Cricket 1884

o c t . 30, 1884. CEICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 465 S econd E l e v e n . Overs. Mdns. Rune. Wkts. Aver. M. Cavanaugh .. 241 .. 71 .. 395 .. 67 .. 5.60 F. A. Smith .. .. 71.2.. 19 .. 120 .. 18 .. 6.12 W .D. Butler.. .. 53 .. 8 .. 131 .. 17 .. 7,12 H. Digby .. .. 35.1.. 9 . . 6 4 .. 8 .. 8 A, E a s t..................212.4.. 87 .. 516 .. W .. 8.44 The following bowled in three innings and under :— A. A, Kennard 3 overs for 3 runs and 2 wickets, A. H. Holmes 5.1 overs for 15 runs and 5 wickets, C. H. Allberry 6.2 overs for 9 runs and 2 wiekats, F. G. Springthorpe 7 overs for 13 runs and 3 wickets, R. Pentreath 32 overs for 42 runs and 10 wicketp, A. S. Buckley 24 overs for 53 runs and 8 wickets, R. W. Bur­ roughs 15 overs for 49 runs and 6 wickets, C. Higham 8 overs for 25 runs and 2 wickets, W, Rock 6 overs for 8 runs and 1 wicket, W. J. Smith 3 overs for 6 run?, T. Cannon 2 overs for 8 runs. The bowling analysis was not kept in following match :—Gravesend—M. Cavenaugh, 5 wickets ; F. A. Smith, 6. Northbrook, Opponents. Total R u n s ..........................2,216 .. .. 1,690 Wickets lo s t .......................... 158 .. .. 282 Cost per wicket .................. 14.4 .. .. 7.66 Secretary—F, A. Smith, 45, Manor Park, Lee, S.E, The Batting Averages appeared in C r ic k e t o f Sept 25, page 449, , LORD’S GROUND-BOYS v. HOLY TRINITY, PADDINGTON. Played at Lord’s, on September 20. H o ly T r in it y . C. Russel], b Morgan.. 12 L. Stanley, c Lambert, b Pinnock.................5 W. Ward, b Banks .. 2 J. Jeffries, run out .. 1 A. Truswt-11,c Pinnock, b Banks ..................0 F. House, c Cannon, b M u rdoch ................15 C. Mercer, b Morgan .. 0 F. Wright, b Morgan 3 A. Westcott, o Lam­ bert, b Murdoch .. 2 A. Smith, b Murdoch 2 W. Nead, b Pinnock .. 3 J. Bates, not out .. 12 E x tra s..................11 Total 68 L ord ’ s G round -B oys . S. Banks, c and b T ru sw ell..................9 J. Cannon, c Stanley, b Wright .................. 12 J. Morgan, b Truswell 3 G. Murdoch, c Turrall, b Truswell .. .. 7 A. Lloyd, st Bates, b Wright ..................0 T. Pinnock, c Bates, b T ru sw ell..................6 E. Pearce, c Bates, b Ward.......................... J. Searle, run out J. Murdoch, not out.. G. Trinder, run out .. F. Murdoch, st Bates, b Truswell .. A. Lambert, b Ward .. E x tra s.................. Total .. .. , LORD’S GROUND-BOYS v. HOLY TBINITY, PADDINGTON. Played at Lord’s, on September 24. L o rd ’ s G r o dn d -B oys . J. Cannon, b Truswell 40 J Morgan, b Truswell 32 S. Bank*, c and b Stanley ..................27 G. E.Murdoch,bStanley 1 S. Pinnock, c and b Stanley ..................14 A. Lloyd, b Stanley .. 0 G. Trinde~, c House, b T iu s w e ll..................30 A. Lambert,st Wright, b Stanley................ 0 J. 8c*arlp, b Stanley ..1 1 F. Smith, st Wiight, b Truswell.................4 A. Smith, not out .. 6 Extras.................4 Total H oly T r in it y . A. Wrstcott, run out.. 21 F. Wright, b F. Smith 8 H. Pedlar, b J. Cannon 0 F. H ourb , b G. Murdoch 33 H. Stanley st Cannon, b Pinnock..................It A. Truswell, b Pinnock 2 W. Ward, b JT. Sm ith.. 5 L. Stanley, b F. Smith 0 J. Tun a), b F. Sm th 11 E. Pearce, not out .. 1 W. Nead, b Pinnock.. 1 E x tia s ..................22 T.tal ..119 A N SW E R S to C O R R E S P O N D E N T S P eucy W ells . — Dicido, Castro, Urdiales, Spain. On the whole we prefer A team. C. H. F.—Perhaps R. Humphrey, 1G, Boyce’s Avenue, King’s Road, Clifton, Bristol, will be able to give you the information. T H E PU B L IC SCHOOLS. (i Communicated .) T he Eton eleven of 1884 wa3 hardly up to the standard of many of its prede­ cessors. In batting it was much better than the poor show at Lord’s might have led any one to believe, and it was the weakness of the out-cricket which caused the successes of the team to be so few. The captain, R. S. Lucas, Thomas, and Philipson were the chief run-getters, but Forster, who with Lord George Scott saved the reputation of their School at Lord’s, was all-round the most effective cricketer. Mordaunt, Bromley-Martin, and Forster bore the brunt of the bowling, but in this department the eleven was unusually weak and there was no player of exceptional promise in the team. Lucas and Bridgeman have gone into resi­ dence at Cambridge, Murdoch at Oxford. Soames is the only other member of the team who has left up to this time, we uuderstand. Owing to illness H. E. Crawley, the Harrow captain of 1883, was unable to take his place in the School eleven of last year and the duties of management devolved on E. M. Butler. Of the ten matches played five were lost and four won, not a very satis­ factory summary. The Harrovians, though, were a better team all-round than their early form predicted, and their play at Lord’s, where they had the best of the drawn game against Eton, showed that they were a fair working eleven. Buxton was far in advance of the rest of his fellows in the batting averages, and Young, Watson, Oates, and Butler all showed good cricket, though the first-named was helped materi­ ally by four not out innings. C. H. Dent (slow round arm with a rather high action) and Ramsay (fast round) were the most suc­ cessful bowlers, and the pair were indeed credited with seventy-one of the ninety- eight wickets obtained by Harrow in 1884. H. E. Crawley is now in residence at Cam­ bridge, as are Oates, Cox, Buxton, and Kindersley. C. H. Dent has gone to Oxford. As far as we know E. M. Butler will be captain next season for the second time. The Winchester eleven cannot point to a very prosperous year. Out of ten matches only two were won and as many as seven lost. A. L. Watson, who will be cap­ tain next summer, had the very creditable batting average of over twenty runs for thirteen completed innings. Jones also seems to have batted consistently well, but otherwise there was no great run-getting power in the team. Swayne, Nicholls (a brother of the Oxonian), and Talbot were the most successful bowlers, as will be seen. The first-named has gone to Oxford, as has Coles, while Cambridge can claim the other two who have left—Humphry and Birch. Watson, Jones, Nicholls, A. G. Watney, Hemmerde, Lyon, and J. S. Watney, we understand, all remain for 1885. As many as eight of this year’s Rugby eleven have left, so that there will be plenty of chance for the rising talent next summer. Oxford will be able to claim the services of P. Coles, who showed excellent cricket this year with both bat and ball, and also of Bowden-Smith. Mott has gone to Cambridge, and the captain, Harrison, and Surtees will also be up at the same University. The School elevens of late have been much be­ low tli3 once deservedly high standard of Kugby cricket, and this year’s pi iy did not present noteworthy features of any kind. We itminster School has of late years fallen from the high position it once occupied in ttie cricket world. Last season certainly showed no improvement, and of the ten matches played, as many as seven were lost. Hurst, who was the most successful all-round player in the eleven, will probably have left before next season, and three others. In­ gram, Armitage and Lowe, will not be avail­ able for 1885. Of these, the first named has gone to Cambridge. Charterhouse had a fairly good season, though five of the fourteen matches they played ended disastrously. The Westminster match was won, but in that with Wellington the eleven were unsuccessful. Coulby and Cawston were the chief scorers, and the former, who is now up at Cambridge, showed really very promising form throughout the season. C. H. Vintcent’s medium pace bowl­ ing was very successful, and to Wreford- Brown, a slow bowler with considerable break, the eleven were greatly indebted. Indeed, out of the one hnndred and eleven wickets which fell to Charterhouse during the season, these two were credited with as many as ninety-five. Coulby and Richardson, Caws­ ton, Vintcent, Hansell, Woodbridge and Waggett, will not be available for next summer. Of these, the two first named have gone to Cambridge, the three last to Oxford. The Marlborough eleven were by no means up to the standard of the last few years, and indeed, their record was not a very cheering one. In batting the team was fairly strong, but in bowling they were exceptionally weak, and their out cricket altogether was decidedly below the average. Cheales, who was by far the most successful bat, and indeed the best all-round cricketer, ha? gone to Oxford, and Sale, who had to bear the brunt of the bowl­ ing, is also in residence there. Firth and Bere, too, are up at Oxford, while the Captain, Padwick, is now at Trinity College, Cambridge. Keeling has also left, and he will probably be an acquisition to the Cooper’s Hill team. Meyrick, Buchanan, MeyrickrJones and Ashfield will be the four members of the eleven available for next season. The University Cricket of 1885 will not receive much assistance from the Chelten­ ham eleven of this year. V. E. Ferguson goes to Oxford, but with the exception of Robinson, who is at Cambridge, we believe no one else is destined for the Universities next summer. The Cheltonians had not altogether a satisfactory season, though their cricket was at times very creditable. Heath, Robinson and Ferguson were the most useful members of the team, and their play all round was decidedly above the average. The batting figures were altogether good, but there was nothing very noteworthy in the bowling, though in four instances it was fairly successful. Only four of the Clifton Eleven of 1884 will be available for next season—Fowler, Cuyler, King and Wood. In Johnston, they had undoubtedly, the best wicket-keeper seen in Pub ic School cricket for many years, and it is a matter for regret that neither University will be able to c’aim nis services. King and Cuyler batted so effectively that they should be of use next year, and Fowler should be of service with both bat and ball. Only two of this team are at present bound for Oxford or Cambridge, Bradford to the former, and Darley to the latter. There was little worthy of note in the cricket of the Uppingham eleven this sum­ mer. Martineau and W. F. Whitwell had to bear the brunt of the bowling as well as the batting, and their figures are distinctly creditable. Otherwise the play all-round was only very moderate and the form just of late has certainly been very inferior t>y con- Next issue of Cricket Nov. 2J-