Cricket 1889

52 GtU vkt CRICKET: A WEEKLY EE COED OF THE GAME. APRIL 18, 1889 C ape M ounted R ifles XXII. First Innings. Second Innings. Sergt. Kearslake, b Briggs 0 b Grieve .......... * Priv.Robertson, c Hearne, b Smith ...................... 0 c Smi t h, Briggs ... Sergt. Cosgrove, cWood, b Briggs............................ 0 run out Lieut. Stewart, c Briggs, b Smith ......................14 Lieut. Vizard, b Briggs ... 0 c Hearne, Fothergill c B r i g g s , Grieve ... Priv. Burnard, c Bowden, b Briggs ...................... 0 b Fothergill Sergt. Jones, c Grieve, b Briggs.............................14 Priv. Edwards, b Smith ... 4 Capt. Blaine, c Bowden, b Sm ith.............. ......... 0 Corp. Campbell, b Smith 0 Capt. Dalgety, c Hearne, b Briggs ...................... 1 Sergt. Thompson, b Smith 3 Priy. Nash, b Sm ith..................................10 b Grieve b Grieve b Smith ... lbw, b Smith Sergt. Hopkins, st Wood, b Smith ...................... 1 Priv. Neave, b Smith ... 2 Sergt. Cumming, b Smith 14 Sergt. Eyre, c Read, b Briggs............................ 2 Priv. Geere, b Briggs ... 1 Priv. Stovan, st Wood, b Briggs............................ 4 Priv. Jennings, b Briggs... 3 Rev. Porter, not out......... 0 Priv. Grant, b Smith ... 1 Extras...................... 5 c Read, b Grieve b Smith ......... c Smith, b Fothergill ... st Wood, Briggs ... b Smith b Grieve ... b Smith ... not out b Smith b Smith run out b Smith ... Extras .. Briggs... Smith ... Total ............... 79 Total ...10 3 BOWLING ANALYSIS. C ape M ounted R ifles . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W ’ 40 21 30 10........ 14 G 14 2 40 18 44 11........ 11.3 4 22 8 Fothergill 25 10 24 3 Grieve ... 21 12 30 6 G r a a f R e in e t , M a r c h 6 , 1889. It was with repeated yawns that we took our seats in the postcart at King Williamstown bound for Grahamstown—for a start had to be made at half-past five in order to get in before dark, and we had been indulging in the light fantastic overnight; it is a remarkable thing, however, how well awake postcart travelling keeps one, especially on South African roads, and we soon found ourselves “ potting ” storks, cranes, and wild turkeys by the roadside with revolvers. The country was very pretty throughout the day, the special points being Keiskama Valley and Pluto’s Yale, the latter being a very wild bit of scenery, and a steep ascent caused the necessity of a trudge up the long hill. The Yale abounds with baboons ; we heard them barking on the hilltop, but did not have the luck to get a shot at any. About half-past seven the appearance of several horsemen told of our approach to Gra­ hamstown, and their number kept increasing till, as we entered the town, we were escorted by a huge cavalcade which took us up to our hotel, where we found a large crowd assembled to welcome us. The following morning saw a start made in our FOURTEENTH MATCH.—v. TWENTY- TWO OF GRAHAMSTOWN. Again we found the matting stretched over grass—grass which was even longer than at King Williamstown, and therefore an even slower wicket was the result. The local captain won the toss and elected to bat, the first two or three showing a nice style of batting. However the majority showed but little defence, and the total at the finish showed 96, Smith having secured eleven wickets for 39, and Johnny Briggs eight for 39. Giddy's 13 was the result of stubborn defence, but Dale’s 22 was made by rather wild hitting. On the Englishmen wielding the willow some bright cricket was shown, Ulyett displaying his hitting powers before being dismissed. At the close of the first day’s play the English score stood at 86 for four wickets. Friday’s cricket was productive of a very fine innings from Abel, who saw the remaining Englishmen out, and having gore to the wickets first, carried his bat through for 126 not out. Bowden played a dashing 46, but oughtjto have been caught early in his innings. His stand with Abel was the chief point during the innings of the Englishmen, which was brought to a close about half-past four, after a cha­ racteristic 16 from Fothergill. H. Dold was the most successful bowler on the local side. In the hour or so that remained for play, the Grahamstown men appeared to far greater advantage, for with the help of a steadily played 20 from Stratford, and a really brilliant and well hit 45 from Giddy—which included two strong hits for 6 —the board at the call of “ Time !” showed 62 for three wickets. This promise, however, was not kept up the follow­ ing day, for there came about a direful pro­ cession, including no less than a dozen duck’s eggs, and only an addition of 44 runs for the remaining eighteen wickets, leaving the score at the finish at 106. So that the Englishmen scored another single innings victory and 54 to spare, making their table of records stand at nine victories to four losses. Score and analysis:— G bahamstown D istrict T wenty -T wo . First Innings. Stratford, c Abel, b Briggs............................ 1 Turberville, b Briggs ... 4 Giddy, b Smith................13 Lamb, b Briggs................ 5 Hoggan, st Bowden, b B riggs........................... 0 Lloyd, b Smith ............... 0 Mungeam, b Sm ith......... 4 Tancred, b Briggs ......... 1 Taberer, b Briggs ......... 8 L. B. Dold, b Smith........* 2 Sclienck, b Smith ,*......... 4 H. O. Dold, b Briggs......... 2 F. Wallace, b Smith......... 1 Dale, b Smith ............... 22 C. Wallace, b Smith........ 0 Booth, run out ................ 1 Saunders, run out ......... 0] Hurley, b Smith............... 8 H. Wallace, %b Smith/-... 2 Second_Innings. b Grieve .........20 b Ulyett ......... 1 st Wood .........45 c Read, b Briggs 0 c Hearne, b Briggs ......... 0 b Smith ......... 1 b Briggs ......... 8 c Abel, b Briggs 12 Jupp, not out ... Shaw, b Briggs ... H. Baker, b Smith Extras ......... Total ... 1 ... 4 ... 0 ... 18 ...r_96 Smith, Briggs ......... b Briggs ......... st Wood, b Briggs ......... b Smith ......... c Wood, b Briggs ......... c Abel, b Briggs b Bowden......... b Briggs ......... {c Hearne, b Briggs ......... c Read, b Briggs c) Grieve, b Smith ......... bJBriggs ......... not out ......... c Read ,1 b|J 8 mith Extras......... Total ...1C6 M ajor W arton ’ s T eam . Ulyett, c Jupp, b D o ld ............... Read, b Wallace Hearne, c Dold, b Wallace ................ 0 Briggs, b Dold ............13 Mr. B. A. F. Grieve, b D old .........................18 Abel, not out ..........126 Wood, b Dold ......... 4 . 25 Mr. C. A. Smith, e Saunders.bHoggan 1 Mr. M. P. Bowden, c Wallace, b Dold ... 4G Hon. C. Coventry, b Dold...................... 1 Fothergill............... 16 Extras............... 4 Total ...256 BOWLING ANALYSIS. firRAHAMSTOWN. First Innings. O. M. R. W. Second Innings. O. M. R. W Briggs ... Smith ... Wallace... 70.2£5 H. Dold ... 59 22 L. B. Dold 44 21 62 2 8 ......... 29 15 36 14 11 ......... 28.218 18 4 Fothergill 13 4 52 0 Ulyett ... 14 7 13 1 Grieve ... 3 0 6 1 Bowden 3 2 4 1 Abel 2 1 1 0 h T eam . 7. O. M R. w. 1Hoggan 8 4 9 1 Jupp ... 5 0 15 0 The same night, viz., that of March 2, saw us journeying towards Graaff Reinet, via Port Elizabeth, this trip being by rail all the way— some 300 miles—the prettiest part of the journey we missed, through starting at night, and the second part, from Port Elizabeth up to Graaff Reinet, is by no means interesting nor pleasing to the eye, as the railroad runs through some 150 miles of the dismal and monotonous “ Karoo,” before Graaff Reinet— the “ Gem of the Desert”—is reached. In spite of the late hour, we found a huge crowd waiting to receive us as the train drew up, and very shortly found ourselves billeted in most comfortable quarters. The next morning gave us an opportunity of notiDg the many points of beauty in and around Graaff Reinet. It is rightly termed the “ gem of the desert; ” blessed with an abundance of trees and green, and almost encircled by a river. It nestles in among the mountains, which shut it in on all sides, save one opening on to the Karoo Plain outside. FIFTEENTH MATCH.—v. TWENTY-TWO OF MIDLAND DISTRICTS. It was a vastly different wicket at Graaff Reinet to that at Grahamstown—as fast as a wicket could b e ; not a blade of grass, but prepared with a mixture of antheap, cinder, and cement, so that the ball came along like “ greased lightning,” while the glaring light was of the Kimberley description. We won the toss, and put the home team in, not ex­ pecting much in the way of willow wielding, and wishing to get used to the light. We, however, became somewhat alarmed at the form displayed by the first few batsmen, who appeared quite at home on the fast wicket, while we seemed much at sea in the glare, and six or seven chances were dropped, the pace of the ball especially beating Bowden behind the stumps. The first two wickets fell for 5, but on Maude joining Priest some really showy cricket was given, Maude’s style being very taking. This start was backed up by some good cricket from the brothers Proud- foot, and in a very short time we saw 90 on the board and only seven wickets down. However, after this there was a terrible falling off in the batting display, ten wickets falling within 6 runs of one another, and the innings finished off for 109; Briggs secured twelve wickets for 37, and Fothergill 7 for a like number of runs. The Englishmen commenced with Ulyett and Abel. The former, however, retired speedily, and was followed by Read, who knocked up a rapid 25. Hearne joined Abel, and some really good cricket was shown, the Surrey midget being a trifle lucky with a let-off or two. At the close of time the first day the board showed 90 for two wickets, so that from the first day’s play we had the match in hand. Resuming the next morning, Abel and Hearne continued tlieir stand till 155 was on the board, when Abel, who had been getting careless and slack from the intense heat, ran out and missed a ball, which took his wicket. Abel’s 81 was by no means up to the form of his century in the preceding match, as he ought to have been caught two or three times. Neither Bowden, Briggs, nor M ‘Master troubled the scorers, to the exuberant joy of the local men and spectators, and Hearne was shortly after well caught at silly point. But a stand was made by Coventry and Fothergill, both playing good cricket—Fothergill making one splendid hit out of the ground, literally knocking the cover off the ball. Skinner neglected scoring again, and the effort closed for 225, with an hour left for scoring. This hour proved disastrous for the local team, no fewer than seven wickets falling to Briggs and Smith before a run of any kind was made and twelve wickets had fallen at six o’clock for 17 runs. Nor was the display much better the next morning, for the local side were dis­ missed for the paltry total of 45, and that on a perfect and fast wicket. We were thus left winners in one innings and 71 runs to spare. Appended is full score:—