Cricket 1890

JULY 10, 1890. CRICKET: ~ A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 2 4 5 N o r f o l k . Mr. C. J. E. Jarvis, c Bencraft,b Roberta 24 Mr. C. F. Taylor, b B aldw in ................. 6 Mr. T. H. March, c A. Richards,b Baldwin 0 Rev. W. P. G. Sand- with, st Wynyard, b Baldwin.................17 Mr. G. P. Blake, c Barton, b Baldwin 5 Mr E. B. Holley,c and b Baldwin .......... 3 Mr. L. Barrett, lbw, b Soar ....................23 Mr. P. A. Fryer, c Wynyard, b R oberts................. Morley, st Wynyard, b Baldwin .......... Rudd, not o u t .......... Rye, b Baldwin ... 12 E x tra .................. 1 Total .......... 1C8 KENT v. SUSSEX. The Sussex eleven were again seen to dis­ advantage in this match, begun at Town Mailing on Thursday, and before lunoheon time on the following day Kent had won in a single innings. The wicket was, at the out­ set, slow from recent rains, and though they won the toss, the Sussex batsmen found the bowling of Martin and Wright too much for them. Six of them got double figures, but Quaife proved to be the highest contributor with 20, and the total, when the tenth wicket fell, was only 100. Kent, in their turn, began only moderately well, and when Mr. Hamilton was stumped, the score was 122, of which the outgoing batsman had contributed 50 in the best style. A useful stand by Pentecost and Martin, who added 85 for the eighth wioket, however, enabled Kent to get a much longer lead than at one time seemed likely. The first day’s play, indeed, ceased with the completion of their innings for 173, so that Sussex started on the second morning, wanting no less than 73 to avert an innings defeat. As it happened, too, even this proved to be a task beyond their powers. The ground helped the bowlers materially, and Martin and Wright again showed their capacity for making the best of a treacherous pitch. Quaife, as in the first innings, batted well under great dis­ advantage, and his 24 was a highly creditable performance. No one else, though, with the one exception of Brown, who carried out his bat for fourteen, got over five runs, and the innings, which had lasted two hours, only realised 59 runs. Martin and Wright, as will be seen, bowled unchanged throughout the m itch for Kent. The former had the better figures. His eleven wickets cost 72, while Wright’s nine were got at an expense of 81 runs. S u s s e x . lirst Innings. Second Innings. Q aaife, c Wright,b Martin 20 cCastle.bWright 24 Tebay, c and b Martin 3 c Wilson, b Martin ........... 3 Mr. W. Newman, c Pente­ cost, b Wright................. 2 b Martin .......... 4 Beau, b M artin................ 12 c G. Hearne, b Martin .......... 0 Mr. P. Thomas, b Martin 5 b Martin .......... 0 M r. C. A . S m ith, c M a rtin , b Wright ...........................12 b Wright ........... 5 Humphreys, st Pentecost, b Martin ........................11 c Pentecost, b _ Wright .......... 4 Prown, b Wright .......... 3 not out ...........14 Shoubridge, c G. Eearne, b Martin ........................... 10 bW iight ........... 0 Butt.c Reynolds, b Martin 19 st Pentecost, b Wright .......... 1 Gibb, not out ................. 0 c Hamilton, b Wright .......... 1 B ............................... 3B2, l b l ... 3 Total .................100 K e n t . Total... 59 Mfr.G. Cast’e, st Butt, b Bean ................. 6 A. Hearne, b Bean ... 15 G. Hearne, b Smith... 0 Mr. L. A. Hamilton, ft Butt, b Smith ... 50 Mr.L. Wilson, b Gibb 16 Mr. P. Marchant, c Tebay,bHumphreys 1 Mr. J. Le Fleming, b Humphreys .......... 6 Mr. J. F. Reynolds, lbw, b Smith.......... Pentecost, c Bean, b Smith ................. Martin, b Smith ... 'Wright, not out B 26, lb 3 .. Total ... 29 ...173 C ricketers .—B est G ood * bear this M ark .—A dvt. BOWLING ANALYSIS. S u s s e x . First Innings. Second Innings O. M.R. W. O. M. R. W, Martin.. 33.4 14 497 ............ 30 19 23 4 Wright ... 33 14 483 ............29.3 16 33 6 K e n t . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W, Bean ... 29 16 42 2 I Humphreys 11 0 29 2 Smith ... 23.4 11 39 5 Shoubridge 3 0 7 0 Gibb ... 11 3 27 1 I GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS. The Surrey Committee were fortunate in being able to collect two exceptionally strong sides for this annual match, begun at Ken­ nington Oval on Thursday last. The eleven which represented the Players was, in our opinion, quite the strongest that could have been chosen, as Wood, the equal of any pro fessional as a wicket-keeper, is much better than the best of them as a bat. The Gentle men, too, were as powerful a combination as has done duty for amateur cricket for some time. Messrs. A. G. Steel, A. J. Webbe, E. A. Nepean and J. Cranston were unable to play, but places were properly found for Messrs. Douglas and Streatfeild of the Cam­ bridge eleven, two of the best young players of tho year, as well as for Mr. McGregor, whose wicket-keeping was quite the most striking feature of the Oxford and Cambridge match, and who has no superior, even among professionals,at the present time as a stumper. The match was invested too with particular interest, if only for the fact that it was Mr. Spofforth’s first appearance for the Gentlemen, who it was hoped would be materially strength­ ened by the addition of his bowling. The heavy rains during the early part of the week prevented any chance of the game being played out on a run-getting wicket, and it was generally thought that the superior bowling of the players would give them, under the circumstances, an immense advantage. Rain prevented a commencement on Thurs­ day until a quarter past one o’clock, and when it did begin, the Gentlemen made such a good start that at luncheon time the score was 48 with only one batsman (Mr. Stoddart) out. On the resumption, though, under the influence of the sun, the wicket helped the bowlers so much that the game underwent an extraordinary change. Peel and Briggs bowled indeed with such effect, that in an hour and a quarter the nine remaining wickets were secured for an addition of 51 runs. Briggs’ bowling, in particular, puzzled the later batsmen, and his figures were re­ markable, 96 balls for 22 runs and five wickets. When the players went in, Mr. Spofforth, who commenced the bowling with Mr. Streatfeild, soon dismissed Sugg, and one of the most dangerous batsmen on the side was got rid of for a couple of runs. Though the wicket was very tricky, however, Shrewsbury and Gunn played with confidence as well as judgment, and though Messrs. Woods, Dixon and Grace were all tried as changes, 75 had been added in an hour and a quarter, when Gunn was bowled. After this for a time things went all in favour of the Gentlemen. Helped by the ground, Mr. Grace’s bowling was very difficult, and the next three wickets all fell to him, Shrewsbury and Read both stumped, and Ulyett lbw. The Players were only 8 runs ahead when the sixth batsman fell, but Lohmann and Barnes by free cricket gave the game a slightly better appearance, and at the end of the day theywere 41 runs on with three wickets to fall. On Friday morning, Lohmann and Barnes scored freely, and 33 more were got before they were separated. After this only 11 runs were added, and the innings closed for 184, Mr. Streatfeild taking all the last three wickets on Friday for 9 runs! When he went in again with Mr. Grace, Mr. Stoddart soon began to score, and when Attewell bowled the latter he had only made 7. Just before this, Mr. Stoddart had given a hard chance to Gunn directly in front of the pavilion, and a little later when he had got 60 he sent one hard and high up to Attewell at m id off. At the luncheon interval on Friday, the Gentlemen were only tw o runs behind, w ith eight wickets to fall, and there seemed some chance of a good m atch. On the resumption, though, Mr. Stoddart found no one but Mr. Shuter to stay any tim e. Lohm ann’s bowling proved too m uch for the later wickets, and he at last got rid of Mr. Stoddart, catching that batsman off his own bowling. Going in first, Mr. Stod­ dart was sixth out at 126, of which he had made 86 by cricket of the m ost brilliant char­ acter. H e never allowed a ball off which it was possible to score to escape, and consider­ ing the difficult nature of the wicket, his perform ance was one of quite exceptional merit. After his departure, Briggs and Lohm ann disposed of the four outstanding wickets for an addition of 8 runs. Lohm ann was able to get a great deal on to the ball, and after he went on at the gasometer end he took six wickets at a cost of only 41 runs. Rain prevented the Players going in again until 5.20 on Friday afternoon, and then, as only 50 were wanted to win, the Gentlemen kept out in a drizzling rain. Sugg was again unfortunate, but Shrewsbury and Gunn quickly put the result beyond doubt, and soon after six o’clock the Players were left with an easy victory by nine wickets. There was oniy one extra (a leg-bye) in two innings of Gentlemen. G entlemen . First Innings. Second Innings. W. G. Grace (Gloucester­ shire)^ Ulyett, b Briggs 14 b Attewell.......... 7 A.E.Stoddart (Middlesex), c Barnes, b Lohmann... 12 c and b Loh­ mann ..........85 J.A. Dixon (Notts), c Atte­ well, b B riggs...................28 b l ohmann ... 14 W. W. Read (Surrey), run out ............................... 7 c tfriggs, b Loh­ mann .......... 0 R.N.Douglas (Cambridge), b Briggs ........................ 2 b Lohmann ... 0 J.Shuter (Surrey), c Gunn, b Briggs ........................ 3 b Biiggs ........... 17 W. E. Roller (Surrey), st Wood, b P e e l................. 9 st Wood. b Briggs .......... 2 G. M’Gregor (Caratridge), b Peel...............................12 b Lohmann ... 2 E. C. Strea'feild (Cam­ bridge), b Peel................. 0 st Wood, b Biiggs ... ... 0 S. M. J. Woods (Cam- tridge).c Read, b Briggs 9 lbw, b Lohmann 5 F. R. Spofforth (Derby­ shire), not out................. 3 not out ........... 1 Lb .......... l Total ......... 99 P l a t e r s . First Innings. Total ...131 A.Shrewsbury(Notts), stM’Gregor.bGrace 43 F. H. Sugg (Lanca­ shire), b Spofforth 2 Gunn (Notts), b Spofforth.................41 M. Read (Surrey), st M’Gregor, b Grace 1 UJyett (Yorkshire), lbw, b G race..........11 Barnes (Notts), b Streatfei’d ..........32 I Briggs (Lancashire), c Dixon, b Spof­ forth ....................... 2 Peel (Yorkshire), b Spofforth .......... 6 Lohmann (Surrey). c and b Streatfeild 31 Attewcll (Notts), b Streatfeild .......... 3 Wood (Surrey), not out ........................ 4 B 1,1b 2, n b l ... 4 T ota l......... 184 In the Second Innings Shrewsbury scored (not out) 32, Sugg (run out) 3, Gunn (not out) 14 ; b 1.— Total, 50. BOWLING ANALYSIS. G e n t l e m e n . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R W. O. M. R. W. Lohmann ...13 4 25 1 .......... 171 4 57 6 Peel ............. 15 9 21 3 ..... 11 6 10 0 Attewell ...17 5 31 0 ..... 12 2 27 1 B riggs....19.110 22 5 .......... 16 9 38 8 Ulyett 2 1 1 0 P l a y e r s . First Innings. Second Innings. O M . R . W . o . M . K. W . Spofforth ...4216 71 4 .... 7 2 17 0 Sireatfeild ...14 2 3 23 3 .... 9 5 14 0 W ood s..............12 4 33 0 Dixon ................6 3 12 0 Grace ...............21 5 41 3 Stoddsrt 5 2 15 0 W. Read 2 1 3 U Dixon bowled a no-ball.