Cricket 1883

406 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. SEPT. 20, 1883. THE U CRICKET « BATS, BALLS, &C., U THE LAWN i TENNIS GOODS Are undoubtedly the best and cheapest in the market, and can only bo obtained at WARD’S. Price List with full particulars sent free upon applying at WHQIVQ ATHLETIC 511100 0 WAREHOUSE, H E C KMO N DW I K E , YORKSH I RE . C R I C K E T ! I . / V W X T E N N I S !! F O O T B A L L !!! F irst P rize M edal at M elbourne E xhibition , 1880. JAMES L I L L YWH I T E , F R O W D d Co. Manufacturers of all articles used in the above aud other Athletic Sports. Specialite for the highest class Goods. Bats specially seasoned for hot climates. Price lists aud all particulars may be had post free. Shippers supplied at wholesale prices. J. L., F. and Co. are the sole manufacturers of Frowd’s new patent “ Special Driver” Bat, which drives better, ars lens, and averages l£ ounces lighter than any other B at; universally allowed to bo tho greatest improvement made in Bats since cane handles were introduced. Pub­ lishers of JAMES LILLY WHITE’S CRICKETERS’ ANNUAL. Manufactory and Warehouse:— 4 and 6, Newington Causeway, and 73 and74,London Road,London. © r t c f t c t : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2o, 1883. ->$P7IVmi0N:^WIl^ The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet, F. G. writes to me as follows :— Mr. W- Hibberd, some 3 ears since a well- known wicket keeper in Surrey matches, told me that on one occasion the middle stump was knocked half out of tho ground by the bowler, and the bails “ nicked ” sticking together, sup­ ported by the off and leg stump. This man clearly was “ not out,’’ as 110 bail was dis­ placed,aud no stomp down. The wicket was re­ made and the batsman had a second innings, practically. Mr. H. was keeping wicket. M b . G. H. B rand , o f Norfolk House, Alleyne Itoad, West Dulwich, kindly sends tliroe more instances of three hundreds in the same match. On August 18, 19, and 20, 1870, at Beeston, in Notts, in the match between Gentlemen of the North v. Gentlemen of the South, A. Ni Hornby scored 103 in first innings of tho North, and I. D. Walker (179), and G. F. Grace (189 not out) in first iunings of the South. Iq this match 1,114 runs were scored for the loss of only 31 wickets. O 11 May 30, 1881, at Cam­ bridge, in the match Gentlemen of England v. Cambridge University, A. P. Lucas scored 142 in first iunings of England, and J. E . K. Studd (154), C. T. Studd (113) in first innings of Cam­ bridge University. On August 9 and 10, 1882, at Portsmouth, for the United Service v. Nondescripts, Capt. Spens (386), and Sergt. M ‘Dermott (111), scored over a hundred in first innings of United Service, whose total reached 734, and W . J. Ford (100) in the unfinished innings of Nondescripts, whose score was 308 for 4 wickets, with W . B. Green, still in, 97 not out. A w e l l - k n o w n Sussex amateur calls my attention to a score containing three hundreds in an innings, which he con­ siders to be unique of the kind. He alludes to the match between the Gentle­ men of Sussex and Gentlemen of Kent, played at Gravesend, on August 29 and 30, 18G7. The Gentlemen of Kent scored 530, and won by no less than an innings and 374 runs. In their innings, Mr. M. A. Trougliton made 130, Mr. H. A. Richardson 111, and “ extras” 102. The last item consisted of 68 byes, 11 leg-byes, 22 wides, and 1 no-ball. God bless the King,I mean ourfaith’sdefender, God bless (no harm in blessing) the Pretender, But who Pretender is—or who is King, God bless us all—that’s quite another thing. I w o u l d offer these old lines as a humble suggestion to the worthy souls who have been waging so persistently in some of the papers the warfare of the Counties Championship. “ Under which King, Bezonian,” Yorkshire or Notts ? What extraordinary analyses have been made by the supporters of the rival factories to establish their claims ? And after all to what purpose ? Does the sub-division of every possible figure in the records of the two elevens into the minutest fraction, tend in tho slightest degree to influence the opinions of the cricket world generally ? At the best the title of champion shire is only a nominal one, and carries with it no recognised position. The common verdict of those who have studied county cricket during the present year of grace, will bo that there was very little, if anything,to choose between Notts and Yorkshire. W hile 011 the subject of the Cham­ pion County of the year, it is a thousand pities that the Nottinghamshire eleven should have made such a poor show in their closing engagement of the season. To be beaten by such a moderate team as that which represented the Marylebone Club and Ground on this occasion, was alone very far below what anyone would have expected after the previous record of the Notts Eleven. But that they should all have been dismissed for a total of 23 is one of the greatest of the many great surprises recorded during the summer. After the heavy scoring of the majority of the eleven during last month, who would have believed that to them would have been registered the unen­ viable distinction of the smallest innings of the year iu an important match ? I t is rarely indeed that it falls to the lot of the cricket historian to have to record such an utter collapse of really good batsmen. The figures at the fall of each wicket in Nottinghamshire’s first innings deserve perpetuation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 2 3 3 3 5 10 1<J 22 23 At one time five of the best wickets, those of Mr. Dixon, Shrewsbury, Barnes, Flowers and Shacklock were down for only one run from tho bat. E ven this performance, though, is not so memorable as that of the Surrey eleven at Lord’s on May 14, 1872, when they succeeded in getting an eleven of Marylebone Club and Ground, including Mr. W . G. Grace, Alfred Shaw, the late John Smith of Cambridge, and Tom Hearne out for 16. On this occasion the wickets fell thus :— 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 16 Seven wickets, including that of Mr.W. G. Graco, down without a run. This innings only lasted forty minutes, ft shortest on record, I should almost fancy, in such a match. “ T h e rumour” says the Figaro, “ is revived that the pastis Mr. A . <S’.Hornby's last cricket season, as he intends to go in for a political life, with a view to which he will endeavour to enter Parliament a'1 a Conservative M.P. when a chance presents itself.” The Figaro is not quite correct with regard to the initials of tlic all popular captain of the Lancashire eleven, and “ the rumour ” itself is not likely to bemore reliable. Indeed, iojudgc by the accuracy of many of the absurJ reports in circulation with regard to tl*e movements of some of our chief cricketers in some of the papers during the last fort­ night, no great amount ot credence i3 to be placedon any of these unauthenticatea ,-tatements. Mr. Hornby, I believe, is seriously thinking of presenting himself as a Parliamentary candidate, and I should fancy that there is enough enthu­ siasm in cricket all over Lancashire to Next Number of CRICKET, Thursday, October 25-