Cricket 1889

CRIOKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. AUG. 15, 1889. S U R R E Y v . M I D D L E S E X . The Surrey eleven, following up their brilliant victory over Notts, brought a very successful week to a close at the Oval on Saturday last, when they defeated Middlesex by an innings and 74 runs. Middlesex put a strong batting side into the field, although Mr. O’Brien was hardly fit to play, owing to an injured arm. Maurice Read’s hand, too, had not recovered sufficiently for him to take his place in the Surrey eleven, while Mr. Fielding again kept wicket in place of Wood. Mr. Shuter, winning the toss, went in with Abel, and as the ground played much better than might have been expected after the recent rains, the Surrey batsmen were seen to great advantage. The score was 59 when Mr. Shuter was out. and then Mr. Key and Abel scored fast, adding in an hour and three quarters 147, of which Mr. Key’s contribution was 85, a fine display of free cricket with only one fault, a chance in the slips soon after he came in. At 239 Abel, who had got the same number of runs as Mr. Key, was caught at mid-off for an excellent score of 85, though we believe he was missed at the wicket early in his innings. Mr. Read and Henderson raised the total to 355, and at the end of the day the total was 385, Mr. Read not out 110, Lockwood not cut 9. Mr. Read, after adding 5 on the following morning, was bowled by Burton. He had been three hours and a quarter at the wickets, and the only blemish in a remarkably fine exhibition of batting was a chance to point early in the innings. After his retirement, Lohmann hit in brilliant style. He went in at the fall of the sixth wicket, and was last out, having scored 79 out of 101 in an hour and a half, an exceptionally good display of hitting without a chance. Mr. Stoddart batted in his best form when Middlesex went in, and when rain stopped play at 4.20 on Friday, he had got 48 of 83 made for the loss of two wickets. Middlesex were not in a pleasant condition when play was resumed on Saturday morning, as there was no chance of winning, and their only hope was a draw. Though rain fell early the game was recom­ menced at 11,35, and thanks to the fine cricket of Mr. Stoddart, some good batting subsequently by Mr. Walker, and the vigorous hitting of Messrs. Hadow and Vernon, the innings was not over till after luncheon. Mr. Stoddart was in two hours and twenty minutes for his 72, an admirable innings in his most attractive style, nnd without a mistake. Middlesex went in to bat a second time want­ ing 271 to save an innings defeat, with three hours and ten minutes left for play. Messrs. Stoddart and Webbe put on runs fast until a catch »t the wicket dismissed the latter, and after Mr. Scott had been dismissed without scoring, Mr. Stoddart, who had again played well, was neatly stumped. Bowley, who had been put on for Lockwood at 44, dismissed Messrs. Nepean, Walker and O’Brien, and six wickets were down for 87. So far, the game seemed likely to come to a speedy end, but several mistakes in the field prolonged it con­ siderably, and some vigorous hitting by Messrs. Vernon and Hadow at one time made a draw not altogether unlikely. West, who was badly missed at cover-point before he scored, hit well, but he was easily caught at last, and with his dismissal the match was over about twenty-five minutes before time. Bowley was the most successful bowler in the second innings of Middlesex, but Lohmann had very bad luck, and several chances from his bowling were missed. S urrey , Abel, c Vernon, b Burton ..................85 Mr. J. Shuter, c Bur­ ton, b Stoddart ... 43 Mr. K. J. Key, c Bac­ meister, b Webbe... 85 Mr. W. W. Head, b Burton ................ 115 Henderson, c O’Brien, b Burton..................42 Lockwood, b Bao- melete? „i 81 M id d le se x . First Innings. Second Tnnings. Mr. A. E. Stoddart, c Hen­ derson, b Sharpe ......... 72 SL- Fielding, b Lohmann 35 Mr. A. J. Webbe, b Bowley 16 c Fielding, b Bowley ......... 18 Mr. S. W. Scott, c Read, b Lohmann...................... 4 b Bowley ......... 0 Mr. E. A. Nepean, c Abel, b Beaumont ............... 15 c Lohmann, b Bowley......... 13 Mr. T. C. O’Brien, b Loh­ mann ............................ 4 1b w, b Bowley 10 Mr. J. G. Walker, b Hen­ derson............................ 44 c Abel, b Bowley 8 Mr. E. M. Hadow, c Hen­ derson, b Beaumont ... 23 b Beaumont ... 23 Mr. G. F. Vernon, c Abel, b Lohmann ............... 28 b Beaumont ... 33 West, not out ................ 16 c Shuter, b Sharpe ......... 41 Burton, b R ead......... ... 6 c Lohmann, b Read ......... 5 Mr. L. H. Bacmeister, b Read ............................ 0 not out ......... e B 5,1 b 3 ...................... 8 B2, lb 2,w 1 5 Total ............... 236 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Total ...197 O. S u rre y . M. R .W . Burton ... 50 11 128 4 Bacmeister 50 15 102 2 Nepean ... 21.1 4 67 1 Stoddart... 30 10 83 1 Hadow... 29 Webbe... 20 Scott ... 11 O. M. K. W. 6 70 1 12 23 1 4 22 0 M id d l esex . First Innings. Second InniDgs. O. M. R. W. O. M. K. W. Lohmann ... 4513913 ... 26 10 65 1 Bowley....... 22 7 52 1 ........... 23 10 55 5 Beaumont ...23 7 50 2 ........... 11 5 19 2 Sharpe......... 10 3 201 ........... 0.1 0 0 1 Read ......... 1 0 22 ............ 7 1 25 1 Henderson ... 10 4 13 1 Lockwood 7 1 Lockwood bowled a wide. THE CANTERBURY WEEK. o Lohmann, st West, b Nepean .........79 Mr. F. Fielding, lbw, b Burton ... 1 Beaumont, b Bac- mei'ter ............... 4 Bowley, c Bacmei­ ster, b lladow ... 8 Sharpe, not out ... fl B 14,1 b 1 ...........15 Totftl .007 KENT v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. After three days of interesting cricket this, the second match of the Canterbury week, was left unfinished on Saturday night. When the first innings of Gloucestershire closed on Friday afternoon, Kent had a lead of 136runs, and the odds were certainly in favour of a second victory for the home term. Though Mr. W. G. Grace was dismissed without a run, Gloucestershire, however, played up with great pluck, and were able, after all, to save the game, though, as when the stumps wt re finally drawn, Kent had six wickets to fall and only 8 runs to get, the draw was not one on which the men of Gloucester can congratulate themselves, so far at least as tbe actual result was concerned. Though they won the toss, Kent made only a moderate start, and when the fifth wicket fell the total was only 95. Mr. Wilson, however, found a useful partner in his captain, Lord Harris, and the score rose fast during their partnership, 6 1 being added in fifty minutes for the seventh wicket. Mr. Kemp, who came next, gave the spectators a taste of some brilliant all-round hitting, and the run-getting was so rapid that when he was out, after only forty minutes’ batting, 76 had been added, of which his share was 51, a remarkably fine display of clean, hard, and well-timed hitting. All this time Mr. Wilson had been batting with great judgment, and it was not until the telegraph showed 352 that he was bowled. He had been at the wickets altogether for a little over three hours, and, with the exception of a chance off Mr. Towns­ end’s lobs to Mr. Grace behind the bowler, there wras no fault. He played all the bowlers with equal confidence, and his innings well deserved the hearty applause he received on his retirement. Gloucestershire, who had over night scored 20 without the loss of a wicket, began fairly well on Friday, and, though Messrs. Gmoe and Radcliffe were got rid of comparatively oheaply, Messrs. Brain and Cranston played so well chat, at luncheon, the total was 122 with half the wickets down. X^ater on Mr. Page hit in his most vigorous style, and Mr. Croome also lent useful assist­ ance. In spite of their efforts, though, Gloucestershire were not able to save the follow on, and, when the tenth wicket fell, they were still 136 runs to the bad. When they went in again, too, Mr. Grace was caught at slip without a run, and though Mr. Cranston a second time showed admirable cricket, when play ceased on Friday five wickets were down for 95, or still 42 wanted to avert an innings defeat. On Saturday Mr. Radcliffe played steadily as wrell as with great judg­ ment, and though Mr. Page should have been caught soon after his arrival, his hitting was again of the greatest value to the side. The two batsmen added 91 runs while they were together, and Mr. Radcliffe was still in when the innings closed. Going in first wicket down, with the score at 8, he made nearly half the total. He was batting altogether three hours and three-quarters with but one mistake, a chance at the wicket when he had made over 70, and a better exhibition of patient defensive cricket has not been seen this year. Left with 79 to win, Kent had by no means a difficult task, as there was still an hour and a quarter left for play, A run a minute is not fast scoring on a run-getting ground like that at Canterbury, but Messrs. Patterson and Wilson did not force the game, and, when the latter was dismissed 43 had been got in fifty minutes. Kent had then 36to get, in twenty-five minutes, but, although Mr. Marchant, Mr. Kemp, and Barton hiu away in the hope of making up for the slow scoring of the two first batsmen, w'hen the last named was caught, time was up, the game thus ending—amidst the greatest excitement—in a draw, Kent wanting, as already stated, only 8 runs to win with six wickets in hand. K ent . First Innings. Mr.W.H. Patterson, b Peake........................ 34 A. Hearne, c Page, b Peake........................ 22 G. Hearne, c Woof, b Peake....................... 9 Mr. if. Marchant, c Page, b Grace ... 23 Mr. L. Wilson, b W oof.......................132 Mr. C. J. M. Fox, b Grace....................... 1 Barton, b Woof ... 22 Lord H a rris, c Croome, b Town­ send ......................33 Mr. M. C. Kemp, st Page b Grace Wright, c and Woof ......... Martin, not out B 1,1b 4 ... Total , 51 ► . 21 . 0 . 5 ...353 In the Second Innings Patterson scored (not out) 33, Marchant, c l’ago, b Woof 4. Wilson,b Woof 17, Barton.c Grace, h Roberts 13, Kemp, c Croome, b Vioof 0 ; b .’.—Total, 71. 1irst Innings. Mr. \V. G Grace, c Kemp, b Martin ......................19 G lo u cestersh ire . Second Innings. b 3 Harris, Barton ... 0 ...101 Mr O.G.Radeliffe, c Kemp, b Martin ......................26 not out Mr. W. W. F. Pullen, c Harrison, b Wright ... 13 hw, b Wright ... 8 Mr. J. H. Brain, c Earris, b F ox ............................ 21 Mr. J. Cranston, b Hearne ............... A. ; Martin, Wright ... i Patterson, Martin ... Mr.F.Townsend, c Barton, b A. Bearne ................. 7bWright ... Mr. A . C. M. .Croome, c Barton, bF ox ...................27 c Kemp, Wright ... Mr. E. Peake, c Wright, b Martin............................... 10 run out Mr. H . V. Page, c Fox, b Martin................................41 Woof, c Kemp, b Martin... 2 Roberts, not out............... 0 B ............................ 5 z Kemp, b Hearno ... c Fox, b Hearne ... c and b Hearne ... Lb 3, nb 1 b ... 41 ... 13 ... 4 A. ... 34 A. ... 3 A. ' 0 4 T o ta l............... 217 Total ...214 BOWLING ANALYSIS. K e n t . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M.R. W. O. M.R. W. Woof ..........31.2 8 G8 3 ......... 1H 7 30 3 Roberts ... 29 10 03 0 18.2 3 33 a Peako.......... 30 6 76 3 ... 10 0 0 0 Graco.......... 25 7 78 3 Radcliffo ... 8 0 8 0 Townsend... 9 0 43 1 Croome ... 3 o 14 0