Cricket 1884

422 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, s e p t . is, i884. cot seen at quite liis best, although he had little to do in the bowling. Har­ rison’s; extraordinary success as a bowler last year kept the veteran a little in tho background, and his figures were not so good as usual. This season, though, despite the generally hard wiekets, he has been re­ markably and consistently successful. Some of his performances for Yorkshire have been extremely brilliant, so much so that a few of them may be reproduced here. Sussex . . O. 31.3 M 22 It. 32 w. 8 Notts .. 43 33 IS 4 Derbyshire.. .. 24 16 20 7 Gloucestershire 47 31 27 4 Derbyshire (return) 20.2 13 28 0 Surrey 33.3 22 30 6 Considering that he haj now been nine­ teen year3 in County cricket his positinp at the head of the bjwlinij averages of York­ shire is remarkable, and it is ev.n now quite his right to bs cou*idered one of the very best fast bowlers of the day. He bowls left band, though his pace has been much reducfd of late years, ronnd-arm. Hedelivers very wide round the wicket,and as his action is a little peculiar, he is not very easy to see. He breaks back at times very much, and at his best was perhaps (he most difficult bowler we have ever seen. His bowling is often very erratic, but the occasional in­ tervention of a wide, followed as it was now and again by one of bis mo stpuzzlingballs has always proved very effective. As a bats­ man his hitting has been generally successful, and when once set he scores very freely. He is always hard at work in the field, and in this respect sets an example which mnny much youn2er players might follow with advantage. Always good-tempered, full of fun, but never obtrusive,Emmett is certainly the most popular professional of the day. No one, amateur or professional, it may safely ba said,has more thoroughly enjoyed the pur­ suit of cricket than the genial and worthy professor, whose career we have so hastily sketched.TomEmmett is an institution of the cricket world. May his shadow never grow less! N e x t Thursday’s C ricket will contain a portrait and biography of J. Hunter, the wicket-keeper of Shaw's team just leaving for Australia. TJIE>3C0RE>BO0K. Scoret o f Matehes will only be inserted if accom­ panied by a 1‘oatal Order for One ShlVing. Care should be taken to use only one side o f the paper, and to write all figures and names distinctly. As the Ed tor reserves the right to return scores , the name and add ess o f sender should be added in every case. CHESHIRE. RESULTS OF MATCHES. Matchos played, 6; won, 2 ; lost, 2 ; drawn, 2, D±te and place. 1st inn. 2n i inn. June 23, 24, Chmhire........119 .. 154 .. Newcastle . . . . . . Northumberland 198 ...75*.. *No wicket down. Lofct by ten wickets June 80 & July 1 Cheshire ..............123 .. 208 .. Old Trafford . .. . Lancashire..............297 .. 40*.. *One wicket down. Lost by nine wicket*. July 18,13, Cheshire........... 202 ..107*., M.C.C............185 .. 171 .. *Four wickets down. Drawn. Augnst 1, 2, Cheshire ....... 85 .. Stockport............ Lancashire . . . . 154 ., *Eight wickets down. Drawn. August 6, 7, Cheshire ....210 .. Lor..’s.................... M.C.C.............171 .. Won by 40 run*. August 29, SO,.. Cheshire ........ 208 .. Stockport..............Northumberland 54 .. Won by an innings and 60 runs, Inns. N.C. Browning.. 8 G. C. Douisrm G. Davenport . T. Whatiuough.. S. Brown .. .. H. Millward .. S. Holliu** .. .. J. S. H*rgreaves W. Wntherspjon 11 J. WriRht .. .. 8 Radcliffe .. .. 8 G. Pearson .. 8 R. Ihornber .. 4 G. Ravenscroft.. 4 B a t t in g A v e r a g e s . Most in Times not out 6 10 , 9 , 11 . 10 1) 6 Tot 273 i74 , 834 , 837 60*.. 806 .. 211 . 210 , 94 . 208 148 Inns. Runs. Aver. 21* . . 85 . . 85 58 . . 17i . . 84.2 b'i* . .2 16 . . 30.6 72 . . 233 . . 25 8 78 . . 220 . . 20 65* . . 173 . . 19.7 . . 131 . . 14.5 17* . . 41 . . 9.4 26 . . 77 . . 8.5 28 . . 63 . . 7.7 14 . . 58 . . 7.2 18 . . 17 . . 6.2 12 . . 18 . . 42 4 . . 5 . . 1.1 The following plaj ed in two innings: —A. M. Lalham, 5 runs; J. Johnson, 4; A. M’Lachlan, 9; C. Holden, 21; R. D. Maddocks, 8. The following pluycd in one innings:—H. M. Grayson, 15 runs ; M. Sprout, 5. B o w l in g A v era g k s. M. Sproat.. .. H. Millward .. J. Wright .. G. C. Denison.. T. Whatinough S. Brown .. .. W. Wotlierspooi G. Ravenscroft The following did not tnko a wi»ket:—H. Thornber. S. Hollins, J. Johnson, A. M’Lachlan, Radcliffe, and C. Holden. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wkts. Aver. 2 J . 10 .. 33 . 6 . 6 211.2 . '9 .. 394 .. 2* . 11.16 112.8 . 8S .. 264 . . 16 . 16.8 64.2 . 15 .. 125 .. 7 . 17.6 8.3 . 4 .. 18 . . 1 . 18 249.2 . 89 .. 493 .. 23 . 21.10 1181 . 60 .. 357 .. 18 . 87.6 14 . 8 .. 47 . . 1 . 47 T H E FO U R TH A U S T R A L IA N T E A M . AUSTRALIANS v. SOUTH OF ENGLAND. The Committee of the Surrey County Cricket Club having given the use of the ground and stands to the Australian Team for a farewell match, their tour was brought to a close with the decision of the above fixture at the Oval on Friday last. Every effort had been made by the Surrey executive to secure a representative eleven of southern cricketers to oppose the Australians. Owing to various causes, principally the lateness of the date, they were, however, not successful, and the team might, indeed, have been con­ siderably strengthened. Tha Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, Messrs. Brain, Lacey, Newham, and Kemp, though all invited, were unable to take part in the match, and Lord Harris, who had promised, had to give up his place at the last moment owing to a strain while playing for I Zingari against the Australians at Scarborough. The recent rains, too, had mai’ e the ground heavy, and as the Australian bowlers, especially Spof forth, are always seen to the greatest advantage under such circumstances, at the outset the Englishmen were thought to have a very poor chance. Mr. W. G. Grace won the toss for the South and elected to go in first with Mr. Whitfeld as his partner. Spofforth and Bojle shared the Australian bowling, but Mr. Grace commenced to score at once, and he had made all the twenty-four runs got when he was caught at short slip. Mr. Whitfeld, after being in a long time without scoring, was taken in the same fashion, and Mr. O’Brien, after being bowled by a no-ball of Palmer, was also had by Me Donnell, who thus secured all the first three batsmen. At the fall of the third wicket the total was 43, but after this a complete collapse took place. Spofforth and Palmer |bowled in rare form, but the batting was, with the exception of that of Wood, of the tamest possible description, and the innings closed for 56, six of the eleven having faile I to get a run. Palmer’s figures were extraor­ dinary, 70 balls for ten runs and five wickets. The batting of the Australians was certainly not up to their best form. Bannerman and Giffen both played good cricket, though the former was missed at short-slip off Woof. Bonnor hit well while he was in, but Murdoch was not at home, and he might have been stumped twice off Mr. Horner, though neither was a very easy chance. The last five batsmen on the Australian side gave little trouble, and the innings finished with the total at 16 J, Mr. Horner taking four wickets for 19 runs. The South were in a minority of 170 when they went in again on Friday morning. As before Messrs. Grace and Whitfeld commenced the batting, but this time Palmer was deputed to open the Australian bowling with Spofforth. Both batsmen played very carefully, and there seemed to be a slight hope of a good show. As Palmer did not prove successful, li'i gave up the ball to Boyle, and from the latter Mr. YVhitfeld, who had made 21 out of 50 by excellent cricket, was neatly taken at for­ ward point close in. Mr. O’Brien soon followed, and at Gi Mr. Grace, who had batted with great care, played one of Spof- forth’s into his wicket. After his departure tho end soon came. Painter and Head again showed to great disadvantage, and Spotforth bowled them with the next two balls—“ the hat trick.” Mr. W. W. Read and Wood played up pluckily, but, other­ wise, the batting was again very tame, and the tenth wicket fell for 102. The Austra­ lians thus won by an innings and five runs. Spofforth’s bowling was once moro tho feature of their cricket. He has, indeed, rarely done better, and his figures, as will be seen, are remarkable. In tho two innings of the South he took twelve wickets for 77 runs. S o u t h o f E n g l a n d . First Innings; Second Innings. Mr. W . G. Grace, c M’Don­ nell, b Spofforth .. ..2 1 Mr. H. Whitfeld, c M'Don- uell, b Sp )fforth .. .. 0 Mr. T. 0. O’Brien, c M’Don­ nell, b Spofforth .. ..1 5 Mr. W. W. Read,b Spofforth 6 Painter, e and b Spofforth.. 0 M. Head, b Palmer .. .. 0 Mr. A. F. J. Ford, b Palmer 0 Wood, not hnt .................. 8 Wootton, b Palmor .. .. 0 Woof,cB*unermau,bPalraer 2 Mr. C. E. Horner, b Palmer 0 N b ..................................1 b Spofforth .. ..2 0 c Palmer, b Boyle 21 c Palmer, b Boyle 7 c Scott, b Boyle .. 14 b Spofforth .. .. 0 b Spofforth .. .. 0 b Npofforth .. .. 2 b Spofforth .. .. 19 c and b Spofforth 0 c and b Spofforth 0 not out..................1 B 11, n b l .. 12 Total ................63 A u s t r a l ia n s . Total ..102 P. S. M’Donnell, b Ford 6 A. C. Bannerman, c Painter, b Ford .. 35 W. L. Murdouh, b Ford 23 H. J. H. Scott, b Ford 11 G. Giffen, e Wood, b Horner ..................88 G. J. Bonnor, o Woofc- ton, b Horner .. .. 27 W. Midwinter, c and b W o o tton ..................0 J.M’C.Blackham,l b w, b Wootton G. E. Palmer, not out F. R. Spiifforth, c Painter, b Horuer .. H. F. Boyle, b Horner B 12,1 b 8 .. Total ..163 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S o u t h o f E n g la n d . First Innings. O. M. R.W. Spofforth .. 25 10 34 5 Boyle .. .. 7 2 11 0 Palmer .. .. 17.212 10 5 Second Innings. O. M. R.W. 40 24 43 7 23 11 20 3 10 5 27 0 Spofforth and Palmer each bowled a no ball. A u s t r a lia n s . Woof Ford Horner O. M. R.W. 2o 12 43 0 41 27 88 4 21,2 9 19 4 Wootton Grace O. M. R.W. 21 10 85 2 7 2 13 0