Canadian Cricket Field Volume 1 1882

THE Q;y12I1kT RIGKET FIELD. 121 of 169 runs. As it was on a wicket not really vory bad, it vas almost unancountable. So far the play on both sides lad been eminently disa pointing in one respect, the batting. The bail certân « "bit onough to holp the bowler, but the ground did ncit pla b ny-uot sufficiently so to account for the smiall scores made on oth aides. The b'owling-and fiolding all round were niuchabove the aveorag. Botter out cricket has net been scen in a day's play, but the batting was decidedly bolow the standard. Both i es wom apprently impressed with the importance of the occasion, and neither shwed ifs correct forn Thero was ne confidence, as a rule the hitters were afraid to hit, and the play was altogother unnatural. TIo result of fivo hou.' cricket was 169 runs, and with the excep- tion of Maurice Read, not one player in the two teamsn gave a spectator the idea of boing at horao. On the second day the morn- ing's heavy rain upset all provious calculations. Tho Australians had the advantage of batting on the wet wicket, and certainly at the commencement of their second innings, tho. tound did not help the bowlers. Massie, who had not done much oforo in London, showed3 how ho could hit, and his batting was far and away the best of the match. Ho hit all round with confidence, and his dashing play, just et the time when the Australians wanted heart, vas of the greatest possiblo helr te his aide, ind3ed, it had much to do .with the resuit. He shouad have been caught by Mr. Lucaà.in the long-field whon ho had get 38, but otherwise his 55 was a really gond display of well-timed hitting. Massie had made 55 out of 66 while ho was in, but except Murdoch, who playcd carefully us well as pluckily for his 29, thore was no other double figure. Three batàmen had indeed contributed 97 out of 116 from the bat. The completion of the Australian's second innings for 122 left England with 85 te win. It was net a difficult task, and at one time an English victory aeemed secured. Mr. Grace' showed that whon nerve is required he has still no equal among the younger order of batsmen. He played Spofforth with confidence-the exception cortainly-and while ho was in there was hope. His 32 wvas an invaluable innings, but when he went things turned in favor of the. Austrâlians. After Mr. Grace's departure cane the sanie collapso that settled the Gentlemen in June. Five wickets were down for 66, and yet all were out for 77. Spoffoiths bowling was extra- ordinary, no doubt. He nover lest nerve, and besides naking the ball do a great deal, kept a wonderful length. Too much cannot be written in praiso of his bowling et the critical timie, but even this will net explain the utter failuro of England'a best batamen. The pla -was iriesolute te a degreeo. Ball after ball o! Boyle, some of wlnch m' ht certainly have been lhit, passed by unpunishe d by players wholhave hitting pow'rs. In fact, eur atting utterly failed when an effort wvas wvanted, and. tho Australian s won a victory they thoroughly deserved by only savon runs. l1assio's batting turned the scale in the frst instance, but it was emphatically Spof- forth'sbowling that secured their success. To bowl without a long- stop atuthe pae ho did, snd at such a time, wheu every run was o! vital importance, was a gr-eat performance, a proof of what nerve ho possesses, as well as a tributo to Blackham's efficiency et the wic'ket. The:incident by which Jones wvas got eut in Ausrralia's second innings should not peas 'ithout mention. Afrte making ene rua for a lit to leg ho walked eut o! his crase to pat the gr-ound down. The bail wvas unmistakeably atil in play, an.d Mr. Graceo put the wicket down Ho was quite justified by the rules, but tho action caused somo irritation amnon g the Australians. Spofforth in ail took 14 wickets fer 90 r-uns, and on this formn the pla.yers wore certainly very lucky that they had not to oppose bis bowling in the recent match. On the first day 19,601 persons paid at the gate, on the second 19,593, sothat thero was only a differenco of eight ln the two days. Scor: AS UTRALIANS. 14t Iniw3is. A. C. Banrman, c Graco, b Teate................... 9 H. H. Massie, b Ulyett...... 1 W. L. Murdoch, b Peate.....13 G. J. Bonnor, b Barlow. 1 T. Horan, b Barlow ........ 3 G. Giffen, b Peste .......... 2 J. McC. Blackham, c Grace, b Barlow ...... ......... 17 T.W.Garrett, c Read, b PeatelO H. F. Boyle, b Bailow........ 2 S.P.Jones, c Barnes, b Barlow 0 F. R. Spofforth, not out...... 4 Extras ................... 1 TIotal.,e...... .6 2nd Itnin qs. c Studd, b Barnes..... 13 b Steel.... 55! run out ........... ... 29 bUlyett... .... . 2 o Grace, b Peate...... . 2 c Grace, b Peate ........ 0 c Lyttelton, b Peate........ 7 notout...................... 2 b St i-un b P E ENGLAND. 1sl Innings. Barlow, o Bannornian,b Spof. forth.... ............ 11 Dr. W. G. Grace, b Spofforth. 4 Uly tt, st Blackhan, b Spof- orth .................... 26 Mr. A. P. Lucas, c Blackliam, bBoyl ............... 9 Hon. A. Lyttelton, c Black- ham, b Spof2orth.........2 C. T. Studd, b Spofforth .... O Read, net out .............. 10 Barnes, b Boyle ............ 5 A. G. Steel, b Garrett........14 A. N. Hornby, b Spofforth.... 2 Poate, c Boylo, b Spofforth ... O Extras................... 9 Total ................. 101 2nd Innangs. b Spofforth........'.......... O c Bannermanu, b Boyle .32 c Blackhan, b Spofforth....... b Spofforth..... ......... 5 b Spefforth...............12 notout.................... O b Spofforth ................. o c Murdoch, b Boyle. ....... 2 e and b Spofforth.........O b Spotforth .............. 9 b B2ylo.................2 Extras..................... 4 Total.................77, AUSTRALIANS v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Incessant rain on the first day offectually provented a completion of this return match, begun on the Clifton Collogo Ground on Aug. 24th. Giffen, who had net played sir. o the Players' match at the Oval, was again in the team. Palmor who injured hinself on the same occasion, was still absent, and Murdoch for the first time iad te stand down indisposed. Tho team was, therefore, without its best bat, as well as one of its very best bowlors, but still it rendered a good account of itself. Massio's hittin was one of the most notoworthy features of the match. As usu , ho got his runs very fast. In the second mnnings ho had luck, but ho scord at a great rate, making 55 out of 62 runs whilo in with Bannernan. Six wickets were dowmqifor 36 runs when theso two batsmon becane partners, and it was their stand that made the gaine look so well for thir side. Mr. W. G. Graco bowled with much of his old saucceas for Gloucestorshire. In the two innings of the Australians ho took twelve wickets for 152 runs. Score: AUSTrIUANs. 1st Innings. H. H. Massie-, c Cranston. b W. G. Grace ............ 39 net out. A. . Bannerman, c E. M. Grace, b W. G. Grace...... 17 not out. G. J. Bonnor, e Midwinter, b W. G. Grace ........... 29 c Pillen P. S. McDonnell, c Taylor, b Woof .......... .............. 2 c W. G. T. W. Garrett, e Midwinter, b W. G. Gr.ce ........... O Midwi T. Horan, b Woof........ 41 c Mober G. Giffen,c E. M. Grace,b W. G. Grace. ............. 12 S. P. Jones, b W. G. Grace.. 33 J. M. Blackham, b W. G. Grac .................. 5 c and b F. R. Spofforth, et Moberly,b W.G.Grace...........2 cE. M. H. F. Boyle, not out........... 4 Extras................ 6 Extra Total.................190 Tot oLOUCEsTEBSHIRE. Mr. W. G. Grace, b Spofforth 4 Mr. W. Mr. E. M. Grace, c Banner- forth man, b Spofforth ....... 24 Mir. W. Mr. F. Townsend, b Spofforth 27 Mr. E.. Mr.W. O.Moberly,cSpofforth Mr. E. b Boyle ....................... 9 Woof, n Extra Midwimter, b Garrett....... 7 Mr. J. Cranston, b Garrett.. 4 Tot 2nd Inninas. ................... 55 21 ,b Woof .......... O Grace, b Woof...... 10 nter, b W. G. Grace. 4 ly, b W. G. Grace.. ( W. G. Grace........ 2 Grace, b W. G. Grace 3 .................... 3 al ............... 98 W. Pullei, b Spof- R Gilbert, -b Bole. J. Taylor b Speforth. Peake, bBoy....... ot eut.......... s.................. al................ 3 15 17 3 9 9 131 CAMBRIDGE JNIVERSITY-PAST AND ?RESENT-v. AUS. TRALIANS. .................. 6 For the third. time a Cambridge teain -has beaten an Australian eate. .......... O eleven. Most students of cricket will renember the victories "of :;tras..................6 Cambridge University at Lord&.in 1878, and Cambridge in 1882, - and the victory at Portsno.uth on Saturdsa lat thus forms the To.,, .. ,,,,, .198 tlid ucçssive 'wi of o gtaba iainst AItlist çlçketor<