Tuesday, April 11, 2017

1875/76 Match 1 - 6/11/1875 : Albion Park vs Kiama Alberts C.C.

Report

A match was played at Albion Park on Saturday between the Kiama Albert and Albion Park Cricket Clubs, which resulted in a victory for the latter by 10 wickets. The day was very disagreeable, a strong westerly wind blowing throughout the match. Kiama went first to the wickets, and made 51, including 4 runs allowed to them as an average for their eleventh man, who was absent. Albion Park made 79 in their innings, of which Longbottom made 29 by heavy hitting. Kiama in their second attempt made 28, leaving Albion Park 1 run to get to win, which, of course, they got without the loss of a wicket.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 11 November, 1875


Albion Park Vs Kiama Alberts C.C.
2-Innings Match Played At Albion Park, 06-Nov-1875, Inter-Club
Albion Park Win Outright by 10 wkts
Round 1
Toss won by Albion Park
Home Side Albion Park

Kiama Alberts C.C. 1st Innings 51/9 All Out
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
George James* b T Crowley 11
H King c A Hughes b T Crowley 0
Samuel Richardson b T Crowley 7
S Richardson b M Crowley 0
G Fuller b M Crowley 0
W Harvison+ b M Crowley 0
J Pike b T Crowley 0
W Reid b A Hughes 12
Alexander Colley not out 4
E Molesworth b T Crowley 4
extras (b5 lb0 w4 nb0) 9
penalty runs 4
TOTAL 9 wickets for 51

Bowler Runs Wkts
T Crowley 15 5
M Crowley
20 3
A Hughes
3 1

Albion Park 1st Innings 79/10 All Out
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
J Condon b George James 0
A Hughes c H King b George James 1
J Longbottom b George James 29
T Crowley* b George James 10
J Ross b Samuel Richardson 7
J Campbell b George James 7
T Cook b George James 3
M Crowley b W Reid 6
D Baxter b George James 1
S Marks not out 3
P Quinn lbw b George James 1
extras (b6 lb0 w5 nb0) 11
TOTAL 10 wickets for 79

Bowler Runs Wkts
George James 35 8
W Reid 29 1
Samuel Richardson 4 1

Kiama Alberts C.C. 2nd Innings 28/9 All Out
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
George James* b T Crowley 3
H King c T Cook b M Crowley 3
Samuel Richardson b T Crowley 4
S Richardson c J Campbell b M Crowley 0
G Fuller c S Marks b T Crowley 3
W Harvison+ not out 0
J Pike b T Crowley 5
W Reid b M Crowley 1
Alexander Colley c J Longbottom b T Crowley 4
E Molesworth b M Crowley 0
extras (b2 lb0 w0 nb0) 2
penalty runs 3
TOTAL 9 wickets for 28

Bowler Runs Wkts
T Crowley 12 5
M Crowley 11 4

Albion Park 2nd Innings 1/0 Closed
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
J Condon not out 1
J Longbottom not out 0
extras (b0 lb0 w0 nb0) 0
TOTAL 0 wickets for 1

Bowler Runs Wkts
W Reid 1 0

Compiled by Bill Peters for the Kiama Cricket Club. Not to be used without permission. Last updated 11-Apr-2017. Send comments to Bill Peters about this web page. 

Friday, April 22, 2016

Foreword - or "Driving on the Up Through Cover"

A question that has been posed to me – and by me - for a number of years is “how would you go about writing a history of the Kiama Cricket Club?” It’s not an easy question to answer or an easy task to ponder. Let’s face it; this is the Kiama Cricket Club. A Club whose members are as fiercely loyal as they are keen for a beer or ten after the game is won or done. A Club whose members are better sledgers of their own teammates than any opposing team could ever hope to be. A Club whom itself coined the wonderful phrase “Kiama Kollapse” to explain away the consistent failings of its batting line-up.
As of August 1st 2012, there have been just a few under 900 people who have made an appearance on the field for the Club in one of its four Grades since the formation of the South Coast District Cricket Association in 1946. In the 90 years previous to that, in the many forms the Kiama Cricket Club has taken since the 1850’s, there were countless others who have had their name placed on the scoresheet as having participated in a match for the Club. Even if this anthology became a fifty volume history, it would be an incredible task to try and mention all of those players. Given that this is the case, the readership of a history of the Club is going to be necessarily limited, but word of mouth can also be a powerful thing.

So how does one go about it?
There is of course the traditional method, which would be to trace events in chronological order, focusing on the scores and familiar successes and failures of teams and players. If done well, this is certainly not a bad way to do it. It does require an enormous amount of time and a great deal of research of material that in most cases no longer exists. It also relies on the interest of the reader on events that happened 40 or 60 or 100 years ago. Most of the readers of a ‘history’ of a Club will show more interest on the history of the era in which they played themselves, which would restrict the majority of readership to the most recent thirty years. This is all and good, but you don’t want to ignore one era and be proliferating from another.

In the long run, to do a history properly, it has to be informative. It has to be interesting to people from a multitude of eras. It has to be inspiring. It will hopefully be sprinkled with humour and humorous events. Finally, it has to be relevant. It has to not only be all of these things to people within and around the Kiama Cricket Club, but hopefully it has to be the same to cricket lovers everywhere. The stories and events should be able to be enjoyed by those who have never had an association with the Club, to be presented in a way that it can hold its own whether the people involved are known by the reader or not.

So this is my attempt to bring to life the history of the Kiama Cricket Club. You could call it an irreverent history, one that may not seem to have any rhyme or reason to it, until you start to become intrigued by it.
Some of the events described herein I have witnessed firsthand. Some of the events I have heard second hand. Some of the stories are described through my eyes, others will come to you through the voices of others. Many of these stories and moments I have researched thoroughly, through scorebooks and written accounts and newspaper articles, as well as interviews or just chats over a beer or five. Some of these stories I have just enough information so that I can paint a picture that may not be completely as events unfolded, but it is how I imagine that it could have happened. Some of what you will read in the following articles is as I have imagined it, that I have dreamed I was there to see it. In these cases I have not tried to create a fiction of an account, but merely have attempted to bring to life the atmosphere of the moment, and try to recapture what may have occurred at that time.

What I have tried to do is bring together a mix of characters and events. It will cover the great moments of the Club’s history. It will profile some of the very best players. It will highlight some people and events that have been lost in time. It will hopefully bring together moments and incidents that few people knew at the time they happened, but can now take their rightful place within the history of our Club.

It’s not just a history of the Club. I guess in a way it’s my story of the Kiama Cricket Club as well, and that will likely become obvious through the pages to come. It’s not an attempt at a dry historic record. It is a selection of tales – both mine and others – put together in an entertaining format that is hopefully also informative and interesting. It is my hope that those who read it will find enough here to enjoy, and that you can envelope yourself in the joy that is the game of cricket.

Bill Peters
August 20, 2012.

1874/75 Averages

Batting Averages
All Matches, Inter-Club, Kiama Cricket Club, 17-Oct-1874 to 25-May-1875
# Name Club Mts Inn NO Runs HS Avg
1 R King Kiama 7 13 2 221 70* 20.09
2 Alexander Gordon Kiama 7 11 2 121 25 13.44
3 W Reid Kiama 2 3 - 31 28 10.33
4 Samuel Gordon Kiama 2 3 - 30 27 10.00
5 William King Kiama 7 11 2 72 18 8.00
6 James Spinks Kiama 5 9 - 70 18 7.78
7 Dixon King Kiama 2 4 2 15 8 7.50
8 C Nicholson Kiama 10 17 1 120 24 7.50
9 John McCaffrey Kiama 5 8 - 54 22 6.75
10 J Taylor Kiama 1 2 - 12 9 6.00
11 M Crowley Kiama 2 2 - 12 11 6.00
12 G Fuller Kiama 4 7 2 30 18 6.00
13 Charles McCaffrey Kiama 5 9 - 52 12 5.78
14 John Spinks Kiama 7 12 - 66 17 5.50
15 H King Kiama 6 11 - 59 16 5.36
16 H Williams Kiama 5 8 1 37 18 5.29
17 A Osbourne Kiama 4 7 2 26 11 5.20
18 William Christie Kiama 4 7 - 34 11 4.86
19 S Richardson Kiama 9 16 - 66 13 4.12
20 M Maher Kiama 10 18 - 68 11 3.78
21 H McIlwrath Kiama 1 2 - 7 7 3.50
22 J Hincks Kiama 8 13 5 25 5 3.12
23 T Crowley Kiama 2 2 - 6 3 3.00
24 S Marks Kiama 6 11 - 32 8 2.91
25 G Chapman Kiama 5 8 - 23 7 2.88
26 J Campbell Kiama 5 9 1 22 10* 2.75
27 W Connell Kiama 9 16 - 43 6 2.69
28 A Colley Kiama 8 14 1 24 8 1.85
29 Fred Pinkstone Kiama 3 4 1 5 3 1.67
30 G Howell Kiama 6 10 4 7 2* 1.17
31 J Coulter Kiama 1 1 - 1 1 1.00
32 James Marks Kiama 3 4 1 2 2 0.67
33 S Reid Kiama 1 2 - 1 1 0.50
34 J Young Kiama 2 3 - 1 1 0.33
35 John King Kiama 1 1 - - 0 0.00
36 Joseph Thompson Kiama 1 2 1 - 0* 0.00
37 J Charlesworth Kiama 1 1 - - 0 0.00

Bowling Averages
All Matches, Inter-Club, Kiama Cricket Club, 17-Oct-1874 to 25-May-1875
# Name Club Mts Overs Maids Runs Wkt's BBowl Avg
1 H Williams Kiama 5 5.0 1 7 3 2-3 2.33
2 M Crowley Kiama 2 10.0 4 11 3 2-2 3.67
3 S Marks Kiama 6 6.2 - 25 5 3-8 5.00
4 John Spinks Kiama 7 75.1 15 190 37 9-11 5.14
5 Alexander Gordon Kiama 7 107.0 27 231 44 6-21 5.25
6 William King Kiama 7 6.2 1 21 4 2-8 5.25
7 H King Kiama 6 53.3 7 142 26 5-8 5.46
8 W Reid Kiama 2 24.4 3 77 14 4-14 5.50
9 R King Kiama 7 101.3 21 239 43 6-26 5.56
10 Charles McCaffrey Kiama 5 54.4 5 148 24 6-20 6.17
11 T Crowley Kiama 2 45.0 9 72 11 4-27 6.55
12 James Spinks Kiama 5 13.0 1 41 6 4-7 6.83
13 S Richardson Kiama 9 3.0 - 7 1 1-7 7.00
14 Samuel Gordon Kiama 2 10.0 1 35 2 1-9 17.50

Compiled by Bill Peters for the Kiama Cricket Club. Not to be used without permission. Last updated 22-Apr-2016. Send comments to Bill Peters about this web page. 

1874/75 Match 11 - 25/5/1875 : Kiama Alberts C.C vs Shellharbour Alberts C.C

Report

A cricket match was played on Queen's Birthday between the Kiama and Shellharbour Albert Clubs, on the Field of Mars, adjacent to the scene of the daring martial exploits of the Kiama and Jamberoo red coats. The Shellharbour side having won the toss, sent their opponents to the wickets, when they made 43 runs. Deane and Craig bowled very well through the innings, considering the nature of the ground, which was very bumpy, and most annoying to both bowlers and batsmen. The Shellharbour team scored only 27, Craig contributing 12 by very good play. After luncheon, the Kiama team again went to the wickets, but did not reach their former score, making out 37. Nicholson and Spinks played well, each making a good stand, the former scoring 13. When the Shellharbour team again went in it was 4.30; and, as it had been arranged to draw the stumps at 5.15 if the game was not finished, there was only an hour left, with 54 runs to get the win. They were determined to make an effort to win, and Craig (captain) and Deane, who went to the wickets together, made a splendid stand, giving the field plenty of leather hunting, and repeatedly stealing runs for tips between the wickets. It seemed as if the game would be won without the loss of a wicket, the score having reached 44 when Deane was unfortunately run out, with 14 runs to his name, 4 of which were made by a fine hit to leg. The next two men went out in rapid succession; and Fitzgerald who next appeared, and Craig soon brought up the score to the number required, viz, 54, the latter carrying his bat out for 25 obtained by really creditable play. The Shellharbour team thus won with 7 wickets to spare.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 27 May, 1875


Kiama Alberts C.C. Vs Shellharbour Alberts C.C
2-Innings Match Played At Field of Mars, Kiama, 25-May-1875, Inter-Club
Shellharbour Alberts C.C Win Outright by 7 wkts
Round 11
Toss won by Shellharbour Alberts C.C
Home Side Kiama Alberts C.C.

Kiama Alberts C.C. 1st Innings 43/11 All Out (Overs 14)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
W Reid*   b J Deane 2
G Fuller   b J Craig 0
James Spinks   b J Deane 8
C Nicholson run out   6
W Connell+ lbw b J Craig 4
G Chapman   b J Deane 3
M Maher run out   5
S Marks   b J Craig 2
A Colley   b J Deane 1
J Hincks   b J Craig 4
G Howell   b J Deane 0




extras   (b4 lb0 w4 nb0) 8
TOTAL   11 wickets for 43

Bowler O M R W
J Deane 7 1 18 5
J Craig 7 2 17 4

Shellharbour Alberts C.C 1st Innings 27/10 All Out (Overs 8.4)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
J Craig run out   12
J Deane run out   4
T Newton   b W Reid 5
J McEnoroe   b James Spinks 0
J Fitzgerald   b W Reid 0
A Hughes   b James Spinks 0
J Hicks   b W Reid 0
J James not out   0
W Allen   b James Spinks 0
J Arnold   b W Reid 0
A Smith   b James Spinks 0




extras   (b6 lb0 w0 nb0) 6
TOTAL   10 wickets for 27

Bowler O M R W
W Reid 4.4 1 14 4
James Spinks 4 1 7 4

Kiama Alberts C.C. 2nd Innings 37/10 All Out (Overs 13)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
W Reid*   b W Allen 1
G Fuller   b W Allen 2
James Spinks   b W Allen 9
C Nicholson run out   13
W Connell+   b J Deane 2
G Chapman   b J Deane 0
M Maher   b J Deane 4
S Marks   b J Craig 0
A Colley not out   2
J Hincks   b J Craig 1
G Howell   b J Craig 2




extras   (b0 lb0 w1 nb0) 1
TOTAL   10 wickets for 37

Bowler O M R W
J Deane 5 1 14 3
J Craig 3 1 14 3
W Allen 5 1 8 3

Shellharbour Alberts C.C 2nd Innings 54/3 Closed (Overs 10.2)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
J Craig not out   25
J Deane run out   14
T Newton c C Nicholson b W Reid 2
J McEnoroe   b W Reid 1
J Fitzgerald not out   8




extras   (b4 lb0 w0 nb0) 4
TOTAL   3 wickets for 54

Bowler O M R W
W Reid 5.2 0 25 2
James Spinks 5 0 25 0

Compiled by Bill Peters for the Kiama Cricket Club. Not to be used without permission. Last updated 22-Apr-2016. Send comments to Bill Peters about this web page. 

1874/75 Match 10 - 24/5/1875 : Kiama Alberts C.C vs Ulladulla C.C

Report

The match with Ulladulla allowed our men to retrieve to some extent their good reputation as cricketers, winning the match with tolerable ease, though the Ulladulla players are by no means the least in qualities among the coast clubs. Kiama in one innings scored 78, A.Gordon counting 16, W.C. King 18 and Jas. Spinks 16. Ulladulla first innings 23, second 45. John Spinks did great execution with his bowling getting 9 wickets in the first innings and 5 in the second.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 27 May, 1875


Kiama Alberts C.C. Vs Ulladulla C.C.
2-Innings Match Played At Shoalhaven, 24-May-1875, Inter-Club
Kiama Alberts C.C. Win Outright by an Inns and 10 runs

Kiama Alberts C.C. 1st Innings 78/10 All Out (Overs 24.4)
James Spinks 16 Alexander Gordon 16 William King 18

Ulladulla C.C. 1st Innings 23/10 All Out (Overs 11.1)
John Spinks 9/11

Ulladulla C.C. 2nd Innings (Follow-on Enforced) 45/10 All Out (Overs 17.4)
John Spinks 5/21 Alexander Gordon 2/12 William King 2/8

Compiled by Bill Peters for the Kiama Cricket Club. Not to be used without permission. Last updated 22-Apr-2016. Send comments to Bill Peters about this web page. 

1874/75 Match 9 - 22/5/1875 : Kiama Alberts C.C vs Shoalhaven C.C

Report

A team of the Kiama Alberts went to Shoalhaven to play two matches - one against the Shoalhaven United Club, and the other against the Ulladulla Club. The first was played on Saturday, and resulted in a victory by Shoalhaven by 18 runs, the match being decided by the first innings, as there was not enough time to play it out. The scoring of the teams is as follows - Kiama first innings 48, second 68 for 9 wickets; Shoalhaven (only one innings) 61. The fielding for Kiama was solid; whilst that of their opponents was moderately creditable, as was also their bowling and batting.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 27 May, 1875


Shoalhaven Cricket Club Vs Kiama Alberts C.C.
2-Innings Match Played At Shoalhaven, 22-May-1875, Inter-Club
Shoalhaven Cricket Club Win 1st Innings by 13 runs

Kiama Alberts C.C. 1st Innings 48/10 All Out (Overs 18)
H McKenzie 4/20 P O'Neill 4/25

Shoalhaven Cricket Club 1st Innings 61/10 All Out (Overs 19.4)
P O'Neill 12 Alexander Gordon 4/23 John Spinks 2/18 William King 2/13

Kiama Alberts C.C. 2nd Innings 68/9 Closed (Overs 21)
Alexander Gordon 12 C Nicholson 11* H McKenzie 4/31 P O'Neill 3/33

Compiled by Bill Peters for the Kiama Cricket Club. Not to be used without permission. Last updated 22-Apr-2016. Send comments to Bill Peters about this web page. 

1874/75 Match 8 - 8/5/1875 : Kiama Alberts C.C vs Shellharbour Alberts C.C

Report

A Match was played on the Point, on Saturday last, between the Shellharbour Albert Cricket Club and the second eleven of the Kiama Albert Cricket Club. Play began about noon, H. Williams and M. Eneroe going to the wickets on behalf of Shellharbour, to the bowling of H. King and W. Reid. 28 runs was the total of the innings, Newton making 13 by good play. Kiama followed them, and in consequence of the indifferent bowling of their opponents, succeeded in putting together 106 runs. W. Reid contributed 28, G. Fuller 18, H. King 16 and C. Nicholson 14. Shellharbour in their second attempt, made 59, of which H. Williams made 38 by good free hitting. Kiama thus won in one innings by 19 runs. Messrs J. King and J. McCaffrey were the umpires.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 13 May, 1875


Kiama Alberts C.C. Vs Shellharbour Alberts C.C
2-Innings Match Played At Church Point, 08-May-1875, Inter-Club
Kiama Alberts C.C. Win Outright by an Inns and 19 runs

Shellharbour Alberts C.C 1st Innings 28/10 All Out (Overs 13.4)
T Newton 13 H King 5/12 W Reid 4/14

Kiama Alberts C.C. 1st Innings 106/10 All Out (Overs 29.3)
W Reid 28 G Fuller 18 H King 16 C Nicholson 14 H Williams 4/48 W Allen 4/52

Shellharbour Alberts C.C 2nd Innings 59/10 All Out (Overs 16.3)
H Williams 38 H King 4/31 W Reid 4/24

Compiled by Bill Peters for the Kiama Cricket Club. Not to be used without permission. Last updated 22-Apr-2016. Send comments to Bill Peters about this web page. 

1874/75 Match 7 - 1/5/1875 : Kiama United C.C vs Illawarra C.C

Report

Kiama United Cricket Club v Illawarra Cricket Club - This match, referred to in former issues, was destined, it appears, not to come off. Pluvius is by no means kind to our local cricketers; but seems to cherish ill will to an inordinate degree towards the Wollongong players when they visit Kiama, which they have done now four or five times consecutively with a similar reception to that accorded them on Saturday last. In the morning there seemed no chance for the game to be even commenced; but an attempt was made at 12.30, when there was a break in the weather, and it held up while one innings was played by each side. The ground was too soft to warrant the expectation of long scores; but, not withstanding this, the Kiama team, who went first to the wickets, managed to make a total of 52 - some excellent batting being displayed by Gordon, Williams and McCaffrey, the second of whom was unfortunately run out after making 18, in trying to force a quartette for a nice hit to leg. The Illawarra team in their innings made 51, only a "single" less than their predecessors at the wickets; so that the game was rendered very exciting at the close. Nine wickets had fallen for 49 runs, leaving, when the last man made his appearance, 4 runs to get to win. The bowlers and fieldsmen put forth every effort to gain the game: and were considerably agitated in their neural chords when three singles had been made by Humphries; but the last ball by R King gave them great relief, taking the middle stump; and the match was thus won for Kiama by 1 run. James Richards was highest scorer with 13; Rathmell, who made a fine straight hit for 6, was second, with 10. It is a pity that the pleasure of the game was marred by a rather disagreeable contretemps; but it is to be hoped that the like will never occur in any future engagements.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 6 May, 1875


Kiama United C.C. Vs Illawarra
1-Innings Match Played At Church Point, 01-May-1875, Inter-Club
Kiama United C.C. Win by 1 runs
Round 7
Toss won by Kiama United C.C.
Home Side Kiama United C.C.

Kiama United C.C. 1st Innings 52/10 All Out (Overs 20.2)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
R King* c J Rathmell b G Edwards 6
S Richardson   b G Edwards 0
H Williams run out   18
J Coulter c J Rathmell b G Edwards 1
Alexander Gordon not out   14
William King   b G Edwards 0
John McCaffrey c E Davis b G Edwards 7
John King   b W Butchard 0
G Chapman run out   1
Fred Pinkstone+ c J Rathmell b W Butchard 0
C Nicholson   b G Edwards 1




extras   (b0 lb0 w4 nb0) 4
TOTAL   10 wickets for 52

Bowler O M R W
G Edwards 10.2 1 21 6
W Butchard 10 2 27 2

Illawarra 1st Innings 51/10 All Out (Overs 20.4)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
James Richards   b Alexander Gordon 13
John Richards c C Nicholson b R King 6
J Farrell lbw b Alexander Gordon 0
J Maher   b Alexander Gordon 0
A Richards   b Alexander Gordon 6
J Rathmell*+   b R King 10
G Edwards   b R King 1
E Davis c C Nicholson b Alexander Gordon 5
W Butchard run out   0
J Humphries   b R King 5
P Hegarty not out   0




extras   (b2 lb1 w2 nb0) 5
TOTAL   10 wickets for 51

Bowler O M R W
Alexander Gordon 10.4 2 22 5
R King 10 1 24 4

Compiled by Bill Peters for the Kiama Cricket Club. Not to be used without permission. Last updated 22-Apr-2016. Send comments to Bill Peters about this web page. 

1874/75 Match 6 - 13/3/1875 : Kiama Alberts C.C vs Kiama United C.C.

Report

The final match of the series for this season between the two local clubs commenced, under very unfavourable circumstances as to weather, on Saturday last - only one innings for each side being completed. The Alberts, having won the toss, went in first, at about 12 o'clock; and played a very long innings, making a total score of 76 - R.King contributing 17, Richardson 13 and M.Crowley 11. Without any loss of time their competitors succeeded them at the wickets, and played even a longer innings than the Alberts. The end of the day's play was another illustration of the remarkable and exciting character of these matches, both teams making exactly equal scores. With nine wickets down there was only one run to get to make the 76. The cry went round, "Another tie!" and sure enough the required unit was added by Major Black (who and his mate were playing in the place of absent members of the selected team). The change of ends was fatal to the Major's colleague, the next ball flooring his wicket - the breathless silence being broken by cheers, screams and other noises. C.McCaffrey was top scorer, seeing 5 others out, and losing his wicket after all by an unfortunate cannon off the ribs: James Spinks made also a good innings for 18 and Osbourne, noted for good hitting power, made 11. Owing to the bad weather, the fielding was anything but first-class. The best average for bowling was obtained by Crowley, who bowled 102 for 27 runs, 2 M.O. and 4 wkts. When the series is finished, a resume of the scores shall be given.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 18 March, 1875

The finale of the series of matches between the two local clubs, the United and the Albert, came off last Saturday. The first innings of the match had been played on the 12th March, the scores then made being equal, 76; so that on Saturday last only half a day was required to complete the game, play being commenced at about 1 o'clock. The Albert team went first to the wickets, and opened the game tolerably well: up to the fall of the fourth wicket they had an average of five runs per wicket; but the remaining 7 men only added 12 runs to the score - total 32. The United team went to the wickets apparently under the impression that they had matters all their own way. When, however, No. 1 and No. 2 retired for nil, matters looked rather blue for them. The third man, J. Taylor, made an improvement, and put up 9 when his career was cut short by White catching him at long field-off. No. 4 had retired for nothing; and No. 5 for 4 runs - the game standing then at five wickets for 17. Between the next two men only 3 runs were added. The Alberts were now in high spirits. But No. 8 A. Gordon, was a terror to them: the first two hits he made added 10 to the score; two doubles and two singles rapidly succeeded off the same bat, 16 in all, when the game was won, leaving 3 wickets to spare. The two new bats, for which the matches were played, were therefore won by the United team. The inferior play shown in this match may be accounted for by deadness of the ground, caused by the previous heavy rains. At the conclusion friendly cheers were interchanged by the two teams.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 22 April, 1875

Kiama Alberts C.C. Vs Kiama United C.C.
2-Innings Match Played At Church Point, 13-Mar-1875, Inter-Club
Kiama United C.C. Win Outright by 3 wkts
Round 6
Home Side Kiama Alberts C.C.

Kiama Alberts C.C. 1st Innings 76/10 All Out (Overs 21)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
S Richardson   b Alexander Gordon 13
C Nicholson   b Alexander Gordon 4
M Maher   b John Spinks 2
R King*   b Charles McCaffrey 17
William King   b Alexander Gordon 8
M Crowley   b John Spinks 11
T Crowley   b John Spinks 3
H King   b James Spinks 2
W Connell+   b Charles McCaffrey 4
G Chapman   b Charles McCaffrey 2
Dixon King not out   4




extras   (b4 lb0 w2 nb0) 6
TOTAL   10 wickets for 76

Bowler O M R W
Alexander Gordon 8 1 25 3
John Spinks 6 1 23 3
Charles McCaffrey 5 1 16 3
James Spinks 2 0 6 1

Kiama United C.C. 1st Innings 76/10 All Out (Overs 35)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
Charles McCaffrey*   b T Crowley 12
William Christie   b R King 4
John McCaffrey+   b R King 6
John Spinks c H King b T Crowley 4
J Taylor run out   3
Alexander Gordon   b H King 6
Fred Pinkstone run out   3
James Spinks   b M Crowley 18
A Osbourne   b T Crowley 11
John Black not out   2
J Charlesworth   b T Crowley 0




extras   (b7 lb0 w0 nb0) 7
TOTAL   10 wickets for 76

Bowler O M R W
R King 8 1 21 2
T Crowley 17 2 27 4
H King 3 0 8 1
Dixon King 2 0 4 0
M Crowley 5 2 9 1

Kiama Alberts C.C. 2nd Innings 32/10 All Out (Overs 15)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
S Richardson   b Alexander Gordon 3
C Nicholson   b Alexander Gordon 7
M Maher   b John Spinks 6
R King*   b Charles McCaffrey 4
William King   b Alexander Gordon 0
M Crowley   b John Spinks 1
T Crowley   b John Spinks 3
H King   b James Spinks 2
W Connell+   b Charles McCaffrey 4
G Chapman   b Charles McCaffrey 2
Dixon King not out   0




extras   (b0 lb0 w0 nb0) 0
TOTAL   10 wickets for 32

Bowler O M R W
Alexander Gordon 5 2 11 3
John Spinks 5 2 12 3
Charles McCaffrey 3 1 6 3
James Spinks 2 0 3 1

Kiama United C.C. 2nd Innings 33/7 Closed (Overs 11)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
Charles McCaffrey*   b T Crowley 0
William Christie   b R King 0
J Taylor c John Black b T Crowley 9
John Spinks run out   0
John McCaffrey+   b T Crowley 4
James Spinks   b R King 1
H Williams   b R King 2
Alexander Gordon not out   16
A Osbourne not out   1

extras   (b0 lb0 w0 nb0) 0
TOTAL   7 wickets for 33

Bowler O M R W
R King 6 1 14 3
T Crowley 5 1 19 3

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1874/75 Match 5 - 20/2/1875 : Kiama Alberts C.C vs Kiama United C.C.

Report

The third of the series of matches between the two local clubs - United and Albert - came off under very favourable circumstances, for this season of the year, on Saturday last. A great deal of interest was manifested in the game; and it turned out an excellent and closely contested one, like the two preceding matches. In fact, they have been up to the present the most exciting contests ever fought on Kiama soil by men of the willow, and are even unusually remarkable in the history of the noble sport. The first ended in a tie; the second with only 4 runs in favour of the Alberts; and that on Saturday was, as will be seen, quite as exciting a contest.
The game commenced at about 11 o'clock, the Alberts first going to the wickets. They did not make a good beginning, the first three men being disposed of by Gordon for a half-dozen runs. The "royal" cricketers, however, when they made their appearance, effected a change for the better - the quartette of Kings putting together 35 runs, W. C. K. being the highest scorer with 14. The remaining three men made but 7 runs, of which Chapman got 6. This gave a total off the bat of 46; and Mr Sundries gave them only 4 extras - 50 in all. The bowling and fielding was very good. The score was regarded as anything but large by the Uniteds; but, to the credit of their opponents be it said, they failed to reach it. The Uniteds played a very careful innings. C. McCaffrey and Christie opening well for their colleagues; and the latter made a very log stand, seeing five others out for the handsome score of 3 singles! He created considerable fun for the spectators by the comical manner in which he dodged the field, who made every endeavour to catch him; but they couldn't do it, though R.King at last discovered the secret and rattled his timbers. The innings terminated for 42 off the bat and 7 sundries - 49 in all, one run less than the Albert team - the top scorer being C.McCaffrey with 12. The bowling of R.King and T.Crowley was very good, the former taking 6 wickets out of 9 bowled. In the second innings on both sides the play was still good. The Alberts put together 59 runs in all, R.King at the top with 17 - making a grand total for them of 109. The Uniteds made a bad beginning, but a good finish. When six wickets were down they had over 30 to get: but Gordon (14), Jas. Spinks (8) and Williams (8) ran up the score - Osbourne, when only one run was wanted to make the tie, winning the match for the Uniteds with a splendid hit to leg for 4; total 63 or for the two innings 112. Though the match ended with two wickets to spare the differences in runs, had it been played through, would doubtless have been very trifling. Master G. Fuller, in the last innings, made a splendid catch at long-field-off, for which he was greatly cheered.

The United team played in mourning for their late invaluable and worthy colleague, Mr. S. Gordon, whose good humour and manly conduct they are not likely soon to forget. Mr G. L. Fuller, the president of the club, very kindly provided the sashes and rosettes for this purpose.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 25 February, 1875


Kiama Alberts C.C. Vs Kiama United C.C.
2-Innings Match Played At Church Point, 20-Feb-1875, Inter-Club
Kiama United C.C. Win Outright by 2 wkts
Round 5
Home Side Kiama Alberts C.C.

Kiama Alberts C.C. 1st Innings 50/10 All Out (Overs 22.4)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
S Richardson   b Alexander Gordon 3
C Nicholson   b Alexander Gordon 0
M Maher   b Alexander Gordon 1
R King*   b Charles McCaffrey 9
William King c John McCaffrey b Alexander Gordon 14
Dixon King   b John Spinks 8
H King   b John Spinks 4
S Marks c James Marks b John Spinks 1
W Connell+   b Alexander Gordon 0
G Chapman   b Alexander Gordon 6
G Fuller not out   0




extras   (b4 lb0 w0 nb0) 4
TOTAL   10 wickets for 50

Bowler O M R W
Alexander Gordon 10.4 3 21 6
John Spinks 9 2 18 3
Charles McCaffrey 3 1 7 1

Kiama United C.C. 1st Innings 49/10 All Out (Overs 33)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
Charles McCaffrey* run out   12
William Christie   b R King 3
John McCaffrey+   b R King 5
John Spinks c H King b T Crowley 3
J Hincks   b R King 2
Alexander Gordon   b R King 5
Fred Pinkstone   b R King 2
James Spinks   b R King 2
A Osbourne   b T Crowley 4
H Williams not out   4
James Marks   b T Crowley 0




extras   (b7 lb0 w0 nb0) 7
TOTAL   10 wickets for 49

Bowler O M R W
R King 17 4 26 6
T Crowley 16 4 16 3

Kiama Alberts C.C. 2nd Innings 59/10 All Out (Overs 26)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
S Richardson run out   2
C Nicholson   b Alexander Gordon 5
M Maher run out   2
R King*   b Charles McCaffrey 17
William King c John McCaffrey b Alexander Gordon 8
Dixon King run out   3
H King run out   9
S Marks c James Marks b Charles McCaffrey 0
W Connell+   b Alexander Gordon 4
G Chapman   b Charles McCaffrey 2
G Fuller not out   0




extras   (b4 lb0 w3 nb0) 7
TOTAL   10 wickets for 59

Bowler O M R W
Alexander Gordon 10 2 22 3
John Spinks 9 2 18 0
Charles McCaffrey 7 0 12 3

Kiama United C.C. 2nd Innings 63/8 Closed (Overs 35.2)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs
Charles McCaffrey*   b T Crowley 6
William Christie   b R King 8
John McCaffrey+   b M Crowley 4
John Spinks run out   0
J Hincks   b M Crowley 5
Alexander Gordon   b H King 14
H Williams   b R King 8
James Spinks   b R King 8
A Osbourne not out   4
Fred Pinkstone not out   0




extras   (b2 lb0 w4 nb0) 6
TOTAL   8 wickets for 63

Bowler O M R W
R King 17.2 3 38 3
T Crowley 7 2 10 1
M Crowley 5 2 2 2
H King 6 1 7 1

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