Cricket 1889

264 CRICKET: NOBTHJv. SOUTH. P il l in g ’ s B e n e f it . Though rain interfered materially with the progress of the game on Saturday, on the whole Pilling’s benefit match, begun at Old Trafford, Manchester, on Thursday, was a great success. The sporting folk of Lancashire have always been liberal in rewarding those who have done good work for the County Though not a native, as a wicket-keeper in particularPilling has been for the last eleven years of such inestimable value to the side, and his popularity has been deseivedly so great among all classes, that it will surprise nobody to learn that financially his benefit has proved to be more lucrative than the most fortunate of its predecessors at Old Trafford. Shrewsbury, who had injured his wrist in the match between Gentlemen and Player* at the Oval in the previous week, was unable to do duty for the North, and Pilling himself was prevented from keeping wicket by a recent injury. Though the North was well represented the South, however, had only a moderate eleven, with the two Reads of Surrey, Wood, Messrs. Newham, Stoddart and others absent. Fortunately for the South, Mr. Grace was lucky enough to get the choice of innings, and with the ground easy from the rain of the previous day, his side did fairly well. They were in for a little under foar hours, during which time they were able to reach a total of 204. Six of the eleven got double figures, but the best feature of the innings was the batting of Mr. Key. He^made^58^out of^70 runs^ot well-timed. The North had only forty minutes left for play, but this was sufficient for them to lose three of their best batsmen, Barnes, Ulyett and A. Ward, for ajointtotal of 39 runs. On Friday morning though, Sugg and Gunn, who had put on thirty over-night, gave quite a different complexion to the game, and the score was raised to 134 before the latter, who had played in his best style for his 47, was caught at the wicket. Sugg stayed in till the telegraph showed 160, having made 89 out of 151 while he was in. He had been batting just two hours, and his hitting, all-round, was of the most resolute character. Briggs and Mr. Steel, too, added 66 while they were together, and, with the aid of double figures from both Attewell and Mr. Hornby, the total ultimately reached 271 or 67 ahead. Though the light was by no means good when the second innings of the South was begun, Mr. Grace and Abel played so well that not only was the deficit wiped off but 14 runs added before Mr. Grace was finely caught. The score was then 81 for one wicket, but in the last twenty minutes on Friday Ulyett met with extraordinary success and clean bowled Mr. Nepean, Quaife and Mr. Key in succession, each of them without a run. The South on Friday night were only seventeen on with six wickets to fall, but rain prevented them continuing their second innings until past three on Saturday. When play did recommence, too, a new pitch was used, and Briggs and Attewell succeeded in getting rid of the remaining wickets for an addition of 49 runs. Of these 21 were made by Abel, who had been in altogether for two hours and a half for his score of 55, an innings without a fault of any kind. The North had 67 runs to get in a little over an hour, and on the slow ground they failed to do this, having obtained 47 for the loss of four of the best batsmen when play ceased. The game was accordingly drawn, the North wanting 20 to win with six wickets in hand. Barnes and Ward, two of the most consistent scorers of the year, it will be seen, only got twelve runs together in the two innings oi North. In the three days it is estimated over 20,000 persons paid for admis­ sion to the ground, and as it is said the sub­ scription list amounts to some hundreds, Pilling, everyone will be glad to hear, will have a very substantial benefit. A WEEKLY KECORD OF THE S outh . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. W. G. Grace, c and b Attewell ...................... 3 c Attewell, b Briggs .......48 Abel, run out ............... 24 c Ulyett, b Atte­ well ..............55 Mr. E. A. Nepean, c Sherwin, b Peel .............26 b Ulyett ......... 0 Mr. T. O. O’Brien, c Hornby, b Attewell ... 39 b Attewell........14 Mr. K. J. Key, c Ward, b Briggs.............................£8 b Ulyett .......... 0 Quaife, o Sherwin, b Attewell ........................ 1 b Ulyett ........ 0 Lockwood, c Sherwin, b Attewell ........................ 0 b Briggs ........ 0 Lohmann, b Attewell ... 32 not out .......10 Mr.F. Fielding, c Sherwin, b Attewell..........................10 b Attewell*........ 3 Beaumont, not out ........... 7 c Steel, b Briggs 1 Martin, c Attewell, b Briggs.............................. 1 c and b Briggs... 0 B 2, lb 1 ................ 3 B ................ 2 Total ................204 Total ...133 N orth . First Innings. Second Innings. Ulyett, b Lohmann .......... 2 b Lohmann ... 1 A. Ward, c Lohmann, b Beaumont....................... 5 run out ........ 5 Gunn, c Fielding, b Loh­ mann ................................47 not out .......18 Barnes, b Beaumont ... 0 c O’Brien, b Martin ........ 2 F. H. Sugg, c Abel, b Lohmann.........................89 st Fielding, b Martin ....... 9 Peel, c O’Brien, b Loh­ mann ................................11 not out .......12 Briggs, rim o u t.................. 42 Mr, A. G. Steel, c and b Lohmann........................ 23 Attewell. not out..................17 Mr. A.N.Hornby, c Quaife, b Beaumont ..................14 Sherwin, c Lockwood, b Lohmann....................... 4 B 8, lb 6, w 1, nb 2 ... 17 Total ................271 Total ... 47 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S outh . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Briggs .........39.221 59 2 ......... 25.319 35 4 Attewell ...53 27 65 6 ......... 30 17 33 3 Peel................19 5 57 1 ......... 7 2 35 0 Ulyett ......... 5 2 20 0 ......... 7 1 24 3 Barnes 8 2 24 0 N orth . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M.R. W. O. M.R. W* Lohmann ... 44 17 80 6 ......... 14 2 29 1 Beaumont ... 39 8 9f 3 Nepean......... 11 3 37 0 Martin ......... 16 3 30 0 ......... 13 7 18 2 Lockwood ... 4 1 13 0 Beaumont and Martin each bowled a no-ball and Lohmann a wide. ETON v. HARROW . Rain of late years has been by no means an unfrequent accompaniment of the annual matches between the two great public schools at Lord’s. Nor was the sixty-third contest on Friday and Saturday last an exception to the rule in this particular at least. Fortu­ nately, though, while no play w'as possible on the first day after four o’clock owing to the heavy downpour, the weather in spite of threats held up sufficiently on Saturday to aliowthe game to proceed without interruption, and consequently that most unsatisfactory of results, a draw, was prevented. Though only three old choices were left for Harrow against seven of Eton, the Harrovians were thought to have a good all-round side, and it was generally thought that Eton, particularly after their defeat by Winchester, had the worst of the outlook for this year. Jackson was lucky enough to win the toss, and Harrow gained thus a distinct advantage in batting first. McLaren and Pope we!re the first bats­ men, and J. H. Ward (left-hand slow round) and Studd, who stands well over six feet and bowls fast round with a jumping and very peculiar delivery, the Eton bowlers. As the Becond wicket fell with the total only 29, the GAME. JULY 18, 1889. start was not a very promising one, but W ills and Hoare, by good cricket, improved matters considerably, and the partnership realised 62 runB, of which Hoare, who scored so well in the match of 1888, contributed 35 in excellent style. Jackson came next, and Ward, who had just before been displaced by Jones (medium-pace), resumed bowling. Studd soon after gave way to Tollemache, but the wicket came to Bromley-Davenport (fast left), who caught Wills off his own bowling from a hard hit. Wills had been in a hour and three quarters for his 50, an excellent display of batting without a chance. Jackson, who had been missed at cover-point early in his innings, gave another chance to square-leg soon after the arrival of Napier, a left-hand batsman, but Crum misjudged the ball. After this, in spite of frequent changes of bowling, the score rose fast, and at luncheon time (2 o’clock) the total was 204, the result of three hours’ play, Jack­ son (not out) 66, Napier (not out) 31. On the resumption the light was very bad with every sign of a storm, and two wickets quickly fell, Jackson caught at mid-off and Neame bowled. Jaokson had made 68 in an hour and a half, and, in spite of the mistakes named, it was an invaluable display of free orioket. Napier, who gave a chance of stumping just before he was out, was at last caught for a creditable 38 at 228, and thanks to some lively oricket by the later batsmen, the total was raised to 272 before the last wioket fell. Directly the innings was over, just after four o’clock, rain fell heavily, and as the ground was considered to be unfit by the umpires at six o’clock play was abandoned for the day. The Harrovians had so far gained an immense advantage, and as there seemed every chance that the ground would suffer on the following day from the heavy rainfall, Eton’s prospeots were not rosy. As it happened, however, there was no great amount of sunshine to cake the wicket on Saturday, and, though it played slowly and the runs did not come so fast as on Friday, matters were not so bad as was expected. The Etonians, too, played up so pluckily, that until the last, there was no certainty of a definite result. Harrow took the field at eleven o’clock punctually, Jackson (fast) and Hoare (slow) commencing the bowling to Crum and Gosling. Both batsmen played very cautiously, and Anderson and Pope, both medium pace, were tried before Gosling, who had been in fifty minutes for six, was caught at the wioket. Talbot was finely caught at 27, but Tollemache and Davenport, who oame in the order given, gave Crum better assistance, and the latter was out the fifth wicket, having been in two hours and ten minutes for 33 out of 109, an excellent display of steady cricket and a most valuable innings. Bromley-Davenport and Tristram were seen to advantage, too, but the last four batsmen gave little trouble, and at 3.15 Eton were out for 169. Being in a minority of 107, they had, of course, to follow on, and after twenty-five minutes, Crum and Gosling oommenced the seoond innings to the bowling of Jackson and Anderson. A singu­ larly bad start was made, as at five Crum and Talbot were both dismissed, and at 41 Tollemache, who had hit freely for 29, and Studd also went. Gosling, who had been in an hour for five runs, however, found a useful partner in Davenport, and the latter, batting with great confidence, made 42 of the next 52 runs,an innings which, as the game was, cannot be too highly commended. Tristram, who had played so well in the first innings, was caught at the wicket at 97, but Wrignt and Gosling made another very useful stand and the total was 130 when the former wa, caught, the seventh batsman out. Goslings who had all this time been playing with the, f reatest care, had only made 20 runs in two ours, but as long as he was in there was just a chance that Eton might save the game. The Etonians were thirty-five runs on with three wickets still in hand when Gosling, who had been just before badly missed at short leg, was at last caught at mid on. He had been batting for two hours and thirty-five minutes for 35 out of a total of 142, and as an