Cricket 1890

MAY 15, 1890. CBICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME, 117 S T R E A T H A M v . O L D F IN C H L E IA N S . P layed at Streatham on M ay 10. S tre a th a m . A. J. Robertson, b Vanderbyl ........... 3 W . Bird, c and b G iblett ...................23 C. L . Morgan, c sub., b Vanderbyl ...........31 W. S. Trollope, b A tk in son ................... 5 A. C. Broadbent, not out ...........................33 A. N. M orley, c Van­ derbyl, b Cloete ... 4 E. P. Rathbone, c Carpmael,bGiblett 5 H. B. Pike, b Cloete 0 C. Morgan, c Carp- mael, b Atkinson 1 J. F. Steedman, c Carpmael, b Van­ derbyl ................... 3 F. -T. Dixon, absent 0 B 10, lb 2, w 1 ... 13 Total ...121 O ld F in c h l eia n s . First Innings. Second Innings. F . R. Atkinson, c Trollope, b C. L . Morgan ...........11 b C. L. M organ 13 D. de Villiers, c Bailey, b C. L. Morgan ...................12 not out ............ 19 M. Cloete, c M orley, b Trollope .......................... 21 b C. L. M organ 2 P. B. Vanderbyl, b C. L M organ ......................... . T. H. G iblett. st Broad- bent, b Trollope ........... W - P. Carpmael, b C. L. Morgan .......................... R. Moreland, run out ... H. E. Stevens, not out ... E. D. Carpmael, c Bird, b C. L. M o rg a n ................... J. C. Lom ax, absent B .................................. Total ................... 0 c C. Morgan, b Robertson ... 2 1 b C. L . M organ 5 3 not out ........... 5 0 c Broadbent, b C.L. M organ.. 2 1 lbw , b C. L. M or­ gan ................... 0 0 b C. L . Morgan 0 0 absent................... 0 5 B 14. lb 1 ...15 54 Total ... 63 E A S T M O L E S E Y v. H E A T H F IE L D . P layed at E ast M olesey on M ay 10, E a s t M o le s e y . E. Pritchard, c Adams, b H umm 9 L. Mallison, not out 4 B .......................... 6 G.D.Cooper, b Brown 21 W , Andrew, b Brown 60 R. Chesterton, c Adams, b Humm ... 21 H. E . Knight, c Adam s, b H umm ... 0 Total ...........154 R . Bradford, not out 33 A. P. Keeling, W . W heatley, G . H. Sandeman. and W . Cooke did not bat (innings declared finished). H e a t h f ie l d . M iller, b Andrew ... 8 Adam s, c Keeling, b Wheatley ........... 5 G. Larkins, not out 1 W . Spittall, not out 3 Brown, c Sandeman, b Cooper ................... Faulkner, c and b Andrew ................... Humm, b Andrew ... W hite, b Cooper Gurney, b Cooper ... C. Larkins, l b w , b Andrew ................... Total , 51 T E D D IN G T O N C L U B . F ix t u r e s fo r 1890. April 26—Bushev Park, T.H.C. v. Molesey H.C. May 3—Bushey Park, v. London Hospital May 10—Bushey Park, v. St. Thom as’s H ospital May 17—Esher, v. Esher May 24—Bushey Park, v. Middlesex Hospital May 81—Bushey Park, v. Oakleigh Wanderers June 14—Bushey Park, v. Univ. Coll. Hospital June 21—Bushey Park, v. Richm ond C.C. June 28—Bushey Park, v. H am pton Wick July 5—Bushey Park, v. Barnes July 12—Bushey Park, v. W imbledon July 26—Bushey Park, v. Esher Aug. 2—Bushey Park, v. Upper Tooting Aug. 9—Bushey Park, v. Richm ond C.C. Aug. 30—Hampton W ick, v. Bampton W ick Sept. 6—Bushey Park, T.H.C. v. M.H.C. (return) THE SEVENTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM. F IR S T M A T C H — v. L O R D S H E F F IE L D ’ S E L E V E N . T h e A u stralian team opened their tou r in th e m ost auspicious fashion at the end o f last w eek, defeatin g an alm ost representative eleven of E n gland, at Sheffield Park, on Saturday last, by an in n in gs and 34 runs. T h e E n glish team w as, indeed, w ith one or tw o exceptions, as strong as it cou ld have been, and, indeed, it w as felt that the A u stralians w ould h ave a very h ea vy task to w in even th eir first engagem ent. T h e interest consequently taken in th e m atch w as general, and as the Earl of Sheffield w ith h is usual liberality allow ed th e p u b lic free en try to his beau tiful ground, it was n ot surprising that the com pan y should have been large on the first and last days of the m atch, on w h ich play alone w as possible. T h e Selection C om m ittee decided to leave M essrs. T ru m ble and Burn out of th e Australian team , w h ich num bered fou r new to E n glish grounds in M essrs. B arrett, C harlton, G regory, and W alters. In the toss for ch oice of innings, M r. M urdoch w as successful, and as th e w icket at the outset was in g ood order, he naturally d ecided to go in. M essrs. B arrett and L y on s w ere depu ted to com m en ce th e battin g, and th ey h ad to face the bow lin g of A ttew ell and B riggs. D octor Barrett, a le ft- handed batsm an, fu lly sustained th e reputa­ tion he h ad gained for steadiness, and it was a quarter of an h ou r before he scored. M r. L yon s, w hose style w as a com plete contrast, was let off at cov er-p oin t from B riggs w hen he had on ly m ade 8, b u t fortun ately th e m is­ take w as of little con sequ en ce as, w ith the total at 20, he w as cau gh t at th e w icket. M r. M urdoch, th e captain, cam e next, and his appearance w as th e signal for an enthusiastic ou tbu rst of applause. It was soon evident, too, that th e reports that he h ad retained m ost, if n ot all, his old skill as a batsm an w ere n ot exaggera­ tion . H e played, indeed, w ith confiden ce, and soon brought on Peel, w h o h ad displaced B riggs. T h e change w as successful, as a good catch b y P eel off h is ow n bow lin g dism issed Dr. B a rrett, w ho had been in an h ou r and a- quarter for his dozen. A t lun ch eon tim e the total w as 55 for tw o w ickets. M r. T rott lent his captain such useful assistance that th e score, in spite of several b ow lin g changes, w as raised to 120 before the form er was caught at point. H e had helped to put on 74 runs, and his 35 w as th e result of excellen t cricket. A fine catch a t m id-on settled M r. Jones, th e n ext com er, w hen he had on ly m ade 5, and w ith th e retirem ent of W alters, his successor, w hose 26 included five 4’s, h alf th e w ickets w ere dow n fo r 172. M urdoch, w ho con tin u ed to play all th e b o w l­ ing w ith th e sam e ease and confiden ce, saw B lackham and G regory also retire before play ceased for the day. T h e total then w as 190 for eight w ickets, of w h ich num ber M u rdoch ’s share w as 92. lie p layed w ith all his old confidence, and his success, it is superfluous to add, has been received everyw here w ith th e greatest satisfaction. C onsiderable interest, indeed, w as attached to his first appearance in E n gland after such a len gth y absence from active cricket, and any doubts as to his retention of th e exception al ability w h ich brou gh t h im in to th e very fron t of batsm en , w ith in fa ct on ly one superior, m ust h ave been th orou gh ly dispelled by his show against fou r of th e best bow lers in E n gland. H e w as at the w ickets ju st under fou r hours, and th ou gh he d id n o t score so fast in th e latter part o f th e day as earlier in th e innings, his play w as characterised b y all the old ju d gm en t and w atchfulness. T h ere w as n oth in g, too, that cou ld be called an actual chance, though he m ig h t possibly have been caught tw ice from hard hits, after he had got 30, U nfortunately, h eavy rain prevented a contin uance of the gam e on F rid a y, and as a consequence the w ick et suffered so m u ch that play on Saturday w as all against the bat. T h e dism issal of th e last tw o w ick ets on th e A u stralian side on ly took ten m in utes, an d L oh m a u n finished 1he innings up in double quick tim e, bow lin g C h arlton and M urdoch in succession, on ly one run h avin g been added. A t 12.20 on Saturday the E n glish m en com ­ m enced w h at proved to be a very disappoin t­ ing d isplay of batting. T u rn er and F erris started the bow ling, and on a p itch all in favou r of the ball as it w as, as w as proved tw o years ago, there can n ot be fou n d a m ore deadly pair of bow lers. T h e sun had already begun to take effect on th e w icket, and it was soon evident that the A u stralian s w ere m asters of the situ ation. The second w icket fell at 18, the m ajority of w h ich h ad been m ade b y M r. G race. A fter this cam e a rem arkable collapse. T h e innings, indeed, m ay be easily described. M r. G race, w h o is generally seen to the best advantage w hen others fail, m ade 20, and th e ten other batsm en m ade 7 betw een them . T h e A ustralians w ere on ly in th e field an h ou r and ten m in utes, and T u rn er and F erris, as m ay be im agin ed, had exception ally good figures, the form er taking fou r w ickets fo r 9, th e latter five fo r 18 ruus. In a m in ority o f 164, L ord Sheffield’s E leven had, of course, to follow on, and th is tim e M r. G race sent in M r. Stoddart, w ith Shrew sbury, to oppose th e bow lin g of T u rn er and F erris. A t luncheon tim e 14 w as up w ith no w icket dow n , and 17 m ore h ad been added w h en the am ateur w as taken at m id -on . T h e w icket was now playin g better,and at 56, w hen h alf the side w ere out, T u rn er for th e first tim e in th e m atch gave up th e ball to C h arlton. A fter M r. G race had been w ell caught at point, B riggs and Peel got together, and th eir part­ nership p rod u ced som e of th e best cricket of th e day. B riggs h it w ith great resolution, bu t ju st as there seem ed to be a rem ote chance of a draw , he w as run out in attem pting a th ird run. L oh m an n , H um phreys and Sherw in w ere qu ickly dism issed, and w hen th e last-nam ed w as bow led th e m atch w as over, th e A u stralians h avin g an easy v ictory w ith 34 runs and an innings in hand. F erris’ s bow lin g was extraordin arily success­ ful. In all he took tw elve w ickets at a cost of A u stralian s . Dr. J. E. Barrett, c and b Peel ...........12 Mr. J. J.Lyons.c Sher­ win, b Attew ell ... 15 Mr. W. L. Murdoch, b Lohm ann ...........93 Mr. H. Trott, c Grace, b Brig'-rs ...................35 Mr. S. P. Jones, c Briggs, b Attewell 5 Mr. F. H. W alters, c Sherwin, b Briggs 26 Mr. C. T. B. Turner, c and b A ttew ell... Mr. J. M’C. Black- ham, st Sherwin, b Briggs ................... Mr. S. E. Gregory, c Lohm ann,b Briggs Mr. P. C. Charlton, b Lohm ann ........... Mr.J.J.Ferris,notout Total ...191 L ord S h e f f ie l d ’ s E l e v e n . First Innings. Dr. W . G. Grace, b Turner .......................... 20 Shrewsbury, c Charlton, b Turner .......................... 2 Mr. W . Newham, c Walters, b Turner........... 0 Mr. A. E . Stoddart, b F erris.................................. 1 Mr. W . W .Read, c Turner, b Ferris .......................... 0 Peel, b Ferris .................. 0 Briggs, run o u t ................... 0 Lohm ann, lbw, b Turner 2 Humphreys, st Blackham, b Ferris ........................... 0 Attewell, not out ........... 0 Sherwin, b Ferris ........... 2 T o t a l...................27 BOW LIN G ANALYSIS. A u s tra lia n s . Second Innings. c Trott, b Ferris 9 c Trott, b Ferris 11 et Blackham, b Ferris ........... 2 c Murdoch, b Ferris ........... 21 c Barrett, b Ferris ........... 12 not out ........... 28 run out ........... 35 st Blackham, b Ferris ........... 2 b Turner ........... 2 c Turner, b Ferris ........... 2 b Turner ........... 0 L b l,n b 5 ... 6 Total ...130 O.M. R.W . i A ttew ell... 54 33 53 3 B riggs....... 37 21 47 4 I Lohm ann. 24.2 848 2 O. M.K.W. Peel .........13 9 17 1 Hum phreys 6 3 13 0 W .G . G race 5 1 13 0 L ord S h e f fie l d ’ s E l e v e n . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M .R /ft O. M. R.W . Turner ........... 14 9 9 4 ............. 28 13 41 2 Ferris ........... 14 7 18 5 ............ 33 12 70 7 Charlton 6 1 13 0 Turner bowled three and Ferris two no-balls.