CRICKET. THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN V. THE BALLARAT TWENTY-TWO.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5116, 15 January 1874, Page 3

CRICKET. THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN V. THE BALLARAT TWENTY-TWO.

On tbe 31st of lait month a match came off at Ballarat between the All-England Eleven •gainst twenty-two of the Ballarat Cricketers. On the arrival of tho Eleven at Ballarat they were received by the Mayor, the committee of the Ballarat Cricket Club, and a large concourse of interested spectators. After luncheon the Mayor visited the Eastern Oval on which tbe match was played, and expressed his satiafaction at finding an excellent tarf. The ground is one of the best in Victoria, bat it is very circumscribed. The defeat of the Eleven at the hands of the Victoria Eighteen added largely to the interest felt in the match, and the attendance of the public was very good. The Ballarat men had no anticipation of winning the match, bat with the valuable aid of Allan, Cosstick, Wills, and Kendall, they counted upon making an extremely geod show. The match began at noon. The English Captain won the toss, and sent his men first to the wiokets. The Ballarat Twenty-two then took the field headed by Captain Dan Sweeney, one of the oldest cricketers in Victoria, and whose name gained honourable mention in connection with the international matches played with Stephenson and Parr's Elevens. W. O. Grace and Jupp went first to the wicket. After a short time play began in earnest, and excellent batting was shown. The Twenty-two were not so well placed in the field as they might have boon, and the fielding was ineffective. In the course of the day there were from 7,000 to 8,000 persons present. The following is the full score made by the All-England team : — ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN. Jupp, c Sweeney, b W. G Grace, c W. II. VfilU .. ..23 V\gnis, b Coistlck . 126 Gilbert, b Cosstlck .. 2 Greenwood, b Kendall 62 O. F Grace, c Kon- Oicroft, run out .. 65 daU, b Hunt .. 112 Boult, c WMianwon.b Mclntyre, b Hunt .. 6 Kendall .. .. 8 LiUywhite, b WilU.. 17 Bu»h, b Cositick .. 23 Southerton, not out 15 Bye», 5; leg byes, 0.. 11 Total 470

This is the largest one innings score ever made in Australia. It is to be attributed in part to the weak fielding, and to the smallness of the ground, on which it is impossible to extend the field beyond the most circurnsoribed limits. The batsmen could all hit over the heads of the most distant fieldsmen with ease. There ware between 5000 and 6000 people present during the afternoon. The day was one of the hottest of the season., The twenty-two had made 274 runs, when it was agreed that the match should be counted a drawn one.

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Bowlers bis rn» m w Bowler* bis rn» m w Coiitick . . 430 120 01 3 Allan . . 170 33 24 0 Kendall . . 200 71 18 2 Wynne . . 4 7 0 0 Wills (fast) 260 111 25 2 Wills (slow) 40 37 0 0 Oaggin .. GO 17 6 0 Hunt .. 52 25 5 2 B. J Figgis 50 38 5 0