The First Inter-colonial Match.
Towards the end of 1850, the Melbourne Cricket Club challenged the cricketers of V a n Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) to play a match of eleven gentlemen of Port Phillip (now Victoria) against as many V a n Diemonians. After due negotiation it was accepted, and came off at Launceston on the n t h February, 1851. It is needless to say that for m a n y weeks it was the incessantly-talked-of topic, and excited an intense degree of interest at both sides of Bass' Straits. T h e toss for innings was w o n by the Tasmanians ; the Victorians were put in. M r . Powlett, the best all-round cricketer in Victoria, was prevented from playing through having sprained his ancle a few days before. In him the Victorians had an irreparable loss, and had he been there there was small doubt that the result would have been reversed. T h e V a n Diemonians w o n by 2 with 3 wickets In batting the latter were indifferent, but their fielding was remarkably good, and to spare. on something like good ground the Victorians would, it was thought, have little difficulty in winning. Considering the many Inter-colonial and Inter-national cricket matches which have since taken place, as this was the precursor of so many subsequently renowned cricket tournaments, I have deemed the scoring on such a memorable occasion a relic of sufficient interest to be presented in detail. VICTORIA. SECOND
FIRST INNINGS.
Cooper, b M'Dowell W . Philpott, c Maddox, b M'Dowell Hamilton, b M'Dowell Lister, run out Thomson, b M'Dowell R. Philpott, b Henty , Antill, st Marshall Brodie, c Henty, b M'Dowell ... Marsden, b Henty Hall, not out Harvey, b Henty ... Byes Leg Byes
4 17 10 10 1 12 o 17 2 6 o 1 2
INNINGS.
Hamilton, lbw, b M'Dowell Brodie, c Tabart, b Henty Hall, lbw, b M'Dowell Lister, c Maddox, b Field Thomson, b Henty W . Philpott, run out Cooper, b Henty ... R. Philpott, c Westbrooke, b Henty Marsden, b M'Dowell Harvey, c M'Dowell, b Henty ... Byes
35 5 6 3 0 3 o 1 2 1 1
First Innings
57 82
82 Time, 2 h. 5 m.
Total Time, I h. 20 m.
'39
TASMANIANS. FIRST
INNINGS.
Du Croz, b Antill ... Marshall, c Lister, b Antill Field, b Antill Maddox, b Antill Gibson, b Hamilton Westbrooke, b Antill Arthur, b Antill ... Tabart, b Hamilton Giblin, not out Henty, b Antill M'Dowell, c Antill, b Hamilton Byes Leg Byes Wide Balls
S E C O N D INNINGS.
27 13 o 1
10 6
Du Croz, b Antill Giblin, b Antill Westbrooke, c Cooper, b Antill Tabart, not out Field, c Thomson, b Brodie Gibson, b Antill Marshall, c Antill, b Antill Arthur, c Harvey, b Antill M'Dowell, not out Maddox Henty Byes Wide Balls
4 15 1 1 0 0
4 0 0 3 2
37 104
Time, 2 h, 40 m.
Majority for Tasmanians 2 with 3 wickets to spare.
First Innings
104
Grand Total
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