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CRICKET.
THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN DT
ESGLAKir.
(FBOH OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT. )
THE FIRST MATCH.
THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN Y. THE
U* . COUNTY OF NOTTS.
NOTTINGHAM, MAT 25.
The City of Berlin arrived at Liverpool late
on the night of the 13th iast, with the above
team on board, and early on the morning of
the 14th they were met by Mr. John Conway,
and immediately harried off to the Central
station toeafek a fasitrain on the Midland
line for where their first match
in the «iti country was to be glayed. This
bean&ful scenery <5f the Derbyshire hiHa wa»
very muchenjoyed by all; in fact, the wholeof
the team were more delighted with it than
with anything they had witnessed crossing
America, not even excepting the wild views
of the Rocky Mountains.
The hoar of their arrival at Nottingham
having been announced in the doily papera,
large crowds thronged the streets rat the
arrival platform ateihe railway station, and
as the train drew up the cheering was
long and load; and with the bend playing
" Auld Lang Syne," the scene was a most in
teresting one. An omnibus, with four greys,
was in attendance to take the team to their
quarters at the Maypole Hotel, and all along
the route the reason was most en£hu< ,
aiastic, although manyof the laoe spinnera
and hose weavers expressed disappointment
at the colour of the visitors, whom they had
evidently expected to find blaek, Dave Gregory
being the only one who at all saved the team
from reproach in that respect Arrived- sit
the Maypole a light luncheon was provided, <
and the Eleven were diet by several leading
members of the Notts AG-i and their healths,
were warmly proposed by Mr.. Hoylee, -who
said he hoped, 'sad, in-faci, was sure, they
would be well and fairly treated, not only in
that town, butall over England. The towns
people of Nottingham wese eqfchuaiaatically
fond of cricket, and deemed it a great honotar
to play the first mptch witfcthe Australians.
Mr. Dave Gtpgprfi; air«&$t»iiv in responding
thanked the club ttadihetowai generally for
the very hearty welcomeaecoardea the Eleven.
He traced b» team would make a good
fight with the renowned Notts Eleven, and
they would be able t^ahow the townspeople
some good locket.
, During the three or four days that inter
wiedj>#w(fttt their arrival and the match,
the team were, of course, buay at practice
daily, although the wet weather and toe cold
interfered with this sadly. The Eleven OBS
' and all complained very much of the cold,
which was, truth-to tell, unusually severe, for
the middle of May, and this seemed the more
Unfortunate, as just prior to their arrival the
weather .had been as unusually fin& and warm
as it waanovr wet and cold. The time ins >
not, bftwever, allowed to hang heavily on
their hands, as they* were invited to inspect .<
the lace and hose iailb of the city, the
tricate machinery being very interesting,-*wL
on the^-Monday momvlkg, before play oook-^
mencedvthey were shown over the ruins of the -
old Nottingham Castle, now beingrastefedbjr
the t<*ro«]»ei>pi6t to be turned lnto am art :

took Ihe'first tall from Alf. Shaw, and he
showed both care and confidence, playing a
defen&ive game. The first over was a
maiden, and then Morley faced C. Banner
iuan, who put his second ball for a single,
and the nest over he Bcored another single.
He then made a fine drive off MorleJ- for a
couple, following it up with one off the same
bowler for 3, although the third run was a
very tight fit, BO much 80 that A- Banner
man was nearly run out. Poor Charley's life,
however, was destined to be a short one, for
just as his pretty Btyle had made him popular
he hit hard at one of Shaw's, and was well
caught by Flowers at mid-on. One for 9.

Bonn, who filled the vacancy, did not
show to so gteat an advantage, as his style
was far from taking, and the bowling seemed
at this juncture to puzzle both batsmen
not-a little. Young Bannerman, however,
saved his duck by petting Shaw neatly to leg
for-3; and repeated the dose for 4 at the
next ball off Morley, but almost immediately
after he was bowled by Morley. Two for 17,
and tilings looking rather blue for the Aus
tralians. - Horan, who had meanwhile made
a couple, was then joined by Spofforth, but
almost immediately Tommy Horan was
splendidly caught by Shaw off his own
bowline. .Three for 19. Spofforth was now
joined by Midwinter, who will play for the
team as much as possible daring their tour,

except when his professional engagements :
for Gloucestershire interfere. In" the match ,
Australians v. Gloucestershire he will, how

ever, play on the side of his county, >aud so ]
oppose his old brethren in arms.

Mid. had-not been long at the - ?wicketsj
before the whole of the team commented on
the, wonderful difference in his tactics in the
game since he left Melbourne, ^o slogging
now, as we used to see at Melbourne ana
South Melbourne a couple of years _ back,
nothing seems able to tempt him to hit any
thing but a loose balL As he£ipressed it the
other evening, " Let them get me out if they
can, but why should I put myself out ?
Besides, I have my living to get at it now,
and;if I went in for hitting as of yore old W.
G. would have me out of the Gloucestershire
team quick." But to return" to the field.
Spofforth evidently did not mean, to heed
Midwinter's cry of patience, as he let out at
Morley, and 6cored 2 over Jong-slip's head,
and followed this by a good drive to the off
for the same number, and in the over made
another bnice and a single off the same
bowler. His life, was hove vet doouied
to be a short one, for the second bail of
Alfred Shaw's next over was too many for
him, BO he retired with but 7 to his credit
Four for 26. .

Loud -cheers greeted the appearance of
Gregory, the captain, > but he unfortunately

could not stem. the. tide of ill-luck that i
Beemed fairly set, in. He played very carefully, ,
and.was not 'too eager' to get. runs,bu£ the
bowling was too good, and the wickets just
suited both Shaw'and Morley, and so Dave
was bowled by Morley in his second over for
the dreaded duck. Five for 27. and Murdock
joined . Midwinter, who elicited .loud i
for a splendid on drive'for 3 off

looepooe at last. Murdock was, however,
dooaued.to.be as unfortunate aa his captain,
for in attempting a run for a neat cut he
waBdnm'out oyA very smart bit of fielding
en the part of Shrewsbury, who returned the
ball4oiWildat the wieketa,ai*d the bails were
off long before Murdock owild regain his
ground. Six for $0.

Garrett faced Midwinter, and the only
gtanioftoiiiijiiig^Mimit. Bothttatsmen

played with gi cat <mre fcad jiwrtftncft, a fact to ,
which five WHJUHMit Inaidenft will testify.

He Bogged at test a aoepla was
thenim- rt ft) Cuwfciim Wl ^square-leg-not
an eaayxatch, howwsr. Midwinter now
ilrove Madly far 4, and than «a^e 5 overs for
aaa^e by^GatntW nAnWM nufte
Jnraiaeoivwiththe abort at 43, With six wickets
down.- A'veiy good famcheoti was provided
in the ttnffiok which, ter Ae bye, as v6ry
cofnfarwtefMqwMBpffloBBWA The Merit,
wetyutthar wasiheonly bar, in hct, totiie
comfort of enaj one,. Daring the iOmintttes,
howtrm.^gvotal to refreshments the4
st3er*Nm3nisf', thousands

then/ fth&itTOM evident it t.

nBMndwime&aank tokeepaw&y the
me^&vattB,' who were all anxious to see
lniyjlwerfluaitlH could shape against their
paxtiMfctpet, AlfrSbafcv

Sharp ta lime, at aqtwrter to 3,ithe two
not-Mit8iea|jM8redatt!isif*ickete,&adB0me
veiyiair crfd^ wwehownW {he next few'
ovens, {Jfiffett battiiwwell,' and withgbme>

le run-getting waav»y

s]ow,*gt)0tii eada *te l»rling too well tcM
allow any liberties to be takenwith it *Ehfeij

j m the bowling willtje best jnd

fadktat onlftt»«mifti tnueii _ _
first eight oreis-thi# byKidtrinter,- Gazrfett
tliaai ijwdi * cpap&e and a4off Moriey, and

- oaoce oame rax maidens before

' l^tsingleoff Shaw. Poor old
i zonae, liowerfcr.afc h» hit one
of %sto^ver-pomt'4 honcfcand he ?

tfotlS,to-tririch ti
gre«tj|«taUiy.4$&tft^^ ito

vety.gfeat extent SevAa out forlyl, 24rans

>last^

field as follows Gregory, short-slip : Black- |
ham. wicket; Midwinter, cover-pomt, u
Bannerman, short-leg ., A. Bannerman, mid
off ; Horan, leg: the ball being taken by

Allan and Spofforth. , .

Notts sent m Daft and Oscroft, and tne
latter received a maiden over from ?^uan*
Spofforth, however, was not so fort4n?;" '

runs were got off nis first over, and he was
far from in form all the afternoon ui the

trundling department. Altoi n0W 52 '
another maiden, and Oscroft iscored 2 off
Spofforth's second over, and then followed
a succession of seven maidens, Daft giving
an easy chance to Dave Gregory on ^pot
forth. In Allan's next over, however, Os
croft skied one, and was weUcatwht by
Horan, and at the very next ball Daft was
given out leg before by Mr. Percy M ftddy, of
X aw., the Australian umpire, Allan having
bowled 28 balls for no runs and two wickets.
Shrewsbury who is considered the best bat
in die team, was now joined by Selby, and
the former got Allan away for two, which he
followed up in the next over by ;a neat cut
for three. Selby then made one off Spoffortn,
and then Allan sent in one that was too
manv for Shrewsbury. One little jump from
the bowler showed his delight, and Ire con
fessed afterwards it was with difficulty
he checked the exuberance of his feel
ings from being more demonstrative.
Shrewsbury is a very rising young player, as
he is not yet 22 yeais old. He made 8 ot
the 11 runs obtained whilst he was at the
wickets. Three out for 21, and no cock s
eye out yet, says Jack Conway, as Mr. Tolley
fills the vacant place. Runs, however, now
come a little faster, although only in singles,
until at length Tolley made a couple to the
off, and Midwinter took the ball from Spot
forth. who had been bowling in anything out
his true form. The luck in the weather had,
in fact, been all against the visitors, for
during the time they were batting the wickets
had been just wet enough to favour the
bowlers. Towards the close of their innings*
however, rain set in heavily, and continued
some time, so that by the time the Not
tingham men took their places at the wickets
the ground was so soppy and the ball so wet
that a fast bowler like Spofforth found it im
possible to get a break on at all, and the
state of the ground, too, made good neluing
very difficult, although the Australians were
often loudly applauded for their smartness in
that department of the game. Spofforth, on
retiring in favour of Midwinter, had bowled
15 overs for 28 ranB. Midwinter bowled a
maiden to start with, and Allan followed
suit In Midwinters second over, however,
Tolley fell a victim to Blackham, who made
a very smart catch. Four for 40.

Wild followed Tolley, and he and Selby,
unfortunately, made a very long stand, the
state of the wicket making good bowling very
difficult At 57, and within a few minutes of
time (6 o'clock) being called, Garrett took the
ball from Allan, but without result, and when
the bell rung Selby was not out with 81 to his
credit, and Wfld with 40, the total being 61

with the loss of four wickets.

Hie attendance, 7,000, during the first day
must be considered very large-in fact, extra
ordinarily so-when the state of the weather
is borne in mind. The crowd, too, was very
orderly, and waited very patiently in the ram
without a murmur between tiveinteryals, and
particularly was this noliee«fc|»

weather was fine overhead, and te W"8
were waiting for the wieket to jbecojBfl a fittie

more fit More than one of

mftch surprised at the qmeteeesof solarw
a crowd,-and expressed fchenaelvBS^ to to*
effect that it would never be tolerated mJW
boaxne: iffme overhead, and the crowd lagd

paid time mobey, they wotddBOondaiapnr

tnr onmp fen.

Toasday opened fine, but, unfor
tunately, aiMttpHU-pBSt 11 down came the
nun, tvkh a deaden sky tfaat promiaed a oon
tinuanoe, tiie only hope being the boisterous
wind, ft was reolly '^ndemilto see the
number J>f people* aiming, considering the
as towhether there would be: any play or no.
However, about 1 o'clock the sky broke and
there was a sign of blue, bnt the umpires, on
inspec ting the wickets, pronounced them un
playable, so that another half an hour was
cut to waste, which allowed the wet toswkni,
the high wind helping not a little in drying the
surface. At half-past X o'clock, however, the
bell rang, and the Eleven promptly turned
outio fiad, whilst Selby ana Wild, the not
onts of tite p^evipns. evening, BOOH followea
.nit: as befort, bowling from
^e Si^ jE^ oommendng ^ith.a maiden.
Xllan>r^B jaot BO. fortunate . in his first bver
Wildioprddaeangle and Selbj.a brace;.in

Chtei^baig was nothuig^e so good as
the ppfeviona evening, ao, aftjwhowiinrau
overs for 15 .rune, he tetired tn favour ofGar
rett, and not ii&y lbng after Midwinter was
succeeded by Spofforth; bot no wicket was
obtained tall luncheon honr, 2 o'clock, wfaen

the gcore showed hut four wickets do^n

QK ffliflihi"""

wicket Four for 34. Garrett followed, and,
as on the previous day, played well; and,
when time was called he and " Mid " had
increased the score to 46 for the loss of four
wickets, Midwinter standing at 13 (not out),
and Garrett 7. The weather cleared during
the afternoon, and there was a splendid gate,
over 10,000 being on the ground. The Eleven
returned to the Maypole in not the best of
spirits, but still hoped they might snatch the
match out of the fire, or make a draw of it.
Many were the excuses made for bad show,
weather, climate, ground, &c., until at last
Dave Gregory, at dinner, said, " Tell you
what it is, bom they are a bit too good for us
in our present form," and that, undoubtedly,

was about the truth of it.

On Wednesday the weather was fine,
though cold, but there was only a poor at
tendance to witness the finish of a match
which was now looked upon as a foregone
conclusion; however, not a few turned up
to witness the single-wicket match which

was to follow in case the big event was over
early enough. At half-past 12, however, play
commenced, and Midwinter and Garrett still
playing well, the former very cautiously
ran the score up to 65 before he Was well
taken by Oscroft at point. Five for 65, and
odds were laid that me colonials saved a one-,
innings defeat, but Blackham, who followed,
played a ball on to his wicket, and retired
without scoring, then Frank Allan went in
and ran up 6 before he .was caught by
Flowers off Shaw. The Victorian howler did

not seem sorry to have finished,, as Morley'
was bumping m a very awkward manner, and
he had received two or three cracks before
getting his quietus. Gregory, the captain,
followed, but was clean bowled by Morley
without scoring, thus making the pair of
specs. Blackham was caught at the wicket
by "Wild off Shaw, having only made one, and
Bailey, the last man, was soon caught by
Oscroft without any addition to the score.

Thus the Australian team was defeated
in an inningn and 14 runs. Midwinter, who
wentin£rst and carried his bat, only made
16, «o good was the bowling: in fact, on the
last day he was at the wickets one hour and
a half for 3 runs only.

The following is the full score and

analysis:

AUSTRALIANS..

9 c Barnes, b Morley 13
2 c-Wild, b Morley.. 2
7 b Morley .. .. 2

TOST DTKUfOE. 6EC0XD KXTXG8.

A. Bannerman, b Morley.. 7 1 b w, b Shaw
C. Banna-man, c Flowers,

b Shsw

T. Horan, c and b Shaw ..
F. E. Spofforth, b Shaw ..
W. Midwinter, c Tolley, b

Morley .. .. .. 13 not oat .. .. 16
1). Gregory, b Morley ..Ob Morley ,. .. 0
W. Mardock, ran oat .. Ob Shaw .. 0
T. Garrett, c Daft, b Shaw 20 c Oscroft, b Shaw 21
J. Blackhatn, b Morley -.. 1 c Wild,- b Shaw .. 1
G. H. Bailey, b Shaw .. 3 c Oscroft* b Shaw 0
F. Allan, not oat .. .. 0 c Flowers, b Shaw 6

Bye 1 Byes 9, leg-byes 2 1-1

Total 63 Total.. ..76
Bowling-First Innings.-Shaw, 147 balls, 25
maidens, SO runs, 5 Wickets; Morley, 144 balls, 17
maidens, 42 runs, 4 wickets. Second Innings.-8haw,
232 tails, >40 maidens, 85 runs, 6 wickets; Motley,
228 balls, 89 maidens/SOTuns, 4 wickets.

NOTTS.

Daft, lbw,b Align g
W. Oscroft, cfioran, b Allan .. 6
A. Shrewsbury,' b Allan ' .IT .. 8.
J. Selby,cC. Bannerman, b Horan " .. 66
Mr. R. Tolley, c BlaCkh&m, t> Midwinter .. 7
Mr. A W. Cursham, c A. Bannerman, b

Horan .. . 7
F. Wild, c ^urdock, b Horan ..58
W..tifcrnes,notont.. ... .. 5

ff. Jlowera, bBoran:. ... .. .; 0 ..
A- Sfaa.fr, bSpoffoHh .. . .. |i.

? P. Moriey.cMidwinter. bHoiia*. ' ... 3r

'?'?4

Total .. .. i. " .. ..y&

Bowting.-Allan, 16| balls, 28 gnafctany iSnnn,»
wicfetsjSpoftwtli, 112 balls, 12iaai4esa, 88 runs, 1
widget; Midwinter, 72vbaUa, 9 maMms, 17 miM,
1 wicket; Garre£t, 68 t*Us,10 nwidgps, 15 rt(M£

9ora«,7OlMl]s,6inaid^90nm>,6 viidcBtg. .

Umpires.-Messrt & -Carpenter and- P.
Wad#.

After lnnch a sinale-'wicket. match was
played between four ox the Australians and a
like ntfiriber of Not&jgbanvmen, the

bang Bcfyle, wiio had «eo<ftflted from bis

C.Bannorman, Qartettj anaSpofforthj andfi

thfe'county, Oscroft, WiUL Selbjr, and Bftmea.
The AutfaluuiB veDtBawlj#a
as given belo'w, and Jn the iu
Notto Spoffoith bowled m

rid "of the first two men^ 'fotir
there qto be hp daubthad the wj

more diy off the first two dAystnat the. Aus
tralians' bonding would have been far ^9

effective. . The match ended ina draw. The
following i* the full score ,

AtJSTBALIAXS. ( ;
. H. Boyle, cand b Oscroft .. ..

T. Garrett, c and b Barnes 9 .
F, E, Spoffortb, c WQd,b Selby ..

C. Bannerman,«andbOscroft ... A '

VobaBa .. .. .. ..

. ftW .. .. . .* ,, \B. i

NOTTINGHAM.

, . . ftMt IK1IMS. SBCOfeS IKSIKSS.
F. Wild,* 8pofforth ..0

J. Bdby, b Spottorth .. 0 c aad b Boyle .-. 2

W. Banes, run oat .. 0

W.Oscrolt, bSftqfiortfa .. 2 cBamtermN^bBoj-Ie 8

Total

U

-. S Vota .. ^

.jt of the Notts C.C. gave a
, _ riuton. in the evening, to
wtecb abont lOO sat down aftw ttie nsaal
lp^al toAsts., Cspmia "

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