Cricket 1884

Aug. 7 ,1884. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 833 tion of the Australian team they have enjoyed their first visit to England thoroughly, and I think I am justified in siying that they are immensely pleased at the hearty reception they have met from English cricketers wherever they have gone. was A t Portsmouth no possible effort spare! to make their stay thoroughly enjoyable. On the first night of the match they dined on board Nelson’s flagship, the “ Victory,” under the presidency of Admiral Hornby, and here, as at a ball later on in the evening in their honour, the King of Sweden was pre­ sent. On the following night they were ent3rtained at a banquet at Southsea by the members of the Royal Yacht Club, and here again there was a distinguished company to m6et them. Several of the team were present at the Oval on Monday during the match between Notts and Surrey, and thoroughly enjoyed the cricket. ten already selected to help England l Monday are Lord Harris, Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, Messrs. A. G. Steel, A. P. Lucas, W. G. Grace, and W. W. Read, with Ulyett, Peate, Shrews­ bury, and Barlow. I should myself like to see either Flowers or Barnes in possession of the eleventh place. S ome good scoring was recorded in a match between Charlton Park and Hampstead, played at Hampstead on July 31. Messrs. Newsom and McCanlis, going in first, put together 155 runs before they were parted. The Charlton Park team for eight wickets recorded the very large total of 414. Altogether exactly 500 runs were scored in the match, and on by no means afast run-getting wicket. This is not a bad record for a day’s cricket. T his evening those of the party who are first returning home leave Lon­ don for Liverpool, whence they sail on Saturday morning for America. The members of the team have one and all made themselves so popular, and shown themselves throughout to be such thoroughly good sportsmen in every way that everyone will hope to see another American tour a reality of the near future. I see it stated— and officially—that in all probability another visit may be arranged in three or four years, and then as now they may be sure of a heartywelcome. They carry back with them the very best wishes of English cricketers, and it is pleasant to think that we have been able in some small way to return the kindness always shown to English teams by sportsmen on the other side of the big drink. T he eleven to represent England against Australia in the last of the three representative matches to be commenced at the Oval on Monday will not, I hear, be completed until the end of the week. Ten places have been already filled up, but the eleventh is not so easily settled. Had Mr. C, T. Studd found himself in sufficiently good health he would in all probability have been included in the team. Everyone, however, will be sorry to hear that although he had hoped to help Middlesex against Kent to-day he has been compelled to give up all idea ofplaying and Mr. C. E. Cottrell will fill his place at Canterbury. The T he following will show the records of the nine first-class counties up to present time- Won. Lost. Drawn. 8 . . 0 . . 1 3 . . 2 . . 1 6 . . 3 . . 2 5 . . 3 . . 2 3 . . 3 ... 1 Laneashire . . . . 3 . . 3 . . 1 4 . . 4 ,.. 1 Derbyshire 0 ... 6 . . 0 Gloucestershire. 0 . . 8 . . 1 CLAPTON v. UPTON PARK. Played at Clapton on August 2. C lapto n . T he victory of the men of Kent over the Australians at Canterbury yesterday is an event of which the county has thoroughly good reason to be proud. Considering that at the end of the first day the game was ap­ parently all in favour of the Austra­ lians the triumph was the more creditable, and the enthusiasm of the Kentish folk was not to be wondered at. The victory was gained by very fine all-round cricket, and Kent can claim not only the distinction of being tbe only county that has beaten the present Australian team but the only one except Notts and Yorkshire which has defeated a Colonial eleven. Everyone will congratulate Lord Harris on the brilliant achievement of the county for which he has worked so untiringly. T h e following are the principal bat­ ting averages in all county and im­ portant matches of not less than ten completed innings :— Cmpltd. R Most in A Innings. Innings. AYro- A. G. S teel.. .. 17 '69 148 45.4 Lord Harris.. . . 2 2 886 112» 40,6 Sootton................... 18 698 134 38.14 W. G. Graoe .. 30 978 107 32.18 W. W. Bead.. . . 2 9 933 162* 32.5 Shrewsbury.. .. 24 697 209 29.1 W. Newham.. .. 16 459 137 28.11 M. C. Kemp .. 15 426 95 28.6 Barnes................... 29 792 105* 27.9 J. E. K. Studd .. 13 358 82* 27.7 T. C. O’Brien .. 32 869 119 27.5 A. J. Weboe .. 14 378 83* 27 C. T. Studd .. 15 398 141, 26.8 T a ste r................... 21 549 80 26.3 /.Shuter .. . . 30 766 125 25.1£ U ly e tt................... 36 911 134 25.11 Bates ................... 31 777 133 25.2 *Not out. Every county match, not merely those considered first - class, is in­ cluded in the compilation of these figures. J. B. Manson, c Nye, b Ganly........................0 J. H.Douglas, b Luckin 22 S. Shoiter, not out . .120 C. Hildyard, run out.. 11 S. A. Asser, c Allsop, b Ganly....................... 21 W. Batty, b Ganly .. 0 A. S. Douglas, lb w , b Ganly.. .. .. .. 6 Upton Park C. T. Aveling, b Mogge 35 T. Taylor, b Ganly .. 35 F. H. City, c Davis, b Lnckin ................. 8 . S. Nixon, o and b Luckin ................. B 15,1 b 4, w 5 .. Total.. .. did not bat. CLAPTON v. HIGHBUBY. Played at Clapton on August 4. C lapto n . C. Hildyard, c and b Barker ................ 5 G. W. City, b McEwen 12 J. H. Douglas, c G. Wakefield, b Barker 25 S. A. Asser, b Barker.. 17 A. S. Douglas, b Barker 15 W. Batty, not out .. 21 C.M.TebbutjtWilliams, b B ark er................ 8 R. J. Chapman, b McEwen................. F. H. City, cRabsoa, b Ward ................ 19 S. S. Nixon, b Barker 9 R. H. Clarke, b McEwen Mead, b Barker .. B 5,1 b 3, w 1 Total. . 3 . 3 . 9 .145 H ig h b u r y . J. W. MeEwen, st G. City, b Clarke .. .. 8 R. Wakefield, b J. D ou gla s................ G W. B. Robinson, b Nixon........................21 W. B Casson, b Clarko 60 W. Robson, 1 b w, b Nixon........................0 W. Barker and C. E. H. William 3 , b Nixon 3 G. Wakefield, not out 45 C. Boyton, c Nixon, b Chapman.. .. ..1 4 J. P. Ward, b Clarke .. 10 J. B. Manson, not out 15 B 17,1 b3,w 4 ..2 1 Total................ 206 Greig did not bat. NE’ER-DO-WEELS v. LAW CLUB. Played at Chessington on August 4. N e ’ e r - do -W eels . First Innings. T B.Harbottle, b Webb 20 Capt. Dalbiac, c and b W ebb........................5 A. J. Russell, b Gallop 4 E.F. Heritage, c Smith, b Webb ................27 A.H.Cochrane,b Gallop 0 A. B. Walford, bGallop 1 F. E. S. Adair, not out 0 G. O’N. Sergrave, b Gallop ................. J. H. Farmer, b Ga’lop H. E. Anthony,cand b Webb....................... R. C. Harbottle, b Gallop .. .. .. B 4, lb 6 .. .. 10 Total.................71 In the Second Innings Captain Dalbiac scored (not out) 2, A. J. Russell, b Cooke, 6 , E. r. Heritage, st Baynes, b Waller, 25, F. E. S. Adair (not out) 21 ; b 15 —Total 69. L aw C lu b . W.T.Litt’ewood, c T.B. Harbottle,b Heritage 72 J. C. Smith, c Farmer, b Walford................ 4 J. A.C.Tanner, c Adair, b Heritage .. .. 25 R. G. Gallop, b Farmer 15 H. P. Cooke, b Russell 9 T. S. Webb, st T. B. Harbottle, b Russell 0 R. H. King, c Heritage, b Walford................ 7 E. F. Baynes,b Farmer 13 J.Clutton, st T. B.Har- bottle, b Farmer .. 13 G. E. Waller, c T. B. Harbottle, b Farmer 0 W. Hayes, no4 out .. 0 B 7 ,1 b 9, w 4 .. 20 Total.................178