Cricket 1892

JULY 7, 1892 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 267 OXFORD v. CAMBRIDGE. For variety as well as continuous excitement the fifty-eighth match between the Universities, played at Lord’s at tho end of last week, will be vividly remembered for years to come. Hitherto the first part of the week had been allotted to the fixture, so that this year was, in one respect at least, a new departure. On paper, too, Cambridge seemed to have all the best of the game, and the exceptional pluck with which the later batsmen of Oxford played up in the face of an inauspicious start was to the public generally a revelation. At the commencement of the season everything seemed to justify the belief that Cambridge would have much the better side. The excellent all round cricket shown by the Oxford eleven in the last of the trial matches against M.C.C. & Ground at Lord’s, however, proved them to be a better eleven than had beenanticipated. Still Cambridge had on public form a more even side in batting, and as their bowling certainly presented greater variety there was good ground for the general opinion in their favour. After the severe thunder­ storm of Tuesday night there was some reason to fear that the wicket might be slow at the outset. Such expectations were, however, groundless, and it is a matter for satisfaction that the game was played from the first under conditions favourable to the batsmen, and consequently conducive to a real test of the merits of the rival teams. Palairet, the Oxford cap­ tain, who was fortunate enough to win the toss, went in first himself with Jones as his part­ ner. Jackson, the Cambridge captain, and Streat­ feild commenced the bowling, and unexpected success waited them in the dismissal of the two batsmen without arun. The loss of their captain, certainly the best bat on the side, might have had a serious effect on the Oxford eleven, and they would have had some excuse had they failed. As it was, though Fry and Case lent Jardine useful assistance, when half the side were out there did not seem to be any reasonable certainty of a big score. It was the partnership of Jardine and Hill on the fall of the fifth wicket which turned the whole course of the game. Jardine, last year’s captain, had not played in the earlier trial matches, and even then his batting had not given any promise of what was in store for the Univer­ sity match. His stand with Hill proved the sensa­ tion of the innings. After fielding well up to a certain point Cambridge broke down, and Hill hit with a vigour which has rarely been equalled. In an hour and forty minutes the score was increased by 177 runs, of which Hill’s contribution was 1L4. Hitting of such a character presupposes some luck, and he ought to have been caught three times from a big hit. Still as an exhibition of fear­ less hitting, it was a very remarkable per­ formance and well deserving the enthusiastic reception he met with on his retirement. In a different style, Jardine’s performance was even more meritorious. Going in as he did when two of the best batsmen on his side had beon dis­ missed, he might well have been unnerved. In stead, he set down to work with great determina­ tion, and his watchful cricket at a critical time was the saving of the side. Altogether he was batting just under five hours, and no better idea of the excellence of his performance can be given than the mere statement that his score of 140 was absolutely faultless. Cambridge, after fielding out for a long total of 365, made, as generally occurs under such circumstances, a moderate start, having scored, when play coased on Thurs­ day, 31 for the loss of two good batsmen—the brothers Douglas. In some respects, too, luck was against them in the early part of Friday. Weigall, who was not out overnight, played capital cricket, and Jackson was batting in his very best style when he was badly run out- Wells and Hill, too, both forfeited their wickets by singular ill-judgment in running, and the cap­ tain’s dismissal had such a demoralising effect on the rest that the last six wickets fell for an addition of 53 runs. Commencing their second innings in a minority of 205 runs, Cam­ bridge were seen to much better advantage, all the early batsmen playing with pluck and judg­ ment. Still, when the fifth wicket fell the total was only 179, and, with 26 still wanted to save the innings, Oxford’s victory seemed within measur­ able distance. Latham, who had been playing with great care, however, found a partner of a very different type in Streatfeild. The latter hit all round with great power, and in the hour and twenty minutes left for play on Friday, 135 runs were added with both batsmen still in. On Saturday morning Streatfeild continued to hit away with undiminished vigour. After losing Latham at 334 he was himself finally caught at mid-on from a hard nit, which hurt Palairet’s hand so much that he had to leave the field. While they were together the two Cantabs had added155. Their stand had given the game a sudden and complete change in favour of Cambridge. Both played with pluck and confidence, though, as this was Latham’s first appearance in the Inter-University match, the judgment he showed was the more remarkable. The later batsmen were quite unable to play tho lobs, and Wood was successful in getting the last three wickets for an addition of 23 runs. With 184 to win Oxford had by no means an easy task on Saturday. Still, though they 1ost two useful batsmen for seventeen runs, Palairet, Berkeley, Fry, and Jardine played up with such resolution that the result was not long in doubt. Berkeley,who has not done much with the bat, on this oocasion played the Cambridge bowling with confidence and pluck, and Fry and Jardine, as in the first innings, both showed nerve as well as judgment. Although the Cambridge eleven, too, fielded up to tho last, Palairet, even under the disadvantage of a bad hand, batted with consum­ mate skill and judgment, and he was in when the winning run was got. One of the very best features of the match was Gay’s wicket-keeping for Cambridge. It is no exaggeration to say that his exhibition was quite up to the best standard of amateur cricket. In more respects than one the match will be memorable. In all 1,100 runs were scored— itself a record. It is the first time, too, that three hundreds have been made, and the total of 388 by Cambridge just ties the highest made (also by Cam­ bridge) in 1872. Jardine, though he failed to beat K. J. Key’s score (143 for Oxford in 1886), still has the distinction of the best aggregate (179) in the match. On Thursday 10,051 persons paid for admission, on Friday 11,493, and on Saturday 8,79J. This gives 30,338 for the three days, to which must be added the large number of members and friends. Cambridge, we may add, have now won 29, and Oxford 26 matches O x fo r d .— First Innings. L. C. H. Palairet, Gay, b Jackson ... 0 R. T. Jones, lbw, b Streatfeild .......... 0 C. B. Fry, c Gay, b Jackson...............44 M.R.Jardine.bStreat- fe ild .....................140 F. A. Phillips, c J. Douglas, b Brom- ley-Davenport ... 10 T. B. Case, c and b Jackson...............29 V. T. Hill, c Hill, b Wells ................. 114 J. B. Wood, c Hill, b Streatfeild .......... 5 W. H. Brain, c Gay, b Jackson .......... 2 T. S. B. Wilson, b Streatfeild .......... 8 G. F. H. Berkeley, not out ................. 1 B 10, lb 1, nb 1 ... 12 Total ...365 In the Second Innings Jones scored (run out) 4, Phillips, c Wells, b Jackson. 0, Jardine. c Gay, b Jackson, 39, Berkeley, b Jackson, 38, Palairet (not out) 71, Fry, b Jackson, 27, Case (not out) 1; b 4, lb 1, w 2—Total, 187. C a m b r id g e . First Innings. R. N. Douglas, b Wood ... 2 J. Douglas, c Jardine, b Berkeley ........................13 G. J. V. Weigal], not out 63 Second Innings, b Wilson ..........51 P. H. Latham, b Wood F. S. Jackson, run out . C. M. Wells, run out E.C.Streatfeild,bBerkeley 8 A. J. L. Hill, run out ... 6 D. L. A. Jephson, b Berke­ ley ................................ 3 L. H. Gay, b W ood ........... 2 H.R. Bromley-Davenport, u Berkeley...........................11 B 11,lb l, w l .............13 Total .................. 160 b Wilson ..........18 c Brain, b Pa­ lairet ......... 25 5 c Berkeley, b Wood ..........69 31 b Berkeley..........35 n c Hill, b Wilson 29 c Palairet, b Berkeley ...116 not out ..........12 lbw. b Wood ... 5 cfardine.bWood 4 cJardine.b Wood 3 B 15, lb 2, w 4 21 Total ...338 BOWLING ANALYSIS. O x f o r d . First Inning3. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Jackson.......... 40 13 7 6 4 ............ 36 14 71 4 Streatfeild ... 36.2 13 81 4 ............ 23 9 88 0 Wells ........... 27 5 83 1 ...... 8 1 31 0 Bromley-Dav­ enport........... 28 13 41 1 ...... 17 4 37 0 H ill................. 9 0 39 0 J. Douglas ... 7 0 33 0 Bromley-Davenport delivered 1 no-ball and 2 wides. C a m b r id g e . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. r ; W Wood .......... 23 2 53 3 .......... 33.3 3 120 4 Berkeley.......... 25 7 58 4 .... 54 20 88 2 Wilson ........... 8 4 18 0 .... 39 12 82 3 Palairet........... 13 5 18 0 .... 16 5 40 1 Fry... 5 0 22 0 Jones 4 0 13 0 Hill... 1 0 2 0 Berkeley delivered 1 no-ball and 2 wides, and Fry 2 wides. YORKSHIRE v. DURHAM. Though without Lord Hawke and Mr. Sellars, as well as Ulyett and Peel, Yorkshire got such a commanding lead against Durham, at Halifax, on Friday, that the result was never in doubt. Dur­ ham went in first, and made a fairly good start, Mr. J. F. Whitwell and Butler playing exceedingly good cricket. After this, however, no long stand was made, and although seven of the eleven got double figures, the total only reached 123. Har­ rison, the old county professional, re-appeared in the eleven, and with success, taking five wickets for 34 runs. When Yorkshire went in, Mr. Frank, Wainwright, Wardall, and Moorhouse were all seen to advantage, and at the end of the first day Yorkshire were 90 runs on with six batsmen out. On Saturday morning, Tunnicliffe hit freely, and of the 33 added, his share was 22. Going in a second time, in a minority of 120, Durham fared slightly better. This was entirely due to the spirited cricket of F. Butler, the old Notts cricketer, who has recently qualified for Durham. In two hours and a half he made 77 out of 135 while he was in, and considering he was playiog a losing game, his batting was worthy of all praise. Though Yorkshire had only 29 to win at the finish, three batsmen, all of whom fell to Anderson’s bowling, were dismissed before the winning hit was made. D u r h a m . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. J. F. Whitwell, 0 Wain­ wright..................................24 b Wainwright ... 7 Butler, b Moorhouse ... 21 c Hunter,bMoor- house ..........77 Welford. b Hirst .............12 b Wainwright ... 0 Mr. W.Emmerson.cFrank, b Hirst ......................... 6 b Wainwright... 5 Mr. A. N.Welch,stHunter, b Harrison ....................10 b Wainwright... 16 Mr.C. R. Toomer, b Harri­ son ... .......................... 11 c Hall, b Wain­ wright .......... 0 Mr. J.Newburn.bHarrison 2 b Mounsey........... 15 Mr. W. F. Whitwell, b H arrison......................... 0 b Mounsey........... 9 Mr. W. Hirst, c Hunter, b H arrison........................... 13 c Hunter,bMoor- house .......... 8 Lambert, c Hunter,bWain­ wright ...........................17 run out ........... 5 Anderson, not out ........... 0 not out ............ 0 B 5, lb 2 ................. 7 L b ................. 6 Total .................123 Total Y o r k s h i r e .— First Innings. ...148 Tunnicliffe, c Hirst, b W. Whitwell ... 30 Mr. G. P. A . Hirst, b Anderson .......... 0 Hunter, b W. Whit­ well ........................ 4 Harrison, not out B 16, lb 3 ... Mr. R. W. Frank, b Toomer .................31 Hall, c Lambert, b Anderson ..........14 Wainwright, c Lam­ bert, b vv.Whitwell 51 Mounsey, b Toomer 2 Mr. F. E. Woodhead, cWelford.bToomer 8 Wardall, c Welch, b Anderson ..........44 Moorhouse, b Ander­ son ... .................35 In the Second Innings Hall scored, Ibw, b An­ derson 0, Wainwright, b Anderson 0, Mounsey, (not out) 3, Woodhead, (not out) 15, Hirst, c We - ford, b Anderson 5; b 4, lb 2—Total, 29. Total .. 19 .243 BARNES v. PALLINGSWICK.-Played at East Acton on July 2. B a r n e s . W.F.L.Fiith.b Camp­ bell ......................... 0 A. G. H. Stevens, b Stevens ..............39 J. J. Franco, c Burn­ side, b Collins ... 3 C.Nettleton.b Collins 3 A. E. Earnshaw, b Campbell..............11 C. E. Ratcliff, b Mill­ son ......................24 P. R. Earnshaw, c Heyneman, b Col­ lins ................. ... F.B.Langridge,notout G. R. Mossop,c Burn­ side, b Collins J. A. Walker, c Burn­ side, b Collins R.W. Shaw.b Millson B 5, lb 3 .......... Total ...126 P a l l in g s w ic k . E. H. Campbell, b P. Earnshaw ..........16 A.H. Stevens, notout 27 H. W. Burnside, not out ........................25 B 15, lb 1, w 1 ... 17 F. 8. Heyneman, c A. Earnshaw, b Rat­ cliff ........................50 A.H.Millson,cP.Earn- sbaw.bA.l'arnshaw 6 B. A. Carter,c P.Earn- shaw.bA.Earnshaw 4 E.A.Collins,c A.Earn- Total shaw, b Stevens ... 81 L. Hawkins, W. Yarbrough, M. T. La Thangue, and C. R. Forward did not bat. ...226 SPENCER v. HEATHFIELD.—Played at Wands­ worth on July 2. S p e n c e r . C. Anderson, not out 116 D. Langridge, st Lar­ kins, b Pullen ... 45 B22, lb2, w2, nb 2 28 Total ...244 R. Mann, b Stevens 9 G.Underhill.bLlahrs 8 F.Anderson,bStevens 9 J. Furner, c Brannan, b Talmadge ..........23 A. Gadsdon, b Tal­ madge ................. 6 H. Latham, S. Anderson, H. Newbronner, and G. Delvalle did not bat. Innings declared closed. H e a t h f ie l d . W. Bolton, c Latham, b Underhill ..........15 F. Stevens, c Lang­ ridge, b Latham ... 1 Taylor, b Mann ... 28 Pullen, c Furner, b L a th am .................. 0 Llahrs, c Latham, b Gadsdon..............13 F. Larkins, b Under­ hill ......................20 Nunnard.b Underhill Brannan, not out ... 6 Tratham.bUnderhill 0 Talmadge, not out... 1 B ........................ 4 Total 95 G. Larkins did not bat.