Cricket 1885

nov . 26,1885. CRIOKET ; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 455 our manly old English pastimes; they will get more good from it than from see­ ing half a dozen thoroughbreds flash by a post once every half hour during an afternoon. Waste of time, again ! Well, perhaps there is, if time is always to mean money. They will not be earning that; butwill not every young aspirant to cricket­ ing honours be treasuring up in his mind how Mr. Grace keeps that bat so straight over the leg-stump, and yet always seems to get the ball away to short-leg ; or how years seem to make no difference to Mr. Hornby’s determination always to try his hardest; or how Peate goes on pitching the ball so near the same spot that at last it begins to look quite bare ; and will he not be registering a solemn determination in his mind to try his best, in the hope of some day emulating these giants ; and will you say that his time is wasted if he has been encouraged to try to do his best at something—play it may be—but still at something ? Wq think n ot; at any rate, we believe he will be a better man for it, and that his work will not suffer because he has been encouraged to do his best at play. , Let us not be misunderstood ; this is no fanciful creation of a brain diseased by monomania. The people are every day showing a keener interest in athletics; and it becomes the duty of those who lead to endeavour to direct that interest and the cnergy it will develop into proper channels. But to be able to do so they must be prepared to hold their own. We fancy we see signs of dilettantism coming over young England in respect to cricket —a disinclination to go through the drudgery of the .game, which alone can ensure eventual excellence, and a conse­ quent hankering after the inild excite­ ment of lawn tennis. We trust we are entirely wrong, and that gentlemen will continue to he the equals, if not the super­ iors, of the professionals in the cricket- field. Whilst that continues, the game will continue to be the pure game it is, untouched by the lowering tendencies of the betting ring aad its degrading accom­ paniments ; it will remain a simple trial of skill and endurance, honoured by those who take part in it and an honour to the country that has produced it. But once let the former class begin to lose their proficiency at it, and they will drop back into the inferior position of patrons ; they will no longer lead, they will barely en­ courage ; the betting ring will insert its foot, will little by little gain an ascend­ ancy, and the question, “ Has the encour­ agement of cricket as a pursuit for the people any advantages ? ” may then, when put, receive a different answer to that which it is entitled to at the present day. PRIVATE BANKS CLUB. Matches played 15, won 7, lost 4, drawn 4. KE 8 CLTS OF MATCHES. M atches W on . May 11,12, 13 -v . Heathflold. Private Banks 113*. Heathfield, 63 * Eight wickets down. May 27. 38.29—v. Forest Hill. Private Banks, 167 ; - Forest Hill, 78 and 82». ♦ Five wickets down. Junel, 2, 3—V. Eastern Banks. Private Banks, 72 and 60*; Eastern Banks, 54. * Two wickets down. June 10—v. Joint Stock Banks. Private Banks, 191; Joint Stock Banka, 71 and 110*. ; * Five wickets down. June 23, 24, 95—v. Granville (Lee), Private Banks, 105; Granville (Lee), 70. Jnly 15,16,17—v. Hampstead Nondescripts. Private Banks, 110; Hampstead Non. 69. July 20, 21, 22—v. Lyncombe. Private Banks, 295*; Lyncombe, 42. * Eive wickets down. M atches L ost , May 16—v. M.C.C. Private Banks, 101; M.C.C. 273 May 25- v Crystal Palace. Private Banks, 103 Crystal Palace, 108*. * Seven wickets down. June 9, 10, 11—v. Fairfield. Private Banks, 65 ; Fairfield, 131*. * Five wickets down. Aug. 17, 18 19—v. Heathfi Id. Private Banks, 110 ; Heathfield, 185. MATCHES DBAWN. May 18,19, 20—v. Insurance Club. Private Banks, 11S*; Insurance Club, 237. * Eight wi lets down. June 15,16,17—v. Insurance Club. Private Banks, 826 ; Insurance Club, 102*. * Five wickets down. July 27,28,29—v. Eastern Banks. Private Banks, 80*. Eastern Banks, 192 * Six wickets down. Aug. 10, 11, 12—v. Forest Hill. Private Banks, 13* Forest Hill, 146. * No wickets down. All the above were played at Catforl. During t’ e past season the Private Banks scored 2,026 runs for 129 wickets, an average of 15.7 runs per wicket. Their opponents scored 1,961 runs for 146 wicketi, average 18.4 runs per wicktt. PATTING AVERAGES. Times Inns, not out. Runs. Most in an Ion. Aver C A. Neilson .. 9 •• 1 .. 253 . 130*.. 81.5 J. P. Freeman .. 5 .. 0 .. 126 .10 2 .. 25.1 C.H . Wall.. ..1 0 .. 1 .. 168 . 49 .. 18.6 C H. M. Thring 12 .. 0 .. 210 . 68 .. 17.6 A. F. Dashwood 5 .. 2 .. 52 . . 14*.. 17.1 W .B . Tyndall .. 14 .. 1 .. 220 . . 37 .. 16.12 A. Gregory.. .. 5 .. 0 .. 84 . 27 .. 16.4 A . H. Henry .. 5 .. 0 .. 77 . . 44 .. 15.2 F .W . Talbot .. 6 .. 1 .. 69 . . 48*.. 13.4 R .E.M ills.. .. 8 .. 0 .. 90 . . 80 .. 11.2 R. S. Wills.. .. 8 .. 2 .. 46 . 14*.. 7.4 C. P. Johneton.. 10 •. 2 .. 87 . 13*.. 4.5 F, J. Freeman .. 5 .. 1 .. 5 . . 2 .. 1.1 Under 5 innings. J. B. Lubbock .. 1 .. 0 .. 66 . 63 .. 63 E.W.Ricnardton 1 .. 0 .. 48 . 48 .. 48 43 . 27*.. 43 G. Creaton.. .. 1 .. 0 .. 81 . 81 .. 31 E. P. Cobb.. .. 1 .. 0 .. 18 . 18 .. 18 W. Preedy.. .. 2 .. 2 .. 18 . 15*.. 18 A.Bowden-Smith 8 .. 0 .. 41 . 20 .. 13.2 W. C. Burnelt ,. 1 .. 0 .. 13 . 13 .. 13 J. W. Cooper .. 1 .. R. P. Newham.. 4 .. 0 .. 9 . 9 .. 9 1 .. 25 . 19*.. 8.1 R. D. Eicke .. 4 .. 1 .. 24 . 12 * .. 8 S. G. Hanson .. 3 .. 0 .. 15 . 13 .. 5 G, W. H. Russell 2 .. 0 .. 10 . 10 .. 5 J. J. Sheldon .. 1 . • 0 .. 5 . . 5 .. 5 R, J. Hutchinson 1 .. 0 .. 3 . 8 .. 3 J. H.C. Johnston 4 .. 1 .. 9 . 4 .. 8 F.J. B o lt.. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 . . 2 * .. 2 G. Kirchner .. 1 0 .. 2 . . 2 .. 2 W .F . Payne .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 . . 2 * .. 2 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Balls Mdns. Runs Wkts. Aver. J, P. Freeman .. T61 . . 70 .. 228 .. 82 .. 7.4 A. Bowden-Smith 256 . 10 .. 110 .. 12 .. 9.2 F .W . Talbot ..1 6 5 . 14 .. 60 . . 5 .. 12 C. P. JohnBton ..1059 . 70 .. 882 .. 81 .. 12.10 C. H. M. Thring .. 551 . 29 .. 230 .. 17 .. 18.9 C.H . Wall.'. ..2 4 5 . 3 .. 144 .. 7 .. 20.4 C. A. Neilson ..1 4 8 . 7 .. 72 .. 8 .. 24 R .E. Mills .. 90 . 2 .. 59 .. 2 .. 29.1 L ess than 8 I nnings . A. E. Dashwood 80 .. 1 .. 9 .. 8 .. 8 W. 0 . Burnett .. 100 . 18 .. 41 .. 6 .. 6.5 W. Hawkins .. 25 . 2 .. 9 .. 1 .. 9 S. 0. Coggin . . 25 . o .. 22 .. 2 .. 11 S. G. Hanson ..1 0 4 . 3 .. 58 .. 5 .. 11.8 W . Preedy.. .. 20 . 1 .. 18 .. 1 .. 18 W .B . Tyndall .. 50 J.J. Sheldon .. 50 . 1 .. 88 • 2 «• 19 . 2 . . 30 .. 1 .. 80 H. F. Escott . . 95 • .. 88 .. 1 .. 88 STAR CLUB. Matches played 51, won 28, drawn 14, lost 9, BATTING AVERAGES. W. Murden J. H. Warren . W. C. Largen . T. King .. . J. H, Lacy W. I. Tyler . C. A. Turner ., W. E. Holford. T. E. Swain H. L. Holford . F. Grover .. J. W. Lacy G. E.E lis.. T. Bartlett E, H. Dines J. White .. W H. Tulk T. A. Smith A. Waugh .. C. Bartlett.. W . North .. H. Silmon.. The following batted in less than 6 matches, and scored as fo llo w sT . Fulljamea 27,5,13, 0, R. Wood 15,A. Simmons 11, F. Bevan 11, Geo. Crake 8, J. Bell 15,10,4,0, J. Pankhurst 0, 8, W.J. Brewin 0, 6, J. Rod­ gers 1, 1, 2, G O. Smith 4*, 2, 0, 0, J. Spalding 0,8, 0, T. Dear 1,1, B. Parker 0, 2, E. Hooke 2, W. Under­ down0, H. Fardell 0,0, A. Kent 0. * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Times Most in Inns,. not out. Runs. an Inn. Aver . 22 .. 1 .. 582 ... 102* .. 25,7 . 25 .. 0 .. 602 ... 95 .. 21.2 . 34 .. 4 .. 639 .. 103 .. 21 . 9 : . 12 .. 2 .. 213 ... 89* .. 21.3 . 24 .. 1 .. 419 ... 52 .. 18.5 . 26 .. 4 .. 396 .,. 101* .. 18 . 19 .. 2 .. 282 ... 83 .. 16.10 . li .. 1 .. 191 .., 66 .. 15.11 . 17 .. 2 .. 236 .., 98 .. 15 11 . 12 .. 1 .. 157 .. 43 .. 14 3 . 26 .. 4 .. 281 ... 23 .. 12 . 17 .. 0 .. 191 .., 31 .. 11.4 . 19 .. 4 .. 146 ... 23 .. 9.11 . 15 .. 3 .. 96 .. 25* .. 8.8 n 10 .. 1 . . 78 ... 17* .. 8.0 . 9 .. 2 .. 52 ... 21 .. 7,3 . 18 .. 2 .. 110 .. . 19 .. 6.14 . 16 .. 3 .. 60 .., 16 .. 4.8 . 10 . . 1 . . 35 ... 8 .. 38 . 15 . . 1 . . 58 ... 12 3.6 atted in less than 10 but in 6 or more . 6 matches. .. 1 .. 113 .., 81 . . 22.3 . 7 .. 1 .. 41 .., 23 . . 6.5 . 6 .. 1 .. 30 .., 12 . . 6 . 7 .. 1 .. 28 .,, 18 . . 4.4 . 6 .. 0 .. 25 .,. 11 . . 4.1 . 8 .. 2 .. 25 .. 6* . . 4.1 . 7 .. 1 .. 22 .,. 10 . . 3.4 n 6 . . 1 .. 14 ... 7 . . 2.4 . 6 . . 1 .. 12 ... 5 . . 2.2 . 9 .. 0 .. 12 .., 10 . . 1.3 Overs Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. J. Langworthy .. 90.3 .. 24 . 180 .. 36 . . 5 H. L. Holford .. 136.4 .. 42 . 242 .. 41 . . 5.87 T. King .. .. 76.4 .. 18 . 162 .. 28 . . 6.6 G. S. Harrison .. 129.3 .. 28 . . 268 .. 37 . . 7.9 J. H. L%cy .. .. 197.2 .. 34 . 444 .. 68 . . 7.38 F. F. Harrison.. 212.3 .. 54 . . 457 .. 59 . . 7,44 W. Murden .. 369 .. 105 . . 721 .. 90 . . 8.1 W. E. Holford.. 34-3 .. 8 . . 47 .. 9 . . 5.2: W . C. Largen .. 18 .. 6 . . 47 .. 7 . . 6.5 J. H. Warren .. 17 .. 6 . 29 .. 4 . 71 T. E. Swain .. 31.4 .. 6 . . 59 .. 8 . . 7.3 G. W , Largen .. 9 1 .. 19 . 170 .. 18 . 9.8 35 .. 10 . 53 .. 5 . 10.3 C. Bartlett.. .. 25 .. 7 . 44 .. 4 . . 11 G .E . E llis., .. 41 .. 13 . . 77 .. 7 . . 11 T. Bartlett.. .. 48 .. 3 . . 123 .. 11 . . 11.1 F. Grover .. .. 23 . . 8 . . 58 .. 5 . . 11-3 C. A. Turner .. 75.4 .. 11 . . 192 .. 17 . . 11.5 A. Waugh .. .. 11 . . 1 . . 82 .. 0 . A. D. Broughton 0 for 4, E. Hooke Ofor 7, C. W. Lawder 0 for 9, W.J.Bruin 0 for 9, W .H. Tulk 0 for 11, T. Fulljames 0 for 12, A. Simmons 0 for 13, F. Anderson 0 for 14, Q. O. Smith 0 for 14, R. Wood 0 for 17, J. W. Lacy 0 for 19. J. Bell bowled 5, Ellis 8 F. F. Harrison 8, Murden and T. Bartlett each 1 wide. Bartlett 4, Turner 8, Langworthy, W . E.Holford, Ellis, and Bell each a no­ ball. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL. BATTING AVERAGES. Inns. Times not out.Runs Most in an Inns. Aver. C.E. Hedges 80 . . 2 .. 356 .. 61 .. 12.78 H. Wade .. 83 . 8 . . 866 .. 75 .. 12.2 F. D. Finlay 29 . 4 .. 278 .. 41 .. 11.12 E. N. Rankin .. 30 . 2 .. 301 ..5 1 .. 10.75 A, G. Every 29 . 1 . . 240 .. 43 .. 8.57 F. W. Hutchinson 26 . 2 .. 173 .. 87* .. 7.52 N. Suarez 28 . 5 .. 158 .. 19* .. 6.8 F. E, Nathan 24 . 8 . . 126 .. 19 .. 6 C, E. Owen 26 . 2 .. 139 ..1 4 .. 5.79 A. R. Finlay 27 . 2 .. 128 .. 17 .. 5.12 H. Hutchinson .. 15 . 6 .. 87 .. 9* .. 4.1 S. J. Shepherd .. 24 . 7 .. 55 .. 8 .. 8.28 BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs Mdns. Runs, Wkts. Aver. H. Wade .. .. 878 .. 131 .. 661 .. 101 .. 6.64 F .W . Hutchinson.. 129 .. 89 .. 264 .. 34 .. 7.76 A .R . Finlay .. 858 .. 122 .. 620 .. 71 .. 8.73 8 . J. Shepherd .. 113 .. 88 .. 276 .. 29 .. 9.61 Nest IssueDecember 24-