Cricket 1889

JUNE 27,1889. CBICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME, 215 ^he r Stretford end, and this was doubtless the cause of the match being finished off before the end of the second day. No batsman got over twenty runs, though no less than three obtained that sum. This only left the County with 114 to get to win, and as in obtaining that sum they lost three batsmen, they won with seven wickets to spare. Barlow, at the finish, was not out 52, an excellent and very useful display of cricket. Mold, it will be. seen, took nine wickets for Lancashire, though at not a light cost. O xford U niversity . First Innings. A. C. M. Croome. b Mold... 11 Hon. F. J. N. Thesiger, c Briggs, b Mold ......... 2 W. Rashleigh, run out ... 16 A. K. Watson, c Briggs, b Mold ............................ 39 Lord G. Scott, c Paul, b Mold ............................ 4 M. R. Jardine, b Watson 33 H. W. Forster, c Hornoy, b Watson...................... 3 H. Philipson, b Briggs ... 31 G. Fowler, b Briggs ... ... 2 H. Bassett, run out......... 2 R. H. Moss, not out.........10 B 2, lb 1...................... 3 Total ................156 Second Innings. 3 Sugg, b Mold 5 b Mold b Mold b Watson.........12 c Mills, b Mold 20 st Mills, b Briggs 1 cWat3on,bBriggs 0 b Briggs .........12 run out ......... u b Mold............... 11 not out .........16 B 10, lb 2 ... 12 Total ...129 L ancashire . First Innings. Briggs, c and b C room e............... Mr. A. N. Hornby, c Bassett, b Moss ... Watson, b Moss ... Mold, not o u t ......... Mills, c Croome, b Moss...................... B 2, lb 5, w 2 ... Total ...172 Barlow, c Philipson, b Moss ............... 10 Mr.J. Eccles,c Philip­ son, b Bassett ... 0 F. Sugg, c Jardine, b Bassett............... 10 Ward, c Kashleigh, b Bassett ............... 62 Paul, c Jardine, b Bassett ............... 21 Mr. S. M. Crosfield, b Bassett ............... 0 In the Second Innings Barlow scored (not out) 25, Mr. J. Eccles, c Forster, b Moss 1, F. Sugg, et Philipson, b Fowler 26, Ward, c Bassett, b Croome 17, Paul (not out) 9; b 5, lb 4.—Total, 114. 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 ... 43.2 25 48 2 ............... 31 15 43 1 Mold ..................... 348924 . 40 17 60 5 Briggs......... 9 3 13 2 ................ 9.1 3 14 3 L ancashire . Bassett... Moss ... Croome Forster... Fowler... First Innings. O. M. R.W. . 44 18 62 5 ... , 25.1 8 54 4 ... , 8 1 16 1 ... ,16 8 15 0 ... 6 1 16 0 ... Second Innings, O. M. R.W. ......... 18.3 7 30 0 .........19 3 28 1 ......... 6 1 19 1 ......... 6 4 4 0 ......... 9 2 24 1 Forster delivered two wides. MIDDLESEX v. YORKSHIRE. The Middlesex Eleven did an exceptionally good performance in this match, begun at Lord’s on Thursday last, winning, after three days of unusually heavy scoring, on Saturday evening with four wickets to spare only ten minutes before time. This brilliant victory, though mainly the result of excellent all­ round cricket, was in a marked degree due to the combined efforts of three batsmen, Messrs. O’Brien, Vernon, and Nepean, who were cer­ tainly responsible for the brilliant show made by the side in the second innings when the great effort was required. The chief credit, though, of a remarkable achievement rested on the shoulders of one man alone, Mr. O’Brien. As the sequel, too, will show, those who were fortunate enough to witness the finish on Saturday afternoon were rewarded by seeing an extraordinary exhibition of determined and judicious hitting, attended, too, by the most fortunate results, producing one of the most exciting finishes which have been seen in im­ portant matches for a very long time. Except that Preston was still unable to play, York­ shire was well represented, while Middlesex had its usual team, reinforced by the addition of Mr. O’Brien, who had not been seen in county cricket before this season. Though the wicket had at the outset recovered from the recent rains the Yorksliiremen, who went in first, only made a moderate start, four of the best batsmen having been dismissed by the luncheon hour on Thursday for a total of 101. On resuming Lo<rd Hawke hit freely to the tune of 44 runs in half-an-hour, and Moor- house and Hall, who had from the first been batting with all his wonted care, raised the total to 200. The last five batsmen, however, gave Hall little assistance, and the innings closed for 259, by no means a large total on a pitch all in favour of the bat. Hall, who went in first, carried out his bat, having scored 85 in just under four hours and a quarter. Though he made one or two faulty hits his score, was got without an actual chance, and his innings was altogether a fine display of defensive cricket. Middlesex had only about an hour and a half left for batting on Thursday, but thanks to the good play of Messrs. Stoddart, who scored 46 out of 68 in forty minutes, Scott (not out) 25, and Nepean (not out) 30, had got 116 for the loss of only two wickets when stumps were drawn. On Friday Messrs. O’Brien and Walker put on 80 runs for the fifth wicket, and the former found in Mr. Vernon a partner even more to his taste, the two amateurs adding 112 runs in fifty-six minutes. Mr. O’Brien’s 92 was a fine exhibition of dashing cricket. He was only in two hours, and his score was made up of 14 fours, 6 threes, 5 twos, and 8 singles. Mr. Vernon’s hitting was even more effective, and his 82, in which there was only one chance when he had made 51, were got in an hour and forty-five minutes. In a minority of 109 Yorkshire began their second innings badly in losing Ulyett when only eight runs had been got. On Peel joining Hall at four o’clock a great change, though, took place in the game. The two professionals were proof against all the changes of the Middlesex bowling for three hours, and by the end of the second day had raised the score to 222, or 113 runs on, and thus entirely altered the aspect of the match. Peel, who had only given one chance, a hard return to Burton, when he had got 35, was then not out 149, and Hall not out 59. Lovely weather favoured the last day’splay, and some remarkable cricket was the result. Peel and Hall only added 15 to their extremely long partnership, which had realised 214 runs, when an extremely fine catch at mid-off sent back Peel. His innings of 158 was certainly the best he has ever played, and we should say one of the finest ever played by a left-handed batsman at Lord’s. He was in altogether three hours and ten minutes, and his hits in­ cluded 22 fours, 7 threes, and 9 twos. Wain- wright quickly put together 29, and then, with the score at 313, Hall, who had been in four hours and fifty minutes for his 86, was caught. Lord Hawke, Moorhouse, and Wade each added 20, and the innings closed for 388. Mid­ dlesex were then left with 280 to get to win, and as there were only three hours and thirty- five minutes left the possibilities seemed either a drawn game or a victory for Yorkshire. It seemed, too, at first as if the former was the aim of the Middlesex team, as at half past five the score was only 129 with four of the best batsmen out. Mr. O’Brien here joined Mr. Nepean with ninety minutes left for play, and at once 'commenced to force the pace of the run-getting. He scored so freely from all the Yorkshire bowlers that before long it began to dawn on the spectators that a victory for Middlesex was not such an unlikely event as was at first thought. Matters, however, were not improved when Mr. Nepean, who had played another very useful innings of 62, was caught at 182, to be followed 15 runs later by Mr. Hadow, who was cleverly taken at the wicket. At twelve minutes past six Mr. Vernon joined Mr. O’Brien, and with only four wickets to fall and still 83 runs to get in forty-eight minutes the whole question of a win for Middlesex depended on these two amateurs. No pair better fitted for such a task, however, could be found, and they scored so freely from all the Yorkshire bowlers that in 38 minutes the runs were knocked off, and Middlesex had won an extra­ ordinary match amidst the greatest excite­ ment by four wickets. In the three days 1,295 runs were made. This is the highest aggre­ gate recorded in an important match. Mr. O’Brien scored 192 for once out, and his hitting at the finish was equal to the very best ever seen at Lord’s. Y orkshire . First Innings. Second Innings. Ulyett, c Vernon, b Bac­ meister ........................ 20 c Hadow, b Burton ....... 0 Hall,not o u t............ . ...8 5 c Nepean, b Webie ...... 86 Lee, b Hadow ................... 32 c West, b Burton 4 Peel, c bcott, b Hadow ... 3 c Webbe, b Bac­ meister ..... 158 Wainwright.b Bacmeister 17 c Vernon,b Stod- darc............ 29 Lord Hawke, c O’Brien, b Nepean .........................44 b Stoddart ... 50 Moorhouse, run o u t........... 28 b Stoddart ... 21 Wade, c btoddart, b Burton............................... 18 st We s t , b Nepean...... 20 Whitehead, b Stoddart... 0 b Stoddart... 16 Hunter, 1 b w, b Burton... 3 not out ..... 9 Middlebrook, c West, b Burton ..................... 0 c West,b Nepean 5 B 5 , 1b 4 ........... 9 B 15,1 b 5 ... 20 Total ...259 M id d l e s e x . Total ...3 First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. A. E. Stoddart, c Middlebrook, b Ulyett... 46 b Ulyett ..........18 Mr. A. J. Webbe, c Hall, b Middlebrook ............... 13 c Hall, b Ulyett 5 Mr. S. W. Scott, c Moor­ house, b Ulyett .........83 1b w, b Peel ... 36 Mr.E.A.Nepean, c Middle­ brook, b Ulyett .........31 c Lee, b Middle­ brook .........62 Mr. J. G. Walker, st Hunter, b Wainwright... 30 cHunter.bUIyett 25 Mr. T. C. O’Brien, 1b w, b W ade............................ 92 not out ......... 100 Mr. E. M. Hadow, c Hall, b Wainwright ... ......... 0 Mr. G. F. Vernon, c Lee, b Middlebrook ................86 J. E. West,c Lee, b Middle­ brook ............................ 2 Burton, not out................15 Mr. L. H. Bacmeister, c and b Whitehea-l .........15 B 1,1 b 2, w2............... 5 3 Hunter, b Middlebrook... 1 not out 30 Total ..368 Bl,l bl, wl 3 Total ...280 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Y o r k s h ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W Burton ... . . 48.3 26 50 3 ......... 43 18 70 2 Bacmeister . . 30 12 62 2 ......... 27 14 53 1 Nepean ... . . 13 0 44 1 ...... 19.2 1 69 2 Stoddart... . . 14 4 43 1 ...... 33 17 79 4 Hadow ... . . 13 2 40 2 ......... 27 13 38 0 Webbe ... . . 9 5 11 0 ...... 22 13 29 1 West 8 1 21 0 O’Brien 2 0 9 0 M id d l e s e x . First Innings. O. Miadiebrook... 25 Wainwright ... 13 Ulyett .........21 Whitehead ... 15.' Wade .........27 M. R. W. 9 91 0 1 Second Innings. M. R. W. 70 45 67 22 68 O. ... 3-3 ... 22 ... 18 ... 21 ... 7 12 6 57 1 2 f5 0 69 27 Peel, Ulyett, and Wainwright each bowled a wide S imple but W onderful .—T o watch a game of Cricket, or see your way when Boating, with your umbrella before your face, procure Howell’s cunning little device. Price Is., and lid. postage. —Address, C. H owell , 98, Shakespeare Road, Herne Hill, London, S.E.—A dvt .