Cricket 1888

98 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. MAY 3, 1888. of t ’ie Gentlemen he was altogether credited with ten wickets at an aggregate cost of 85 runs. His first batting display of any value for the University was against Surrey at the Oval, and the excellent form he showed on that occasion for his scores of 48 and 20 settled any doubts that might still have existed in the mind of the Cambridge captain, Lord Hawke, who gave him his colours after the match. Again, as at Harrow, good for­ tune attended his first appearance for his University at Lord’s, and those who witnessed the finish of the Oxford and Cambridge match of 1885will remember well the excellent cricket he showed for his 36 not out, a re­ markably good and useful innings, determining the result in favour of his side, with seven wickets to spare. Mr. Buxton’s all-round play was one of the most noteworthy features of Cambridge cricket in 1886. As a bowler, though rather expensive, he was still of great use as a change, while in batting he rarely failed. His best show was against the Gentle­ men of England, when he made 60 and 55, but he also came out creditably against Yorkshire, and at Lord’s was again of great use with two valuable scores of 30 and 27. Selected, too, as one of the eleven composed of Past and Present Cantabs to oppose the Australians at Leyton, he also acquitted himself with credit, and his 57 was one of the best of several good innings on the side. Meanwhile Mr. Buxton had been representing his County with equal success. On the occasion of really his first appearance for Essex in 1882, he failed to score in either innings, but his next trial against Derbyshire in 1885wasmuch more satisfactory, and his batting—he scored 46 and 17—in con­ junction with the bowling of Mr. F. A. Bishop and Silcock, combined to give Essex a credit­ able victory. Last season Mr. Buxton’s all­ round cricket at Cambridge was hardly up to the standard of previous years. That this comparative ill success, though, was due more to ill luck than any other cause was proved by his consistently good form in County matches. Against Surrey at the Oval he con­ tributed no less than 79 out of 104 from the bat in the first innings, and a better display of batting was not witnessed on the Surrey Ground in 18^7. Against the minor Counties he scored heavily, and in addition to his 98 against Hertfordshire may be mentioned 60 against Hampshire and 66 against Somerset­ shire. A good all-round cricketer, Mr. Buxton would certainly not be out of place in any Am iteur Eleven. He plays in excellent style, ana standing up well, too, gets full advantage of his inches. Over six feet in height, he has great natural advantages, and playing thoroughly sound cricket as he does, has yet, we are of opinion, to be seen at his best. He bowls medium round with a rather high delivery, and though just latterly he has hardly maintained his promise in this depart­ ment is none the less often very useful as a change, being always straight and of a good length. In the field, too, he is never out of place anywhere, being reliable in any position. Like his father, who, it may be added was at one' time member for South Essex and for some years Chairman of the School Board for London, Mr. Buxton is a racquet player of no ordinary skill. He was one of the Harrow pair in the competition for the Public Schools Challenge Cup, at Prince’s, in 1882, and two following years, and subse­ quently did duty for Cambridge in 1886 and two succeeding seasons. Singular success, too, attended him on all these occasions, and indeed, the only one of the six contests in which he was not on the winning side was the first, when Harrow were beaten. Last year, too, he was also selected to represent Cam­ bridge at tennis, and at the present time he has a good chance of adding to his other dis­ tinctions, that of the Amateur "Racquet Championship, having to compete in the final match with another Old Harrovian, Mr. E. M. Hadow, for that title. Our portrait is from a photograph by Messrs. Hills and Saunders, of Cambridge. CRICKET IN B R IT IS H COLUMBIA. Two games were played recently at Victoria, B. C. The first, on March 21, between Mr. Sinclair’sX I. and Mr. G. M. Wilson’s X I., was chiefly remarkable for a long innings by J. W. Sinclaire, who made more than half of the total, and for some good hitting by H .J. Martin. The second match, on April 2, was between Esquimalt and Victoria. Here the bowlers had the best of the play, the highest scorer being H. Fiennes-Clinton with 30 and 11 for Esquimalt. M r . J . W . S in c l a ir ’ s E l e v e n . J. W. Sinclair, c Ogilvie, b Schwen- ger ......................92 P.U.Goepel.stWilson, b Fennelly ......... 0 E. A. Wylde, c Fen­ nelly ..................... 2 W. A. Ward, c Doig, b Benson...............14 H. M. Hett, c Benson 5 W. E. Hyndman, c D o ig ..................... 0 H. J. Campbell, c Fennelly...............14 H. J. Martin, not out ..................... 37 W. Swinnerton, c and b Schwenger... 0 E. Wray, c Fennelly, b Ogilvie............... 6 C. A. Goffin, absent 0 Extras;...............10 Total.........180 M r . G. M. W il s o n ’ s E l e v e n . D. Doig, c Goepel ... 4 C.Schwenger.cGoepel 0 W. Grant, not out ... 0 J. Fennelly, not out 0 Extras ......... 5 Total... ... 9 ESQU IMALT v. VICTORIA . Played at Victoria on April 2. E s q u im a lt . First Innings. Second Innings. H. J. Campbell, b Martin 3 c Fennelly... F. G. Waller, h w, b Martin............................ 0 b Fennelly... Lieut. Ogilvie, R.C.A., run out ............................ 1 b Fennelly... H. Fiennes -Clinton, Sinclair ............... Capt. Benson, R.C.A. Martin..................... C. E. Pooley, b Goffin Bomb. Grant, R.C.A.. Sinclair ............... .. 30 b Drake ... b .. 4 b Fennelly... ..21 b Fennelly... b ... 2 c Irving, Drake b .. 10 not out Lieut. Sutton, R.N., Sinclair ............... P. D. Goepel, b Fennelly... 5 not out Lieut. Stokes, R.N., c Mar­ tin, b Fennelly............... 1 Dr. Fitzgerald, R.N., not out ............................... 7 Gr. Hyndman, R.C.A., c Drake, b Sinclair......... 3 Extras..................... 10 L e n n o x . Total H. J. Martin Pooley.................. 1 E.A. Wylde, c Pooley, b Goepel............... 2 G. M. Wilson, b Pooley ... .........16 J. W. Sinclair, b Goepel ............... 1 H. M. Hett, c Goepel, b Pooley............... 8 W . A. Ward, b Benson 16 N. P. Snowden, b Grant..................... 0 .........97 V ic t o r ia . b Extras... Total ... 10 ... 66 P. M. Irving, c Walker, b Sutton 19 B. H. T. Drake, b Benson ............... 3 J. Fennelly, run out 2 C. A. Goffin, b Ben­ son ..................... 1 J. K. Worsfold, not out ..................... 0 Extras............... 5 Total.........74 NORTHBROOK (2) v. LENNOX. Played at Herne H ill on April 28. N o r t h b r o o k . W. D. Butler, b T. S. Tregellas............... 0 C. Higham, c Smith, b H. Steed .........54 S. Abbott, b T. S. Tre­ gellas..................... 2 C. O. Springthorpe, b Roberson...............14 S. O. Woolmer, c T. S. Tregellas, bBooty... 7 G. H. Blyther, b H. Steed..................... 2 Vernon Smith, not out ...................86 F. Mote, b T. S. Tre­ gellas .............. 1 H. Leeds, b Voigt-... 18 P. R. Steele, b J. N. Steed .............. 2 F. Abbott, c J. N. Steed, b Voigt ... 2 Extras?.............. 0 T. S. Tregellas, b Higham ... ......... 1 J. Smith, bHigham 8 J. Rimlngton, b S. Abbott ............. 6 C. P. Tregellas, b Higham ............ 1 A.G. Booty, b Vernon Smith ............ 2 H. Steed, c Blyther, b Vernon Sm ith... J. N. Steed, b S. Abbott ............... C. A. Voigt,, not out F. Roberson, not out Extras ............... Total .........! J. H. Farrer and R. Neville did not bat. MA JOR SPENS’S ELEV EN v. R.M .C. (SANDHURST). Played at R.M . College on April 28. R.M.C. First Innings. Second Innings. D.G.M .Cam pbell,b Brown 6, G. Capron, c H. F. de Paravicini, b Brow n ... -19 b Brown G. J. Campbell, c and b Brow n................ ... ... 10 run out Prince Christian Victor, b Brown .......... .......... 0 b P» J. de Para­ vicini .......... 0 W . F. C. Taylor, b P. J. de Paravicini .................. 0 C. M . Johnstone, run out 3 c Peacock, b P. de Paravicm i. 12 L. Maclachlan, b P. J. de - P aravicini.. ................. 0 n o to u t .......... 12 H. W . Dickson, b Brown 0 not out .......... 7 E. T. W ard, b Brown ... 39 C. W . Bengough, b Brown 4 T. R andall, c H. F. de Paravicini, b Brown ... 0 J. T. L. Bosanquot, not out ................................ 0 B 7, lb 2, nb 1 .......... 10 6 , 15 Total ... 91 B 11, w 4 Total 15 M a jo r S p e n s ’ s E l e v e n . Total ...144 H. F. de Paravicini, A. K. Bliir, b Ban- b Capron............... 80 gough ............... 8 Q.-M.-Sergt. Peacock, G. Pigot, c Dickson, cDickson, b Bosanb Bengough......... 0 quet ..................... 2 Major Spens,not out 16 R. P. Sewell, b BosanG.Marshall.bCapron 1 quet ..................... 0 C. E. G. Blunt, b T. S. Tancred, c G. J. Capron ............... 0 Campbell, b Ben- H. M. Brown, b Mac­ gough ............... 6 lachlan ............... 1 P. J. de Paravicini, b B 7, lb 1............... 8 Bengough ......... 16 -r- H.T.Hollings, c DickTotal .........146 son, b Capron 13 SURREY C. AND G. v. B ROADW AT E R Played at Godalming. S u r r e y C. a n d G. R. Abel, b Lucas ... 3 Boot, b Whitfeld ... 5 Mr. K. J. Key, lbw , b Cottrell...............87 Mr. W. E. Roller, b Money-Wigram ... 26 Henderson, b Cot­ trell ..................... 37 Brockwell, not o ut... 46 C. Mills, b Cottrell ... 21 F. Hill, 1b w, b Cot­ trell ..................... Lockwood, b Cottrell Sharp, c Cottrell, b Whitfeld............... Eales, b Whitfeld ... B 7, w 1 ......... Total ...236 B r o a d w a t e r . A. P. Lucas, b Sharp 5 H. Whitfeld, c Lock­ wood, b Mills......... 3 R. P. Sewell, c Eales, b Lockwood.........33 W. D. Marshall, b Eales............... ... 12 P. J. de Paravicini, ran out ... ........... 16 C. E. Cottrell, b Eales ............... C. C. Clarke, b Eales S.W. Cattley.not out E. Money-Wigram, b Mills..................... B 7,1 b 4 5 .. 11 Total ... 99 A. C. M’Pherson and J. A. Gibbs did not bat. *** C r ic k e t of Thursday next will contain a portrait and biography of Mr. P. S. Mc­ Donnell, Captain of the Sixth Australian Team. 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