Cricket 1885

j u n e 4, 1885, CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 169 ness of things. Every one will b pleased, to learn that he has obtained a lucrative appointment in the Lands Department of New South Wales. A correspondent has sent me the score of a match played at Malta on the 7th and 8th of last month, which was productive of some tall scoring. The game was between the 1st Bat­ talion of the Hampshire Regiment and the Boyal Artillery, and in all 886 runs were totalled for twenty wickets. Bombardier Hayward carried out his bat for 113 out of a total of 289 made by the Artillery, whose eleven iucluded Major Beaver, a cricketer, if I mistake not, long associated with the Incogniti. The Hampshire Regiment made a big score of 597, which was specially noteworthy from the fact that three batsmen were credited with over a hundred, a very rare occurrence. Lieut. Wyld, the old Dulwich College boy, who played for Surrey a year or two ago, contributed 218; Corporal Cairns 131 not out, and Lieut, West­ moreland 103. A nother instance of fast run-getting has been sent to me. On Saturday last Mr. W . N. Roe, the old Cantab—- whose name is famous by reason of his extraordinary score of 415 not out, at Cambridge in 1881, the highest on record— showed some wonderful hitting in a village match at Elstree. He made 111 out of 127 runs from the bat in seventy minutes. His figures included two sixes, four fours, seven threes, and twenty-three twos. A n Australian correspondent has very kindly forwarded me the statistics of the Melbourne Club, the M.C.C. of the Colonies, for the season just com­ pleted. Of Senior Matches, thirty- five were played, and of these nine­ teen were won, thirteen drawn, and three lost. Of the sixteen first-class matches, eight were won, six drawn, and two lost. In first-class matches, J. M. Blackham was at the head of the batting averages with 5.80 for five completed innings, though W. Bruce played the most of all the members. The latter, whom I hope to see with the next Australian team, made 446 runs in thirteen completed innings, aud in addition was the best bowler, taking 58 wickets for an aggregate of 738 runs, or an average of 12.72. In all matches Mr. G . E . Vernon, the Middlesex amateur, was well at the top of the batsmen. In four innings he totalled 440 runs. A D erbysh ire correspondent of the Sheffield Telegraph gives some particulars of two matches played last week at Winsick, in which nine ladies were opposed to six players of the sterner sex. I do not quite know how these “ ladies’ matches” are managed, though I have heard one amusing account of the arrangements. A well- known Member of Parliament for a Metropolitan constituency told me how a son of his, who has graduated on Public School and University cricket fields, took part in such a con­ test in a southern county during the autumn. One of tho two elevens of ladies happening to be short in num­ bers he was enlisted into the service, and donned female attire for the nonce—I think this is the correct phraseology— to the great advantage of the side. A nother good sportsman, once prominently identified with Austra­ lian cricket, has just passed away. I refer to Mr. Joseph Richard Clayton, who died at Sydney on April 5, after a protracted illness. He was Hon. Sec. of the New South Wales Associa­ tion in the early days of the inter­ colonial matches, and did a lot of really good work when the game was in its infancy in the colonies. Ho was an ardent and liberal supporter of cricket in every way. The Sydney Mail states that he occupied the post of City Treasurer there for many years. As C ricket readers know, I am keen to give publicity to anything out of the common in connection with the game. Here are two more bests on record. The largest score ever made in New Zealand is credited to C. Strange, who made 220 at Christ Church for the Banks against the Insurance Companies in March last. The match between the Peram­ bulators and Etceteras, played at Oxford on Monday and Tuesday, was, too, a curiosity in its kind. The innings of 473 by the former is not only the highest ever made on the Parks Ground at Oxford, but it in addition contained a very exceptional feat, Messrs. W. H. Edgar and J. M. Swayne, both, if I mistake not, old Wykehamists, putting on 194 runs for the last wicket. This, though, does not equal the achievement in 1882 of Messrs. A. G. Brown and G. N. Morrison, who added 198 for the last wicket of the Toronto Club against the Past and Present pupils of Trinity College, Port Hope. T he performance of Gnun and irnes for M.C.C. & G. at Lord’s on Tuesday, against Yorkshire, is worthy of a special record. To put on 330 runs while they were together, and against such bowling, is an achievement as yet unequalled against an eleven like that of Yorkshire. As far as I know, the f illowing are tlio best instances of a similar kind. 693 by Messrs. G. F. Vernon and A. H. Trevor, for the Orleans Club against Ilickling Green, in 1882. 454 by Barnes and Midwinter, forM . C. C. & G. v. Leicestershire, in 1882. 404 '.by Lord Throwley and Mr. W, F. Forbes, for Mr. A. E. Fellowes’ X I. v. Huntingdonshire, in 1881. 400 without a wicket by Messrs. J. Shuter and T.Ashdown, for liexley v. Emeriti, in 1884. T he following are the principal averages for all county and other important matches for not less than 6 completed innings up to the end of M ay:— Names. Innings. Rune. Highest Average. Score. W. W . Bead .. 7 . 410 .. 143 .. 63.5 10 .. 362 .. 71 .. 36.2 J. Shuter 0 . . 207 .. 135 .. 34 3 A. N. Hornby . . 8 . . 216 . . 84 . . 30 6 F. Hearne 8 . . 199 . . 62 . . 21.7 A b e l................... 7 .. 143 .. 49 .. 20.3 Humphreys 6 .. 121 45 .. 20.1 R. S. Jones 6 .. 119 .. 60 .. 19.5 Flowers . . 6 . . 112 . . 40* . . 18.4 C. W. Wright . . 7 .. 126 55 .. 18. J. Hide 7 . 120 .. 52 .. 17.1 E. J. Diver 7 . 109 .. 67 .. 15.4 Tester .. 6 .. 88 .. 40 . . 1 4 4 Scotton . . 8 . 113 . . 39* .. 14.1 G. N. Wyatt .. G . 85 . . 50 . . 14.1 Lohmann 7 . 99 . . 28 .. 14.1 J. Robertson .. 7 . 82 . . 30 . . 11.5 Barnes 8 . 50 .. 18 .. 6.2 MARYLEBONE C. & G. v. YORKSHIRE. Some extraordinary batting by Gunn and Barnes, in the second innings of M.C.C., gave exceptional interest to this annual match, played at Lord’s On Monday and Tuesday. The performance of the two Nottingham professionals is indeed without parallel in a match of such importance. While they were together the score was raised from 72 for three to 402 for four wickets, so that the partnership was pro­ ductive of 330 runs. Two years ago, on the same ground, Midwinter and Barnes put on 454 runs for M.C.C. & G „ against Leicester­ shire, but this fixture was not quite of the same class as that decided on Tuesday. Gunn and Barnes were batting together for four hours and forty minutes, and consider­ ing that they had Ulyett, Peate, Bates, Emmett and Peel, in addition to Preston and Hall, opposed to them the achieve­ ment was a very remarkable one. Gunn’s innings will add considerably to the high reputation he has already gained, and great interest will attach to his play during the remainder of the season. His score of 203 was made up of two sixes—one a hit out of the ground over the grand stand—one five, twenty fours, eight threes, twenty-four twos, and thirty-four singles. He gave a hard