Cricket 1887

4 0 2 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. SEPT. 15, 1887. low in the order of going-in—rarely higher than sixth. Singularly enough Robinson’s best performances were against his native shire. His two scores of 111 not out and 45 at Huddersfield were both remarkably good exhibitions of batting, but in the return he did almost as good service, and his 92 towards the close of the second innings of Lancashire was of the greater value considering the hopeless state of the game for his side. Possessed of considerable strength Robinson hits with great power, indeed there are few better hitters at the present time. With no lack of defence he does not allow a loose ball to escape, and when set scores at a rapid pace. He is, too, a good out-field, and, moreover, a sure catch. He has deserved well, indeed, of a County which never fails to behave liberally to those who do it good service. Our portrait is from a photograph by Messrs. Hawkins and Co., of 108, King’s Road, Brighton. N ext Thursday’s C rick et , the last of the weekly summer numbers for this year, will contain a portrait of M r . C. A . S mith , Captain of the Sussex Eleven. THE AVERAGES IN 1887. Briggs, Wootton and Watson each took a hundred wickets or more, and it may safely be asserted that they were the best quartette of bowlers. Lohmann’s per* formance, in particular, was worthy of the highest praise. He bowled altogether 1,634 overs, for an average of under 16 runs, and considering that the grounds were all against the bowlers, this was a remarkable performance. The doings of the other batsmen and bowlers will be atliered from the statistics which follow. BATTING AVERAGES. Tim es M ost in Inns, not out. Runs, an Inns. Aver. BOWLING Overs. ........... 233 . ... 570.2., ... 1333.1.. ... 1532.2 The figures which follow show the doings of the most successful batsmen as well as bowlers in what are known as first-class matches during this summer. The wickets have with very few exceptions been throughout in favour of the batsmen, and as a consequence the run-getting has been in many cases much above the ordi­ nary standard. Arthur Shrewsbury’sbat­ ting has been one of the most conspicuous features of a batsman’s year. Eight times in all lie scored over a hundred runs, and his almost continuous succession of high scores produced a record entitling him to challenge comparison with the greatest of all cricketers, Mr. W. G. Grace, when in the zenith of his fame. Indeed, his average (287) was the same as that of Mr. Grace in his most successful year, though the latter played in [fourteen more completed innings, and therefore, was entitled to the greater credit. Mr. W. G. Grace’s success will be particularly gratifying to cricketers everywhere. It is twenty-three years since he first took part in important cricket, and it is satisfactory to every well-wisher of the game to see that lie has still no superior as an all-round cricketer. T h e B o w l e r s . The professionals have for some years monopolised the bowling honours, and this year has certainly shown no change in the positions of the two parties. Amateur bowling wras, indeed, never weaker,and with the one exceptionofMr.E. A. Nepean, the Oxford slow bowler, who puzzled batsmen with his great break, no hew reputation has t e3nmade, Lohmann Sh rew sbu ry........... 23 ... 2 .. 1653 .. W . G. G ra ce........... 46 ... 8 ... 2062 ... A. J. W e b b e ........... 31 ... 5 .. 1244 .. W . W. R e a d ..; ... 36 ... 2 .. 1615 .. K. J. K ey.................. 44 ... 5 .. 1684 .. W . E. R oller........... 12 ... 0 .. 490 .. H a ll.......................... 36 ... 4 .. 1240 .. U lyett .................. 41 ... 2 .. 1487 .. Gunn .................. 30 ... 3 .. 958 .. Robinson ........... 21 ... 4 .. 604 .. F. Thom as ........... 17 ... 1 .. 554 .. W . C. Bridgeman... 11 ... 2 .. 313 .. A. J. Thornton ... 9 ... 1 .. 275 .. 3. E ccle s.................. 22 ... 2 .. 677 .. Barnes .................. 30 ... 1 .. 957 .. J. Shuter.................. 27 ... 0 .. 871 .. Quaife .................. 30 ... 1 .. 926 .. E . Crawley ........... 9 ... 2 .. 215 .. A. M. Sutthery .. 14 ... 1 .. 391 . F. Sugg ................. 15 ... 1 . . 417 . Lee .......................... 20 ... 0 .. 591 .. S. W. Scott ........... 13 ... 1 .. 354 . L. Martineau......... 11 ... 4 .. 206 . W . N ew ham ........... 16 ... 1 .. 438 .. W. H. Patterson .. 13 ... 0 . . 377 . A. N. H ornby......... 26 ... 1 . . 717 . A. E. Stoddart ... 28 ... 0 .. 799 . E. H. BuCkland .. 13 ... 0 . . 374 . Briggs ................. 3L ... 2 . . 819 . W . Rashleigh 30 ... 1 . . 816 . L. W ilson ......... 13 ... 0 . . 366 . J. A. Dixon ......... 12 ... 0 . . 835 . A. P. Lucas ......... 10 ... 3 . . 193 . F. M archant......... 24 ... 2 . . 583 . F. Hearne ......... 37 ... 1 . . 921 . Lohm ann ......... 36 ... 3 . . 843 . G. G. Hearne......... 31 ... 8 . . 714 . P e e l......................... 37 ... 4 . . 835 . Bates ................. 40 ... 0 . . 996 . Hon. M. B. Hawke 41 ... 2 . . 967 . T. C. O’Brien......... 24 ... 3 . . 517 . Rawlin ................. 13 ... 2 . . 266 . M. R e a d ................. 38 ... 0 . . 908 . Flowers ................. 32 ... 2 . . 715 . G. W. Ricketts . . 13 ... 0 .. 291 Davidson ......... 14 ... 0 . . 312 . Wade ................. 34 ... 7 . . 594 . W . W. F. Pullen .. 22 ... 0 .. 472 W. H. Dudney 16 ... 2 .. 8)1 H. Ph ilipson... . . 16 ... 3 .. 279 F. H. Gresson 23 ... 0 .. 488 Humphreys ... . . 27 ... 3 .. 506 H. V. Page ... . . 14 ... 2 .. 2i3 Henderson ... . . 23 ... 4 .. 394 Painter ................. . 15 ... 0 .. 311 F. G. J. Ford... . . 20 ... 0 .. 409 E. M. G r a c e ......... 27 ... 0 .. 552 O G. Radcliffe . . 27 ... 2 .. 503 J. Hide ................ . 32 ... 3 .. 532 Wood ................ . 25 ... 2 .. 461 H. B. Daft ... . . 21 ... 0 .. 421 B ean....................... . 26 ... 2 .. 477 •T. G. Walker ... . . 26 ... 2 .. 476 Scot* on ................ . 19 ... 1 .. 849 Lord Harris ... . . 7 ... 0 .. 131 A’ e l ....................... . 34 ... 0 .. 638 Barlow ............... . 28 ... 1 .. 503 G. Jow ett................ . 23 ... 2 .. 880 Yates ................ . 26 ... 7 .. 352 A. N ewnham ... . . 11 ... 2 .. 137 P. .I. de Paravicini 14 ... 4 .. l.c4 F,. A. Nepean... . . 27 ... 4 .. 407 J. N. Tonge ... .. 17 ... 1 .. 274 Chatterton ... .. 22 ... 1 .: 334 J. H. Brain ... . . 2i ... 0 .. 331 O. P. Lancashire. . 16 ... 0 .. 255 R. r. Thornton ... 1 t ... 1 .. 20 •» Preston .......... .. 31 ... 2 ... 446 F. Townsend .. . . 17 ... 1 .. 212 H. w . Forster . . 20 ... 2 .. 272 C ro p p er................ .. 14 ... 0 .. 211 M. C. Kemp ... .. 8 ... 1 ... 104 Tester ................ . 23 ... 0 .. 395 C. A. Smith ... . . 19 ... 3 .. 221 As. Heftrne «i 1 1 29 ... 4 .. 351 . 267 ... 183* ... . 243* ... . 2 !7 ... . 281 ... . 120 ... 160 ... . 199* ... „ 205* ... . Ill* ... . 114 ... . 162* ... . 137 ... .. 113 .. .. 160 .. .. Ill .. .. Ill .. . 103* .. .. 73 .. .. 98 .. . 16) .. .. 99 .. .. 109 .. . 108 .. .. 99 .. .. 105 .. .. 151 .. .. 148 .. .. 68 .. .. 108 .. .. 79 .. .. 89 .. .. 47 .. .. 72 .. .. 144 .. .. 115 .. 91 .. .. 91 .. .. 103 .. ,.. 125 . .. 83 . .. 84 .. .. 71 .. 76 ... 92 ... 75 .. 66 ... 78 ... 97 ... 15) ... 70 ... 117 ... 61* ... 98 ... 79 ... 79 ... 84 ... r>7 ... 115 ... 79 ... 88 ... 105* ... 62 ... 58 ... 51 ... 92 ... 76 ... 58 ... 57* ... 56 ... 7) ... 71 ... 40 ... 66 ... 74 ... 45 ... 35 ... 93 ... 56 ... 60* ... 43 ... 31 ... 70 ... 43* 36* 78.15 54.10 47.22 47.17 43.7 40.10 38.24 38.5 3513 35.9 34.10 34.7 343 . 33.17 . 33 . 32.7 . 31.27 . 30.5 . 30.1 . 29.11 . 29.11 . 29.6 .. 29.3 . 29.3 ,. 29 28 17 . 28.15 ,. 28.10 .. 28.7 ,. 28.4 .. £8.2 27.11 ,. 27.4 .. 26.14 .. 25.2L .. 25.18 .. 25.14 .. 25.10 .. 24.36 .. 24.31 .. 24.13 .. 24.2 .. 23.34 .. 23 25 .. 22.5 .. 22.4 .. 22 ...21.10 ... 21.7 .. 21.6 .. 21.5 .. 212 ... 21.1 ... 2).14 .. 2'.11 ... 20.9 ... 20 12 ... 20.6 ... 20.2 ... 20.1 ... 20.1 ... 19 21 ... 19 20 ... 19.7 ... 19.1 ... 18 26 ... 13.17 ... 18.11 ... 18.1) ... 18.5 ... 38.4 ... 17.IB ... 17 2 ... 15.19 ... 15.16 ... 15.15 ... 15 11 ... 15.11 ... 15.2 ... 15.2 ... 15.1 ... 14 6 ... 14 3 ... 14 2 ... 14.1 Jones ........ . Richardson... Attewell W atson.......... R a w lin .......... M. Read Lohm ann ... Beaum ont ... Pougher Flowers Peel .......... B r ig g s ........... E. Peake ... E. A. Nepean E. M ills.......... B u rton .......... Cropper B a rlow .......... Preston.......... W ootton ... B a rn es.......... Emm ett B ow ley.......... Shacklock ... Abel .......... J. Robertson C. A. Smith E. H. Buckland ... 400 W. W . Read ... 96.3 G. G. Walker ... 168.1 A'. E. Stoddart... 123 W . G. Grace ...1273.2 H. V. Page........... 304.3 A. J. W ebbe........... 888.1 P. G. J. Ford Davidson ... Chatterton ... A. H ide.......... W ade .......... T e ste r........... U ly e tt.......... Dunkley Martin W . E. Roller A. M. Sutthery ... 817 Roberts ........... 484 3 A. Hearne ... Bates ........... F. H. Gresson H. W . Forster E. M. Grace H. Hale 538 ... 77.2 ... 1634.2.. ... 684.1. ... 541 ... 885 ... 1097. ...1592.1 ... 157.1 ... 476.2 ... 208 ... 722.2 ... 812 ... 727 . ... 533.2. ...1373.1 . ...1103.3 .. 1030 ... 957.3 ... 464.2 ... 340.3 ... 579.3 542.3 ... 430 2 ... 389.3 ... 292.3 ... 817.2 ... 564.2 .. 451 ... 557.3 ... 298 ... 759.1 197 849.3 843 127 523.2 169.2 864.1 S. Christopherson 812 Humphreys J. H ide.......... Yates ........... Bean .......... H. O. W hitby L. ^artineau A. Newman C. Toppin ... 275.1 . 736.1 . 246 , 619 , 244.3 390 , 309 . 201 AVERAGES. Mdns. Runs. .. 125 ... 282 .. ... 322 ... 613 . .. 810 ...1238 . .. 937 ...1482 . ... 277 ... 675 . ... 84 ... 138 737 ...2404 . .. 326 ...1072 . .. 267 ... 780 . .. 422 ...1171 . . 507 ...1472 . .. 831 ...2018 . .. 67 ... £93 . .. 124 ...109L . .. 110 ... 253 . .. 334 ...1004 . ... 139 ... 503 .. 874 ... 994 ... 233 ... 974 , .. 603 ...1892 . ... 518 ...1712 ... 583 ...1408 ... 469 ...1873 ... 201 ... 760 ... 155 ... 516 ... 234 ... 924 ... 241 ... 849 ... 170 ... 597 ... 20 ... 233 ... 67 ... 349 ... 40 ... 256 ... 525 ...2079 ... 140 ... 472 ... 204 ... 519 ... 158 ... 788 ... 138 ... 759 ... 129 ... 404 ... 410 ...1073 ... 207 ...1047 ... 216 ... 631 ... 228 ...1027 ... 135 ... 497 ... 882 ... 946 ... 85 ... 295 ... 127 ... 515 ... 218 ... 753 ... 812 ... 874 ... 319 ...1364 ... 57 ... 261 ... 215 ... 919 ... 40 ... 406 ... 125 ... 686 ... 113 ... 621 ... 73 ... 718 ... 869 ... 975 ... 79 ... 492 ... 805 ... 872 ... 106 ... 457 ... 119 ... 583 ... 132 ... 491 ... 56 ... 883 . Aver. .. 11.18 ,. 13.28 .. 1381 „ 14.82 .. 15 .. 15 3 .. 15.94 .. 16.48 .. 16.44 .. 17.15 .. 17.27 . 17.80 . 17.4 ,. 18.11 . 18.1 ,. 18.14 .. 18.17 .. 18.40 . 18.38 .. 18.92 ... 19.2 .. 19.16 ... 20.33 .. 20.20 ... 20.16 .. 20.4 ... 20.9 .. 20.17 ... 212 ... 21.4 ,.. 2 .4 ... 21.41 ... 21.10 ... 21.15 ... 22.18 ... 21.8 ... 21.5 ... 22.17 ... 22.35 ... 28.10 ... 24.19 ... 24.17 ... 24.34 ... 24.7 ... 25.15 ... 25 25 ... 26.16 ... 27.41 ... 26.1 ... 27.1 ... 27.1 ... 28.14 ... 29.12 ... 28.18 ... 29.18 ... 80.12 ... 38.14 ... 30.7 ... 81.6 ... 32.11 ___________________________ ... 38.3 WARWICKSHIRE. M atches played 12— w on 4, draw n 4, lost 4. BATTING AVERAGES. Wkts. .. 24 ., ,. 45 .. „ 89 .. ,.100 .. .. 45 . .. 9 . ..154 . ... 64 . .. 46 .. ... 68 . .. 85 . ..114 . .. 17 ., .. 60 . .. 14 ., .. 55 . ... 27 ... 53 ... 52 ., ..100 ... 90 ... 73 ... 67 ... 87 ... 55 ... 46 ... 42 ... 29 ... 11 ... 15 ... 12 ... 97 ... 22 ... 24 ... 35 ... 36 ... 19 ... 48 ... 46 ... 27 ... 42 ... 20 ... 38 ... 12 ... 20 ... 29 ... 83 ... 49 ... 10 ... 34 ... 15 ... 24 ... 21 ... 25 ... 33 ... 16 ... 26 ... 15 ... 17 ... 15 ... 10 Times Most in [nns. not out. Runs Inns. Aver. Mr. L. C. Docker .. 8 ... 1 .. 224 .. 70 .. 32. Mr. H. C. Maul .. 13 .. 1 .. 361 .. 141 .. *0.1 Mr. C. C. Mott .. 6 ... 0 . . 158 .. 84 .. 26.2 M r.H.W .Bainbridge 8 ... 0 . . 167 .. 61 .. 2 ).7 L a w ....................... .. 17 ... 2 .. 311 .. 65 .. 20.11 C. G. Lawton .. 18 ... 0 . . 304 .. 97 .. 16 6 Mr. E. Wheeler .. 14 ... 0 . . 2 7 .. 66 .. 14.11 Collishaw .. 20 ... 6 . . 206 .. 52*.. 14.10 Grundy .......... .. 17 ... 0 . . 174 .. 58 .. 10.4 Mr. H. O. W hitby .. 4 ... 0 . . 39 .. 18 .. 9.3 Richards........... .. 7 ... 0 . . 1 5 .. 28 .. 9.2 Pallett ........... .. 19 ... 4 . . 136 .. 32*.. 9.1 Shilton ........... ... 20 ... 3 . . 139 ... 18 . . 83 W . Bird .......... ... 9 ... 1 . . 55 ... 15 ... 67 Mr. A. Smith .. .. 6 ... 0 . . 39 .. 16 . . 63 C o r t .................. ... 9 ... 2 . . 34 .. 24*. . 4.6 T. Lawton played in five innings (twice not out) for 46 runs. ‘Ihe following played in three inn­ in gs:—Mr. G. H. Cartland (once not out) for 20, Mr. F. rreedon (once not out) for 12, and Mr. J. Cranston for 8. Tho following played in two inn­ ings J O. r.awton and Leake for 1 run each, and Mr. r. H. Price and Mr. D. Docker failed to score BOWLING AVERAGES. M atches played 12—w on 4, lost 4, draw n 4. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. W . Bird ........... 213.3.. . 79 .,.. 305 ..,. 29 ..,. 10.15 Pallefct ........... 515 ...219 ... 611 ... 51 .. . 1229 T. Lawton 23 ... 12 . ... 4) ... 3 ., . 13.1 Shilton ........... 686 2.. . 321 ,... 872 .,.. 45 .,.. 19.17 Cort .................. 171 ... 72 ... 3^6 ... 14 ..,. 21.12 L eake.................. 45.3.. . 15 ... 91 .,.. 4 .,,. 22.3 Mr. S. O.W hit! y 132.1 .. . 59 ,... 235 .. . 9 .,.. 26.1 Collishaw .......... 9 1 .. . 31 . 179 ... 3 .. 59.2 Th6 following also bow led:—A. Pird 6—3—10—3, Mr H. W. Baiubridge 1 5 .2 -3 -2 6 -3 . J. 0. Lawton 19—11—*22—2, C. G. Lawton 20—8—78—0, Richards 1 4 -6 -3 0 -0 . Harhorne 10—2—22—0, Mr. F. Bree- don 8 - 1 —19—0, Haslam 4—0 -1 3 -0 , Mr. T, G. D«?oker 8—6 - 7 —9»