Cricket 1889

APRIL 25, 1889, CBICKET: A WEEKLY EE COED OF THE GAME; ■ - - '■ - --- - --- -- -T-r-« 69 W. SCOTTON’S X I. v. SEVENTEEN OF HUCKNALL TORKARD & DISTRICT. This match was played at Hucknall Torkard, near Nottingham, on Saturday. Shrewsbury, who has not been seen in English cricket since 1887, played a fine innings of G3. Gunn, Lockwood, and Marshall also showed up well. Scotton, owing to an accident to his leg, wTas compelled to go in last. When stumps were drawn the Seventeen had made 9 for the loss of three wickets. Score of the Eleven:— S cotton ’ e Mr. J. A. Dixon, b Hulme ................. 3 A.81irewsbury,cRiley, b Hulme............. 63 W. Gunn, b Hulme... 51 H. Lockwood,cAtten- borough, b Gils- thorpe ............. 67 Woolley, b Riley ... 1 \V.Marshall,cHulme, b Riley .............£0 ; T eam . Mr. J. Fox, c Davis, b Cutts ............... R. G. Mee, b Cutts ... A.White, lbw, bCutts W. Elliott, c and b Cutts..................... W. Scotton, not out Extras............... Total ..236 WARW ICKSHIRE v. NEXT FIFTEEN. The Warwickshire cricket season was opened with this match, played at the County Ground, Birmingham, on Saturday. F if t e e n . J. Ehcdfs, c Shilton, b Pallett............... 30 C. F. Bunt, b Shilton 2 A. Eird, run out ... 33 II Widdowson, c Whitby, b Pallett... 0 H. J. Jennings, b Shilton ................ 4 Bates, b Pal’ett ... 18 Grew, b Shilton ... 10 W. Bird, b Shilton ... 5 W arw ickshire E leven . —Messrs. H. W . Bain" bridge, captain, H. C. Maul, L. C. Docker, 0. C. Mott, H. O. Whitby. Shilton, Pallett, Colleshaw, Law, Richards, and Lilley. CreswelJ, b Shilton 10 Byrne, c Richards, b Shilton ............... 1 Lenke. st I.i ley, b Shilton ............... 1 F. T. Cox, b Pallett... 5 Burton, not out ... 3 Baxter, b Pallett ... 2 Extras............... 8 Total.........132 BEAUMONT’S (SURREY) ELEVEN v. EIGHTEEN OF WANDSWORTH AND DISTRICT. On Monday last this match was decided on the Heathfield Club’s ground at Wandsworth- common. The Eighteen went in first, but were all dismissed for the small total of 52 runs. Brockwell, Sims, Smith, and Almond all played well for|the Eleven, who won at the finish by nine wickets and 55 runs. XVIII. of W andsworth & D istrict . Wheeler,b Beaumont 3 Bird, run out ......... 0 Bell, c Holman, b Beaumont .........18 Wallace,c Brockwell, b Beaumont ......... 2 Langley, c Wood- Sims, b Brockwell 10 Caffery, c and b Clark 0 Barrett, c and b Clark 2 King, b Brockwell ... 0 Haywood, c and b Clark...................... 1 Castle, c Brockwell, b Clark ............... Brigley, cLohmann, b Brockwell......... Cribden, run out ... Harwood, b Clark ... Joliffe, b Clark Tibbs, b Brockwell Brown, not out Jardine, b Brockwell B 1, lb 2 ......... Total B eaumont ’ s XI. Brockwell, c Joliffe, b K in g .........................24 Wood-Sims,bWallace 20 Smith,*not out............36 Almond, not out B ............... Total ...107 Bowley, Miles, Lohmann, Clark, Beaumont, Holmes and Friend did not bat. U lyett played in a match on the Oval at Durban, in Natal, on Feb. 2. He assisted D. C. Davey’s team v. D. Taylor’s team, and scored 18 runs, in addition to taking three wickets for 81 runs. The latter side won by 4 runs and four wickets. R eport S heets for sending matches to this paper, post-free lOd. per doe. The Manager wishes to remind Hon. Secs, and others that it is absolutely necessary to use these sheets when lorwarding scores, CROYDON v, BRIXTON WANDERERS. Played at Croydon on April 22. C hoteon . H. R. Groom, b Selby 14 A. J. Lane, b Veillard 0 C. W. M. Feist, b Gillegan............... 4 E. R. Wilkinson, b Glover ............... 49 S. F. Kemp, st White, b Gillegan .........17 A. W. Allan, c White, b Veillard .........20 R. Biscoe, run o u t... J. C. Neech, b Glover J. Aris. not out F. J. Rolls, run out F. H. Balch, b Veillard............... B 11,1 b 1 ......... Total ...142 B bixton W anderers . W. A. Gillegan, c Groom, b Neech ... 10 F.E. White, b Rolls 39 R. Selby, b Allan ... 1 A. E. Veillard, c Aris, b Neech ............... 1 B. Glover, c and b Aljan......................10 H. Odell, c Balch, b Rolls......................10 W.L.Bayley, b Allan A. Maclean, at Kemp, b Rolls ............... A. E. Watts, b Rol s J. Odell, not out J. H. Glover, not out B 2,1 b 1 ......... Total ......... NOTTS COLTS’ MATCH. Monday and Tuesday last saw this annual fixture at Trent Bridge Ground, Nottingham. Like many of its predecessors, it was entirely spoilt by the weather, though on this occasion it was rain and not snow that wras the deterrent element. Very few spectators werepresent, and afterluncheon on the second day theground pre­ sented a most deserted and melancholy appear­ ance. The CoLs, as usual, batted first, but, with the exception of W. Daykin, W . Foster, and R. Henson, they could make little of the deliveries of Attewell and Mee. The total only just topped the century, and at the close of the first day the eleven had knocked off nearly the half of these with the loss of only one wicket (Mr. J. A. Dixon). On Tuesday the not outs, Shrewsbury and Gunn, kept their wickets intact till a little after three, when a heavy downpour brought the match to an unsatisfactory conclusion. Fourteen of the Colts were tried with the ball, the best of them being Wright, Mr. Foljambe, Birkett, Henson, and T. Clarke. T he C olts . 0 M. Jackson, b Mee ... W. Dayfein, lbw, b Richardson .........35 T. Bennett, b Mee ... 0 W. Tomlinson, b Richardson ......... 5 J. Francis, c Sherwin, b Mee..................... 0 G. Wooley, b Mee ... 0 W. Foster, c Daft, b Richardson .........24 H. Wright, hw, b Richardson ......... 0 J. Birkett, run out ... 9 J. Kirk, st Sherwin, b Mee ..................... 6 R. Hardstaff,b Mee... 5 J. Horton, b Attewell 3 T. Clarke, b Mee ... S. Golder, b Mee ... F. Birch, b Attewell W. Clarke, b Atte­ well ...................... E.Clarke, b Attewell E. Slack, b Mee Mr. G. Foljambe, b Attewell............... R. Henson, b Atte­ well ...................... J. Cutts, run out ... J. Carlin, not oat ... B 4, lb 3, w 1 ... T o ta l.........107 N otts . Mr. J. A. Dixon, c Foljambe,b Horton 19 A. Shrewsbury, not out ......................46 Gunn, not out... B 4, lb 1......... Total ... , 95 Mr. H. B. Daft, Scotton, Attewell, Richardson, M. Wright, Mee, R. Lowe and Sherwin did not bat. BOILING ANALYSIS. T he C olts . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W Attewell.. 42 30 22 6 Richard­ M ee........ 45 28 38 9 son ... 27 14 26 4 Lowe ... 9 3 13 0 Lowe bowled one wide. N otts . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Wright .. 12 8 4 0 Cutt ... 8 3 8 0 Wooley .. 6 3 10 0 Jackson.. 4 1 5 0 Kirk........ 8 8 6 0 Foljambe 11 9 3 0 Birkett .. 10 6 5 0 Henson.. 5 3 5 0 Golder ... 3 1 2 0 Slack ... 5 1 13 0 Horton .. 8 4 7 1 T. Clarke 4 1 3 0 Birch 14 5 19 0 Tomlinson.3 3 0 0 G. GIFEEN INTERVIEWED. S ome time since we intimated, on the authority of the Adelaide Observer , that there was every possibility of the collection of another Australian team to visit England in 1890. No official announce­ ment has as yet been made public, but it is generally believed that the proposition will be carried into effect. With a view to find out whether G-. Giffen, decidedly the best all-round cricketer in the Colonies at the present time, w’ould be likely to favour the idea, he was interviewed by a reporter of the Observer with the following result:— Well, Mr. Giffen, I suppose you have heard that it is proposed to take a team of Australian cricketers to England in 1890 ? “ Yes. I have heard rumours to that effect." Have you had any definite information ? “ No. I have no communication at all.” Do you think it would be wise for another team to go home next year ? “ Well, Lord Harris and the Hon. Ivo Bligh, who are leaders amongst cricketers in England, have publicly stated that a team coming to England in 1890 would be welcome. The public want them. I cannot see any reason why a team should not be taken home, provided a thoroughly representative thirteen are chosen. It is absolutely necessary at the present junc­ ture that a strong team should be selected. The tours are now looked upon as challenges from Australian to English cricketers—in fact, as trials of strength between England a,nd Australia at the wickets. The team which represents Australia against All-England, and in other representative matches, should have the full confidence of the public. I believe we have cricketers in Australia now equal to any we ever had, and if the best thirteen were chosen the honour of Australia would be perfectly safe in their hands, and they would deserve the support of the public.” How then would you suggest that the very best team could be chosen ? “ Certainly by a committee of five or six cricketers who not only know the qualities of the men likely to be chosen, but who have had a thorough experience of cricket in the old country. Wickets there are so very different to what they are in Australia, and a plajer who can make runs in the colonies might be no good at home. The appointment of the Selection Committee might be left to the Associations cf say Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania, but it would doubt­ less give general satisfaction if the promoters of the team asked half-a-dozen competent cricketers to act. The committee should select the best team irrespective of the popu­ lation of the various colonies. Because New South Wales and Victoria have larger popu­ lations than South Australia and Tasmania is not necessarily a reason why they should have the preponderance of representatives in the team.’ ' “ No. I do not think it is too early to appoint the Selection Committee. Prepara­ tions will have to be advanced long before the end of the year, so that the County Cricket Council, which meets in London in December, may be notified. The Council w ill arrange matches for tbe team. The Committee, if appointed early, would have the players under their notice longer. They would have a hard task before them, because there are now such a large number of rising players who are so nearly on an equality. It would be much more difficult to pick a team which would give general satisfaction now than it was ten years ago, when there were in Australia scarcely more than the required number of men who were really worth a place in a representative team.”