Cricket 1885

444 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAMS. o c t . 29 , m5. Then Dan Newhall came and he ran out MacNutt, Hine-Haycock shying down the wicket. These two bits of fielding were as fine as anything ever witnessed in a match in this country. Patterson followed, and after putting Horner to leg for 4 was caught at slip. Charles Newhall then joined his brother, the score standing at 134. Dan Newhall put life in the game by running out and whacking Bruen to the rope on the on- side. The score was raised to 160 by hard hitting, and then Whitby was put on in Bruen’s place. His first over on resuming was prolific of 9 runs, and though Turner was tried, runs still came apace, Charles Newhall making some big hits. When the score was 191 Sanders had a try -with the ball, and his first delivery found Charles Newhall’s leg in front of the wicket. Then Lowry, the last man, came, and when 200 runs had been scored he fell a victim to Horner. This left Dan Newhall not out for the top score of his side. The visitors started their innings with A. J. Thornton and the Parson. Lowry began the bowling from the lower end, with C. A. Newhall from the upper wicket. The captain was again in bad luck, being speedily caught at the wicket. Hine-Haycock came, and as a stand was effected MacNutt took the ball from Lowry. Thornton batted cautiously, but Hine-Haycock showed more freedom, hitting Newhall to leg in fine style. At five o’clock the stumps were drawn for the day, the score standing at 47. S econd D ay , S ept . 18. The trains at an early hour brought out an immense assemblage, and long before three o’clock there were at least six thousand persons on the ground. The scene was one that will long be remembered. The attend­ ance was the most fashionable that has ever been seen at a cricket match in this country. The ring was seated two rows deep, thus hemming in the ground in a living quad­ rangle. There were cricketers from all over the country, one old Englishman having travelled from Texas to see the game. The weather was delightfully pleasant, and great credit is due to Mr. Daniel Blanoke, who had the management of all the arrangements of the match. The play was resumed at eleven o’clock, A. J. Thornton 14, and T. B. Hine-Haycock 29, continuing the batting. C. A. Newhall began the bowling, sending the ball down from the club house end. MacNutt followed at the other. The wicket played to per­ fection. When 10 runs had been added Hine-Haycock was beautifully taken at the wicket. His score included four fours, two threes and three twos, the result of ad­ mirable play. J. A. Turner, who was next, commenced luckily, being missed by Lowry at mid-off, besides having a narrow escape of being run out, the failure resulting from Patterson’s throwing the ball too high to the wicket-keeper. When the score was 83 Clark relieved Newball. Turner seemed to like the change, for he hit him all over the ground, sending one ball over the fence into the steel works territory for six, a big smite. AVith the score at 94, Noble relieved MacNutt, and two runs later Lowry resumed in place of Clark. The change was effective, for Turner lifted a high one to Scott at deep long-off and was caught. Turner’s score was composed of one six, four fours, and singles Bolitho came and Thornton, turning over a new leaf, began to hit freely. A good ball, by Lowry,'tempted Bolitho to leave his ground, end the chance was ac­ cepted by Morgan, who was doing finely at the wicket. A. R. Cobb, who had been the top scorer during the visitors’ tour, joined Thornton. He did not seem at home while facing Noble’s deliveries, and in that bowler’s next over his middle stump w'ent flying. Score 127. Newton, who batted so well at Staten Island, was Thornton’s sixth partner. The incomer was splendidly taken at the wicket, off a very fast one from Noble. Sanders, who was next, succumbed to a rattling leg shooter from Noble. Bruen joined Thornton, but the latter’s time had come, Charles Newhall at third man securing his dismissal. He had played perfect cricket, his score being the top one of the innings. Horner came when the score was 139, and when he walked back to the club house the score had not been improved. Whitby was the last man, and he was caught at the wicket, the total standing 147, The home team’s Becond innings was started at half-past one, with Brewster and Patterson. Horner started the bowling, and his third ball rattled Brewster’s stumps. Scott was the succeeding batsman. Brnen bowled two overs, and then made way for A. J. Thornton’s underhand slows. The scoring was still slow, and at 20, Whitby took the ball from Thornton. Scott was playing perfect cricket, and looked as if he was booked for a big score. Up to this stage of the innings twenty-one overs had been bowled for just twenty-two runs. The Englishmen’s bowling was a great improve­ ment on that of the previous day, and the field, differently placed, made run-getting a very hard task. Newton deserted his close position behind the wicket, and stood five yards back. Bruen supplanted Horner with the ball when the score was 34, thirty-four overs having been sent down np to this time, Scott was then bowled by Whitby and Patterson by Bruen. Both batsmen had been an hour and a half at the wickets. B. Newhall and Clark were next associated. Newhall began at once to step out to Whitby, and Newton came up close to the wicket. Newhall skyed Whitby to deep long-on, but Sanders had a long run for it and the ball bouiced out of bis hands. The score was slowly increased to 64, when Horner went on to bowl in place of Bruen. Clark whacked the new bowler to the reporters’ stand for 3, and soon after drove him to the off for 2 and 3 more. Turner bad a try with the ball in place of Whitby at 79, and A. J. Thornton tried his slows again at 89, Horner being tbe retiring bowler. B. Newhall rushed out and drove Turner over the ropes, at the steel works’ end, for 6. At this time Brew ter, who was fielding at mid-on, substitute tor Sanders who was sick, caught Clark finely olf the slow bowler. Noble only came to have his leg stump removed. Morgan joined B. Newhall, and the hundred was at once elevated. Five runs later Newhall’ s off stump was toppled over by Turner. His score of 33 was freely made. It contained a 6, two 4’s and four 2‘s. Dan Newhall then partnered Morgan. The tins showed 130 up when the Parson put himself on to bowl in Bruen’s place. His first delivery was sent by Captain Dan to the grand stand. Turner then turned over Morgan’s bg stump. The score, 138. MacNutt came and returned the ball to the bowler. Charles Newhall and Captain Dan then played time out, the score showing 148 for seven wickets. In the even ng a dinner was given to the English team. The table was laid in the spacious ball-room of the Union League Club in the form of a horse shoe. About ninety gentlemen, including the visitors, sat down at eight o’clock, the chair being taken by Gen. E. Burd Grubb, who had on either side the captains of the two teams, Bev. B. T. Thornton on the right, and Mr. D. S. New­ hall on the left. T h ird D ay , Sept. 19. There was a large crowd on Sept. 19, when the match was concluded, and never was a large holiday crowd held from early morning to when the shadows fell in greater exciting suspense. At eleven o’clock the brothers Newhall resumed batting, Horner and Turner having charge of the bowling. When eight runs had been added to the score D. Newhall lifted an over-pitched ball from Horner to deep long-off, where Hine-Haycock had a hard try for it, and amid much excitement missed the catch. The next ball, however, went off C. Newhall’s bat ints the wicket­ keeper’s hands. Lowry, the last man. came in. He just got into double figures and then, with th6 total at 178, put the ball up to the on-side to the Parson. Dan NewhaJl again carried out his bat, after playing admirably for 37, again being the top-scorer of his side. It was just twelve o’clock when the Parson sent Hine-Haycock and A. J. Thornton to defend the wickets, the Englishmen wanting 232 to win. The first-named batsman cut MacNutt for a couple, and then Thornton placed C. A. Newhall through the slips for four. The bowling was wonderfully straight, and Morgan, behind the wickets, was in rare form. The wicket was much more lively than on the first two days, and MacNutt’s deliveries, at times, rose dangerously high. Fifteen runs had been scored by steady play when Captain Dan took the ball from MacNutt and commenced bowling slow underhand twisters to A. J. Thornton, his third ball being hit to the leg boundary for 4. After bowling two overs Captain Dan handed the ball over to MacNutt, and several changes were rung in quick succession in tho bowling, Clark succeeding Charley Newhall and Lowry McNutt. In just one hour only 21 runs had beeji hit, so steady was the bat­ ting. Both batsmen, however, had had nar­ row squeaks of it. Hine-Haycock should have been caught at slip, while Thornton gave Morgan a difficult chance at the wicket. Careful pi y followed, till at last Hine- Haycock, not allowing sufficiently for one of Lowry’s breakbacks, the ball was neatly taken by Clark at cover-point. Turner came only to be sharply stumped by Morgan, Lane giving the decision. Bolitho, the next bats­ man, cut Lowry for 3 and hit Clark finely to leg for 4. Noble, with the score at 31, re­ lieved Clark of the ball, and in his first over he sent down a good ball, which Bolitho played on. Thirty-five runs were posted at the fall of this wicket. Cobb then partnered A. J. Thornton, and at half-past one o’clock, when tbe luncheon bell rang, the score stood at 36. Up to this time Lowry had bowled 48 balls for 5 runs, 10 maidens and 2 wickets, an excellent per­ formance. After lunchecn Lowry began to puzzle Cobb, and the score rose slowly. Thornton continued to play splendid cricket, the bats - men evidently trying for a draw. When the score was 45 Cobb was bowled by Noble with a shooter, and Newton, his successor, fell to tbe same bowler. Parson Thornton then joined his brother, and strictly careful play was the order of the hour. There was no attempt made to hit the bowling, though the Parson managed to crack Lowry to leg for 4. It was now a quarter past three o’clock, and an hour and three-quarters remained for the disposal of five batsmen. Intense interest was manifested by tbe immense and orderly assemblage. MacNutt Next Issue November 26-