James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

A F E WL O O S ES T R I N G S . 2 5 9 T h eLargestInningso n R e c o r d . M e l b o u r n eUniversityv. E s s e n d o n . Melbourne University Cricket Ground, March 5, 12, 19, 23, 1898 . Melbourne University wonby 1,018 runs. M E L B O U R N E U N I V E R S I T Y . Mr. L. Miller , c Ramsay, b Smith 205 Mr. H. Bullivant , not out 1 3 9 Mr.H. J. Stewart, c andb Washington 23 Mr.W .S. Ross, b Griffiths 3 2 Mr. C. Miller , c C. Christian , b Wash- ington 57 Mr. E. C. Osborne , b O'Shea 1 9 0 Mr. W. O'Hara, hit wkt.,b Griffiths Mr.A .Gray, b H. Christian Mr. T. Lewers , c C. Miller (sub .), b Washington 2 2 2 6 7 Mr. J. J. Quirk, b Sampford 1 7 9 Mr. E. Feilchenfeld , c Gaunt, b C. Christian 1 7 6 B 31, lb 2, w 5 T o t a l 3 8 .... ...1 0 9 4 . . First wicket fell at 38 ; 2nd , 156 ; 3rd, 459 ; 4th, 542 ; 5th, 746 ; 6th , 828 ; 7th , 845 ; 8th , 968; 9th, 1025 ;10th,1094. E S S E N D O N . Mr.W .Griffiths , c andb Miller 26 Mr. P. Barr, b Ross ... . . . . Mr.C. Ramsay, b Feilchenfeld 2 Mr. W .Smith, absent Mr.M . O'Shea, b Gray 1 Mr. C. Dalton, e Gray, b C. Miller Mr. C. Sampford, absent 22 Mr. J. Gaunt, absent Mr.H . Christian, b C. Miller 2 B1, w 1... Mr. G. Washington, b Ross 2 Mr. C. Christian , not out 1 3 T o t a l 6 . . . 0 0 0 2 7 6 B O W L I N G A N A L Y S I S .-E S S E N D O N . Balls. M d n s. R u n s. W k t s. Balls. M a n s. R u n s. W k t s. C.Sampford 2 4 0 9 1 4 5 1 G. Washington201 3 1 1 9 3 H . Christian 3 1 2 2 3 2 4 3 1 W .Smith 9 6 1 4 7 1 C.Christian 2 2 8 2 1 3 7 1 C.D a l t o n 6 0 1 4 2 0 J.G a u n t 1 0 2 1 6 9 0 P .B a r r 3 0 0 2 6 0 W .Griffiths 2 0 1 5 1 3 7 2 J. R a m s a y 6 0 3 0 M .O ' S h e a 1 0 2 0 8 8 1 H. Christian bowled 2 wides, andSmith, O'Shea, andGriffiths 1 each. M E L B O U R N E N I V R S I T Y . Balls M a n s. R u n s. W k t s. Balls M d n s. R u n s. W k t s. A .G r a y 4 8 0 3 0 1 C .M i l l e r 3 0 0 E .Feilchenfeld 3 6 4 5 1 W .S. Ross... 19 0 3 4 5 3 2 Miller bowled1 wide. The Melbourne University cricket ground is practically a circle , and is 195 yards at its greatest length , and 190 at its greatest width , so that the high scoring owed nothing to a smallarea. T h eSmallestTotalof the Y e a r. Southport , June 4, 1898 . B I C K E R T O N H U S E S C H O O L . 4 6 J . A. Jordon, not out A .Leighton, e Gillibrand , b Collister H.Holroyd, lbw, b Bradshaw 3 F.W .Lancaster, notout... 2 9 J. C. Turner, b Henderson 1 9 Gillibrand , b Taylor Lane, b Turner W o o d, b Taylor Bradshaw (i.), b Taylor Henderson, b Taylor Collister ,b Taylor Bayles, not out E x t r a s *Innings declared closed . R O C K L E Y H O U S ES C H O O L . . . 8 1 1 0 6 *Total (3 wkts.) .. 0 Mitchell , b Taylor ... 0 Ziegler , b Taylor 0 Taylor, b Turner 0 Bradshaw (ii .) , e Turner , b Taylor 0 0 0 Extras Total 0