The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-17
WALLABYS
LEADING
Unexpected News
Of Big Cricket
Match.
GAME BOOMING
IN AUSTRALIA.
Britishers Won the First Best
Strusgle-Facts and Figures
Of the Tour.

A passenger on the Moana stated
| that the score of the second interna-
tional cricket match between England
and Australia, when the steamer left
Brisbane, was:
First innings-Australia 124, England
81.
| Second innings-Australia 2ss for 9
| wickets.
| The match was to commence at Sgd
ney on January 1, the day that the
Moana left Brisbane. The news was
probably wired from Sydney to Bris-
bane. the Moana being delayed at the
latter port long enough to receive it
The Britishers' national game of
cricket Is just now enjoying extraor-
binary popularity in the Australian
colonies where, even under normal con-
ditions, it's hold upon the Antipodeans
Is almost as great as upon the dwell
ers in the tight little isle"
The present vigor Of interest In the
game Is almost entirely due to one of
the periodical visits of a representa-
tive team of cricketers from the Old
once every three years, and between
times an Australian eleven returns the
compliment and visits England.
Five test matches are generally play
ed, beside fnnumerable games between
the visitors and the counties, colonies
or districts of the country which is
entertaining them. In the test match
es the teams as nearly as possible rep
resent the full batting, bowling and
fielding strength of the two countries,
and during their progress interest runs
high and business in the vicinity Is
temporarily at standstill.
The first test match of the present
tour of the Britishers resulted in the
crushing defeat of the Australians, r
result which created great surprise,
both in Australia and In the United
Kingdom, for the visitors had been
criticized as being below the average
of former teams in point of excellence.
The first match was played in sgd
ney. commencing December IS, and
ending three days later. England won
by an innings and 124 runs. Following
is a table showing the results of all
games so far played during the present
tour:
Nov. 9-12-Against South Australia,
at Adelaide; result, South Australia by
233 runs.
Nov. 15-1s-Against Victoria, at Mel
bourne; England by lis runs.
Nov. 22-27-Against New South
Wales. at Sydney; New South Wales
by So runs.
Nov 2s-so-Against Albion Cricket
Club, at West Maitland; drawn-Albion
Cricket Club 1868. England 5-221.
Dec. 2-3-Against Northern Border.
at Glen Innes; England by innings and
50.
No. to,,,s+ HYe,, U,,y,p5 10 Of
Armidaie; fdrawn-England 254, 7-204;
New England 112.
Dec. 7-9-AgainSt Newcastle District
Is, at Newcastle; drawn-England 315
and PIG; Newcastle pa and none for 13.
Dec 13-16-Against Australia, at
Sydney; England. by innings and LA
runs.
Dec. 20-21-Against Goulburn District
Is. at Goulburn; England by wick !
cts.
Dec 2s-2s-Against Bendigo United !
Cricket Club, at Bendigo; drawn-Eng- |
and S41 and for 2O3; Bendigo 295.
1t will be seen that the Britishers |
nave won four matches, lost two and !
irawn four.
The test and colonial matches are !
played right out, an innovation of the |
crescent series. Formerly, as in the /
big English games, the limit was three |
lays, and if no definite decision was /
arrived at within that time the game I
vas declared drawn. The match /
against New South Wales took five /
lays to finish, from November % to !
November q.
The engagements of the Englishmen /
tre:,
Jan. 1-6-Play Australia No 2. Mel
bourne.
Jan. S-9-Play stawell Cricket Club
s, Stawell.
Jan. 1o-11-Play Ballarat Cricket Club
s, Ballarat
Jan 16-20-Play Australia. No. 3, AIDE
aide.
Jan. 24-27-Play Country Team, Mel
,ourne.
Jan. 81 to Feb. 5-Play New South
Wales, No. match, Sydney.
Feb 7-S-Play Bathurst District
Cricket Union IS, Bathurst.
Feb. 14-19-Play Australia, No. 4,
sydney.
Feb. 22-2s-Play Victoria, No. 2
match, Melbourne
March 1-5-Play Australia, No. 5,
ielbourne
March 11-12-Play Barrier Ranges
'ricket Association IS. Broken Hill.
March i4-19-Play South Australia,
20. 2 match Adelaide
March 20-Leave by r. NJ. S. Omrah
or In ola nd |