Cricket 1887

APRIL, 14,1887, CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, 58 UPPINGHAM SCHOOL. F ixtu r e s for 1887. May 19,20—v. Incogniti May 23,24—v. Liverpool Club and Ground May 31, June 1—v. L. Martineau’s Eleven June 9,10—v. S. Christopherson’s Eleven June 15,16-v . H aileybury June 21—v. The Friars June 29, 30—v. Old Boys July 6, 7— v. Repton CRICKET IN N E W SOUTH W ALES . li M id-O n,” the critic o f th e M elbourne L ead er , gives the follow in g interesting details of the successes of th e N ew South W ales E leven this w in te r :— T h e representative eleven o f N ew South W ales have, by th eir second victory over the E n glishm en, established a season’s record of unprecedented success, h aving w on both in ter­ colon ial m atches against V ictoria, and tw o out of three m atches against the form idable visitors from the old cou n try. R especting the m atch conclu ded on M onday it w ould be u njust to ascribe the result to any other cause than the superior form show n b y the w inn ing team , the ch ief factor o f success again being the splendid bow ling of T urner, w hose total record of 14 w ickets 59 runs against such batsm en is sim ply phenom enal, and to expatiate upon th e m erit of this perform an ce, com in g as it does im m e­ diately after a succession o f others alm ost equally good, is m anifestlv unnecessary. On the excellent principle that one sw allow does n ot m ake a summ er, I, like m an y other careful observers and adm irers o f Tu rn er, have re­ frained from in du lgin g in w ild assertions to the effect that he is “ the greatest bow ler ever seen,” “ equal to Palm er, Spofforth, and A llan rolled into on e,” and sim ilar extravagan t form s of § raise w h ich I have heard used, but there is no en yin g the fact that his season’s pe form ances in th e five m atches above alluded to, and in the com bined m atch, unm istakably stam p the h all­ m ark on him , th ey being sunerior to anything that I can rem em ber any otner bow ler h aving accom plished. B y the w ay, it m ay interest cricket readers to know that in the tw o inter­ colon ial m atches betw een V ictoria and N ew South W ales, the three m atches betw een the E n glish m en and N ew S outh W ales, and the com bin ed m atch played in Sydney, T u rn er’s total b ow lin g record is 1,676 balls, 425 runs, 211 m aidens, 61 w ickets, givin g an average per w icket o f a fra ction less than 7 runs. T h is m arvellous record is m ads up as fo llo w s :— Matches. New South W ales v. E ngland) 1st M atch..................................) New South Wales v. E ngland,) 2nd m atch ..........................I New South Wales v. E ngland,) 8rd m atch .......................... j Inter-colonial (Melbourne) ... j Inter-colonial (Sydney)...........| England v. Com bined Team | B. R. M. W , 106 20 14 r> 153 34 23 7 281 77 39 7 7 3 — 1 184 32 14 8 117 27 13 6 320 93 37 4 144 42 18 G 84 25 10 4 80 24 10 4 72 15 11 G 178 33 22 2 1,676 425 211 61 NUTFIELD CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1887. June 11—Nutfleld, v. Reigate H ill. June 18—Dorking, v. Dorking. June 25—Nutfleld, v. R.M.C., Sandhurst. July 2—Nutfleld, v. M.O.C. July 9—Nutfleld, v. Ewell. July 16—Nutfield, v. Nondescripts. July 23—Reigate H ill, v. Reigate Hill. N u t f ie l d W e e k . July 28,29—Nutfleld, v. Incogniti. July 30—Nutfleld, v. Will-o’-Wisps. August 1—Nutfleld, v. Captain Young’s R .E , Team, August 2, 3— Nutfleld, v. Authentics. August 5—Nutfleld, v, Bradfield W aifs. August 6—Nutfleld, v. Stock Exchange. August 12—Kenley, v. Kenley. August 25—Nutfleld, v. Dorking. August 27—Nutfleld, v. Broadwater. Drawn. J.M.C., 168; J.M.C., 77; Battersea, J U N IO R M ID D L E S E X C L U B . M atches played 34, w on 17, lost 0, draw n 11. R E SU LTS OF MATCHES IN 1886. May 8—v. Brixton. Drawn. J.M.C., 113; Brixton, 33 for 2 wickets. May 8—v. Elm . W on. J.M.C., 76; Elm , 49. May 15—v. Bound’s Green. W on by 81 runs and 9 wickets. J.M.C., 122 for 1 w icket; Bound’s Green, 41. May 15—v. Albemarle. W on by 54 runs. J.M.C., 91; Albemarle, 37, May 22—v. Upper Clapton. May 29—v. Battersea. Lost. 131. M ay29—v.Navarino. W on. J.M.C.,55; Navarino 18. June 5—v. Tottenham. W on by 74 runs and 3, wickets. J.M.C., 121 for 7 w ick ets; Tottenham , 47. June 5—v. West H am pstead. W on by 42 runs. J.M.C., 86; W est H am pstead, 44. June 12—v. Dalston Albert. Drawn. J.M.C., 8 runs for 1 wicket. June 12—v. Tottenham. Drawn. J.M.C., 17 for no w ickets; Tottenham , 106. June 14—v. Tottenham. Won by 6 runs and 8 wickets. J.M.C., 136 for 2 wickets ; Tottenham , 130. June 19 -v . Dartm outh Park. L ost by 4 runs and 5 wickets. J.M.C., 121; D artm outh Park, 125 for 5 wickets. June 19 —v. D artm outh Park. Lost by 17runs and 2 wickets. J.M.C., 110; Dartm outh Park, 127 for 8 wickets. June 21 - v. W illesden. W on by 150 runs. J.M C., 221; W illesden, 74. June 26—v. South H am pstead. W on by 172 runs. J.M.C., 2 5; South Hampstead, 33. July 3—v. Upper Clapton. Drawn. J.M.C., 291. July 3—v. W est Hampstead. Won by 27 runs. J.M.C., 88; W est H am pstead, 61. July 10—v. Battersea. Drawn. J.M.C., 50 for 1 w ick e t; Battersea, 304. July 10—v. Christ Church. W on by 12) runs. J.M.C., 154; Christ Church, 34. July 17—v. Dartm outh Park. Drawn. J.M.C., 150; Dartm outh Park, 45 for 2 wickets. July 21—v. Snaresbrook. Lost by 15 runs. J.M C,. 60; Snaresbrook, 75. July 21—v. Brixton. Drawn. J.M.C.,257; Brixton, 22 for 3 wickets. July 24—v. Elm . W on by 2 wickets. J.M.C , 92 for 8 w ickets; Elm , 91. July 31—v. Tottenham. Drawn. J.M .C, 71 for 5 w ickets; Tottenham , 1L4. July 31—v. Albemarle. W on by 4 wickets. J.M.C., 83 for 6 w ickets; Albemarle, 76. Aug. 2—v. Edm onton. Drawn. J.il.C.,442. Aug. 7 - v . Stoke Newington. W on by 71 runs. J.M.C., 132; Stoke Newington, 61. Au«. 14—v. N orthbrook. Lost by 13 runs. J.M.C., 75; Northbrook, £8. Aug. 14—v. Tottenham. W on by 135 runs. J.M.C., 185 for 8 w ickets; Tottenham , 50. Aug. 21—v. Greville. W on by 82 runs and 5 w ickets; J.M.C., 158 for 5 wickets ; Greville, 76- Aug. 28—v. Bound’s Green. Drawn. J.M.C., 101; Bound’s Green, 69 for 9 wickets. Sept. 4 -v . Dalston Albert. Lost by 76 runs. J.M.C., 35: Dalston Albert, 111. BATTING AVERAGES. Tim es M ost in Inns, not out an Inn. Runs Aver. R. P a c k .................. H. E lliott ........... J. B. Palm er.......... W. H. Palm er ... W. Couchman ... H. B. B iddle........... K. C lark.................. J. R . G illard........... H. D orrington ... A. W heatley........... J.M . Pugh ........... J. Buxton ........... G. A. Mackay T. A. Shaw ........... W. J. P. Gann ... H. J. Saunders ... W. Harrower A. Boden ........... J. Jackson .......... Percy C h ild ........... G. Dryden .......... A. Sutherland ... W . W . Clark........... A. R . Shubrook ... F. Henry ........... R. Rum below ... H. Shockley........... A. W . Ball ........... F. V. Selfe .......... A. M. Tom linson... 13 . .. 2 ... 163 ... 524 .. . 47.7 7 .,.. 2 ... 76 ... 177 ...3 5 2 10 ... 1 ... 52 .. . 217 ..,. 24.1 12 ... 1 ... 58*... 242 .,.. 22 19 .. . 2 ... 70 ... 348 ..,. 20 8 17 .. 2 ... 52*... 284 .. 18.14 11 ... 1 ... 68 ... 188 .. . 18.8 8 .,.. 1 ... 40*.. . 125 ., . 17.6 9 ... 3 .... 43 .. . 97 ... 16.1 18 .. . 0 ... 46 .. . 207 .., 15.12 5 ..,. 1 ... 23 ... 61 .,.. 15.1 6 ... 3 ... 20*... 42 .... 14 10 .... 0 ... 38 ... 138 ... 13.8 10 .. . 1 ... 44 ... 119 ..,. 13.2 11 .,.. 2 ... 21 ... 106 .... 11.7 5 ... 0 ... 19 ... 56 ., 11.1 9 .. . 2 ... 20*.. . 81 ..„ 11.4 10 ..,. 2 ... i8*.. . 90 ... 11.2 8 ... 1 .„. 29 ... 66 .. 9.3 6 .... 0 ... 20 ... 56 .. 9.2 14 ... 1 .... 28 ... 117 .. 9 13 ..,. 3 ... 12 ... 87 ... 8.7 12 ... 0 .,.. 30 ... 96 ... 8 13 .. . 1 ... 28*.. . 83 .. . 6 11 4 ... 0 ... 16 . 27 .. . 6.3 8 ... 0 ... 14 ... 48 .. . 6 5 ..,. 1 ... 9*.. . 22 .. . 5.2 5 . .. 1 . ... 7 .. . 20 .. . 5 10 .. . 0 . .. 10 .. . 28 ... 2.8 5 ,. 1 . .. 3 ... 10 .. . 22 CRICKET IN N E W ZEALAND . WELLINGTON v. H.M.S. NELSON. This match was played on the Basin Reserve, Wellington, on F eb . 23, 1887, and resulted in a win for the Home Team by an innings and seven runs. H.M.S. N elson . First Innings. Blanchard, run o u t ........... 0 Mr. Reynolds, c & b Gore 4 Mr. Sherriffe, c Pou, b Boddington ...................16 Allen, b Gore ........... ... 3 Mr. Gurner, b Boddington 17 Titchen, b Boddington ... 0 Mr. Hughes-Onslow, c and b B od din gton................... 0 Hyland, c Gore, b Fouta- wera ................................... 0 Mr. Fenwick, c Gore, b Poutawera.......................... 6 Rev. Nicholls, b Gore ... 10 Mr. Forrest, not o u t...........17 L b ..................... 1 Second Innings. 1b w, b Izard ... 5 b Izard ........... 1 b Izal'd ........... 22 c Lewis, b Izard 0 b Izard ........... 0 b G ore .................. 0 c and b G ore ... 8 b Izard ........... 5 not out ........... 8 c Gore, b Izard 0 b Gore ........ 4 B2, w2 ... 4 Total .................74 W ellington . Total ... 57 C. H. Izard, c and b A lle n .......................... 27 H. Gore, run out ... 3 J. R . Fleming, c H yland, b Allen ... 9 A. Gore, c Onslow, b Titchen ................... 0 AW .W erry, c Onslow, b T itch en ................... 0 A. W. Leckie, c Onslow, b Gurner... 15 T. G. Poutawera, c Sherriffe, b Allen... 5 E. Boddington, b T itch e n ...................53 R.M. Simpson,b Allen 1 T. Lewis, b Onslow 8 A. H. Haign, not out 11 Extras ........... 6 T o ta l.......... 138 W E L L IN G T O N v. N O N D E S C R IP T S . T h is m atch w as played on the Basin R eserve, W ellin gton , on F eb . 24, 1887, and resulted in a w in for the W ellin g ton X I. The ch ief feature o f the gam e w as the rem arkable d isplay o f batting show n b y M r. C . E . S. C ockburn. H is score of 141 is the highest individual score (with th e excep­ tion o f Jon es’ 154 fo r th e A ustralians) yet m ade in W ellin gton . H is runs w ere obtained in one h ou r and th irty-five m inutes, and included tw o 7’s, three 6’s, an d six 5’s. T h ere w ere no boundaries, and all w ere run out. T h is, w e believe, is his first appearance in the C olony. W e llin g t o n XI. Mr. C.E. S. Cockburn, b M ’M ahon ..........141 Mr. A. Heine, c Isutt, b M ’M ahon .......... 3 Mr. C. A. W ilson, b Benbow .................. 4 Mr. J. U. Collins, b Mahony ..................10 K.D uncan.b Sullivan 6 Rose, b M cllroy.......... 0 M cKenzie, run out 8 Mr. C. V. Gore, not out .......................... 7 Mr. A. V. Ilem ing, b M ah on y.................. 0 Hume, b Sullivan ... 1 Mr W . C. Sproule, b Sullivan..................1L Extras...................12 Total ...2.3 N o n d e scrip ts. Rev. F. Marnan, c and b Heine ........... 2 A.B.M’Mahon,run out 6 Rev. C. Isutt, b W il­ son ........................... 7 Mr. O’Sullivan, b H eine.......................... 5 Bev. E. M’Kenna, b C ockbum ................... 8 Mr.C.Benbow, not out 29 Mr. S. Mahoney, st Rose, b Collins ... 0 Mulligan, bW ilson 4 Mr. J. M’llroy, b W ilson ................. o M ’Lean, c Hume, b Heine ................. 7 Baker, b Heine ... 0 E x tra s ............... 1) Total 78 C r ic k e t in J e r s e y .— A cricket m atch was played on G orey C om m on , Jersey, on G ood F riday, betw een team s from the Caesarean Club and th e R oy a l A rtillery. A furious gale w as b low in g from th e north-east and th e air was bitterly cold. T h e players had a m ost un­ com fortable tim e o f it, and tall scoring w as quite ou t o f the question, the w ind having m ore con trol over the b at th an the batsm an. T h e Club scored 35 to their oppon ents’ 40. A return m atch w as played on th e follow in g day (Saturday), the w in d h aving but slightly m oderated. T h e gam e ended in a tie, each side scorin g 46.