CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 1899, 26 June 1890, Page 29

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. THE SHEFFIELD PARK MATCH. The seventh Australian Eleven commenced their tour (writes the special correspondent of the Australasian) under most favourable auspices. Not only the Australians, but the general English public realised the importance of the first match played at Sheffield Park. It was tl<o conquering game, Murdoch's last team having beaten the Sheffield Park team, while the latter won in 1886. Trumble and Barn were left out of the Australian team, it being considered,unnecessary to have too many bowlers. ' Lord Sheffield had collected a powerful team, almost representative of all England, Barnes and Gum being the only two players who could have been included in the team to improve it. It was generally considered that if the Australians won this match it would ensure the , success of their tour, as they would then prove themselves a strong combination. Lord Sheffield had made elborate preparations, which cost considerably over £1000, and after a fortnight's fine weather his charmingly situated ground presented an attractive appearance. As a matter of course, the Australians were very jubilant at having so easily conquered one of the best teams England could produce, and they returned to the metropolis in high glee. Making every allowance for winning the toss, the victory was a brilliant one against such a powerful side. Ferris and Turner bowled splendidly; the fielding was excellent, and Blackham's wicket-keeping superb. There were no bye?. In fact it was remarkable that no byes were given throughout the match. Gregory fielded cleverly, and Briggs, whom he ran out in both innings, will never risk a run again when the Midget has the ball. Murdoch at mid on was exceptionally sure, and Turner at mid off remarkably brilliant. , Sporting Life thus referred to the first day's play : — " The triumph of the day was, of course, that of Murdoch, who had lost nothing of his, old ability by his five years' abstention from the game. Date in the afternoon he made runs, very slowly, but earlier in the day he scored with something like freedom, and there could be noj two opinions as to the excellent manner in wbici^ lie got his 92 not out. The defence was as, strong as ever, and the hits were clean and hard. Altogether the Australian captain was &i the wickets for nearly four hours He gave tw 0 chances before making 50, but both were dimcult, and, admitting these blemishes, he is to be congratulated upon a very fine performance." The following are the scores : — Australian Blktbn. Lyons, c Sherwin, b Attewell ... 15 Barrett, o and b Feel ... ... 12 Murdoch, b Lohmann ... ... 03 Trott, o Grace, b Briggs ... ... 85 Joes, o Briggs, b Attewell ... ... 5 Gregory, c Sherwin, b Attewell ... 3 Walters, c Sherwin, b Briggs ... 26 Turner, o and b Attewell ... ... 1 Blackham, et Sberwin, b Briggs ... 1 Oharlton, b Lohmann ... ... 0 Ferrh, not out ... ... ... 0 Total ,«, ... ... 191 BoiranrG Analysis.— Attewell : B4 overs, 63 runs, 33 maidens, 3 wickets. Briggs i 37 overa, 47 runs, 21 I maidens, 4 wicket p. Lohmann : 24 overs, 2 no-ballf , 48 runs, 8 maidens, 2 wickets. Feel : 13 overs, 17 runs, 9 maidens, 1 wicket. Humphreys) 6 overs, 13 runs. Grace t 5 overs, 13 runs. ENGLAND. First Innings. Second Innings. Shrewsbury, c Gharlton, b Turner ... ... 2 c Trotb, b Ferris 11 W G Grace, b Turner ...20 c Trott, b Ferris 9 W Newham, c Walters, b at Blaokham b . Turner ... ... 0 Ferriß ... 2 A H Stoddart.b Ferris ... 0 o Murdooh b Ferris ... 31 W W Bead, o Turner, b Ferris ... ... 0 c Barret, b Ferris 12 Peel, b Ferris ... ... 0 not out ... 28 Briggo, run out... ... 0 runout ...35 Lohmann, lbw, b Turner ... 2 st Blackham, b Ferris ... 3 Humphreys, st Blaokham, b Ferris ... ... 0 b Turner ... 2 Attewell, not out ... 0 o Turner, b Ferris [a Sherwin. b Ferris ... 2 b Turner ... ,0 Let; bye — ... 1 Sundries ... ,6 Total ... ... 12 Total .. I^o Bottling Analysis.— First innings: Turner, 14 overs, 9 runs. 9 maidens, 4 wickets ; Ferris, 14 overs, 18 runs, 7 maidens, 5 wickets. Second innings: Turner, 28 overs, 41 runs, 13 maidens, 2 wieketd ; Ferris, 38-overs, 70 runs, 12 maidens, 2 no-ba115,, 7 wickets ; Charlton, 6 overs, 13 runs, 1 maiden. (Peb Press Association.) London, June 18. ' The second innings of the South of Eng*an Eleven closed for 121. Ferris too,k three wickets for 65; and Turner seven for 50. The wicket, which was drying, was very difficult to play on, and the Australians in their second innings could only put together 74, the Home team thus winning the match by 97 runs. Lyons made 18, Blackham (not out) 22, but the other members <j)f the eleven played a very feeble game. Lohmann took four wickets for 25, and Martin six for 40. [ Murdoch has asked Spofforth to join the team for the remainder of the tonr. June 19. The match against the Players of England was commenced here to-day. The weather is fine, and the wicket in fair condition. Burn and Oharlton stand out. The captain of the Players won the toss and elected to bat. At the luncheon adjournment the home team had lost three wickets for 158. Ulyett contributed 40, Gunn (not out) 43, and Maurice Read 33. Shrewsbury is too ill to play, and his place has been taken by Oarney. The press say that the Australians are showing signs of collapsing. The Players at the close of the day's play had lost four wickets for 322 runs. Chatterton made 16, Barnes a faultless 67, Peel (not out) 8, and Gunn (not out) 147. Gunn was at the wickets all day, and only gave one chance, and that not till he had passed the century. Six bowlers were tried, but the Nottingham professional completely mastered them all. The wicket was in perfect condition. Some 10,000 people were present. June 20. In the cricket match between the Players of England and the Australian Eleven, the Players of England have lost eight wickets for 474 runs. Gunn was bowled after increasing his score to 228 ; Lohmann scored 34, Peel 41, Flowers 20, Attewell (not out) 19. June 21. In their first innings the Players made 526. The other scores are :— Briggs, 1 ; Attewell (not out), 20 ; Sherwin, 9. Turner took two wickets for 116 runs; Ferris three for 134; Lyons two for 120; Trumble one for 99. Gunn, who was at the wicket for 9^ hours, gave a wonderful and faultless display of batting. His score of 228 included 17 boundary hits. On returning to the pavilion he received a tremendous ovation.

The Australians in their first Innings were all disposed of for 156, the scores being : — Blackham 4, Lyons 50, Murdoch 23, Trott 0, Jones 1, Barrett 29, Walters 6, Gregory 7, Turner 1, Trumble 8, Ferris (not out) 27. Lyons was ab the wicket for 50 minutes, and hit brilliantly all round. In their second essay the Australians fared even worse, all being disposed of for 107, leaving the Players victorious by an innings and 263 runs. The scores in the second innings were : — Lyons, 24 ; Blackham, 4 ; Murdoch, 7; Trott, 6; Barrett, 9; Walters, 0; Jones, 34; Gregory, 13; Turner, 9; Ferris, 3 ; Trimble (not out), 5. In the first innings Lohmann took five wickets for 61 runs, and Peel three for 18. In the second innings, Lohmann secured four wickets for 43 runs, Briggs five for 51. The wioket was perfect throughout the match, whioh was witnessed by some 10,000 people. Up to date the Australian team have piayed 13 matohes, of which they have lost six and won five, two having been drawn. June 23. Twelve thousand people were present to-day to witness the cricket match between the Australian Eleven and Yorkshire county. Charlton and Burns aie not playing in this match. The first eight wickets of the Australians fell for 76, when Barrett and Ferris got together, and before a separation was effected had added 94 to the score — the innings closing for 177 runs. Barrett adopted stonewalling tactics, and was at the wickets three and a-half hours for 61 runs ; while Ferris carried out his bat for a plucky innings of 48. Turner made 23, and Gregory 11. The number of extras was 16, so the remaining batsmen only put on 18 runs between them. In their first innings Yorkshire had lost three wickets for 13 runs ; but then a stand was made, and when the stumps were drawn for the day the score stood at 63 without any further loss of wickets. The Australian cricketers are negotiating to spend 50 days at the Cape after completing their , English tour. They propoee to play eight matches in all at Cape Town, Natal, Kimberley, and Port Elizabeth. Up to date the team have played 12 matches, of which they have lost five and won five, while , two have been drawn. The following are the matohes played : — Lord Sheffield's : Won by an Innings and 34 runs Warwickshire : Won by 132 runs Laverton'i Team : Lost by 181 runs Oxford University: Won by an inninga and 61 runs Surrey : Won by eight wiokets Yorkshire : Lost by sevan wiokets Lancashire : Won by an innings and 155 runs Marylebone Club : Lost by seven wiokets Cambridge University 1 Drawn Middlesex) Drawn Nottingham : Lost by an innings and 26 runs South of England : Lost by 97 runs. MIDWINTER INSANE. Melbourne, June 23. Midwinter, the well-known cricketer, has become insane through domestic bereavement.