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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2411, 27 December 1881, Page 3

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ENGLAND T VIOTOEIA. [>BBOS ASKOCIATIOW TBLBOBAH.J MELBOURNE, December 20. The first match English Eleven against Victorians commenced on the 15th in the presence of a large crowd. The wiokefc was in splendid order. The Viotorians in the first innings made a grand stand, only eight -wickets being down on the first day for 249 runs. McDonnell made 61,Blackham 66, Edwards (not out) 64, Bonnor 26, McShane 22. McDonnell got two lives. The fielding at first was rather loose, due no doubt to the fact that the Englishmen only arrived in Melbourne late on the previous night. The batsmen were in fine form, and some brilliant play was exhibited. Blaokham played good oricket all through, and his soore was well earned. Connor made several sensational hits, one over the pavilion for 6 off Peate. Edwards distinguished himself greatly and played admirably, winning muoh applause. The Viotorian defence was stubborn, «nd their batting free. The Englishmen tried several ohanges of bowling without effect. Peate secured three wickets, Emmett and Bates two eaoh, Shaw and Ulyett one eaoh. The Victorian innings oonoluded early the following day for 251. During the night and early morning it rained, and the visitors bad to bat on a dead, treaoherous wioket. Bates was the only one who made anything of a score, 42, by brilliant hitting. Scotton played well for 28, and Shaw played a dashing innings for 23. Palmer, Allan, and McShane all bowled well, and the fielding was particularly good. The Englishmen closed their innings for 146, and haying failed to secure within eighty of their opponents' score they followed their innings. Yesterday rain again interfered with the play, and when the stumps were drawn yesterday evening seven wickets had fallen for 162. Shrewsbury made 62 not out, Barlow 42, and Selby 23. All played good orioket. Of the Viotorians' bowling in the first innings Palmer secured four wickets, Allan three, McShane two, in twenty-four balls, and Cooper one. The teams appeared pretty evenly matched, but the Englishmen were not so strong as anticipated in any department of the game. [The oable has since informed ua of the defeat of the Victorians.] WANDERERS v ASSOCIATION. The matoh between the Wanderers and the Association begun on Saturday, on Hagley Park, was continued yesterday, and resulted in a draw, the game not being played out. For the Wanderers, W. J. Ootterill, one of the not-out's of Saturday, played well for his total of 43, though he was badly missed at short-leg before he had soored 20. E. J. Ootterill, who also should have been caught in the early part of his innings, put together a total of 47, but was disposed of for 6 in the second innings. In the second innings of the Association, Eowler, Strange, and|Easton were the prinoipal scorers, making 27, 29, and 18 respectively. Strange played in good form, and was bowled off his pads when well set. Eowler also played very steadily. The bowling of Fairhunt was very straight and effective, and Ashby did good service with his slows. E. J. Ootterill was also well on the wicket. As will be seen by the appended soores, when time waa called the Wanderers had lost seven wiokets for the small total of 54, the Association fielding well, and gaining the wiokets in an hour. ASSOCIATION. First Innings. Second Innings. H. Edsor, b Ashby... 7 bWilding ... 13 H. Philpot, c Malet, b Wilding 29 bE. J. Cotterill 2 J. Fowler, b E. J. Cotterill 18 b Ashby ... 27 C. Strange, c and b Chapman 33 b E. J. Cotterill 29 G. Watson, b Ashby 2 b Ashby ... 1 R. D. Harman, c Wilding, b Ashby... Oc Wilding, b Longden ... 11 J. Fowke, c E. J. Cotterill, b Chapman 4 b Ashby ... 1 L.D.Enston.bAßhby 8 b Wilding ... 18 A. Washer, o Reeves, b Ashby 5bE. J. Cotterill 8 W. H. Atack, not out 12 bE. J. Cotterill 1 J. D. Fairhurst, c Longden, b Chapman 3 not out 14 E. T. A. Fuller, b Ashby 3 (sub.) 8 Extras 13 Extras ... 8 138 141 WANDBBKRB. First Innings. Second Innings. W. V. Millton, lbw... 2 (sub), b Edsor... 5 Chapman, b Fuller 8 E. J. Roßß.b Fuller... 0 A. Longden, b Fairhurst 3 b Fairhnrat ... 0 W. J. Cotterill, o Fowke, b Atack ... 43 o and b Edsor... 8 W. P. Reeves, c and b Edsor 4 c Fowke, b Fairhurst 4 D. Ashby, b Atack ... 22 c Fowler, b Edsor ... 8 Wilding, c Fowler, bEdßor 30 c Atack, b Edsor 18 E. U. J. Stevens, b Easton 4 E. J. Cotterill, c Fowler, b Strange 47 b Fairhurst ... 6 Malet, not oat ... 24 not out 1 Extras... w. 3 Extras ... 4 190 Total for seven wickets ... 54 CARISBROOK v ASHLEY COUNTY. Yesterday the above match wbb commenced on the Lancaster Park ground, and has, so far, resulted disastrously for the Dunedin men. Probably the faßtness of the ground told against them, as they are accustomed to a flower wioket, but certainly they went out very rapidly in theirfirstinningo,eooring only 50 runs. Chapman's bowling was very eff eotivo, and so much so,that at one juncture he performed the "hat triok," taking three men in three oonseoutive halls. As in the over before, ho had a man caught off him the last ball but one, he thus \ ook four men in six balls. The highest score on the Oarisbrook sido was 13 Ashley County, on taking up the willow, did not prosper at first. Their first four or five wickets went down very rapidly, but the oomploxion of the game soon altered, and mm came fast and furiously, and they did not oloso their innings till they had scored 195 Of these, L:ach made the large proportion of 110, not out. His innings was an extremely fine one, being without a chance, in his best stylo, The matoh will be resumed to-day.