Cricket 1889

APRIL 25 1889. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 71 Of the cricketers generally I should say that the public are well pleased with what they have seen. The successes of the team are Abel, Hearne, Wood aud Ulyett in batting; Briggs, Fothergill aud Smith in bowling, and Bowden at the wicket. I think the latter gave more genuine satisfaction to colonists than anyone. Wicket-keeping is bad out here, and Bowden’s was a treat to see. Read played some fine innings, but was disappointing on the whole, in my opinion. He never seemed to get really comfortable and frequently got out from tame strokes. Bowden also a great disappointment—we looked for great things from him. Brings another in the same class. Smith also. None of these men played in anything like their home form through the tour. Ulyetl has strengthened the team very much, and his utterly impartial hitting when he goes in first has done much to knock the edge off some of our bowling. Hearne has played correct cricket throughout, and his fielding at point has been wonderfully good. Of the bowlers Briggs has been most suc­ cessful, and has always swept up all the weak wickets without trouble. Although nearly always getting most wickets his bowling has been rather uneven, and in some matches he has certainly got wickets owing to his repu­ tation and to the batsman’s belief that a ball from Briggs must be a good one. When play­ ing" against stronger teams he has not been so successful until the last S.A. match, and there he showed what he could do. Fotbergill has bowled consistently well throughout, although not much use was made of him in the early matches. We may be mistaken, but in the opinion of all the best bats out here Fothergill was the most difficult bowler in the team to play. Smith bowled well throughout and put in some fine performances. Ulyett did not bowl very much or do very much execution. He never seemed to me to get on anything like his old pace. Grieve’s fast underhands got some wickets, but were not very dangerous on our matting wickets. When this team first landed the men took some time getting into form, and in the early matches they wanted another fast bowler. When they at last began to win there was no stopping them, and as nothing succeeds like success, they have had no anxiety about any of their later matches. All the professionals went home in the “ Garth Castle,” but some will return. The Kimberley engagements of Briggs and Fothergill seem not to have been confirmed. Fothergill has, I believe, definitely accepted an engagement at Johannesburg, and Briggs has apparently not decided what to do yet. Hearne and Ulyett have also had offers, but will not come I fancy. Smith, Bowden, and Grieve are now on the way to Johannesburg. Major Warton comes out the end of this year to join the latter, and McMaster is coming out to Maritzburg. Skinner, “ England’s greatest cricketer,” as he is unkindly called, is, there­ fore, the only amateur we have not kept out here. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY CLUB. * F i x t u r e 8 f o r 1689. May 15, 16 —At Home. Newcastle and District v Tynemouth and District •Tune l'l, 11—At Home, Counly XL v. Next XVI. July 10, 11— At Home, County XI. v. Durham Aug. 2, 3-Scarborough, County XI. v. N. and E. Biding of Yorkshire Aug fi, 6—Norwich, County XI. v. Norfolk Aug. 7, 8-Northampton, County XI. v. Northamp­ tonshire Aug. 9,10—Lord’s, County XI. v. M.C.C. and G. Aug. 26, 27—At Home, County XI. v. M.C.C. and G. All home matches ■will probably be played at Newcastle-on-Tyne. BICKLEY PARK CLUB. F ixtures fop . 1SS9. April 22—Bickley, Opening Match. April 27—Bickley, v. Old Eastbournians. May 1—Bicklcy, v. Erith. May 4—Bickley, v. Surrey Club and Gronnd. May 4 Plaistow, v. Piaistow. May 1!—Bickley, v. Kensington Park. May 17—Bickley, y . United Hospitals. May 18—Bicklcy, v. Royal Naval College. May 22—Bickley, v. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. May 23—Bromley, v. Bromley. May 25—Blackheath, v. BlacKheath. May 25—Bicklcy, v. Blackheath. June 1—Tooting, v. Upper Tooting. June 1—Bickley, v. Guy’s Hospital. June 8—Bickley, v. M.C.C. and Ground. June 10—Bickley, v. Crystal Palace. June 15—Bickley, y . Blackheath. June 19—Bickley, v. Rochester. Jung 20—Bickley, v. Emeriti. June 22—Esher, v. Esher. June 22—Bickley, v. Bromley. June ’26—The Scrubbs, v. Kensington Park. June 29—Beckenham, v. Beckenham. June 29—Bickley, v. Chislehurst. July 4 -Bickley, v. Ne’er-do-Weels. July 6 -Richmond, v. Richmond. July 6—Bickley, v. Upper Tooting. July 13—Bickley, v. Esher. July 15,16—Bickley, v. IncogD iti. July 17,18—Bickley, v. Authentics. July 19, 20—Bickley, v. Royal Marinos. July 24—Bickley, v. Richmond. July 26, 27—Chatham. v.R E. July 27—Bickley, v. Plaistow. Aug. 3-Crystal Palace, v. Crystal Palace. Aug. 3—Bickley, v. West Wickham. Aug. 5—Bickley, v. Old Tonbridgians. Aug. 10—Bickley, v. Beckenham. Aug. 17—Bickley, v. Upper Tooting. Aug. 17—Blackheath, v. Blackheath. Aug. 24—Bickley, v. Bexley. Aug. 31—Bickley, v. Farningham. “ C ric k et C h at ” fo r 1889.—This little book is now on sale by the publishers of this paper. In addition to 23 portraits and biographies, a reliable list of cricket records, and curiosities of 1888, it contains a very good photograph of the All England X I. who beat the Australians at the Oval by an innings and 137 runs last summer. The C ricket F ield, by Rev. James P y croft The Standard Work on the Game. Ninth Edition 2/6; post-free 2/9. ContainsOrigin of the Game of Cricket; The General Character of Cricket; The Hambledon Club and the Old Players; Cricket generally established as a National uame by the End of the Last Century; First Twenty Years of the Present Century; A Dark Chapter in th History of Cricket; The Surrey—its History ; Th Zingari—their Origin; Battalogia, or the Science and Art of Batting; Hints against Slow Bowling, A Chapter on Bowling; Hints on Fielding: The Gentlemen and Players’ Matches to end of 1886. Wright and Co., 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, B.C. CRICKET AT THE CAPE. CAPE TOWN v. MOWBRAY. This match, played on Saturday, March 30, at Sea Point, resulted in an easy victory for Cape Tow’n by 153 runs and two wickets. The small score of Mowbray w'as in a great measure due to the good bowling of L. B. Smuts, who took seven of their wickets at a cost of only five runs. M owbray . X. Schermbrucker, b L. B. Smuts ......... H. Littleworth, b L. B. Smuts............. J. Forde, b L. B. Smuts ............... Bennett.bL.B. Smuts H. Tudhope, run out W. H. Ashley, c Lodge, b Jackson... DERBYSHIRE COUNTY CLUB. F ixtures for 1889. May 20, 21, 22—Lord’s, v. M.C.C. June 10,11,12—Derby, v. Yorkshire June 17,18,19—Leyton, v. Essex June 20, 21 , 52—Oval, v. Surrey June 24, 25, 26—Derby, v. Leicestershire July 1, 2, 3—Nottingham, v. Notts July 22, 23, 24—Derby, v. Surrey July 26—Derby, Gentlemen of Derbyshire v. Harrow Wanderers July 29, 30, 31—Derby, v. Notts Aug. 5, 6, 7—Sheffield, v. Yorkshire Aug. 8, 9,10—Leicester, v. Leicestershire Aug. 19, 20, 21—Derby, v. Essex T. M. Rawtone, c Budler, b Jackson J. Wylie, b L. B. Smuts ............... D.Den,b L.B. Smuts H. Solomon, b Smuts C. Solomon, not out Extras......... ... Total , 0 2 0 0 5 ■21 C afe T own . S.Hofmeyr.c Scherm­ brucker, b Allen ... 1 H. Budler, b Forde ... 33 M. Neathling, b Tud­ hope ......................10 W. J. Birch, b Forde 6 J. M. Berrange, b Forde...................... 0 J.Jackson, c Scherm­ brucker, b Forde ... 16 F. Smutp, c and b Schermbruckpr ... 42 h. B. Smuts, b Tud­ hope . ..............31 W. V. Simkins, not out ....................14 J. Lodge, not out ... 9 Extras..............12 Total ..........174 BOWLING ANALYSIS. M owbray . O. M. R. W. | O. M. R. W L. B. Smuts 8 4 5 7 |Jackson 7 3 11 2 WESTBURY-ON-TRYM v. BOHEMIANS. Played at Westbury on April 2D. W estbury. J. Cranston, b Bayliss 51 E. J. Taylor, c Jenks, b Churchill ......... 0 C. J. Francis, c Sub., b Wookey ......... 2 H. H. Francis, b Wookey ............... 0 C. H. Moline, b Wookey ................ 4 P. Edwards, c Sub., b Churchill............... 4 S, de Winton, b Bayliss ............... 37 A. Miles, c Bayliss, b Churchill ......... 4 F. Williams, st Lowther, b Penny 18 W. Mogford, run out .............. . ... 8 W. G. Davies, not out ...................... 4 Extra#............... 11 Total ...138 B ohemians . H. W. Wookey, b Mogford ............... 2 F. Merrick, run out... 6 W. M. Penny, run out ......................13 A. Bayliss, st Taylor, b Moline............... 0 H.Lowther, b Moline 1 I. F. Arrowsmith, not out ............... 2 D. Churchill, Dot out ......................15 Extras... ... ... 2 Total... , 41 In a match between tho Wesley and Scotch Colleges, played at Melbourne on March 8, S. Donahoo carried his bat through the former’s innings. He scored 140 out of a total of 237. L ondon and S uburban C ricket A ssocia ­ tion . —Entries for the Sportsman Cup Com­ petition close to J. T. Watson, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer, St. Helen’s, 41, Fellows-road, South Hampstead, N.W., on Monday next, the 29th inst. “ I nter -U niversity R ecords .”— Full particu­ lars of all Competitionsin Athletics,Bicycling, Bil­ liards, Chess, Cricket, Cross Country, Lawn Tennis, Polo, Racquets, Rifle Contests, Rowing, and Tennis between Oxford and Cambridge, from 1827 to 1887. Most valuable as a reference. Sent E ost-free on receipt of 1/2 in stamps, by Wright & o., 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’CommonB, B.C. LITTLEHAMPTON CLUB. F ixtures for 1889. May 18—Littlehampton, v. Shoreham June 6—Bognor, v. Bognor June 18 —Sussex County Ground, v. Brighton Club June 26—Littlehampton, v. Broadwater and Worthing July 3—Littlehampton, v. Pulborough July 9—Arundel, v. Arundel July 13—Pulborough, v. Pulborough July 20—Shoreham, v. Shoreham July 24—Littlehampton, v. West Sussex Police Aug. 9—Goodwood, v. Goodwood Aug. 12—Littlehampton Weekcommences—Little­ hampton, v. Brighton Aug. 13-Littlehampton, v. Arundel Aug. 14,15—Littlehampton, v, South Hampshire Rovers Aug. 16-Littlehampton, v. Bognor Aug. 17—Littlehampton, v. Reigate Aug. 22—Littlehampton, v. Goodwood Aug. 28—Littlehampton, v. Broadwater and Worthing