CRICKET.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 767, 12 November 1886, Page 11

CRICKET.

By Eleotbic Telegraph.—Copyright.

THE ENGLISH TEAM IN MELBOURNE. (reuter’s telegrams. ) Melbourne, November 7Shaw and Lillywhite’s team of English cricketers commenced a match to-day against an eleven of Victoria, which consisted of the following players Boyle, Edwards, Horan, Houston, Lewis, Midwinter, McShane, Phillips, Trennick, Trott, and Worrall. The attendance on the ground was good. An excellent wicket had been pitched, and the ground was in first-rate order. The Home team went in first, and when stumps were drawn had made 204 runs for the loss of four wickets. The following scores were made : Houston, howled ... ... 68 McShane, not out ... ... 63 Horan, not out ... ... 46 Melbourne, November 8. The cricket match, Shaw and Lillywhite’s team versus an eleven of Victoria, was resumed to-day. The home team, who had yesterday lost four wickets for 204* runs, continued their innings, the last wicket falling for 329 runs. McShane contributed 65 (caught) and Horan (not out) 117. The English team then went to the wickets, and at the conclusion of the day’s play had lost one wicket for 73 runs, Benbow being (not out) 27.

Melbourne, November 9. The cricket match Shaw and Lilly white’s team versus eleven of Victoria was continued to-day. The Englishmen, who had yesterday lost one wicket for 73 runs, resumed their innings, and when the stumps were drawn had lost seven wickets for 333 runs, of which Barlow contributed 88 (not out); Gunn (bowled), 47 ; and Blowers (not out), 51.

Melbourne, November 10. The cricket match, Victoria versus Shaw and Lillywhite’s team, was resumed to-day. The Englishmen continued their innings, the last wicket falling for 352 runs, Barnes :contributing 117, caught; Flowers 52, run out. The home team then went to the wickets, and had scored 207 for nine wickets when stumps were drawn. McShane made 42, bowled, and Morris, not out, 54. The/ match was drawn. SENIOR CUP. The Star-Poneke heat of the Senior Cup was resumed on Saturday, and resulted in an easy win for the Stars by eight wickets. On the previous Saturday the Ponekes made 30 and 59, and 'the Stars 20, which left the latter 70 to win. Pope and Mansill, the two first batsmen, took the score to 44; when the latter was caught and bowled by Kirkerfor 19, and Roberts took his place just in time to see Pope run out for 25. Moorhouse filled the vacancy, and with Roberts made the required number, Roberts being 13 and Moorhouse 9, both not out. The bowling analysis was as follows ' Kirker, 55 balls, 25 runs, 1 wicket; Stinson, 47 balls, 36 runs ; Ogilvie, 10 balls, 5 runs. To fill up the afternoon (after game was called) the Stars continued their innings, and kept possession of the wickets most of the afternoon, Roberts and Moorhousegiving the field a deal of trouble before they were disposed of. In Moorhouse, the Stars have received a tower of strength, for although suffering from neuralgia on Saturday, he batted magnificently, fully bearing out the reputation he brought from Canterbury as being one of the best bats in that province. JUNIOR CUP. i The Junior Cap match, Ashley 2nd v College, was resumed and finished on day, the latter team winning by 100 runs* With four out for 83 the College continue® their second innings, and were not dispose® of till 153 appeared, thus leaving their opponents exactly that number to get to win, as they were one ahead from the first innings. They only managed to put together 52 of which Oswin made 14, Ramsay 12, and Rose 11. The principal College scores on Saturday wereßose 28, Heine 21, Lyndon 14 (not out). Both teams batted a. man short in the second innings. The totals were: College 50 and 153, total 203. Ashley 51 and 52, total 103. The Junior Cup the Wellington and Midland Seconds was begun On Safirday. The Wellington team went in first, and scored 38, and the Midlanders responded with 58, of which Kilner made 22 in excellent Btyle. The Wellingtons went in for their second innings, and when time was called had scored 27 for the loss of four wickets. OTHER MATCHES. The Phoenix and Wellington first elevens met on the Phoenix ground at Island Bay on Saturday. The Phoenix went in first, but made a poor stand, the total reaching only 52 when the last wicket fell, Creeks 15, and Wilson-Duret 13, being the only men to reach double figures. The Wellington eleven made 71 for six wickets, thus winning easily with a good deal in hand. Barnes, not oat for 22, and Lynch 12, were the most successful with the bat. For the Phoenix Taylor took four wickets for 21 runs, and Morice two for 16. The Wellington bowling averages have not been sent in. A match was played at Newtown between the Welcome first and what was intended to be a third eleven of the Phoenix, but the rough weather and the English mail prevented five of the eleven from showing up. Four substitutes were obtained, and, batting ten men, the team msde 66; Gentles 14, Reid 9, Tnstin 9, and Arden S, being the chief contributors. The Welcomes made 89 for seven wickets, thus winning easily ;

Le Cren 20, Lowater IT, and Thirkell 15, { doing the most run-getting. For the Welcomes Thirkell took two wickets for 13 runs ; Carman, three for 15; Cole, one for 5 ; and Reid, one for 2. For the Phoenix Cato took four wickets for 21 runs ; Arden, two for 21; and Howe, one for 11. A cricket match was played on Satur--day, at Newtown Park, between the employes of Messrs T. Ballinger _ and R. Hannah and Co., and resulted in a win for the former by 37 runs on the first innings ; scores—69 and 32. Fuller (2S) and Hyland (13) were the best batsmen for the winners ; and J. McLeary (7) and R. McLeary (7) for the losers. In the bowling, Burke for the winners and McLeary for the losers were the best. A cricket match was played on the Basin Reserve on Saturday between the Springfield and Oxford Clubs, resulting in a victory for the Springfields by 23 runs. Principal scores—For the winners : F. Aslibolt 15 and F. Godber 10. For the losers : C. Burnett, 11.

In a match played recently in East Maitland, between Oakhampton and Oriental, Pedar, of the Oakhampton, bowled five wickets'with consecutive balls. On September 1 a match was played at Buxton, England, between eleven ladies with bats and eleven gentlemen with broomsticks, left hand. The ladies won easily by 10 ' wickets. Scores. —Gentlemen, 103 and 66 ; ladies, 106 and 65 for one wicket. Miss Stannell got 33 and 46, not out. H. Musgrove, (who will be remembered _by Wellington crickaters as having played a couple of splendid innings two seasons ago on the Basin Reserve), has been shaping capitally in Adelaide. Recently he got 76, not out, and 103 in a couple of theatrical matches. i The Sydney Daily Telegraph of the 18th states that a remarkable thing in connection with a club called the Siroccos, at Camperdown (N.S.W.), is that the players are all deaf and dumb. "W. G. Grace’s average against theM.C.C. Australian team is 46*10 for 14 innings, without a single not out; highest score; 170; aggregate, 654. Shrewsbury averages 35T1 for 14 innings ; YV. W. Read, 33‘3 for 14 innings; and M. Read, 59 *4 for six innings, A match was played on No. 2 pitch, Basin Reserve, on Tuesday between scratch teams of the Phoenix and Wellington Clubs, resulting in a win for the former by nine wickets. The Wellington men batted first, and made 51, Kemble, 11 ; and Brook, 18 (not out), being chief scorers. The Pheenix followed with 84, Watty, 20 ; Gay, 18 ; Parker, 15 ; and Isherwood, 13, being the double figure men. The Wellington second innings brought forth exactly the same total as the first (Gore, 12) ; while the Pluenix, requiring 19 to win, made the requisite num-i ber for the loss of one wicket, Shannon and Watson being not out with 9 and 12 respectively. f In bowling for the Wellingtons, Gore took 3 wickets for 20 runs; Lewis, 2 for 14 ; and Brook and Heine each 1 for 18; and in the second innings Hein# took 1 for 19. For the Pheenix, in the first innings, Watty took 5 wickets for 9 runs ; Isherwood 3 for 11; Benbow 2 for nothing ; and Parker 1 for 8. In the second innings, Parker took 4 wickets for 6 runs ; Wilson 3 for 7 ; and Watty 3 for 18. Mixed teams from the Ashley and Poneke Clubs met on No. 3 pitch, the latter winning by II runs on the first innings, the scores being—Poneke, 86 (Pirani, 14 ; Stack, 18 ; Davis, Pownall, and Blandford, 10 each) ; Ashley, 75 (Hawthorne, carried his bat, 37 ; Ramsay, 15 ; Marryatt 12.) In their second innings the Ponekes lost 5 wickets for 116 when time was called, Dixon, not out, 46 ; Davis, 36 ; Renner, 10 ; Pownall, not out, 8, being the principal. contributors. Rose and Fitzsimmons were the most successful bowlers for the Ashleys, while for the Ponekes, Stack and Richardson bowled well.

The Hutt Club were defeated by the Greyfcown Club, at Grey town, on Tuesday, by anlnnings and 30 runs. The Star Club defeated the Masfcerton Borough Club, atMasterton, ou Tuesday, by 60 runs. The Star C.C. sent a team to Masterton on the Prince of Wales’ Birthday to play a team chosen from the various Clubs in that district. The home team went to the wickets first, and succeeded in putting together 89, toward which O. Perry contributed 51 (not out), batting in fine style. The visitors ran up the respectable score of 235 before being disposed of, Moorhouse and C. Dryden being the principal scorers, with 82 and 46 respectively. These t wo made things very lively while they were in, and notwithstanding numerous changes of bowling continued. to score very fast. Several hits by the former batsman were sent clean out of the oval, and also one by the latter. The fourth wicket fell for 56 and the fifth for 157. C. Mansill contributed a well-played 19 ; Remington 15, Gooder, Prideaux, and Chisholm 11 each, were the other doublefigure scorers. Gooder (for the Stars) and 0. Perry (for Masterton) were the most successful trundler 3. In playing for the United Club against the Midland Club of Christchurch in the Senior Cap match on Saturday, Mr Firth, late of the Wellington College, took eight wickets for 32 runs. He was not so successful with the bat, only scoring 1. A cricket match between teams representing the firms of Messrs John Parker and Co. and Kirkcaldie and Stains came off on Wednesday week, at Island Bay, and resulted in a win for the latter by 21 runs. Thomas (7), Bentley (6), were the most successful batsmen for the winners, while Clater (23), and Roberts (11), were the most prominent for the losers. The result of the match was due to the bad long-stopping of the losers, who allowed 30 to be scored as byes. Bentley and Clater for the losers took 5 wickets and 4 wickets respectively, and Deslandes and Bentley for the winners were mo3t effective. On Wednesday last week a cricket match was played on the Basin Reserve, St. Patrick’s College v. All-comers. The Allcomers went first to the wickets, and were not disposed of until they had put together 78 runs, of which Sanderson (not out, 20), Collins (17), H. Roberts (14), Rigg (7), were the principal scorers. St. Patrick’s College then went in and placed 100 to their credit. McMahon (23), Rev. Father Goggan (18); Hachett (14), and Holley (12), were the chief scorers. McGirr and Roberts did

the bowling for the All-comers, and Mahony i and Mcllroy for the College. A match was played on the Basin Reserve on Wednesday week between the members of the first eleven of the Pheenix Club v. next fifteen. The latter went in first, and could only manage to put together 74. Gooder was the only batsman to get into double figures, being run out for a dashing 24 ; byes totted up the respectable score of 18. The eleven followed, and, thanks to the fine innings of Boddam (71), Wilson-Duret (18), Morice (15), and Motley (10) were not disposed of till 137 appeared on the board. Alpe, Riley, Malcolm, and Bell failed to score. The fifteen in their second innings kept possession of the wickets in a much more stubborn manner, Benbow, jun., especially distinguishing himself, playing a good sound innings for 38. The last wicket fell tor a total of 127. The match resulted in a win for the eleven on the first innings by 63 runs. ASSOCIATION MATCH. The Association match fixed for Tuesday was not snch a success as it might have been expected to be, and it is to be regretted that {a number of the representatives of one or two senior clubs were absent. The match, however, was a very good one, the eleven having all the best of it. For the fifteen, Riley (10), Smith (10), and Knapp (11), showed the best batting form. For the eleven, Motley made 40 in splendid style, and the same may be said of Salmon’s 20. Burns played a very fine innings for 32, and Roberts made a good 16. In the bowling line Roberts and A. Gore have excellent analyses. Following are the scores :—Eleven, first innings—Heenan, b Wilson-Duret, 4 ; Salmon, b Koch, 20; Roberts, c Alpe, b Ronaldson, 16 ; Newbold, b Ronaldson, 6 ; Motley, c Gore, b Lynch, 40; A. Gore, b Koch, 5; Burns, b Wiren, 32 : Nichols, c Francis, b Lynch, 0 ; Collins, not out, 3 ; Kirker, b Wiren, 5 ; extras, 2 : total, 133. Bowling analysis— Ronaldson, two wickets for 32 runs ; Stinson, none for 27 ; Wilson, one for 11; Koch, two for 17; Webb, none for 4; Riley, none for 15 ; Wiren, two for 16 ; Lynch, two for 8. Fifteen, first innings—Alpe, b Roberts, 4; Koch, c Roberts, b Gore, 3 ; Webb, c and b Roberta, 5 ; Wilson-Duret, b Roberts, 5 ; Izard, b Roberts, 9 ; Riley, b Newbold, 10; Lynch, b Roberts, 5 ; Knapp, b Kirker, 11 ; Smith, run out, 10 ; Ronaldson, c Heenan, b Newbold, 3; H. Gore, b A. Gore, 7 : Stinson, b Gore, 0; Francis, c Motley, b Gore, 3; Wiren, not out, 0; extras, 3; total, 78. Bowling analysis—A. Gore, four wickets for 22 runs ; Roberts, six for 30; Kirker, one for 14 ; Newbold, two for 9. WELLINGTON CRICKET ASSOCIA-. TION. A Committee meeting of the Wellington 5 Cricket Association was held at the Post Office Hotel last evening week, Mr A. T. Bate occupying the chair. A letter was read from Mr Ollivier, the agent in Christchurch of the Australian team, asking the Association to arrange for advertisements, attendance of the police, a band if necessary, &c. It wa3 decided to play a local eighteen against the Australian team, the match to come off on the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd of December. The team leaves Christchurch by the Rotorua on the 30th inst, and leaves Wellington by the Maroroa on the evening of the 3rd of December. It was decided to appoint a reception committee, consisting of the officers and committee of the Association, together with the Mayor, | Colonel Whitmore, and Messrs J. Duncan, N. W. Werry, O. C. Williams, Gudgeon, Batkin, J. S. M. Thompson, H. Gully, H. D. Bell, and J. Riley, Dr Newman, and the Rev Mr Isitt, with power to add to their number. It was suggested that the Match Committee of the Association should arrange an Association match for next Tuesday to assist the selection of a team, and after some discussion it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the match Committee. It was a}so decided that in future all applications for the use of the ground should be addressed to the Secretary. (united press association.) Christchurch, November 4. The Canterbury Cricket Association has rescinded its resolution to play 22 men against the Australians, and decided to play 18. The Association also resolved to send an eleven to Wellington at Christmas. Dunedin, November S. The Otago cricketers play 22 against the Australians. The features of Saturday’s matches were the defeat of the Carisbrook eleven by 14 wickets by the Southern team, and a close contest between the South Dunedin and Grange Clubs. TO THE THE EDITOR OP NEW ZEALAND MAIL. Sir, —I have been waiting anxiously for some member of the Cricket Association to take actien regarding the decision of the Committee to play 18 men against the Australians in place of 22. In Dunedin and Auckland it has been decided to play the latter number, and surely ths Cricket Association of Wellington will not for a moment say we are so much superior to either province that we can dispense with the extra four men. The principal argument used in favor of the lesser number is that 22 are unmanageable in the field. If the four extra men are such a nuisance in the field, what is to hinder the captain putting them well out, so as to save as many boundary hits as possible ? In Wellington, where so many players are equal, surely it would be better to play 22; we should gain four bats, with the probability of a couple being bowlers, which would far more than compensate for the terrible amount of trouble (?) the four extra men would give in the field. The Association must remember that in a match of this description the public are to be studied a little, and it would be as well for them to endeavor to make the game as close as possible, and this can only be done by playing 22. We don’t want to see time thrown away by the Australians * playing ” with our team ; we want to see our boys make a gallant fight of it, so as to put the Australians on their mettle, thereby giving the public such a cricketing treat that the ground will be thronged with the lovers of the game during the three days of its continuance. I hope the Association will

at once be called together, so that they may rescind the resolution carried by tie Commit, tee at the late meeting.—l am, &c., A Lover op the Game.