Cricket 1883

2 2 8 CEICKET ; A WEEKLY EE COED OF THE GAME. JULY 5, 1883. GENTLEMEN y. PLAYERS. Since tbe establishment of this fixture at the Oval in 1857, no match between the Gentlemen and Players has proved so essentially interesting as that which produced such a sensational finish on Saturday. The Players, though Maurice Read and Hall in place of Robinson and Emmett would probably have improved the side, were a very strong eleven, and as the Gentlemen had not by any means their full strength, the issue was generally regarded as a certainty for the professionals. For the first time since 1867, when he was unable to play at the Oval, on account of an attack of scarlet fever, Mr. W. G. Grace was unable to help the Gentlemen, owing to an important professional engagement, and the Hon. A. Lyttleton, Messrs. Tylecote, Royle, and E. M. Grace were also unable to play. On paper the Gentlemen appeared certainly to have the worst chance, but the cricket throughout the match proved to be singularly exciting, and the play all round was most interesting. Ulyett and Barlow made such a promising start for the Players with 92 for the first wicket, that the Gentlemen seemed to be in for a long outing. Fortunately for them, Mr. Rotherham, when he went on a second time, completely altered the aspect of the game, and his performance in taking six wickets for 41 runs, was a very fine one. The Players were well got rid of for 203, and as nine of the Gentlemen got double figures, they were able to claim an advantage of 32 runs on the first innings. The two Yorkshire amateurs, Messrs. Forbes and Frank, who are almost strangers to metropolitan grounds, both played excellent cricket. A very finely got score of 76 by Bates was the only feature of the Players’ second innings, and considering that the wicket on the second day was all in favour of run getting, their display was disappointing. Barlow made a useful 31, and Barnes got 28 by good cricket, but with these exceptions no one could do much with the bowling of Mr. A. G. Steel, and he had a splendid record, taking 7 wickets for 43 runs. Had the wicket remained in the same condition as on Friday, the Gentlemen would in all probability have got the 150 wanted to win without much difficulty. The thunderstorm of Friday night, however, made the ground tricky on the following morning, and the chances were voted to be all in favour of the Players. Messrs. Lucas and Hornby scored eighteen for the first wicket, and at luncheon time the score was 91 with five of the best batsmen out. Mr. Lucas was caught low down by Lockwood at point when he had got eight, but neither umpire saw the catch, and this escape materially affected the result. Flowers, helped by the ground, bowled wonderfully well, and when eight wickets were down for 115—35 still to win—the chances of the Gentlemen seemed hopeless. At this critical moment Mr. Frank joined Mr. Lucas, and though he only made six, the former played with great pluck, as well as judgment. Mr. Rotherham, the last man, came in with 14 still to win, and the excitement was intense. When the new comer had made five, he hit one of Flowers’ straight into the hands of Bates at the long field, but to the disappointment of the Players, the ball was dropped. In the next over from Flowers the same batsman gave half a chance from a hard hit to mid-on close in, but nothing came of it, and amidst general cheering the score reached 149, a tie. At this juncture, after a consultation, Peate, who had not previously got a wicket, was deputed to oppose Mr. Rotherham, and after playing very tamely at the first, the batsman was bowled by the second ball, and for the first time in the history of these contests, the match ended in a tie. There was great en­ thusiasm at the finish, and some minutes elapsed before the excitement of the spectators subsided. Too much praise cannot be bestowed on Mr. Lucas for his stolid defence. He carried his bat through the innings, and it was entirely owing to his efforts that the Gentlemen were saved from defeat. He was out as befora stated, but otherwise made no mistake, and he was in altogether two hours and three-quarters. Flowers has never shown to better advantage. He bowled with great precision and judgment, and Bates’ missed catch was hard luck for him. The Players one and all fielded up well, and the cricket all round at the finish was very fine. P layers . First Innings. R. G. Barlow, b Steel .. .. 47 G. Ulyett, c Kemp, b Steel .. 63 A. Shrewsbury, b Studd .. .. 11 E. Lockwood, b Rotherham .. 18 W . Barnes, c Steel, b Rother­ ham .............................................. W . Robincon, c Forbes, b Studd ......................................8 W . Bates, not out ....................19 W. Flowers, c and b Rotherham 0 T. Emmett, b Rotherham .. 8 Fi. Peate, b Rotherham .. .. 0 Sherwin, b Rotherham .. .. 8 B l. lb u .............................6 Second Innings, c Forbes, b steel .. 81 c and bRotherham 10 b S t e e l..................0 b S t e e l..................8 20 st Kemp, b Steel .. 28 c and b Steel .. b Frank .. c Lucas, b Steel b Steel .. c and b Frank.. not out .. B 4,1 b 6 .. T o t a l .............................208 Total.. ..181 G entlemen . First Innings. Lord Harris, b Bates .. .. 38 Mr. A. P. Lucas, run out.. .. 8 Mr. C. T. Studd, c Sherwin, b E m m ett.................................. 30 Mr. C. W . Wright, c Bates, fe Barlow ..................................21 Mr. A. N. Homby, run out .. 20 Mr. A. G. Steel, b Barnes .. 21 Mr. W . F. Forbes, c Lockwood, b Barnes..................................28 Mr. M.C. Kemp, b Barlow .. 6 Mr. C. F. H. Leslie, 1 b w, b Barnes ..................................12 Mr. J. Frank, b Flowers .. .. 16 Mr. H. Rotherham, not out .. 13 B 19,1 b 2, w 1 ................22 Second Innings. b Barlow....................0 not o u t ....................47 c Robinson, b Emmett . 20 . 1 b .. 11 .. 81 T o t a l.............................235 b Emmett c ' Shrewsbury, Flowers 1b w, b Flowers c Shrewsbury, b Flowers .. .. 4 c Barlow, b Flowers 2 c Shrewsbury, b Flowers .. .. 5 b Flowers....................6 b P e n te ....................11 B 7, 1b 4 .. . . 11 Total.. .. 149 BOWLING ANALYSIS. P la y ers. First Innings. O. M. R.W. Studd.................... 46 16 67 Rotherham .. 25.2 Steel Frank.. Forbes 41 6 40 23 56 2 5 1 15 0 19 12 18 0 G entlemen . Second Innings. O. M. R.W, 18 7 38 54 26 10 43 12 8 12 12 4 24 First Innings. O. M. R.W. Peate....................34 17 Barlow Barnes Bates.. Ulyett Emmett Flowers 0 2 28 13 48 3 22 12 33 1 21 0 1 1 Second Innings. 0. M. R.W . .. 30.2 16 26 1 23 11 26 1 18 7 29 0 14 8 11.2 8 18 5 17 4 2 7 5 44 24 Emmett bowled a wide. LENNOX v. ST. ALBAN’S. Played on the Herts County ground on Tues­ day, June 26. L ennox . R. Eldridge, c Webdale, b Pearce ....................0 W . V. Goad, b Pearce .. 0 H. Sheaf, b Pearce .. 3 A. E. Morris, run cut.. 0 T. T. Bradbury, b W . T. Westell ....................32 J. A. Rimmington, b Pearce .. .. .. .. 59 J. J. Bailey, 1b w, b W . Westell .................... 4 F. S. Mayo, bW. Westell 11 S t . A lban ' F. D. Morris, not out .. 8 R. Nevill, b W. Westell 0 King, c Miskin,b Pearce 8 L b l , w l . Total. T. Pearce, b Rimming­ ton .............................102 Y. A. Ti'.chmarsh, b B rad b u ry.................... 4 W . J. Westell, c Sheaf, b Bradbury....................81 G. Hartley, b Rimming­ ton .............................1 W . Westell, b Bradbury 8 P. F. Sladen, b Bradbury 0 H. C. Webdale, st Eld­ ridge, b Bradbury . . 7 W . Payne, c Nevill, b Bradbury . . . C. W . Miskin, b Mayo .. F. Blanks, not out F. W . Freeman, b F. S. Mayo B 5, lb 1, w5 Total. .122 .195 SURREY v. HANTS. Surrey won their return match with Hamp­ shire, at Southampton, after a game well- contested throughout, with only thirty runs to spare. Both sides were well represented, but the scoring was a great contrast with that in the previous encounter at the Oval, when Surrey, it may be remembered, made the huge total of 650. Hampshire, who won the toss, with questionable judgment put their opponents in, and Surrey had only very little in hand throughout. The wicket played treacherously owing to recent rains, and Mr. W. W. Read, without whom Surrey would have fared very badly, and Messrs. Seymour and Wynyard, alone made themselves conspicious with the bat. Mr. Seymour carried his bat throughout the first innings of Hants, making 77, just one half of the aggregate. S urrey . First Innings. Mr. S. W . Cattley, c Seymour, C urrie..................................... 21 M. Read, c Wood, b Young.. 17 Abel, 1b w, b Young .. .. 5 Mr. W. W . Read, b Young .. 70 Mr. J. Shuter, b Dible .. .. 0 Mr. W. E. Roller, c Currie, b Y ou n g.....................................13 Henderson, c Young, b Currie 10 Chester, c and b Currie .. 11 Pooley, b Dible ..........................6 Barratt, not o u t ....................10 Mr. C. E. Horner, c Seymour, b Young ........................... 0 B 4, 1b 1 ..........................5 Total.............................. 168 H ants . First Innings. Mr. C. R. Seymour, not out 77 Mr. E. H. Hazelton, c Pooley, b Roller................................ 15 Mr. C. E. Currie, run out .. 8 Mr. G. H. Longman, c Abel, b Barratt...................................1 Mr. F. E. Lacey, c W . W . Read, b Barratt....................2 Mr. E. G. Wvnyard, c Shuter b Roller. . * .........................25 Mr. A. H. Wood, c Cattley, b R o ller.................................. 6 Mr. R. Bencraft, c Pooley, b Hom er...................................3 Young, c and b Horner . . 0 Mr. H. Armstrong, b Horner 2 Dible, b Roller .................4 Byes 10, lb 1 ................11 Total....................... 154 Second Iunings. b Young .................11 b Young ....................0 b Young .................15 c Lacey, b Currie .. 50 b Dible ................... 4 b Armstrong .. .. 8 b Armstrong .. .. 11 c and b Armstrong .. 3 not out..........................12 run out............................1 b Currie B .. Total .. ..115 Second Innings, c Abel, b Barratt c Abel, b Barratt c Roller, b Horner ., c Shuter, b Horner . lbw, b Barratt .. b M. R e a d .................. c and b Roller 0 11 0 8 , 89 0 b M. R e a d ....................8 not out.............................16 st Pooley, b M. Read 11 c Roller, b Horner .. 2 Byes 2, w 1 .. .. 8 Total .. 99 BOWLING ANALYSIS. First Innings. O. D ib le ....................21 Currie....................82 Armstrong.. . . 9 Young....................26.3 First Innings. O. Barratt .. .. 84 Horner .. .. 42 Roller .. .. 26.3 Henderson .. 4 S urrey . M R. W. 7 39 2 12 64 3 2 27 0 9 83 5 H ants . M. R. W . 14 47 2 13 ,56 8 13 30 4 1 10 0 Second Innings. O. M.R. W . . . . 2 2 11 31 1 . .. 26.3 11 27 2 . .. 26 19 16 3 . .. 23 10 86 8 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 28 19 9 48 8 8 36 4 1 12 3 M.C.C. AND GROUND v. LEICESTERSHIRE. Played at Lord’s, on June 28 and 29. M.C.C. won by seven wickets. M.C.C. First Innings. Mr. C. Booth, c C. Mar­ riott, b Arnall .. .. 14 Mr. J. S. Russel, c Stain­ ton, b Arnall .. . . 2 2 Mr. R. S. Jones, bCol.ier 49 G.G. Hearne, stWheeler, b Parnham....................125 Lord Eskdaile, bParsons 7 Mr. F. J. Welfnan, b Parsons ....................18 Attewell, c Wheeler, b Total Parsons ....................15 In the Second Innings Mr. C. Booth scored (b Whittle) 32; Lord Ehkdaile (not out) 7 ; Mr. J. C. Partridge (b Whittle) 10; Mr. H. R. Finch (not out) 1; Mr. B. Fitz­ gerald (b Ajmall) 6; B, 4;—Total, 60. Woof, c Parnham, b Parsons ....................1 Mr. J. C. Partridge, c C.Marriott,bParnham 4 Mr. H. R. Finch, st Wheeler, b Arnall .. 14 Mr. B. Fitzgerald, not out .............................0 B 18,1b 4 .. . . 1 7