James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

T H ET W OE N G L I S HT E A M SI N A U S T R A L I A . 2 6 1 (Leicestershire ) ; J. Briggs and R. Pilling (Lancashire ) ; G. Lohmannand M .Read(Surrey). F r o mfirst to last the team proved to be very strong at all points , and though they were twice beaten byN e wSouth Wales, their performances proved themto be an unusually formidable side . With Lohmann, Briggs , Pougher, andPreston , with Mr. C. A. Smith in reserve , there was plenty of bowling, and in fact the out-cricket was altogether of a very superior order . Inbatting , too , on several occasions the team showed themselves to be a very dangerous side . O n eof their records in particular deserves special mention. W erefer to the matchagainst Victoria at Melbourne, in December, 1887 , when 624 runs were madebefore the last wicket fell . Onthat occasion Shrewsbury's eleven wonby an innings and456 runs, and the match was productive of three distinct records in gamesbetween English andColonial cricketers : the mostdecisive victory , the largest total , and the highest individual score (232 by Shrewsbury ) made by an Englishmanin Australia . Arthur Shrewsbury's batting was of course one of the most noticeable incidents of the trip . Twice he made over 200 runs in aninnings , and his average wasvery far in advance of any other batsman. Briggs and Lohmannbore the brunt of the bowling, but Mr. Smith, Pougher, and Preston all lent useful aid whenrequired , and Pilling's wicket -keeping was up to its very best standard-no meanpraise . Other information regarding the t w oteamscanbefoundfromthe figures whichfollow. M R. V E R N O N ' S T E A M . Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 26 ; Won, 11 ; Drawn, 14 ; Lost, 1 . Opponents. MatchesW o n(11). English. Opnts. W h e r eplayed. W h e nplayed. 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y i n n. i n n. i n n. i n n. S o u t hAustralia Adelaide Oc.28,29,31 ,No.1 Victoria M e l b o u r n e Nov.9, 10, 11 2 9 6 2 2ofGippsland Sale Dec. 19,20 1 5 2 CombinedAustralia Sydney و و 3 1, Jan. 2, 3 292 15 of YarraB e n d..... Yarra Jan. 1 0 186 104 291 118 206 71runs 152 126 innings & 18 r 51 98 innings & 3 r 136 78 innings & 78 r 5 7 1 2 9runs 18N.W.Coast(Tasmania) Latrobe و د 1 6,1 7 2 1 7 6 6 97 innings & 108 r 1 8of Benalla Benalla Feb. 2, 3 2 7 1 126 92 innings & 53 N e wSouthWales Sydney 18 of W a g g aW a g g a... W a g g aW a g g a ,, 28,29 1 7 6 SixthAustralian T e a m Sydney Mar. 2, 3, 5 ,, 17, 18, 20, 21 337 *109 193 252 221 117 219 32 87runs 8wickets ; *2w d 6 2 106 innings & 5 r Victoria Melbourne ود 9,10, 11,12 130 368 81 135 282 runs Matches D r a w n(14). R e m a r k s. 2 2of Castlemaine Castlemaine Nov.14, 15 1 8 1 109*135 *20 wkts down 1 8ofBendigo Sandhurst 1 6,1 7 4 1 7 *1 3 4 *11 wktsd o w n 1 8ofBallarat Ballarat 1 8,19 4 4 7 67 *51 *2 wkts down 18 of Parramatta Parramatta Dec. 2, 3 1 1 6 1 4 4*1 6 6 *6 wktsd o w n 22 of Hawkesbury District Hawkesbury و د 5 , 6 8 4108 52 *49 *15 wktsdown 18 of Manly, Incogniti , Belvidere , & University Manly 7 *1 2 6 1 4 8 *5 wktsd o w n " 18 Juniors of MelbourneMelbourne 22 of Maryborough Maryborough ود ود 9,1 0,1 2 5 5 6 *7 0 *15 wktsd o w n 15,16 2 5 8 9 8 *55 *1 4wktsd o w n S o u t hAustralia Adelaide 2 4 - 2 9 3 8 2*5 9 143 4 9 3 *no w k td o w n 1 8ofNorthTasmania Launceston Jan. 1 3,1 4 1 9 5 *2 7 1 6 2 *2 wktsd o w n 1 8of Southern TasmaniaHobart 2 0, 21 1 4 6 5 9 *9 1 *7 wktsd o w n 1 8of All T a s m a n i a H o b a r t دو 2 6, 27, 28 2 9 7 *4 0 5 *1 3wktsd o w n 2 2of C o o t a m u n d r a CootamundraFeb.7,8 2 4 3 1 0 5 *20 *2 wktsd o w n 2 2of G o u l b u r n .. G o u l b u r n ود 2 4, 25 3 1157 1 2 4 M a t c hLost(1) NewSouth Wales ...... Sydney Lostby Nov.25-30 340 116 408 *40 9 wkts; 1 w d