Cricket 1883

APRIL 26, 1883. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 59 Committee,' and in their stead Messrs. C. A. Stein and J. B. Oakley were elected. These gentlemen your Committee recommend for the approval of the General Meeting. In accordance with Rule III. the following Members of Committee retire by rotation and are eligible for re-election, though in order to complete the necessary number of twenty-four eight will have to be elected :— Messrs. D. R. Onslow, M.P., Dr. Jones, Dr. Blades, F. Burbidge, W. Burrup, L. A. Shuter, C. C. Clarke. The Annual General Meetingjfor theElection of Officers and for the transaction of other busines a will be held in the Pavilion, at the Oval, on Thursday, May 3rd, at 5.30 p.m. The Annual Dinner will be held the same evening at 7o’clock ; t le President, Lord Monson, will preside. The ninth drawing of the Oval Debentures will take place in the Pavilion on May 31 at 5 p.m. A Special General Meeting will be held before the General Meetingat 5 p.m., when the revised Code of Ruleswill be submitted for the approval of the Members. The following will show the match receipts and expenses for last season. M atch R eceipts . £ s. d. Surrey v. Australia . . ... 416 1 6 Oxford University................... 88 2 6 Gentlemen v. Australia 1978 2 9 Players v. Australia 1363 0 6 England v. Australia 1955 9 0 Shaw’s Eleven v, Australia .. 672 :15 0 Gloucestershire .................. 85 3 0 Cambridge University 105 3 6 Gentlemen and Players 282 4 0 Nottinghamshire.................. 279 0 0 Sussex ................................... 70 11 0 Yorkshire .......................... 91 18 0 Kent.......................................... 97 17 6 Lancashire .......................... 67 16 6 Middlesex .......................... 95 14 0 From Colts and Club Matches 33 10 0 Receipts from Stand (Cricket) 3646 14 0 „ „ ,, „ (Football) Receipts from Football 147 7 6 852 19 0 12329 9 3 M atch E x pan ses . Surrey v. Australia 63 3 4 Oxford University.................. 42 6 0 Gentlemen v. Australia 81 0 0 Players v. Australia 290 17 0 England v. Australia 151 2 6 Shaw’s Eleven v. Australia.. 52 12 6 Gloucestershire (2) .. .. 93 10 0 Cambridge University 95 16 0 Gentlemen and Players 140 3 0 Nottinghamshire (2) 111 2 0 Sussex (2) .......................... 96 11 0 Yorkshire ( 2 ) .......................... 95 11 0 Kent ( 2 ) .................................. 101 8 0 Lancashire (2).......................... 94 3 0 Middlesex ( 2 ) .......................... 71 14 0 Club Matches.......................... 105 9 0 Colts Matches.......................... 94 2 6 Disbursements Match Com .. 41 5 0 Expenses of Stand (Cricket) 55 15 9 „ ,, (Football) 8 14 0 Logan and Co........................... 110 1 4 Higgs & Hill (covered stand) 436 0 0 Uncovered stand, etc. . 293 7 2 Spencer & Co. (tempy. stand) 142 7 6 Australian Eleven(share of gate)3362 10 0 football Expenses .. .. 83 4 6 London Football Association 112 2 2 Old Carthusians (Football) .. 43 7 6 Sundries .......................... 104 14 10 6574 0 7 SYNOPSIS OP YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET. From the Sheffield Telegraph. First county match played by Yorkshire in 1883 v. Norfolk. Formation of the county club in 1861. First county match played at Bramall Lane ground in 1855 v. Sussex. Runs scored by Yorkshire, 52,044. Runs scored by opponents of Yorkshire, 50,223. Wickets lost by Yorkshire, 3,344. Wicket3 lost by opponents of Yorkshire, 3,587. Largest innings made by Yorkshire, 419, v. Nottinghamshire, in 1878 Largest innings made against Yorkshire, 528, by Gloucestershire, in 1876. Smallest innings made by Yorkshire, 30, v. Kent, in 1865. Smallest innings made against Yorkshire, 24, by Sussex, in 1878. Greatest number of runs for the season by a Yorkshireman, 903, in 1882, by George Ulyett, Highest batting average by a Yorkshireman, 37'17, in 1881, by George Ulyett. Highest individual innings made by a York­ shireman, 141, by George Ulyett, in 1880, v. Surrey. Highest individual innings made against Yorkshire, 318 (not out), by Mr. Wm. Gilbert Grace, in 1876. Greatest number of wickets taken in one season by a Yorkshireman, 116, in 1882, by Edward Peate. Greatest number of wickets taken in one innings by a Yorkshireman, 9, by Thomas Emmett, v. Notts, in 1868, and v. Cambridge­ shire, in 1869. Greatest number of wickets taken in one match:—16 by T. Emmett v. Cambridgeshire in 1862. Yorkshire has played 208 matches—-won 101, lost 72, and drawn 35. 177 players have played in Yorkshire county matches. Out of 177 players, 169 were right-handed and eight left-handed. 132 professionals and 45 amateurs have played for Yorkshire. Oldest player in’the Yorkshire County Eleven, Thomas Emmett, ago 41 ; the youngest i3 Irwin Grimshaw, age 25. The heaviest man in the Yorkshire County Eleven is George Ulyett, weight 13st. 21bs. ; the lightest is Louis Hall, weight lOst, 41bs. The tallest men in the Yorkshire County Eleven are Allan Hill and E. Peate, 5 feet 11 inches each ; the shortest is Ephraim Lockwood, 5 feet 8 inches. In 1867 and 1870 Yorkshire was the cham­ pion county, being unbeaten. In 1865, out of nine matches not one was won; also in 1866, three matches were played and not one won. Seventeen centuries have been obtained by Yorkshiremen, and 16 against Yorkshire. The feat of taking all ten wickets in one innings has never been accomplished by a York­ shireman. Sheffield has played the county of Yorkshire single-handed, and won. The following have captained the Yorkshire County Eleven :—George Anderson, Eoger Iddison, Joseph Rowbotham, Ephraim Lock­ wood, and Thomas Emmett. Eight benefits have been given as follows:— Edward Stephenson, 1870; Roger Iddison, 1872; Luke Greenwood, 1874; John Thewlis, 1875; Joseph Rowbotham, 1873 ; Thomas Emmett, 1878; George Pinder, 1880; and Ephraim Lock- ood, 1882. No tie match has been played. Of the 17 centuries made by Yorkshiremen George Ulyett and Ephraim Lockwood have made four each, Joseph Bowbotham and William Bates, three each; and John Thewlis, Roger, Iddison, and Thomas Emmett, one each. Of the 16 centuries made against Yorkshire, Mr. W . G. Grace claims four of them, Henry Jupp three, Fuller Pilch, John Wisden, Richard Daft, John Selby, Arthur Shrewsbury, Mr. W. W. Read, Mr. G. F. Grace, Mr. W. O. Moberly, and Thomas Foster one each. The only counties that can claim any advan­ tage over Yorkshire are Gloucestershire 11 wins to 4, Nottinghamshire 17 to 15, and Cam­ bridgeshire 4 to 3. Greatest number of runs scored by Yorkshire in one match, 518 v. Gloucester, in 1878. Agaiust Yorkshire the greatest was 542 by Mid­ dlesex in 1878. Greatest number of wickets taken in one innings by the wicket-keeper, five by George Pinder v. Lancashire, 1872, and E. Stephenson five v. Surrey and Notts in 1864. Greatest number taken in a match, eight by George Pinder, v, Lancashire, in 1872. Greatest number of matches played in one season, 16 in 1881-2. The following is a complete list of those who have played for the County:—W. H. Wool- house, E. Vincent, G. Smith, Thomas Marsden, G.Dawson, G. Bawlins, W. Lupton, Esq., P. S. Johnson, Esq., T. R. Barker, Esq., T. Deakin, James Dearman, J. Woollen, Wilson, J. Hyde, H. Hattersley, Shackerley, Captain M‘Coy, F. Barlow, Shaw, Hall, Wheatley, Wilkinson, Esq. T. Hunt, George Coates, S. Baldwinson, B. Wake, Esq., R. F. Skelton, Esq., G. Armitage, T. Ellis, M. J. Ellison, Esq., George Chatterton, John Berry, A. Crossland, Henry Wright, George Anderson, W. Kaye, Henry Sampson, E. B. Kaye, Roger Iddison, J. Hodg­ son, Edward Stephenson, W. Wadsworth, Joe Rowbotham, William Waterfall, Joe Berry, George Atkinson, Wm. Siinn, Charles Webster, Luke Greenwood, W.Halton, W. Prest, Esq., T. Dakin, T. Robinson, John Thewlis, B. W. Waud, Esq., Thomas Brownhill, William Cutle, E. Dawson, Ashley Walker, Esq., John Hall, Thomas Darnton, C. H. Prest, Esq., George Thorpe, Jonathan Joy, Scott, A. J. Wilkinson, Esq., C. Appleton, Esq., J. Dawes, D. Pollard, W. Smith, George Holgate, J. Smith, Henry Booking, G. Shotton, Geo. Freeman, E. Maude Esq., Thomas Emmett, George Pinder, J. E. Lee, E. B. Rawlinson, G. Britton, J. Burmau, G. Saville, Esq., G. Lynas, H. W. Verelst, Esq,, A. F. Smith, Esq., John West, Charles Ulla- thorne, H. H. Webster, Ephraim Lockwood, Andrew Greenwood, A. Filth, Esq., E. B. But­ terfield, Esq., S. Waring, David Eastwood, Robert Clayton, A.W.Dawson, Esq.,A.F. Smith, Allan Hill, W. Law, Esq., H. Kaye, C. Halliley, A. Brown, Thomas Armitage, W. E. Bosom- worth, J. Hicks, Lumb, Louis Hall, Georgo Ulyett, Mr. C. J, Armitage, George Betts, Dewse, Mr. R. Baker, William Oates, Mr. Byrom, G. A. B. Leatham, Esq., A. Marshall, Mr. H. M. Sims, Rev. C. M. Sharpe, W. Robin­ son, M. Myers, Albert Champion, J. Blackburn, Bev. E. S. Carter. B. Lister, H. Lockwood, Mr. E. T. Hirst, William Bates, J. Beaumont, E. Blamires, L. W. Wallgate, Esq., E. Roper, Esq., T. S. Dury, Esq., S.Haggas, M. Riley, Esq., A. Sowden, John Hunter, Watmough, Mr. C. W. Landon, H. E. Pearson, Mr. J. H. Bottomley, W. Haywood, T. Walker Mr. H. Wood, E. Peate, H. Taylor, J. Thewlis, jun., J. Taylor, T. Lee, Ackroyd, Ralph Crookes, Dobson, Irwin Grimshaw, F. Blake, Mr. 0. J. Gifkins, M. Bur­ rows, W. Aspinall, Bennett Hudson, J. T. Rawlin, Mr. S.Ellis, Mr. E. W. Hirst, H. Clegg, Thornton, W. R. Wake, Esq., Moseley, M. J. H. Wood, W . Sugg, Threapleton, T. Corbett, S. Flaxington, Hon. M. B. Hawke, John Padgett, R. Peel, T. Brackin, and Mr. L. G. Hill. Some largest attendances at an inter-county match, 14.000 at J. Rowbotham’s benefit match in 1873, v. Gloucestershire; 12,000 at T. Em­ mett’s benefit in 1878, v. Gloucestershire; 14,000, v. Lancashire, iu 1881.