THE ALL ENGLAND MATCH.

West Coast Times, Issue 3580, 23 September 1880, Page 2

THE ALL ENGLAND MATCH.

The telegrams in the Melbourne papers give a few more particulars of the match, but the majority of them contain nothing more than could be gathered from the scores. The following is extracted from the Age ;—

The representative match between the Australian Eleven and the All England Eleven commenced on September 6 on the Kennington Oval. The weather was fine and attracted large crowds of spectators, including several distinguished personages and many of the leading cricketer* of

London. TheEaglisamea were captained' by Mr W. G. Grace, and the Australians by Mr Murdoch.' The All England team won the toss and elected to bat. The first to appear at the wickets were Dr E. M. Grace and his brother, W, G. Grace, both making a grand stand, and completely mastering the bowling. The former made 37 before he was disposed of, and W. G. Grace was joined by A. P. Lucis. These two scored very rapidly, and when the adjournment was made f>r luncheon W. G. Grace had made 84 a-i 1 A. P. Lucas 41. The absence of Spofforth materially weakened the bowling. The attendance at the Oval increased rapidly as the day advanced, and after luncheon there were 25,000 people on the ground. An admirable pitch was provided, but the grotind was very hard, and was essentially a batsman's wicket. After luncheon W. G. Grace and Lucas resumed their inainga, the score then standiag at 168. These batamen completely collared the bowling, and Murdoch tried several changes, Boyle, who was not in good form, being replaced by Bannerman, and others of the team being also tried. Lucas was at length got rid of for a fine score of 55 runs. W. Barnes, the Nottingham bowler, succeeded him, and played a free innings of 28 rans. Lord Harris then joined the champion, and the two made matters very warm for the Australians. The score rapidly meunted, and it was not until Grace had obtained 152 runs that he was put out. Lord Harris and P. Perm then came together. The bowling strength of the Australians by this time had been well nigh exhausted — 3oyle, Palmer, Alexander, Bannerman, and Moule, having been ttied in succession. Lord Harris was finally sent back to the pavilion, after scoring 52 runs. A. G. Steel, the Cambridge batsman, alio nude a fine stand, and before he and Perm were disposed of the former had scored 42 and the latter 23. G. F. Grace went to the wickets oaly to return again without scoring. At the end of the day's play the Englishmen had lost eight wickets fjr 410 runs, the Hon. A. Lytteltoa being not out for 4. The play of the Australian team was very good, and excited great applause. The bowling of the team wa3 undoubtedly weak, Spofforth's absence making aa essential difference, and Boyle was not in his accustomed form. Palmer wis not sj successful as in other matche3, and the Australians, therefore, had to fall back upoa their sabstitute bowlers. A. Banuermiu was tried with considerable success, securing three wickets of the Englishmen at a cost of 110 runs. Moule also did very well, obtaining two wickets for the smah number of 19 runs. Alexander < B ot two wickets for 71 runs, whilst Palmer obtained one wicket only for 110 runs, Boyle hai lo be withdrawn after a short trial, 71 runs being scored off bis bowling wi'hont any result. In the necessity of the hour even Percy M c Djnnell was tried, but he failed to sesure any wickets. The fielding of the Australians was good, and the sharpness with which they returned the ball often excited the applause of th; crowd. A f ter the close of the play and daring the night heavy rain fell, which rendered the ground unsuitable for the continuance of the game. After consultation between the two capta<ns, it wa3 decided to postpone the further progress of the match until Monday, 13th inst.

Notwithstanding the arrangements arrived at between the captains of the teams for the postponement of the raitch owing to the heavy rain which had fallen and injured the condition of the ground, the clearing up of the weather induced the captains to continue the game on Tuesday. The rain cleared and the weather was fiae, but the state of the wicket t was completely altered by the rain of the previous night. The attendance was very large, and the utmost interest iiunifested in the progress of the game. The Englishmen then resumed their innings, the Hon. A. Lyttelton being joined by bhaw, the Nottingham professional. Shaw failed to make any stand, and was dismissed without scoring. His place w<s taken by his brother professional Morley, who only added 2 to ths score, the Hon. A. Lytteltoa being not out for 11. Tue innings closed for 420 runs.

After a brief interval the Australians commenced their innings. Murdoch anl Bannerman were the firat representative*. The former was unable to mike any stand, aDd retired without contributing anything. His place waa taken by Groube, ani together with Bannerman, who was batting steadily, made matters mire lively. The score was beginning to mount up when Groubs was disp)sed of for 11 run«. M'Donneli anl Bannennan then g)t together, the latter playing freely and well. B innet-man wa3 at length bowled, after putting together a well-earned 32. Several wicketsjjnen fell ia quick succession, but a goodlsfcand was made by Boyle, who soon got into double figures. When the adjournment wa9 raaJe for luncheon he had made 22 not out, the Australians at that time having lo9t nine wickets for 126 runs. On resuming the game after the ajouroment, Soyle was joined by Moule, and the tw» made a stind for some time, Boyle running up his score to 36, when his partner succumbed, himself having contributed 6. The innings closed for 149. The batting of the Australians was considered to be very i»ood, having in view the state of the ground. In the early portion of the innings, Biorlty, the celebrated Nottingham professional, who is a fast left-haad bowler, waa on the wet wicket unplayable. He obfciiaecT five wickets at the cost of 57 runs. A, G. Steel was the other principal bowler, but his average was not so good. He obtained three wickets for 59 runs. Shaw and W. G. Grace also bowled, the first obtaining one wicket at the cost of 21 runs, and Grace getting ono wicket for 2 runs.

The Australians had necessarily to follow their innings. Murdoch and Bannerman as:ain appeared on behalf of the Colonials. The wicket had improved during the course of the day, and was much faster. Murdoch commenced to score rapidly, and when M'Donneli joined him the two made matters very lively. Murdoch was exhibiting excellent cricket, aad his efforts were well seconded by M'Donneli, who had added 43 to the score before he was given out. When the stumps were drawn the Australians had lo3t six wickets for 170 runs.

The match was continued on Sept. 8, Murdoch and Bonuer being still in. The latter was disposed of after having added 3. Palmer joined Murdoch, but only succeeded in adding 4 to the score, Alexander followed, and after exhibitmg some fine play and making 33 was dismissed. Moule thengoinei with Murdoch" who had been playing splendidly all through the innings. When the adjournment was made for luncheon the score stood at 324, Murdoch having nude the magnificent total of 152, and Moule having contributed 32. After the adjournment Murdoch and Moule resumed their place at the wickets, but the innings was brought to a speedy terminati m. Only three more runs were scored, of which Moule made 2,

and Murdoch 1, when Moule's wicket fell, the total for the innings then standing at 327. The determined manner in which tbe Australians bad played an up hill game was the theme of general admiratioD, and Murdoch's unrivalled innings of 153 (not out) elicited great enthusia'm. He had been at the wickets during the whole innings aod triumphantly carried out his bat. On returning to the pnvilion he received an ovation. The English team had to try severrl changes of bow/ing, no less than set en being called upon in this department of the game. Morley and A. G. Steel were most effective ; but on the livelier wicket the Australians batttd in their second innings with much greater confidence, and Murdoch obtained a complete mastery of tbe bowling, bteel gained three wickets at the cost of 74 runs, and Morley the same number for 90 run». W. G. Grace succeeded in obtaining tyro wickets for 66 runs, and Barnes was credited with one for 17 runs Shaw was not at all successful, his one wiclret representing 42 runs. Lucas and Pinn were tried as substitute bowlers ; but they did not prove fatal and were soon taken off. The close of the Australians' innings left tbe Englishmen 57 runs to make to win the match, which they did with the loss ot five wickets. A*, tbe close of the game the utmost excitement prevailed. The Aus tralians were warmly congratulated upon all sides upon their wonderful performance under unfavorable circumstances. Efforts are being made to arrange a return match between the Australians anl the All Eng'and representative team. The Australians are very anxious to be afforded the opportunity of again meeting their antagonists. It is believed that it will be possible to arrange the match. According to the Argus telegram, Murdoch, in the second innings, went in fourth, Grace gave but one chance, and that just after he made his century.