Cricket 1888

CRIC&ET: A WEEKLY RECORD 0 ? THE GAME. JU ^K -?, 188S.- T h e Am erican C ricketer of May 17 gives in its Score Book particulars of a good performance in the match between the Philadelphia and Belmont Clubs, played at Elmwood, on the previous Monday. Chiefly through the effective bowling of Mr. Walter Scott—a younger brother, I believe, of the Belmont captain, Mr. J. A. Scott, who was over here with the Gentlemen of Philadelphia—not one of the Philadelphian eleven got double figures, and the team were dismissed for a meagre total of 24. Not content with getting seven of their wickets for 12 runs, Mr. Walter Scott helped to put on 100 for Belmont’s first wicket, and at tho finish was not out, having 110 out of 183 for four wickets to his credit. “ Hia score,” the Am erican Cricketer adds, “ was actually better than it appears on paper, as the ground was heavy and the grass thick and unusually long, considerably neutralising the effect of all low drives.” F rom the following conversation over­ heard on Monday, during the course of the play in the match between M.C.C. & G. and Oxford University, it would seem as if the bucolic mind down Oxford way is a little mixed at times with regard to some of the most ordinary usages of the English language. F ibst S pectator .—T his ’ere W . G. Grace is a doctor, ain’t he ? S econd S. —-Yes, I have heerd so. F irst S . — A D octor of M edicine, I suppose ? S econd S.—No, I hears he’s a veterinary. As a matter of fact, Speaker II. had heard W. G. spoken of as a veteran, and hence his “ derangement of epitaphs,” as Mrs. Malaprop would have it. P R IN C IP A L M A T C H E S F O R N E X T W E E K . T h u r s d a y , J u n e 7. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Notts. Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Kent. Cambridge, University v. Australians. Gloucester, Gloucestershire v. Lancashire. Leyton, Gentlemen of Essex v. Parsees. Sunderland, Durham v. Sussex. Norwich, Norfolk v. M.C.C. & Ground. F r id a y , J u n e 8. Stoke, Staffordshire- v. Warwickshire. M o n d a y , J u n e 11. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Gloucestershire. Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Kent. Leyton, Past and Present Oxford Univ. v. Australians. Bradford, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire. Brighton, Sussex v. Notts. T u e s d a y , J c n e 12. Blackheath, Gentlemen of Kent v. Parsee s G U IL D H A L L v. H ON OU R A B LE A R T IL ­ L E R Y COM PAN Y. Played at Aldersbrook on May 29. H.A.C. Parke, c Turner, b I S.B. Bolas, b Ilomer- Homersham ..........35 | sham ............... 2 R oe,c Wetton,b Stean 31 | A. Jinks, runout ... 0 P. \V. Bussell, b Curry, c Stacey, b Homersham .......... 3 Homershain............ 3 G. Blizzard, c Stacey, |H. Stapley, not out 0 b Homersham ... 11 | E xtras.................12 A. J.Clarke, st Stacey, ■ — b Stean .................20 , Total ..........128 C. Reynolds, b Stean 8 G u ild h a ll . Stean, c Roe, b p arKe 0 F. Webster, b Russeii 25 A.J. Stacey, b itussell 11 J. G. Trot ter,c Parke, b Reynolds ..........21 G Browning, b Bliz­ zard ........................23 F. Wetton, b Clarke 0 H. Homersham, b Blizzard................. C Clark, b Russell... T. Turner, not o u t... W.8.Singer,bRussell Extras................. Total ...100 F R E E F O R E S T E R S v. OATLANDS PA RK . Played at Oatlands Park on June 2. F r e e F oresters . C. E. Farmer, b Hickley ............... 7 J. S. Udal, c Wetton, b H ickley............. 14 E. Dames Liongworth, b Hickley............... 3 M. Wilde, b Bruce ... 30 A . C. McPherson, b Paine...................... 5 C. Burie, bPaine 2 C.. J. Hargraves, b WPaine...................... 0 W. D. Bovill, run out ........................41 Capt. C. R. Wood, c Newbolt, b Paine 27 E. Rutter, not out... 12 J?'. is. Speed, c Lyon, b Wetton ..........27 B 8 . l b 4 . w l ... 13 Total ..181 O a t e a n d s P a r k . W. C. Wilson, b Mc­ Pherson .................14 W. Loyon, st Palmer, b Wood .................17 W. R. Taine, c Sp«ed, b Wood ................. 7 H. Wetton, b Bovill... 17 J. E. Bruce, st Palmer, b Wood ... 19 C. Hickley, c Wilde, b W ood ........................ 5 T. W. Weeding, b McPherson .......... 7 F.G.Newbolt.run out 26 L. N. liickley, not out ...........................10 H. P. Thomas, b W ood .................. 1 R. M. Newman, c and b W ood.......... 5 B ......................... 8 Total...........136 B A T T E R S E A v. E N F IE L D . Played at E nfield on May 21. E n f ie l d . First Innings. J. Ward, b North... G. Boswell, b Kit by Second Innings. 5 b North .......... 3 10 c Thomas, b North .......... 2 H. Ford, b N orth................. 5 b Kirby ............. 0 J. M. Capel, st Haldane, b North ...............................17 b Kirby ............. 0 C. Iurner, b Kirby A. Richardson, c Brown, b North ............................... F. Hunter, st Haldane, b North ............................... W. Pritchard, st Haldane, b North............................... A. Penny, b Kirby................. C. Woodley, b North W. Wells, not out Extras .......... 1 c Thomas, b North ..........11 0 cClarke,bKirby 7 6 b Kirby .......... 3 9 st Haldane, b N orth ..........14 1 b Kirby .......... 1 0 b North .......... 9 3 notout .......... 2 1 Extras ... 2 Total ...58 B attersea . First Innings. R. North, run out................. 14 H. Haldane, b Turner ... 0 W. Thomas, run o u t ..........23 F. Brown, c Richardson, b Pritchard ........................ 6 F. Clarke, c Turner, b Pxitchard ........................ 0 L. Finding, b Turner........... 2 T. Dawson, b Turner............. 14 A. Evans, b Turner ............ 0 F. Arnold, b Woodley ... 18 C. Kirby, run out................... 7 T. Riley, not o u t................... 0 E xtras.......................... 6 Total .................. 90 Total ... 54 Second Innings. not out ..........25 absent .......... 0 b Turner..........35 c Ford, b Wood­ ley ............... 8 c Ford,b Turner 0 ... 16 b run out c Boswell, Turner ... run out ... b Capel ... c Boswell, Turner ... b Turner ... Extras... Total ...1C8 M.C.C. AND OXFORD UN IVERSITY v. GROUND. A fter three days’ cricket this match, begun at Oxford on Monday, ended in a drawn game, Oxford wanting 99 to win with six wickets to fall. Marylebone was represented by a strong team, but the University had not its full strength, Messrs. Forster, Nepean and Cochrane being absent. Mr. W . G. Grace followed up his brilliant performances of this season with another fine innings of 95. He was tw o hours and tw enty-five m inutes at the wickets, and his batting showed all his best judgm ent as well as power. Though rain prevented any play on Tuesday m orning till just before luncheon, the University were able to head their opponents by 84 runs, a result in a great measure due to the batting of the H on. F. J. N. Thesiger, who got 88 by fine free cricket. R ain fell yesterday m orning, but some good cricket was shown particularly by Messrs. W right and Thornton. The form er’s 50 was an innings of no small merit as well as value. The University went in a second time yesterday after­ noon, wanting 150 to win, and in the hour and a half that remained, 51 of these were got for the loss of four batsmen. M.C.C. AND First Innings. Mr.W. G. Grace, c Bassett, b Wreford-Brown..........95 Mr. C. W . Wright, c Simp­ son, b Bassett.................16 F. Hearne, st Philipson, b Wreford-Brown ... ... 15 Rev. R. T. Thornton, c Wreford - Brown, b Croome ........................ 5 Mr. E. O. Powell, c Rash­ leigh, b Croome ............ 40 Mr. H. Hewitt, c Philip­ son, b Croome................. 0 Mr. A. Worsley, c Smith, b C room e......................... 0 Mr. H. T. Coventry, c Smith, b C room e............ 15 Pougher, b Wreford- Brown ............................... 2 Phillips, c and b Croome 14 Second Innings. b W r e f o r d - Brown ............ 29 c Rashleigh, b Wreford-Brown 53 c Simpson, b C room e............ 16 c Rashleigh, b Croom e..........37 c Thesiger, b C room e........... 7 b W r e f o r d - Brown . c and b Smith... b W r e f o r d - Brown .......... Wootton, not out B ... ... Total ... ... 4 ... 4 ...210 not out .......... e Scott, b Bas­ sett ....................17 c S m i t h , b O room e............ 10 L b.................. 2 Total ...197 U n iv e r sit y . First Innings. Second Innings. Lord George Scott, c Grace, b Phillips ..........47 csub., b Grace 14 F. H. Gresson, l b w , b G race............................... 5 E .T . B. Simpson, l bw , b Phillips ........................10 b Wootton ... 8 A. K. Watson, c Wright, b Phillips ........................ 4 cHearne,bWoot- ton 9 Pougher, Wootton 11 W. Rashleigh, c Worsley, b Coventry ...........................................................36 Hon. F. J. N. Thesiger, c Wootton, b Phillips ... 88 c E. Smith, c Pougher, b Phillips ................................................................. 4 H. Philipson, c Wootton, b P hillips................................................................ 4 A. C. M. Croome,cWright, b Wootton ...........................................................31 C. Wreford Brown, not out ...............................16 not out ... ... 9 H. Bassett, b Wootton ... 3 B 9, lb 1 ........................10 B ................... 5 Total ......................................................... 258 Total...51 BOWLING ANALYSIS. M.C.C. First Innings. O. M. R. W. Bassett ... 28 12 48 1 Croome ...56.123 73 6 W r e f or d - Brown ... 32 10 61 3 Smith........ 13 5 24 0 U n iv e r sit y . First Innings. O. M. R. W. Wootton ....’ 9.819 50 2 G race........ 39 21 40 1 Phillips ... 46 20 89 6 Pougher ... 41 19 57 0 Coventry ... 6 8 12 1 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. . ... 29.114 33 1 . ... 73 43 65 4 . ... 40 15 64 4 . ... 11 2 33 1 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 32 .23 16 3 . ... 9 1 18 1 14 l i 5 0 . ... 8 5 7 0