Cricket 1889

4 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECCED OF THE GAME. JAN. 24, 1889. when the board showed GO for no wicket. However, the Englishmen had not lost heart. Fothergill and Briggs were bowling most steadily, and the first break of the stumps at 62 was followed by a procession, seven wickets falling within 20 runs, Fothergill getting four of them ; seven down for 72. The Colonials had still 54 to make, and half their wickets down. At the fall of each wicket the specta­ tors began to show more signs of life ; some anxiously, others hopefully. The Englishmen were fully wound up, and fielding tooth and nail. Johnny (like a monkey on wires), Hearne, and Smith gained frequent applause. At the seventh wicket C. H. Vintcent joined F. Smith, who had been playing steadily since the fall of the firstjbatsman Before scoring Yintcent was missed at deep-leg off Briggs by Grieve, and he at once showed the importance of the let-off by playing vigorously and confidently. At 83 C. A. Smith took the ball from Fothergill and yorked his namesake. Tea followed, and twenty minutes to talk the prospects over. The Colonials now had 43 to make and six wickets to fall, so the interest of the spectators and players was raised to excitoment, and men who an hour before had giyen 10 to 1 on the Colonials, were showing anxiety about their money. There seems to be a considerable amount of betting done over cricket. On resuming Richards joined Y int­ cent, and 14 runs were added before the former was well caught by Abel off C. A. Smith, and two balls later the Sussex amateur clean bowled Howe. (Ten for 97.) The partisans of the mother country were jubilant; in fact, the excitement displayed was unbounded, every ball bowled, played and fielded being applauded. Finlason joined Vintcent, and the score crept on. Fothenrill took Smith’s place in attack, little Johnny keeping up his end as only he can. At 110 Smith again took the ball from Fothergill, and with his third ball disturbed Vintcent’s off stump, amid a roar of applause from the spectators, who had sympathised strongly with the English team to a great extent. Vintcent’s 25 was a most plucky and determined performance, (Eleven down for 114.) Johnny was too much for the remainder, and when the last man ran himself out, a cloud of hats flew up as it was seen the Englishmen had literally snatched the match out of the fire, and won by 11 runs. Great credit is due to them for the resolute uphill game they played, and their defeat of the early days of the week is now wiped out by a victory over a stronger side. The results of the two first matches show that there is a latent strength of cricketing power in the Colony which only a visit of a team from the mother country is calculated to bring forth. Those interested in cricket here are as surprised as delighted at the form shown b.y their men, and the Englishmen realise they have their work cut out for them. They will, though, in all probability not have to meet elsewhere teams as strong as these first two, save at Kimberley, where the intense glare may affectthem materi­ ally. Full score and bowling analysis:— M ajor W arton ’ s T eam . R. Abel, c Porter, b Theunissen ............... 46 c Finlason, b Ashley ......... 4 Mr. M. P. Bowden, c Grim­ mer, b Theunissen ... 19 b Theunissen ... 4 F. Hearne, c Smith, b Ashley................................26 c Stewart, b Theunissen ... 0 M. Read, hw, b Ashley ... 0 c Theunissen, b Vintcent.........32 J. Briggs, lbw, b Theunis­ sen .............................. 4 c Grimmer, b Vintcent.........42 Mr. C. A. Smith, st Porter, b Theunissen................ 1 b Theunissen ... 46 H. Wood, c sub., b Ashley 0 c Ashley, b Theunissen ... 4 Mr. E. McMaster, not out 4 b Theunissen ... 4 Mr.B. A. F. Grieve, c W.H. Richards, b Theunissen 0 not out ......... 12 Hon. C. Coventry, b Theu­ nissen ............................... 10 b Theunissen ... 0 Fothergill, c Stuart, b Theunissen ........ 4 c Smith,b Theu­ nissen ......... 7 E xtras...................... 8 Extras ... 7 Total; ...............122 Total ...162 C olonial F ifteen . First Innings. Mr. A. B. Tancred, b Grieve............................ 46 Mr. A. Cox, lbw, b Smith 11 Mr. F. Smith, b Smith ... 4 Mr. W. H. Richards, c Wood, b Grieve .........16 Mr. P. H. de Villiers, b Fothergill...................... 0 Mr. O. R. Dunell, b Smith 33 Mr. J.Grimmer, c Hearne, b Briggs ...................... 5 Lieut. R. Stewart, b Briggs............................ 6 Mr. C. H. Vintcent, b Briggs... ...................... 6 Mr. J. Richards, b Briggs 5 Mr. R. Howe, b Briggs ... 3 Mr. C. E. Finlason, lbw, b Smith............................ 0 Rev. A. Porter, b Briggs ... 0 Mr. N. Theunissen, not out ............................. 0 Mr. W.H. Ashley, b Briggs 0 Extras .............. . ... 24 Second Innings. b Briggs .........22 st Wood, b ■ Briggs .........27 b Smith .........21 c Abel, b Fother­ gill ................ 0 b Fothergill ... 0 c Wood, b Foth­ ergill ......... 0 st Wood, b Briggs ......... 0 c Hearne,bFoth- ergill ......... 0 b Smith .........24 c Abel, b Smith 5 b Smith ......... 0 b Briggs run out Total ...159 c and b Briggs... 0 not out ......... 0 Extras ... 9 Total ...114 BOILING ANALYSIS. E nglish E leven . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M.R. W. O. M. R. W. Theunissen...31.1 14 51 7 ......... 51 26 63 7 Vintceit ...10 0 33 0 ......... 13 3 25 1 Ashley.......... 22 7 30 3 ......... 50 26 48 1 Grimmer 13 4 19 1 C olonial F ifteen . First Innings. Briggs ... Smith ... Fothergill Coventry Grieve ... O. M. R. W. 23 18 62 7 . 24 16 46 4 , 5 5 15 1 . 3 1 4 0 .13 9 8 2 Second Innings. O.M. R. W. . ...43 6 44 5 . ...18.2 8 29 4 . ... 21 19 16 4 . ... 7 2 16 0 My last letter had to be sent off somewhat hurriedly, so that I could not enter into details as to our movements. Christmas morning opened bright and hot, and breakfast over we found ourselves seated in two waggonettes each with four horses, and spinning merrily along under Table Mountain, bound for Simon’s Bay. What a lovely drive it is, too. For the first ten miles as far as Wynberg the road is shaded by avenues of splendid oaks or tall pines, the latter of which scent the whole district. All along the road, too, the oleanders and plumbago are in full bloom, with here and there a huge magnolia. After Wynberg the road becomes more bleak and open, the trees got smaller, till Maizenburg is reached, where the road passes along the foot of mountains rising sheer out of the sea—Kalk Bay. The white sands round Fisch Hork Bay have all the appearance of snow, suitable for Christ­ mas, were not the fancy dispelled by the intense heat of the sun. Arrived at Simon’s Bay, we wTere immediately taken off to H.M.S. Raleigh—true English ground on Christmas day—a thoughtful and kind invitation we fully appreciated. AdmiralWells and Captain Faulkes received us cordially, while the jolly tars and marines sent up ringing cheers as we stepped on board. We were shortly taken down to the main deck, which wras one mass of decoration, raised by the clever hands of the tars. At intervals of a yard all round the deck on both sides stood men with plates of cake, biscuits, and cold plum pudding, offer­ ing them with Christmas wishes to us as we passed along in single file. Kindly words passed at the luncheon given us on board. A further examination of the ship and its arma­ ment proved instructive, but time was short, and we had a long drive home before us, so, after bidding farewell to the Admiral, we returned on shore, and on our way home we saw as quaint a sight as ever cricketers saw at Mow­ bray. Two or three cricket matches w’ere being played by Malays and Kaffirs, and hundreds of Malay women in the many coloured costumes were there to do honour to their friends. Arrived back in time for Christmas dinner, which we all eat together, the evening closing dismally by arriving of a cable to fetch Roberts home, owing to the death of his mother. The following is the revised programme for the team during their stay in South Africa. Dec. 21, 22, 24—at Cape Town, v. Twenty-two of Western Districts Dec. 26, 57, 28—at Cape Town, v. Fifteen of Cape Colony Jan. 1, 2, 3—at Port Elizabeth, v. Twenty-two of Eastern Districts Jan. 7, 8 , 9—at Oudtshoorn, v. Twenty-two of South-Western Districts Jan. 14,15,16—at Kimberley, v. Eighteen of Kim­ berley Districts Jan 17,18,19—at Kimberley, v. Cape Colony Jan. 26, 28, 29—at Johannesburg, v. Johannesburg Districts Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1—at Johannesburg, v. The Transvaal Feb. 6 , 7, 8 —at Pietermaritzburg, v. Pietermaritz­ burg Districts Feb. 9,11,12—at Pietermaritzburg, v. Natal Feb. 14,15,16—at Durban, v. Durban Districts. Feb. 20,21, 22—at King William’s Town, v. King William’s Town Districts Feb. 23, 25, 26—at King William’s Town, v. Colonial Forces (probably) Feb. 28, March 1, 2—at Graham’s Town, v. Gra­ ham’s Town Districts Mar. 4, 5, 6 —at Port Elizabeth, v. Eastern Dis­ tricts (return) Mar. 7, 8 , 9—at Port Elizabeth, v. South Africa or Cape Colony Mar. 12,13,14—at Graaff-Reinet, v. Graaff-Reinet Districts Mar. 18, 19, 20—at Kimberley, v. Cape Colony (probably) Mar. 25, 26, 27—at Cape Town, v. South Africa (probably) The following are the results of the six matches of which information has already reached us. Dec. 21, 22, 24—Cape Town, v. Twenty-two of Western Province. Twenty-two won by 17 runs. English Eleven, 135and 123; Twenty- two, 137 and 138. Dec. 26, 27, 28—Cape Town, v. Fifteen of Cape Colony. English won by 11runs. English Eleven 122(Abel 46) and 162 (Mr. Smith 46, Briggs 42); Fifteen, 159 and 114. Jan. 1,2,3—Port Elizabeth, v. Twenty-two of Eastern District. Twenty-two won by 55 runs. English Eleven, 127 (Wood not out 58) and 141(Read 54); Twenty-two, 130 and 193. Jan. 7, 8 , 9—Oudtshoorn, v. Twenty-two of South Western District. English won by an innings and 80 runs. English Eleven, 268 (Wood 85, Mr. Smith 50); Twenty-two, 53 and 135. Jan. 14,15,16—Kimberley,v.Eighteen of Kimberley and District. Eighteen won by 10 wickets. English Eleven, 177 (Abel 36) and 81 (Mr. Bowden 27); Eighteen 225 and 34 for seven wickets. Jan. 17,18, 19—Kimberley, v. Fifteen of Cape Colony. Fifteen won by fourteen wickets. English Eleven, 91 (Abel 29) and 212 (Mr. Bowden 57, Hearne not out 41); Fifteen, 267 and 34 for no wicket. J ames L illywhite ’ s A nnual for 1889.— The eighteenth issue of the Annual presents all the features which have combined to make it popular among cricketers of all classes during the last seventeen years. A photograph of the Surrey eleven of 1888 forms the frontispiece, a place of honour thoroughly merited by the County’s brilliant record. The miscellaneous articles include a Review of the last season by Incog, a careful and exhaustive summary of Public School Cricket in 1888 by Rev. A. F. E. Forman, a critical analysis of the Sixth Australian Team by the editor, Mr. C. W . Alcock, with all scores, and a similar digest of the doings of the Parsee cricketers. Elaborate details of the Counties, M.C.C., the Universities and Public Schools, with full scores of all the Public School matches, Results of the principal Clabs, the chief scores, averages, and particulars of the chief clubs and players, represent the statistical part of a very useful as well as readable volume. NEXT ISSUE, FEBRUARY 21.