Cricket 1885

328 CRICKET ; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. aug . is . i 885. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CRICKET MATCH AT SHEFFJELD— YORKSHIRE y. MIDDLESEX- AUGUST 17, 18, & 19. CRICKET MATCH AT NOTTINGHAM- NOTTS v. MIDDLESEX. AUGUST 20, 21, & 22. EXPRE3S TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN LONDON (K in g ’ s C r o ss ), NOTTINGHAM & SHEFFIELD. London (K in g ’ s C ro ss ), dep.— 515, 7.40, 7.45, 9.0, 10.10.10.35, a.m .; 12.80, *.0, 3.0, 5.0, 6.15 b , 8.0 a, 9.80, 9 0, p.m. N o t t in g h a m , arr.— 8.2, 10.35, a.m .; 12,81, 1.30, 3.30, 6.0, 7.55, 8.55,10.45, p m . ; 12.12, a.m. S u e f f ik l d . arr.—8.54, 11.15, 12.25, a.m.; 1.47, 4.18, 5.12, 6.45, 8.44, 9 40, p m .; 12.15.1.7, a.m. S h e f f ie l d (V ic t o r ia ), dep.—7/8,9.25 b, 11.15, a.m ; 12.83,1.45, 8.3, 4.15, 6.15,10.50. N o t t in g h a m , dep.— 5.45,8.40,10.10,11.15,11.55, a.m .; 2.15, 8.5. 5 0, 7A 7.20, 9.50., p.m. L o n d o n (King’s Cross), arr.— 9 50, 11.45, a.m .; 1.0, 2.5, 2.55, 8.20, 3.45,5,20,6.15,8.0, 10.0,10.50, p .m .; 2.55, a.m. a Saturdays excepted. b Dining Car Expresses. London, King's Cross, HENRY OAKLEY, A U G U S T , 1^85. G e n e r a l M a n a g e r . G K A N D C R I C K E T M A T C H . K E N N I N G T O N O V A L . THURSDAY, SURREY'v. KENT- ADMISSION SIXPENCE. Aug 17, 18, & 19 : S urrey y. L ancashire . Aug. 27, 28, & 29: S urrey v . Y orkshire W . J . P I L E (L ate GANN & CO.) ATHLETIC OUTFITTER AND CLUB TAILOR, To the Assyrian, the London Athletio, the Blackheath Harriers, and other Clubs. Also by appointment to the FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, and many other Leading Football Clubs. S e c r e t a r ie s k in d l y w r it e f o r L is t . 171, f e n c h u r c h s t r e e t , Clubs Bupplied with every requisite. Q uality G ood . P rices L ow . SHRUNK FLANNEL TROUSERS, 10/6, 12/6, 14/6. SHRUNK FLANNEL SHIRTS, 7/6 and 9/6, O U R O W N M A K E . RICHARD HUMPHREY, Member o f Surrey and Australian Elevens. 16, K IN G ’ S RD ., BO Y CE ’ S A V E N U E CLIFTON, BRISTOL, Every article In connectionwith C I t I C I v E rJT Aud other Sports supplied, of the Best Quality aud at Reasonable Prices, CRICKET : A WEEKLY SECOBD OF TEE GAME. 41 ST. ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, E.O. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1885. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time .— H am let T h o u g h Cheshire has already com ­ pleted its season there are still sev­ eral County matches to be decided, more than one o f which may have an important bearing on the question of the cricket championship. Among others, Surrey has still three impor­ tant fixtures down for decision at the Oval, against Kent to-day, L an ca­ shire on Monday, and Yorkshire on the 27th. A ll three are sure to be attractive, and special interest should attach to the meeting with Kent which commences to-day, from the fact that in the previous match at Gravesend, as will be remembered, Surrey only won on the post by a wicket, thanks to the good batting of Mr. H om er and Lohmann at the finish. I hear that Mr. A. G . Steel will play for Lancashire at the Oval on Monday, and there is every chance that the Northern shire will be thor­ oughly well represented. It will be good news for the supporters o f Sur­ rey cricket .to know that Mr. Key, who sprained his ankle so badly on Bank Holiday at the Oval, will be well enough, in all probability, to take part in some of the later maches. T h e news of the death o f Edward O’ Shaughnessy, the Kent profes­ sional, though hardly a surprise to those who had seen him this year, w ill cause a general feeling o f regret, particularly among Kentish cricketers and the members o f the Marylebone Club to whom he was best known. O ’ Shaughnessy, who was born at Canterbury on Nov. 16, 1860, made his mark first in the Colts’ match of 1879, on which occa­ sion he showed considerable promise in batting as well as bowling. The same summer witnessed his inclusion in the Kent County eleven and, in ­ deed, he took part in all the eleven matches played by Kent in that year. His slow bow ling proved particu­ larly useful, and in all he took thirty- nine wickets at an average cost of under 13 runs. H e joined the ground staff of the Marylebone Club in 1880, and did good service both for it and his county until ill health compelled him to give up further participation in the game. For some time it had been evident that he was a victim to rapid con ­ sumption, and his death, which took place in London on Thursday last, was not unexpected by his friends, with a better constitution he would, in all likelihood,have been a first-class cricketer. As it was, for a time, he did excellent service for his County both in the field and at the wickets. As a slow round arm bowler, his great height was o f material use to him, and at times he was very effec­ tive. He could hit well, too, and I can remember one capital innings o f his, in 1882, against Sussex at Brighton, where he was the highest scorer for Kent, with 98 got in excel­ lent style. T h e Surrey eleven gave another ex­ hibition of their rare powers of run- getting at the Oval on the two first days o f this week. So far as I know the best score previously this summer had been the 681 of Surrey, also on the Oval, against Sussex, which is the highest score ever made in a match between two o f the nine leading counties. This record, though, was beaten on Tuesday, and Surrey’s 685 against Somersetshire ranks as the highest innings of 1885 so far in an inter-county match, though inferior to the big total of M .C .C . and G . against Rutland at L ord ’s on Tuesday. O n the first day 564 runs were made in five hours and a half, and I am inclined to regard this as the largest number made, not only at the Oval but on any other ground in a match of any importance, Tuesday’s score at L ord ’s excepted. Altogether the Surrey total o f 685 was got in six hours and a quarter, and as this gives an average of ju st on 102 runs in the hour, I question whether such a rate of scoring for so long an innings has been equalled in county cricket. It may be of interest to C k ic k e t readers if I give a list of the innings o f four hundred and over credited to the Surrey eleven so far this season :— 635, v. Somersetshire, August 10 and 11. 631, v. Sussex, June 29 and 30. 501, v. Sussex, July 13. 461, v. Hants, May 14. 424, v. Oxford, June 4. 409, y. Derbyshire, August 6. The best records in inter-county matches are 650, Surrey v. Hampshire, 1883. 645, Hants v. Somersetshire, 1884.