Cricket 1883

250 CRICKET ; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE G.A lu E. r-g Jr/ 2. 1883- given out leg-before by the late John Lillywhite to J. C. Shaw, the first ball bowled, but in the second he played one of the very best innings he has ever shown, to the tune of 26S runs ; and at the end of the same season, in the match for the late John Lillywhite’s benefit, between Gentle­ men and Players, he obtained 217 in his second innings, after, oddly enough, having been bowled in the first venture by J. C. Shaw, the first ball he received. In 1872 Mr. Grace’s best score was his 170 for England against Notts and Yorkshire, at Lord’s, but though nothing like so successful as in 1871 his batting was as good as ever, and five times more in first-class matches did he make a hundred, including 117 for Gentlemen v. Players, at the Oval, and 112 in the same match at Lord’s. During his Canadian tour with Mr. It. A. Fitzgerald’s team, in the winter of 1872, he scored 142 against 22 of Toronto, and he returned to England with fresh vigour, to judge by his run-getting in 1873, when he had an aggregate of 2,139, and an average of 71 in first-clas3 matches. Twice again this season he scored over a hundred runs for the Gentle­ men against the Players, and three of his seven centuries were made at the Oval, where he got his highest iunings of the year, 192 for South v. North. Great success attended his individual efforts as captain of the third English team, which visited Australia at the end of 1873, and he signalised his return to England with a score of 289, in the first match he played after his arrival, for Thornbury v. Clifton. Eight innings of over a hundred were credited to him in first-class matches, and in 1874, in his eleven innings of three figures in England, he scored 1,602 runs, being only once bowled out. Among his best performances in 1875 were his 210 for United South against Eighteen of Hastings, and 152 for Gentlemen v. Players at Lord’s, but it was not one of his best years, and his average in first-class matches was only 36, though his bowling figures were decidedly good. If his batting in 1875 showed a slight deterioration, in 1876 his exploits were most extraordinary, and during this season he not only carried his bat through the innings for 400, for the United South Eleven v. Twenty-two of Grimsby, but was also credited with scores of 344 for M.C.C. v. Kent at Canterbury, and 318 not out for Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire at Cheltenham. His highest innings in 1877 was 261 for South v. North at Prince’s, and in 1878 he was less successful, having only an average of 29 for forty innings in first-class matches. During the next two seasons Mr. Grace’s best feat was his 152 for England against Australia at the Oval in 1880, and for the last three years his highest score has been his 182 for Gloucester­ shire v. Notts, at Nottingham in 1881. At the end of 187.6 a testimonial was instituted in appreciation of his unprecedented success as a cricketer, and on July 22,1879, this (of the value of £1,400) was presented him at Lord’s. On that occasion, in a neat little speech, Lord Charles Russell attributed Mr.Grace’s extraordinary suc­ cess to his thoroughness. “ Lookingat Mr.Grace’s playing,” he said “ he was never able to tell whether that gentleman was playing a losing or a winning game. He had never seen the slightest lukewarmness or inertness in him in the field. If they wanted to see Mr. Grace play cricket, he would ask them to look at him playing one ball. In playing a ball, Mr. Grace put every muscle into it from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. Just as he played one ball, so he played cricket.” As a batsman, Mr. Grace has always stood peerless, but it is as an all-round cricketer, as a keen worker, and a thoroughly good sportsman, that he deserves to be remem­ bered for all time. As a batsman, his style may not be taking, but his judgment has been, throughout his long career, wonderful. His length of reach—he iswell over 6 feet in height— enables him to smother balls which would be im­ possible to less fortunate players, but he is never—I write of him as at his best—tempted to play too far forward after the manner of most men. His calculation of pitch is unerring, and he never makes the too prevalent mistake of playing at the pitch of a ball. With him it has always been back play or ahit, and the great secret of his success has been his wonderful aptitude not only in timing the ball, but in placing the best lengths. When he even plays a ball, he plays it hard, or, to use an expression of a York- shireman a few years ago, “ when he do dab ’em, he dab ’em for foor.” As abowler, Mr. Grace has been most effective, and the height of his delivery, combined with judgment in altering his pace and pitch, have mainly contributed to his success. In the field he has always been in the very front rank, and he has not only been equal to any position, but always one of the keenest and hardest workers on the side. To quote Lord Charles Russell again, ‘‘ he had never heard a bell rung for cricketers to go into the field, but Mr. Grace was in first.” For nearly twenty years he has been the foremost of cricketers, and for this long period he has mainly contributed to the excellent show made by the Gentlemen against the Players. Mr. Grace, too, can claim distinction in other branches of sport besides cricket. Sixteen or seventeen years ago, he was one of the foremost amateur athletes of the day. At the National Olympian Association’s Athletic and Gymnastic Games held at the Crystal PalaceJuly 31,1866,he won the 440 yards race over 20 flights of hurdles and he was, it is said, never beaten from scratch in a200 yards hurdle race. Up to 1861 he had won no less than 70 cups or prizes in various branches of athletics. At Eastbourne he threw the cricket ball 122 yards, and he has, it is said, thrown 109 yards one way, and back 105. He is also agood shot, and can take his own part both in the hunting field and at the riverside. As an all-round athlete and sportsman, few can claim the records of Mr. W. G. Grace. As a cricketer, he has had no rival. In fact, “ none but himself can behis parallel.” Following the example of his father and four brothers, he be­ came a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1873, and practises now in Bristol. AVERAGES IN FIRST CLASS MATCHES. B a tt in g . B o w lin g . P* 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1S76 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 402 319 6-10 154 7 13 15 5 9 588 23 1320 83 1808 35 2739 26 1485 30 2139 31 1658 46 1498 42 2612 37 1474 40 1116 28 27 22 37 150 57 85 24 224a 42 75 30 134a 65 180 57 215 54 268 78 170a 57 192a 71 179 58 152 32 951 792 975 344 261 116 123 152 182 1865 8 1866 9 1867 8 18'i8 11 1869 27 1870 33 1871 32 1872 15 1873 24 1874 41 1875 50 1876 41 1877 48 1878 41 1879 1883 1881 1882 « 281 415 255 639 1187 766 1312 688 1004 1658 2472 2388 2231 2106 1414 1470 879 1745 £ 23 12 31 13 39 6 14 16 15 16 12 78 12 12 12 19 12 14 13 17 44 74 49 78 56 192 124 179 148 105 85 45 19 101 17 a Signifies not out. SCORES OF A HUNDRED. 64 v. Sussex Gent. 150 71 v. Surrey .. 181 66 .. v. Surrey .. 224a *> v. North Gent. 118 „ .. v. Players .. 173a !» .. v. N*-rth .. 178 68 .. v. Players .. 134a .. v.Cambridge.. 162a „ .. v. North .. 130 „ .. v. Married .. 189a „ .. v. North .. 102a „ .. v. Surrey .. 146 69 .. v. Oxford .. 117 ,, .. v. North .. 268 „ .. v. Surrey .. 138a ** v. Kent .. 117 „ .. v. Notts .. 121 ,, .. v. Players .. 217 „ v. South Players 180 ,, .. v. Notts .. 116 „ .. v. North .. 122 72 .. v. Yorks .. 101 ,, .. v. Kent 127 „ .. y . Players .. 112 70 .. v. Players .. 215 ,, .. v. Players .. 117 . . v. Players .. 109 ,, v. Notts & Yorks 170a „ . . v. M.C.C. . . 172 .. v. Yorks . . 150 „ .. v. Surrey .. 143 „ .. v. North .. 114 „ .. y . Notts .. 117a 73 v. North Players 145 3 ? p -> g C 0 ^ E v B 0 0 K . I f ‘payment has not been made for the season's scores in advance , each score, to ensure inser­ tion , must be accompaniedwith a postal order for One Shilling. Scores must reach us by First Delivery on Tues­ day morning , or they will have to wait till the following week. 73 y. South Players Sussex . 104 » .. v. Players .. i « ton F Players . 169 »* . . v. Players .. 158 f„ 7.*~ .North . 114 »> . . v. M.C.C. .. 152 .T ^tfLtforth . 126 .. v. North .. 192» .. v. Kent . 344 74 .. v. Surrey .. 160a .. v. Notts . 117 .. v. Sussex .. 179 ,, .. v. York.', . 818 „ .. v. Yorks .. 167 77 .. v. England . A lO / 116 „ v. South Players 150 78 .. v. Notts »» .. v. England .. 121 79 .. v. Surrey . 123a , .. v. Kent .. 123 n .. v. Notts . 102 ,, . . y . Players .. 110 v. Somersetshire 113 »> .. v. Yorks .. 127 80 . .v. Australia . 152 „ v. North Players 104 , v. Lancashire 106 75 .. v. Players .. 152 81 .. v. Notts . 182 •» .. v. Notts .. 119 „ .. v. Players . 100 u . . y . Yorks .. 111 NE’ER-DO-WEELS v, ADDISCOMBE. Played at Chessington, on July 5. N e ’ e r - do -W e e l s . P H.Dalbiac, b Lemmon 21 H. E. M . Stutfield, b Hearne ....................0 S. O. H. Hart-Davis, c Hearne, b Brockbank 45 D. G. Spiro, b Hearne .. 15 J . Harbottle, b Lemmon 0 E. J. McMaster, Hearae............................. W . G. Bradshaw, o Langton, b Hearne .. A. B. Walford, b Hearne 12 T.B.Harbottle, b Heame 3 Com. Muggeridge, run out .............................8 Browning, not out .. 0 B 13,1 b 8, w 1 .. 22 Total ..141 First H. S. Dominy, c Wal­ ford, b J. Harbottle.. 36 J. Brockbauk, c M u"- geridge, b Walford .. 39 E. F. Garland, c Hart- Davis, b J. Harbottle 2 R. Langton, c Stutfield, b Bradshaw....................19 A.,Heame, b Bradshaw 41 W. Lemmon, run out .. 8 Iu the Second Innings H. A. Pulford (c Hart-Davis, b field) 15, b 5; total 32. A d d isco m be . Innings. E . W. Foss, 1 b w, b B radshaw ....................8 F. Clay, b Bradshaw .. 12 A. Pulford, b Bradshaw 0 T. S. Steel, b J. Har­ bottle .............................0 R. Taylor, not out .. 8 B 15,1 b 3, w 3 .. 21 Total .. ..194 S. Dominy scored (not out) 4, Stutfield) 8, R. Taylor (b Stut- WELLINGTON COLLEGE v. MARL­ BOROUGH BLUES. Played at the College, on July 7. W ellin g to n . W . G. Raphael, c M. H. Milner, bCurrie.. 11 E. P. Simpson, c Prest, b Currie ....................2 C. E. F. Bunbury, b P r e s t........................100 P. N. Salmond, b Sto- well, b Currie .. .. 29 A. C. Croome, c Stowell, b Freeman .. .. .. 69 H. H. Prince Christian Victor, st Lascelles, b Currie..........................46 Lascelles, b Currie .. 12 F. A. Browning, c Free­ man, b Currie .. . . 6 Hon. W . Cairns, st Lascelles, b Currie .. 12 G. H. Spiller, not ou t.. 3 D. N. Pollock, c Free­ man, b Currie . . .. 4 Extras .....................5 Total M arlborou gh B l u e s . A. C. Bartholomew, c Bunbury, b Milner .. 32 S.S.Wollaston, c Spiller, b Milner ....................20 C. E. Currie, 1 b w, b Milner............................ g H. Freeman, c Simpson, b Milner ....................13 E. Baggally, c and b Milner............................14 E. P. Prest, c Simpson, b Milner ....................10 ..299 G. R. Lascelles, c Simp­ son, b Milner .. .. 14 C. L.Stowell, c Bunbury, b Milner ....................1 R. H. Curtler, b Milner 0 H. R. Scott, c Milner, b Spiller.............................0 J. M. Chapman, not out 0 Extras .................... 6 Total ..119 G e n t l e m e n ’ s V isit in g C ards .— 50, name only, Is. 6 d .; with address, 2s. ; 100 name and address, 2s. 6d. No plate required. W. R. Wright & Co., 17, Paternoster S(J., London, E.C.