Cricket 1884

SEPT. 18, 1884. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OE THE GAME. 426 L o r d J e r s e y ’s XI. First Innings. J.G.Walker, cand b James 82 H.Tubb, c Bovill, bCapron 16 H.C.Manl, c sub, b Maude 6 Rev.T.T. Peyton, b Bovill 60 \V. E. W . Collins, c and b Bovill ..........................26 Rev. W. H. Draper, c Baker, b Bovill .. .. 4 C. Cobb, c James, b Bovill 1 C. Shillingford, c Ber'ford, b M aude.......................... Rev. C. D. Marsham, c Capron, b Maude .. .. 4 S. Byass, not out . . . .. 0 Lord Jersey, b Bovill .. 0 W.H.P. Jenkins, c Capron, b B o v ill..........................0 B ..................................18 Total..........................166 Second Innings, c Dale, b Boviil .. 2 c North, b Maude .. 12 c Maude, b James .. 8 b M aude..................4 st James, b Maude 24 b M ando..................0 c North, b James .. 81 4 c Baker, b Maude .. not o u t .................. c and b Maude .. 23 c and b Maude .. 0 c Toynbee, b Maude 14 B 9,1 b 7, w 1.. 17 Total .. ..143 DEDDINGTON v. FREE FORESTERS. Played at Banbury on August 21 and 22. D e d d in o t o n . First Innings. Second Inning*. J. G. Walker, b Bovill .. 6 c Rawlinson, b Appleby .. .. 7 W. T. Toynbee, b Bovill.. 2 b M aude.......................8 Rev. E. Prothero, c Raw­ linson, b Bovill .. . . 1 3 b M aude...................... 8 W. E. W. Collins, b Bovill 5 b Appleby .. ..0 S. Byass,b Appleby.. .. 9 b E vans.......................6 C. Cobbs, b Applebv... . 4 c Foster, b Maude.. 2 W . Evetts, c Maude, b Bovill ........................ 18 cRicketts.b Appleby 21 A. C. Willy, c Rawlinson, b Appleby ...................8 b Appleby...5 H. Byass, not out .. .. 4 b M aude.......................2 E. Ramsay, c Appleby, b Bovill ..........................0 c Bovill, b Appleby 8 W. H. P. Jenkins, c and b B o v iil..........................2 not o u t ...0 B 5,1 b 1 ...................6 B .......fi Total ................67 Total F r e e F o r e s t e r s . A. H. Evans, run out.. 65 F. W. Maude, c Cobb, b Collins ..................7 J. H. J. Hornsby, b Collins ..................18 C. W. Rawlinson, b W illy.......................... 8 Rev. G. E. Willis, c Willy, b Collins .. 16 F. W. Caprrn, c Cobbs, b Ramsay..................20 I Capt. B. Baker, c Evetts, b Ramsay.. A. Appleby, b Willy .. W. D. Bovill, b Willy.......................... G. W. Ricketts, b Collins .................. F. J. Foster, not ou t.. B 16,1 b 4, w 1 , n b 2 23 Total ST. BOTOLPH’S v. ROYAL GUN FACTORIES, WOOLWICH. Played at Woolwich on September 13. R o y a l G un F a c t o r ie s . I H. Anderson, b Dearne 6 I C. Peake, b Blackman 12 I T. Hales, run out .. 3 Clark, b Butcher.. .. 1 |G. Bishop, b Butcher 0 [ H. Smith, not out .. 2 ; Extras .................. 9 G. Smith, c Butcher, b Blackman..................7 Candelett, c Deamo, b Blackman..................10 H. May, b Blackman.. 24 J. Maude, c sub, b Blackman..................4 C. Cartor, c Hewitt, b Dearnc ..................16 Total 94 S t . B o t o l p h ’ s J. Wood, b Candelett G. Dcarne, b May H. Netlleingham, b Candelett................... F. Judges, b Candelett H. Blackman, b Can­ delett.......................... C. Butcher, b May .. J. J. Hewitt, b May .. J. Coxon, b Candeletfc W. Honeycombe, b Candelett.................. Matthews, b May Bell, not out Extras .. ’ 4 Total TttE Hornsey Ramblers had a very plea­ sant and successful week’s tour in East Kent from August 11 to 16. Playing at Canter­ bury, Ramsgate, Gore Court, Whitstable, Westgate, and Herne Bay, they won 4 matches, lost 1, and 1 was drawn, GREEN WALK v. ADRIANS. Played at Bowden'on September 2, G r e e n W a l k . First Innings. Second Innings. W. Dowling, b C. Fleming 8 r u n o u t .................. 6 C. P. Gaddum, c Reid, b C. Fleming .................. 8 c E. Pearce, b C. Fleming .. ..2 0 H. Hodgeson, c Lomas, b E. Pearce..........................26 b C. Fleming .. ..107 L. Clegg, b E. Pearce .. 0 b E. Pcarce .. .. 6 N. Sidebottom, b A. Flcm iD g................. ..2 1 c R. Gaddum, bC. Fleming .. ..1 0 E. L. Allen, c and b E. Pearce ..........................0 run o u t ..................... 19 F. E. Gaddnm.not out .. 21 r u n o u t ..................... 18 S. Earle, c C. Fleming, b A. Flem ing.......................... 8 c sub, b Pea-ce .. 5 W. Ogle, b A. Fleming .. 0 c E. Pearce, b C. Fleming .. .. 1 J. Hall, c E. Pearco, b A. F lem in g..........................3 b C. Fleming .. .. 2 C. Iiansome, b A. Fleming 1 not o u t .......................0 B ................................. 5 B 11, w 2 .. .. 13 Total. Total ..206 . . .. 91 A d r ia n s , First Innings, Second Innings. I. Pearce, c Allen, b D ow lin g.......................... 0 c Ogle,b Sidebottom 0 E. Pearce, b Sidebottom.. 7 1b w, b F. Gaddum 16 A Fleming, b Hodgeson.. 8 c Sidebottom, b F. Gaddum .. .. 6 C. Flpming, b Hodgcson.. 5 c Sidebottom, b F. Gaddum .. ..1 0 P Reid, bF. Gaddum . . 2 R. Gaddum, b F. Gaddum 9 c and b Sidebottom 0 H. Raundrup, b Hodgeeon 4 st P. Gaddura, bF. Gaddum .. .. 1 H. Loma=, b Hodgeson .. 8 st P. Gaddum, b F. Gaddum .. .. 24 A Reiss, b Hodgeson .. 0 not o u t ................. 2 a . E. Gaddum, n ot out .. 0 n o t o u t .................. 3 A. G. Gaddum,b Hodgeson 0 B 10, 1 b 1, w 2, n b 2 15 B 4, w 2, n b 1 7 Total. . 3 ., 58 Total THK F IF T H A U S T R A L IA N T E AM IN E N G L A N D . (S pec ial .) Tho completion of the match against the South of England at the Oval on Friday, brought to a brilliant close the fourth tour of Australian cricketers in this country. On paper, the results of the matches played may appear to be less favourable than the summaries of the teams of 1880 and 3882. Any comparison, though, of this kind would have to take into account the very different quality of the fixtures arranged for this last visit. Indeed, no analysis would be at all fair which did not reckon the arduous nature of this fourth trip as a very important factor in its com­ putations. Taking into account the class of matches in which the Australian team have been engaged here during this summer, their performances have been truly of a most brilliant kind. In a short speech after the termination of the final fixture, Lord Harris remarked that no one could fail to admire and respect the cricket shown by Murdoch and his comrades. English cricketers will heartily echo this sentiment and congratulate every member of the team just returning home on the long list of successes which has attended them. We had almost said unqualified success, because it will be admitted that no team playing so many times, and, as a rule, against strong elevens can hope to carry out its programme without some few reverses. Altogether, their record shows thirty-two matches, and of this number eighteen were won, seven unfinished, and seven lost. As already remarked, in analysing the results of this fourth tour, very considerable allowance should be made for the improved class of fixtures made in comparison with those of the three previous visits. Other circum­ stances should also be fairly weighed in forming an estimate of their play, not the least of which ought to be the greatly im­ proved conditions of ground on which the present team have had, as a rule, to perform. It is a long time since English cricketers have been favoured with such a glorious summer as that just drawing to a close, and the Australian bowlers have, it must be ad­ mitted, had this time none of the advantages which it was claimed had so much to do with the successes of their former teams. Considering the ambitious nature of the programme arranged for them by the secretary of the Surrey County Club it was generally thought that they were acting very unwisely in making the journey with only thirteen men. We believe it was the intention of the promoters to have brought another reserve if they could have obtained a suitable player, and, in all probability, had Bruce been able to come he would have been included. Not one of the least remark­ able features in connection with the trip has been the fact that such a trying programme has been carried out practically by eleven men. On some few occasions, generally of comparatively minor importance, Cooper was tried, but it was soon shown that his slow bowling would be of little use, and as this was the sole reason of his inclusion in the team he was a marked failure, though it must be added that he was not perhaps seen at his best owing to an injured finger. Alexander,who acted as manager—and a right good manager, too, be it added—was hardly required as a player at all, and, indeed, with remarkably slight variations, the same eleven appeared on the field throughout. This was the more noteworthy, as at different times more than one member of the team was suffering from injuries of one kind or another. Blackham’s hand was oecasionally so bad as to make the brillianceof his wicket- keeping still more remarkable, and Spofforth, Bonnor, Midwinter, Murdoch and Palmer were occasionally, from various causes, not able to do themselves justice. Commencing on May 12, at Sheffield Patk, the tour closed on the same day of September, so that for exactly four months the team were kept at the full tension. Giffen, McDonnell, Scott, Bannerman and Bonnor took pa’ t in every contest, and, of the regular eleven, Boyle was the least worked. Eleven of the team had pre­ viously figured on English grounds, and, in­ deed,the only strangers wereCooper ard Scott, Murdoch, Spofforth, Bannerman, Blackham and Boyle have been members of all the four teams which have visited England ; Palmer, McDonnell, and Bonnor, were here both in 1880 and 1882. Giffen came in 1882, Alexander in 1880, and Midwinter, though beet known in England by reason of his con­ nection with Gloucestershire, has been mostly identified with Colonial cricket, and played in a few of the earlier matches of the first team in England in 1878, before Mr. W . G.Grace Becured his services for the County of Gloucester, in which it is said he was bom. The success which attended the Austra­ lians in their previous visits was rightly attributed in a great measure to the preva­ lence of wet wickets. The superiority of their bowling where the ground admitted of any great work being got on the ball, has always been unmistakable. The argument that the generally slow condition of English