Canadian Cricket Field Volume 1 1882

FHuiE mr1ýflDIiU R.EpPILD. ly his innings of 207 agains;t Surey-which lis the lighest score in a first-clss iiatch eoxcept tlat of Murdoch aginst 2ussex-at the Oval, August 7thî and 8ti., Shrewsbury raisod his average from 16 to 32, becomiiing second bost of the seasont thus far to Ulyett, whose averag is 3.13. Ulyett has, however, playcd 40 innings against Shrowebury's 16, and as nmado 1,237 runs against tho latter's 448. The Englisli cricketers who are to visit Australia in the winter inider the coninand ofltio Hou. Ivo Bligh, I learn, will have to leave England nearly a month carlier thau was originally intended. i. Acconing to thie first arracnement they were to start in thio.second | week of October, but it is now found that they vill have to sail in the P. and O. Steamer Pesloo ter, leaving G ravesend oi the 14th September. A dilliculty lad arisen with regard te the four professionals who stipulated flor first.class inistead of second.class passages as proposed, but tle conînnittee of the Melbourno Club, the proioters of the trip, have concetded the point, aud with Bates, Barines, Barlow and Morley, the teamn 1 i ow lefinitely completeil. Bates and Barlow aie down to play for Shaw's Elevenî against the Australian Eleven at the Oval, but as they can leave London on the 22nd of Septenber in tiio to catch the rest of tho travelle:s at Suez, thoy nay be able to arranîgo miîatten so as to have a last turn with Murdoch and his men before their departuro. THE AUSTRALIANS v. THE PLAYERS OF ENGLAND. The victory of the Players in this match at Kennington Oval was eiinently satisfactory to English cricketers, for moro than ono ieason. It was some compensation in the first place for the defeat experienced by the Gentlemen of'England on the saie grotuinu in June. Then, again, it tonded to show that Australian cricketers were not, as saie crities havo tried to repreent, uich, if at all, superior to a thorougliy repesentative tean, and there was cer- tainly iiuch consolation ii ic thoughat. ''hie Gentlenen were beaten chielly by the inanifest weakness tif their bowling, and those who argied that the superiority of the Players in this tespiect woîul muake themn more o f a match fur the Australian tcam, prou ed to be quite correct. When it is riiemibered that in the absence of Barlow and Midwinter the Players were deprived of two of their most useful all-round men, their sNuccess is ail ie more creditable. Their victory it miust bu admitted was won by sheer hlard work antd good all-roumnd play, and it will hardly detract froni the brilliance of heir achiieveent to say that they had the bes. of the luck. Iln winning Uit toss, a side always las a certain advantage, brt as the light is late in the day at ti Oval, and as the wickets have worn this ycar, the first inmniîigs goes a long way towards winning the gaue. On the first day the ground played very easily, and the Austr.alian howlers, vith Spollorth away, cortainily appeared rather stale, to judge by the comparative case with which they wcre mot by the batsien. The Players begin very badly, losing four of their best wickets for 37 runs. Had the Australian fielding ouly been up to its usual mark, in ail probability the English tean would not have reached a large total. As it was, Bonnor at short- slip gave Rend and Barnes, who made the stand of the innuings, each a lfe, and had these chances only b)een taken, the gaine would have presented a very different aspe.t. Up to iiiclieon timno the batting had shown a noticeable lack of confidence, but afterwapis Read nud Barnes played with any auout of nerve, and while they were together they put on as inany as 159 runs. Barnes's 87 was the better innings of the two, but although Rend was hadly nissed at long.on when lie had got 87, lis hitting all round, particularly to leg, vas very vell tined, and his score of 130-the highest, be it adled, as yet made against this Australian teamî-was immneînsly poiilar with the spectat.rs, so much so indeed that a collection cf upwards of £41 was raised for Vni on the ground. Score : n1LAVEnS. Shrewsbury, c Bonnor, b Palmer ................. 6 Ulyett, c Bamnan, b Gar- rett.......... ......... 12 Barnes, b Bannernanu...... 87 Bates, C Bihmniermnan, b Gair- rett....................t> Lockwood, b Palmer........ 3 Read, run out... . ...... 130 Flowers, b Boyle........ 2 Enmett, c Bonuor, b Garrett 21 Peate, c Boyle, b Banner- ilai..................... 1 Sherwin, not out.... ...... 10 iMtorley, c Bannrmanu, b Palmner...... ........... 8 Extras................19 Total.................322 AUSTRALTANS. Ist Inniingts. 2nid Inmaiys. A. C. L'an termaii. c Shîrows- bury, b Peato...........O b Peato..... ........... 14 H. H. Mr.ie, e Shierwin, b Morley,............ .... O c Barnes, b Peate..........31 W. L. Murdoch, 1 Pente .35 P. S. McDonunel, c Pcate, b Ulyett ................... 12 T. Iloran, c Pente, b Morley.47 G. Giffen, c Shrewsbury, b Emmeitt...........12 .. McC. Blacklham, b Morley. 17 a. J. Blonnior, b Ulyett...... 1) H. F. Boyl, rnun out... 1 T. W. Garrett, b Morley..... 0 0. E. Pahner, not out. . xtrars............... .. . 14 Total .................. 150 c Lockwood, b Ulyett.......15 c Sherwin, b Ulyett.........18 c Shîrewsbury, b Morley..3 c Ulyett, b Morley...........23 c Barnes, b Morluy.......... i c Sherwin, b Barnes...... c Flowers, b Peate. ... ..... 0 not out.....................15 b Rirnes........... ..... 0 Extras ................ 10 otal..............130 AUSTRALIANS v. AN ELEVEN OF ENGLAND. Another drawn gaume attended the efforts of the Australians in this match. The England Eleven vas fairly strong in batting, but delicient in bowling, with only Barnes, Flowers, Shîaw, and My- croft of anuy accouit. Most of the English Eleven scored fairly in the first innings, and cight got double figures ; Mr. Tylecote, who was so successful agaiinst the Australians hast week at "Janterbury, aginl playing well for fifty-six, the highîest contribution. At the ond f the second day the gaine did not look very uneven, as the Auîstralians wero only 72 beiind, ivith Horan in and four wickets still to fall. Murdoch, who lias not bem very successful of late, was again to the fore withî a rather lucky innings of 70, and Joues also was fortuiate, though tic pair nado a useful stand, adding 125 runs while they were together. On tho eccond nighit there seeied very sliglt chance of the gamne being compjileted, but the rain caused tle wicket to play very treacherously ycstorday, and in ail nineteen wickets feull for 201 mis. The Australians, when they went in, hasd 129 te wiii, andilwhen tle play ceased they still wanitd 38, having lost laif their mitketa. It will bu nocticed that Mr Tylecote caught 5 Australians out thc first innings behind the wi;kets, an unusual perforinance. Score TuP ExNULANn EL.VFN. 1st Tinimys. O. I. Thornt,, c McDonnell, b Spîotibrhi .............. 29 E F. S. Tylecote, c Murdoch, b Spofforth ............ 56 Maurice Rend, c Murdoch, b Boyle ........... ..... 28 larnes,c]Murdoch, bS1 .r; rth23 Shrewsbury, e Murdoch, b Bloyle ........... ,......24 Flowers, c Bonnor, b Spoflortll2 L. 0. Docker, e Jones, b Boylo .... ............. 3 Scotton,c Murdoch, b Garrett26 C. Marriott, b Spollorth., ... Il Shaw, e and b Garrett ...... 1 W. Mycroft, not out ........ O Extras............... 17 Total ................ 230 2nîd Iningqs. b Garrett..................18 1b w, b Spofforthi...........14 c Garrett, b Spofforth ...... 0 e Boyle, b Spoll'orth ........ 1 b Garrett.................. 1 c Horan, b Garrett ......... 6 e Blackham, bBoyle........10 b Boyle .................... 10 c Murdoch, b Spofforthî .... 8 c and b Boyle.............. O not out.................... 1 Extras .......... ....... 9 Total ................. 78 AISTRATIAS. Lît Innîings. S. P. Jones, b Mycroft......50 T. V. Garrett, c Tylocotc, b Barnes .................. O F. R Spofforth; e Marriott, b Uarnes .................. 2 A. C. Bannern an, b Barnes.. 3 W. L. Murdoch, e Tylecote, b •Barnes .................. 70 T. Hornu, c Tylecote, b My- croft.....................24 H. IL. Massio, c Tylecoto, b Mycroft ..... .......... 4 P. S. McDonnell, b Barnes.. 2 G. J. Donnor, c Tylecotc, b Barnes................,12 J. M. Blackhai, c Read, b Barnes .................. 0 H. F. Boyle, not out........ 2 Extras .................. 11 Total.................180 .mul Inntinîgs. not out .................... 12 c Tylecoto, b Mycroft ...... 24 b Thornton .................. 32 c and b Flowers............ 4 b Barnes .................. 14 c Barnes, b Flowers......... 2 not out.................... 0 Extras .................. 3 Total ................. 91