Cricket 1888

122 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. MAY 10, 1888. this week they were thoroughly abroad on a wicket which helped the ball con­ siderably. His performance for M.C.C. on Monday was much above the ordinary, for he took eight of the nine wickets which fell to the bowlers in Yorkshire’s first innings, and at a cost of only 30 runs. The Hearnes and the Wests, by the way, represent an important portion of the ground staff at Lord’s. George, Frank and Alec Hearne are, as every one knows, brothers, sons of George Hearne, who has long had charge of the excellent ground belonging to the Private Banks Club at Catford Bridge. The three Wests, John West, of Yorkshire, J. E. West, of Middlesex, and the new-comer at Lord’s, W. A. J. West, of Northamptonshire, are, though, unless I am mistaken, not related. T h e first important contest of the Aus­ tralian tour will be that with Surrey, to be commenced at the Oval on Monday next. The Surrey eleven is pretty sure to be chosen from the following:—Messrs. J. Shuter, W. W. Read, W . E . Roller, K. J. Key, M. P. Bowden and Loh­ mann, M. Read, Abel, Wood, Bow­ ley, Beaumont, Jones, E. Mills, and Henderson. The victory of the Colonists at Norbury will lend additional interest to their appearance at Kennington on Monday, and the public will be con­ cerned to see how the two bowlers who proved so successful on Mr. Hobbs’ ground this week, Messrs. Turner and Ferris, will fare against the batting Surrey can place in the field. I hear that H .R .H . Prince Christian has signified his wish to be present at the match, accompanied by his son, and if the present weather should only continue some very nteresting cricket should be witnessed. S U R R E Y COLTS v. Played at Mitcham M itcham . First Innings. Lyddon, b Huish ......... 0 T. D. Lee, b Salmon......... 0 T. P. Harvey, c Young, b Salmon ..................... 0 A. F. Clarke, c Swinfen, b Salmon ..................... 14 W. Duncan, c Lohmann, b Salmon..................... 7 Jas. Cafferey, run out ... 0 J. M. Hunt, c Harding, b Huish............................ 0 E. J. Watney, b Huish ... 12 W. Russell, b Huish......... 6 Peters, c Harding, b Salmon ... ............... 0 Harris, not o u t ............... 0 L b ............................ 2 M ITCHAM , on May 5. Second Innings. not out .........55 b Gray............... 1 b Davis ......... 0 c and b Davis ... 5 c Wood, b Loh­ mann .........26 c and b Davis ... 2 cPowlev, b Gray 0 c and b Young 0 c and b Huish ... 4 b Reddick......... 0 c and b Young 4 B2, lb 2 ... 4 Total ...101 Total ...............41 T h e C olts . Second Innings. 0 st Clarke, b Lyddon ......... 3 b Harvey......... 2 b Harris .........2 0 c Peters, b Lyddon ......... First Innings. Swinfen, b Harvey ... Harding, b Lyddon ... Powley, b Lyddon ... Davis, b Lyddon........ S. Lohmann, c and b Harvey ........ Huish, b Lyddon Salmon, c Russell, b Harvey ..................... 4 Young, b Lyddon ......... 0 Reddick, run out ......... 3 Gray, not out ............... 2 Wood (capt.,) 1 b w, b Harvey ..................... 3 not out N b ............................ 1 ... 11 1b w, b Harris 5 c Peters, b Lyddon ......... c Cafferey, b Harris .......... 8 b Harris .......... 0 1bw, b Peters... 0 b Harris .......... 2 ... 10 BOWLING ANALYSIS. M it cha m . First Innings. Sccond Innings. 0. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Huish ... 13.2 7 16 4 ......... 7 2 15 1 Salmon .. ... 13 3 23 5 ........ 2 0 11 0 Davis ... 9 2 17 3 Gray ... 7 1 18 2 Lohmann 4 1 12 1 YouDg ... 6 1 17 2 Swinfen... 4 1 3 0 Reddick 1.41 4 1 Total ... ... ... 34 Total ... 69 S u r r e y C olts . First Innings. Second Innings._ O. Harvey .........13.2 Lyddon ......... 13 Lyddon bowled a no-ball. M. R. W. O. M. R. w. 5 19 4 ... . . 7 0 17 1 6 14 5 ....... 9 0 21 3 Harris.. 8.21 23 5 Peters.. 6 4 9 1 B IC K L E Y PARK v. BECKENHAM . Played at Bickley Park on May 1. B eck enh am . Nicholls, b.Christo* H. Barkworth, b Tonge ...............17 W. F. Noakes, b Tonge ............... 8 G. Bicknell, c and b Tonge ............... 1 K. Christopherson, b Syd.Christopherson 24 P. Northcote, c and b Tufnell ...............11 Stan. Christophersan, not out ...............17 W. H. Noakes, c and b Tonge ............... 2 pherson...............11 W. Allfrey, b Chris­ topherson ......... 0 W. Carr, b Christo­ pherson ... ......... 1 C. Baker, b Christo­ pherson ............... 0 L b ..................... 3 Total .........90 B ic k l e y P a rk . C. Simmonds, b Baker..................... 43 T.P. Hilder, b Noakes 12 J. N. Tonge, c S. Christopherson, b Baker......... .........27 C. F. Tufnell, b Baker 10 Rev. R. T. Thornton, run out ...............51 R. Bouch, b S. Christopherson ... 2 J.Dives, retired hurt 9 Syd.Christopherson, c Barkworth, b Carr 32 G. Hilder, not out ... 21 R. Berens, b Bick­ nell ..................... 0 R. Hilder, b Noakes 2 B 14,1 b 5 .........19 Total ........ 231 BR IXTON W AND ERERS v. PANTHER. (CATFORD). Played at Catford on May 5. P an th er . First Innings. Second Innings. Lewis, b Odell ... ......... 0 b Chalcraft ... i Thompson, b Odell......... 0 b Chalcraft ... 1 Cobb, b Veillard............... 1 b Chalcraft ... i Giddy, c A. B. Fowler, b Veillard ...................... 7 Bayley, run out............... 0 Crocker, b Veillard......... 9 Smith, b Veillard ... Pearse, not out ... ... Mandle, run out........ Dolding, b Veillard ... Extras c and b Fowler b Fowler ......... c Nairne, b Chal­ craft............... b Fowler ......... b Chalcraft notout............... c Chalcraft, b Fowler ......... Extras......... Total ... .........18 Total ... 34 B rixton W a n d erers . G. G. Chalcraft, b Bayley ............... F. Fowler, b Lewis ... H. (i. Driver, b Lewis A.Veillard, c Dolding, b Lewis ............... H. Odell, c Mandle, b Lewis 17 A. Lardner, b Giddy 33 A. B. Fowler, c Man­ dle, b Lewis......... E.S.Nairne, c Smith, b Thompson......... Alan Maclean, not out ... ............... Extras............... Total......... B R IXTON W ANDERERS v. BATTERSEA Played at Battersea on May 5. B rixton W a n d erers . E. H. Cross, c Knight, b Barnes...............16 W. A. Gilligan, c Tyacke, b North ...50 Fred Leleu. b Barnes 0 B. Glover, b Hogg ... 25 Harrold J. Butler, run out ............... 1 A. A. Griffiths, st Holf dane, b North... ... 8 R. Selby, b North ... H. Leonard Puckle, b North............... D. H. Maclauchlan, b Hogg ............... C. F. Jones, not out P. Maclauchlan, b North ............... Extras.............. Total ...12 B attersea . Sugden, b Butler ... 0 Sleeman, run out ... 4 J. Tyacke, c and b Selby..................... 14 H. Knight, not out ... 11 Holdane, b Butler ... 0 Barnes, not out ... 0 Extras............... 8 Total......... North, Hogg, and three others did not bat. 37 C n m s p i t k m CWe are not answerable forthe opinions expressed by our Correspondents.] THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT B IL L . To t h e E d it o r O p “ C r ic k e t .” S ir , —I observe that at the meeting of the Surrey Club there were some expressions of alarm from the President and others as to the possible effect of the Local Government Bill on the definitions of the Home Counties. I submit, sir, that there is not the slightest occasion for any apprehension on the subject. In the first place, of course the object of the B ill is to create new administrative areas, not to alter geographical descriptions. And in doing this, it is only effecting on a large scale what has already characterised the adminis­ tration ofmany urban areas in the country. For instance, as a matter of legal description and of local government, the City of London now is a county lying outside Middlesex; but I appre­ hend that no one would ever think of objecting that birth or residence in the City would not qualify a man to play for Middlesex. If so we need not wait for the Local Government Bill to have our notions revolutionised: for many large towns beside London are “ Counties of cities ” as it is, and residence in Bristol would qualify no one to play for Gloucestershire and so on. Secondly the Bill contains the following clause. “ 93. Where any enactment deed instrument or document refers to the County of Middlesex, Surrey, or Kent, such an enactment deed &c. shall be construed to apply to the same area to which it would have applied if this Act had not passed, except where such application is inconsistent with this Act, or where the object of suoh enaotment deed &c. requires that it shall be construed to apply to the County of London.” This certainly would preserve the cricket unity of the home counties, even if, which I for ohe above reasons do not suppose, the Act would otherwise have reduced the geographical meaning of the words “ Surrey,” “ Kent,” &c. I may add that it is not the home Counties only which would be affected if my reading of the Bill is wrong. Liverpool and Manchester would both come out of Lan­ cashire, Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford and H ull out of Yorkshire, and so on, and there is no special clause like that quoted to protect them. I submit that the discoverer of a danger to cricket traditions in this innocent Bill has only hit upon a rather exceptionally uncomfortable mare’s nest.—I am, Sir, yours faithfully, 1, Lincoln’sInn, H. A rt h u r S m it h . 4th May. EAST MOLESEY v. THAMES DITTON. Played at East Molesey. E ast M o le se y . W. Cooke, b Lawless 15 A. P. Doulton, b Mil- bourn....................... 45 R.Chesterton, bClark 13 W. Andrew, l b w , bClark ............... 1 H. C. Parkes, not out 1 J.R. Hume, bLawless 14 C. Stubbs, run out... G. D. Cooper, b Mil- bourn ............... F. Piper, b Lawless H. (i. Andrews, b Milbourn ......... W. Milbourn, c An­ drew, b Cooke........ 28 W. Deane, c Andrew, b Cheste ton.........18 F. Crowther, c Doul • ton, b Andrew ... 14 W. T. Graburn, lbw, b Cooke ............... 1 J. Clarke, b Cooke ... 1 G. Ayres, b Cooke ... 11 T ham es D itton . Total 98 A. Morrison, b Cooke C. T. Lawless, b An­ drew..................... C. Crowther, st Cooper, b Andrew F. Staniland.cCooke, b Hume............... B. Dean, not out ... B 9, w 4 ......... Total East Molesey played one short. 3 4 , 13 , 98