Cricket 1885

jur/f 2,1885. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 283 in Queensland. In exchange the demon bowler, Spofforth, has recently left New South Wales to settle permanently in Melbourne, by virtue of an appointment he has received in the National Bank of Australasia. “ Spoff” playing for Victoria, and McDonnell for New South Wales, will be what Mrs. Malaprop termed “ a derangement of epitaphs.” E a r l y in the summer I called attention to the arrival in England for a brief visit of Mr. T. Nunn, a well-known New South Wales cricketer, who represented his Colony against Shaw’s team last January at Sydney. I notice another New South Welshman who took part in the same game now figuring in English, or, rather, in this case, Scottish cricket. Mr. R. Pope, I learn from the Scotch papers, has recently been chosen captain of a new club formed of Australian students attending Edin­ burgh University. On Saturday week he opened his term of office in brilliant fashion against the High School, contributing 156 of a total of 810. C r i c k e t e r s everywhere will have heard with the greatest satisfaction that the report which I mentioned last week of Lord Harris’ appointment to the Under-Secretaryship for India proved to be well founded. I have already alluded to the presence of two crioketers in the Cabinet, in the persons of Lord George Hamil­ ton, and the Hon. Edward Stanhope. There is, too, a very strong cricket element among the subordinate Ministerial officers. The following names, indeed, will readily recall an active connection in one way or the other with our national game. Earl of Lathom, better known to cricketers under his earlier title of Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Chamberlain; Lord Harris, Under-Secretary of State for India ; Sir W. Hart Dyke, Chief-Secretary for Ireland; Mr. Akers- Douglas, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury; Colonel Walrond and Hon. Sidney Herbert, Junior Lords of the Treasury ; Viscount Lewisham, Vice Chamberlain. Among the Private Secretaries, too, may be m3ntioned Messrs. E . Ruggles-Brise, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, W. J. Maitland, Assistant-Secretary to the Secretary of State for India, an I G. B. Voules, Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty. T he Oxford and Cambridge match this year will be memorable if for no other reason than that the performance of Messrs. Bainbridge and Wright in making 152 for the first wicket of Cambridge is the best of the kind recorded in this contest. Mr. Bain­ bridge’ s 101 was an innings of the highest class, and will compare favourably with any of the large scores made in Oxford and Cambridge matches iu previous years. The other centuries in this historic contest are Mr. W . Yardley’s 100 in 1870 and 130 (1872), Mr. W . S. Patterson’s 105 not out (1876), Mr. W . H. Game’ s 109 (1876), Mr. F . M. Buckland’s 117 not out (1877), Mr. W. H , Patterson’s 107 not out (1881), Mr. G. B. Studd’s 120 (1882), and Mr. C. W . Wright’s 102 (1883). Mr. Bainbridge’s 101 is the third century made by Surrey batsmen so far this week. A mong the names of barristers mentioned in the Daily News of yester­ day as recommended for Queen’ s Counsel is that of Mr. R. A . Bayford. Mr. Bayford was in the Cambridge elevens of 1857, '58, and ’59, and subsequently played for Surrey, the county of his birth, as well as Middle­ sex. He was one of the chief pro­ moters of the Middlesex County Club started in 1864. I t will be interesting to Oxford cricketers to know that two prominent Public School players of this year will be available in all likelihood for the University next summer. I have reason to believe that Mr. H. Philipson—who should also be of great use in the racquet court—the Etonian who made such a big score against Winchester last week, and Mr. G. Fowler, the Clifton Captain, of whose abilities as an all-round cricketer Richard Humphrey has a very high opinion, will both be in residence at Oxford in 1886. T he Surrey eleven were very near beating the best record in a County match, their own of 650 made in 1888 against Hants, and also on the Surrey ground, at the Oval on Tuesday. They only failed to reach it by 19, though their total of 631 is the highest ever made in a match between what are generally considered the nine first class counties. As far as I can remember, Tuesday’s score has only been three times beaten in a County •natch of importance— by the 650 before mentioned, the 645 of Hants v. Somersetshire, at Southampton last August, and the 643 by the Australians against Sussex, at Brighton in 1882. T h e first of the two matches be­ tween Gentlemen and Players is to be commenced at the Oval to-day. The Elevens will be— Gentlemen: Messrs. W. G. Grace, W. W . Read, M. C. Kemp, J. H. Brain, W . W . Pullen, Iv. J. Key, W . Newham, H . V . Page, S. Christopherson, C. E . Horner, and C. Toppin. Players: Ulyett, Bates, Peate, Scotton, Shrewsbury, Barnes, Flowers, Gunn, Sherwin, Briggs, and Read. BICKLEY PABK v. OLD EAST- BOURNXANS. Played at Bickley on June 27. B iokley P ark . A. N. StrntSeld, b E. B. Ormerod .. . . 8 1 M. A, Streatfield, b W . H. Ormerod .. .. 7 J. Whitehead, b L. Johnstone...............3 0. T. Booeey, c E. B Ormerod, b Taylo . . 6 1 W. H. McKewan, j;. B., b W. H. Ormerod 82 I E. Kinder, b W. H. Total. O rm erod...............40 O ld K astbournians . —W. H. Ormerod, b R. Hilder, 0, T. P. Hilder (not out) 25, E. B. Ormerod (not out) 26; 1 J, 1 b 2—Total 54. J. A. Taylor, T. Ormerod, A. E. C .'ey, F. Johnstone, H. H. Carey, A. Jeffery, L. John* . Bouch did not bat, V! A. C. BJcKewan, b W . H. Ormerod .. .. 16 C. Plummer, b W. H. O rm erod..................82 R. HiIder, b Taylor .. 41 E. L. Waring, 1b w, b L. Johnstone .. .. 0 F. H. Stein, not out I B12, l b l .. .. IS ..290 BICKLB* PARK v. FARNINGflAM , Pluyed at Farningham on June 27. B icrley P ark , H. S. Barlow, o W. W. Rashleigh, b Hodsoll 0 E.Humphreys, o W.W. Rashleigh,b Hodsoll 59 J. N. Tonge, 1 b w, b F. H. Smith .. . . 4 3 C. A. W. OUbort, o White, b F. H.Smith 6 W. B. Pattiaaon, uot out ...........................52 A. D. Rlytk, o Devan, b Smith........................... 2 E. Latter, b W. W. Rashtoigh.................. 80 J. W . Horne, b W . W . Ra^hleigh.................. 0 O. Evans, b W. W. Rashleigh...................1 J. W. Cooper, c C. Rashleigh, b W. W, Rashleigh...................2 E. McKewan, c White, b H odsoll...................6 B 8,1 b 9...................17 Total ..218 F arninoham . First Innings. Second Innings. F. H. Smith, o Tonge, b B a r lo w ........................... 0 W. W. Rashleigh, o Tonge, b Barlow........................... 4 Rev, C. Bashlei-h.b Evans 1 e and b Barlow . 0 A. T. White, o Barlow, b Evans ........................... 3 W. Crowhurst, b Barlow .. 0 W. A. Devas, c Latter, b Evans ........................... 1 J. Hodsoll, b Barlow .. 3 E. S. Evelyn, c Pattisson, b E v a n s ........................... 3 G. Mason, not one ,. 0 A. F. Ellis, absent .. 0 bBailow .. . . 1 J, Rashleigh, c Oilbeit, b 0 B 2,1 b 1 ................... 3 B l, l b l . . . . 2 Total ................. 18 S h e b b o b n e S c h o o l (2nd XI.) v. M b . J. D. L uaru ’ s X I.— Played at Sherborne on June 27. School 179 (C. P. Down 74); Mr, Ijuard’s X I. 73.