Oamaru XXII vs Australians
The North Otago Hawke Cup team after their victory against Nelson to take the Hawke Cup for the second time
Friendly
Match drawn
Played at North Road Ground, Oamaru
24/25 January 1881 (2 Day Match)
Articles:Australian Eleven V. Oamaru Twenty-Two
Australian Eleven V. Oamaru Twenty-Two

Oamaru XXII 1st Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
Denton b G.E. Palmer 0
Will b G.E. Palmer 3
E. Booth b F.R. Spofforth 3
J. Walls† c A.H. Jarvis b F.R. Spofforth 5
Dalgety b F.R. Spofforth 0
Cooke b F.R. Spofforth 0
G. Borton b F.R. Spofforth 4
G. Sumpter c W.L. Murdoch b F.R. Spofforth 0
G.I. Millington* b F.R. Spofforth 0
Gilly b F.R. Spofforth 0
A. Hartley b F.R. Spofforth 0
De Latour c J.M. Blackham b G.E. Palmer 0
Nicholls b F.R. Spofforth 1
D. Moore c P.S. McDonnell b G.E. Palmer 0
Rice run out 0
J. Hooke not out 15
Coates lbw F.R. Spofforth 3
Fenwick c P.S. McDonnell b G.E. Palmer 1
T.F. Hewat b F.R. Spofforth 0
Gray b F.R. Spofforth 0
Finch b G.E. Palmer 2
Church st J.M. Blackham b G.E. Palmer 4
Extras 12b, 1lb, 13
Total (all out , 46 overs) 54 (1.17 runs per over)
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
F.R. Spofforth 23 13 13 13 0.57
G.E. Palmer 23 12 28 7 1.22

Australia 1st Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
A.H. Jarvis b G.I. Millington 0
F.R. Spofforth b Cooke 12
W.L. Murdoch* b G.I. Millington 12
P.S. McDonnell run out 5
J. Slight c Walls b G. Borton 17
T.U. Groube b Cooke 30
H.F. Boyle b Cooke 22
J.M. Blackham† b G.I. Millington 1
G.E. Palmer c G. Sumpter b Cooke 5
G. Alexander not out 2
J. White c Dalgety b G.I. Millington 0
Extras 6b, 1lb, 5w, 12
Total (all out , 95.2 overs) 118 (1.24 runs per over)
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
G.I. Millington 36.2 20 34 4 0.94
Cooke 36 16 39 4 1.08 1 w,
T.F. Hewat 9 2 8 0 0.89
Dalgety 2 1 1 0 0.50
G. Borton 12 3 24 1 2.00 2 w,

Oamaru XXII 2nd Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
G. Sumpter b G.E. Palmer 4
J. Hooke b G.E. Palmer 1
Nicholls b G.E. Palmer 0
J. Walls run out 10
G. Borton b G.E. Palmer 11
Dalgety b G.E. Palmer 0
Cooke c&b F.R. Spofforth 1
Fenwick b G.E. Palmer 3
A. Hartley b F.R. Spofforth 1
Gilly c G. Alexander b G.E. Palmer 3
Denton b F.R. Spofforth 13
De Latour b G.E. Palmer 0
D. Moore b G.E. Palmer 0
Finch c G. Alexander b F.R. Spofforth 1
E. Booth c&b F.R. Spofforth 4
Gray b F.R. Spofforth 3
G.I. Millington run out 0
Rice not out 16
T.F. Hewat b G.E. Palmer 0
Will b G.E. Palmer 0
Coates b F.R. Spofforth 0
Church run out 3
Extras 10b, 4lb, 14
Total (all out , 78.3 overs) 88 (1.12 runs per over)
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
F.R. Spofforth 39.3 23 39 7 0.99
G.E. Palmer 39 23 35 11 0.90

Australia 2nd Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
F.R. Spofforth not out 9
H.F. Boyle not out 8
Extras 1b, 1
Total (0 wickets, innings closed , 9 overs) 18 (2.00 runs per over)
Did not bat: A.H. Jarvis, G. Alexander, G.E. Palmer, J. Slight, J. White, J.M. Blackham, P.S. McDonnell, T.U. Groube, W.L. Murdoch*,
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
G.I. Millington 5 1 11 0 2.20
Cooke 4 1 6 0 1.50

Match Information

Source: North Otago Times
Balls Per Over: 4
Toss: Oamaru won the toss and chose to bat

Match Notes
  • Oamaru XXII, Australians XI
  • Day one
  • Close of play: Australians (1) 65/4 (Slight 16*, Groube 20*)
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