. "", cricketing reminiscences and personal recollections. TWO TEAMS IN AUSTRALIA 197 hardly necessary to say that the Kent captainwas extremely annoyed—so much so that heexpressed the wish that short-slip had never beenborn. Two English teams went out to Australia forthe winter of 1887-88, and toured simultaneouslyin the colony. One, which went out under theauspices of the Melbourne Club, was captainedby Lord Hawke (then the Hon. M. B. Hawke),until the death of his father summoned him consisted of the Hon. M. B. Hawke, Bates,Peel, Rawlin, Attewell, Mr. A. E. Newton, F. Verno


. "", cricketing reminiscences and personal recollections. TWO TEAMS IN AUSTRALIA 197 hardly necessary to say that the Kent captainwas extremely annoyed—so much so that heexpressed the wish that short-slip had never beenborn. Two English teams went out to Australia forthe winter of 1887-88, and toured simultaneouslyin the colony. One, which went out under theauspices of the Melbourne Club, was captainedby Lord Hawke (then the Hon. M. B. Hawke),until the death of his father summoned him consisted of the Hon. M. B. Hawke, Bates,Peel, Rawlin, Attewell, Mr. A. E. Newton, F. Vernon (who captained the team on LordHawkes return home), Mr. A. E. Stoddart,Mr. T. C. OBrien, Mr. W. W. Read, Mr. M. , Beaumont, and Abel. The secondteam, which was managed by Shrewsbury andJames Lillywhite, consisted of Mr. C. A. Smith,(captain), Mr. W. Newham, Mr. G. Brann, C. Docker, ]. Lillywhite, Lohmann, J. , Briggs, Pilling, Ulyett, Preston, Shrews-bury, and Pougher. Both in Australia and inEngland some ill-feeling sprang from this


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