Cricket 1884

s e p t . 4,1884. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 397 A g o o d deal has been written and said about Spofforth’s occasional habit of scraping along the pitch at the end of his delivery so as to pro­ vide the bowler at the other end with a “ spot.” I do not think anyone would defend such a procedure, but another practice which has recently come under my notice seems to me to be as objectionable. I allude to the custom of soma bowlers opening the seams of the ball with their nails so as to admit of their getting more work on. A ba'l used in au important match just lately, was shown to me, in which, by the use of the nail, quite an indentation had beenmade between the seams. I know there is nothing in the rules to prevent such action, but, at least, to my mind, it ought to be prohibited by the unwritten law of fair play. T h e cricket picture of the season is certainly a photograph taken at Cambridge during the progress of the match between the University and Yorkshire. It represents four, pre­ sumably, members of the University in full academical costume. A close inspection, though, shows that the quartette present a striking similarity in appearance to four prominent Yorkshire professionals. It has not been generally understood that Peate, Ulyett, Lockwood and Emmett ever matriculated at Cambridge, but this picture almost makes me believe so. The undergraduate in the surplice, evidently on religious thoughts intent, could hardly be taken for anyone else but Lockwood, and, indeed, I could register an affidavit that it is Ephraim of Lascelles Hall fame. Another undergrad bears a strong family resemblance to Tom Emmett. Now that theyare apparentlyqualified, I should fancy that the Cambridge captain is hardly likely to let four such valuable recruits to the cricket of the University escape his notice. T h e following will show therecords of the nine first-class counties up to the present time this year— Won. Lost. Drawn, Notts ......................... 9 . . 0 . . 1 Middlesex ....... 4 . . 3 .. . 3 Yorks ............... 8 . . 4 .,. 3 G . . 4 . . . 4 Sussex.............. G . . 4 . . 1 Lancashire 5 . . 4 .. . 1 K ent.................. 4 . . 6 ,. . 2 Gloucestershire. 1 . . 8 .. . 3 Derbyshire 0 . . . 10 .. . 0 The Sportsman of yesterday gives the sensational heading of “ An Ex­ traordinary Day’s Cricket,”-to a para­ graph anent a match between two elevens, captained respectively by Messrs. P. L. Kaye and H. Y. Green. The curiosity, I assume to be in the fact that rain prevented the delivery of more than one over during the day. There is surely, though, nothing extraordinary in such an ex­ perience, On the contrary, it is the commonest thing in the world to hear of play interrupted by rain. I re­ member, a few years ago, a fixture between Middlesex and Surrey at the Oval, in which the stumps even were never pitched during the three days. This might well be cited as a very exceptional case. T h e English Illustrated Magazine for September contains a well written article on Cricket, by Andrew Lang, with several excellent engravings illustrative of the game—past and present. The author, if I mistake not, recently discoursed on the same subject in another sixpenny monthly, but, as his latest production is very readable, it will be interesting to cricketers of all classes. T h e following are the chief batting averages of over 23 runs for not less than 10 completedinnings in all county (first, as well as second-class) and principal matches up to Saturday last: Comptd. Most in Innings. Buns. Innings. AvgG. E, 0 . Powell 10 551 140 55.1 A. G. Steel 23 932 148 40.12 Scotton .. 24 948 134 39.12 F. A. Maekinnon 12 464 115 38.8 Lord Harris 36 1374 112* 38 6 W . W . Read 38 1379 162* 36.11 W . W. P. Pullen 11 396 161 36 W.Newham 21 741 137 35.6 W. G. Grace 37 130 L 116* 35.6 Gunn 20 662 138 33.2 Shrewsbury 30 905 209 30.5 Barnes 37 1101 107 29 28 T. C. O’Brien .. 39 1102 119 28.10 Hall 36 1016 135 28 8 W . H. Patterson 13 357 66 27.6 Hon. A. Lyttelton 14 379 103 27.1 Painter 24 648 133 27 I. D. Walker 25 674 83 26.24 Ulyett O .T . Studd 43 1131 134 26.13 15 398 141* 26.8 H. B. Steel 15 397 100 26.7 A. N. Hornby .. 33 857 94 25.32 Bates 37 956 133 25.31 J. Shuter 37 947 125 25.22 J. H. Brain 32 791 143 24.33 Warren 12 292 96 24.4 H. W. Bainbridge 16 381 80 23.13 Tester 26 611 80 23.13 M . P. Bowden .. 29 676 89* 23.9 Grimshaw 26 607 115 23.9 H. Whitfeld .. 21 489 80 23.6 Barlow . . .. 36 832 119 23.4 J. E. K. Studd .. 16 370 82* 23.2 GLOUCESTERSHIRE. RESULTS OF MATCHES. Matches played 12, won 1, drawn 3, lost 8. Date and place. 1st inn. 2nd inn. T»t. May 8, 9,10, Gloucestershire 179 .. 4i3 .. i 22 Moreton-in-Marsh Yorkshire . .. . 128 .. 185 .. 2(53 Lost by 41 runs. May 26, 27, Gloucestershire 171 .. 66 .. 237 Gloucester.......... Sussex............. 179 .. 59 .. 238 Lost by seven wickets. Juno 12,13,14, Gloucestershire 219 .. 150 .. 3F9 Lord’s.................. Middlesex . .. . 146 .. 345 .. 491 Lost by 122 runs. June 16,17, Gloucestershire 240 .. 115 .. 855 Oval .................. Surrey............. 888 .. — .. J88 Lost by an innings and £3 runs. June 19, 20, 21, Gloucestershire 248 .. 241 .. 48') Brighton .......... Sussex.............. 248 .. 290 .. 688 Lost by 49 runs. July 14, 15,16, Gloucestei shire 201 .. 79 .. 280 Gloucester.......... Notts................. 204 .. 77*.. 281 *Four wickets down. Lost by six wicket*. July 24, 25, Gloucestershire 119 .. 25*.. 144 Manchester . . . . Lancashire.... 142 — .. 142 *One wicket down. Abandoned owing to death of Mrs. Grace. July 58, £9, Gloucestershire 117 .. 127 .. 24t Bradford .......... Yorkshire . .. . 301 .. — .. 301 Lost by aninnings and 57 rdns. July 31, Aug. 1, Gloucestershire 49 .. 63 .. 112 N ottingham .... Notts ............. 10J .# 9*.. 114 *No wicket down. Lost by 10 wickets. A rgsl4,15,16, Gloucestershire 101 .. 821 .. 422 Ciiftun .............. Lancashire.... 1&8 .. 227 .. 415 Won by seven runs. 'A u g. 21,22,23, Gloucestershire 888 .. 40*.. 4-28 Cheltenham . . . . Middlesex . .. . 255 .. 295 .. E50 *No wicket down. Drawn. Aug. 25, 26, 27, Gloucestershire 484 .. — .. 4.c4 Clifton .............. Surrey.............. 464 .. —..4 0 1 B a t t in g A v e r a g e s . Most in Times Inns. Rune. Inns, not out. Aver. Mr. W. W. F. Pullen 9 . . 816 . . 161 ,.. 1 .. £9.4 Mr. W. G. Grace .. 18 . . 527 .,. 91 ,.. 2 .. 35.15 P a in te r .................. 21 . . 595 ,.. 133 .. 0 .. a -.7 Mr. J. H. Brain .. 13 . . 325 , . 143 .,. 0 .. 25 Mr. E. M. Uiace .. 19 . . 4U5 ,.. 67 .. 1 .. 5c2 9 Mr. W. R. Gilbert.. 18 . . 324 .. 69 .. 1 .. 39.1 Mr. H. V. Page 15 . . 211 . . 47 .. 0 .. 14.1 W oof.. : ................ 21 . . 140 . 28* .. 10 .. 12.8 Mr. F. Townsend .. 13 . . 141 ,.. 41 .. 1 .. 11.9 Mr. C. Francis 12 . . 109 ,.. 42 . . 2 .. 10 9 Mr. H. Clowes 8 . . b2 ,.. 22 .. 0 .. 1U.2 Mr. E. J. Taylor .. 7 . . 64 .,. 33 . 0 .. 9.1 Mr. J. A. Bueh 13 .,. 78 .. 20*... 4 .. 8.6 Mr. F. A. Curteis .. 7 . . 49 ,.. 27*... 1 .. 8.1 Gregg .................. 14 . . 106 ,.. 17 ,.. 0 .. 7.8 Mr. H. J. Boughton 7 . . 36 ,.. 15* .. 1 .. 6 Mr. J. Hatton.. 6 . . 28 . . 11*. .. 1 .. 5.3 4 1.2 * Signifies not out. The following played in two innings Mr. W. Fair­ banks, 6 and 4; Mr.F. L. Cole, 3 and 0 ; Mr. W. H. Game, 0 and 2; Mr. A. E. Leatham, 0 and 1; and Mr. G. B. Nicholls, 1 and 0. B o w l in g A v e r a g e s . OverJ. Mdns. Buns. Wkts. Aver. Mr. W .B.G ilbert 161.3 .. 50 .. 344 .. 19 .. 18.2 W o o f ...........864.1 .. 874 .. 1395 .. 69 .. 20.15 Mr. W. G. Grace 520.1 .. 214 .. 790 .. 36 .. 2i.84 G regg.................... 213.1 .. 97 .. 277 .. 12 .. 23.1 Mr. H .Y . Page.. 817 ..1 4 5 .. 548 .. 22 .. 24.20 Mr. J. H .B rain.. 51 *.. 16 .. 137 .. 5 .. 27 2 Mr.F. Townsend 45 .. 18 .. 97 .. 8 .. 33.1 Painter .. .. 51.3.. 15 .. 110 .. 2 .. 65 Mr. W. W. F. Pullen bowled 10 overs, 4 maidens, ll runs, 1 wicket; Mr. B. E. Nicholls, 22, 6, 49,1 ; Mr. F. L. Cole, 5,2, 9, 0 ; Mr. F. A. Curteis, 36,11, 75, 0 ; Mr. E. M. Grace, 10,1,88, 0; and Mr. J. A. Bush, 5,0, 8, 0. P layin g for Married v. Single of Scwitli Hayling on August ‘29, J. P. Hunt did the hat trick in each innings of the Single. R em arkable B ow lin g P erform ance .— While playing for East Somerset at Yatton, last Friday, v. a strong Mid-Somerset team, Mr. Tankerville Ciiamberlayne’s bowliug analysis was as follows:—6 overs, 3 maidens, 7 wickets, and 10 runs. The first 5 wickets were taken in 3 overs for no runs. A n A c c u r a t e T e n n is C o u r t .— The eye detects at once tho difference between Courts marked out by Proctor’s Patent Chains,and thosewith a tape measure ; the absolute accuracy of the formor is strikingly evi­ dent. Box of Chains, with directions for use, price 10s. 6d., fr©m Frank Proctor, Patentee, Stevenage, Herts; and Wholesale Firms.— A d v t,