Cricket 1886

462 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. NOV. 25, 1886. which were maidens, for 61 runs and 5 wickets, excellent figures against an eleven like that of Nottingham, even allowing for considerable assistance from the wicket. The first match of the season, with Hampshire, though, furnished him with his best record of 1886. In the second innings of Hants, though the ground was all in favour of run-getting, none of the batsmen excepting Mr. O. E. Powell could play him at all, and he was credited with nine of their ten wickets, at a cost of only 25 runs, a very remarkable piece of bowling. Hide bowls medium pace left-hand round- arm. He has a very easy action and as his delivery is ratherhigh, andhe is inaddition par­ ticularly straight, he is not easy to score from, being very difficult at times when the ground helps materially. As a batsman he has done very little, though on some rare occasions he has proved his ability to hit. Only last season, indeed, against Kent at Tonbridge, Harry Phillips and he at the very dose of the Sussex innings added 65 runs, of whioh Hide was responsible for 45 not out. Always well con­ ducted, he is deservedly popular among all classes of cricketers. Our portrait is from a photograph by Messrs. Hawkins & Co., of 108, King’s Road, Brighton. The next number of C r ic k e t , to be pub­ lished on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, will contain Portrait and Biography of L o r d L y t t e l t o n , President of the M.C.C. CWe are n ot answ erable for the opinionsexpressed by our Correspondents.] decimals, because in many cases they are already compelled to do so to find out the order in which two men stand. Therefore, why not do so in all cases and abolish the present senseless system, which is as mis­ leading as irritating, besides being an eye-sore from the improper use of the decimal point ? Let C r ic k e t take th» lead by the Editor stipulating that all averages sent for pub­ lication should have the fractions reduced to two places of decimals. I am sure others influenced by the example of our principal cricketing journal will speedily follow, and thus a much needed, if minor, reform will be quietly established Yours truly, “ W e st L y n .” Liverpool, 1st October, 1886. F IF T H A U S T R A L IA N TE AM IN ENG LAND . CRICKET AVERAGES. To t h e E d i t o r o f “ C r ic k e t .” S ir ,— With the close of the season, naturally commences the comparison of “ averages.” But why does every paper which publishes these statistics persist in simply stating “ re­ mainders” instead of reducingthem to decimal fractions? Under the present system, it is impossible to properly compare averages which are close togetherwithout knowing andmaking use of other figures. For instance take the batting averages of Shrewsbury and Mr. W. W. Read, given in the Standard as 42.18 and 42.19 respectively. It requires the number of innings to be stated; and some arithmetic before it can be realized that the first (con­ trary to appearances) is the best of the two. When put as decimals, viz., Shrewsbury 42’54, Read 42^44, not only the relative position, but also the exact difference is seen at once, without any need to refer to other figures. The present system is bad enough in batting averages, but it comes out worse in the bowling. Thus the Standard gives:— Watson 11.20, Martin, 11.8, Shilton 11.4, and Wade 11.17, in the above order. At first it appears as though a mistake had been made because Wade’s average appears better than Watson’s, and Shilton’s better than Martin’s, but a confused public are expected to under­ stand that that tne fractions are not decimals, although burlesquing as such. Here again the public are expected to find out by means of series of little sums in division with the num­ ber of wickets for divisions whether the order is correctly given. Put as decimals the pre­ ceding figures become 11*20,11.27, 1140, and 11’51 respectively, and the eye at a glance detects the correctness of the “ placing” and moreover the exact difference in value of each average. Now it cannot be any trouble to the com­ pilers to reduce the fractions to two places of The following is the summary of matches played by the Australian team just arrived in NewZealand on their return home:— Matches played 89—won 9, drawn 22, lost 8. M ay 13,14,15—at Sheffield Park, Sussex, v. L ord Sheffield’s E leven. L ord Sheffield’s Eleven w on b y eight w ickets. Australians, 98 and 70; L ord Sheffield’s E leven, 105 and 64 for tw o w ickets. M ay 17,18, 19—at N ottingham , v. N otts. Drawn. Australians 109 and 12 for tw o w ick e ts; N otts 104. M ay 20,21,22— at K ennington Oval, v. Surrey. Sur­ rey w on by three w ickets. Surrey, 171 and 87 for seven w ick ets; Australians, 82 and 172. M ay 24, 25—at L o rd ’s, v. M .C.C. and G round. Abandoned, ow ing to w et w eather. M ay 27, 28—at O xford, v. O xford U niversity. ;A us tralians w on b y 25 runs. A ustralians, 70 and 38; O xford U niversity, 45 and 38. M ay 31, June 1, 2—at M anchester, v. N orth of E ng­ land. D raw n. A ustralians, 45 and 43; N orth o f E ngland, 34 and 15 fo r one wicket. June 3, 4—at L o rd ’s, v. G entlem en o f England. Australians w on by seven w ickets. G entle­ m en, 99 and 136; Australians, 150 and for three w ickets. June 7, 8—at D erby, v. D erbyshire. A ustralians w on by six w ickets. D erbyshire, 95 and 144; A ustralians, 191 and 49 fo r four wickets. June 10,11,12— at Cam bridge, v. C am bridge U ni­ versity. D raw n. A ustralians, 222 and 326 for five w ickets ; C am bridge University, 143. June 14,15,16— at M anchester, v. Lancashire. A us­ tralians w on by an innings and 12 runs. Australians, 145; L ancashire, 46 and 87. June 17,18,19—at K ennington Oval, v. G entlem en of England. D raw n. G entlem en, 471 and 105; Australians, 488. June 21, 22,23— at N ottingham , v. P layers o f E ng­ land. D raw n. Players, 334; Australians, 205 and 236 fo r six w ickets. June 24, 25, 26—at L o rd ’s, v. M iddlesex. Austra­ lians w on b y one w icket. M iddlesex, 259 and 217; A ustralians, 354 and 123 for nine w ickets. June 28,29—at C hichester, v. L ord M arch’s Eleven. A ustralians w on by eight w ickets. L ord M arch’s E leven, 140 and 63; A ustralians, 173 and 31 fo r tw o w ickets. July 2, 3—at C hisw ick Park, v. Mr. C. I. T hornton's Eleven. D raw n. Australians, 345; Mr. T h orn ton ’s Eleven, 157 and 130 fo r six w ickets. July 5, 6, 7—at M anchester, v. E ngland. E ngland w on by fou r w ickets. Australians, 205 and 123; E ngland, 223 and 107 fo r six w ickets. July 8, 9, 10—at N ottingham , v. N otts. Drawn. N otts, 197 and 157; A ustralians, 175 and 122 for fou r w ickets. July 12,13,14— at Sheffield, v. Y orkshire. Austra­ lians w on b y six w ickets. A ustralians,275 and 136 fo r four w ick ets; Y orkshire, 158 and 249. July 16,17—at L iverp ool, v. L iverp ool and D istrict. D raw n. Australians, 152 and 141 for eight w ick ets; L iverpool, 204. July 19, 20, 21—At L ord ’s, v. E ngland. E ngland w on b y an innings and 106 runs. England, 353; Australians, 121 and 126. July 22, 23, 24— at H uddersfield, v. Yorkshire. D raw n. Yorkshire, 258; A ustralians, 169 and 24 fo r on e w icket. July 26, 27, 28— at Stoke, v an E leven o f E ngland. D raw n. Australians, 248; E leven of E n g­ land, 119 and 148. July 29, 30, 31— at K ennington O val, v. Surrey. Surrey w on b y an innings and 209 runs. A ustralians, 185 and 107; Surrey, 501. A ugust 2, 3, 4—at C anterbury, v. K ent. K ent w on b y ten w ickets. K ent, 171 and 35 fo r no w ickets; Australians, 79 and 123. August 5, 6, 7— at C lifton, v. G loucestershire. D raw n. G loucestershire, 220 and 358; Australians, 211 and 173 for five w ickets. August 9—at B irm ingham , ▼. W arw ickshire. D raw n. A ustralians, 107 and 35 for three w ick ets; W arw ickshire, 7 A ugust 12,13,14.— at K ennington O val, vE ngkind. E ngland w on b y an innings and 217 runs. E ngland, 434; A ustralians, 68 and 149. August 16, 17, 18—at C heltenham , v. G loucester­ shire. A ustralians w on b y 26runs. Austra­ lians, 119 and 114; G loucestershire, 74 and 133. A ugust 19, 20, 81— at P ortsm ou th , v. Mr. G. N. "Wyatt’s E leven. A ustralians w on by seven w ickets. M r. W y a tt’s E leven, 183 and 187; Australians, 236 and 135 fo r th ree w ickets. August 28, 24, 25— at L eyton , v. P ast and P resent o f Cam bridge U niversity. D raw n. C am ­ bridge, 349 and 149 fo r four w ic k sts; A u s­ tralians, 379. A ugust 26, 27, 28— at B righton, v. Sussex. D raw n. A ustralians, 200 and 300 fo r seven w ick ets; Sussex, 352. August 30, 31, S eptem ber 1, at G ravssend, v. South of E ngland. D raw n. A ustralians, 299 ; S outh o f E ngland, 170 and 450. Septem ber 2, 3, 4— at S carborough, v. L ord L on desborou gh ’s E ngland E leven. E n g ­ land, 558; A ustralians, 231 and 192 fo r one w icket. Septem ber 6, 7,8— at Bradford, v. E leven P layers o f E ngland. D raw n. A ustralians, 247 and 226 fo r eight w ick e ts; P layers, 238. Septem ber 9,10,11— at B righton, v. S outh o f E n g­ land. D raw n. A ustralians, 219 ; South o f E ngland, 136 and 245 for six w ickets. Septem ber 13, 14, 15—at L ord ’s, v. an E lsven o f E ngland. D raw n. E ngland, 319 and 196; Australians, 296 and 13 for tw o w ickets. Septem ber 1 6 .1 7 , 18 —at H astings, v. E leven of the South o f England. D raw n. S outh o f E ngland, 200 and 230; A ustralians, 194 and 202 lo r six w ickets. Septem ber 20, 21, 22—at Skegness, v. Sixteen of Skegness. Skegness w on b y nine w ickets. A ustralians, 103 and 148; Skegness, 181 and 74 fo r six w ickets. Septem ber 24, 25—at B irm ingham , v. an E ngland Eleven. D raw n. Australians, 186 and 56 for tw o w ick e ts; E ngland E leven, 208. Septem ber 27, 28—at H arrogate, v. an E ngland Eleven. D raw n. Hngland E leven, 139 and 117 fo r three w ick ets; Australians, 121. CR ICKET IN N E W SOUTH W A L E S . CARLTON v. WARWICK. Played at Sydney in October. H. H iddleson, b Turner ....................19 A . Gregory, b W earne 7 H . D onnan, b W earne 8 E. Seale, b W earne ... 2 D . O gilvy, b W earne 0 T . M ’D onald, c G il- fillan, b W earne ... 11 I. W ales, b Turner ... 6 J, Spurw ay, c Turner, b W ea rn e ....................15 W a r w ick . E. K elly, c R obin ­ son, b G ilfillan ... 15 A . H iddilston, n ot out ............................. 0 E . G regory, c Nunn, b W earne ............ 0 E xtra s.................. 14 T otal C a r l t o n . P . M ’D onnell, c Seale, b H id d ilsto n .............133 C. Turner, c O gilvy, b Spurw ay ... .- 3 3 C. Bannerm an, b G regory ...................• 23 J. R ichards, run ou t 1 T . Nunn, c M ’D onald, b Spurw ay ..............26 F. Burton, c W ales, b S e a le ...............................27 T. G ilfillan, b H id­ dilston .................... H . R obinson, c H id­ dilston, b Seale ... 56 T . T w e e ce .b Seale... 8 S. W earne, c K elly, b Seale ....................10 B rooks, n ot out ... 8 E x tra s....................11 Total ...340 Next Issue December SO