Cricket 1889

APRIL 18, 1889. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 58 XXII. M idland D istricts . First Innings. Second Innings. T. Priest, b Briggs .........18 not out ...........14 J. Fullerton, c Bowden, b Briggs ...................... 3 lbw, b Briggs ... 4 R. Edlenau, b Briggs ... 0 lbw, b Briggs ... 0 T. Copeland, b Smith ... 0 bBriggs ......... 0 S. Maude, c Bowden, b Fothergill......................13 b Fothergill ... 2 D. G. Proudfoct, c Hearne, bBriggs ......................17 c Coventry, b Ulyett ......... 8 C. E. Proudfoot, b Briggs 11 lbw, b Briggs ... 0 A. Lodewytes, st Bowden, b Briggs ......................16 c Smith,b Briggs 5 J.Bannatyne, b Fothergill 4 c Hearne, b Briggs .......... 0 H. Mills, b Fothergill ... 2 b Fothergill ... 1 C. Warre, c Coventry, b Briggs............................ 1 b Briggs ........... 0 J. E. Hobson, run out ... 0 b Briggs ........... 0 J. Edwards, c Briggs, b Fothergill...................... O b Smith ......... 0 S. Kirkman, b Briggs ... 1 b Briggs ........... 0 G. H. Crook, c Ulyett, b Fothergill..................... 0 b Fothergill ... 2 J. Kirkman, b Briggs ... 0 c Briggs, b Ulyett .......... 0 C. Murray, c and b Briggs 4 c Ulyett, b Fothergill ... 0 C. Steinhobel, b Fother­ gill ........................... 0 b Fothergill ... 0 J. Hobson, b Briggs........ 1 run out ........... 0 A. Somers, c Read, b Briggs............................. 2 c Smith, b Foth­ ergill .......... 0 W. E. Kingwell, st Bow­ den, b Fothergill ........ 4 b Fothergill ... 3 A. Gardiner, not out ... 0 b Smith .......... 0 Extras ......................12 Extras........... 6 Total .............. 1C9 E nglish XI. Total ... 45 Abel, b D. G. ProudMr. C. A. Smith, b foot ...................... 81 Kingwell............... 13 Ulyett, c Maude, b Dodewytes ......... Mr. E. M'Master, b 4 Kingwell............... 0 Read, c and b LodeHon. C. J. Coventry, wytes...................... 25 not out ............... 18 Hearne, c sub., b Fothergill, b King- Kingwell................ 48 well ...................... 19 Mr. M. P. Bowden, c Mr. A. C. Skinner, b Kingwell, b ProudKingwell............... 0 foot ...................... 0 Extras............... 17 Briggs, lbw, b Proud- foob ...................... 0 Total .........225 BOWLING ANALYSIS. JvudL'V Briggs Smith O. M. R. W.t . 36.118 37 12 Fother- ,12 423 1I gill... 24 8 37 7 E nglish XI. O. M.R.W.j O. M. R. W. Lodewytes 42 1536 2 Kingwell 40 15 49 5 Jfroudfoot 27 1130 3 Seven others also bowled. SIXTEENTH MATCH—v. FIFTEEN OF EASTERN PROYIN0E OF CAPE COLONY. P ort E lizabeth , M arch 16. The Englishmen having now completed a circle round South Africa, returned here to play this match—a very much improved eleven from what they were during their first visit to Algoa Bay. Beautiful weather favoured the match, and the authorities had kindly provided green matting of a perfect colour, fulfilling an ex­ pressed wish of the Englishmen. O. R. Dunell, late of Oxford University, captained the local side, won the toss, and sent his men in, and a very fair start was made, four of the first five batsmen getting into their teens, including a rapid and somewhat reckless 15 from Jackson, a steady 16 from Giddy, and a pretty 17 from Dunell. Lieutenant Stewart backed this up with a dashing 25, and 90 was on the board for five wickets. However, after the dismissal of Dunell and Stewart, Fother­ gill got on the job, and wickets fell in quick succession, and the last wicket was taken with only 113 on the board, Fothergill having secured seven for 19. The English innings was not very striking, save for a remarkably dashing 39 by George Ulyett, who hit with great power, and a long and slow standby Wood and Hearne. Bowden and Smith were again disappointing. Briggs, however, made a very characteristic 20 , while Coventry wound up with a pretty double figure, but the score, 159 only, left them 46 ahead of their opponents. Cadle secured five for 39 rather fortunately, and Innes four for 75. The local men were not long in making up this deficit, only losing one wicket (that of Jack­ son), and following on in this strain they made a much better show. In this their second innings again the scoring was very level, Britton heading with a careful 26, while no less than six ethers got into their teens. With 100 up before the fourth wicket fell, it looked as if the Britishers were in for some leather-hunting, but again the tail fell rapidly, and the second effort realised 154, leaving the Englishmen 109 to make to win. Briggs this time did most damage, getting six wickets for 33, while Fothergill secured four for 51. By dint of hard hitting and aided by bad catching, the Englishmen knocked off the required runs next day in a remarkably smart manner, Read getting 43 in an incredibly short space of time but with much luck, Abel, as usual on such ocoasions, being not out 44. By means of these continued not outs, the Surrey midget’s average is rapidly becoming very tall compared with the remaining batsmen. Ulyett’s was the only other wicket lost, and the Englishmen were thus winners by eight wickets. E astern P rovince F ifteen . First Innings. A. R. Innes, run out... C. Britton, b Smith ... J. Jackson, c Bowden, b Smith ...................... L. Giddy, c Bowden, b Ulyett......... ................ O. R. Dunell, c Wood, b Fothergill...................... F. M’Keating, c Hearne, b Fothergill...................... A. Britton, et Wood, b Fothergill...................... J. Carpenter, run out H. R. Plewman, st Wood, b Fothergill ............... S. Bayley, st Wood, b Briggs............................ F. Wallace, lbw, b Foth­ ergill ............................ L. O. Lloyd, c Bowden, b Fothergill...................... D. Maginnes, VBriggs ... A. Cadle, not out ......... Extras...................... Total ...............113 E nglish T eam . Second Innings. 16 c Bowden, b Grieve ... ... 18 0 c W o o d , b Fothergill ... 26 15 c B r i g g s , b Fothergill ... 13 16 run out ... 17 17 b Smith ... ... 4 1 run out ... 16 25 c Hearne, b Briggs ... ... 14 4 not out ... 10 2 c Wood. b Fothergill ... 2 ! o c Ulyett, b Fothergill ... 7 0 st Bowden, b Briggs ... ... 2 0 b Briggs ... ... 2 4 c Smith, b Briggs ... ... 0 0 c Fothergill, b Briggs ... ... 5 0 b Briggs ... ... 1 13 Extras... ... 17 Total ...154 First Innings. Abel,c Giddy, b Innes 11 Ulyett, c A. Britton, b Innes ............... 39 Read, b Innes ......... 7 Heame, c Stewart, b Bayley............... 30 Wood, c A. Britton, b Cadle......................36 Mr. M. P. Bowden, c and b Cadle ......... 1 Mr. C. A. Smith, c and b Cadle......... 0 Briggs, b Cadle ... 20 Mr.B.$.Grieve,bCadle 1 Hon .C. J. Coventry, c Jackson, b Innes 10 Fothergill, not out 1 Extras................ 3 Total ..159 In the Second Innings Abel scored (not out), 44, dlyett, b Cadle 2, Read, b Bayley, 43, Hearne (not out), 19 ; extras 3.—Total, 111. BOWLING ANALYSIS. E astern P rovince . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Briggs ......... 25.212 38 2 ......... 33.218 33 6 Smith ......... 14 5 28 2 .......... 17 8 34 1 Fothergill ... 20 11 19 7 .......... 48 25 51 4 Ulyett ......... 6 1 15 1 .......... 7 2 11 0 Grieve... 6 3 8 1 E nglish XI. First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Innes ......... 35.110 75 4 ......... 15 4 26 0 Maginnes ... 5 1 12 0 .......... 3 1 13 0 Cadle ......... 32 15 39 5 .......... 151 5 35 1 Wallace......... 7 1 13 0 .......... 4 1 6 0 A. Britton ... 7 1 12 0 .......... 5 2 10 0 Bayley ......... 8 6 5 1 .......... 12 7 18 1 SEVENTEENTH MATCH.—v. SOUTH AFRICAN ELEVEN. Following on with the cricket the next day, Tuesday, March 12, saw the start made for this match, the same beautiful weather pre­ vailing. Again the green matting was used, and the wicket played perfectly, the most unaccountable point in the results being the small scores made on both sides. The South African team was very representative, and could only have been improved on in one instance, Theunissen, of Cape Town, being unable to come over for the match. Big things in the run-getting line were expected of the team, as it was undoubtedly a strong batting side throughout, and considered to have no tail, but through the match their fielding and bowling proved the better. Dunell again skippered, and again won the toss. Tancred and Innes faced Briggs and Fother- gill, but a desperately bad start was made, Briggs clean bowling Innes and Hutchinson before a run wTas made. This was followed by Abel making three catches in the slips in quick succession. Five wickets were down for 17, and matters looked bad indeed for South Africa. Dunell now joined Tancred, and a good and plucky stand was made. Nor wrere they separated before lunch, when 60 wras up, and a different aspect on the game. After lunch Mr. Smith took up the trundling at one end, in place of Fothergill. This change proved very successful, for the new bowler secured all the remaining five wickets at a cost of only 19 runs, and the innings was over for 84, a marvellous small total compared with general expectations. The despondency of the spectators was, however, lightened by a not particularly good start made by the visitors. Ulyett was clean beaten by Kempis at 10, and Read was easily secured in the slips at 14. Hearne, however, came to the rescue of his side, and assisted little “ Bobby,” who kept pegging away in his usual style, and 65 was up before Hearne was secured at point. Again came a downfall, Wood, Mr. Bowden, Briggs, and Mr. Smith coming and going in rapid sequence. This was followed by Bobby Abel being caught in trying to force run- getting, and eight wickets were down for 87. It has been asserted that the English team has a tail, but on this occasion they nobly refuted the assertion, and came to the rescue like men, Coventry first with a dashing dozen, followed by a longer stand for the last wicket. Grieves played steadily, while Fothergill spanked the ball all over the field, and put together 32 without a chance in a remarkably short time. He was, however, then caught at cover, and the innings was over for 148, or 64 ahead of the South African score. Innes had the best analysis with five for 43, but Kempis bowled remarkably well, though only getting three for 53. The next morning saw the start of the South African second innings, and a better start, too. Twenty was up before Innes suc­ cumbed for a careful 13. Hutchinson followed with some pretty strokes for his 11. Ochse and Vintcent did not trouble the bowlers long, but Milton looked like being dangerous for a time, making some lusty hits while at the wickets. Dunell, however, again stayed with Tancred for some long time, though scoring but slowly, till Tancred retired caught and bowled after a very patient innings of 29, marred, however, by two chances at the wicket. No one else gave serious trouble, and the innings closed for 129, leaving the Englishmen 66 to make to win. Fothergill came out strongest among the trundlers, this time with four for 19. The required 66 runs did not take