ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXII, Issue XXI, 27 May 1899, Page 736

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA V. SURREY. This match, which commenced on Monday, 15th inst., resulted in the Australians achieving their first victory of the tour, and was especially gratifying in view of the unexpected reverse against. Essex. Surrey batted first, on a wet wicket, and were all disposed of for 114 runs. Howell brought off a most brilliant, performance, obtaining the whole ten wickets for the small cost of 28 runs. This truly remarkable feat has evidently created great enthusiasm amongst English cricket supporters, and is declared to be equal to the best of Spofforth’s performances in his palmiest days. The Australians, in their first innings, which was more than once interrupted by rain, put up 249 runs. Kelly put up 50 (not out), and Iredale (47) showed for the first time on the tour a little of his true form. Surrey’s second innings was even more disastrous than the first, their total only reaching 65, so the Australians won by the handsome margin of an innings and 70 runs. The bowling honours in this innings were shared by Howell and Trumble, the former obtaining 5 wickets for 29 runs, and the latter 5 for 34. AUSTRALIANS AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND. It will be remembered that the tour opened with a match against South of England, which ended in a draw, time preventing the Australians from gaining an almost certain victory. The present South of England team greatly differed from the former, but it was a very strong combination, and the victory of the colonials by 2 wickets and 171 runs was a very brilliant and gratifying one. The Australians batted first, and after making a very bad start put up the respectable total of 222. Jones was quite the hero of the innings, knocking up 54 runs in something under half-an-hour. Dowlers have a lively time of it when ‘Jonah’ gets going.

A. E. Trott played for the South of England team, but 'his three wickets were expensive, costing 105 runs.

The Englishmen, in their first innings, were all out for 171 runs, leaving the Australians with a lead of 51. Gunn was chief scorer with 52 (not out). Johns, who played for the first time during the tour, was evidently not very successful behind the wickets, as the Englishmen ob-

tained 20 extras. The colonials, in their second innings, ‘declared’ with 8 wickets down for 227 runs. Trumper came out of his shell in this innings. obtaining 64 runs, top score. The South of England, going in to bat on a wet wicket, were all disposed of for 107 runs.

Trumble on this occasion did most execution with the ball, his figures being 7 wickets for 37 runs. As we go to press the Australians are engaged in a match against Yorkshire. This ought to be a great battle, as Yorkshire was the premier county last season, and their eleven is a really strong one, with no weak points in it. We subjoin the cabled report of the finish of the South of England match: — LONDON, May 19. At the conclusion of the day’s play on Friday the Australians in their second innings had lost, six wickets for 214 runs, Victor Trumper, the young New South Wales batsmen, being not out with 64 to his credit. Play was resumed on Saturday morning. Showers of rain had soaked the wicket, and there was only a meagre attendance. Trumper was dismissed by a catch off Attewell’s bowling without adding to his score of the previous day. With eight wickets down for 227, the Australians declared their second innings closed, and sent their opponents to bat on the damp wicket. The Englishmen required 279 runs to win th e match, but they could make no stand against the fine l>owling of Trumble, and the whole innings only realised 107 runs. Trumble bowled with remarkable success.faking 7 wickets for 37 runs. The Australians won the match by 171 runs. The next match on the Australian

team’s programme is against Yorkshire, commencing at Sheffield on Monday. RECORD OF THE TOUR. May 8,9, 10, v. South of England, at Crystal Palace: Drawn. May 11, 12, 13, v. Essex, at Leyton: Lost by 126 runs. May 15, 16, 17, v. Surrey, at Kennington Oval: Won by an innings and 70 runs. May 18, 19, 20, v. English team, at Eastbourne: Won by 171 runs. Played 4 matches, won 2, lost 1, drawn 1. HOWELL’S BOWLING RECORD. Referring to Howell’s remarkable performance in taking ten wickets for 28 runs against Surrey last week, the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ says: — ‘There was little else talked of yesterday except Howell’s remarkable feat. In first-class matches it is reckoned a rather good performance to obtain, say five wickets for 50, but to take the whole 10, and those, too, at a cost of but 28 runs, is a performance that will be writ large in the world’s cricket curiosities of the future; for, though not by any means the first occasion that it has been done in England it establishes a record for an Australian team in England in firstclass matches, and a world’s record for the past quarter of a century in the matter of cost. The only Australian Eleven man who has taken the whole 10 wickets besides Howell is Giffen, but they were taken in Australia against a combined team, which is slightly different in importance to Australia v. Surrey on Kennington Oval. It was amusing to note the look of incredulity upon the faces of those gazing upon the ‘Herald’ board. They could not make it out at all, and so fascinated were they with the beautiful symmetry of the manner of dismissal of the Surrey batsmen that they were loth to leave, and frequently several efforts were necessary before they could tear themselves away.