James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

24 scoring was not severe. ,v. G. Grace won the toss and went in as is his wont. Greenwood played well for 25, but 1�uns came with difficulty, and 92 was the entire sum; Coates, a left-handed bowler, being especially destruo­ tive. 'fhe Twenty-two made . 127, 32 of which were due to one, D. Gregory. The name recalls a rl1mot1red challenge from three brothers of that name to play the three G1�ces. It was no more than a rumour fortunately for the Gregorys. . The Eighteen won by eight wickets, the play generally producing no exception&! events. ENGLAND. • W. G. Gra-ec, c Lawrence, b Coates • • 1st Inn. • 7 c Lawre n, b Cooates Jupp, o Sheridan, b Tindall • • • • • 8 25 b Coates • • • • • Greenwootl, e Lawrence, b Coates • Oscroft, e and b Coates • • • • b Spofforth 0 c Bannerman, b Tindall • • • 8 c Oliver, b Moore • G. F. Grace, o Fairweather, b Faithfull Gilbert, run out • • • • 10 c Oliver, b Spofforth • H11rnphrey, c Lawrence, b Coates • • • 2 e Woods, b Spof.forth • 'M'Intyre, b Tindall • • • • • • • • 20 c Oliver, b Tindall • 8 run out • • Lillywhite, c E. Gregory, b Coates Soutp.erton, not out • • • • • 2 c D. Gregory, b Til1dall BUBh, b Coates • • • • • 1 not out • • Leg-bye • • • • • 1 Leg-bye • Total • • • • 92 Total • ENGLISH BOWLlliG ANALYSIS. Balls. Maidens. Runs. Southerton · • 280 89 58 W. G. Grace • 178 15 ·69 Lillywhi� • • 101 11 81 M'Intyi·e • . 86 4 18 G. F. Grace • • 40 4 10 The Eighteen scored 127 and:57 for 9 wickets, • • • Wkts. 7 11 2 - 5 2nd Inn. • 12 • 4 • 17 • lI • 20 • 9 • 0 • 4 • 12 • o • 0 • 1 • 90 After this seven of us undertook to play Twelve of New South Wales at single wicket. The Welshmen got 29, and the champion scored 28 and not out, the addition of two byes covering us with a certain amo11nt of glory. Wednesday, the 28th of January, was one of the red letter days of the tour. A pleasure trip down Sydney Bay is of itself a treat, but every forethought had been expended on our comfort, and with fishing and feeding we did our best to drive dull care away. A little admixture of cricket and rol1uders was introduced to give an ah· of reality to the scene, but even this failed to depress us, and we reached Sydney at seven p.m., after one of the jolliest; days that I have eve1� spent out of the old country. Our next visit was to have been to Maitland, bnt news came that the ground was under water, and we were obliged to decline with thanks. We were not dolphins, it was seriously argued, so that no one could possibly feel offended at our non-appearance. Hence ,ve had to change otrr venue to Ba ) thur s t of that ilk, and thither we wended otir way, having mean,vhile each of us received the delicate attention of a pair of new c1 ..icket boots from the boot factory of Mr. Alderson. The railway journey to Bathurst is a freak of engineering that needs to be seen to be understood. At one time almost up among the clouds, at another down almost in the bosom of the earth. Everywhere risk of being sent into eternity with the slightest slip, and throl1ghout a general feeling of goi11g t1p and down, to ancl f1·0, as a