Cricket 1884

s e p t . 25,1884. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, 445; A c c o r d i n g to the Globe cricket among ladies is said to he growing in favour in Wiltshire, and this week a match, it is said, will be played between two teams composed ofladies. The oldest conservative evening paper waxes funny over the recent fancy shown by ladies in the direction of cricket. It is of opinion that some of the terms used in the game would re­ quire amendment. No young lady, it suggests, would like to be called “ long-leg.” “ Silly-point,” though, would, I should fancy, be even more distasteful. Truth delivers the following very oracular utterance on the subject of the English Team which left last week for Australia. “ It is a good, but by no means a representative team of players, Barlow being the most noticeable absentee. Though, however, it might be better, it might, remembering all the interests that have to be studied in making up such an eleven, be very much worse.” Just so. I do not know that the public will be much the wiser from the last sentence. I h a v e already announced the c o n ­ templated retirement of two of the most prominent Amateurs of the day from first-class cricket, Messrs. I. D "Walker and A. N. Hornby. I am also authorised to state that the increasing requirements of his pro­ fession will prevent Dr. W . G. Grace from playing for the future in any other matches than those of his County, and the annual contests be­ tween Gentlemen and Players. I u n d e r s t a n d that there is every probability of Murdoch severing the long connection he has had with New South Wales. The Australian Cap­ tain,though associatedwiththatColony since he was fourteen years old, was born at Sandhurst, in Victoria, He contemplates, I believe, settlin. down permanently in Melbourne. I n another part of this number of C r i c k e t , will be found some “ Prac­ tical Hints on Cricket,” by William Clarke,the founder of the All England Eleven. TheEditorhas takentheliberty of reproducing them from a readabl little work called “ Cricket Notes,” written by Mr. W. Bolland, the Presi­ dent of I Zingari, and published in 1851. It will be interesting to Cricketers of the present day to read the opinions of one of the very best judges of the game of a past genera­ tion. F IR ST CLASS CR ICKET IN il8 ; . C r ic k e t e r s of the present day have reason to be grateful for many things whichwere unknowntotheir ancestors. In nothing, perhaps, are they more favoured than in the wonderful improvement which has taken place in cricket reporting during the last few years. No sport, on the whole, is so accurately or so fully done in the principal papers. How the game was recorded at the end of the last century, will be seen in the curious report of “ Early Cricket in Ye Phoenix Park,” reproduced by that keen Irish sportsman, Mr. J. T. Hurford, which will be found in another part of this number. I s e e that tlie Liberal Three Hun­ dred of Oxford have unanimously selected Mr. E . E. Bowen,of Harrow, as one of the two candidates to con­ test the city at the next election. Mr. Bowen has worked very hard for cricket and football during liis master­ ship at Harrow School, and has done much to encourage athletics of every kind. PUBLIC SCHOOL ROVERS y. NORTON A T eam (DURHAM). Played at Norton on September 20. J. F. Whitwell, b Rown- tree ........................ 10 W.F. Whitwell, c New­ by, b A. Crosby.. .. 5 E. Craddock, c Newby, b A. Crosby .. .. 1 A. G. Neasham, c and b A. Croaby..................D C. Nasham, 1 b w, b Row ntree.................4 C. Thompson, b Rown­ tree ......................... 0 T. Belk, b A. Crosby .. F. Neasham, st Rown­ tree, b A. Crosby .. W . Belk, b A. Crosby H. Burcombe, not out J. Stevenson, b A. B. Crosby .. .. B 6 . . . . . . Total .. .. N orton T e a m . J. H, Heavisides, b Thompson.................. 32 T. Hftch, b W. Whit­ well .......................... 1 R.Williams,b W."Whit­ well |..........................7 G. Newby,bW.Whitwell 16 J.Rowntree.cStevenson, b W . Whitwell.. .. 6 A. Lee, b J. Whitwell .. 4 J. Thompson, c Steven­ son, b J. Whitwell .. 0 A.B.Crosby, c C. Neas­ ham, b J. Whitwell 48 H. S. Crosby, c T.Belk, b W. Whitwell .. 0 G. Kirk, not ou t.. .. 19 N. Chapman, b C. Neasham...................0 B 11,w 2 ,n b 1 .. 14 BATTING AVEKAGES. Most in Times Inn?. Runs. Inns, not out. Aver^ Mr. A. G. Steel .. 28.. 967..148 ..3..38.17 Mr. W. W. F.Pullen 13.. 396..161 ..2 ..3 6 Scotton .. . . 3 1 . . 897..134 ..5..34.13 Mr. W . G. Grace .. 45. .1361..116». .5..34. 1 Mr. W. Newham .. 19.. 643.. 137 ..0..33.16 LordHarris .. 42. .1219..112 ..4 ..3 2. 3 Ulyett .. .. 46. .1334..146*..1..29.29 Mr. W. W. Read .. 45..1243..135 ..3..29.25 Shrewsbury .. 34.. 908..209 ..2..28.12 Mr. I. D . Walker .. 27.. 674.. 83 ..3 ..2 8. 2 Barnes .. .. 43..1092..105*..4..28 Mr. T. C. O’Brien.. 46. .1150. .119 ..4..27.16 Mr. W. Blackman.. 19.. 417.. 77*. .4. .27.12 Hall .. .. 40..1058..135 ..1..27. 5 Mr. C. T. Studd .. 18.. 398. .141*. .3. .26. 8 Mr.H.W.Bainbridge 16.. 367.. 80 . .2. .26. 3 Hon. A. Lyttelton 16.. 417--103 ..0 ..2 6. 1 Gunn . . .. 27.. 647..138 ..2..25.22 Mr. E. A. Mackinnon 12. . 308..102 ..0..25. 8 Mr. E .J . McCormick 12.. 256.. 73 ..2 . .25. 6 Mr. H. B. Steel .. 17.. 406..100 ..1..25. 6 M r.W .H . Patterson 17.. 400.. 73*..1..25 Painter .. ..2 6 .. 648..133 ..0..24.24 Mr. J.H. Brain .. 32.. 789..143 ..0..24.21 Mr. J. Shuter .. 36.. 833. .101 ..2..24.17 Mr. C. Wilson .. 15.. 839.. 71 ..1..24. 3 Bates .. .. 44.. 995..133 ..2..23.29 Mr.G. N. Wy£tt .. 18.. 373..112 ..2..23. 5 Tester .. . .2 6 .. 553.. 80 ..2..23. 1 Flowers .. .. 3 7 .. 805..122 ..2 ..2 3 . Mr. A . J. W ebbe .. 2 2 .. 476.. 83*. .1. .22.14 Mr. E. M. Grace .. 2 5 .. 516.. 67 ..2..22.10 Mr. M. C. K em p .. 2 7 .. 559.. 95 ..2 ..2 2 . 9 M. Read .. .. 4 1 .. 801.. 99 ..4 . .21.24 Mr. W .R . G ilb ert.. 2 1 .. 437.. 69 ..1 . .21.17 Grimshaw .. 3 3 .. 710. .115 ..0..2 1 .1 7 M r.T.H ine-H aycock 1 8 .. 327.. 69 ..3..2 1 .1 2 Mr. A . N. H ornby . 2 8 .. 550.. 94 ..2 ..2 1 . 4 Mr. J .E . K . S tu dd. 2 1.. 424.. 82*..1 ..21 . 4 Mr. J. G. W alker .. 1 2 .. 256.. 92 ..0 ..2 1 . 4 Mr. T. S. P earson.. 2 4 .. 459.. 83 ..2..2 0 .1 9 Lee . . . . 1 6 .. 334.. 54 ..0..2 0 .1 4 Mr. M. P. Bowden . 3 3 .. 583.. 64 ..4 ..2 0 . 3 J. H ide .. .. 3 1 .. 592..112 ..1..19.22 Mr. B .J . D iver • .. 3 6 .. 660.. 94 ..2..19.14 Mr. F. Taylor .. 1 0 .. 179.. 5 4*..1 ..19 . 8 Mr. K. J. K ey .. 2 7 .. 479.. 55 ..2 ..1 9 . 3 Mr. G. F . Vernon .. 3 2 .. 592.. 60 ..1 ..1 9 . 4 Briggs .. . . 3 3 . . 607..112 ..1..18.31 Mr. H .V . Page .. 3 7 .. 665.. 72 ..1..18.17 Lohm ann .. 1 8 .. 271.. 69 ..3 ..1 8 . 1 Mr. H. W hitfeld .. 2 5 .. 433.. 80 ..1 ..1 8 . 1 Barlow .. . . 4 3 , . 713..101 ..3..17.33 Humphreys .. 2 8 .. 444 .. 65 ..3 .. 17.19 Mr. A. W." R id le y .. 1 7 .. 304.. 68 ..0 .. 17.15 Mr. L. D ocker .. 2 3 .. 381.. 58 ..1 ..1 7 . 7 F .H . Sugg .. 2 6 .. 439.. 73 ..0..16.23 Mr. A. P. Lucas .. 1 7 .. 263.. 37 ..1 ..1 6 . 7 G. G. Hearne .. 3 6 ., 483.. 61 ..4 ..1 5 . 3 M r.P.J.deParavicini 3 1 .. 386.. 53 ..5 ..1 4 . 7 Signifies not out Total. .112 BOWLING AVERAGES. Shaw .. Emmett Attewell Crossland Flowers Barlow Peate .. Burton Peel .. Mr. C. E. Horner Overs. Mins. 742 1041 1150 524 909.2 1268.3 1564.2 623.1 471.3 924.3 Mr. P. H. Morton 94 Mr. H. O. Whitby 457.2 Wootton .. 937.3 Mr. E.W . Bastard 405.3 Lohmann Shacklock Mr. C. W. Rock •T. Hide Humphreys Juniper A. Hide 218 208.1 279 656 344.3 546 480.1 434 560 656 202 454 654 788 299 223 417 41 153 423 179 116 71 137 330 55 277 258 Runs, 744 1250 1217 893 1163 1655 1867 877 658 1455 164 941 1524 578 311 419 374 873 916 741 616 Wkts, Aver. 71 10.34 107 11.73 101 12. 5 71 12.41 90 12.83 126 13.17 137 13.86 58 15. 7 43 15.13 93 15.60 10 16. 4 58 16.13 93 16.36 34 17. 18 17.5 24 17.11 21 17.17 49 17.40 51 17.49 41 18. 3 34 18. 4