Cricket 1885

210 CRIOKET ; A WEEKLY RECORD OP. THE GAME, ju n e a s , lm . here he had to be content with seven runs in his one innings. This summer Mr. Bain­ bridge has been one of the mainstays of the Cambridge eleven, and though unfortunately not very successful in London, there is every reason to believe that he will do good service next week against Oxford at Lord’s, to which he is now well used. Mr. Bainbridga has good defenoe, and in addition can hit very hard all round when occasion requires. Last year he bowled very fast round arm with some slight success, though too erratic to be very effective. He is a fine field, particularly in the country, where he covers a lot of ground. He has, too, taken a prominent position as an Association foot­ baller, representing his University and the Old Etonians with great credit. Our portrait is taken from a photograph by Hill and Saunders, of Cambridge. TH K O XFO RD AND C AM B R ID G E M ATCH . In a recent analysis of the two University elevens in this paper, a prominent oricketer and excellent judge of the game gave it as his opinion that, though the question of the Oxford and Cambridge match was very open, a superiority in batting gave a slight preponderance in favour of Oxford. Sub­ sequent performances have only tended to confirm the impression that Monday’s match is no certainty, and that the issue is more open than it has been for many years. From the play of the two elevens in the London matches already decided, it seems as if the bowling on both sides i3 certainly not up to the average. Bock bowled well at the Oval, helped a little by the wicket and as he keeps an excellent length and does not tire, he is sure to be of use next week. Toppin, who bowls fast, did not seem to be particularly dangerous at the Oval, though he was fairly successful in the earlier matches. Buxton, the slow bowler of the elevsn, has good command of the ball and wants watching. He was apparently rather puzzling when he first went on at the Ov&l. Smith’s inclusion in the eleven is so far justified as he has always been successful at Lord’s, though he seems to have lost some of his pace and sting. Oxford, too, are only weak in bowling, and, indeed, it will not surprise us if at the last moment Mr. Page decides to include another bowler in the eleven for Monday. That such a course has been in contemplation we have reason to believe. Mr. Bastard’s slow round arm has been very successful throughout the season. He seems to have got more command of the ball, and as he sends in a very difficult one every cow and then is mostly effective. He is certainly the most reliable bowler on the Oxford side. Mr. Cochrane is aleft-hand slowround armbowler, better, we are inclined to think, than some estimate him. He has generally got a few wickets, and is always useful. Mr. Whitby’s fast bowling has proved such a failure this seison that his absence from the eleven is hardly a surprise. His place has been taken by Mr. Godfrey, a very fast bowler who was successful against Lancashire at Manchester. He hardly seemed to get on his full pace at the Oval, but he is of the bumping order, and if Monday is his day, may prove effective. Mr. Page, though at times he bowled fairly well at the Oval, was helped by a bad light, and does not appear to be quite as good as he was last year. Jn batting on paper Oxford are strong. Mr. O’Brien, though, as yet has not got into form, and Mr. Brain, though he has played good cricket, has not had as much practice as last year. Mr. Key has played very well throughout, and if he stops will give the Cambridge bowlers considerable trouble. Mr. Buckland, though just lately a little out of luck, has shown capital cricket this year, and the same may be said of Mr. Hildyard. Mr. Page’s hitting will also give the Light Blues cause for anxiety if he stays any time. Mr. Cochrane can score fast, and is not by any means to be despised as a batsman. Mr. Newton played two good innings against Surrey at Oxford, and the eleven must be strong in batting if his right place is seventh wicket down. He plays in very good style and as he gets runs quickly is likely to be valuable. Though on paper Cambridge is, perhaps, not quite so strong in batting, it has six or seven batsmen, all of whom may make runs. Messrs. Wright and Bainbridge have both been batting con­ sistently well this season, and Mr. Hawke’s 73 at Lord’s tn Tuesday shows that he may be very dangerous. The value of Mr. Rock’s defence was fully proved last year, and besides Mr. Turner the two Freshmen, Messrs. Kemp and Buxton, the former of whom bids fair to ripen into a first-class bat, are both very likely to make a good score. As far as we have seen the out cricket generally of both elevens is not up to the average ; indeed, the fielding in London generally has been slack. On public form there ought to be every chance of a good match if the game is played under fairly even conditions. BECKENHAM v. CRYSTAL PALACE. (12 A-SIDE ) Played at the Palace on June 20. B eckenham . L. Wilson, b A. W. D o rm a n .................. 16 E . Crosakey, run ou t.. 19 C. Wilson, b Turner.. 8 W. B.Friend, c Wollo- ton, b A. W. Dorman 2 A. M. IngUs, 1 b w, b A. W. Dorman.. .. 10 G. H. Collier, o Carrey, b C. H. Dorman .. 23 J/Bob«rtson, c Clark-, b Fox.......................... 8 C. E. Currie, b Aste .. 82 B.E.Inglia, c Wolloton, b C. H. Dorman .. 44 H. S. Barkworth, l b w, b T u rn er....................... 2 Hon. E. P. Tbesiger, c Aste, b Turner.. .. 7 A. Pearce, not out .. 0 B 4, l b S , w3 . . 1 0 T ota l...................182 C rystal P alace . First Innings. W. R. Hawkings, b R, E. I n g lis ..................22 C. H.Dorman,c Robert­ son, b Currie .. 3 L . J. Fox, b Currie .. 11 A. W . Dorman, not out 1 A. W. Gardner-Wollo- ton, b R .E . Inglis.. 5 B ..........................6 Total . 90 P. Curray, 1 b w, b Robertson .. .. 1 J. Aste, o Friend, b Bobertson .. . . 2 0 H. Hetley, o Currie, b Bobertson .. .. 6 L. H. Neame, c C. Wilson, b Robertson 0 L. J.Turner,cThesiger, b Robertson .. .. 0 C.Mitchell,b Bobertson 15 H. P. Clarks, e Currie, b Bobertson .. .. 0 In the Second Innings P. Currey scored, o Friend, b Currie, 0, J. ABte (not out), 29, L. H. Neame, c Friend, b Carrie, 3, A. W. Gartlner-Wolloton, e L. Wilson, b Carrie, 17; b 5—Total, 54. STREATHAM v. CRYSTAL PALACE. Played at Streatham on June 17. C rystal P a la c e . First Innings. W, Kettlewell, b C. J.C. Shoard, bColling- Morgan .......................0 rid g e ..........................7 A. W. T. Woolston, b G. Cosens, lbw, b C. C. Morgan..................... 22 Morgan ......................9 S. Shorter,cRoughton, J. WillockP, not out .. 5 b C. Morgan .. .1 1 W. Hey, b C. Morgan.. 0 C. Mitchell,bC.Morgan 9 ±4 11, lb 2, w a . . 1 5 C.J, Fox, cBullen, bW. — T ro llo p e ...................8 Total .. ..132 H.Hetley,bCollingridge 88 A.W. Dorman,b C'dling- ridge.. ?......................18 In the Second Innings J.C. Sheard scored, b Colling- ridge, 0, J. Willocki, c C. L. Morgan, b 0<i!ling>idgr, 8, W .H eJtb Odlingiidg'vB; b 4 —Total, 15, W. L. Trollope, b Fox 42 D.R.Hallam, b Dorman 89 E.C.Evelyn,bWillocks 7 H. Collingridge, c Hetley, b Dorman.. 13 H. Hardy, o Sheard, b Willocks .. . . 1 2 C. L. Morgan, not out 21 C. Morgan, b Dorman 0 J, W. Ronghton, c Shorter, b Cosens .. 6 TREATHAM. J. H. Bullen, c Shorter, b Sheard.................. 4 F. Bickley, b Sheard.. 1 W. Russell, c Fox, b Cosens ..................2 B 14,1 b 4, w 2 .. 20 Total ..158 SURREY v. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. The Oxford eleven suffered another defeat at the Oval on Tuesday, when Surrey beat them easily with an innings and 17 runs to spare. Neither Mr. Roller, Barratt, nor Bowley were able to play for the County, and the bowling in their absence was rather weak. Beaumont and Lohmann, though, performed so successfully, helped somewhat on the second day by the wicket, which kicked after the rain, that the game was finished by four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Key played very good cricket in the first inuings for his 61, as did Mr. Hildyard when he had settled down, though rather shaky for tho first few overs. Otherwise, with tho excep­ tion of a well played second score of 32 by Mr. Brain, who was finely caught by Abel at Bhort slip high up with the right hand, the batting waB very disappointing. Nine of the t6n Surrey batsmen who were out got double figures. Maurice Read was again the principal run-getter, and his 97 were got in his best style. He was in while 176 runs were added to the Surrey total. Beaumont andLohmann each took nine Oxford wickets. The Utter, though, had the better analysis, his nine costing 08 against 111 of Beaumont. O xford U niversity . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. J. H. Brain, o Abel, b Beaum ont.......................... * oibel.b Lohmann 32 Mr. P. Coles, c Abel, b L oh m a n n ....................... 0 oW . W . Read, b Beaunont .. 8 M r.T. 0. O’Brien, b Beau- m o n t ............................... B b Beaumont .. 0 Mr. K. J. Key, bBeaumont bl c Bowden, b Leh­ mann .. .. 6 Mr. H. V. Page, lbw, bBeau- m o n t ...............................M b L e h m a n n ... . 1 Mr. L, D. Hildyaid, not out 62 c Shuter, b Loll- maon.. . . 1 6 Mr. A. H. J. Cochrane, run out ........................0 b Lohmann.. .. 10 Mr. E. H. Buckland, run out ............................... 0 b Beaumont .. 1 Mr. A. E. Newton, c Shuter, b Lohmann .. .• . . 1 7 o W ood, b Loh- mann .. . . 1 0 M>. C.J.M.Godfrey, bBeau- m o n t ...............................2 c Abel, b Beau- m ont..................11 Mr. E. W. Bastard, c Beau­ mont, b Lohmann . • .. 1 not out.. .. ..0 B 4,1 b 1 ........................5 B 5,1 b 1..6 Total ..101 Total ..177 Mr. J. Shuter, b Co»h- rane .. .. •• •• 55 Abel b Bastard .. . . 1 9 Mr. E. J. Diver, c Key, b Page .....................80 Mr, W. W. Read, run out .............................J® Read, b Bastard .. .. 97 Mr. M. P.Bowden, hw, S urrey , Lohmann, st Newton, b Bastard..................4 Wood, b Bastard .. 25 Beaumont, b Cochrane 10 Mills, b Cochrane .. 10 Mr. C. E. Hornor, not o u t ..........................0 B 11, lb 2, w 1 .. 14 b Pago 12 Total BOWLING ANALYSIS. S urrey . Godfrey Bastard Cochrano O. M. , 21 6 , 38 18 . 32 1 12 R. W . Page .. 37 Buckland 6 61 0 63 4 ____ 70 3 Godfrey bowled one wide, O xford U nitersity . First Innings. O. M. R. W , O. M. R. W 70 2 14 0 Beaumont.. 32 12 Lohmann •• 27.3 9 Horner Mills .. Abtl „ 3 15 0 16 0 18 0 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 31 16 47 4 11 8) 6 6 9 -0 24 10