CHAPTER XL A FEW LOOSE STRINGS. CRICKET IN THE COLONIES. Wo have received the annual report of the Bohemians, aj Melbourne and publish with pleasure its statistics during the season of lb75-7G. 1875. Nov. 12.—Against M.C.C., at Melbourne. Lost by 87 runs. Nov. 20.—Against Kew O.C., at Kew Asylum. Won by -10 runs. Nov. 2d.—Against B.U.C.C., at Sandhurst. Won by 5(5 runs. Nov. 27.—Against St. Kilda, at St. Kilda. *Drawn. * Dec. 11.—Against Kyneton C.C., at Kyneton. Won by 1G0 runs. club 1876. Jan. G.—Against Yarra Bend C.C., at Yarra Bend. Won by 31 runs. Jan. 22.— Against Williamstown, at Williamstown. Won by 3 wickets and 12G runs. Feb 1.—Against Entally C.C., atEntally. Won by 5 wickets and 92 runs. Feb. 3, 4.—Against Northern Tasmania, at Launceston. Won by 9 wickets. Feb. 8, 9.—Against Southern Tasmania, at Hobart Town. Lost by 10 wickets. March 2.—Against Yarra BendC.C., at Yarra Bend. Won by 56 runs. March 13, 11.—Against Warrnambool C.C., at Warmambool. Won by 1 innings and 41 runs. March 22.—Against Camperdown C.C., at Camperdown. Won by 57 runs. March 23.—Against 15 of Colac and Birregurra C.C., at Colac, Won by 55 runs. March 25.—Against Corio C.C., at Geelong. Drawn. April 13, 14.—Against Ballarat C.C., at Ballarat. Won by 1G7 runs. 1GMatches. Won, 12 ; drawn, 2 ; lost 2. B a t t in g A v e r a g e s . Name. Total Times Total Most in Most in Innings. not out. Ituns. an Inns. aMatch. Average A. F. Robinson........... 15 oO 435 73*' 116 37.11 Dan Wilkie ............... 4 279 79 79 34.7 II. Conran................... 9 o mJ 223 47 61 31.6 G. Wilkie .................. 3 1 5G 45* 45 28.0 0 . C. Williams........... 6 1 129 41* 50 25.4 Aust. Loughnan ....... 5 0 103 41 41 21.3 W. WiUliams............. 9 4 102 32 89 20.2 T. Riddell................. G 1 86 42 42 17.1 F . M4Evoy.................. 4 0 71 40 40 I i ,o B. F.Noad ............. 1 68 32 88 17.0 A. Campbell............. 4 0 64 46 46 16.0 W. Loughnan ......... . . . . 5 0 72 33 83 14.2 W. M‘Evoy ............. 16 0 223 58 81 76 13.15 A. L. Bentley ......... «■* 1 78 83 13.0 C. S. Carr ................ 11 1 135 49 52 12.3 H. Jennings, jun....... 7 1 61 29 29 10.1 F. Murphy................ D. Wallace . . . . . . . . ........ 4 0 0 32 3S 14 25 19 25 8.0 7.3 D. J. Cameron....... ........ 4 0 29 12 13 7.1 And. Loughnan . . . o 0 21 21 21 7.0 H. R. H o g g ........... ........ 11 1 41 14 14 4.1 J. Dowling............... ........ 11 1 41 20* 20 4.1 C. A. R e id ............... 6 o mJ 2 2.0 R. Cornish............... r*i O 6 1.3