The return match, after long postponement, took place on Friday last, on the reserve contiguous to the Roman Catholic burial ground, Wollongong. The weather was rather warm, though an unpleasant wind arose in the afternoon, to the great annoyance of the field.
F. R. Cole acted as umpire, and T. Palmer as scorer for the Illawarra Club ; J. T. Barnes as umpire, and J. Galvin as scorer for the Kiama Club. At about half-past 10, the contending clubs assembled on the ground, when it was found that the Kiama club could not muster eleven players, and their opponents were appealed to to allow J. Galvin to fill up the vacancy. Some dispute ensued on the point, but it was finally agreed by them that P.Kelly, of the National Club, might, if he chose, play on the Kiama side. He having consented, the Kiama men took the wickets - Gordon and T. King taking the bats. Cole and Cummings led off the bowling. The first ball delivered by Cole took Gordon's wicket, and as misfortunes rarely ever come alone, T. King shortly shared the same fate, both retiring without score. Cole bowling well. J. King was bowled by Cummins, scoring a single. P. Kelly then took the bat, and contrived to divert the stream of ill-fortune from our side by making a score of 20 through really careful play. Black, Hines and Walker had their stumps quickly levelled by Cole - no score. D.King scored 1, and was then caught off point by Camp. Kelly was bowled by Rixon. Hughes made a score of 7 by very nice play; Cronan was run out for 1; and W. King carried his bat for 3; the total, inclusive of byes, &c., being 48.
The Illawarra team then sent in Morris and Camp to open their first innings, who, by their usual steady play set a very good example to their fellow-players, the former scoring 22. Camp was caught off point by Hughes for 4, and Morris's timbers - almost incredible fact-were shivered by Gordon.
Gordon also bowled F. Chilby for nil, and Rixon for 4; T. Chilby made a rapid score of.30, and was eventually bowled by Kelly. Croft, (captain) by splendid play, ran up a score of 19, and was then well caught by T. King off Kelly's bowling. Pinkston was run out without score; Hart was caught by Hines for 5 ; M'Court hit his wicket after scoring 3; Cole was run out for a single ; and Cummins retained his bat in the end for 1. The gross total of the innings was 101, thus giving our team the task of obtaining 53 runs above an average score before they could have the slightest chance of winning.
Our men again took possession of the wickets, W. and D. King batting ; the former was caught by Hart for 3, and the latter was splendidly caught by Cummins with one hand for 6. Gordon went in, and scored a good number of runs with Cronan, the latter being caught by Croft for 5. T: King now joined Gordon, and both continued scoring rapidly, and each making good hitting. Gordon drove one of Morris's slows over the burial ground fence, and T. King cleverly hit the ball. over his shoulder several times, but he was at length given out by the umpire, after having made a creditable score of 26: Kelly now took his post opposite Gordon; both playing well, the latter keeping the field in motion, but he was at last well caught by Croft off Rixon, having made the highest score of the day - 41 off his bat. Hughes and Kelly were together next; the former was bowled by Morris for 6; the latter finishing a good innings of 15 by being bowled by Cummins. J. King was caught by Croft off Morris for 2; Black was bowled by Morris for 7 ; Walker also bowled by Morris for 6; and Hines carrying his bat out without score . The total was 141 for the innings, which left 89 runs to be obtained by the opposing team to win.
The Illawarra Club now sent in Croft and Pinkston, who acquitted themselves well, more especially the first named, he having scored 21 before Gordon took his bails. He was top scorer on his side - 40, being one less than Gordon. Previous to this Pinkston had been stumped by Gordon for 8, and M'Court had been run out for 9. Morris - their best bat in the opinion of some, though we prefer Croft - then went in with the openly avowed determination of making up the entire deficit in the score, but the Fates willed otherwise, for Gordon's first ball made a neat cannon off his foot to the wicket - a just punishment for his too free use of Jonathan's long-bow. As the shades of night were fast closing around, it was deemed advisable to draw the stumps. Hart and Camp then being at them, the former having scored 3, and the latter 1; a balance of 4I runs being wanted to win, and six wickets to fall.
On account of the various employments of our players, and the distance from home, they were unable to stay next day to finish the match, consequently, the bal was tendered to Mr. Croft with the suitable acknowledgment.
The fielding on the Illawarra side was very good, with the exception of few mulls in the long-stopping. Cummins is a good catch and a fine thrower.
The fielding on the Kiama side was very inferior as compared with their opponents, though W. King (quite a novice) deserves credit for his activity. T. King did good service as long-stop; and Gordon exhibited his usual smartness as short-slip and wicket-keeper. His bowling needs no comment.
We cannot leave the subject without alluding to the praiseworthy honesty of P. Kelly in exerting himself so much to support the credit of the team into which accident alone threw him; and his honesty of purpose is doubly apparent and much more commendable when we consider that he was playing against his own townsmen. His conduct has entitled him to the respect and gratitude of all lovers of the sport in this district, and (as their representative) we now tender their hearty thanks to him.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 9 February, 1865.
F. R. Cole acted as umpire, and T. Palmer as scorer for the Illawarra Club ; J. T. Barnes as umpire, and J. Galvin as scorer for the Kiama Club. At about half-past 10, the contending clubs assembled on the ground, when it was found that the Kiama club could not muster eleven players, and their opponents were appealed to to allow J. Galvin to fill up the vacancy. Some dispute ensued on the point, but it was finally agreed by them that P.Kelly, of the National Club, might, if he chose, play on the Kiama side. He having consented, the Kiama men took the wickets - Gordon and T. King taking the bats. Cole and Cummings led off the bowling. The first ball delivered by Cole took Gordon's wicket, and as misfortunes rarely ever come alone, T. King shortly shared the same fate, both retiring without score. Cole bowling well. J. King was bowled by Cummins, scoring a single. P. Kelly then took the bat, and contrived to divert the stream of ill-fortune from our side by making a score of 20 through really careful play. Black, Hines and Walker had their stumps quickly levelled by Cole - no score. D.King scored 1, and was then caught off point by Camp. Kelly was bowled by Rixon. Hughes made a score of 7 by very nice play; Cronan was run out for 1; and W. King carried his bat for 3; the total, inclusive of byes, &c., being 48.
The Illawarra team then sent in Morris and Camp to open their first innings, who, by their usual steady play set a very good example to their fellow-players, the former scoring 22. Camp was caught off point by Hughes for 4, and Morris's timbers - almost incredible fact-were shivered by Gordon.
Gordon also bowled F. Chilby for nil, and Rixon for 4; T. Chilby made a rapid score of.30, and was eventually bowled by Kelly. Croft, (captain) by splendid play, ran up a score of 19, and was then well caught by T. King off Kelly's bowling. Pinkston was run out without score; Hart was caught by Hines for 5 ; M'Court hit his wicket after scoring 3; Cole was run out for a single ; and Cummins retained his bat in the end for 1. The gross total of the innings was 101, thus giving our team the task of obtaining 53 runs above an average score before they could have the slightest chance of winning.
Our men again took possession of the wickets, W. and D. King batting ; the former was caught by Hart for 3, and the latter was splendidly caught by Cummins with one hand for 6. Gordon went in, and scored a good number of runs with Cronan, the latter being caught by Croft for 5. T: King now joined Gordon, and both continued scoring rapidly, and each making good hitting. Gordon drove one of Morris's slows over the burial ground fence, and T. King cleverly hit the ball. over his shoulder several times, but he was at length given out by the umpire, after having made a creditable score of 26: Kelly now took his post opposite Gordon; both playing well, the latter keeping the field in motion, but he was at last well caught by Croft off Rixon, having made the highest score of the day - 41 off his bat. Hughes and Kelly were together next; the former was bowled by Morris for 6; the latter finishing a good innings of 15 by being bowled by Cummins. J. King was caught by Croft off Morris for 2; Black was bowled by Morris for 7 ; Walker also bowled by Morris for 6; and Hines carrying his bat out without score . The total was 141 for the innings, which left 89 runs to be obtained by the opposing team to win.
The Illawarra Club now sent in Croft and Pinkston, who acquitted themselves well, more especially the first named, he having scored 21 before Gordon took his bails. He was top scorer on his side - 40, being one less than Gordon. Previous to this Pinkston had been stumped by Gordon for 8, and M'Court had been run out for 9. Morris - their best bat in the opinion of some, though we prefer Croft - then went in with the openly avowed determination of making up the entire deficit in the score, but the Fates willed otherwise, for Gordon's first ball made a neat cannon off his foot to the wicket - a just punishment for his too free use of Jonathan's long-bow. As the shades of night were fast closing around, it was deemed advisable to draw the stumps. Hart and Camp then being at them, the former having scored 3, and the latter 1; a balance of 4I runs being wanted to win, and six wickets to fall.
On account of the various employments of our players, and the distance from home, they were unable to stay next day to finish the match, consequently, the bal was tendered to Mr. Croft with the suitable acknowledgment.
The fielding on the Illawarra side was very good, with the exception of few mulls in the long-stopping. Cummins is a good catch and a fine thrower.
The fielding on the Kiama side was very inferior as compared with their opponents, though W. King (quite a novice) deserves credit for his activity. T. King did good service as long-stop; and Gordon exhibited his usual smartness as short-slip and wicket-keeper. His bowling needs no comment.
We cannot leave the subject without alluding to the praiseworthy honesty of P. Kelly in exerting himself so much to support the credit of the team into which accident alone threw him; and his honesty of purpose is doubly apparent and much more commendable when we consider that he was playing against his own townsmen. His conduct has entitled him to the respect and gratitude of all lovers of the sport in this district, and (as their representative) we now tender their hearty thanks to him.
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 9 February, 1865.
Illawarra Vs Britannia Cricket Club
2-Innings Match Played At Roman Catholic Reserve, 03-Feb-1865,
Inter-Club
Illawarra Win 1st Innings by 53 runs
| Round | 2 |
| Toss won by | Britannia Cricket Club |
| Home Side | Illawarra |
Britannia Cricket Club 1st Innings 48/10 All Out (Overs
15)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Gordon | b J Cole | 0 | |
| Thomas King | b J Cole | 0 | |
| John King* | b H Cummins | 1 | |
| Peter Kelly | b James Rixon | 20 | |
| John Black | b J Cole | 0 | |
| W.C Hines | b J Cole | 0 | |
| J.A Walker | b Thomas Chilby | 0 | |
| Dixon King | c G Camp | b Thomas Chilby | 1 |
| J Hughes | b James Rixon | 7 | |
| M Cronan | run out | 1 | |
| William King+ | not out | 3 | |
| extras | (b6 lb3 w6 nb0) | 15 | |
| TOTAL | 10 wickets for | 48 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Cole | 8 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| H Cummins | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Thomas Chilby | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| James Rixon | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Illawarra 1st Innings 101/10 All Out (Overs 23.6)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Morris | b Alexander Gordon | 22 | |
| G Camp | c J Hughes | b Alexander Gordon | 4 |
| F Chilby | b Alexander Gordon | 0 | |
| Thomas Chilby | b Alexander Gordon | 30 | |
| James Rixon | b Alexander Gordon | 3 | |
| W Croft* | c Thomas King | b Peter Kelly | 19 |
| J Pinkstone+ | run out | 0 | |
| J Hart | c W.C Hines | b Alexander Gordon | 5 |
| W McCourt | hit wicket | b Peter Kelly | 3 |
| J Cole | run out | 1 | |
| H Cummins | not out | 1 | |
| extras | (b8 lb2 w3 nb0) | 13 | |
| TOTAL | 10 wickets for | 101 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Gordon | 12 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| Peter Kelly | 11.6 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
Britannia Cricket Club 2nd Innings 141/10 All Out (Overs
30)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon King | c H Cummins | b James Rixon | 6 |
| William King+ | c J Hart | b James Rixon | 3 |
| M Cronan | c W Croft | b James Rixon | 5 |
| Alexander Gordon | c W Croft | b James Rixon | 41 |
| Thomas King | run out | 26 | |
| Peter Kelly | b H Cummins | 15 | |
| J Hughes | b C Morris | 7 | |
| John King* | c W Croft | b C Morris | 2 |
| John Black | b C Morris | 7 | |
| W.C Hines | not out | 0 | |
| J.A Walker | b C Morris | 6 | |
| extras | (b12 lb0 w11 nb0) | 23 | |
| TOTAL | 10 wickets for | 141 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Rixon | 13 | 1 | 44 | 4 |
| H Cummins | 9 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| C Morris | 8 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
Illawarra 2nd Innings 45/4 Closed (Overs 12)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Croft* | b Alexander Gordon | 21 | |
| J Pinkstone+ | st Alexander Gordon | b Peter Kelly | 8 |
| W McCourt | run out | 9 | |
| C Morris | b Alexander Gordon | 0 | |
| J Hart | not out | 3 | |
| G Camp | not out | 1 | |
| extras | (b2 lb0 w0 nb1) | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 4 wickets for | 45 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Gordon | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Peter Kelly | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE KIAMA INDEPENDENT
SIR, - I am sorry indeed to thrust myself or any grievances upon you at any time, much less to enter upon a subject, the appearance of which in print will call forth (as a similar matter has done before) a long string of malignant epistles from the various aspirants to literary fame, who may imagine themselves aggrieved by its contents. I speak of the correspondence relative to the objection (unreadable). My object in troubling your present I will state as coincisely as possible. Feeling great interest in the cricket match between the rival clubs of Illawarra and Kiama, I strove to ascertain who the eleven were, and (being an old cricketer myself) you may imagine my surprise when I found that Williams could not possibly go, that Hartigan did not care to go, that Cronan and Hughes had scarcely touched the willow for six months or so, that Howard was in Sydney, that neither R nor W. Miller would play, that four men would have to be selected from amongst the visitors to the match, and that Gordon was the only one of the old boys who would stand by the youngsters in their "sorest hour of need." Well, the team was certainly the worst that ever left Kiama, and I, as well as all my friends, booked our players to be defeated in an innings. However, on the morning of the match, I managed to get on the ground just as the game commenced, and I need hardly tell you, watched its various phases with the greatest attention. Of course, you are fully aware of the result.
As your publication would not appear till the following Thursday, I looked forward with some anxiety for Tuesday's Mercury, in the hope of seeing a really fair report of the match, and also expecting to see a paragraph of condolence with our cricketers regarding the dilatoriness of some of their best players. I had also hoped that they had buried the hatchet of petty meanness and contention in connection with those matches, and a friendly spirit infused into such contests. But, as you will see, my hopes were all dashed to the ground by a glance at your contemporary, for in it the cloven foot still peeps forth.
In the first place, in the report preceding the score, it informs us that the Wollongong player most materially added to the score for us; and not content with that alone, it must, lest a stranger might mistake Kelly for a Kiama player, take pains that the name of club he belongs to should be placed after his name in the full score. What inference would any common-sense person draw from this? l am of opinion that he would consider it equivalent to an assertion that the Kiama Club intended taking to themselves the credit of his performances in the field, and that it the Mercury was determined they should not get that idea. Such a precaution is prehaps to him for his services. Had the same contemptible spirit influenced us, we might, in previous matches, had asserted that their demi-god of the field, Mr C. Morris was as much a Wollongong player as Mt Kelly was a Kiama player- Morris belonging to a club of a locality nearly thirty miles northward of Wollongong, and Kelly being a member of a club in a place about the same distance to the north of Kiama.
ln the next place, your contemporary speaks of the probability that, had our players stayed until the morning, the match would have been won by the lllawarra Club. As it has had now come to " probabilities," I will follow suit and vow that we can claim a few of them on our side of the affair. Is it not probable that as the best Illawarra bat (Morris) was sent out by Gordon's first shot, the secondary players would do very little more. Is it not probable that as their two best bats (Morris and Croft) were out, and Rixon being the only one to go in who was thought a steady scorer (though, if we take his play in the first innings as a criterion, he was not in good trim) our team had as good a chance for the game as the Illawarra. Your contemporary might have told us that, had the Kiama team been comprised of its usual players, the Illawarra Club would probably have been easily defeated. While not very likely that had the Illawarra umpire been a little more watchful and circumspect he would not have given T. King out in the second innings, it being plain to all spectators who were in a right line with the incident who were competent to judge that his bat was grounded inside the line fully a second before the ball broke the wicket. It was just as probable that he would have scored twenty as one, apart from the very questionable decision as above.
I will conclude by hoping that the cricketers will make good use of their extra practising, as it is rumoured that the Nationals of Wollongong intend to challenge shortly, and I trust that we will make a better stand against them than the Illawarra's did in the late match.
Yours, &c
OLD GAUNTLET
Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser. Thursday 9 February, 1865.
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