James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

is LILLYWHITK’ s CRICKETERS ANNl AL. those of Briggs and Pool, who sharedIwith cost over twcnty^hree runs ainece, ffenorallv was decidedly above the for con^a^ationTr Still, the out-cricket generally was decidedly above the ivem-c Mr Philipson kept wicket with distinct credit, and the fielding throughout was of a very high order. On all sides the team, it is pleasant to be able to record, made a very favourable impression They received, too, unvarying kindness everywhere they went so that the tour was replete with pleasant recollections for both English and Australian cricketers. Further, it is satisfactory to learn that the trip was financially a success, so much so that the Committee of the Melbourne Club have already been empowered by their general meeting to negotiate, presumably with the Trustees of the Association Ground at Sydney, for another visit of English cricketers, and at an early date. * The results of the tour will be gathered from the .following statistics:— Results o f Matches. Matches played, 23; won, 9; drawn, 10; lost, 4. Opponents. Matches U'on (9). Victoria ............ New South Wales Queensland Australia ... Australia ... ••» ••» ••• » •• » iwuin yy aies ana Queensland ............ Australia........... Bouth Australia........... Matches Drawn (10). Eighteen of Gawler Twenty-two of NewEng! Eighteen of Toowoomba EighteenSydneyJunion* Eighteen of Ballarat Eighteen of Dandenon# Eighteen of NewEn^rnd Eighteen of Newcastle Eighteen of Northern Tasmania Fifteen of Southern Ta!s- m a o ia ........... Match's Jsost (4). Booth Auxtraha... Australia ... Australia .. victoria .. • ♦• i •« ••• *•« 1Whereplayed. When played. Club. Opnts. 1st Ins. 2nd Ins. 1st Ins. 2nd Ins. Melbourne Nov. 16-21 416 288 306 253 Sydney Nov. 23-26 394 *81 293 180 Brisbane Dec. 7-10 494 121 99 1Sydney Dec. 14-20 325 437 586 166 Melbourne Dec. 29-J. 3 75 475 123 333 Broken Hill Jan. 18, 19 178 68 102 i Brisbane Feb. 15-19 192 279 107 86 Melbourne Mar. 1-6 3851*298 414 267 Adelaide Mar. 28-A. 2 609 *45 897 255 1Gawler ! Armidale Toowoomba Sydney ; Ballarat Dandenong Arrnidale Newcastle Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. 3-5 30, D .l 4,5 22-24 5-7 25, 26 9-11 22, 23 *368 67 216 *151 187 193 187 241 197 *149 *45 *112 153 147 113 +443 103 224 111 189 +22 *15 105 i X *87 Launceston Mar. 9-12 291 178 *219 Hobart Town Mar. 14-16 91 ft *189 Adelaide Adelaide l Sydney Melbourne 1 Nov. Jan. Feb. Mar. 9-14 11-15 1-4 21, 22 476 124 65 131 130 143 72 270 1 383 238 284' 269 *226 411 *136 Won by. 145 runs 8 wktvS.; *2w d Ins. & 274 runs 10 runs 94 runs Ins. & 8 runs 278 runs 6 wkts.; *4 w d lOwkts.; *nowd Remarks . *8wd; I.c.; t5wd *1 w. d. *6wd; +9wd;I.e. *7 w. d. *2 w. d. *7 w. d. *5 w. d. *13 w. d. *13 w. d. Lost by, 0 wkts.; *4 w d 382 runs Ins. & 147 runs 7 wkts.; *3 w d