Cricket 1887

58 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. APRIL 14, 1887. He objected to tlie alteration on the ground that six balls to the over would tire the bowlers, who certainly had a right to be consulted in the matter. W. B ruce : Was opposed to the over being made to comprise six balls. It would, in his opinion, impose too heavy a strain on bowlers. The over, he imagined, was originally limited to four balls for the sake of the bowler, and he would prefer to see it remain as at present. T h e statement that the Earl of Sheffield has been induced to withdraw his resignation of the Presidency of the Sussex County Club will be received with un- mixed gratification by all classes of cricketers. The following letter from the Secretary of the Sussex Club contains the official announcement of the with­ drawal :— Sir,—I am sure the public will hear with great pleasure that I am authorised to say the Earl of Sheffield has, yielding to the earnest appeals addressed to him by lovers of cricket throughout the country, consented to at once withdraw the resignation of the presidency of the Sussex County Cricket Club, which he had felt compelled by annoying circumstances to tender to the committee as previously announced.—Yours, &c., G eorge G o ldsm ith , Secretary, 11, Prince Albert-street, Brighton, March 31,1887. A r t h u r S h r e w s b u r y stands at the present time so unrivalled as a batsman that he could well afford to accept in the same spirit of pleasantry that prompted the gift, the pair of spectacles presented to him by a lady in com­ memoration of his ill-success in the m&tch against All Australia at Sydney. On that occasion he failed to score in either innings, and it is worthy of remark that only once before during the tour just over had he been dismissed without a notch, to wit, in the match at Orange on Jan. 17th and 18th, when he was bowled by_Marsh for a “ duck.” T h e following are the batting and bowling averages of Shaw’s team, since their arrival in Australia, up to the con­ clusion of the All Australia match at Sydney on March 1. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Inns. not out Runs Aver. Shrewsbury . 34 .. 6 ... 756 ... 27.16 Barnes... . .. 26 .. 2 ... 647 .. 26.23 Read ... . . 33 .. 0 ... 735 .. 22 29 Bates ... . . 34 .. 2 ... 716 ... 22.12 Gunn ... . .. 33 .. 2 ... 640 .. 20.20 Barlow ... . .. 34 .. 4 ... 653 .. 21.29 Briggs ... . .. 34 .. 5 ... 528 .. 18.6 Lohm ann . .. 32 .. 5 ... 408 .. 15.3 Flowers .. 33 .. 4 ... 391 .. 1314 Scotton . 32 .. 1 ... 315 .. 10.5 Sherwin .. 30 .. 10 ... 174 .. 8.14 BOW LING AVERAGES. Balls Mdns. Runs Wkts. Aver. Flowers . 2823 .. 383 .. 639 .. 92 .. 6 87 Briggs ... .. 4651 .. 609 .. 1199 . 159 .. 7 86 Bates ... . 2889 .. 343 .. 815 . . 95 . . 8.55 Barlow... . 2182 .. 341 .. 596 .. 61 .. 9.47 Lohm ann . . 4747 .. 581 .. 1359 . . 134 . . 10-19 Barnes .. 1849 .. 275 ... 409 .. 35 .. 11.24 Gunn ... 76 .. 9 ... 36 .. 3 .. 12 Read ... .. 198 .. 26 ... 42 .. 3 .. 14 Scotton .. 48 ... 6 ... 20 .. 1 .. 20 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ELEVEN v. XXII. COLTS OF THE COUNTY. Easter Monday and Tuesday were, as usual, utilised by the executive of the Notts County Club to bring off the annual Colts’ match, on the Trent Bridge Ground. The weather was not of the most congenial character, but some good cricket was shown, although the display of the youngsters was, with one or two ex­ ceptions, not of the most encouraging kind. Mee, a fast bowler, who proved very success­ ful against the Australian team at Skegness at the end of last summer, Lockwood, who was tried for the county last year, and Burrows bowled well, and we believe we are correct in stating that all three have been engaged by the committee for a few matches during the coming season. Mr. H. B. Daft played good steady cricket in the first innings of the eleven, but the highest scorer on the side was Burrows,whowas the onlybatsman to getdouble figures each time. Mee took thirteen wickets in the two innings of the Colts at a cost of 26, and Attewell ten for 28 runs. For the Twenty-two, Warner got double figures in each innings, and of the rest, Morley, Brown, Cragg, Wagstaffe, Pacey, and Wright were the most successful. After luncheon on Tuesday the last six wickets in the second innings of the Colts fell without any addition to the total. Of the bowlers, Sharpe and Hardstaff appeared to be the best. The former got four of the later wickets in the second innings of the eleven at a cost of only five runs. The Colts were the victors by 41 runs. C olts . First Innings. Second Innings. J. M artin (Sutton-fn-Ash- field), b L ockw ood........... Isaac W atkinson, b Atte­ well .................................. Mr. W . Marshall (Notting­ ham ), b Lockw ood........... A. Cragg (Burton Joyce), b Attewell .......................... R. Hardstaff (Selston), b L o ck w o o d ........................... 1 b w, b L ock­ w ood................... . 0 b Lockw ood c Mee, b Lock­ wood... . 3 4 b Mee . c H. B. D aft, b A ttew ell........... J.W .Sharpe (Ruddington), b Attew ell.......................... 0 b Attewell... W .W agstaffe(Underwood), b A ttew ell.......................... O b M e e ........... R . Warner (Nottingham), b B urrow s.......................... 11 b Lockwood T. M orley (Hyson Green), lbw, b Burrows ...............12 J. Brown (Bingham),b Mee 18 J. Pacey (Kimberley), b Burrows .......................... A. W right (Lam bley), b L ock w ood .................. W . F. Cross (Plumtree), b c R. P. D aft, Mee ........... c and b Mee 3 b A ttew ell... •26 ... 0 b A ttew ell... D.Gregory (Sutton-in-Ash- fleld), b Mee ................... H. Edwards (Kim berley), b M e e .................................. J. Carlin (Eastwood), c W hite, b B u rrow s........... G. Brown (Kimberley), b Burrows .......................... C. W . Mee (Shelford), b Burrows .......................... J. Elliott (Basford), b Mee G. Bunting (Bingham), b Mee .................................. F.Brotherhood (Sneinton), b Burrow s.......................... T . Spencer (Hucknall Torkard), not o u t ........... B .................................. Total 0 b Lockw ood ... 0 2 c W hite, b Atte­ well .................. 0 0 b Lockwood 5 b Attewell... 8 b Mee ... c H.B.Daft.bMee absent................... 0 c Attewell,b Mee 0 0 not out ........... 0 run out Extras... ...........70 N otts . First Linings. Mr. H. B. Daft, b H ardstaff 24 Mr. R. P. D aft,b M orley... 4 Mr. T. O. Lindley, b H ard­ staff .................................. 7 W . Harris, c Carlin, b P a c e y .................................. Attewell, c W right, b M arshall ... ................... 5 Selby, b Marshall ........... 0 Burrows, c and b W ag­ staffe ..................................23 Total ...127 Second Innings. b Morley b Hardstaff C Spencer, Marshall... Lockw ood, b W agstaffe... W hite, not out ................... R. J. Mee, c Gregory, b Martin.................................. A. Shaw, b Brotherhood... B 8, w 3 ........................... 0 b Edwards... b Sharpe ... b Sharpe ... c G. Brown, Sharpe ... b Sharpe ... b Warner ... BOW LIN J ANALYSIS. C olts . First Innings. O. M .R .W . Attewell • ... 13 10 8 4 ........... Lockw ood ... 23 15 25 4 ........... Burrows ... 21 14 20 7 ........... Mee.................. 10.3 5 8 0 ........... Mr. H. B. Daft Mr. Lindley ... N otts . Second Innings. O.M. R . W. ... 24 15 20 6 22 14 20 6 . 12 4 19 19.113 18 11 4 24 4 ... 10 b ... 7 ... 12 ... 0 b ... 12 ... 0 ... 5 First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . 0. M. R. W J. Brown ... 7 6 3 0 ...... 6.1 2 8 1 M artin........... 6 5 1 1 ...... 7 4 5 0 M orley........... 7 6 2 1 ...... 9 6 4 1 Craggs........... 6 3 5 0 Sharpe.......... 6 4 6 0 ..... , 9 5 5 4 H ardstaff ... 13 11 2 2 ........... 11 5 10 1 Pacey ... ... 7 6 3 1 ...... 1 0 4 0 Gregory ... 6 5 3 0 Mr. Marshall 8 6 3 2 ........... 7 5 6 1 Cross ........... 5 3 5 0 W right 5 3 5 0 ...... 4 2 5 0 E lliott........... 5 4 2 0 G. Brown ... 5 2 9 0 W agstaffe ... 10 6 9 2 Mee ........... 4 1 7 0 Spencer 4 3 1 0 Bunting 4 1 5 0 Brotherhood 2 0 3 1 ...... 5 3 2 0 W atkinson 7 5 4 0 Edwards ... 9 5 7 1 Warner ... 6 4 9 1 CLAPHAM WANDERERS. F ixtu r es for 1887. April 30—Blackheath, v. Eliot Place May 7—Ewell, v. Ewell May 9—Oval, v. Surrey Colts May 14—Sydenham, v. Sydenham Athletic Assoc. May 21—Blackheuth, v. Eliot Place May 28—Dulwich, v. Lennox M ay 30—Eltham , v. Eltham June 4—Hampton W ick, v. Ham pton W ick June 8—Tottenham , v. Bruce Castle June 11—Dulwich, v. iEolian June 18—Ewell, v. Ew ell June 21—Bushy Park, v. Teddington June 25—Croydon, v. Croydon July 2—Erith, v. Erith July 9—Crystal Palace, v. Crystal Palace July 16—Ealing, v. Ealing July 22—Oval, v Surrey Club and Ground July 28—Hampstead. V. Hampstead July 30—Ham pton W ick, v. H am pton W ick Aug. 1—Penshurst, v. Penshurst Aug. 2—Tunbridge, v. Tunbridge W ells Aug. 3, 4—Tonbridge, v. Tonbridge Aug. 5, 6—S. Leonard's-on-Sea, v. South Saxons Aug. 13—Dulwich, v. Lennox Aug. 20—E. Molesey, v. East M olesey Aug. 27—E. Acton, v. Pallingswick Total ... 85 c and b J. Brown 10 not out ........... 6 B ......... . ... 2 Total ... 71 F uneral op th e late A rchdeacon H a r r i ­ son . —The remains of the late Archdeacon Harrison were consigned to their last resting place in Thanington Churchyard on Tuesday, March 29th. The chief mourners were Mr. H. Sykes Thornton and Mr. C. I. Thornton (nephews of the deceased), Mr. P. M. Thornton, Colonel Harrison, C.B., Colonel Curtis Hay­ ward, Mr. W. Cripps, Mrs. H . S. Thornton and Mrs. Rawlinson, the Rev. C. Forster, Mr. A. J. Webbe, Mr. I. D. Walker, and the two sons of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Thornton. The burial service at the graveside was read alternately by the Rev. W. H. Holman, vicar of Thaning­ ton, the Bishop of Dover, and the Dean of Canterbury, the Blessing being impressively pronounced by the Bishop. The coffin, which was of English polished oak, with brass furni­ ture, bore the following inscription on a brass plate :—“ Benjamin Harrison, M.A., Arch­ deacon of Maidstone, Canon of Canterbury. £om 1808. Died 25th March, 1887.’' Among many lovely wreaths and crosses were a large cross “ with deep sympathy,” from Lord and Lady Harris, and floral offerings from Messrs. K. A. H . Mitchell and A. J. Webbe. The first part of the burial service was read in the nave of the cathedral at Canterbury, and the civio authorities and inhabitants generally mustered in large numbers to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased,