CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 1894, 9 March 1888, Page 25

CRICKET.

On Wednesday last Shaw's English Eleven finished their match against a twenty-two of Tamworth, winning by nine wickets. Ulyetfc was top scorer for the former with 36. The Melbourne Club English team were treated to an excursion to the Hawkesbury by the New South Wales Association on Wednesday last.

Neither G. nor W. Giffen will be able to go to England with the next Australian Eleven. Ifc is a very great pity that the former cannot obtain leave, for he is without exception the best

all-round man in Australasia at the present time.

Edwarde, of Sandhurst, has notified his ability to make one of the Australian Eleven, he having obtained the necessary leave of absence. His average during the present season is the phenomenal one of 90 runs per innings. In the international match between an Eleven of New South Wales and the M.C.C. English Eleven victory rested with the Britishers, who won with the loss of two wickets on Tuesday last. Matters at the commencement of the visitors' second innings, in which they had to score 109 to win, did not look by any means healthy for them, as Turner bowled Stoddart, and Abel waa run out before a run had been made. W. W. Read and Peel then got together and quickly secured the runs required. The following is a complete record of the intercolonial matches played between Victoria and South Australia : —

* On each of these occasions a Victorian lileven played a South Australian Eighteen.

On Friday last a match between the Australian Eleven which sail for England next month and Lillywhite's team was commenced on the Association ground, Sydney. Victoria was represented by Blackham, Trott, and Boyle ; Tasmania by Burns; Jarvis and Lyons wore the South Australian representatives, and New South Wales had Jones, Turner, Ferris, Moses, and M'Donnell. The latter won the toss and sent his opponents in to bat. The first wicket fell for 14 runs, the second at 24, and before Ulyett was sent back to the pavilion 61 appeared on the board. The eight wicket fell at 133, and the innings closed for 173, Shrewsbury being the top scorer with 51 to his credit. Small as was the Englishmen's total, that of the Australians was insignificant compared with it, as they totted up 75 only, Jones having made 27, and Burns, the Tasmanian player, scored 13, they being the only two who made double figures. The Australians made a most inauspicious start, as the first three wickets only yielded 17 runs. During the night rain fell, and on Saturday morning when oar representatives took the wickets the turf was very damp. Showers also descended during the afternoon. With 98 runs to the bad the Australians had to go to the wickets for their second innings, and in it they fared even worse than in their first essay, as four wickets were down for 17, three such bats as Moses, Jones, and M'Donnell only making 10 between theai. Turner was the only one who got into double figures, he scoring 29 out of a total of 56. How have the mighty fallen? Oh, jumping Moses ! The Englishmen won the match by an innings and 42 runs.

Vernon's M.C.C. English Eleven played against a twenty-two of Gonlburn last week. The locals made 124 in their only innings and the visitors were all disposed of for only 31 in their first essay, but they managed to tot up 158 in their second attempt, the match thereby ending in a draw.

Major Wardill, the secretary to the Melbourne Cricket Club, with his usual foresight and good nature, has initiated a benefit fund for W. Bates, the well-known English professional cricketer, who unfortunately received a severe injury to one of his eyes whilst practising on the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December last. Acting under the advice of his medical advisers, who fear that the injury sustained is so severe that it may permanently injure his sight and in consequence interfere with his livelihood, he has since returned to England. It is the intention of the Melbourne Cricket Club to give a benefit match in aid of this fund.

George Giffen and C. Godfrey were on Saturday last made the recipients of a presentation made on behalf of the South Australian Cricket Association by Sir E. T. Smith, in recognition of the fine stand made by them in the match against the M.C.C. English Eleven during the Christmas holidays. It will be remembered that the South Australian team scored 493, Giffen making 203, and Godfrey, who went in first, 119.

In the match between Norwood and South Adelaide on Saturday G. Giffen took eight wickets for 38 runs.

Where Played. Wining Side. No Date. Won by 1* 2* 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Nov. 1874 Feb. 1876 Nov. 1880 April 1881 Mar. 1882 Mar. 1883 Feb. 1884 Jan. 1835 Mar. 1886 Feb. 1887 Feb. 1888 Adelaide Adelaide Melbourne Adelaide Adelaide Melbourne Adelaide Melbourne Adelaide Melbourne Adelaide Victoria S.A. Victoria Victoria S.A. Victoria Victoria S.A. S.A. Victoria S.A. 15 runs 1 ins. and 70 runs 7 wickets 151 runs 32 runs 1 ins. and 98 runs 4 wicketß 53 runs 10 runs 144 runs 1 Ins. and 113 runs