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. 

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

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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

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.