CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 8410, 10 January 1891, Page 1 (Supplement)

CRICKET.

VICTORIA V. NKW SOUTH WALES.

The pnblio interest felt in this match* which was commenced in Melbourne on Boxing Bay, was clearly evinced by the numerous gathering of spectators, the attendance throughout averaging over 7,000. The match was productive of some remarkable and sensational cricket, the »1 of the New Sonth Wales team (who only a few days previously had scored 406 against South Australia) for 161 in the first Innings causing general surprise. The best individual innings was undoubtedly that of little Sidney Gregory, who treated the spectators to a beautiful display of batting, and scored his 60 runs without a mistake in an hour and a-qnarter. For so yonng a player he is master of an extraordinary variety of strokes, driving with remarkable power, aod catting beautifully, which unfortunately has become a rare accomplishment amongst Australian batsmen. His perfect innings delighted the spectators, who cheered him heartily. Bannerman carried his bat right through the innings for 45, one of the most remarkable innings he has played. As an exhibition of patience it was all that could be desired, but as an exhibition of batting on a good wicket it was too alow. Caution was carried to its extreme limit, for there were many balls allowed to go by from which a batsman of Bannerman’s experience should have safely scored. He was at the wickets about five and a half hours, and though it may be said he played the best game for bis side when the wickets were going down, yet he was least active when only one wicket had gone and the opportunities of the New South Wales batsmen were all before them. He may have concluded that with a number of free batsmen in the rear bis duty was to keep one end and steady the batting, or it may have been that, jealous of Barrett’s reputation, he determined in this innings to show he, and he alone, had a right to the title of the Australian stonewaller. Having made up his mind to play steadily, the jeers of the crowd, instead of shaking, only strengthened that resolve. At one of the intervals the batsman raid “ We’ll see whose patience lasts the longest,” and long after the crowd had got tired of jeering he was still stonewalling. Moses joined him the second wicket down, and the play becamemonotonoua in the extreme, and in one entire hour’s play only 1 run was scored by both batsmen. Eventually the jeers of the crowd seemed to disconcert Moted, and he lost fcis wicket after scoring 9, to the great joy of the crowd. When Bannerman lost his wicket in the second innings for nothing, the crowd also made a highly joyful demonstration, Bannerman’s teat of carrying his bat through an Innings is the only instance in which euoh a feat has been achieved in intercolonial cricket. Moser, when he scored 297 not out, went in first wicket down, and when Murdoch got 321 he was in second and out sixth. M‘llwraith on one occasion very nearly achieved the distinction, as he went in first and was out last for the modest score of 20, the total of the Victorian innings being only 35_. In the match played at Sydney in 1885 Bannermao went in first and was not out with 96 when New South Wales won after losing seven wickets. Bannerman’s best performance in intercolonial cricket was on the occasion of the match played ia Melbourne in 1882, when his scores were 78 run out and 101 not out. A performance more nearly akin to the present, however, was at Sydney in 1881, when, going in first, as usual, he was out seventh for a tcjre of 52. On the Victorian side the most noteworthy features were the splendid fielding of Worrall and the bowling of Phillips, who in the first innings of the visitors almost established a record. He bowled 251 balls for 20 runs, twenty-eight maidens, and seven wickets—a feat rarely rivalled in intercolonial cricket. Rain on the last day spoiled whatever chance New South Wales had, and they were beaten by 36 runs. Scores:

Victoria. First Innings. Second Innings. Bruce, c Downes, b Chitlc Moses, b Chariton .. ., , 6 ton 10 Palmer, o Downes, h Charlton .. ..17 Horan, c Richardson, b Charlton 5 Ibw, b Charlton ,, 12 Trott, c Wales, b Char!R. M'Leod, s', Wales, b Ferris 7 b Ferris 1 Mcrtis, b Ferris .. ..3d c Donnan, b Ferris 5 Worrali, b Cha'Iton .. 9 1 Bhckham, o Donnan, b Downes 23 Ibw, i) Charlton .. 0 Denahoo, e Garrett, b c Bannerman, b Downes .. .. 0 Chariton .. 7 Phillips, ran out .. ..22 not out 2 Trumble, not out.. .. 21 c Wales, b Charlton 27 Extras 5 Extras .. 3 Tonal .. ..161 Total .. .. 88 HOWLING ANALYSIS. First Innings. Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Kerris .. 243 18 63 2 Cnarlton .. 180 11 84 5 Dowre-s.. .. 60 3 19 2 Second Innings. Ferns .. .. 146 12 27 4 Charlton .. 114 7 45 6 New South Wales. First Innings. Second Innings. Bannerman, not out .. 45 c Blackham, b Trumble .. 0 Richardson, b M'Leod .. 6 c Palmer, b Trumhie . , — ## 0 Moses, c Blackham, b Philc Trumble, b Phillips 0 lips .. „ _ 3 Dorman, e and b Phillips 2 c Horner, b Trmmb!e 4 Iredale, o Phillips, h Bruce IS runout 5 Gregory, o Trumble, b st B ackbam, b PhilMorris 60 lips 4 Charlton ibw, h Phillips 10 o Docahoo, bTrumble 12 Ferris, Ibw, b Phillips .. 0 b Tiumb'.e .. 6 Garrett, c Horan, b Phillips 0 notout _ 12 Downes, c Blackham, b c Palmer, b TrumPhillips 3 tie ., 7 Wales, c Horan, b Phile M'Leod, b Phillips 0 lips .. „ 2 Ext as ..13 Extras .. _ Total .. . .151 Total.. 62 RGWLING ANALYSIS. First Innings. Bills. Mdns. Runs. Wkte. M'Leod .. .. 252 24 60 1 Phillips.. 251 28 20 7 i Bruce 24 2 8 1 Morris .. 66 3 15 1 Second Inniogs. Trumble _ 72 2 33 6 Phillips.. .. 67 2 24