Cricket 1889

890 CEICKET : A WEEKLY EE COED OF THE GAME. SEPT. 12,1889. and Derbysh ire scored well, securing 49 against the latter and 62 in two innings against the Yorkshire bowlers at Sheffield. In 1884 he was generally to be counted on for runs, so much so that he was second in the batting tables at the end o f the season w ith an average of 27. In all he was credited with an aggregate of 256 as the result o f ten innings, the highest o f wh ich were 73 against Gloucestershire, 41 against Yorkshire, and 28 and 39 not out against Dorbyshire. H is best performance, though, was again on liis own ground, and his 59 for Hastings and D istrict against an England E leven was a particularly good display o f batting. His partiality for Gloucestershire bow ling was proved, too, u n­ m istakably in the follow ing year, and, indeed, by far h is best record in 1885 was his double score o f 51 and 66 against Mr. W . G. Grace and h is comrades from the W est. Though his highest innings in 1886 was one of 41 against Surrey, and his average was on ly a moderate one, he none the less rarely failed to get into double figures. He was the principal run getter in each innings against Lancashire at Manchester, though on ly able himself to cla im such small scores as 16 and 31. The Gloucestershire eleven furnished him with his best inn ings (61) i n 1887, and that County d ivided with L ancashire the same honour in the follow ing season, when his highest figures were 64 against Lancashire, and 84 and 22 against Gloucestershire. He was unfortunately in jured early in the season just over by t wo acoidents, and with no chance o f practice was consequently not seen to the best advantage. Still, though he had not, in fact, quite re­ covered when he was able to take his place in County eleven, he d id fairly well, though his on ly notable scores were 30 against H amp ­ shire, at Southampton, and 24 against Kent. It is very much to be regretted that so good an all-round cricketer should have been pre­ vented by the lack of opportun ities for per­ fecting himself from the attainment o f the h igh position he would have been sure to have reached under more favourable circumstances. Sussex cricketers, in particular, have reason to fee l disappointed that the stern require­ ments o f everyday life have deprived the County o f the valmable services of one of its m ost useful players except on rare occasions. W ith more practice in the h igher class of cricket Mr. M cCorm ick would, as we have just stated, have certainly reached a very high position among amateurs. As it is, he is quite in the fron t among the cricketers o f the South Coast. As a batsman he has plenty of defence, and when set scores fast, having, i n addition, no lack of h itting power. He has been very useful, too, on occasions as a change bow ler, and at times, indeed, has proved very effective. Moreover, he is a brilliant field anywheie, and if he should be un lucky in making, may always be counted on to do his fu ll share in s aving runs. Cricket, though , is not the on ly outdoor game in wh ich Mr. M c­ Corm ick has shown him self a proficient. As a football player he has proved h imself to be very much above the average. As an athlete, too, ho has been successful, and lias won several prizes at different times at ath ­ letic meetings. Mr. M cCorm ick may, indeed, be fa irly described as a good all-round man. Nothing seems to come amiss to him . In addition to his general proficiency as an athlete, he is by no means an indifferent musician . In fact, he is possessed o f con ­ siderable ability, instrumental as well as vocal. The follow ing is a list o f the innings of three figures made by Mr.McCorm ick. 1882 For Hastings Alexandra v. Burwash ... 1883 For Hastings and St. Leonards v. Mr. Rawlin’s Team...................................... *162 1884 For Hastings and St. Leonards v. Woald of Kent...................................... 124 1884 For Hastings Rovers v. Hastings and St. Leonards ...................................... 125 188-1 For Hastings and St. Leonards v. Brighton Brunswick ........................ +129 1885 For Hastings and St. Leonards v. Mr. Foster’sXI.............................................. 212 1888 For Hastings Rovers v. Hastings and Visitors ............................................. 106 1888 For Hastings Rovers—-Treasurer v. Secretary ............................................. 103 167 His scores against the Australians and in' the Hastings and St. Leonards Week will also be found below. A g a in st t h e A u st r a l ia n s . 1878 Hastings and Dis rict......................... 0 ^ 1 1880 Hastings ............................................... 2 *35 1886 Sussex....................................................... 22 — 1886 South of England, at Hastings ... 0 20 H astings and S t . L eonards C ricket W e e k . 1887. Gentlemen of Sussexv. Gentlemen of Surrey ....................................... 43 — 1887. Gentlemen v. Players of Sussex ... 49 37 1888. North v. South....................................... 34 6 For his excellent display of batting and field­ ing in the matches of 1887, the Committee of the Cricket Week presented him with a new bat and ball. His averages for Sussex have been :— Year. Aver. Hghst. Score 1880 ... ... ... ... 15 68 1881 4 10 1882 31 42* 1883 16 49 1884 (second highest) ... 27 73 1885 17 66 1886 14 41 1?87 ...................... ... 13 51 1888 (second highest) ... 24 64 1889 12 30 Our portrait is from a photograph by Messrs. Hawkins and Co., of 108, Kings Road, Brighton. C r ick e t of next Thursday will contain a group, giving portraits of the Lancashire eleven of 1889. The contents will also include an original sketch, entitled, “ An Extraordi ary Match.” A N S W E R S t o C O R R E S P O N D E N T S . F. J. Markmann (President Danish Cricket Union).—(1) Is a batsman out if, when running (not in hitting a ball), he knocks the bails off ? In the old rules (before 1881) the batsman was out by Law XXII., but no mention is made in rules of 1684.—[No. R le 22 did not apply to such cases. It eferr to the act of striking ] (2) If, when b wling a ball the bowler by mistake hits the wicket with hand or ball in hand or any part of his person, is it a no-ball to be scored ac­ cording to Law XVI. or wh^t?—[No.] Longstop.—Is a batsman out if, in running—the bails being off—the ball s t rown in and a stump knocked out of the ground before the batsman r aches his crease ?—[Yes. If the ball knocked the stump out of the ground.] H ALL’S ELEVEN v. PILLING ’S ELEVEN . The management of the Holbeck Club were fortunate i securing twe ty-two of the best professionals for a match on Monday and Tues­ day last. Gunn, Shrewsbury, Attewell, and Maurice Read were all absent, but generally the two teams—which included otherwise the pick of the players of Surr y, Lancashire, and York­ shire, with Barnes and Scotton—were decidedly strong. Unfortunately, though, the wicket at the commencement was soft, and in winning the toss, Pilling was able to secure a big lead on the first innings, which robbed the subsequent proceedings of any real interest. Owing to the late arrival of Peel, Hall’s Eleven, too, lost the valuable services of the Yorkshireman until Pilling’s innings had f r advanced, and his b wling was naturally greatly missed. Barnes and Barlow made an auspicious commencement, and 51 runs had been scored in about as many minutes, when the latter was bowled. With the exception, though, of the stand of Ward and Scotton, no serious resistance was offered until Mold, the last man, faced Wright. The totalthen was 141, but the tenth wicket gave considerable trouble, and 41 were added before the innings closed. Wainwright was the most successful of tho six bowlers tried by Hall, his three wickets only costing 15 runs. When Pilling’s Eleven took the field the effects of the sun were soon visible on the wicket, and Brown and Mold bowled with such effect that the innings was of very brief duration. Lee was the only batsman able to get double figures, and nine of the eleven were between them only ac­ countable for 15 runs. Play ceased on Monday with the close of Hall’s innings for 45, and, as on the following morning they had to follow on in a minority of 137 runs, the day’s play- was not invested with any great amount ofj interest. Hall’s Eleven, though were seen to much advantage, albeit tliere> were several notable failures. The greater part of the runs, indeed, were made by four batsmen. Hall, Wainwright, Peel, and Lee, in fact, contributed as many as 92 of a total of 118 from the bat, and it is needless to add tho success of the four Yorkshire professionals was very popular. Pilling’s Eleven won by an innings and 9 runs. Their easy victory was due in a great measure tothe fine bowling of Briggs and Mold. The latter, indeed, had exceptionally fine figures, taking ten wickets in the match at an average cost of just over 7 runs. P ill in g ’s E l e v e n . Barlow,bWainwright 17 Barnes,c and bUlyett 31 Sugg, b Wainwright 4 A. Ward, c Hunter, b Peel ....................... 36 Briggs, lbw, b Wain­ wright .................17 Scotton, b Peel......... 18 Mr. S. M. Crosfield, c and b Beaumont ... 1 Wright, b Lohmann 31 Watson, c Hunter, b Beaumont .......... 1 Pilling,c Abel, b Peel 2 Mold, not out ... ... 15 B 8 ,1 b 1 .......... 9 Total ...182 H a ll ’ s E l e v e n . First Innings. Hall, st Pilling, b Briggs... 0 Chatterton, st Pilling, b Mold .............................. 0 Lee, b Mold..........................17 Abel, hw, b Briggs .......... Peel, b Briggs ................. Ulyett, b Briggs................ Lohmann.cWatson,bMold Wainwright, st Pilling, b Briggs............................... Wade, not out ................. Beaumont, c Barnes, b Briggs............................... Hunter, b Mold................. B 3,1 b 3 ........................ Second Innings, b Mold....................29 cBarlow,bBriggs 3 c Barnes, bMold 12 stPilling, bMold 7 cBriggs,bWright 24 b Mold.................. 0 c and b Briggs... 2 b Wright.......... 29 c Wright,bMold 4 not out .......... 3 bMold................. 5 B 6 ,1 b 4 ... 10 Total .................45 Total ...128 BOWLING ANALYSIS. P illin g ’ s E le v e n . First Innings. O. M. R. W. O, M. R, W Lohmann 20.2 8 37 1 Ulyett ... 7 2 23 1 Beaumont 23 10 51 2 Peel ... 17 2 34 3 Wainwright 14 9 35 3 Wade ... 2 0 13 0 H a ll ’ s E l e v e n . First Innings. O. M. R. W. Briggs......... 14 6 18 6 M old......... 13.4 5 21 4 Wright Watson Second Innings. O. M. R. W. ... 23 7 43 2 10.3 11 50 6 9 3 24 2 1 31 0 SURBITON v. UPPER TOOTING. Played at Upper Tooting on September 7. S u rbiton . C. A. Trouncer, run out ........................ 10 J. A. Perkin, c Shep­ herd, b Sawyer ... 11 A. R. Holdship, c Bell, b Fry ... ... 18 G. T. Campbell, b Sawyer .................18 P. M. Robinson, b Sawyer ................. 2 R. Howell, b Sawyer 0 G. H. Windeler, b Fry ........................ 9 Strachan, b Sawyer 32 W. Barker, b Sawyer 5 W. Cooke, b Sawyer 4 G. Bird, not out ... 11 B 3,1 b 4 .......... 7 Total ...127 U pper T ooting . C. B. Fry, b Hold­ ship ................. ... 12 D. F. Lee, b Barker 5 W. H. Du Buisson, c Holdship, b Barker 1 W. 8 . Sawyer, c Strachan, b Barker 0 J. G. Veitch, b Hold­ ship ....................... 6 N. Roberts, b Hold­ ship ........................ 0 J. H. Titcomb, b Holdship................ 9 C. G. Patrick, c Campbell,b Barker D. L. Nicholson, not out ........................ Bell, c Holdship, b Barker ................. Shepherd, bHoldship B l ,l b 2 .......... Total .........