James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H EE N G L I S HT E A MI N A U S T R A L I A , 1 9 could be left out and really never be missed m a ybe taken as a forcible illustration of the all -round strength of the Australian Eleven. N o one will grudge Australian cricketers the full credit due to their fine performances . That the English team should haveonly w o none of the five test matches is disappointing . The more honour to the Australians with only comparatively a limited number of cricketers to choose from, and infinitely less advantages for the cultivation of first -class cricket. Mentionof the tour without reference to the batting of Clem Hill and J. Darling, to the bowling of Jones , the all -round cricket of Noble and of Harry Trott , would be quite incomplete . Nor would any reference be quite satisfactory from an Australian standpoint were not stress laid on and due praise given to Trott for his judicious and able captaincy . That it conduced in no small degree to the all-round success of the side goes without saying . So much for the purely cricketical part of the tour. Socially the Englishmen made themselves very popular, and had a good time of it . Mr. Stoddart , in commenting on his experiences of the tour , complained , and with some reason , of the offensive attitude of the spectators in many cases . In parts the strong dissatisfaction he expressed was fully justified beyond a doubt. The conduct of the crowd has latterly in m a n yquarters given rise to anxiety , and it cannot fail to serve a useful purpose if Mr. Stoddart's timely warnings receive the careful consideration they merit . The results of the tour , with full scores of the matches and averages , follow:- A U S T R A L I A R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 22 ; won, 6 ; drawn, 11 ; lost , 5. Club. Opnts. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. W o nby. 250 *305 306 247 2wkts.; *8wd 335*237 311 260 8wkts.; *2w d #386 120 149 I. &117 r; *8w,ic 551 *96 237 408 9 wkts.; *1 w d 286 *79 150 212 10wkts.; *now d 278 *183 328 132 7wkts.; * 3 w d Opponents. Matches W o n(6). Victoria M e l b o u r n eN o v .6-10 Sydney N o v .12-16 Gleninnes Nov.22, 23 Sydney D e c .13-17 Bendigo D e c .27-29 M e l b o u r n eM a r .11-15 R e m a r k s . A d e l a i d e Oct.28-N o v.1 475 409*187 *5 w d N e w c a s t l e Nov.19,20 4 2 9 189*211 *9 w d B r i s b a n e N o v .26-29 6 3 6 *3 1 6 *8wd Toowoomba Nov.30,Dec.1 197 114 +243 *4 w d; +13w d,i.c. A r m i d a l e D e c .3 1 4 1 *8 *1wd B a l lrat Jan.7, 8 3 4 2 283 *10 *3 w d Stawell Jan.10, 11 2 1 4 *2 3 3 *1 6wd H a m i l t o n Jan.21, 22 1 7 9 1 6 8*119 *5 wd Sydney Brisbane F e b .12-14 *3 3 3 + 7 3 *7wd,i.c .; +6w d F e b .1 9 *133 *5 w d A d e l a i d e M a r .19-23 2 2 2399 287 *267 *2 w d Matches Lost (5) . Lostby. A U S T R A L I A M e l b o u r n e Jan.1 - 5 3 1 5 1 5 0 520 I n n s.&5 5runs Jan.14-19 278 282 573 I n n s. & 1 3r u n s N e wSouthW a l e s 22of Gleninnes (N.S.W. ) 1 8of Bendigo Victoria Matches Drawn(11) . SouthAustralia... 1 8of N e w c a s t l e 1 3of N.S.W.& Queens- l a n d 1 8of T o o w o o m b a 22ofN e wEngland 1 8ofBallarat 2 2of Stawell 2 2 of W e s t e r nDistrict. 13 of Melbourneand SydneyUniversities .. VictoriaandQueensland S o u t hAustralia.. A U S T R A L I A A U S T R A L I A N e wSouthWales A U S T R A L I A A d e l a i d e M e l b o u r n e Sydney Sydney Jan. 29-Feb.2 174 263 323 *115 Feb.5-11 387 363 415 574 Feb.26-Mar2 335 178 239 *276 8wkts.; *2 w d 239 runs 6 wkts.; *4 w d