A match in return was played between the Married and Single on ist February, 1840. with the following result:— BACHELORS-First Innings... Second ,,
39 I 180—219 !
BENEDICKS—First Innings ,, Second ,,
90 52—142
T h e Bachelors winning by 77. T h e play was at the old place at Batman's Hill, but as the weather was unfavourable, and it blew a gale throughout the day, the enjoyment was very m u c h lessened by the high wet grass and the sticky soil. The " W h o shall," or conquering match, came off on the 7th March, and the (following report is transcribed from an old '40 newspaper:— " C R I C K E T . — T h e third match between the Married M e n and Bachelors of Melbourne ended in favour of the Single beating their opponents in one innings with 93 notches to spare. T h e bowling and batting of M r . Powlett were beyond all praise; indeed, this gentleman's playing would do infinite credit to any cricket club in the world. T h e batting of Mr. T. F. Hamilton, too, was equally fine. " T o m " was the first to go in, and the last to come out, and was not idle during his innings. While the Single m e n can bring to the scratch such players as Messrs. Powlett and Hamilton, the Married folks have not the slightest chance with them. T h e fielding on both sides was m u c h better than formerly, and here, if anything, the Benedicks had the advantage; butfieldingwell without good batting and bowling is of no use. T h e day was remarkably fine, and the players were honoured with the presence of several ladies." T h e Bachelors w o n in a single innings, in which they m a d e 197, against 104, the product of the double effort of the Married. A s the score upon this occasion is the first ever printed in the colony, it is worthy of preservation as a rare historical stray :— B A C H E L O R S — F I R S T INNINGS.
M A R R I E D — F I R S T INNINGS. 0
Maine, caught by Powlett Ledbeater, bowled by Hamilton Russell, caught by Chisholm Smith, bowled by Powlett Campbell, bowled by Powlett ... Capt. Bacchus, bowled by Plamilton Lovell, bowled by Hamilton Cavenagh, caught by Chisholm Macarthur, bowled by Hamilton Mundy, bowled by Hamilton Valdwyn, not out ...
2
4 0 1 0 1
28 4 0
8 21
Byes Total
Russell, bowled by Powlett Lovell, bowled by Hamilton ... Cavenagh, bowled by Powlett ... Bacchus, bowled by Powlett ... Maine, run out ... Campbell, bowled by Powlett ... Ledbeater, bowled by Powlett... Mundy, bowled by Powlett
Hamilton, caught by Macarthur Chisholm, bowled by Macarthur Powlett, bowled by Macarthur Barry, bowled by Macarthur ... Draine, bowled by Cavenagh .. Browne, bowled by Macarthur Vignolles, caught by Macarthur Hogue, bowled by Cavenagh ... Pittman, bowled by Cavenagh... Sams, not out Cormick, bowled by Cavenagh... Byes
69
79 1
55 o 2 2 2 10 1
18 6 21 Total
M A R R I E D — S E C O N D INNINGS. Macarthur ... o Yaldwyn, caught by Chisholm 3 Smith, bowled by Hamilton Byes o 5 o o 9
197
o 5 o 12 Total
35
Of the above the only two now in the colony are Mr. Robert Russell, a Benedick, and the H o n . T. F. Hamilton, a bachelor on the day of the match; but the H o n . " T o m " soon after abandoned his state of " single blessedness," and passed along the risky sacra via by which pilgrims are admitted to the elysium of matrimony.
