Cricket 1886

JULY 15, 1886. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 277 And just as the niner was done and entire He threwhimself down to rejoice (andperspire) “ One short I ” said the fair and impartial um­ pire. Boohoo! So he gave up and went and ate ices Of various colours and sizes, And died of pulmonary phthisis Boohoo! Boohoo! Boohoo! A n announcement in the sporting papers that Messrs. Shaw, Shrews­ bury and Lillywhite have arranged for the team of cricketers engaged to visit Australia this winter, to leave England in the Orient steamer “ Arizona,” on Sept. 15, leads to the belief that the pro­ moters have, at least up to the present time,not been influenced in their arrange­ ments by the decision of the Melbourne Club to invite a mixed team of amateurs and professionals to visit the Colonies this winter. The presence of two teams of English cricketers in Australia at the same time is, or should be, absurd, and C ricket -readers generally will be sur­ prised that the basis of an agreement between the two parties whose interests are affected has not been as yet concluded. P rom what I can learn several promin­ ent English cricketers well-known in Australia have promised the secretary of the Melbourne Club to make the journey again, and if it be true, as I learn, that the use of the Sydney ground has been also secured, it looks as if the Melbourne Club equally means business. Anyhow, for two teams to visit the Colonies simul­ taneously would be clearly suicidal, and I would suggest that some steps be taken at once to get rid of the existing deadlock P ougher , the destroying angel of the Surrey eleven, has been having a very enjoyable time of it during the last week. He came, he saw, and he conquered a strongish eleven of Surrey on Thursday, at Leicester, as the supporters of the County are not likely to forget I should fancy for some little time. His perform­ ance on this occasion was indeed a remarkable one, as he not only got thirteen of the nineteen wickets which fell to the Leicestershire bowlers—at an expense of only 54 runs—off his own bowling, but caught three others from Rylott. This week, too, he has followed up his achievement against Surrey with one almost as sensational againstWarwick­ shire, at Birmingham. In this match he was credited in all with twelve wickets at a cost of 45 runs. In the two fixtures, therefore, he took 25 wickets for 99 runs. This is a feat, whatever the condition of the grounds, of an extraordinary character, and one of which the young professional has thoroughly good reason to be proud. The Leicestershire Eleven, too, deserve to be heartily congratulated on a brilliant achievement in beating Surrey. To get so good a batting side out for 26 and 83, reflects the highest credit on Leicestershire cricket. As if to show there is no ill-feeling, Leicestershire has returned as one of its members to the new Parliament, a cricketer well known in Surrey. I allude to Mr. T. K. Tapling, who is now entitled to style himself M.P., having won the recent contest for the Market Harborough Division by a large majority. Mr. Tap­ ling, who is an old Harrovian and Cantab, is not only a keen cricketer, but a liberal supporter of the game, as many C ricket readers know well. T he elevens for the annual match be tween Gentlemen and Players at the Oval to be begun to-day, will, I understand, be as follows :—G entlemen : Messrs. W. G. Grace, E. M. Grace, W. W. Read, E. F. S. Tylecote, H. W. Bainbridge, K. J. Key, C. Toppin, O. G. Radclifie, H. B. Daft, A. W. Dorman and J. A. Turner. P layers : Ulyett, Peate, Shrewsbury, Scotton, Flowers, Barnes, Sherwin, M. Read, Abel, Lohmann and Diver. C ambridge CRicKET-readers will be in­ terested to know that five members at least of the twenty-two who took part in the Eton and Harrow match at Lord’s on Friday and Saturday will be in residence at their University by next summer. Messrs. Mordaunt (the captain), Green and Duckworth, of the Eton eleven, are all bound for Cambridge, as are Messrs. Arbuthnot and Crawley, of Harroiv, who go up to Trinity College early in October. With the exception of the three named, it is expected that all the members of the Eton eleven of this year will be available next summer. A correspondent has pointed out that in the list of those seeking Parliamentary honours at the election still in progress, I have omitted the name of a well-known cricketer, Mr. George Savile Foljambo, who is a candidate for the Rushcliffe Divi­ sion of Nottinghamshire. Mr. Foljambe, I need hardly remind CRicKET-readers, played for Notts several times some few years ago, and also did good service on occasions for the Marylebone Club. W. Lockwood, the young professional who made his debut for Notts against Gloucestershire at Moreton-in-the-Marsh at the end of June, and bowled in very promising form against the Australians last week at Trent Bridge, seems likely, as far as one can judge from his earliest efforts, to be of no small use to the County. He was born at Radford, near Nottingham, and will not be nineteen years of age till next March. He learned his cricket in Nottingham Forest, and first came into notice last year in the series of matches played by the Forest Cricket Association. He bowls round arm with a high delivery, and though rather inclined to be short, gets up very quickly fiim the pitch. T here was wild excitement at Lord’s on Saturday at the close of the Eton and Harrow match, and tlie victory of the Etonians, a well deserved one, naturally was received with enthusiastic if not altogether orderly demonstrations of satis­ faction by the young blood of Eton. It may be of interest while on the subject of Eton and Harrow matches, to mention that Foley’s 114 is the eighth score of three figures made in the sixty matches so far played. Harrow, I may add, enjoy the double distinction of the largest as well as the smallest total. The highest innings of either of the Schools is Har­ row’s 324 last year, the smallest, Harrow’s 24 in 1823. T he following are the averages of the principal batsmen in important matches up to Saturday last. No one is included who has not played eleven innings or got an average of twenty-five. Cmplted Highest Innings. Runs Score. Aver. W. G. Grace ... 21 ... 826 ... 148 .. 39.7 Shrewsbury ... 17 ... 644 ... 227* .. 37.15 S. W. Scott ... 11 ... 504 ... 94* ... 36 W. W. Read ... 21 ... 782 ... 114 ... 32.14 Scotton ... ... 19 .. 605 ... 110* ... 31.16 G. M. Kemp ... 16 .. 497 ... 125 ... 31.1 Spillman... ... 12 ... 371 ... 87 .. 30.11 Hon.M.B. Hawke 13 ... 399 ... 76 ... 30.9 H. W. Bainbridge 17 .. 470 ... 79 ... 27.11 Humphreys ... 12 .. 332 ... 68* ... 27.8 A. N. Hornby ... 19 .. 518 ... 161 ... 27.5 J. A. Turner ... 17 .. 454 ... 174 ... 26.12 W. Rashleigh ... 13 .. 343 ... 107 ... 26.5 G. F. Vernon ... 21 .. 549 ... 160 ... 26.3 Abel ......... ... 19 .. 491 ... 110 ... 25.16 M. Read ... 20 .. 515 ... 83 ... 25.15 J. G. Walker ... 20 .. 514 ... 73 ... 25.14 G. G. Hearne ... 20 .. 511 ... 74 ... 25.11 Hall ... 18 .. 442 ... 91 ... 24.10 Although not included in the regular list of averages on account of the few innings they have played, the perform­ ances of tho two amateurs, A. G. Steel and A. J. Webbe, will no doubt prove interesting. The former has played in five innings (twice not out) with an average of 83, and the latter seven innings for 306 runs —average 43.5. T he following table gives the result of the matches between the nine Chief Counties this season up to date:— Notts Won. 5 Lost. 0 Drawn 2 Surrey 7 1 1 Lancashire 4 2 1 Middlesex 2 3 1 Kent 2 3 1 Gloucestershire 1 3 1 Yorkshire 1 4 3 Sussex 1 4 1 Derbyshire 0 3 1 E nglan d v . A u str a l ia . —The eleven to re­ present England against Australia at Lord’s on Monday, will be Messrs. W. G. Grace, W. W. Read, A. G. Steel, E . F. S. Tylecote, Barnes, Scotton, Shrewsbury, Ulyett, Barlow, Briggs, and Lohmann. P la yin g at St. Quintin’s Park on Saturday last for West London v. Canonbury, Mr. S. Henton scored 107. The totals were—West London, 809, Canonbury 16 for 5 wickets. P la y in g for the Anchorites against Harrow Town on the 8th inst., Mr. W. Whyte bowled a wicket with a ball which sent the bail a measured distance of 37 yards. P la yin g for Olympic v. Stanley, at Battersea Park on July 10, E. S. Faishall (one of this and last year’s Sussex Colts) clean bowled five batsmen with six consecutive balls. He got wickets with the third and fourth ball of one over and with the first three balls of his next, performing the hat trick,