James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

1 4 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L. Jarvis wasthe lucky manfor the Australians ; Barnes and Jones also received £5 each for the best analysis on their respective sides . On Tuesday afternoon we left for WaggaWagga, a town in N e wSouth Wales, familiar to Englishmen ihrough its association with the Claimant . A capital one-day match was played, and after a close contest the eleven w o nb ytwo wickets, thanks to 55, not out, by Barnes, and 27b yAttewell. Thompsonbowled for the twenty-two with great effect . Every kindness was shownus here. T h e merrimentwas indeed kept up till 2 a.m. , w h e nthe train started for Sydney. There we arrived soon after noon, leaving again the same night by boat for Wollongong, a coal mining town four hours steam down the coast . A hearty reception was given us there , and although the gamewas of a very one-sided character , all seemed to enjoy it . The scores were-England, 171 (Flowers 46 and Shrewsbury 49) ; Woollongong , 40 and 67. Leavingthe same night at eight o'clock , w e wentto Tathraby boat, and from there by coach to Candelo , a small village of about 200 inhabitants , about twelve miles fromBega, the principal town in the southern part of N e wSouth Wales. H o won earth they were going to make£300 (the cost of the match) was a mystery, but they did ; at least 150 buggies and 600 horsemen and horse- w o m e nwere on the ground , and nearly every one within fifteen miles of Candelo musthave beenthere. Thecharge to the groundwas half a-crown, as this was the first time any crack cricketing team had visited the district . The ground, situated at the foot of a gently rising hill , and surrounded by a deep water gully , now dry, was a picture , picnic parties being scattered about every- where. The match was wonby the eleven in one innings ; Bates 41, Shrews- bury 31 , and Ulyett 22, being chief scorers . W ehadto leave Candeloat 4 o'clock on Tuesdayafternoon to catch aboat waiting at Tathra by eight , as there was no other available means of transit till Saturday. Arrangements had been madefor us to be met at Shoalhaven by a small steamer . which would save manyhours travelling . As a nasty sea was rolling into the shore , however, a boat had to be lowered , and after a lot of dangerous -looking work, eleven out of the thirteen got safely into the launch , Hunter and Barnes preferring to stay on board rather than run the risk . Hunter had actually once been in the boat , but seeing an opportunity of springing on the ladder to regain the ship , did so ; and, full of terror , said that all the gold in Australia would not get him to leave the ship again . In a few minutesw e werelanded at Shoalhaven, and one hour's drive took us to N o w r a, the scene of our next encounter , Barnes and Hunter having upwards of twenty hours ' hard travelling in consequence of not landing with the rest . The weather at N o w r awas almost unbearable. H e a v ythunderstormswere con- tinuous, butthis did not cool the air, and the nights were as hot as the days. Thematch was drawn greatly in favour of the eleven ; Read 59 and Attewell 32 being head menwith the willow . On Saturday night the weather changed , and Sunday was a cool , cloudy day. This was fortunate , as two walks up hill overthemountains, the first oneof two miles, and the other of five miles, took the dash out of most of us, although some were relieved by riding a good part of the distance . Several of the inhabitants followed us on horseback , kindly ismountingto give our m e na rest . W ereached Moss Vale after nine hours' coaching , and the next day left for iss to play a one-day match. This ended in a draw, slightly in favour of the wenty-two, which was a particularly strong one. W ehada most enjoyable day of twenty-four hours , as from the time we entered Yass till we left it, nothing that could possibly be done for our comfort and enjoyment was forgotten by our kind hosts , the only regret was that we hadn't another day to spend with such jolly fellows . The fixtures , however, could not be shirked , and so returning to Moss Vale we played a match against twenty-two of that district . TheBritishers occupied the wickets from Wednesday at noon till four o'clock on Thursday, scoring 432. Scotton was in eight hours for 123. Bates hit up 111 in less than two hours ; Ulyett quickly made 56, Hunter42, and Read32. Thencame the surprise , and the whole twenty-two were disposed of for 14 runs.