Cricket 1887

442 C E IC K E T : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME . OCT. 27, 1887'. house), J. S. Scott (Bradfield), E. C. Langton (Wellington), W. K. Fernie (Repton), A. Gr. Bather (Rossall), A. Martineau, E. W. Janso/i, and P. IC, Beisiegel (Uppingham), J. L. Greig and W . Wotherspoon (Pettes), P. H. Morrison and A. F. Russell (Loretto), will also, I understand, be in residence at Cambridge before May. G. H. Cotterill, who scored so heavily for Brighton College in 188G, but failed to maintain his School promise in the Sussex eleven this summer, is now up there. I n “ Gossip ” of September 22, I called attention to some remarkably fast scoring by Messrs. E. Matheson and C. J. M. Godfrey for Mr. Herbert Pigg’s eleven against the Hastings Rovers, in a match played on the Central Recreation ground, at Hastings, on the sixteenth of last month. From information received, I stated that the (runs were got during the partnership of these two cricketers at the enormous rate of 171 per hour. I have the very best authority now for asserting that even this estimate was considerably below the mark. The real facts are as follows:— Mr. Godfrey joined Mr. Matheson at three minutes to five o’clock with the score at 122 for 3 wickets, and at five forty-five when stumps were drawn the total was 313 with both batsmen named still in. The last 191 were thus made in forty-eight minutes, or at the rate of 238 per hour. The boundary hits counted three and four. T h e Orient steamer “ Iberia ” with the English cricketers aboard, everyone will be glad to hear, arrived safely at Adelaide on Tuesday. If, as seems likely, Mr. Vernon’s team should play their opening match on the Oval in that city, it ought not to be long before we hear how they have com­ menced their campaign. In any case the English public will wait with anxiety to learn how events are progressing with both combinations. T h e Parsee community does not seem to have been at all dispirited by the lack of success which attended the efforts of the first team it sent to England to represent the native cricket of India last year. On the contrary, they seem anxious to show that there is really better stuff among the Parsees than the form of those who were here in 1886 would lead one to be­ lieve. At least, I learn on good authority, that there is every possibility of another visit of Parsee cricketers to England, and that next summer. However ill-successful from a cricket point of view, Dr. Patell and his comrades created socially a most favourable impression everywhere during their tour of last year, and should they come—as I hear they have every intention at present—I hope it will prove that they have profited, as is sure to be the case with such earnest students, materially by the lessons they hav3 learned on English cricket fields. T h e Religious Tract Society has just issued in collected form a series of articles which appeared in the Boy's Own Paper at different times on the subject of cricket. When I say that Lord Charles J. F. Russell, Dr. W, G. Grace, the Revs. James Pycroft andThomas Keyworth,as wellas an old friend of C b ic k e t readers, Mr. F. Gale, are all contributors, it will be unnecessary for me to add that there is interesting as well as instructive reading in the work. D r, W. G. Grace’s three chapters (1) “ Cricket, and How We Excel in It,” (2) “ The Cricket Bat, How to Make It, Choose It, and Keep It,” (3) “ Cricket Clubs, Their Formation and Management,” furnish a comprehensive as well as practical guide for the young cricketer. The collection of cricket songs, too, is by no means the least interesting portion of the contents. T h e Sydney Mail is, too, repeating, and in a forcible style, as the following extract will show, the objections which most cricketers—both in the old country and Australia—have to the frequent recurrence of cricket tours, the proceeds of which do not go directly to benefit the game itself. The Melbourne Club, it will be interesting to know, proposes, if the statement in the Mail is correct, to hand over any surplus there may be after the expenses of the matches to the local associations in each case:—■ From one point of view it is especially un­ fortunate that the Association Ground trustees undertook to arrange matters for Shaw, Lilly- white, and Shrewsbury’s team. As a matter of honour the trustees will now do their best on behalf of that team, and that means giving them the ground for the choicest dates of the season. The promoters will pay the customary ground fees and incidental charges, and take back tho rest of the money with them to England. Mr. Vernon’s amatenr team, on the contrary, will hand over to whatever associa­ tion they may be playing under all surplus funds, and that is one reason why preference should be given to the amateurs over the pro­ fessionals. Again, there is no doubt, as far as novelty is concerned, that the am ateui’3 will be the best draw, and so the up country clubs think. As to the selection of dates, we must ask by what right the trustees assign a number of dates to one team and leave the other to pick out what they [may from the remaining scraps. Our cricket-ground should be open to all visiting teams alike, and the favouring of one to the exclusion of another is alike unjust and illegal. UXBRIDGE CLUB. Matches played 23—won 10, lost 12, drawn 1. BESUIiTS OF MATCHES. May 14—v. Harrow. Lost. Uxbridge, 20 and 37 ; Hairow, 94. May 21—v. Palliugswick. W on. Uxbridge, 71; Pallinsswick, 51. May 28—v Kensington Park. Lost. Uxbridge, 55; K e y in g ion Park, 91 and 61 for 7 wickets. May 3)—v. A . Gilbey’s XI. .Lost. Uxbridge, 70; Mr. A. Gilbey s XI., I ll and 123. June 4—v. Hampstead. Lost. Uxbridge, 56 and 51; Ham pstead, 45 and 141. June 15—v. Bickm answorth. W on. Uxbridge, 202; Bickm answorth, 73 and 46. June 18—v. Ne’er-do-W eels. Lost. Uxbridge, 114 and 79 for 7 w ickets; Ne’er-do-W eels, 142. June 25—v. Pallinsrswick. Won. Uxbridge, 152; Pallingswick, 85 and 168 for 5 wickets. June 29—v. Chatham House Wanderers. Lost. Uxbridge, 72 and 40 for 6 w ickets; Chatham House Wanderers, 75 and 134. July 2—v. W indsor Home Park. Won. Uxbridge, 153 ; W indsor Home Park, 120 and 62 for 3 wickets. July 9—v. Ealing. Lost. Uxbridge, 137 and 61 for 1 w icket; Ealing, 181. July IS—v. Kensington Park. W on. U xbridgel63; Kensington Fark, 9*5 and 72 for 2 wickets. July 16—v. Mr. H. S. Turner’s (Sandhurst) XI. Won. Uxbridge, 322; Mr. H. S. Turner’s XI., 183. July 20—v. M.C.C. & Ground. W on. Uxbridge, 104 and 125for 7 » ick ets; M.C.C. & Ground, 97. July 23 -v . Marlow. Lost. Uxbridge, 100 and 37; Marlow, 267. July 3 0 -v. Mr. H. F. L oft’s XI., L ost. Uxbridge, 67and 100 for 6 w ickets; Mr. H. F. L oft’s XI., 244. Aug. 1—v. Harrow. Lost. Uxbridge, 84; Harrow, 102 and 327 for 3 wickets. Aug. 4— v. Rickm answorth. Lost. Uxbridge, 174; Bickm answorth, 303, Aug. 10—v Ealing. Lost. Uxbridge, 124; Ealing, 166 and 26 for no wicket. Aug. 13—v. 8fch M iddlesex R.V. "Won. Uxbridge, 261; 8sh M iddlesex R.V., 85 and 81. Aug. 24—v. Marlow. Drawn. Uxbridge, 517 for 9 wickets ; Marlow did not bat. Aug. 27—v. Henley. W on. Uxbridge, 184; Henley, 156 and 66 for 6 wickets. Sept. 3—v. SwakeleysPark. Won. Uxbridge, 160; Swakeleys Park 64 and 49 for 4 wickets. BATTIN G AVERAGES. Times M ost in Inns, not out. Buns, an Inns. Aver. J. C. Hibberfc ... 7 ... 0 ... 284 ... 168 ..., 40.4 O. Thomas , 9 ... 1 ... 246 ... 99 .... 3r,.6 W . R. Collins ... 3 ... 0 ... 78 ... 44 .... 26.0 A. W . Carrick ... 6 ... 1 ... 129 ... 46*.... 25.4 C.M.Woodbridge 8 ... 1 ... 179 ... 47 .... 25.4 E. F. Rutter ... 3 ... 0 ... 73 ... 71 ..,. 24.1 C. H. Roberts .... 10 ... 1 ... 205 ... 50 ... 22.7 C. E. Stevens ... 25 ... 3 ... 459 ... 60 .... 20.19 W . H. Miles ..., 17 ... 3 ... 264 ... 112*.. . 1812 W . M. Gardiner 22 ... 0 ... 360 ... 65 .... 16.8 E. Stevens........... 6 ... 1 ... 76 ... 24 .. . 15.1 G. Garrard , 5 ... 1 ... 56 ... 24 .. . 14.0 F. A s h b y ......... . 8 ... 0 ... 105 ... 37 ... 13.1 J. P. Hortin .... 3 ... 0 ... 31 ... 16 .... 301 W . L . Eves , 15 ... 1 ... 135 ... 73*.. . 9.9 W . Garner.........., 4 ... 0 ... 39 ... 28 ... 9.3 W oods.................., 18 ... 3 ... 139 ... 32 ... 9.4 L. Shaw .......... 7 ... 0 ... 62 ... 28 ... 8.6 C. Coles ........... 33 ... 3 ... 77 ... 24*.... 7.7 F. J. Ratter 8 ... 1 ... 52 ... 24 .... 7.3 H. B u rg e........... 12 ... 0 ... 75 ... 17 .... 6.3 EL J. Mercer .... 5 ... 1 ... 25 ... 15 .... 6.1 H. S. Turner ... 3 ... 0 ... 17 ... 8 .... 5.2 H. E. Borton ... 3 ... 1 ... 10 ... 5 .... 50 E. D. Shaw 3 ... 0 ... 33 ... 6 .... 4.1 T. Ratcliff 3 ... 0 ... 12 ... 10 .... 4.0 T. B. Hughes ... 3 ... 0 ... 10 ... 5 ..,. 3.1 D. W . L ee.........., 5 ... 0 ... 13 ... 6 .... 2.3 E. H. Roberts... 5 ... 0 ... 9 ... 5 .... 1.4 C. N. Heron ... 5 ... 1 ... 6 ... 5 .... 1.2 C. R. Mayo 5 ... 1 ... 4 ... 4 . 1.0 C. Rumble 4 ... 0 ... 2 ... 2 ..., 0.2 Capt. Munns ... 3 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... • ------ BOW LING AVERAGES, Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. E. D. Shaw 207 ... 17 ... 58 .... 33 ... 4.6 'Voods................. 2006 .... 109 ... 887 .... 103 ... 8.6 E. Stevens......... . 138 .... 2 ... I ll .. . 12 ... 93 C.M .W oodbridge 540 ..,. 24 .... 286 .. . 23 ... 12.30 T. B. Hughes .. . 80 .., 4 .... 38 .... 3 ... 12.23 O. Thomas . o7 .... 0 .... 81 .. . 6 ... 13.3 W . H. Miles ... 917 ... 46 ... 444 ... 32 .... 13.28 C. N. Heron .... 50 ... 2 ... 29 .... 2 ... 14.1 G. Garrard . 165 .... 12 .... 62 .. . 4 ... 15.2 H. Burge .......... 5.3 ... 21 ... 265 ..., 15 .... 17.10 C. E. Stevens ..., 210 ... 7 ... 159 ..,. 9 .... 17.6 H. S. Turner .. . 302 .... 15 .... 162 .. . 9 ... 18.0 F. J. Rutter .... 115 .... 1 .... 77 .... 4 ... 39.1 A. W . Carrick..., 109 ... 2 ... 91 ..., 3 .... 30.1 L. Shaw ........... 80 ... 0 ... 61 ... 1 ..., 61.0 UPTON PARK CLUB. BA TTIN G AVERAGES. Times Inns, not out. Runs. M ost in an Inns. Aver. W. H. Davis ... 7 ... 1 .. 247 . . 10J .. 41.1 A. Law ........... 8 ... 0 .. 308 .. 143 .. 38.4 J. B ow les........... 16 ... 0 .. 393 . . 87 .. 24.9 F. G. Scott 6 ... 1 .. 109 . . 40 .. 21.4 F. E. Rothwell 15 ... 1 .. 278 . . 80 .. 19.12 D. P. Boote ... 12 ... 5 .. 134 .. 24* .. 186 T. Kennett 34 ... 4 ... 152 .. 53 .. 15.2 A. J. E a st.......... 33 ... 3 .. 150 . . 27* .. 35 P. P. Lincoln ... 7 ... 1 .. 67 . . 27 .. 11.1 W. T. Matthews 7 ... 0 .. 62 . . 24 .. 8.6 C. E. C u ll.......... 7 ... 0 .. 49 . . 29 .. 7 C. E. Roper ... 4 ... 1 .. 18 . 7 .. 6 R. G a n ly ........... 9 ... 1 .. 41 . 8 .. 5,1 W . Ringrose ... 5 ... 0 .. 19 . 6 .. 3.4 H. E. AUsop ... 4 ... 0 .. 12 . 9 .. 3 A. E. Casselton 6 ... 0 .. 16 . . 12 .. 2.4 N E X T IS SU E , NOVEMBER 24.