Cricket 1889

W - A u JAN 24,1889. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. ever, the English bowling appeared of rather too high an order for the batsmen till the arrival of Milton, who hit freely, and being backed up by a stubborn 20 from Vaughan, he brought tlie century on to the board before the tenth wicket fell. The rest, however, showed no confidence, and the innings closed for 137. The English had an hour and a half on the loosened matting and lost four wickets for 50, Bowden placing on, and M. Read and Hearne getting too many of Theunissen’s in their ribs and on their knuckles to make a decent show. On Saturday morning, the matting having stretched, the Englishmen did somewhat better, Abel staying at the wi 'kets some time and finding it a difficult matter to get the ball through the twenty-two fielders. Wood and Roberts, however, hit clean and well, the former for 30 not out, and the latter for 20, find the innings reached 135, much excitement being shown in watching the English score creep up to two runs short of that of their opponents. The latter began very badly in their second venture, and but for Milton again their total would have been meagre indeed. He, however, after a lucky beginning, knocked up a merry 40. The rest could do nothing with Briggs, who obtained no less than fourteen wickets, and the second innings of the Colonials reached 138. Then Coventry and Fothergill obtained 13 for no wicket. On Monday morning, on a stretched matting, the Englishmen looked to have a soft thing on, but the bowling of Theunissen and Ashley was not to be denied, Bowden unfortunately hitting a dead ball on in trying to clear his wicket, and Abel being caught off a ball that popped up straight. M. Read, however, played a steady and good 44, but the heat, which was intense, knocked him up a bit after lunch. No one else, except Smith and Hearne, managed to stay any time, and amid much excitement and enthusiasm from the specta­ tors the last wicket fell at 123, leaving che Colonials victors by 17 runs. The following is the full score :— T wenty - two op W estern P rovince . First Innings. Second Innings. A. E. Cox, b Smith ......... 12 c Hearne, b Fothergill 10 W. II. Richards, c Hearne, b Smith ...................... 16 c Bowden, b Briggs ... 10 Dr. Young (A.M.S.), st Bowden, b Smith ........ 7 c Briggs, Fothergill b 4 J. B. VanRenen, b Smith 1 b Briggs ... 0 E S. Steytler, lbw , b Briggs............................ 0 st Bowden, b Briggs ... 0 J. Dean, st Bowden, b Briggs............................ 0 Ihw, b Briggs 0 E J. Stradling, b Briggs... 0 run out 3 J. R Richards, b Fother­ gill ............................ 5 b Briggs ... 0 W. H. Milton, c Bowden, b Fothergill ............... 36 c and b Briggs 40 C. R Vaughan, c Hearne, b Briggs......................... 22 Ihw, b Smith 6 H. Forn, b Fothergill 6 c and b Briggs 1 E. Belsent, c Bowden, t) Fothergill...................... 4 c Coventry, Smith ... b 2 E. Budler, st Bowden, b Friggs............................ 6 lbw, b Briggs 4 Sergeant Major Risk, b Briggs........................... 0 c A b e l, Briggs ... b 6 A. Hallett b Fothergill ... 1 b Smith 13 Major Bathurst, b Fother- gil ............................ 2 c Hearne, b Briggs ... . 2 Gunner Smith, R.A., st Bowden, b Briggs ... 0 st Bowden, b F. Robb, b Briggs ......... Eriggs ... 4 4 c Bowden, b J. Forde, c Coventry, b Briggs ... 3 Fothergill...................... 10 c Coventry, b W. O. Reid, st Bowden, b Fothergill 7 Fothergill...................... 0 not out 13 .N. Theunissen, b Briggs... 2 st Bowden, ’b W. H. Ashley, not out ... Briggs ... 6 2 b Briggs ... 0 Extra ...................... l Extras......... 4 Total ............... 137 Total ...138 E nglish E leven . First Innings. Second Innings. Abel, b Milton ............... 38 c Theunissen, b Ashley .........2G Bowden, b Theunissen ... 19 b Ashley ......... 2 Hearne, c Bathurst, b Theunissen ............... 2 not out ......... 6 Read, b Theunissen......... 7 b Forde .........44 Briggs, c Milton, b Ashley 3 lbw, b Theunis­ sen ............... 8 B. A. F. Grieve, c Milton, b Ashley ...................... 1 c Bathurst, b Theunissen ... 1 C. A. Smith, b Theunissen 1 b Theunissen ... 15 J. H. Roberts, b Milton ... 20 b Theunissen ... 4 H. Wood, not out .........30 b Theunissen ... 0 C. .T. Coventry, run out ... 2 b Ashley ......... 9 Fothergill, b Theunissen 8 b Theunissen ... 4 Extras...................... 4 Extras ......... 4 Total ............... 135 Total ...123 BOWLING ANALYSIS. W estebn P rovince . First Innings. Second Inninps O. M, R. W. O. M. R. W. Briggs.........85 15 529 ........... 47.3 24 84 14 C. A. Smith 34 20 454 ............ 23 31 25 3 Fothergill... 31 14 31 8 ... 24 15 25 3 Abel ......... 7 3 6 0 E nglish E leven . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M: R. W. O. M. K. W. Theunissen...40 19 46 5 ...... 46.1 19 55 6 Ashley...........41 15 612 ........... 66 28 47 3 M ilton...........10 4 162 Forde 10 2 17 1 Halkett............ 1 0 8 0 Glorious weather still continues, likewise the unceasing hospitality of the residents, who will not realise that we are here on cricket intent. Club vies with club in hospitality, acquaintance with acquaintance. We have invitations sufficient to fill up a month at Cape Town instead of a fortnight. Amongst other events a great smoking concert has been got up, which some COOpeople attended, and at which the cricketers gave the first half of the programme, a Christy minstrel show, with the Boss as bones, and Monty as tambo. It was no end of a success, four or five encores being obtained, Monty’s song, “ To be there,” and the Boss’s stump speech and song, “ The man that struck O’Hara,” going down with great effect. Christmas Day has been celebrated by a drive of twenty miles (good for the liver, as Maurice remarked) to Simon’s Bay, where Admiral Wells and the officers of H.M.S. Raleigh entertained us royally. But the day ended gloomily, for there arrived a cablegram to tell of the death of Roberts’ mother, and calling for his immediate return home. This has called forth much sympathy for Roberts, who has, as all who know him would surmise, already made himself a popular favourite in our circle, and we are, indeed, sorry to lose him. Monty Bowden, too, is laid up with a severe cold, and will probably not take part in the morrow’s contest, so that general gloom prevades the hitherto merry band of cricketers. SECOND M A TCH .-v. COMBINED F IF ­ TEEN OF CAPE COLONY. This, the second match of the tour, was concluded cn December 28, when, after a despsrate up-hill game, the Englishmen had the Fatisfaction of avenging their defeat in the first match. In the original card the two matches were to have been against Eighteen of Western Province and Eleven of Care Colony, but at a meeting held on the arrival of the English team, on the humble representation of the Cape Town secretary the numbers were altered to twenty-two and fifteen respectiveljT, an act of foolish generosity on the part of the Englishmen which cost them a defeat in the first, and a very narrow escape from a defeat in the second match. After our reverse by the local Twenty-two, we realised that our work was cut out for us against a combined Fifteen of the Colony, and so it proved. Box­ ing Day opened dismally enough, the wind having shifted round to the west, and heavy rain prevented the excessive gate ex­ pected on the Newland’s Ground. However, the weather cleared at lunch time, and some 6,000 were present through the afternoon. Smith won the toss and elected to bat. Bowden and Abel commenced the defence, but rain prevented more than ten minutes’ play before lunch. On resuming, the Englishmen made a good beginning, Bowden being smartly caught for 19, but Hearne, with Abel, took the score to 88 before the second wicket fell. But from this point on things went hard with the Britishers, Johnny Briggs being lbw from a ball “ he hit hard enough to knock the cover off,” as he put it. Maurice just removed his own bail in playing back, and the wickets went one after another, Theunissen, who had performed well in the first match, being again to the fore, and we found ourselves fielding very shortly, having only contrived to knock together 122, and that total due to Abel’s steady 46. Theunissen’s analysis reads seven wickets for 51 runs. Well, Briggs and Smith commenced bowling, and right well, though with no luck. Johnny could not get a wicket, and Smith only managed to get two, though the light was none too good. Tancred had a narrow squeak of a run out, and Richards just escaped from a lb w decision, and the end of the day saw the game much in favour of the Colonials. (50 up for two wickets). The Englishmen expressed some dissatis­ faction at the decisions given, and little Johnny’s wailing remark on Thursday morning was, “ Wonder how that confounded umpire slept?” But cricket is cricket—one has to take the cons with the j)ros. Thursday morning saw the total raised to 92 before Grieve dismissed Tancred, who retired for an extremely good 46. The same bowler got Richards, and the innings then began to resemble that of the Englishmen—the wickets falling rapidly, chiefly to Briggs. No one save Dunell showed form. His 33 runs were made in admirable style.. The Englishmen consider it the best innings yet made against them. The total reached 159, or 37 ahead of that of the visitors. Bowden’s side being still bad from a strain, Wood took the gloves from him early in the innings. Briggs was the most succesful bowler, getting seven wickets for 62; Smith, four for 46 ; Grieve, two for 8. The hopes of the Englishmen, none too bright hitherto, were still further damped when the board showed three wickets down for 17— Bowden bowled for 4, Abel easily caught for a like number, and Hearne magnificently caught for 0 at deep leg by Stewart, of the Cape Mounted Rifles, who fell in making the catch. Maurice Read and Briggs, however, by very steady play brought the total to 63, when a bad stroke off a bad ball from Vintcent sent M. Read back. This was the only wicket which C. H.Vintcent,tlie crack South African bowler, whose performances at Charterhouse two or three years back will be remembered, secured in the match. The Skipper joined Briggs, and another steady stand brought the total to 103, when Johnny had a go at a full length ball, and retired for a cautious 42, marred only by a chance at 30. Wood fell directly after­ wards, trying to force the game, but M’Master stayed with Smith till “ T im e! ” was called, the score standing at 136 for six wickets, Smith being not out fora careful and faultless 46. The match was a bit more level than at the conclusion of the preceding day, but still the chances were against the Englishmen unless the remaining four wickets put on 50 or 60 runs. The closing day (Friday), like Thursday, was gloriously bright, and 5,000 or more were present. Smith was bowled without adding to his total, and only 26 runs were added before we were all out for 162, Theunissen again getting seven wickets, making fourteen in the match for 114 runs—a most creditable performance. W ith only 126 to make to win the combined Fifteen appeared to have matters their own way, and it was any odds on them NEXT ISSUE, FEBRUARY 21.