Cricket 1884

nov . 27, 1884, GRIGKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, 479 SOM E C U R IO S IT IE S OF 1S84. (Mostly reproduced from C bicket ). Jan. 26. Melbourne. Melbourne v. Hot- ham. W. Bruc'; scored 328 not out f jr Melbourne. The highest score ever made in the Colonies. 635 runs weie scored for eight wickets. Feb. 2. Dunedin. Otago v. Tasmania. L. Harris carried his bat through Otago’s first innings for 41 out of 65. Feb. 6. Sydney. Sydney University v. Bel- videre Club. S. Jones, of Third Australian Team scored 120 in less than an hour. His figures included twenty-one fours, Feb. 9. Melbourne. Wesley v. Bosemont. Wesley scored three, two .by a sub stitute and one bye. Feb. 16. Giffen, for Fourth Australian Team v. Combined Australia, tool: all ten wickets of latter for 66 runs. The only instance of the kind in a first-class match in the Colonies. Feb. 21. Melbourne. Tie match between East Melbourne and 16 of Dande- mong, each scoring 71. Feb. 2?. Victoria. Coburg v. Victoria Cres cent. Crescent scored 2 with nine cyphers. Holder took six wickets for one run. Feb. 27. Adelaide. Victoria v. South Aus tralia. 1,307 runs scored for thirty- six wickets. Feb. 28. East Melbourne, against 15 of South Melbourne Trades, scored 217 for 4 wickets in an hour and forty minutes. March 8, Victoria. Byaduk v. Banks and Law.. G. Clarkson, in second in nings of latter, took all ten wicket-; for five runs. March 15. Adelaide. Australian Team v. Fifteen of South Australia. Ban nerman and Bonnor, in former’s second innings, made 112 without the loss of a wicket. March 21. Colombo. Colombo v. Ambla- mana. While P. Vanderspar was in, a ball passed between the middle and leg stumps without removing the bails. Ma”ch 22. Sydney. Albert v. Warwick. H. Moses carried his bat through innings of former for 161 out of 295. April 14. , Kingston. For Middle Hill Club, E. Gordon carried his bat through the innings for 27 cut of 41. April 14. “ Over 30” of Bichmond got rid of “ Under 30 ” in the first innings for 9 runs, six batsmen failing to score. April 14. In a match, East Croydon v. Sutton Star, T. Sanders took six wickets for no runs. East Croydon totalled 6 in first innings. April 14. W. Shepherd, for Alexandra v. Waddon, at Waddon, took seven wickets in first innings and nine in second. April 15. For Ea3t Somerset y. Newbury, at Pangbourne, Dible, the Hamp shire bowler, bowled three wickets —middle stump—with consecutive balls. April 26. Shacklock, the Derbyshire fast bowler, in a match at Bamsbottom, bowled a ball between the middle and off stumps without disturbing the bails. April 26. Bangalore. S.R.A. v. A Troop 12th Royal Lancers. Bone bowled seven last wickets of latter with consecutive balls. April 26. Clapham Common. St. George’s (Battersea) v. St. Paul’s Institute. H. Northcote took five wickets of latter in one over. April 29. Oxford. Hertford Coll. v. Trinity Coll., Oxford. M. C. Kemp and H B. Tristram put on 350 for third wicket of former. May 3. For St. Andrew’s Church Choir, at Nottingham, S. E. Scotton took six wickets of St. Mary’s Bangers with out a run being scored off him. May 3. In a match at Beaufort House, for Walham Green v. Lorriner, Boberts, one of the Surrey Colts of 1883, took seven wickets of the latter in five overs for two runs. Lorriner scored 6. May 3. J. Eden, playing], for Richmond Bovers v. Oaks, at Richmond, carried his bat through the innings for 80 out of 145. May 3. In a match played at Clapham Park between St. Mary’s, Pimlico, and W. H. Smith and Sons’, H. Butler for the former took six wickets—five clean bowled—for one run. May 3. H. G. Hall, for Bushey Park, took all ten wickets of Cutler’s Hall Club for ten runs. He also scored 63 (not out) out of a total of 89 for two wickets, May— Stayley v. Flowery Field (Hyde). B. Woodhouse took six wickets of latter in seven balls. May 3, Melbourne. South Melbourne v. Bichmond, Soutli Melbourne scored 543 for eight wickets. F. Walters 174, J, Slight 150, J. W. Trumble 131. May 3. Oxford. Worcester Coll. v. Wad- ham Coll. Worcester stored in their first innings eight, in which were two leg-byes. May 3. First match on New Ground of Orleans Club, at the Ranelagh Club, Fulham. Bexley v. Orleans Club (10 a side). Twenty-seven wickets fell for 66 runs. Bexley were dismissed for seven in second innings. May 3. Pittsburgh. Philadelphian Zingari v. Pittsburgh. J. A. Scott and S. Law put 011 219 while they were to gether for I Z. The largest number of runs ever made for one wicket in America. May O.'JMoreton-iu-Marsh. Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire. Peate got three wickets in Gloucestershire’s second innings with successive balls. May 9. Oxford. Sixteen Freshmen v. Uni versity Eleven. A. B. Cobb scored 190for Sixteen in second innings. This is the largest score made on the Parks, at Oxford. May 10. W . Gee, a very fast underhand bowler, took seven wickets, all clean bowled, for one run, for Clarence Club (Upper Clapton) v. St. Jude’s, at Edmonton. May 10. For Wimbledon School v. Old Haileyburians, K. P. Schneider took i4 wickets for 16 runs. May 10. Chatham. Juniors v. Seniors of Royal Engineers. J. F. Renny- Tailyour carried his bat through second iniings of former for 73 out of 151. May 10. Bradford. Albion v. Yeadon. Jowett took all ten wickets of Yeadon. May 10. Badcliffe. Forest Amateurs v. Badcliffe-on-Trent. J. A. Dixon carried his bat through innings of Amateurs for 138 out of 218. May 10. Christ Church, Badford. Second v. Queen’s Walk School, W. Ad cock took all ten wickets of latter, May 10. Shorne v. St. Botolph’s. SLorne scored eight, including one bye. May 12. Sheffield Park. Australians v. Lord Sheffield’s XI. First match of Fourth Australian Team in Eng land. May 13. At Witham, for Witham v. Brain tree, F. H. Stevens and C. Roberts put on 161 for first wicket. May 14. Cambridge, King’s College v. Trinity Hall. W. Marshall and Whittle scored 130 for first wicket of King’s. May 15. Oxford. University v, Australians. Nicholls caught five batsmen in first innings of Australians at short slip—seven in the match. May 16. Oval. Surrey v. Essex. Barratt and Jones put on 105 for last wicket of Surrey. May 17. Ashton-under-Lyne. Ashton Club and Ground v. Denton Club and Ground. Bembridge’s first ball bowled to Mr. R. Howe, captain of the Denton Team, passed through the middle and off stumps without removing the bails. May 17. Leeds. Clarendon v. Leamington Clubs. H. E. O’Dwyer bowled a ball which was played by the bats man on to his wicket, and remained firmly fixed between the middle and off stumps about half-way down. May 17. H. Smith, for Northbrook v. St- Bart.’s, at Lee, clean bowled six wickets for no runs. May 17. C. W. Mills took four wickets in four consecutive balls, with under hand slows, in a match between Sevenoaks Vine and Old Hailey- burians. May 20. Cambridge. Caius v. Magdalene Colleges. The former scored 444 for two wickets in three hours and a half. May 22. Campenury. Campenury v. Mr. Barton’s XI. E. T. M. Harper car ried his batthrough former’s innings for 127 out of 241. May 23. Lord’s. Australians v. M.C.C. and Ground. M.C.C. totalled 481. Three batsmen scored 100—W. G. Grace 101, A. G. Steel 134, and Barnes 105 not out. First time that three scores of a hundred have been made in the same innings in an important match in England. May 24. In a match between Constitution Hill and Upton House, George Legg, a fast bowler, bowled a ball which hit the leg bail fair, but never removed it. May 24. In a match played at Clapham between St. Mary’s and Pearl Assu rance, C- Beman took seven wickets of the latter, all clean bowled, for two runs. May 24. In a match played at Bufford (Notts) between Edwinstowc and Bufford, the innings of the latter totalled 21, one batsman making sixteen and “ extras ” five. 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