James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

33 estimated at 15,000. Mr. Bligh was well enough to take Morley’s place, the latter still suffering from a strained side. Jones and Bovle were left out of the Austrahan team. For the seventh successive time we lost the toss and took the field. The first wicket fell for 5 runs Mr Massie being well caught and bowled; but Bannerman who was badly missed by Barnes at short slip, with Mr. Murdoch brought the score to /0, when Mr. Leslie was put on to bowl fast. The change bad effect, and four wickets were down for 96-Bannerman having been beautifully stumped off a fast ball on the leg side. Mr. Giffen should have been stumped off Mr. Steel, and it was not till 162 that Mr. McDonnell, bis partner, was bowled. Mr. Bonnor followed, and was nearly run out before he had scored; when he had made 4 he might have been caught by Barlow in the long field, and he was badly missed by Mr. Read in the same place when he hadmade 35; but notwithstand­ ing these chances his 60 (not out) was a grand display. Meanwhile Messrs. Giffen and Blackham had both fallen to the wicket-keeper and after Mr. Spofforth had been badly missed by Mr. Steel, time was called. Score, 253 for 7 wickets. On Monday the match was resumed on a wicket saturated by the rain, which had fallen in torrents all Sunday and early on Monday. Mr. Bonnor added 25 runs, and the innings closed for 291. The ground, after being rolled, played a trifle better, but under the circumstances a follow on was almost inevitable, and it looked none the less so when 3 wickets had fallen for 8 runs. Suffice it to say that our score totalled 177—on the whole, a very creditable performance, Mr. Palmer’s analysis speaks for itself. We followed on, and when time' was called had scored 11 for no wickets. Next day Mr. Tylecote and Barlow played well, and scored 6t before a wicket fell, but the rest of the side failed to add more than 100 runs, though Messrs. Steel, Studd, and Read played well on the difficult wicket. Total 169. The Australians went in to get 58 runs, which they did with the loss of a wicket. Score and analysis:— AUSTRALIANS. II. H. Massie, candbC. T. Studd ... 4 Bannerman, stTylecote, bLeslie ... 30 W. L. Murdoch, bLeslie ............. 48 T. Horan, cBarlow, bLeslie ....... 0 P. S.M4Donnell, bBates............. 43 G. Giffen, st Tylecote, bSteel....... 36 G. J. Bonnor, cBarlow, bBarnes ... 85 J. M‘C. Blackham, cTylecote, bC. T. Studd ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 F. R. Spofforth, cSteel, bBarnes ... 9 T. W. Garrett, cC. T. Studd, bSteel 0 G. E. Palmer, notout ••• ••• M« 0 Byes4,1b2, w2, nb3 ....... 11 Total ................. 291 In theteoondinningsof tlioAnstralians H. H. Massiescored(candbBarnesi 0: Bannerman(notout), 25; W. L. Murdoch(notout), 3i-total 68. ENGLAND. Barlow, stBlackham, bPalmer Hon. IvoBliph, bPalmer C. F. H. Leslie,cGarrett,bPalmer C. T. Studd, bSpofforth ... A. G. Steel, bPalmer W. W. Read, bPalmer BatescBannerman, bGarrett K. F. S. Tylecote, bPalmer G. B. Studd, runout Barnes, bPalmer G. F. Vernon, not out Byes8,1b1, nb3 • • • • • • • • • 0 0 0 « « • • i « • • • • § * • M 0 9 0 • • • • M ♦ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Total 000 u » 0 0 0 1stInns. 2ndInn •H 10 bSpofforth....... • «c •• •• 28 •• 0 bSpofforth....... •• 0 9 0 •• 3 •• 4 bGiffen............ •• 4 • • • 0 1)Palmer m • 00 0 21 27 1b w, bGiffen •• • 0 0 0 29 •• 19 ]) Giffen •• •• 0 0 0 •• • • • « 29 ••• 28 cMassie, bPalmer •• • 09 0 1 ••• 33 bSpofforth ....... ••• 9 9 9 33 ••• 7 cPalmer, bGiffen • 0 0 0 0 0 0 «*• 26 not out •• •• • 09 0 0 0 2 •• 11 1 b w, bPalmer ... 00 0 0 0 3 12 Leg-bye •• 1 • • • 177 Total V • • • • 169