Cricket 1888

JULY 26, 1888. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 291 GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. KENT. The Gloucestershire eleven, who defeated Kent at Blackheath in M ay, followed up this creditable perform ance w ith another victory in the return, played at Moreton-in-Marsh on Thursday last and two following days. Kent was not represented by anything like ita full strength, while Gloucestershire had a strong side, inoluding W oof, who signalised his first appearance of the season with, as will be seen, some very fine bowling. The recent rains had made the ground very heavy, and the m atch was very far advanced when the first day ended. Kent winning the toss went in first, but W oof and Roberts proved so effective that the innings only lasted an hour and a half. Mr. A . J. Thornton and W ootton each made eight, and the nine remaining batsmen were only able to account for tea runs between them. Of the small total of 28 two were extras, and it is worthy of remark that there was no hit of higher value than a couple. Gloucestershire in their turn made a m uch better show, and Messrs. Pullen, W . G. Grace, Brain and Francis all played well, in particular the first-named, who had nob figured in the Gloucestershire eleven for some little time. Going in again in a m inority of 96 runs, K ent improved very slightly on their previous display, and when play ceased had lost half their wickets for only 19 runs. On Saturday m orning, too, the two Gloucester­ shire bowlers carried everything before them, and in an hour and a half the five remainiug wickets fell for an addition of 33 rims. Gloucestershire consequently won by an inn­ ings and 44 runs. To W oof and Roberts belongs the credit of this success. The form er took eleven wickets at a cost of 45, the latter nine for twenty-seven runs. K ent . First Innings. Second Innings. F. Hearne, b W oof ... ... 3 b Woof ..... 0 Mr. A. J. Thornton, c W. G. Grace, b W o o f.......... 8 c Palien, bW oof 1 G. G. Hearne, c Pullen, b W o o f ................................ 0 b Roberts ....13 Mr. o. J. M. Fox, c Rad­ cliffe, b W o o f................. 4 c Radcliffe, b W oof .......... 6 Mr. J. N. Tonge, c Bra?n, b R oberts........................ 2 b Roberta..... 5 A. Hearne. b Roberts ... 0 not out ..... 4 Wright,c Brain, bRober s 0 c W. (*. Graca, b R oberts.......... 0 Mr.R.T. Thornton, b Woe f 0 c W. G. Grace, b R oberts.......... 7 Lord Harris, b Roborts ... 0 c Townsend, b Woof ..........11 Hickmott, not out .......... 1 lbw, b Woof ... 1 Wootton, b Roberts.......... 8 lbw, b W oof ... 0 B ................................ 2 B 1,1b 3 ... 4 Total ................23 Total ... 52 G loucestershire . Mr. W. G. Grace, c and b Wootton ... 16 Mr. E. M. Grace, b Wootton ................. 8 Mr. W. Troup, c A. Hearne, b Fox ... 5 Mr. O. G. Radcliffe, c R. Thornton, b W ootton .................12 Mr. W. W. Pullen, c Wootton, b Wright 23 Painter, c Hickmott, b Fox........................ 7 Mr. F. Townsend, b A. Hearne .......... 5 Mr.J.H.Brain,cWoot­ ton, b A. Hearne... 15 Mr. G. F/ancis, not out ........................16 Woof, c Hickmott, b A. Hearne .......... 8 Roberts, b A. Hearne 1 B ........................ 5 Total ...124 BOWLING ANALYSIS. K ent . First Inning3. 0. M. R .W . W o o f......................................20 18 5 Rolerts ... 29 21 8 5 Sacoul Innings. O. M R. W- 4r 33 'Al 6 36.3 23 19 4 W. G. Grace 10 9 2 0 G lo u c est ersh ire . 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. Wright ... 25 12 2 J 1 .A. Hearno. 19.3 5 31 4 Wootton.. 23 11 4S 3 IFox _ ... 18 10 15 2 C ric k e t R e p o r t S h ee ts for sending matches to tins paper can be had at the office, 41, St, Andrew’s Hill,Doctors’ Commons. Price Id. each, or 9d. per dozen, postage Id. a dozen extra. S U R R E Y v. M ID D L E SE X . Though owing to rain only eleven wickets had fallen when play in this return match was resumed on Saturday, the third morning, at the Oval, the ground was so slow and favourable to the bowlers that the four inn­ ings were completed before six o’clock in the evening. Surrey, who played Mr. C. A, Trouncer and Jones for Henderson and Bowley, lost the toss, and Middlesex had the advantage of goin^ in first. A t the outset runs came very slowly, and at luncheon after two hours the score was only 55 for the loss of one wicket. Thanks to some fine cricket by Messrs. Scott and Walker, who received useful assistance from Mr. O’Brien, the total was 149 when the fourtn wicket fell. A fter this, though, Lohmann and Beaumont proved irresistible, and the innings closed for an addition of only twelve runs. Surrey went in at 5.15 and had made twelve in halt-an-hour for the loss of one batsman (Abel) when rain stopped play. The ground, owing to heavy downpour during the early part of Friday, was never in a state to adm it of play on that afternoon, and, as was expected, after a clear night and fine morning on Saturday, the last day’s cricket was all against the batsmen. At one tim e it looked as if Surrey m ight not even save the follow, and that they were able to do this was greatly due to Messrs. Key and Bowden, both of “ whom played the gam e.” After the latter’s retirement for a most creditable 21 Mr. Key found another valuable partner in Mr. Trouncer. The latter, the left-handed batsman who scored so heavily in the trial matches atCambridge,batted in neat style as well as with considerable judgm ent, and the two amateurs put on 51 runs for the eighth wicket. ' Mr. K ey’s 61 was a most judicious as well as sound innings, and his pluoky cricket when the game was not in the best condition for his side cannot be too highly commended. Surrey’s innings, which gave them a lead of 42 runs, was note­ worthy for the bowling of Burton. He took all the ten Surrey wickets, a rare feat, for 59 runs. Mr. Robertson’s name, too, deserves mention, as he caught four of the batsmen at short-slip. Lohmann, too, bowled with extraordinary effect when Middlesex went in a second time, and supported by excellent fielding and some exceptionally fine wicket- keeping by W ood, helped to dismiss the siele for fifty-three. Of these thirty-four were contributed by Messrs. H adow and O’Brien, the former of whom made three fine hits in his 22. Though Surrey only wanted 52 to win, Mr. Robertson and Burton bowled so well, and the fielding all round was so good, that they found the task an extremely difficult one. Mr. Shuter made ten of the sixteen got at the fall of the first wicket, but the next six batsmen only added 30, and it was left to W ood and Mr. Trouncer to win the match, Surrey only having three wickets in hand at the dose. In the match Burton took thirteen Surrey wickets for 78 runs. Lohm ann’s figures, too, in the second innings of M iddle­ sex were noteworthy. H is seven wickets cost 32 ruus. M iddlesex . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. J. G. Walker, rnn out 43 b Lohmann ... 2 Mr. A. J. Webbe, c Abel, b Beaumont... ** .......... 2 bLohmann ... 0 Mr. S. W. Scott, st Wood, b Jones ........................60 lbw, b Lohmann 0 Mr.T. O. O'Brien, c Jones, b Lohmann .................37 run out .........12 Mr. E. M. Hadow, b Loh­ mann ........................ 7 b Lohmann ... 23 Mr. G. F. Vernon, b Beaumont..................... 0 b Jones ............ 9 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, b Beaumont..............- ... 3 st Wood, b Loh­ mann • ... ... 8 Mr.F. G J. Ford, st Wood, b Beaumont ................. 3 st Wood, b Loh­ mann ........... 2 Mr. J* Robertson, run out 0 st W o o d , b Jones ........... 1 Burton, not out.................. 0 b Lohmann ... 0 Mr. H. W. Bryant, c Abel, b Lohmann ................. 2 not out ... ... 0 B 3, lb 1........................ 4 B 1, lb 1 ... 2 S urrey . First Innings. Second Innings. Abel, c Vernon, b Burton 0 c Hadow, b Burton ..........13 Mr. J. Shuter. b Rurton ... 17 b Robertson ... 10 M. Read, c Robertson, b Burton .......................29 b Robertson ... 0 Mr. W.W. Read, c Robert­ son, b B urton................. 3 c Walker, b Burton .......... Mr. K. J. Key, c Hadow, b Burton............................. 51 run out .......... 6 Wood, c Robertson, b Burton ........................ 0 not out ......... 4 Mr. M. P. Bowden, c Rob­ ertson, b Burton ............21 st Bryant, b Burton ........ 2 Lohmann, c O’Brien, b Burton.......... .......... 5 c Burton, b Robertson ... 2 Mr. C. A. Trouncer, c Hadow, b B u rton ........ 26 not out ......... 2 Beaumont, not out ... v 7 Jones, c Walker, b Burton 0 B 3, lb 1 ....................... 4 B ................. 4 Total .................163 Total ... 52 BOWLING AHALYSI3. M iddlesex . First Innings. O. M. R. VV. Lohmann ...52.1 25 67 3 - -- -[ Second Innings. O. M. R. W. _____ _____ . ... 21 11 32 7 Beaumont ...33 22 3l 4 ...................... 18 101 Jones .......23 7 31 1 ............................... Abel... ... ... 8 4 6 0 Trouncer ... 4 1 13 0 M. Read.........5 1 9 0 S u r r e y . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. K. W. Burton ............. 52.225 59 1 0 .........20J.ll 19 3 f obertson ... 23 13 34 0 ..... 20 9 29 3 o r d ................. 15 9 27 0 Hadow ... 6 3 9 0 Webbe .............12 0 16 6 S cott.................. 3 0 14 0 Total .................161 Total 53 j LANCASHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. After a very even and exciting game the Yorkshire eleven gained a very creditable victory over Lancashire in this return match, played at Manchester on Thursday and Friday last. Owing to the heavy rains the wicket was all against run-getting, and the bowlers were seen to great advantage, as will be seen. Lancashire, winning the toss, were in for just over two hours and a half for a total of 79, of which Sugg (whose 27 was an excellent display under the circumstances) and Briggs con­ tributed 46. Ulyett and Hall, who opened the Yorkshire innings, found the Lancashire bowling very difficult, and the latter, who had been in forty-five minutes, was bowled without scoring. After their dismissal Mr. Hill and Wainwright made a short stand, but the rest could do nothing against Briggs and Watson, and when the tenth wicket fell Yorkshire were twenty-eight behind. Forty minutes remained for play when Lancashire went in again, and in this time, in a bad light, they were un­ fortunate enough to lose half their wickets for only thirteen runs. When play opened on Friday Lancashire were forty-one on, with five wickets to fall, and, as Mr. Eccles and Briggs gave little trouble, their prospects were not improved. Mr. Kentfield and Baker, how­ ever, made a determined stand on the fall of the seventh wicket, and the excellent cricket shown by this pair improved Lancashire’s position immensely. As the wicket was Yorkshire had a very difficult task when they commenced their second innings, wanting 111 ruL-s to win. Notwithstanding some fine oricket by Clyett, who made thirty of the first forty runs, things, too, went very badly with them, and at the fall of the fifth wicket for 51 their chances seemed very small. A very useful stand by Peel and Wade, which resulted in an addition of 39 runs, however, gave the game a turn for the better, and Preston, playing with no small confidence at the crisis, won a very interesting match for Yorkshire, who were two wickets to the good at the finish. The bowling honours were divided between Peel, Briggs, Watson, Barlow andWainwright