Cricket 1889

i- 98 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. MAY 9, 1889. innings of the Incogniti with consecutive balls. A slow wicket in the Derbyshire match, at Derby, gave him another oppor­ tunity of displaying his powers with the ball. He took seven of ten wickets, and it was really in a great measure the result of his effective bowling at the finish that Essex was able to pull through with a majority of 62 runs in hand. His first year had fully established his position in county cricket, and great things were confidently expected of him in the future. The experience of the following summer (1886), too, found him on the whole more successful, and his average showed a material improve­ ment. His best record of that season, too, was against one of the most formidable of his County’s opponents—to wit, Surrey—and he had the satisfaction of taking eight of their wickets at Leyton at the small expense of 37 runs, exceptionally good figures considering the batsmen to whom he was opposed. Con­ tinuing his advance, Mr. Bishop proved him ­ self to be a considerably more useful bowler for Essex in 1887 than in either of the two previous years. His first notable feat with the ball was in the return match with Hamp­ shire at Leyton. Not only did nine wickets fall to him in the first innings, but seven also in the second, and his summary on that occa­ sion showed sixteen wickets for an aggregate of 105 runs. In the match against M.C.C. and Ground, at Leyton, he got three batsmen in Marylebone’s first innings with successive balls, and this was only one of many performances of exceptional merit. The -return match with Leicestershire at Leicester that year found him of use, too, with the bat, and his useful score of eighteen not out helped materially to give Essex the victory, after a most exciting finish, by two wickets. Whether by design or accident,how­ ever, he reserved his best performance for the end of the season. It was the Derbyshire match, too, that he reserved for particular favour. Crossing over with the score at 160 for three wickets, he carried everything before him, and the total after all only reached 203, Mr. Bishop securing all the seven last batsmen in eleven overs for twenty-eight runs. In addition to the useful assistance rendered to Essex in 1887, he also found time to help the Bees in theix more important fixtures. The North of the Thames Challenge Cup fell into their possession,and here again Mr. Bishop,who got the last three batsmen in the first innings of the Dartmouth Club with successive balls,mate- rially influenced the result by his effective bowling. Few cricketers had indeed a better record in 1887 in matches of any importance than was Mr. Bishop’s good fortune, and his figures for Essex showed that he delivered during that season 875 overs and one ball, of which 386 were maidens, for 1309 runs and 95 wickets, giving an average of 13.72. Last year certainly did not diminish Mr. Bishop’s re­ putation in the smallest degree. He was not called upon to do quite the same amount of work for Essex, it is true, but his success was as marked, and the general result of his bowling was even better than in 1887. On some important occasions,moreover,he showed that he was by no means a bat to be despised. His 23 not out in the second innings against Leicester at Leyton was the highest score of the match, but he did even a better perform­ ance with the bat against M.C.C. and Ground at Leyton, at the end of August. On this latter occasion he carried out his bat for 32, and when it is added that Barnes and Flowers were among the bowlers he had to face, it will be seen that he had to play the game and watch the ball with care. Though six wickets for 33 in the first innings of Derbyshire at Dertyr represented his best feat with the ball for Essex that year, he was generally and consistently successful, and his average for sixty-nine wickets was 12.55—not 22.25 by the way, as given in some of the sporting papers at the end of last season. Though the wickets generally did not suit him, on his form of 1888 Mr. Bishop is quite in the front of amateur bowlers. Exception has been and is taken by some to his style, which, to them, comes under the category of doubtful delivery, though, to our mind, there is no real ground for opposition. He bowls fast, faster indeed than it would seem from his action, and as he makes use of his height when the wicket enables him to get full pace on, he comes along at a great rate. He makes full use, too, of a wicket to favour the ball at all, and, considering the scarcity of amateur bowlers, it is quite open to question whether he might not, with advantage, have had a better trial in some of the really important matches of the season. During the last year or two Mr. Bishop has improved considerably as a bat, and as will be gathered from the foregoing remarks has often been of use when occasion has required. Though a little slow in the field he is at the same time generally Our portrait is from a photograph by G. W. Secretan, of 44, Huddleston Road, Tufnell Park. MANOR PARK CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1889. May 4—East Ham, v. L. T. & S. R. C. & A. Club May 11—Barking, v. Barking May 18—Manor Park, v. L. and S. Western Bank May 25—Manor Park, v. Upton Amateurs June 1—Manor Park,v. Chigwell June 8—Manor Park, v. Barking June 10—Manor Park, v. Finsbury Polytechnic June 15--Manor Park, v. Upton Amateurs June 22—Manor Park, v. L. and S. Western Bank June 29—Manor Park, v. Granville United July 6—Manor Park, v. Finsbury July 13—Romford, v. Romford July 20—Manor Park, v. Riversdale July 27—Finsbury, v. Hon. Artillery Company Aug. 3-Manor Park, v. Romford Aug. 5—Wanstead Park. v. Finsbury Aug. 10—Ilford, v. Ilford Aug. 17—Manor Park, v. Riversdale Aug. 24—Chigwell v. Chigwell Aug. 31—Manor Park, v. Clapton Wanderers Sept. 7—Manor Park. v. Granville United Sept. 14—Wanstead Park, v. Finsbury I n the opening match of the Priory Park C.C. at Chichester on Saturday, James Lillywhite, playing for the Eleven, took eight wickets of the eighteen. M r . S. M. J. W o o d s took seven wickets in first innings of Etceteras for the Perambu­ lators at Cambridge, on Friday last, at a cost of only 12 runs. I I . W o o d , the Surrey wicket keeper, was principal scorer for the Surrsy Club and Ground against Bickley Park, at Bickley, on Saturday, with 32 out of 109. M e s s r s . H. B. S t e e l and E. C. Hornby made 69 for first wicket of Liverpool Club v. Formley on Saturday. M r . D . Q . Steel took seven of latter’s ten wickets for 35 runs. T h e S u s s e x C o l t s ’ M a t c h . —This, the opening match of the Sussex season, will be played on the County Cricket ground, at Hove, near Brighton, to-day and to-morrow. The following are the sides advertised:— Colts: Messrs. F. G. Bramwell (Brighton) and F. Gunter (East. Grinstead), T Baker (Horsham), H. A. Chambers (Seaford), J. Charlwood (East Grinstead), C. Covington (Westbourne), W. F. Clarke (Rye), H. C. Daw and Gibb(East Grinstead), J. Grinstead (Wis- borough Green), S. Hollands (Brighton), C. Lavender (Hastings), T . Mayes (Lew'es), W. Marlow (Brighton), J. Meaden (Brighton), F. Parris (Ringmer), G. F. Quaife (Newhaven), and F.,Wells (Brighton); captain, Alfred Shaw. Eleven : Rev. F. F. J. Greenfield, Messrs. W . H. Andrews, H. H. Cornish, W. H. Dudney, F. C. New, and P. A. Turner; H. Anscombe, G. Bean, Arthur Hide, Jesse Hide, J. Major, and Henry Phillips. KINGSTON v. HOUNSLOW STANDARD. Played at Kingston on May 4. K in g st o n . J. Hearsum, b Jack­ son ......................26 H. Jourdan, b Read 1 C. Hawkins, c Burns, b Jackson ......... 5 C. Dash, b Jackson... 6 J. Woodgate, b Jack­ son ...................... 2 A. Colley, c Burns, b Jackson............... 12 H. Ettridge, c Burns, b Jackson ......... 3 H. Edmonds, c Jack­ son, b Higham ... M.Hargroves, notout F. Maskell.c Jackson, b Higham ......... T. Colley, c Russell, b Higham............. Extras ................ Total .........i H o u n slo w S t a n d a r d . F. Rouse, b Jourdan 6 H. Hiscock, b Haw­ kins ...................... 2 G. Simmons, not out 1 F. Read, b A. Colley 5 H. Jackson, b Maskell 3 C. Higham, c Dash.b Hawkins............... 31 C. Franklin, st Hear­ sum, b Hawkins ... 24 H. Batchelor, b Haw­ kins ......................12 J. Meek, W. Russell, and D. Burns did not bat. Total ... 84 GREEN JACKETS’ CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1889. May 16—College Ground, v. Winchester College May 29, 30—Woolwich, v. Royal Artillery June 1—Winchfield, v. Hartley Row June 3—Chelsea, v. Household Brigade June 8—Charterhouse, v. Charterhouse College June 11—Camberley, v. Staff College June 14,15—Chatham, v. Royal Engineers June 22—Hackwood Park, v. Hackwood Park Juno 24, 25—St. Cross, v. S. Bants Rovers July 9 - St. Cross, v. Winchester College July 15, 16—St. Cross, v. I Zingari July 17,18—St. Cross, v. Free Foresters July 19,20—St. Cross, v.Past and Present Riflemen July 26, 27—Lyndhurst, v. Bramshaw Park Aug. 8—St. Cross, v. The Incapables Aug. 7, 8—St. Cross, v. K.R.R. and R.B. Aug. 9,10—St. Cross, v. Old Cliftonians Aug. 12,13—St. Cross, v. Royal Artillery Aug. 14,15—St. Cross, v. Hampshire Hogs Aug. 21, 22—Stamford, v. Burghley Park Aug. 23, 24—St. Cross, v. Incogniti Aug. 26,27—Aldershot, v. Aldershot Division L o r e t t o S c h o o l plays Rossall Sohool on June 7 and 8. I n a local match on Thursday, Shrewsbury made 64 out of a total of 102. Mr. F, R. S p o f f o r t h , playing for Belper Meadows v. Morton on Saturday, took eight wickets of latter for 22 runs. R. H e n d e r s o n , of the Surrey Eleven, made 100 out of a total of 211, for Beddington v. Carshalton, at Carshalton on Saturday. E p h r a im L o c k w o o d , the old Yorkshire pro, made 95 not out of a total of 1§4 got by Lascelles Hall against Golcar on Saturday last. M a u r ic e R e a d (Surrey) contributed 44 not out to a total of 93 for one wicket, made by Thames Ditton v. East Moulsey, on Saturday last. O n Saturday afternoon in a match played at Cardiff, between Cardiff and Mr. J. H. Brain’ s eleven, Mr. W. G. Grace contributed 161 of a total of 295 for seven wickets, made by the latter. T he Laws of Cricket as revised by the Marylebone Club last week will be issued by the publishers of this paper shortly in a small pocket edition at the usual price of twopence. The Laws of Lawn Tennis for 1889 are also being prepared. R e p o r t S h e e t s for sending matches to this paper, post-free lOd. per doz. The Manager wishes to remind Hon. Secs, and others that it is absolutely necessary to use these sheets when forwarding scores.