Cricket 1887

FEB. 24, 1887. CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECOKD OF THE GAME. 25 Harrow and old friends, but by those who remember him some twenty years ago as a good all-ro-und athlete. He did Harrow good service at Lord’s in 1859, a year in which the School was particularly strong with such giants as A.W. T. Daniel,“ Bob ” Lang, B. D. Walker, E. W. Humphreys and ‘•Sam” Hoare with others in the eleven, and 1860, and his average for these two years against Eton was 48. After leaving Harrowhejoinedthe 60thBifles, but retired from the service in 1865. He was a member of the Knickerbockers Club, as well as of I Zingari, and played, unless I am mistaken, for Hampshire, his father representing Portsmouth for many years. He was also a good football player, being an active member of the Wanderers Club in its earlier days. He was in his forty- fifth year at the time of his death, which took place a fortnight ago at St. James’ Hotel, Piccadilly. Isr last month’s “ Gossip ” I stated that Mr. C. W . Bock, the well-known Cam­ bridge cricketer, had either arrived or was arriving in Tasmania at the time of writing. From a recent number of the Adelaide Observer I see the Old Cantab has received an appointment to a Mastership in the Launceston Grammar School, where he was educated, and it will interest Cambridge men to know that very soon after his return home he showed himself to be in batting form by making 105 for the North against the South of Tasmania. If he keeps up his cricket the game in Tasmania should benefit materially. The Australasian states that Mr. Bock is to be invited over to play for Combined Australia against the Englishmen, on the ground of the East Melbourne Club noxt month. I am indebted to a friend at Liverpool for the following list of the bowlers who have taken all ten wickets in an innings in first-class matches only. No of Name. M atch. Date. Runs. E. H inkly, K ent v. England, July 11, '18, n. a.T J. Wisden, North v. South, July 16, '50, n. a.* Mr. V. E. W alker, England v. Surrey, July 21, '59, 74 Mr. E. M. Grace,M .C.C. v.K ent, Aug. 14. ’62, n. a.* W. Slinn, 22 o f Scarborough V. A. E .E ., Sept. 23, '62, 23 Mr. V. E . W alker, Mid. v.K ent, J u n e l 6 , ’64, 37 <*. W ootton, A. E E. v. Yorks., July 19, ’65, n. a.* Mr. V. E. W alker, Mid. v. Lancs , July 22, ’65, 104 Mr. W. 13. Money, 19 of Godalm- ing v. U.S.E .E . Sept. 16, '67, 65 W . Hickton, Lancs, v. Hants, July 21, '70, 46 J. C. Shaw, Notts v. England, Sept. 15, ’70, 20 •[■Lillywhite,South v. North, Aug. 7, ’72. 129 Alfred Shaw, M.C.C. v. North, June 1, ’ 74 , 73 « . Barratt, Players v. Aus , Sept. 2, ’78, 43 G. Giffen, Anglo-Aus. Team v. Com bined a u s ., Feb 16, '84, 66 Mr.W.G.Grace,M.C.C. v. Oxford, June 22, ’ 86 , 49 * N o Analysis. A few remarks m ay not be out o f place on this list—chronologically arranged:— M r.V. K. Walker is the only cricketer w ho has accom plished this perform ance m ore than once; aud his nam e appears three tim es. In the England v. Surrey m atch he, in addition, score42J (not out) and 108. John ) W isden alone bowled all the w ickets; though this has been done m ore than once in minor m atches. Wisden was in reality a South­ erner, belonging to Sussex, but at that time, in partnership with George Parr, he owned a cricket ground at Leam ington, hence his inclusion in the North team , though probably he was thus given o equalise the sides. The nam es of W. Slinn and Mr. W . B. M oney are included though they both played in m atches against odds, but the wickets taken in each case were those of first-class teams. E. Barratt did not bow l one of his ten. G. Giffen is the only Australian w hose nam e appears. Dr. E . M. Grace scored 192 (not out) in the m atch noticed above. A c c o r d i n g to the South Australian Register the English cricketers are to play their last match in the Colonies at Adelaide on March 23, when they meet for the second time a South Australian team. The same paper states that Shrewsbury and his comrades are to leave Adelaide in the P. and O. steamer “ Massilia,” on the 26th of next month, and I have reason to believe that this is correct from information I have myself already received, to the effect that the team are expected to reach Eng­ land on the 7th of May. Alfred Shaw, who has to fulfil his engagement with the Earl of Sheffield, it is said, left Ade­ laide in the P. and O. steamer “ Bengal,” on Feb. 12, and as there is no ground for doubting the statement he should be in England about March 29. I am glad to hear that the arrangements for the Hastings and St. Leonards Cricket Week are progressing most satis­ factorily. The matches proposed to be played it is now definitely settled will be North v. South, on the 8th, 9th and 10th of September, Gentlemen of Surrey v. Gentlemen of Sussex, Sept. 12, 13, East Sussex v. Gentlemen of the M.C.C., Sept. 14,15. Captain Greatorex, the originator of the cricket week, and one of the hon. secs.,has received, I hear, a number of letters from many of the leading gentlemen of the County express­ ing their warm approval of the movement and wishing their names to be added to the list of guarantors. The guarantee fund already, I may add, amounts to be­ tween two and three hundred pounds. I h a v e much pleasure in giving pub­ licity to the following appeal. N ational B efuges fo r H om eless and D estitute C hildren, 36, G reat Q ueen Street, L in coln ’s Inn, W .C . To TH E E dIT O B OF “ C llIC K E T .” D e a b S ib. — M a y I tr y to en list, th ro u g h the co lu m n c: o f y o u r v a lu a b le p a p e r, th e s y m ­ p a th ie s o f y o u r rea d ers in a g o o d ca u se. I have th e pleasure to serve on th e C om ­ m ittee o f th e above Institutions, and as w e have no few er than six B o y s’ H om es, together w ith tw o training ships, you m ay be sure we have several ardent cricketers am on g our lads. U nfortunately w e have to depend on the chance gifts o f frien ds fo r our bats, stum ps, &e. M y object in appealing to y ou is this :— I know that as the spring advances cricketers begin to look out their “ m aterial ” to get ready fo r the com in g cam paign, and as I feel sure a great deal w ill be discarded, I should be so m uch obliged if th ey w ou ld send m e w hat is o f nofu rth er use to them , fo r distribution am ong our hom es, in that w ay assisting our lads to im prove them selves in th e king o f gam es, and to en joy m an y a h ap py hour. Shou ld I re ­ ceive m ore than en ou gh I know of other kindred Institutions w ho w ould be glad o f any surplus I could send th em . H op in g I have n ot trespassed too m uch on your space, and tru stin g you w ill find room for th is.— B elieve m e, dear sir, you rs fa ith ­ fu lly, C . A . S tein . F u l l particulars of the brilliant bowl­ ing of Mr. C. B. Turner for New South Wales in the first match against the English professionals were given in last month's C b ic k e t . Among many gifts in appreciation of an exceptional perform­ ance of which he was the recipient, not the least gratifying to the young cricketer must have been the presentation of a handsome pair of field and opera glasses from his friends in Bathurst. Turner’s consistent success subsequently proves that this was not in any way a fluke, but, on the contrary, that he is one of the very best bowlers at the present time in the Colonies. I n the Inter-Colonial match played at Melbourne at the end of December he was most effective, and his achievement in the second innings of Victoria in clean bowling Palmer, Horan and Trumble with successive balls is unique in the history of Inter-Colonial matches. The following extract will show what a high opinion “ Felix,” the cricket critic of the Australasian, has of Turner’s bowling. Second on ly to M ‘D on n ell on the N ew South W ales side cam e Tu rn er, w ho, in th e second innings, bow led excellen tly, h is figures being 144 balls, 42 runs, 18 m aidens, 6 w ickets. H e kept a good length, and broke back at a w on ­ derful pace. H e bow led P alm er, H oran, and T rum ble in successive balls, th e only occasion, so far as m y m em ory serves, in w h ich th e hat trick has been perform ed in these intercolonial contests. I have never seen a bow ler w ho breaks back w ith T u rn er’s pace. O f course he w ou ld n ot do th is on a true w icket, b u t on a cru m bly w icket, such as he h ad in th is second innings, h is really g o o d len gth balls are alm ost unplayable. I n o t i c e that the New South Wales voted a sum of .£20 to purchase trophies for presentation to McDonnell and Turner, in commemoration of their splendid ser­ vices with bat and ball in the Inter­ colonial match. Turner has also had a silver hat given to him with the names of the three veteran batsmen, Palmer, Horan, and Trumble, whom he bowled with successive balls, duly inscribed thereon: while McDonnell is, in addition, to receive a gold watch subscribed for by his admirers, as well as a trophy from the Committee of the Melbourne Club. B y the death of Mr. H. W. Lindow on the 16th inst., cricket has lost one of its supporters in days gone by. He played in the match, Bugby School v. M.C.C., in 1841, celebrated in “ Tom Brown’s School Days,” when he got 0 and 14 run out. He played after in W. Clarke’s All Eng­ land X l. in 1849, when his scores were— 8—0—5—20—6—17—22— 10, the last v. Hull on July 19, 1849. T h e Intelligent Foreigner, in iguorance of sporting matters, is not altogether without rivals in this country, to judge from the following conversation reported to me by a well-known supporter of cricket in Surrey. I give the communication as it was sent. “ On Saturday last, Feb. 5, I unfortunately damaged my nose whilst hunting. This morning I met an ‘ intel­ ligent Englishman ’ who, after contem- Next Issue March 31