Cricket 1889

APRIL 25, 1889. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OE THE GAME. 75 for two wickets, and in Walters’ share of 109 there were included seventeen 4’s and two 5’s. It was a perfectly safe innings, too, for most of the fours were along the grass, and the fives, though risky against the wind, went the full distance. Those who saw Walters play his big innings against the Australian Eleven bowling in Sydney say that his score against South Melbourne was just such another. No one has ever doubted the bats­ man’s capacity to play this style of cricket, but his theories as to what is correct batting seem to have been always opposed to his un­ doubted punishing power. Had these wrong notions been sooner cast aside Walters would long since have been a formidable batsman in Australian elevens; for, in addition to his powrer to punish, he can on occasions watch the ball closely, and has a greater variety of strokes probably than any other colonial bats­ man. T he last number of the Stochkeeper contains an article on the Andalusian fowl, contributed by the Rev. R. T. Thornton, as well as an illustration of the Andalusian Cock, the property of that gentleman, which won first prize at the show last December. I need hardly add the reverend gentleman is none other than “ Parson ” Thornton, of Kent cricket fame. CRICKET IN CEYLON. RICHMOND COLLEGE v. ALL SAINTS’ SCHOOL. This match was played at Galle on March 26, and ended in a victory for tho former by 41 runs. R ichmond C ollege . First Innings. Second Innings. G. F. Buultjens, run out ... R. Reyhardt, c Ludowyk, 1 b Mack ......... 5 b Edwards...................... 22 c Edwards, b Mack ......... 1 Alf. Reyhardt, b Ludowyk 1 b Edwards 10 J. W. Buultjens, b Mack 0 st and b Mack ... 4 E. N. Eaton, b Mack......... 23 c and b Mack ... 5 C. Paulusz, b Mack......... 2 b Edwards 8 D. J. Subesinge, b Mack ... 3 b Ludowyk 14 W. FaVer, b Mack ......... 0. Ondatjee, st Ludowyk, 0 run out 9 b Mack ...................... 0 c Jayawardene, b Edwards ... 7 G. Paranawitane, not out N. Francis, c Speldewinde, 0 run out ......... 3 b Mack ............... i.. 0 not out ......... 0 Extras ......... ......... 10 Extras......... 10 Total ............... 62 Total ... 71 A ll S aints ’ First Innings. Sourjar, c A. Rejhardt, b W. Buultjens......... ... H. Pereira..st A. Reyhardt, b W. Buultjens ......... H.Jayawardene.st A. Rey­ hardt, b W. Buultjens... J. Ludowyk, b Eaton A. C. Edwards, c and b Subasinge...................... P. Mack, c Faranawitane, b Eaton ...................... C.L.Bogaars, c SufcasiDge, b Eaton ...................... Ponsomby, c Fiancis, b Buultjens ... ... ......... A. Speldewinde, b Suba­ singe ... ...................... M. Wijeysooria, c Parana­ witane, b Eaton ......... I j . Obeysekere, not out Extra ...................... Total... ... S chool . Second Innings. 1 c Paulusz, b Buultjens ... 0 0 b Eaton ......... 0 2 b Subasinge ... 3 b Buultjens ... 0 5 b Eaton ... 14 3 not out .........; 0 st A. Reyhardt.b Buultjens ... 5 2 b Subaeinge ... 1 3 b Eaton ......... 2 c Francis, t Eaton ......... 0 b Eaton ......... 1 Extras 22 Total ... 70 THE CRICKET SEASON, 1889. (C ontributed .) T he season proper will so shortly open that a few notes on its prospects will be of interest to our readers. We may com­ mence by stating that as our visitors will be confined to a short tour of the Gen­ tlemen of Philadelphia in July and August, we shall have a good old-fashioned season, the chief interest of which will be in the contests for county supremacy, and the rather numerous North v. South fixtures, at Lord’s, the Oval, Chichester, Manchester, and Hastings. Dealing first with the programme of the premier club, we find that the season will be opened at Lord’s on May 2, with the Middlesex Colts’ match, and that the ball will be kept continually rolling until the end of August. During this period the club will face the following first-class counties : Lancashire, Yorkshire, Sussex, Notts and Kent, while all the minor counties will be met, either at Lord’s or on their own grounds. The University and usual Public Schools’ matches will take place about the usual dates. The C hampion C ounty of last season will have to look well to its laurels if it means to hold its own, as with the return of Shrewsbury to Notts, and Mr. Stoddart to Middlesex, the first-class county con­ tests are sure to be very closely fought out. Surrey are, however, fortunate in having all their last year’s team, with tlie exception of Mr. M. P. Bowden, who has remained behind at the Cape. They are lucky enough, though, to have Mr. W. E. Roller’s able assistance once more, and as, by all reports, his health has greatly im­ proved by his trip to Australia, his help, especially with the ball, should be of great service to the team. As Sharpe and several other young professionals are cer­ tain to have a good trial given them in the earlier matches, Mr. J. Shuter will lack no material with which to fill up vacancies should any occur. The Cham­ pions meet all the first-class counties twice, Cambridge once (at the Oval), Oxford, Hampshire, Essex, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire, all twice. L ancashire , the only county last season to lower the colours of Surrey, will be especially formidable this season, if report be true that Mr. A. G. Steel and the Rev. J. R. Napier intend playing much oftener in the coming season. The programme is the same as usual, with the exception that the Derbyshire match is omitted. On July 11, at Manchester, -that Excellent wicket-keeper, Pilling, will receive a well deserved benefit, the proceeds of the North and South match having been promised him by the Committee. Mold the Northamptonshire fast bowler, is now qualified to play, as is also A. Ward, the Yorkshireman. The Y orkshire programme is, as usual, a very large one. In addition to meeting all seven of the leading counties, they play Cambridge University, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Che­ shire. We hear that many changes in the team are unlikely, though a wicket­ keeper will have to be found, and in this position we learn that David Hunter, brother to Joseph, will have an early trial, while Packen, of Rotherham, and Brown, of Driffield, are very well thought of. The prospects of M iddlesex are very bright, as they will at last have the much- needed trundler in Rawlin, who has now qualified. Mr. Stoddart’s return should also make a great difference to the Metro­ politan County, who will most likely have the assistance of the Hon. A. Lyttelton in more than one of their matches. Mr. Webbe will captain the team once more, while Mr. E. H. Buckland, who is now a master at Winchester, will be available for the holiday fixtures. All the leading counties will be met twice, but the Derby­ shire fixture will fall out of the programme i N otts , with the champion professional cricketer once more at home, ought to make a good fight to recover their lost position amongst the Counties. The fight with Surrey at the Oval on August Bank Holiday will, doubtless, be the match of the season, and given fine weather, a monster attendance, rivalling that of 1887, is pretty sure to be witnessed. All the old players are available, and we hear that Burn, Carlin, and a colt named Bennett are all to have a trial given them. A match with Derbyshire has again been placed on the list, after the lapse of some seasons, and other engage­ ments are as usual. There are no radical changes to note in either the K ent programme or the likely Constitution of the team. All the amateurs will be available at one period of the season or another, but we fancy some changes will have to be made amongst the professionals, as, judging by last season’s form, time is commencing to tell its tale. G loucestershire does not seem likely to have the chance of infusing much new blood into their team this year, though we understand that Mr. J. Cranston, after playing for Warwickshire, will most likely, return to the county of his birth. The seven home matches will be played, three at the County ground at Ashley Down, near Bristol, and two each at Clifton and Cheltenham College grounds. S ussex ’ s bad luck still sticks to them, as it is very hard after the severe losses they had experienced of late years that they should lose this season the help of Mr. C. A. Smith, who not only did them yeoman service in the field but proved a very efficient captain of the team. As most of our readers are aware, Mr. Smith remained behind at the Cape on the conclusion of Major Warton’s tour. Everyone will be glad to know that Bean has entirely recovered and will again take his place in the eleven, while Major and Tate, who promised so well last year, are sure of a thorough good trial. The programme is much the same as last year Of the smaller counties, E ssex is slowly but surely forging ahead, and as, in addition to Messrs. C. D. Buxton, R.C. Gosling, H. G. Owen, P. A. Bishop, H. J. E. Burrell, and G. Fowler, they will have the valuable aid of Mr. A. P. Lucas in most of their matches, they