. Vibart, c Paul, b Here­ ford ... .......................15 notout ............ 2 J. Kingsland, b Traill ...10 R. E. H. Anderson, c Here­ ford, b F oster.................13 H. Doming, not o u t ..........46 lbw, b Traill ... 41 Hon. L. E. Bingham,c Bury, b Cowes ................. ... 10 C. F. M. Langfield, c Traill, b Foster ... L................ 1 Extras .......... 4 Extras.......... 2 Total.................189 Total (5 wkts.)114 N orth . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. \V. O. M.R. W. H. Doming ... 10 10 30 7 .......... 21 9 55 4 C.F.M.Langfield 8 2 45 1 .......... 8 1 26 1 J. Kingsland ... 2 0 13 0 R .F . Vibart !.. 4 0 28 0 ........... 4 0 23 1 H. G. B ruxby... 4.1 2 5 2 ... ... 4 1 15 0 Hon. L. E. Bingham ... ... 15 2 42 2 S outh . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M.R. W. C.R.W.Hereford 14 3 35 2 ........... 3 0 4 0 E. Traill.......... 12 1 47 3 ........... 9 0 22 1 H:C. Foster ... 19 7 23 2 ........... 6 0 17 0 H. A. Cowes... 10 3 13 1 ........... 2 0 10 0 A. T. Spens... 16 4 46 1 .......... 152 4 26 2 F. M. Martin... 6 0 21 1 J. R. Garrod .......... 14 4 33 2 C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, poet free Order of GoiDg-in Cards, 7d. per doze n, post free Cricket Score Books, 6d. and Is. each; postage, 2d extra.—To be obtained at the Offices of Cricket , 168 Upper Thames Street, London, E.C.