Cricket 1887

146 CEICKET; A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. MAY 26, 1887. almost equal value, among them 58 against Oxford University, 48 against Yorkshire, and 41 against the Australians. A recurrence of the old trouble with his knee prevented Mr. Steel’s participation in cricket in 1885, but he was right again in time for last season, though unable to assist the county as much as could have been wished. In fact, four matches represented the sum of the help he was able to give Lancashire in 1886, and in the six innings he had he had to be content with an aggregate of 85, or an average of 14.1. Mr. Steel has unusual advantages as a bats­ man. His height stands him naturally in good stead, and as, in addition, he has great strength, he is able to utilise opportunities for hitting to the greatest advantage. With no mean defence, he hits all round with con­ siderable freedom, and when set scores very rapidly. SOUTHGATE v. CHESHUNT. Played at Cheshunt on May 19. S o u t h g a t e . F. Bryan, b Lester ... 11 E. C. Saunders, b Lester ............... 3 E. P. Sugden, not out 59 A. L. Ford,lbw, b Abel 4 J.L. Phillips, b Wales 15 F. F. White, b Abel... 4 A. Walker, b Abel ... 0 W. S. Sidney, c Wilt­ shire, b Lester ... 13 C h e sh u n t . First Innings. H. Lester, c Ford, bBryan 0 W. H. George, c Crouch, b Abel 10 E. A. Wigan, b Abel 5 A. E. White, c W. Wales, b Abel ... 8 B 10, lWi, w 1 ... 13 Total........ 145 E. H. Wales, b Ford........ 2 F. W. Wiltshire, c and b Ford ...........................15 C. Monk, b Bryan ........ 4 H. Mayo, not out ........ 28 J. Crouch, c and b Walker 20 C- Abel, c Phillips, b Walker ..................... 3 W. Silver, run out ......... 9 W. Wales, bWalker........ 1 F. W. Collyer, b Bryan ... 0 W, Garcia, st A. E. White, b Bryan ...................... 3 Total ........ 85 Second Innings, c Phillips, b George ........ 9 not out ........ 20 b Sugden ........ 5 b George ........ 0 c Ford, b George 0 not out b Georfe ... B 2, lb 1... Total ... 50 Cricket in Victoria Park. — On May 18 last, a well attended meeting of cricket clubs regularly playing on Victoria Park was held at the Wesleyan Schools, Approach Road, to consider the new rules just introduced. After some discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. J. F. Richards, that a deputation— afterwards settled to consist of six—should wait upon the Superintendent of the Park to ask for the withdrawal of the rules ; and that, failing his consent, the local M.P.’s, and, if possible, the First Commissioner of Works, should be approached. The following were appointed to form the deputation:—Messrs. Amory (Marlborough), J. F. Richards (Re­ liance), Lawton (Shoreditch Tabernacle), El- lerton (St. James’-the-Less), Croft (Grove), and Peters (Warner). On the motion of Mr. Croft it was unanimously resolved that a Victoria Park Cricket Association be formed. The meeting then adjourned to wait for the report of the deputation. Any cl ll s regularly playing on Victoria Park, who have not already done so, will oblige by communioating at once with the Secretary {pro tern.), Mr. J. F. Richards, 40, King Edward Road, Hackney. E v e r y C r ic k e t e r should send 7 stamps to the office of this paper for this year’s “ Cricket Calendar ” (I9th year of publication). It con­ tains chief fixtures for the season arranged in chronological order, table for registration of players in matches to come, pages for insertion of other engagements, laws of cricket, etc., etc. Handy size for the pocket, bound in cloth; in leather wallets, gilt lettering, Is. 6d. SURREY v. WARWICKSHIRE. Warwickshire was only able to put a weak eleven into the field at the Oval on Thursday last, a matter for regret, considering that this was its first appearance against one of the leading counties. Neither Messrs. II. C. Maul, H. Rotherham, nor H. E. Whitby were able to play, and in the absence of tha two last named, the bowling was very moderate. The weather, though, was so unfavourable through­ out that there was no chance of finishing the game, and, indeed, there was no play on the third day. Only twelve wickets had fallen when the stumps were finally drawn, and as Surrey were thirty-eight on, with eight wickets still to fall, they had a decided advantage. The feature of the Warwickshire innings was the fine and free cricket shown by Lawton, which redeemedthebattingfrom insignificance. He went in first wicket down, before arun had been got, and while he was in con­ tributed 97 out of 120 runs. His hitting all round was vigorous, and though the Surrey bowlers were none of them in their form of last year, the performance was one of great merit. Maurice Read, who began the batting for Surrey with Mr. Bowden, was caught on the third ball bowled, but the amateur and Abel both played good cricket, and the score was 72 before the former was bowled for a very creditable score of 23. Mr. Read and Abel both scored freely off the Warwickshire bowling, and an addition of 106 had been made to the Surrey total, when rain stopped play on the second day, with both batsmen still in. Lowles, owing to an injury to Wood’s hand, kept wicket for Surrey. This was his first match for the county. W a r w ic k sh ir e . Allen, b Jones ........ 0 Richards, b Jones ... 9 Lawton, c Bowley, b Beaumont ........ 97 Collishaw, c W. W. Read, b Roller ... 0 Mr. J. Cranston, b Bowley ............... 7 Pallett, b Lohmann 0 Mr. F. W. Breedon, not out ............... 8 Mr. R. T. Byrne, c Abel, b Beaumont Shilton, c Abel, b Lohmann ........ Morgan, b Lohmann Leake, b Beaumont B ..................... Total ...139 S u r r e y . Read, c Byrne, b Shilton ............... 0 Mr. M. P. Bowden, b Pallett .............. 23 Abel, not out .......... 80 Mr. W. W. Read, not out .....................59 B 12, lb 2, w 1, nb 1 16 Total ...178 Mr. W. E. Roller, Lohmann, Mr. J. Shuter, Jones, Beaumont, aowley, and Lowles did not bat. BOWLING ANALYSIS. W a r w ic k sh ir e , O. M. R.W. O. M. R. W. Jones ... 25 15 31 2 I Bowley... 14 6 26 1 Beaumont. 25.115 32 3 Lohmann 23 11 16 3 Roller ... 11 6 16 1 I Abel ... 7 111 0 S u r r e y . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. 64 1 1 Pallett ... 17 6 29 1 33 0 Lawton... 6 0 19 0 0 11 0 I Collishaw 4 1 6 0 21 10 Shilton ... Leake Breedon.. Leake bowled one wide, and Shilton one no-ball. CHISWICK PARK v. UNIVERSITY COL­ LEGE HOSPITAL. Played at Chiswick on May 18. U.C.H. C. F. Holland, b HillC. W. Clayton, not yard ..................... 0 out ..................... 4 H. P. Job, lbw , b G. F. Ionides, c Hillyard............... 14 Loraine,bHillyard 6 F. Faichnie, c PriestG. Ringrose, st Lor­ ley, b Hillyard 22 aine, b Hillyard ... 0 B. W. M. Rogers, c H. Cappe, c Hill­ Nichbll, b Hillyard 18 yard, b Farr........ 0 F. P. Kitson, 1b w, b A. Y. Fullerton, b Farr ..................... 0 Hillyard............... 7 F. Brightman, b HillB ..................... 1 yard ..................... 2 — Total ......... 74 C h is w ic k . F. E. Street, b Kitson 10 G. W. Hillyard, b FaiChnie.............. 82 J. Farr, 1b w, b Kit­ son ..................... 0 A. Priestley, c Clay­ ton, b Ringrose ... 2 A. Loraine, c Ionides, b Ringrose ........ 2 J. Nicol, b Job ... 13 W.Hopkinson, b Job N. P. Surtees, b Job W. Kingsland, b Faichnie............... Sir H. T. Freeling, b Kitson ............... J. Butt, not out B 12,1 b 1, w 3 ... 16 Total ...139 CHISWICK PARK v. ROYAL INDIAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE. Played at Chiswick Park on May 21. R.l.E.C. J. Sutherland, b Tuke B. Heaton, b Reis- chach.................... 0 W. F. Holms, b Tuke 0 H. T. Keeling, not out 70 P. K. Coxe, b Green... 40 W. F. Tottenham, b Tuke..................... 0 A. J. Craven, c Farr, b Tuke .............. 0 P. H. O’Donoghue, b Tuke..................... 0 N. W. K. Leslie, c Nicoll, b Tuke ... E. J. Thompson, b Kitson ............... J. T. Graves, b Tuke B 1,1b 4 ......... Total ...127 C h isw ic k P a r k . J. Farr, st Coxe, b Holms .............. J. J. R. Green, c Les­ lie, b Heaton........ C. M. Tuke, c Graves, b Holms.............. H. Yon Beischach, c Tottenham,bHolms A. Priestley, st Coxe, b Holms .............. Dr. Cagney, c Graves, b Holms .............. 10 J. Nicoll, b Holms... 0 A. Loraine, not out 28 W. Earnshaw, b Holms ...............10 W.Loraine.cGraves, b O’Donoghue ... 2 Kirton, b Heaton ... 3 B 13,1 b 3 ........ 16 Total ...106 WANSTEAD v. FOREST SCHOOL. Played at Forest School on May 17. F orest S chool . F irst Innings. S econ d Innings. V . de V . H unt, run ou t ... 5 c and b B arnes 16 C. G. L ittlehales, b B arn es 18 c P elly, b M ay... 13 A. W. Freem an tie, b P e a k e ...................................... 0 c andb B arn es 0 S. A. H ookw ay, b B arnes 2 b R . B. J oh n son 10 E. J. R a m sa y, b B arnes ... 2 b B arnes ......... 16 L . D ashw ood, b B arnes ... 3 c M ay, b B a rn es 7 E. 8. D ashw ood, b M ay ... 7 b B arnes ........ 3 L . G. H um phrey, b M ay... 0 b Peake ......... 9 E. G. Stevens, c H . H . J oh n son , b M ay ............11 run ou t .............. 2 C. R , M orrison, o H . H. Joh n son , b May ............ 2 L . B ury, n ot ou t ............. 0 Extras ... Total , 11 not out c Peake, Barnes ... Extras 3 . 11 , ........ 61 W a n st e a d . Total........ 90 W. W. Palmer, b Hunt.................... 15 F. B. May, c Hook­ way, b Morrison ... 36 F. W. Barnes, c and b Ramsay ........55 R. B. Johnson, b E.S. Dashwood ........ 15 F. R. Pelly, 1b w, b L. Dashwood........ 10 W. R. Helmore, c Ramsay,b L. Dash­ wood .................... 5 R. E. Peake, b Ram­ say ..................... 1 E. a . Read, b Ram­ say .....................27 H. H. Johnson, c and b Hunt S. Swill, not out Rev. H. Hampden, and b Hunt ... . Extras............. Total ...177 WANSTEAD v. WOODFORD WELLS. Played at Wanstead on May 14. W oodford W e l l s . E. C. Palmer, c S. E. Palmer, b Hill ... 0 E. Wilson, b Cockett 30 W. W. Tween, c Johnson, b Hill ... 0 R. Hutchinson, b Barnes ............... 6 E. Swift, c Johnson, b Hill.............. ... 18 F. S. Carter, not out 26 H. O. Ellis, b Barnes S E.Palmer,bBarnes W.Kemsley,bCockett A. H. Tozer, bBarnes Dones, c Read, b Cockett ............... Extras............... Total ...110