Cricket 1886

270 CRICKET: A WEEKLy RECORP OF THE GAME. JULY 15,1886. match, but he was unfortunately not in his best form for that important contest, and his total for the two innings was only 24—a serious disappointment tothe supporters of Cambridge. Mr. Kemp bats in a very taking style. He stands up well, and when set scores fast, hit­ ting freely all round. On the off-side especially ho is very strong, and his wrist play is par­ ticularly good, his cutting being very crisp and smart. As a lawn-tennis player he has also made a reputation, and, indeed, he was one of the representatives of Cambridge in the recent Inter-University lawn-tennis competition at Ilurlingham. Our portrait is from a photograph by Messrs. Ilill and Saunders, of Cambridge. CHELTENHAM COLLEGE v. MARL­ BOROUGH COLLEGE. Played at Cheltenham on July 9 and 10. Cheltenham won by five wickets. M arlborough . First Innings, Second Innings. W. T. Rowell, c Hornby, b E. C. CJlass ............... 0 b Hornby ... ... 65 II. Latter, b Blyth ......... 6 c Blyth, b E. C. Glass ... 1 F. G. Poynton, c Pitts, b E. Glass ...................... 17 c Heaven, b Blyth ... ... 18 S. A. P Kitcat, c A. Glass, b Hornby..................... 7 c and b Blyth ... 70 S. B. Prest, not o u t ......... 31 c E. Glass, b Hornby ... ... 5 W. W. Sale, run out......... 2 b A. Glass ... ... 5 F. H. Browning, c and b E. Glass ............................ 13 b Hornby ... ... 2 H. M. Barnes, b Blyth ... 3 c Heaven, b Hornby ... ... 17 W. H. Robertson, lbw , b Hornby ...................... 13 c Brown, b Heaven ... ... 19 A. G. Nockolds, c Heaven, b E. Glass...................... 6 b A. Glass... ... 6 A. B. Robinson, c Turner, b E. Glass..................... 6 not out ... 1 Extras ...................... 1 . Extras... ... 9 Total ...............108 Total ...218 C heltenham . First Innings. Second Innings. C. Pitts, b Nockolds......... 19 not out ... 37 H. B. Champain, c Latter, b Barnes ...................... 90 b Nockolds ... 78 A. Holdship, b Nockolds 0 c Browning, b Nockolds ... 2 E. T. Heaven, b Robertson 4 c and b Barnes 7 P. Turner, c Robertson, b Robinson...................... 8 W. Brown, b Barnes......... 5 st Browning, b Poynton... ... 16 A. A. Glass, st Browning, b Barnes ..................... 17 not out ... 0 E. J. Ward, not o u t......... 20 c and b Barnes 2 II. M. Blyth, c Browning, b Nockolds ............... 4 P. D. Hornby, b Barnes ... 5 E. C. Glass, bNockolds ... 5 Extras ...................... 5 Extras... ... 3 Total ............... 182 Total ...145 ETON v. HARROW. The Eton Eleven succeeded in winning the sixtieth of the annual matches with Harrow at Lord’s on Saturday with six wickets to spare. Their success was the more gratifying as on the form shown during the two days they were undoubtedly the better side, and their victory was the result of excellent all­ round cricket. Harrow had the advantage in going in first on a capital wicket, and Crawley (one of the heroes of 1885) and Fair made such a good start that 50 was up before the latter was caught. Dauglish, the Captain, lent Crawley useful assistance, but the later bats- me.i made a poor show, and though 100 appeared with only three wickets down the innings closed for 133. Bromley - Daven­ port, a fast left-hand bowler, was chiefly in 5trumental in the dismissal of the Harrow Eleven for a comparatively small score. He took five wickets for 79 runs. Although Llewellyn was bowled at 18 the commence­ ment of the Eton innings was not unlike that of Harrow, and 100 was also up with three wickets down. After this though, as with Harrow, a collapse took place, and when the eighth batsman retired tlie total was only 136. Duckworth, however, proved a very useful ally for Foley, and their partnership, which resulted in an addition of 58 runs, gave Eton a very useful lead. Foley, who went in first, was last out. He was altogether two hours and twenty minutes at the wickets, and his 114 was an admirable display of cricket in every way. In a minority of 69 Crawley and Fair opened Harrow’s second innings, and so well did they play that at the end of Friday’s play 105 had been got without the loss of a wicket. On Saturday, however, things again went badly for Harrow, and the only feature of the later part of the innings was the good hitting of Arbuthnot, who carried out his bat for 25. Eton had 152 to win, and as the wicket remained in good condition the game appeared to be slightly in their favour. Foley again played capital cricket, and Llewellyn and he made such a good start that the result was fairly placed beyond doubt. The score was 78 before they were parted, and with some useful assistance from Gosling and Coventry tho runs wrere got for the loss of only four batsmen, a highly creditable performance. The victory was received with great enthusi­ asm by the supporters of Eton, and the Eton Captain, Mordaunt, and Foley, were, among others, carried round the ground. Eton, it is worthy of remark, had not won since 1876. Though their fielding was at times faulty the winners were the better team, both in batting and bowling, and in the latter department they were considerably superior. H arrow . First Innings. E. Crawley, b Davenport 40 J. S. F. Fair, c IIoare, b Gosling ... ............... 28 M. J. Dauglish, c M'Lach- lan, b Davenport .........24 E. D. Mackie, b Brand ... 4 W. M. Torrens, c Gosling, b Brand ...................... 4 C. F. Hutton, c Gosling, b Davenport...................... 0 A. D. Ramsay, b Daven­ port ............................ 7 L. G. Arbuthnot, b Daven­ port ............................ 9 H. F. Kemp, b Brand ... 7 N. E. Holmes, not out ... 6 J, A. M'Laren, b Mordaunt 0 B l, lb 3 ............... 4 Total ... . ...133 E ton. First Innings. C. P. Foley, c Kemp, b Ramsay .......................114 W. D. Llewellyn, b M'Laren ..................... H. J. Mordaunt, c Fair, b Dauglish ........................20 R.O. Gosling, b Arbuthnot 21 Second Innings. 1) Brand .........69 c Green, b Mor­ daunt .........61 c Duckworth, b Davenport ... 10 b Mordaunt ... 4 b Brand ......... 6 c Brand, b Davon- port............... 12 c Llewellyn, b Davenport ... 11 not out .........25 st Duckworth, b Brand ......... 0 c Hoare, b Brand 7 b Davenport ... 0 B 5,1 b 10 ... 15 Total ...220 Second Innings. b Hon. H. Coventry, b Arbuthnot...................... W. H Hoare, c Crawley, b Arbuthnot...................... l S. S. Green, b M'Laren ... 1 N. C. M*Lachlan, b Ilam- say................................... 0 T. W. Brand, b Ramsay ... 0 G. H. Duckworth, c and b Ramsay .............. ... 20 H. R. Bromlcy-Davenport, not out ...................... 4 B 2,1 b 2 ............... 4 5 M‘Taren, Arbuthnot 8 b M‘Laren... b Ramsay... c M'Laren, Ramsay ... 9 not out , 36 ... 44 ... 9 b ... 34 ... 17 not out B l ,l b 6 ... 7 Total ............... 202 Total ...154 BOWLING ANALYSIS. H arrow . First Innings. O. M Davenport Mordaunt... Brand Gosling ... R. W. 44 20 79 5 . 26.3 17 16 1 . Second Innings. 13 27 7 1 ......... Hoarc M‘Lachlan Coventry O. 67 48 42 19 M. R. W. 41 73 4 32 53 2 28 32 4 10 39 0 1 13 0 3 7 0 1 8 0 First Innings. O. M. 22 9 M‘Laren ... Mackie Ramsay ... Dauglish ... Arbutlmot E ton . R. W. 56 2 .. 27 0 .. 49 4 .. 38 1 .. 28 3 .. Fair Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 30 4 31 9 8 17 Each school has now won 25 of the GO matches played, the other ten having been drawn. Those of 1805 and 1857 are not included in the list, as neither was really between the elevens of the two schools. The following comments on the game have been sent to us by a thoroughly capable judge: Judging by the form displayed in this match there can be little doubt that the better side won. Harrow in winning the toss on a true hard wicket had a decided advantage. They made, too, a good start, but the decided weak­ ness, or rather uncertainty (for it is absurd to judge of a batsman by one innings), of their batting wras thoroughly exposed and their collapse was complete. The first innings of Eton was almost a repetition of that of Harrow, and when the eighth wicket fell for 136 it seemed as if the totals of the first hands would be very close. Foley, however, who had gone in first, played excellent cricket, and Duckworth contributed aplucky and invaluable 20 before he was caught and bowled. It was a matter of common remark that Kamsay should have been put on to bowl from the Nursery end, and also that he should not have bowled without a long leg. Foley must have made at least thirty runs through the absence of that fieldsman. On Ramsay changing ends he immediately got the two remaining wickets. Crawley and Fair, the two first Harrow batsmen, made a long stand in the second innings and both played excellent cricket. It is worthy of note that this is the second year that Crawley played out time on the first day, and his two years’ record in this match is an exceptionally brilliant one. The remainder of the Harrow batsmen did little for their side with the exception of Arbuthnot, who carried out his bat for a well-played 25. The Eton boys probably showed more of their true batting form in the second innings, and in the end won very easily by six wickets. Of the individual players I have no hesitation in saying that Crawley is much the best bat in the two elevens. He is a very finished player, hits cleanly and well all round, and lias very strong defence. Foley, whose 114 was a fine performance, is a steady bat, and a very strong player on the on, on which side he made most of his runs. He is, however, weak on tho off side, and played very shakily at the lobs in each innings. Of the remainder Fair, Gosling’, Coventry, Mordaunt and Lewellyn, all played well. Eton were decidedly the best batting team throughout, and had certainly' the three, and possibly the four best bowlers. The best bowler was undoubtedly Bromley-Davenport, who is an exceptionally good boy bowler. Moreover he had bad luck as he several times completely beat the batsmen and missed the wicket by a hair’s breadth. The Eton fielding was not at all good, and many balls were let through their legs and several catches missed which ought to have been made. The Harrow fielding was on the whole good, but their bowling was very weak. A word of. praise is due to Dauglish for his excellent wicket- keeping in the first innings of Eton, and to Mordaunt, the Captain, for his management of the Eton bowling. J u ly 9th, at Elm Lodge, Elstree, the wife of the Rev. Vernon F. Royle, of a son. I n a match played at St. Leonard’s on July 13, between the Lindens an^Bexhill, Mr. John Brooks, for the latter club, carried his bat right through the innings for 56‘out of atotal of 127> P la y in g forthe Devon County School against Dulverton on Saturday, July 10, H. H. Taplin made 124 (not out) out of a total of 262 for five wickets. Dulverton made 129.