Oamaru XXII vs Australians
Jeremiah Shields in action against Canterbury Country in the Hawke Cup Challenge
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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