Cricket 1883

a u g u s t 30,1883. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 3 5 9 week is organised by the Association for promoting the Interests of the Town of Tunbridge Wells. The Eev. T . D. Phillips, of Chicago, is evidently a member of the Cliurch mili­ tant. English cricketers will remember the parson who, to use a Yankee phrase, “ bossed ” the team of Canadian players during their visit to England in 1880, and it may interest some to find that he has not yet lost confidence in his cricket powers. Prom the last number of the American Cricketer I learn that he had just issued a challenge to play any man in Canada a single wicket match. This cartel had been accepted by Mr. G. N. Morrison, of Toronto, an amateur who has been yclept the phenomenon by some Dominion journals. The issue of this momentous contest will be awaited with intense excitement all over the habitable globe. From what I can remember of the Chicago parson, he was a terrible “ sticker.” it will be best to reproduce the figures as given in “ Wisden’s Almanack ” of 1877. W. G. Grace, 216 not out, for Gloucestershir j v. Yorkshire, at Cheltenham. A. W. llidley, 104, for Hants y. Kent, at Faver- sham. Daft, 99, forNottsv.Middlesex, at Nottingham. A. N. Hornby, 67, for Lancashire v. Sussex, at Brighton. In these matches on the one day 1,147 runs were scored for 45 wickets. Twice within the last 11 days have two batsmen scored a hundred in the same innings in a County match. This is a very unusual performance. The feat is the more extraordinary that all the four hundreds were made on the same ground, a record I should fancy without a parallel. I allude, of course, to the recent scores by the Hon. A. Lyttleton and I. D. Walker for Middlesex v. Glou­ cestershire, and W . G. Grace and J. Cranston for Gloucestershire v. Lanca­ shire—all on the Clifton ground. It was a very near thing that Mr. C. T . Studd did not add a third hundred to the Mid­ dlesex record. I cannot, myself, recall an instance of three scores of three figures in an important match, and there are very few, as far as I know, in minor con­ tests. Perhaps some of the many cor respondents whose kind assistance I am proud to own would be good enough to send me any such occurrences which have come to their knowledge. “ WoAlmate, there's a policeman.” That was Emmett’s happy method of testifying his appreciation of the brilliant fielding of the Eev. Vernon Eoyle, when asked in a recent match between York­ shire and Lancashire to run a sharp run to that prince of cover-points. Not a poor compliment, was it ? Loose strings. Mr. W . N. Eoe, of this year’s Cambridge eleven, has been appointed to a Mastership at Elstree School. He will strengthen the already strong brotherhood of cricketers there. The Eev. J. C. Crawford, whilom of the Kentish eleven, has just secured the Chaplaincy of the Cane Hill Asylum in Surrey. It is almost certain that a mixed team of English cricketers will visit Australia in the winter of 1884 under the auspices of the Association of New South Wales, It is rumoured that a party of English amateurs will also be seen on the cricket fields of Canada in the fall of next year. Lord Harris con­ tributes an article on the “ Development of Cricket ” to the National Review for September. Shaw___ 925 ., Flowers . . . . 952.3.. Peate......1131 ., Peel . . . . . . 525 . Barratt___ 1534.2. Barlow ....1072.1. Nash . . . . . . 327.2. A.G.Steel.. 362 . Woof..........915 . W. E. Roller 635.3.. 291 Barnes . . . . 727.2.. 299 Rylott.......... 650.2.. 330 553 435 548 236 637 . 523 134 175 392 . .. 728 .1288 . 1442 . 740 .2454 . ,.1380 . 571 . 502 .1384 . 850 .1131 830 Bates.......... 715.2.. 319 ..1016 C. T. Studd 1361 .. 629 .. 1844 Ulyett ___ 468.2.. 201 .. 808 C.E.Horner 536.1.. 223 .. 734 W.G.Grace 1033.1.. 366 ..18-5 Wright . . . . 526.1.. 250 .. 768 .. 53 . . 96 . . 97 . . 50 . .172 . . 94 , . 38 . . 33 . . 83 . . 49 . . 65 . . 47 . . 56 . .102 . . 44 . . 38 . . 88 . . 33 . . 13.29 13.35 13.81 14.40 14.48 . 14.64 15.1 15.10 , 16.56 17.17 17.26 17.31 . 18.8 . 1S.8 18.16 19.12 . 21.37 , 23.9 BA.TTERSEA v. BRIXTON. Played on the ground of the former, Angust 18, B r ix t o n . White, b Hogg .. .. Bagott, b Finding.. Mitchell, b Finding Bonrne, b Finding.. .. Manning, b Finding Dennis, b Hogg .. Stone, c Turner, b Find­ ing.................................. Lofthouse, b Finding.. 0 A.Cheesewright, runout 10 Ford, not out Extras 0 10 Total B a tte r se a . The following are the aveia .'es of the most successful batsmen of the season. They are compiled from County and other important matches, and calculated up to Saturday last. No batsmen are inserted who have played in less than sixteen innings :— Completed Highest Innings. Runs. Score. Average. W. W . Read........ 33 1533 168 46.15 C. T. Studd ........ 29 1183 175* 40.23 Hall......................... 29 1036 124* 35.21 Shrewsbury ........ 28 995 98 35.15 .35 1185 120 33.30 A. P. Lucas............ .20 664 97 33.4 W. G. Grace ........ 35 1244 89 32.24 I. D. Walker ........ .25 813 145 32.13 Ulyett..................... .41 1312 80 32. Lord Harris ........ 26 814 118 31.8 E. M. Giace ........ .22 611 71 27.17 M. Read ................. 38 1006 113* 26.18 Flowers ................. .37 963 131 26.1 E. F. S. Tylecote . .16 414 107 25.14 ljockwood ............ 845 208 24.29 J. Shuter................ .30 730 108* 24.10 P. J. deParayicini . .22 533 65 24.5 Barlow..................... .30 716 88 23.26 G. G. Hearne........ 703 125 23.13 W. E. Roller .. 764 81 21.29 Gunn ..................... .23 499 77 21.16 A. N. Hornby........ 684 96 21,12 W. R. Gilbert........ 544 79 20.24 727 79 20.7 642 83 20.2 Hon. M. B. Hawke 26 510 141 19.16 Henderson............. .34 513 67 lo.ij R. North, b Lofthouse.. 8 O. West, b Lofthouse .. 0 H. Haldane, b Bagott.. 8 G. Barnes, b Lofthouse 48 T. Turner, 1bw, bBagott 2 L. Finding, b Lofthouse 17 W. West, b Bagott .. 16 S. Starky, not ou t.. .. 21 W. Hogg, c Mitchell, b Lofthouse..................0 R. Hunt, not ou t.. .. 8 F. Stevens, to bat. E x tr a s ..................25 Total ..148 BATTERSEA v. GRASSHOPPERS. Played on the ground of tbe former, who monopolised the whole of the afternoon at the wickets. B a tte r se a . J. Sugden, c Hairsein, b Godden .................. 5 R. North, c Pick, b Godcen .................. 4 F. Brown, run out .. 64 S. Starky, b Stephens.. 16 H. Haldane, b Godden 85 W. West, b Pick .. ..8 4 C. Kirby, c Hairsein, b Armstrong..................0 The Grasshoppers did not bat. E. Sugden, c Stephon, P i c k ........................ T. Turner, run out . W. Hogg, I) Godden . A. Thomas, not out . E x tr a s ................ 0 7 18 38 Total ..275 SHORNCLIFFE CAMP v. BAND OF BROTHERS. Played at ShorncliUe on August 23 and 24. B and of B r o th e r s . In my last notes I incideutally referred to some very high scoring in big matches on August 17, 1876. I have had so many communications on the subject that Principal bowlers in County and first-class matches :— Watson .. Crossland Harrison Emmett .. Overs. Mdns. . 678.1.. 345 . 460.2.. 179 709.3.. 301 .437 ..1 9 8 Runs. . 775 . 755 .1161 . 614 Runs per Wkts. Wkt. .. 75 .. 10.25 .. 59 .. 12.47 ,. 91 .. 12.69 .. 45 .. 13.29 W. F. Kelcey, b Grubbe 23 E. F. S. Tylecote, o and b K in g.......................... 66 Lord Harris, b Hors- borough .................. 34 W. H. Patterson, c Wil­ liams, b Horsborough 9 F. A. Mackinnon, st Wingham, b Grubbe 0 G. Streatfield, c Hors­ borough, b King .. 12 T h e First Innings. Col. Horne, b Kelcey .. Capt. Grubbe, b Kelcey P. J. Lambkin, c Lushing­ ton, b Hardcastle .. Private Wingham, b Kelcey C. King, c Parnell, b Hard­ castle .................................. R. Horsborough, b Kelcey .. Private Caswell, not out .. Col. Chapman, c Parnell, b Hardcastle.......................... Col. Edwards, o D’Aeth, b Hardcastle.......................... Major Lewis, c Parnell, b K elcey.................................. B. Williams, b Kelcey .. B 11,1 b 4, w 2 .. V. Parnell, st and b K in g ..........................10 E. Hardcastle, b King 0 P. Maldon, b King .. 0 L. N. D’Aeth, b Hors­ borough .................. 8 G. W. Lusk ington, not out .......................... 0 B 8,1b 4 .. ..1 2 Total .. ..1/4 C am p . Second Innings. 10 cHardcastle,b Parnell 7 0 c Kelcey, b Patterson 2 c and Tylecoto c aud b Harris .. 1b w, b Tylecote b Harris b P a rn e ll..................23 7 b Parnell run out b Patterson B .. .. Total. 70 Total 0 0 0 17 60