Cricket 1889

23 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORI) OF THE GAME. FEB. 21, 1889. now had a similar effect, for the two batsmen —Howe and Hickson—stayed on till the required 34 runs were signalled from the score box, and the Kimberley boys were left victori­ ous by ten wickets—Hickson having played a free and plucky 15. Smith had secured four wickets for 9 runs, an Briggs one for 26. Of course the strange grot cd,the heat, and glare must have had considerable effect on the cricket of the Englishmen, but it cannot be denied that the local men played good, sterling cricket, their fielding during the second innings of the visitors being superb. E nglish XI; First Innings. Abel, c Vintcent, b Grim­ mer ............................ 36 Bead, b Vintcent .........10 Wood, c Grimmer, b Vintcent ......................30 F. Hearne, b Vintcent ... 5 Mr. M. P. Bowden, c Fin- lason, b Grimmer.........31 Briggs, st Smith, b Fin- lason ............................ 18 Mr. C. A. Smith, b Fin- lason ............................. 1 Mr.EJ.McMaster,stSmith, b DeVilliers ............... 17 Mr.B.A. F. Grieve, b Vint­ cent .............................17 Fothergill, st Smith, b Vintcent ...................... 2 Hon. C. Coventry, not out 2 Second Innings. c Tancred, Vintcent... c Grimmer, Finlason c Bennitte, Finlason c Perring, Vintcent c Sneddon, Vintcent... b Finlason .. b Finlason... b ... 10 b ... 6 b ... 2 b ... 4 b ... 27 ... 12 ... 0 Extras ... Total ... 8 ...177 c Fuller, b Fin­ lason .........10 c Fuller, b Vint­ cent ................ 5 not out ......... 0 c Bennitte, b Finlason ... 0 Extras......... 5 Total ... 81 E ighteen of K imberley . First Innings. Sneddon, c Wood, b Briggs............................. 0 Finlason, st Bowden, b Fothergill......................15 Howe, b Briggs ............... 6 Tancred, b Fothergill ... 9 Smith, st Bowden, b . Briggs............................ 3 Vintcent, 11 w, b Fother­ gill .............................87 Grimmer, c Grieve, b Fothergill......................11 Klinck, c Smith, b Briggs 6 Vigne, b Hearne...............10 Burton, c Bowden, b Coventry ...................... 4 Hickson, b Briggs ......... 5 Tindall, b Briggs ......... 0 Seccull, b Briggs ......... O Dr. Fuller, not out .........18 De Villiers, 1 b w, b Fothergill...................... 0 Perring, b Briggs .........13 Hill, run out......................19 Bennitte, run out ......... 9 Extras ......................10 Second Innings. run out not out run out ... 8 ... 7 ... 10 c Abel, b Smith 0 b Smith ......... 0 h w, b Briggs ... 0 b Smith ......... 0 Total ............... 225 not out .........15 c Abel, b Smith 0 E xtra......... 1 Total ... 36 BOWLING ANALYSIS. E nglish XI. First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Vintcent ... 58.12558 5 .............. 31 1547 4 Grimmer ... P61549 2 Mnlason ... 271134 2 .............. 23 1025C DeVilliers... 7 1 10 1 Hill ......... 8 2 18 0 ........... 7 5 4 0 E ighteen of K imberley . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W Briggs........ . 48 22 72 8 Smith........ . 26 11 43 0 Kothergill... 25 9 42 5 Grieve... .,. 2 0 9 0 Abel ........,. 8 3 20 0 Hearne . 5 2 11 1 Co . 6 1 18 15 11 7 26i 1 10 9 4 SIXTH MATCH—v. THE CAPE COLONY FIFTEEN. F irst D ay — T hursday , J anuary 17. The sixth match of the English team was commenced at Kimberley on Thursday, January 17, in good weather, and in the presence of a large concourse of people. Having won the toss, the English captain elected to start the batting, and Abel and Read went to the wickets. The bowling wascom­ menced from the lower wicket by Vintcent, who gave Abel the benefit of a maiden over. At the other end Theunissen handled the leather, and that, too, with effect, for from his third ball Read was smartly caught at the wicket. The next man in was Bowden, who in the next over cut Vintcent prettily to the boundary for four. Steady play then brought up the first ten chiefly in singles, but three runs later Bowden was clean bowled by Vint­ cent, the telegraph board thereupon signalling 13—2— 7. On Briggs’ arrival Abel hit Theu- nissen to the ropes for four, but the latter soon had his revenge by sending back Briggs, wrho was splendidly caught at short-leg by Finla­ son, 18— 3— 1. Up to this time the play had been exceedingly slow, but when Wood faced Abel things became of a more lively character, and the score rose more rapidly, Abel again driving Theunissen to the ropes for 4, while Wood cut the same bowler to the terrace for a like figure. A few singles obtained brought up 30 at one o’clock, at which stage of the game Wood was injured by a nasty ball from Theu­ nissen, who bumped, as usual, considerably. After receiving this smack Wood batted flukily, and was ultimately caught off Theunissen by Milton at long-slip, the position then being 48— 4— 14. The English captain, Smith, was the next to join Abel, who, with an off-drive off Vintcent for a brace, brought up 50. After helping to carry on the total to 54 Smith was caught smartly atthe wickets by his namesake off Xheunissen, 54— 5— 4. Hearne, who fol­ lowed, at once had his finger badly bruised and cut from one of Theunissen’s bumpy deliveries, and no runs had been added when the luncheon adjournment was made, Abel being then not out with 28. After the interval Abel and Hearne returned to the wickets, but after putting on a single Abel sent up a very feeble one to mid-on, where Ashley accepted the catch, the score-book then showing 55—6—29. The retiring batsman had shown grand form during his innings, but his last was indeed a tame stroke. He made room for Grieve, who opened his account by placing Vintcent away to leg for a couple. Run-getting at this stage was a matter of some difficulty and slowness, Theunissen sending down seven consecutive maidens. Grieve, however, cut Vintcent for three, and Hearne put him also to the leg ropes. A little later, however, Vintcent found his way to Grieve’s wicket, the position of the innings then being 68—7—7. The vacancy was occupied by McMaster, who had at once to retire run out, without the score being increased. Coventry followed, and Hearne got to work again, driving Theunissen for three, a chance for sending back the latest comer run out being, however, badly thrown away by Vintcent. After this the professional put Theunissen through the slips for four, whilst his partner Coventry drove the Kimber­ ley man for a couple, and again immediately following for a quartet. This brought up the 80 on the telegraph board, and eight runs later Theunissen gave up the bowling to Ashley. Shortly after this change was effected Vintcent clean bowled Coventry, 88—9—9, and the last man (Fothergill) took the vacant place. He had, however, little oppor­ tunity for scoring, for three runs later Vintcent broke into the wicket of Hearne, who, despite his injured hand, had played a good and plucky game for 17. The innings accordingly closed shortly afterthree o’clock for 91, Fother­ gill being not out. The Fifteen commenced their first innings with Richards and Tancred, who faced the bowling of Briggs and Smith. Richards, after Tancred had cut Briggs for three, drove that bowler to the boundary ropes for four, but after putting on another was caught and bowled, 11 — 1 — 5. Dunell, who followed, narrowly escaped a run out, but the escape made no great difference, as after making three he was bowled by Smith, with the total stand­ ing at eighteen. Vigne now faced Tancred, who drove Briggs to the canvas for four. On resuming after a short interval, Vigne was immediately caught at the wicket off Briggs, 23 — 3—1. Vintcent, who succeeded, hit Smith to square leg for four, and a little later Tancred contributed the hit of the day, driving Briggs over the fence into the ground adjoining for six, a stroke which was enthusiastically applauded. Fothergill took over the bowling from Smith, but the change had no effective result, and after driving the new bowler for a pair, Tancred again got well hold of one from Briggs, and again landed him into the adjoining field for another sixer. Grieve now went on with underhand in place of Briggs, and Tancred after playing a slash­ ing innings of 30, which included two sixers, was sent lbw to Fothergill, 51—4—30. Fred. Smith gave no trouble, playing Grieve on to his wicket, 51—5—0. Thereupon Hickson became Vintcent’s vis-a-vis , and the stand having been broken Smith and Briggs again resumed the bowling, the latter starting with a wide. After driving each trundler to the on for threes, and his partner having added a few runs, Vintcent put his leg where his bat should have been, and was sent back lbw to Briggs, 70—6 — 23. His place was filled by Milton, the captain of the team, who hit Briggs’ first ball to the leg boundary for four. A change of bowling was now tried with Read at the upper wicket, the other end being occupied by Briggs, who was punished by Hickson to the extent of six in one over. This dose was repeated by Milton in the succeeding over, and two runs later stumps were drawn for the day, with the score 91_for six wickets. S econd D ay — F riday , J anuary 18. Briggs and Smith took charge of the bowl­ ing when play was resumed on the second day, and in his second over, without the addition of a run, Smith bowled the captain of the other side, Milton, right round his legs. Hickson soon after was badly missed by Abel in the slips, a let-off which he showed his appreciation of by leg-hitting Smith to the boundary ropes for a four. Here Fother­ gill resumed vice Smith, and six runs later Grimmer’s wicket fell to Briggs, 116— 8— 9. Jackson of Port Elizabeth, the next on the list, opened by cutting Briggs for 3, but after making 11 he was smartly stumped by Wood off Briggs, 130 — 9 — 11. The next man in was Klinck, who at once commenced to display his well-known hitting powers by driving Briggs twice to the canvas for fours. One run later, however, he lost his partner Hickson, who was caught at the wicket by Wood off Briggs after having contributed a well-compiled 27, the score-book then showing the position at 139 — 10 —27. His successor, Dr. Fuller, went in and out, for the first ball he received from Briggs he sent up to Abel in the slips, 139 — 11 —0. Finlason now partnered Klinck, who hit away well, sending Smith, who had again come on vice Fothergill, four times to the boundary. Although Fothergill and Abel resumed, the score rose quickly, and at luncheon the total stood at 180, Klinck not out 34, and Finlason not out 16. On resuming after the interval the bowling was conducted by Smith and Grieve, and Finlason ought to have been easily run out. Still the batsmen scored fast, ana though Fothergill and Abel tried their hand the total was raised to 248 or 109 for the partnership, when Finlason was finely thrown out by Briggs. He had hit well for his 47, which included no fewer than seven fours. Klinck saw Theunissen run out, and then had the misfortune to be put out him­ self in the same way. The latter had hit in brilliant style for his 81, which included as many as eleven fours. With a dead weight of 176 against them the English team opened their second innings NEXT**ISSUE, MARCH 21.