, 1891-09-23
CRICKET in

The great event Of the fortnight has been
the Inter-colonial Cricket Tournament, that
commenced on tuesday 1st September. The
teams from Demerara and Trinidad arrived, to
try conclusions with the Barbados and St.
AIMS Garrison teams, on Saturday August Goth.
A match between Demerara and the Garrison
was to be played on Monday the 31st, but the
rain fell heavily on Sunday night and Monday
and rendered the meeting impossible. On
Tuesday the lst September the first match,
between Demerara and Barbados, began on the
Bay estate, In the presence of a very great
gathering. The interest and excitement were
very great, as it was well known that Demerara
had sent up picked men, of established Cricket
repute, and they would naturally put forth
every effort to achieve a victory. Confidence
was held in the powers of most of the Barbadian
team, but Cricket like every other game, has
It's uncertainties, and when Barbados won the
toss and the brothers Goodman stood for the
bowling and Kingston and Cox faced them at
the wickets, there were not u few who rushed
to the conclusion that Demerara was safe to
win. AS the play proceeded, however, Cliff
ford Goodman's bowling soon began to tell,
and without going over the details that Will
be found in our paper of the 3rd, we may Just
state that when luncheon time arrived Demcra-
Ia had in the first innings only reached 81.
After luncheon Barbados went in. and When
they had finished their score was SIS, which
announcement was received with immense
applause. At t o'clock the Dcmerara team
commenced their second innings. and with
some good exhibitions scored so. On Wednes-
day the Barbadians began their second innings
and when 80 was telegraphed Alleyne and
Clifford Goodman were not ont, and they had
besides three men yet to bat. The victory was
announced amidst deaf ening applause. a
more exciting Cricket Match was never played
in the island. The fielding was equal, the
Demerara players only seeming to lose their
heads when the victors began to near home,
and thus gave the victory to their opponents
sooner than they should. The play Of Weber.
Cox, Moulder, and DR.. Master was admirable.
The second match, Garrison rs. Trinidad.
was won by the Garrison with 81 runs to spare,
the scores being, Garrison SO, and Trinidad ans,
IS. The third match was played on the two
following days between Demerara and Trini-
dad, the former winning easily by 151 runs.
In the 1st innings Moulder for Demerara again
came off with the respectable score of 81 runs
without a chance, the side falling for 148, but
in their second venture they terrified the Tri-
nidadians, making 1856 for only 4 wickets down;
COX Went over hlmselI ana carried the palm
with II (not out). Trinidad only raised in
their 1st innings 80, Gooding and Serrett max,
ing top scores with 20 and II respectively,
while in End innings they fell short of that to-
tai making only 71-Agostini being response
BILE for % and Smith IA. On the following
Monday and Tuesday Barbados met Trinidad
and crushed them: the home team compiling
the able score of 240 for 6 wickets and declaring
innings closed, while Trinidad only put sc and
81 against it. Barbados batted freely and
many tall scores are recorded: Percy Goodman
made "A, E. Goodman As, A. Jemmott 43 ard
D. Macaulay 81. Barbados therefore won by an
innings and SO runs. The fifth match began
yesterday between Barbados AID Demerara; the
Barbadians batted almost the entire day and
made the excellent score of PA against the
cracks of Demerara, while Demervra in its
first innings raised So. and followed on malinr