Cricket 1889

JUNE 0, 1889. CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 168 M IDDLESEX v. NOTTS. Though Middlesex was able to put a strong eleven into the field at Lord’s on Monday, the ground, which had not yet recovered from the effects of the heavy rains, was so much in favour of the bowlers, that the Nottingham eleven were able to show to great advantage. As will be seen, the Middlesex men, though a good batting side, were generally unable to make anything of a show against the bowling of Attewell and Richardson, and there was only one double figure in each innings. Mr. Vernon’s vigorous hitting in the second innings was the one noteworthy feature of their batting. He was only in an hour and twenty minutes for his 41 (notout), the highest score of either side, and, but for his resolute cricket, the match, which only extended into forty minutes on the second morning, would have been completed in all probability on Monday night. Shrewsbury was an absentee from the Notts team, as was Sherwin, and the highest scorer proved to be Barnes, who ought, though, to have been caught soon after his arrival. Scotton was at the wickets an hour and a half for his 20. Mr. Bacmeister, a young cricketer connected with the Hornsey Club, made his first appearance for Middlesex in this match, and bowled with very creditable results, taking four of the best wickets of Notts for 41 runs. Mr. Nepean was also very suc­ cessful at the close of their innings, getting the last three batsmen. In eleven overs he took three wickets at a cost of 11 runs. The honours of the match, however, were shared by the two Nottingham bowlers, Attewell and Richardson. The former’s eight wickets were got at an average of just over 8 runs, but Richardson’s figures were even better, as his ten wickets were obtained at a cost of only 44. Rawlin, the old Yorkshireman, played for Middlesex for the first time in this match under the residential qualification, and Lowles, who represented Surrey twice in 1887, was tried as a wicket-keeper, but with no great success. Notts won by an innings and 7 runs. M iddlesex . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. A. E. Stoddart, st Carlin, b Attewell.........17 c Mee, b Atte­ well ................. 0 Mr. A. J. Webbe, c Carlin, b Attewell...................... 7 b Attewell.......... 1 Mr. S. W. Scott, c Barnes, b Attewell..................... 7 b Richardson ... 2 Mr. E. A, Nepean, c and b Attewell ...................... 9 b Richardson ... 9 Mr. J. G. Walker, b Rich­ ardson... *..................... 3 b Richardson ... 0 Mr. G. F. Vernon, b Rich­ ardson............................ 2 not out ......... 41 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, st * Carlin, b Attewell......... 1 c Gunn, b Rich­ ardson .......... 8 Rawlin, run out............... 1 b Richardson ... 7 Mr. Ii. H. Bacmeister, b Richardson ............... 0 lbw, b Attewell 3 Burton, not out......... ... 3 c Carlin, b Rich­ ardson .......... 1 Lowles, run ou t............... 3 b Richardson ... 0 B ............................ 1 B 4, lb 2 ... 6 Total... ......... 64 N o t t s . Total ... 73 Scotton, c Burton, b Bacmeister .........20 Mr. J. A. Dixon, b Burton ............... 16 Gunn, b Bacmeister 8 Barnes,lbw, b Rawlin 27 Mr.H. B. Daft, b Bac­ meister ......... ... 15 Flowers, b Bacmeis­ ter ...................... 0 Shacklock, c Burton, b Nepean............... 23 BOWLING ANALYSIS. M id d l e s e x . First Innings. O. M. R. W. Attewell ... 25 9 25 5 Mee ........... 8 1 8 0 Richardson... 22.410 20 3 N o t ts . O. M. R. W. Burton ... 8 1 34 1 Bacmeister25 9 41 4 Stoddart ...16 6 22 1 Attewell, b Stod­ dart ...................... 0 Richardson, not out 14 Carlin, b Nepean ... 0 Mee, o Walker, b Nepean ................ 0 B ......................11 Total ...134 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. ... 22 8 40 3 ... 2 1 3 0 ... 23.212 24 7 O. M. R. W. Rawlin...14 4 21 1 Nepean..ll 7 5 3 OXFORD UN IVERSITY v. LANCASHIRE. The Oxford eleven suffered their third suc­ cessive reverse, at Oxford, on Friday last, when Lancashire beat them with nine wickets to spare. Mr. Rashleigh, who is reading hard, was unable to play for the University, and his absence was the more to be regretted as the County had got its usual strength. So far as the first day went, however, there was very little to choose between the two sides, and as Lan­ cashire when play ceased were still fifteen runs behind with only three wickets in hand, there seemed some chance of an interesting match. Oxford began badly enough, as Messrs. Gresson and Philipson, the first two batsmen, were each dismissed without a run, and they were mainly dependent on a useful stand by Messrs. Jardine and Watson on the fall of the second wicket for the total they made. The Fettesian captain of 1888 went in first, and was eighth out, having contributed 54 out of 112 while he was in. He was batting alto­ gether for two hours and a half, and as he made his runs without a chance of any kind, he more than confirmed the reputation he had gained in the earlier matches as a thoroughly sound and reliable batsman. Mr. Hornby made 31 of the first 42 got by Lancashire, but Mr. Bassett bowled so well that no long score was recorded, and at the end of the first day seven of the County’s best wickets were down with only 101 runs on the telegraph. Thanks, however, to some free cricket by Mr. Cros­ field on the second morning, 32runs were added before the innings closed, so that Lancashire had an advantage of 17 runs on the first hands. When Oxford went in again, Mr. Gresson a second time failed to score, but Messrs. Philip­ son, Jardine, and Watson all did fairly well, and at luncheon time on the second day the total was 55 with four batsmen out. On the resumption, though, Briggs and Barlow car­ ried everything before them, and the result was a great disappointment, the last six wickets only adding 20 runs. This left Lancashire with 59 to win, and though Mr. Hornby was out at 33, Barlow and Mr. Eccles soon settled the matter, Lancashire securing the runs with the loss of only their captain’s wicket. O x f o r d U n iv e r s it y . L a n c a sh ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Bassett . 34 16 50 6 ......... 9 1 21 0 Smith ... . . 6 2 16 0 ......... 6 3 12 0 W.-Brown .. 32 16 35 1 .........• 5.2 4 7 0 Forster... .. 11.4 3 25 2 ......... 11 6 10 1 Croome 2 1 3 0 Forster bowled one wide. First Innings. F. H. Gresson, c Sugg, b Watson ...................... 0 H. Philipson, b Watson... 0 M. R. Jardine, b Mold ... 54 A. K. Watson, lbw.bBriggs 20 Second Innings. b Watson......... 0 c Mold,b Barlow 25 cPilling,bBrigg 8 17 c Pilling, b Barlow.........13 G. L. Wilson, lbw, b Wat­ son ............................ 1 b Barlow Hon. F. J. N. Thesiger, b Watson ...................... 5 H. W. Forster, b Watson 1 A. C. M. Croome, b Briggs 1 E. Smith, c Pilling, b Briggs............................ 26 b Briggs C. Wreford-Brown, lbw, b Mold ............................ 0 H. Bassett, not out ......... 0 B 5, lb 3 ...................... 8 b Barlow ......... c Sugg, b Briggs c Sugg, b Briggs lbw, b Briggs ... not out ......... Total ............... 116 Total ... 75 L a n c a s h ir e . First Innings. Mr. A. N. Hornby, c and b Bassett.........31 Barlow, c Smith, b Bassett ............... 16 Mr. J. Eccles, c Forster, b Bassett 3 Ward, c Phillips, b Forster ...............20 Mr.G. Jowett.b Wro- ford-Brown ......... 4 Sugg, run out ......... 0 Total Briggs, b Bassett ... 15 Mr. S. M. Crosfield, b Bassett ............... 27 Pilling, c Thesiger, b Bassett ................ 5 Watson, not out ... 4 Mold, c Wilson, b Foster ................ 1 B 4,1 b2, w 1... 7 . ...183 In the Second Innings Hornby scored c Wilson b Forster 20, Barlow (not out)23, Eccles (not out) 19—Total, 62. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O x f o r d U n iv e r s it y . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Watson ... 36 22 41 5 ... ... 10 5 15 1 Briggs......... 44 22 51 3 .......... 22.411 31 5 Barlow ... 3 1 3 0 ........... 10 5 12 4 Mold ......... 5.4 0 13 2 ..................3 0 14 0 SURREY v. LEICESTERSHIRE. The Leicestershire eleven during the last few years have, in their matches with Surrey, furnished more than one surprise. Though the victories they have gained have all been secured at Leicester, their good show of* 1888 at the Oval will be well remembered, and their form of that match was fully upheld by the excellent all-round cricket shown on the Surrey ground at the end of last week. Surrey deemed it advisable to give the young pro­ fessional, Lockwood, a trial in place of Bowley, and as Wood’s eyes were bad his place at the wicket was taken by Large, of Battersea, a Colt who had shown up credit­ ably in the trial matches. On the other hand, Mr. Arnall-Thompson, who is reading for the Bar, was unable to help Leicestershire, and as the bowling in his absence was weak, room was found for Mr. S. R. Wright, of Charing Cioss Hospital, a fast bowler who had a good reputation in minor cricket. Mr. Shuter, winning the toss, took the innings, and in three hours and a half Surrey scored 224. The third wicket fell at 37, but the stand of Mr. Read and Lohmann altered the game altogether, and while they were together the score was increased by 122 runs. Both bats­ men hit freely, but with a little luck, and the amateur might have been caught in the long- field soon after his arrival had Mr. Stone not misjudged the catch altogether. Subsequently Henderson played well, but the later batsmen did little against the bowling of Pougher, who took seven wickets (all clean bowled) at a cost of 73 runs. The Surrey bowlers had a bad time of it when Leicestershire went in, and Mr. De Trafford, who started the batting with Warren, scored so fast that the first hour pro­ duced as many as 96 runs. The amateur ought to have been caught at long-on had Maurice Read not lost the ball in the sun, and otherwise had some little luck. Still, his 68 was a fine display of confident and well- timed bitting. At the end of the first day the total was 130 for four wickets, and the total was increased by 66 on the second morning, Mr. Wright, who bats left-handed, taking out his bat for a very creditably got 18. In a majority of 28, Surrey began their second innings badly, and the total was 40 when the third wicket fell. By fine cricket, however, the two Reads considerably improved matters, and 91 were added before Maurice was bowled by Mr. Wright for a capital 50. The same bowler also dismissed W. W., who had played in his best style for his 87, which was free from a chance. Another useful stand was made by Mr. Key and Lohmann. The latter played carefully, while the amateur, who is batting in great form, scored fast. In an hour and a quarter he had made 71 runs, and was then only out in a most unlucky style, the ball glancing off Rylott, who just touched a hard return of Lohmann’s, on to his wicket while Mr. Key, who had been backing up, was off his ground. Though Leicestershire had a heavy task before them when they went in on Friday night with 325 to win, Mr. De Trafford and Warren again started well, and 21 were up without the loss of a wicket on Friday night. On Saturday morning the amateur was soon caught and bowled, and Lohmann was in so much better form than in the first innings that no one but Mr. Turner made a very long stand. The old Cantab has never been seen to better advantage in County cricket. Going in first wicket down at 23, he carried out his bat, having made exactly one- half of the total from the bat. He was in altogether two hours and three-quarters, and