James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

T H ES I X T HA U S T R A L I A N T E A M. 2 3 innings , and Mr. Turner hit with success -notably in the first match against Surrey at the Oval, whenhe madeover a hundred runs. Mr. Edwards's careful batting morethan once stood his side in good stead . Mr. Ferris , whovery often proved to be, whenthings were going badly, a difficult wicket to get, was, on the whole, very useful at the last ; a far better batsman than one would expect to find at the end of an innings . Mr. Blackhamwas one of the failures of the team as a run-getter ; indeed , he rarely showed any of the dogged determina- tion which used to characterize his play . Mr. Worrall hit occasionally with vigour, andin the later matches Mr. Lyons, whodid nothing in the earlier part , afforded unmistakable evidence of his ability to hit, though it could hardly be said that he was up to the highest standard of Australian cricket as wehave seen it in England, The wicket -keeping of Messrs . Blackhamand Jarvis was oneof the best features of the cricket ; the former at times was little , if at all , belowhis best . Of the fielding it can hardly be said that it quite upheld the reputation of previous Australian teams-there was not the same certainty , the same mechanical accuracy of the earlier combinations . Muchof the success which attended Mr. McDonnelland his menwas due to the judicious general- ship of the captain , whomanaged his side with great skill . Not the least important feature of the tour was the good fellowship which marked the rela- tions of English andAustraliancricketers last s u m m e r. TheSixth Australian T e a m"played the game" thoroughly from their first match to the last , and it will be eminently satisfactory to them to feel that they have contributed greatly to foster the cordiality which has always existed , and, wefeel sure , will always exist , between the athletes of the Old Country and one of her most thriving dependencies . F I R S TM A T C H . Australiansv. Mr. C. I. Thornton'sEleven. Norbury Park, M a y7, 8, and 9, 1888 . Australians wonby six wickets . M R. C. I. T H O R N T O N ' S T E A M . W .G.Grace, 1b w, b Turner . 1 0 st Blackham, b Ferris 4 Abel, c Blackham, b Turner 1 8 b Ferris. 1 7 O. G. Radcliffe , b Ferris 3 4 b T u r n e r 5 W .W .Read, b Turner.. 1 8 b T u r n e r 1 8 Leslie Wilson, b Turner 0 b T u r n e r 0 Henderson, c M'Donnell , b Ferris . 0 n o t out.... 1 0 P. J. de Paravicini , c Blackham, b Ferris C. I. Thornton, st Blackham,b Ferris ... 2 c Trott, b Turner 5 4 2 b Ferris... 0 Bowley, 1 b w, b Turner Wootton, not out A d a m s , b Ferris B 10, 1 b 2 Total.. 7 b Ferris.. 0 1 b Ferris. 0 0 bFerris. 0 1 2 B 4 ...144 Total 6 3 P. S. M'Donnell , b Wootton A U S T R A L I A N S . 2 cAbel, b Bowley. 2 4 A. C. Bannerman, b Grace. 18 b Bowley 1 4 S. P. Jones , c Paravicini , b Grace 4 5 c Paravicini ,b Wootton 1 6 G. J. Bonnor, b Wootton 3 n o tout 9 H. Trott, e Wootton, b Grace 1 n o tout 7 J. M'C. Blackham, b Grace 8 b Wootton 0 C. T. B. Turner, cAbel, b Wootton 5 A. H. Jarvis , cAbel, b Wootton 2 J. Worrall , not out 1 6 J. Lyons, 1 b w, b Grace 0 J. J. Ferris, b Bowley 1 9 B12, 1b 2 1 4 B5, 1b1 . 6 Total 138 Total 7 6 . . . . . .