Cricket 1889

JUNE 27,1889. CKICKET A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 217 known New SouthWales cricketer, during last Australian season were so much above the average as to warrant the re­ production of his summary from the Sydney Mail. In Clubmatches he scored 513 runs in six innings, including one of 236 (not out), and as he was twice not out his average was 128.1. In Inter-colonial matches—-between the Lands Offices and New South Wales and Victoria, to wit— in four innings he got 106 runs, and this with two not outs gave him an average of 53. His aggregate for all matches was 619, and his average 103.1. The following is one of the contribu­ tions for the Prize Competition given by the Weekly Dispatch, and published in that paper of last week :— CRICKET. (From a “ playing” point of view.) Oh, cricket is Abel to boast of a Grace That no other sport can excel, ’Tis aXevto ourmuch-vaunted prowess of raoe. Yet a rage that the youngest can spell. While Lancashire strives with, as worthy her Steely Fair Surrey’s -Redoubtable foemen, To each true English heart shall the contest ap -Peel, Be it breasted in high or in Lo[\\)man. From where Shrewsbury spires o’er the land­ scape keep Ward To our Shore, by the ocean enfolded, Big Gun(n) vies with small on the “ level ” green sward Where the manhood of England is Mold-e d, Its Webbe, spreading far ’yond colonial sands, Wright firmly binds brotherhood’s pinions. And Sale is the rivalry joins hearts and hands Through the breadth of the British dominions. P aiiis . I t is stated, and on the best authority, that the elevenwhich gained such a credi­ table victory over M.C.C. and Ground yesterday, will represent Cambridge against Oxford at Lord’s next week, except that Mr. Woods, who was absent from that match, will take Mr. Cotterill’s place. Mr. Forster was, fortu­ nately for himself it may be urged, unable to play for Oxford against Surrey at the Oval, but he will resume his place in the team on Friday, when M.C.C. is to be met. Mr. Philipson has consented to let Mr. Bassett, who is, I believe, a certainty against Cambridge, have a rest during the Marylebone match, andMr. H. J. E. Burrell, who has shown good all-round cricket for Essex, will in his absence have a chance on Friday, which will give satisfaction, not only to the supporters of Essex cricket, but to many others who have watched hm during the last two years. Cambridge, as already said, will be repre­ sented by the following :— C a m b r id g e .— Messrs. F. G. J. Ford (cap­ tain), F-. Thomas, E. Crawley, E. M. Butler, S. M. J. Woods, H. J. Mordaunt, R. C. Gosling, H. Hale, G. M‘Gregor, old choices; C. P. Foley, and E. B. de Little. O n public form it is difficult to see how Oxford, who have lost every match, can win, and it certainly looks, on recent form more particularly, as if Cambridge had decidedly the better side. Since I gave the names of the cricketers who are to form the combi­ nation to represent the Gentlemen of Philadelphiahere nextmonth, last week— information which, it is eminently satis­ factory to learn, even if the ordinary courtesy of acknowledgment has been lacking, has been faithfully reproduced in most of the chief metropolitan, as well as provincial, papers which go in at all for cricket—intelligence has reached me that another member has been added to the party. Whether or not the managers of the trip had superstitious notions on the subject of the number thirteen, I do not know. It is certain, however, that, what­ ever the reason, they decided at a late hour to increase the number to fourteen, and fourteen will accordingly be the playing strength. The latest addition to the tourists is Mr. HarryP. Baily, captain of the Haverford College team, and a prominent member of the Merion Club. I am informed that Mr. Baily is about twenty-two years of age. He is a useful, medium-pace bowler, as well as a good field and bat. I see he scored 31 out of a total of 85 for Merion against German­ town on the 8th of this month. L. H a l l has carried his bat so often through the innings that what, I hope, is a reliable list of his achievements in this particular line will, I feel sure, be of use. The records are as follows— 1878 Yorkshire v. Sussex, Brighton............... 31 1883 Yorkshire v. Sussex, Brighton................. 124 1884 Yorkshire v. Sussex. Huddersfield ... ...128 1885 Yorkshire v. Kent, Sheffield ............... 32 1885 Yorkshire v. Surrey, Sheffield ................ 79 1885 Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, Derby ......... 37 1886 Yorkshire v. Sussex, Huddersfield......... 50 1886 Yorkshire v. Kent, Canterbury............... 74 1887 Yorkshire v. Glo’stershire, Dewsbury ...119 1887 Yorkshire v. Sussex, Brighton............... 82 1887 North v. South, Scarborough .............. 105 1888 Yorkshire v. Surrey, Oval ... .............. 34 1888 Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire, Clifton ... 129 1889 Yorkshire v. Middlesex, Lord's............... 85 Last week, it will be seen, was the four­ teenth occasion on which he has seen the whole side out in important matches. CHIEF FIXTURES FOR NEXT WEEK. Lord’s last week, seem, as far as I know, to have pointed out that the aggregate of 1.295 runs made on that occasion is the largest recorded in important matches either in England or Australia. The nearest approach, to the best of my be­ lief, is the 1,294 in the match between the Smokers and Non-Smokers, on the East Melbourne Ground in 1887,but that game extended over four days, taking place on March 17, 18, 19, and 21. Until 1876 the best record was held at the Oval, where 1.139 runs were totalled in 1871, in the match between Gentlemen and Players of South, and with only twenty-one wickets down. Perhaps it would bebest, though, if I give the different records as I know them. 1.295 Middlesex v. Yorkshire, Lord’s, June, 1889. 36 wickets. 1,294 Non-Smokers v. Smokers, Melbourne,March, 1887. 24wickets. 1,217 Middlesex v. Oxford University, Prince’s, June, 1876. 1,210 Lancashire v. Yorkshire, Bradford, August, 1887. 28 wickets. 1,197 Sussex v. Cambridge University, Brighton, June, 1887. 25 wickets. 1.139 Gentlemen v. Players of South, Oval, June, 1871. 40 wicketB. The last match, as some CRiCKET-readei-s may know, was won mainly through the effective bowling of the late James Southerton, by the Players, after a most exciting finish with only three runs to spare. T h e Sydney Mail vouches for the fol­ lowing curious decision given by an umpire in a recent match in New South Wales. Two batsmen were at the wickets, and one of them played a ball to mid-on. Both started to run and then turned back, but did not cross, and before the batsman at the bowler’s end could regain the crease his wicket was put down. To the surprise of everybody the umpire gave the player at the other end out, and on being asked his reason for such a verdict replied that the striker was out because he had called his fellow-batsman and then did not run. A c o rre sp o n d e n t has beengood enough to send me particulars of the extraor­ dinary scoring of Mr. A. H. Delme-Kad- cliffe, of Sherborne School, in out-matches this season. The following are his scores in out-matches already played— May 9—v. Sherborne C.C., 116 not out. May 14—v. T. W. Wilson, Esq.’s XI., 37. May 25—v. Exeter C.C., 48. May 30—v. 2nd West Kent Regt., 65. June 6—v. Lansdown C.C., 74 not out. June 12—v. South Wilts, 6. June 18—v. Downton College, 110. June 22—v. Weymouth C.C., 68. As will be seen, in six completed innings he has scored 523 runs, giving an average of 87.1. As he is going up to Oxford his form should be carefully watched by the cricket authorities there. T h e close of the Australian season has brought to light many instances of good sooring, worthy to be included among those which it has been my fortune to chronicle during the last week or so in connection with English cricket. The performances of O. Hanlon, the well- The Oxford elevenwill be selected from the following thirteen :— O x f o r d . —Messrs. H. Philipson (captain), H. W. Forster, F. H. Gresson, A. C. M. Croome, W. Rashleigh, Hon. F. J. N. Thesiger, Lord George Scott, old choices; and M. R. Jardine, A. K. Watson, H. Bassett, H. J. E, Burrell, R, H. Moas, and G. Fowler. T htjbsdav , J o n s 27.—Brighton, Sussex v. Notts; Bristol, Gloucestershire y. Yorkshire; Man­ chester, Lancashire v. Surrey. F r id a y , J u n e 28.—Lord’s, M.C.O. & G. v. Oxford University; Eton, Eton v. Winchester; Rep­ ton, Repton v. Malvern. M o n d a y , J c ly 1.—Lord’s, Oxford v. Cambridge; Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Lancashire; Not­ tingham, Notts v. Derbyshire; Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Surrey. T u e sd a y , July 2 .—Haileybury, Haileybury v. Up­ pingham.