Cricket 1887

41 8 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. SEPT. 22, I 8 8 7 . sion of his first trial for the University, and, indeed, a good performance for the Freshmen was followed by one still better in the match between the First Twelve and the Next Six­ teen. His dismissal of nine of the Twelve for twenty-three runs was a feat, indeed, of a high order of merit, one which beyond a doubt secured him the immediate distinction of his “ blue.” Nor was the confidence of the Cap­ tain, Mr. C. T. Studd, in any way misplaced. On the contrary he fully earned his place in the Cambridge Eleven of 1882, bowling alto­ gether 224 overs for 340 runs and 23 wickets. Perhaps his best performance of all, though, was for Cambridge. Past and Present against the Third Australian Team, at Portsmouth, after the University had gone down. The Colonials that year were, as will be remem­ bered, a very formidable combination, but nevertheless they were all dismissed in their first innings for a total of 141, a result duo in a great measure to the effective bowling of Mr. Smith, whose four wickets only cost 18 runs. His first appearance in a Countymatch was for Sussex v. Derbyshire at Brighton on June 5,1882, but he was more successful as a batsman than a bowler on that occasion, as on many others, for Sussex that summer. Though in the Surrey match at the Oval he took eight wickets for 73 runs he was not a success generally as a bowler, and his most note­ worthy records of the year were his 68 against Kent at Brighton, and his 51 against Hamp­ shire at Southampton, both excellent displays of free cricket. The Cambridge Eleven would have fared badly without his help in 1883, and his summary of the season showed 260 overs for 490 runs and 29 wickets. His excellent performance in the Inter-University match that year will still be remembered by many C ricket readers. N og only did he bowl with great success, but in addition to the nine batsmen who fell to his bowling he caught four at slip, and ran out two more. This will show that he had a hand in the dismissal of fifteen of the twenty wickets, a performance so thoroughly appreciated by the Cambridge authorities that he was presented with a special testimonial from the University Club. His last year at Cambridge (1884) unfortun­ ately found him out of form, and though his bowling helped greatly to win the match for Sussex against Cambridge University, in 1885, the records show that he only played occasionally for his County, and then with no great success,during the two years immediately following his departure from Cambridge. This summer Mr. Smith proved himself to be much above the average of Amateurs as an all-round cricketer. In minor matches he scored very well—twice in particular, for M .C.C. and Ground against Hurst College, and for Burgess Hill against Mr. Dill’s Eleven, in which he was credited with 163 not out and 168 respectively. Altogether he was singularly successful, and his figures, with bat (48 innings for 1,448 runs, average 30.1) as well as tall (198 wickets for 1,750 runs, average 8.8) were highly creditable. For Burgess Hill his bowling was singularly successful. His best performance was against Cuckfield, where he took nine wickets for two runs, but against Hurst he was almost as fortunate, his nine wickets in that match costing seven runs. His selection to captain the Sussex eleven was a judicious move on the part of the County Committee, for he not only did good service personally, but showed no small judgment in the management of his team. The Canadian Cricketers had special reason to appreciate his capacities as a bowler when they met the Gentlemen of Sussex at Brighton, and on that occasion he not only secured the dismissal of eight of their ten wickets in the first innings, but in addition got forty-four runs in excellent style. In th. first innings against Kent at Tonbridge, six of the ten Kentish wickets fell to his bowling, and at a cost of only 52 runs. Perhaps his best achievements for the County, though, were against Surrey, and in the two matches he secured eighteen wickets for an average of under thirteen runs. The finish of the first fixture between Sussex and Surrey was one of the most, if not the most, exciting of the season, as will be well remembered. Surrey entered on their second innings with 149 runs to win, and of these 102had been made, thanks to the brilliant hitting of Mr. Key, who was responsible for 73 of them, with only two bats­ men out. The bowling of Mr. Smith and Arthur Hide subsequently, though, proved so irresistible that the next seven wickets only added 39, and Adams, the last batsman, was in with Henderson when the winning run was made. Mr. Smith may be fairly classed as one of the very best amateur bowlers of the day. On his form of 1887, in fact, it is open to question whether he has any superiors among amateurs as a fast bowler. He takes a long run to the crease, and he is not very easy to see, as he makes a wide sweep round the wicket, so much so as to earn for him the soubriquet of “ llound the Corner Smith.” He makes full use of his height, and being little under six feet his delivery is at times very effective. When the ground helps at all he is most dangerous, and as he is always a good length and varies his pace cleverly at times he is never very easy to score from. He bats, too, in good style, and can hit freely when occasion requires. In the field he is good anywhere, and at short slip in par­ ticular is very smart. Mr. Smith, too, has made a high reputation as an Association foot­ baller. He is one of the fastest forwards in the South, and, in addition, a good shot at goal. He has also, we believe, won a deservedly high reputation as an amateur actor. Our portrait is from a photograph by Messrs. Hawkins & Co., of 108, King’s Road, Brighton. I ZINGARI. M atches played 30— w on 13, lost 10, draw n 7. May 28—W oolwich, v. Royal Military Academy. W on by 43 runs. IZ ., 110 ; R.M .A., 97. May 81, June 1—Cambridge, v. Cambridge Athe­ naeum. Drawn. I Z., [149 for 8 wickets ; Athenasum, 181. June 2—W ellington, v. W ellington College. Drawn. IZ -, 90 for 2 w ickets; Wellington Coll., 105. June 4—Charterhouse, v. Charterhouse. W on by 20 runs. I Z., 125; Charterhouse, 105. June 11—W indsor, v. W indsor Garrison. Lost by 35 runs. I Z., 57; W indsor Garrison, 92 and 53 for 2 wickets. June 15—Winchester, v. W inchester College. Lost by 15 runs and 6 wickets. I Z , 129; Col­ lege, 144 for 4 wickets. June 17,18—Oxford, v. Bullingdon Club. W on by 84 runs. I Z., 163 and 163; Bullingdon, 143 and 99. June 18—Chelsea, v. Household Brigade. Lost by 9 runs. I Z., 107 and 114 for 4 wickets; Household Brigade, 116. June 25-H arrow , v. Harrow School. W on by 7 runs. I Z., 183 ; Harrow School, 176. June 28, 29—Com be Abbey, v. Gentlemen of W ar­ wickshire. Won by 87 runs. I Z., 136 and 159; G entlem en o f Warwickshire, 84 & 124. Jane 30, July 1—Com be Abbey, v. Mr. Docker’s XI. Lost by 4 wickets. I Z ., 164 and 128; Mr. Docker's XI., 264 and 32 for 6 wickets. July 1—Hounslow, v. 10th Hussars. W on by 47 runs. I Z., 150; 10th Hussars, 103. July 2—Eton, v. E -on College. Lost by 89 runs. 1 Z . w ; x ton College, 188. July 6— Chislehurst, v. W est Kent. Lost by 4 runs. I Z., 150 and 196 for 4 wickets; West Kent, 151. July 11,12—W inchester, v. Green Jackets. Drawn. I Z., 171 and 357 for 7 w ickets; Green Jackets, 212. July 15, 16—Shorncliffe, v. Shorncliffe Garrison. Drawn. I Z., 281; Shorncliffe.i Oarrison, 192 and 148. July 22, 23—Shoeburyness, v. School o f Gunnery. Lost by an innings and 54 runs. I Z., 179 and 51; School of Gunnery. 284. July 25, 23—Portsm outh, v. United Services. Drawn. I Z., 391; United Services, 107 and 165 for 4 wickets. July 25, 26—Ludlow, v. Ludlow. W on by 183 runs. I Z., 126 and 210; Ludlow, 90 and 63. July 27,28—Knighton, v. Radnorshire. Lost by an innings and 19 runs. I Z., 61 and 172; Radnorshire, 252. July 29, 30—Glynde, v. Southdown Club. Won by 10 wickets. I Z., 220 and 56 for no w ick et; Southdown, 98 and 177. July 30—H othfield l lace, v. Hothfield. W on by 387 runs. I Z., 432 ; Hothfield. 45. Aug. 1, 2—Worcester, v. Worcestershire. Drawn. I Z., 26) and 86 for 1 w icket; W orcester­ shire, 63 and 364. Aug. 1, 2—Aldershot, v. Aldershot Division. W on by an innings and loi runs. I Z ., 199; Divison, 130 and 59. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. 3, 4—W oolw ich, v. R.A. W on by 8 wickets. I Z., 319 & 114 for 2 w ickets; R.A., 232 & 199. 5, 6—Chatham, v. R.E. Won by 6 wickets. IZ., 132 and 108 for 4w ickets; R.E., 101& 134. 15,16—Dublin, v. Vice Regal Club. L ost by 14runs. IZ ., 190 and 120; Vice Regal, 107 and 217. 17,18—Dublin, v. Phoenix Club. Lost by 9 wickets. I Z., I ll and 100; Phoenix, 197 and 16 for 1 wicket. 19,20—Dublin, v. M ilitary of Ireland. Won by 1 wicket. I Z., 208 and 119 for 9 w ickets; M ilitary, 216 and 110. 29, 30—Scarborough, v. G entlem en of England. Drawn. I Z., 264 and 3C8; Gen­ tlemen, 381 and 32 for no wicket. D E R B Y S H IR E C O L T S ’ M A T C H .— X I . O F D E R B Y S H IR E v. X X I. C O L T S A N D A C A P T A IN . T h e A nnual C olts’ M atch, arranged b y the executive o f th e D erbyshire C ou nty Club, w as played at D erb y on F riday and Saturday last. R a in interfered w ith th e gam e on the opening day, and the ru n -gettin g on both sides w as on ly m oderate, S treet’s 33 for th e E leven being the highest score o f th e m atch. A t the finish the Colts w ere 28 on w ith fourteen w ickets to fall. H ulm e took nine w ickets fo r th e E leven, w h o w ere on ly p oorly represented, for 32 runs, and C harlesw orth six, for the C olts, at a cost o f on ly 19 runs. COIiTS. First Innings. Second Innings. F. Buxton, run out ......... 8 Bedford, c Malthouse, b M ilner...................................................... 6 T. Brown, b H u lm e ...........11 c sub., b Malt- house ........... 0 J. Boot, c Storer, b Hulme 0 Charlesworth, c Sitwell, b H ulm e.................................. 2 run out ............ 1 T. Causer, c Keeton, b Chatterton .......................................14 S. Flint, run o u t...................................... 8 C. Godfrey, c Bagshaw, b M ilner.................................. 7 b Hnlme k.. ... 1 S. Hardy, b Hulme ........... 4 F. Hopkinson, b Malt- house ..................................25 st Storer, b Bag­ shaw.................. 0 James, b H ulm e................... 0 T. A. Jones, c Storer, b H ulm e.................................. 0 Linathan, run out ........... 3 b H ulm e ............ 3 W . Locker, l b w , b Malt- house .................................. 0 W . Mowe, c Storer, b Hulme .......................... 1 not out ............ 0 H. Price, c Ratcliffe, b Bagshaw ................... ... 10 T. Roe, not out .................. 14 st Storer, b Bag­ shaw ........... 0 J. Smith, b Bagshaw ... 5 ru n ou t ............ 1 T. Thorpe, c Ratcliffe, b Bagshaw .......................... 7 W . Vardy, c Sitwell, b Bagshaw ... .................. 0 R. Wallis, absent ........... 0 Mr. S. Richardson (capt.), b Bagshaw.......................... 4 B 9, lb 3, w 1 .................. 13 B ..................... 4 Total ...142 T h e E le v e n . Total ... 10 Milner, run out ... 14 Bagshaw, c Smith, b Charlesworth ... 6 Malthouse, c Flint, b Charlesworth Chatterton, not out 8 Hulme, st Eoot, b Brown .................. B l . n b l ........... 8 ..124 Keeton, c Smith, b Linathan.................. 13 Street,cCharlesworth, b Mowe ...................?3 Ratcliffe, l b w , b Charlesworth........... 3 Mr. E. Evershed, b Charlesworth.......... 1 Storer, b Charles­ worth.......................... 9 Mr. D. W ilm ott-Sit- Total well, c Flint, b Charlesworth........... BOW LING ANALYSIS. C o l t s . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M.R. W . O. M.R. W . Milner ... 28 10 41 2 Pagshaw ... 39.226 24 5 ............ 9 7 2 2 H ulm e.......... 25 II 2S 7 ...........11 9 4 2 Malthouse... 19 9 22 2 ........... 1.8 101 Chatterton .1 0 4 14 1 M ilner bowled a wide. T h e E l e v e n . O. M. R. W . (hrlsw rth.23 10 19 6 Moore ... 5 3 6 1 Causer ... 6 3 13 0 T Roe ... 4 2 6 0 Thorpe ... 7 0 15 0 Broun .. Vardy Flint... Bedford ., Linathan 19 14 22 II M. R. W. 14 13 1 6 7 0 4 9 0 11 0 Linathan bowled a no-bull. NEXT ISSUF, OCTOBER 27.