Cricket 1887

10 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. JAN. 27,1887. connection I am pleased to liear that the dramatic performance recently held at the Town Hall to assist the funds required for the completion of a new ground resulted in a “ gross gate ” of £130 on the two nights. For this success the Club was chiefly indebted to Mr. Morton P. Betts, who organised and had the whole arrangement of the affair. Mr. Betts, who was one of the promoters of the Bickley Park Club, has always taken great interest in Kent cricket, and the County has reason to be gratified at his happy inauguration of a closer connection with its management. K in g W i l l o w is going to hold high revels at Hastings in 1887. From information I have received, the idea of the Cricket Week which it has been decided to hold during the coming season has received the most gratifying support from all sections of society at Hastings. To judge, indeed, by the hearty reception the project has already met, I feel con­ fident in predicting that the Hastings week will take a very prominent position among gatherings of the kind. The meetings which have been held have been thoroughly representative, and as the executive Committee is equally repre­ sentative of every interest, it is certain that the arrangements will be carried out in a cordial as well as a liberal spirit. The Hastings and St. Leonards week, I understand, is to commence on the 8tli of September, and tnough the three fixtures have not been actually determined yet, I am able to state that they will include the best cricket talent available in England. Mr. R. Lydgate, who was a prominent member of the Surrey Com­ mittee a year or two ago, has taken the greatest interest in the promotion of the celebration, and with the assistance of other townsmen of practical experience the good folks of Hastings and St. Leonards may count on a real cricket treat next September. C r i c k e t in New Zealand, or at least in some part of the Island, does not seem to give satisfaction to the critics to judge by the following remark in a Dunedin paper. We have all the climatic advantages here that are enjoyed in England, and cricket should be able to reach its fullest development in a single generation. It grows with the individual, not with the nation; and yet what a miserable exhibition our biggest matches are! Our cricketers seem like the Bourbons— “ they learn nothing and forget nothing; ” and to crown all, some indulge their effeminacy by playing such maudlin games as lawn tennis. Ohe jam satis. Their cup is well nigh full. I n a match played at Auckland (N.Z.), on Nov. 20, between the Auckland and Gordon Clubs, for the Senior Cup, J. Arneil took all ten Gordon wickets for 37 runs. GERMANTOWN CLUB (PHILADEL­ PHIA). English cricketers will be interested in the performances of the above club, which last year occupied a very prominent, we might say, the foremost position in American cricket. During the season its eleven took part in 32 matches, of which they won 26, lost 4, and drew 2. Won. Lost. Drawn. Tot. First Eleven .. 9 . . 0 .. 1 . 10 Second Eleven .. 9 . 1 .. 0 . . 10 Third Eleven .. 1 . . 0 .. 0 . 1 Veteran Eleven .. 1 . 2 .. 0 . 3 Junior Elevens .. 6 . . 1 .. 1 . . 8 Total .. .. 26 4 2 32 This record is probably without a parallel in the history of American cricket. In these matches Germantown scored 5,479 runs for the loss of 385 wickets, the average per wicket being 14.23 runs, while their opponents made 3,604 runs for the loss of 450 wickets, the average per wicket being 8 runs. On four occasions during the season the first wicket of Germantown fell for over 100 runs: June 26.—First Eleven v. Young America, 113 (G. S. Patterson and F. W. Ralston, jr.) June 30.—Second Eleven v. Merion, 124 (R.D. Brown and H. P. McKean, jr.) July 5.—First Eleven v. Merion, 112 (G. S. Patterson and R. D. Brown.) Sept. 4.—First Eleven v. West Indies. 167 (G. S. Patterson and W. C. Morgan, jr.) Mr. G. S. Patterson three times scored over a hundred in an innings. June 26.—First Eleven v. Young America 107 July 5.—First Eleven v. Merion .. .. 118 Sept. 11.—First Eleven v. Belmont . .*100 Mr. Patterson’s three hundreds are, we believe, without precedent in Philadelphia cricket history. His average of 68.83 in seven innings, for the Halifax Club, is the highest since the trophy was established. The following are the averages of the Club in all matches:— B A TTIN G AVERAGES. F.W . Ralston, iun. W . Brockie, jun. S. W elsh, 3d R. D. Brown W . J. Duhring ... E. T. Com fort ... Bromhead ........... H. I. B row n .......... C. L. K u r tz .......... H. W . Brown ... L . W. W ister R. A. M organ G. B. W arder ... S. H. Carpenter... T. G. Cupitt J. S. Smith, ju n ... J. Longstreth ... J. C. Com fort ... S. M. Wain ........... A. S. Valentine ... A. Jessup .......... Follow ing individual scores over 40 were m ade: W . C. M organ, jun., 40, 85; Ii. D. Brown, 61; F. W. Ralston, jun., 58, 64, 47; G. S, Patterson, 107, 118, 65, 100* ; W. Brockie, jun., 55. * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Balls. Mdns. Runs. W kts. Aver. W. J. D u h rin g... G. 8. Patterson E. T. C om fort... W . Brockie, jun. H. I. Brown H. W. Brow n ... R. D. Brown ... S. M. W ain .......... A. Jessup ........... R. A. M organ Tim es M ost in is. not out. Runs, an inns. Aver. 10 ... 1 ... 451 ... 118 ... 50.11 12 ... 3 ... 266 ..,. 85 ... 29.56 12 ... 0 ... 341 ... 64 ... 28.42 8 ... 1 ... 152 .,,. 55 ... 21.71 5 ... 1 ... 68 ... 29* .. . 17. 8 ... 0 ... 109 ... 6L ... 13.62 10 ... 2 ... 100 ... 37 ... 12 50 4 ... 0 ... 48 ... 26 .. . 12. 2 ... 0 ... 23 ... 12 ... 11.50 11 ... 2 ... 97 ... 26 .. . 10.78 3 ... 1 ... 17 ... 12 ... 8.50 10 ... 1 ... 50 ... 21 ... 5.56 2 ... 0 ... 11 . 7 .. . 6.50 7 ... 0 ... 31 ... 12 .. . 4.43 5 ... 1 ... 20 . 11 ... 4. 4 ... 0 ... 15 . 6 ... 3.75 4 ... 0 ... 10 . 5 .. . 2.50 2 ... 1 ... 5 . 5* ... 2.50 1 ... 0 ... 21 ... 21 .. . 21. 1 ... 0 ... 12 ... 12 ... 12. 1 ... 0 ... 4 . 4 .. . 4. 1 ... 0 ... 2 2 .. . 2. 1 ... 0 ... 1 ! 1 ... 1 . W . C. M organ, jun. 36 924 ... 76 .,.. 247 .. . 43 ... 5.74 584 .. . 60 .. . 143 ..., 22 ... 6.50 389 .. . 28 .. . 144 ..., 14 ... 10.29 146 .. . 11 .. . 63 ... 6 ... 10.50 871 .. . 45 ... 292 .... 25 ... 11.68 60 .. . 3 . 37 ... 2 ... 18.50 37 ..,. 2 .. . 8 .. 1 . .. 8. 36 .... 6 .. . 8 ... 1 . .. 8. 44 ... 6 .. . 18 ... 1 . .. 18. 94 ... 7 ... 36 .. . 0 . ... 6 .,,. 9 , 0 TH E M E L BOU RN E CLUB TE AM IN N E W Z E A L A N D . Continued from Page 7 FIFTH MATCH.—v. XXII, OF AUCK­ LAND. The fifth and last match of the Melbourne Club Australian Team in New Zealand, was played on the Domain Ground, at Auckland, on Dec. 6 and two following days. The draw was all against the Twenty-two, who wanted 172 to win with only six wickets to fall. A ustralians . Second Innings. b Mills ...........33 c Reid, b M ills 72 First Innings. S. P. Jones, b M eldrum ... 18 G. E. Palmer, b G ould ... 0 J. W . Trumble, c Crowe, b M eldrum .................. ... 13 W . Bruce, b Lynch ..............19 A. H. Jarvis, b Arneil ...1 3 J. M cllwraith, st Harvie, b Arneil .......................... 23 T. W . Garrett, b Lynch ... 4 E. Evans, c M cPherson, b A rneil.................................. 2 F. R. Spofforth, c Mills, b L y n ch .................................. 0 J. Phillips, not out ........... 8 B .................................. 4 b W . M eldrum 31 c W . M eldrum, b M ills ...........27 b M ills.................. 14 c Barton, b Mills 4 cTestro, b Mills 2 c Arneil, b R ob­ ertson ...........26 lbw, b M ills not out ... Extras Total ...........104 Total ...225 A u ckland . First Innings. R. J. Yates, b Garrett ... 0 J. Testro, st Jarvis, b Palm er ........................... C. Gardner, st Jarvis, b Palm er ........................... B. Mills, st Jarvis, b Palmer .......................... D. Lynch, c Jones, b Gar­ rett ..................................47 J. Arneil, st Jarvis, b Palm er .......................... 11 W . E . Barton, c Spofforth, b Palm er ........................... 2 A. E . Dewes, b Palm er ... 3 Second Innings. c and b Evans ... 2 b Evans ........... R. Crowe, 1 b w, b Palm er 2 H. P. Kissling, b Palm er 4 A. L . Meldrum, b Palm er 0 Rev.I. Richards, c Palmer, b Spofforth ................. 2 J. W. Ryburn, b Palm er ... 0 W . Meldrum, b Spofforth 0 T. M. M oresby, st Jarvis, b Palm er .......................... 0 A. O’Brien, b G arrett ... 6 J. R. Reed, c Evans, b Palm er .......................... 2 W .W . Bobinson, st Jarvis, b G a rre tt................. W . Harvie, not out .. M cPherson, b Garrett ... 0 Thomas, b Garrett ........... 0 Gould, c sub., b Garrett... 0 B 7, lb 3, nb 1 ...........11 c Evans, b Spof­ forth ........... 3 c Jones, b Spof­ forth ........... 0 b Spofforth ... 3 c Bruce,b Evans 2 b Evans ........... 3 c Jones, b Spof­ forth ........... 1 b Evans ........... 0 lbw, b Evans ... 0 b Spofforth c Testro,bEvans run out ........... not out ........... not out 2 b Spofforth Total ...114 Extras Total BOW LING ANALYSIS. A u stralians . first Innings. Second Innings. B. M. R. W. W. M eldrum 116 13 31 2 1 B. G ou ld ... M ills ... Lynch... Arneil ... 36 1 80 8 16 0 88 9 20 3 53 4 10 3 McPherson Thom as ... 24 L. Meldrum 24 Robinson... 14 M. R W. ... 220 26 40 1 44 4 17 0 236 32 53 7 24 3 6 0 152 18 47 0 8 4 1 15 0 0 13 1 A uckland . First Innings. Second Innings. Garrett Palm er Jones ... Spofforth B. M. R. W . . 100 22 14 7 228 41 32 12 . 20 9 1 . 116 31 15 0 2 ... Evans , B. M. R. W. 88 13 22 6 88 15 15 7 Jones bowled one and Spofforth three no*balls. Next Issue February 24