Cricket 1889

874 CRICKET : A WEEKLY EE CORD OF THE GAME. SEPT. 5, 1889. the teams adjourned to the village^ hostelry with fitting appetites for the demolition of supper— cold roast beef, cool, orisp, crinkly lettuces, delicious ham— “ The ham was a picture a painter might study, The fat was so white, and the lean was so ruddy— ” with the usual etceteras, not forgetting jorums of punch and flagons of ale, “ ale that would flare like turpentine, the immortal viand that was sold at twopence a pint, genuine Boni­ face ! ” pleasing prelude to an evening of song and smoke. He must take pleasure, too, we should think, in the reflection that one of the reforms for which he has long contended— videlicet, the five-ball over—has now become law, and that public opinion has stamped out playing with the leg-pad as much as the bat. As becomes so thorough and ardent a sup­ porter of the game for the game’s sake, he utterly disbelieves in cups, championships, averages, and in any “ artificial excitement,” holding that the inherent interest of cricket is quite sufficient inducement to follow it, and that the game requires “ no glory but its own halo.” SURREY v. HAMPSHIRE. Surrey finished as it commenced its season, with a one innings victor] , defeating Hamp­ shire at [the Oval on Tuesday with 58 runs and an innings to spare. As at Southampton last week, Messrs. Shuter and Key were away, as well as Lohmann, Abel, and Maurice Read, but there was another important absentee, as Mr. W . W . Read had injured his hand so badly in the first match as to be unable to take part in the return. This gave oppor­ tunity for the trial of another Colt, Watts, who made, as will be seen, a very creditable first appearance for the County. Surrey again, the eighth time in succession, lost the toss, and Hampshire had the fortune to bat first on a splendid wicket. They failed though to utilise the opportunity, ana were all out in an hour and three-quarters for 121. The only feature in the innings, indeed, was the stand of Mr. Lacey and Baldwin, who added) 62 runs for the fifth wicket. The amateur batted in particularly good form, and was unlucky in playing on when well set. Mr. Trouncer and Watts opened the batting for Surrey, and the latter scored fast, having made fifty of seventy runs in fifty minutes, when he was well caught at cover-point. He plays in very free style, with plenty of hit, and with care, ought to train on into a very useful cricketer. The good example of the first two batsmen was followed; by their successors, and when play ceased at six o’clock on Monday, the telegraph showed 264 for seven wickets, the scoring, so far, having been at the rate of eighty an hour. The heavy rain which fell during the night and early morniDg of Tuesday placed Hampshire at a still greater disadvantage, and the game was soon finished. Sharpe scored ten from the first over,but only fourteen in all were added before Surrey’s innings closed, Baldwin taking the last three wickets in twelve balls for two runs. Going in a second time with 160 to avert an innings defeat, Hampshire began even worse than on the first day, the fourth wicket falling with the total only eighteen. Mr. Lacey and Baldwin, as before, were the first to oner any real re­ sistance to the Surrey bowlers, but this time their partnership only realised twenty. Mr. Lacey received some assistance from, Young, but after seeing the latter caught, the amateur was himself had at the wicket. He had been in for an hour and a quarter for his thirty, and his play was quite the best feature on the Hampshire side. Messrs. Steele and G«rds gave the Surrey men some little trouble, but on the slow wicket the result had never been in doubt, and by twenty minutes past four on Tuesday afternoon the match was over. Sharpe was the most successful bowler. He took seven wickets, at an average cost of under six runs. H a m p s h ir e . First Innings. Mr. R. Bencraft, b Harris 5 Mr. H. E. Hoffmeister, c Wood, b Harris .......... 7 Mr. F. E. Lacey, b Brock­ well ...............................47 Mr. E. O. Powell, run out 0 Mr. A. Delme-Radcliffe, c Second Innings, b Brockwell b Sharpe ... , c Wood, Bowley ... c Brockwell, Sharpe ... , Wood, b Beaumont Baldwin, c Morgan, Bharpe ................. 0 b Sharpe Young, well c and b Brock- ... 30 c Lockwood, b Sharpe ..........12 0 c Trouncer, b Bowley.......... Mr. G. F. Gerds, c Wood, b Brockwell .................15 c sub., b Harris 10 Smith, c Brockwell, b „8harpe ........................ 8 run out .......... 1 Mr. D. A. Steel, b Sharpe 6 not out ...........20 Roberts, not out................. 1 b Watts ...........10 B ............................... 2 B ................. 2 Total ...121 Total ...102 S u r r e y . Mr. C, A. Trouncer, c Young, b Roberts... 50 Watts, c Radcliffe, b Steel........................50 Henderson,b Roberts 10 Brockwell, c Steel, b Roberts .................17 Lockwood,b Baldwin 10 Harris, c Steel, b Baldwin ... ... 15 Mr. C. L. Morgan, c Powell, b Baldwin <*2 Wood, run out..........49 Sharpe, b Baldwin... 15 Bowley, b Baldwin 2 Beaumont, not out 0 B 16, lb 8, w 2 ... 21 Total ...281 BOWLING ANALYSIS. H a m p s h ir e . First Innings. O. M. R. W. Beaumont ... 11 1 Harris ... Bowley... Brockwell Sharpe ... , 12 . 6 . 12.3 . 8 3 26 2 2 20 0 4 27 3 2 18 3 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 5 1 18 0 12 13 12 Watts 19 11 S u r r e y . Roberts . Young Steel... O; M. R. W . O. M. R. W. ,33 7 99 3 IBaldwin 21.2 3 51 5 .17 4 49 0 Lacey ... 6 1 12 0 . 17 2 49 1 | Young bowled two wides. THE SCARBOROUGH FESTIVAL. I ZINGARI v. GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND. Some fairly interesting all-roundcricket was the result of the opening match of the Scarborough Festival, begun on Thursday. The twenty-two players comprised some of the best amateurs of the day, and as the weather was fine, the game was played under better conditions than generally attended last month’s crioket. Mr. Thornton, winning the toss, deemed it advisable toput IZ . in, thinking that thewicket, which at the outset showed the effects of the late rains, would have improved when it came to the turn of his side to bat. His estimate, too, proved correct, for the Zingari batsmen only showed to moderate advantage, and the innings was over before luncheon for the small total of 102. When the Gentlemen went in, Mr. Grace proved to be inhis best form, andhe was at the wicket two hours and twenty minutes for 58, got without a fault. Later on, Messrs. Oroomeand Woods hit freely, and when play ceased on Thursday night, they were both not out, having added 43 runs. Going in a second time on Friday 101 to the bad, I Z. made a bad start, again losing Mr. Walker when only 3 had been got. Though Messrs. Webbe and Steel, however, made a determined stand to the extent of 89 for the second wicket, the rest did little against Mr. Woods’ bowling, and when the tenth wicket fell, the total was only 165. Mr. Steel played in his best form; He was batting an hour and three quarters for his 65, the highest score of the match. Mr. Woods took seven wickets at a cost of 62 runs. Left with 65 to win, the Gentlemen lost half their wickets before the task was accomplished. Mr. R. W . Frank played for I Z. as a substi­ tute for Hon. A. Lyttelton. I Z in g a b i . First Innings. J. G.Walker, b Stoddart... 0 A. J. Webbe, c and b Woods.............................. 14 A. G. Steel, c Grace, b Woods.............................. 20 H. Whitfeld, bWoods ... 0 E. M. Hadow, b Stoddart 14 G. F. Vernon, run out ... 0 P. J. de Paravicini, not out ...............................13 Capt. Hedley, run out ... 5 Second Innings. b Woods ......... 3 c and bWoods 23 b Stoddart..........65 b Woods .......... 1 b Woods .........22 c Key, b Stod­ dart ... b Woods ... c G r a c e , Woods ... b Woods ... H. W. Forster, b Woods... 0 H. Philipson, c Dunn, b Stoddart ........................16 not out R. W. Frank, c O’Brien, b Ford ... ........................16 B 2, lb 2........................ 4 ... 18 cFord, b Nepean 24 B 3, lb 2 ... 5 Total ... ...102 Total ...165 G e n t n . o p E n g l a n d . First Innings. W. G. Grace, o Paravicini, b Forster ........................58 C. I. Thornton, b Steel ... 2 A. E. Stoddart, c Walker, b Forster........................16 T. C. O’Brien, b Hedley ... 27 K. J. Key, lbw, b Steel ... 5 Capt. Dunn, b Steel.......... 1 A. C. M. Croome,not out... 34 E. A. Nepean, c Paravicini, b Forster........................14 F. G. J. Ford, c Philipson, b Forster ........................12 S. M. J. Woods, b Hadow 29 G. M’Gregor, c Steel, b Hadow............................... 0 B 2, lb 2, nb 1 .......... 5 Total .................203 Second Innings, b Hedley .......... 21 not out c Walker, Hadow ... c F rank, Forster ... not out b Hadow ... .. 3 b .. 9 b ,. 9 ,. 4 ,. 16 c and b Hedley 0 B ................. 4 Total ... 66 BOWLING ANALYSIS. I Z in g a r i . First Innings. Stoddart Woods... Nepean Ford ... O. M. R. W. 23 , 22 1 0 0.1 0 5 57 3 ... 9 38 4 ... 3 0 ... . 0 1 ... Grace G e n t l e m e n . Second Innings. O. M. R. W. ... 21 6 41 2 ... 25 6 62 7 ... 4.8 0 17 1 ... 10 1 26 0 7 4 14 0 First Innings. O. M. R. W. Steel ... Hedley... Forster Hadow Whitfeld Webbe... 7 . 18 4 . 23 6 8.1 4 16 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. ... 4 0 21 0 ... 7 1 28 2 ... 2.1 1 7 1 ... 6 4 6 * Forster bowled a no-ball, M IDDLESEX v. ENGLAND. To prevent a blank day on Saturday, a scratch match was arranged under the above title. Each side had an innings, with the following result. M id d l e s e x . F. G. J. Ford, c Woods, b Croome... 0 A. E. Stoddart, re­ tired ... .................59 T. C.O’Brien, b Whit­ feld .....................42 J. G. Walker, c Frank, b Forster ... 82 P. J. de Paravicini, c Woods, b Whitfeld 11 C. I. Thornton, c Woods, b Whitfeld 22 A. J. Webbe, not out .................... 6 E. A*. Nepean, c Hedley, bWhitfeld 0 E. M. Hadow, c and b Whitfeld ..........10 G. F. Vernon, c Woods, b Forster 1 H. Philipson, st McGregor, b Fors­ ter ........................10 B8, nbl .......... 9 T o ta l.........202