Cricket 1890

180 C R IC K E T : A W EEK L Y RECORD OF THE GAME . JTJttE 13, 1890. MIDDLESEX v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. The heavy rain of the previous day had made the ground slow and difficult when this match was begun at Lord’s on Thursday, and the scoring as a consequence was much below the average. On the first day 21 wickets fell for an aggregate of 239 runs, and the highest score on either side was that of Mr. E. A. Nepean, who signalised his first appear­ ance of the season for Middlesex by some excellent all-round crioket. Considering the state of the ground, his 46 was an innings of exceptional merit, but in addition he bowled with success, taking four wickets at a cost of only 28 runs. There was little to choose between either side on the first day, though what little advantage there was could be claimed by Middlesex, who were still one run to the good, having disposed of a wicket in Gloucestershire’s second innings. As the ground improved in pace on Friday, however, the batsmen were seen to better advantage, and the game certainly increased in interest. Gloucestershire, who had lost one man over night, made a very unfavourable recommence­ ment, and Messrs. De Winton and W. G. Grace were both out without the addition of a run. At this stage, with three of the best batsmen out for only 9 runs, Messrs. Cranston and Radoliffe became partners. The two amateurs, too, immediately worked a marked change in the aspect of the game. Though both nit with unusual freedom, Mr. Radcliffe scored the faster, and he punished all the Middlesex bowlers in his own peculiar style. Most of his runs were got by deliberate pulls, but, if hardly correct according to the general notions, his batting was very successful. At last a catch at the wicket brought his innings to a close, though not until he had made 61 runs. In these there were as many as twelve 4’s, and in proof of the rate of scoring while Messrs. Radcliffe and Cranston were together, we may add that 106 were made in the hour. Painter helped Mr. Cranston to increase the total to 141, but after their separation no stand was made, and the last half of the innings only added 14 runs. The collapse was chiefly due to the singularly effective bowling of Mr. Nepean, who took eight wickets at a cost of only 48 runs. Middlesex, on a fast improving wicket, were left with 146 to win, and Mr. Webbe’s free batting soon placed the matter beyond doubt. At one time 91 runs were got in the hour, and the remainder were soon made, Middlesex winning at 4.30 on Friday afternoon with six wickets to spare. Mr. Nepean’s all-round cricket for Middlesex was the best feature of the match. He scored 76 for once out, and,in addition, took twelve Middlesex wickets at a cost of 76 runs. G l o u c e ste r sh ir e . First Innings. Dr. E. M. Grace, c Henery, b H earne.............. . ... iq Dr. W. G. Grace, b Hearne 4 Mr. O. G. Radcliffe, c West, b Nepean ..........io Mr. J. Cranston, c Hearne, b Nepean.......... 0 Mr. H. H. Francis, c Scott, b B u rton ........................17 Painter, c Stoddart, b Hearne ........................ 3 Mr. F. L. Cole, run out ... 28 Second Innings. c Hearne, b Nepean .......... st W e s t , b Nepean .......... c W e s t, Nepean ... b ... 61 Mr. G. S. de Winton, not out ••• ........................11 b Hearno Mr. H. W. Brown, st West, b Nepean ........... 5 Roberts b N epean.......... l c Paravicini, b Nepean ..........45 lbw, b Burton ... 0 st West, b Ne­ pean ..........15 st West, b Ne­ pean .......... M id d l e s e x . Greenway, st West, Burton ................ Total ...110 not out .......... 1 c Paravicini, b Nepean .......... 5 c Vernon, b Ne- •pean .......... 2 B 11, lb 8 ... 14 Total ...155 First Innings. Mr. A. E. Stoddart, c Cole, b Greenway ................. 4 Mr. A. J. Webbe, st Cole, b R oberts........................ 2 Mr. S. W. Scott, c Cole, b Greenway........................10 Mr. E. A. Nepean, b W. G. Grace...............................46 Mr. T. C. O’Brien, c Painter, b W. G. Grace 18 Mr. G. F. Vernon, c E. M., b W. G. Grace.................. 4 Mr. P. J. T. Henery, c Greenway, b Roberts ... Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, c E. M., b W . G. Grace ... Burton, run o u t................. J. E. West, c Cole, b W. G. G r a c e ........................ Second Innings. b Brown ............. 19 b Radcliffe ... 52 lbw, b W. Grace 12 not out ............. 11 not out .............30 11 J. Hearne, not out B 1, lb 1 .......... Total ...120 i W. Grace, b R oberts.......... B 11, lb 2 ... 13 Total ...146 BOWLING ANALYSIS. G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . First Innings. Nepean ... Hearne ... Burton ... Stoddart... O. M. R. W. ... 32 17 28 4 ... ... 35 13 64 3 ... ... 8 4 8 2 ... ... 5 4 1 0 ... Webbe Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 22.310 48 8 , 18 11 , 9 2 . 5 1 M id d l e s e x . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. 15 6 25 2 ............ 11 2 48 1 12 3 40 2 ........... 5 1 14 0 ,16 4 44 5 ............ 15 5 35 1 , 6 2 9 0 ....... 6.2 2 14 1 Radcliffe ... 8 4 22 1 Roberts ... Greenway W .G. Grace Brown LEICESTERSHIRE v. SURREY. The Surrey men have found to their cost more than once that the Leicestershire eleven on their own ground are formidable opponents. Though they were beaten, too, at Leicester at the end of last week, the all-round cricket of the home team was very creditable, the more so that they had three of their best players—Messrs. J. A. Turner, J. E. Wright, and Pougher—away. Surrey, too, had not their full strength,with Mr. Shuter, Read, Hen­ derson, and Wood all absent. Leicestershire, who won the toss, went in first, and in an hour and ten minutes Mr. De Trafford and Warren put on 95, of which the amateur, who was the first to go, contributed 59. Warren continued to play good cricket,but whenSharpe came on again, that bowler carried everything before him and the total after Mr.De Trafford’s departure was just doubled, the last nine wickets falli»g for only 95 runs. Sharpewhen he went on a second time proved extraordi­ narily effective, taking six wickets for only 17 runs. The innings was remarkable, too, for a noteworthy performance of Abel, who caught six batsmen at short slip. Surrey made but a moderate start, and the total when Mr. W. W. Read, the third wicket down, retired was only 88. Lookwood and Mr. Roller, however, punished the Leicestershire bowling severely, and at the end of the first day they were still together, having raised the total to 140. On Friday morning they were seen even to better advantage, and 157 were added before Lockwood was caught at point. The two batsmen in two hours and fifty minutes had added 214, and of the 302 scored while he was in Lockwood’s share was 168. He ought to have been oaught at the wicket soon after he came in^ but, in spite of two other chances, one late in the innings, it was altogether a fine display of batting, combining good defence with free hitting whenever an opportunity came. Mr. Roller, who was well caught at 353, was batting just under four hours for his 120, only marred by two chances: one at the commencement, the other at the close, of the innings. It was an admirable display of sound, careful cricket, and this practical evidence that Mr. Roller has not lost any of his undoubted capacity with the will give hearty satisfaction to all classe s of cricketers. Though Leicestershire went in a second time with no less than 190 to avert an innings defeat, they were quite equal to the task. Mr. De Trafford was caught at the wicket at 16, but Mr. Lorrimer and Warren treated the Surrey bowling with scant conside­ ration, and when the latter was run out just as time was up on Friday 146 had been added. Warren played very fine cricket for his 71, and, indeed, his only fault was when he had made 48 runs. On Saturday Wheeler helped Mr. Lorrimer to make another stand, and the former was last man out after an innings of two hours and a half’s duration. Mr. Lorrimer had meanwhile been caught with the total at 203, having seen 187 runs added while he was in. He was batting altogether two hours and forty minutes, and, with the exception of one chance, there was no fault of any kind to be found with a brilliant display of cricket. His performance was the more noteworthy as it was his first appearance in a County match. Surrey at the finish were left with 76 to win, and, as Abel and Lockwood got these in about the same number of minutes, Surrey won with ten wickets to spare. In the three days 930 runs were totalled for thirty wickets. L e ic e st e r sh ir e . First Innings. Mr. C. E. de Tranord, c Abel, b Bowley....................59 Warren, c Abel, b Sharpe 62 Tomlin, c Abel, b Roller ... 0 Holland, c Abel, b Bowley 11 Wheeler, c Abel, b Bowley 3 Mr.A. Lorrimer.c Fielding, b Bharpo .......................... 0 Mr. 0. Marriott, c Read, b Sharpe ........................... 13 Mr. J. H. Joyce, b Sharpe 14 Chapman, not out ..........15 Needham, c and b Sharpe 0 Rylott, c Abel, b Sharpe... 7 B 4, lb l, n b l .......... 6 Second Innings. c Fielding, b Sharpe ..........10 runout ..........71 c Sharpe,bBeau- mont ... ... 0 b Brockwell ... 2 c Sharpe,bBeau- mont .......... 50 c Brockwell, b Beaumont ...109 c Fielding, b Brockwell ... c Lockwood, b Beaumont ... c Lockwood, b Brockwell ... c Abel, b Beau­ mont .......... notout .......... B 11, lb 2 ... Total ..190 Total ...273 SURREY. First Innings. Abel, c Wheeler, b Joyce......................... 9 Lockwood,cWheeler, b Needham ........... 168 Watts, b Joyce........... 0 Mr. W. W. Read, b Warren .................... 15 Mr. W. E. Roller, c Rylott, b Needham 120 Brockwell, b Need­ ham ........................ In the Second Innings Lockwood scored (not out) 36, Abel (not out) 41; lb 2.--Total 79. BOWLING ANALYSIS. Lohmann, c Warren, b Needham ..........27 Sharpe, b Joyce ... 8 Mr. F. Fielding, c Joyce, b Needham 0 Beaumont, c Joyce, b Needham .......... 3 Bowley, not out ... 13 B 14, lb 4, w 1 ... 19 Total ..........388 L e ic e st e r s h ir e . First Innings. O. M. R. W. Lohmann... Sharpe Bowley ... Beaumont.. Roller 5 49 0 23.2 13 29 6 30 6 13 13 49 0 25 0 3 Second Innings. O. M.R. W. ... 9 3 14 0 ... 24 6 70 1 ... 17 8 27 0 ... 33.3 10 71 5 1 Read ... 4 0 12 0 W atts... 8 1 24 0 Abel ... 5 1 8 0 Brockwell 27 16 34 3 Bowley bowled one no-ball. S urrey . First Innings. Needham ,.. Rylott.......... Joyce .......... Warren Tomlin Holland ... Wheeler ... De Trafford O. 43 39 26 18 9 5 M. R. W. 9 99 6 11 78 0 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 16 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 31