Cricket 1890

2 6 6 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. JU L Y 17, 1890. In a reference made in last week’s C r ic k e t to the capital bowling of A. B. Holman, of the King’s School, Ely, his analysis of eight wickets for 33 runs against the Norfolk County School was noted as one of his princi­ pal achievements. In the same match for the .Norfolk County School, who, by the way, won by six wickets, S. A. Hooper was credited with thirteen wickets for 29 runs. As Hooper is only just fifteen years of age, and will not, therefore, be going up to Cambridge for some time, his performances for the season may be worth reproduction :— Wkts. Euns. May S8—v. Lynn Grammar School 9 .........29 May 31—v. East Rudham................. 8 .........29 June 4—v. East Dereham................. 4 .........49 June 7—v, King's School, Eily..........1 3 ............29 June 14—v. East Kudliam (return)... 3 .........26 June 26—v. Holkham ........................ 4 .........30 July 2—v. Holkham (return).......... 2 .........34 July 9—7. Mr. Holloway’s Eleven 1 0 .........., 28 This gives a total of fifty-three wickets for 254 runs, or an average of 4.79, very slightly inferior to Holman’s analysis when the error in the latter’s is rectified. The correspondent to whom I am in­ debted for the above particulars considers Hooper a youth of great promise. He is hopeful that the youngster may in time develop into a useful member of the Gloucestershire eleven. W. G ., please note. C o n v e r s a tio n overheard at a recent Australian match. Young Lady to Young Gentleman : “ Who is that walking to­ wards the man in the long white coat ? His hands are quite mahogany-coloured. He must be an Australian.” Y. L. was referring to the great Blackham, who was just then moving towards the umpire. He was wearing, as is his wont, the dark wicket-keeping gloves, which seem to have suggested the idea to the feminine mind that John McCarthy was taking the sticks without any other covering to his hands than that which nature had provided. J. C. L. S h e n to n , a member of the Clapton Club, has been showing form considerably above the average with the bat this season. Unfortunately, he has only been able to play in five innings, which give the following results:— June 7—v. Kenley........................ 42 June 14—v. Forest Hill .. .. 6 June 19—V. Hendon .................55* June 21—v. Wanstead.................97 July 12 —v, Upton Park .. .. 45* * Not out These show a total of 245 for three com­ pleted innings, or an average of 81f. A n old cricketer, and frequent con­ tributor to this paper, has utilised the many days in which the execrable weather has kept him a prisoner indoors of late, by compiling a summary of Arthur Shrewsbury’s performances in im­ portant matches since he made his first appearance, a youngster only nineteen years of age, for Notts (against Derby­ shire, on May 17, 1875, on the Trent Bridge Ground) fifteen years ago. The figures can not fail to be of interest to C r ic k e t readers, everyone of whom, it goes without saying, is at the same time an admirer of the most consistent and successful batsman of the day. BATTING— I n E n g l a n d . Times English Date. Inns. not out. Runs. Aver. 1875 19 1 . 313 .. 17.388 1876 29 4 . 601 24 040 1877 40 1 . 779 .. 19.948 1878 38 5 . 690 .. 20.909 1579 24 1 . 393 .. 17.086 1880 24 4 . 357 .. 17.850 1881 5 0 67 13.400 1882 22 2 . 533 .. 26.650 1883 40 2 . 1,117 .. 29.039 1884 34 2 . 908 .. 28.376 1885 24 4 . 1,130 .. 56.500 1886 38 5 . 1,404 .. 42.545 1887 23 2 .. 1,653 ... 78.714 1888 (absent) 1889 16 a . 522 . . 37.342 1890 (to) July 12)1 22 3 .. 1,177 . . 61.947 398 38 11,644 32.344 I n A u s t r a l ia . Australian A ver. 1881-82. 34 3 ... 810 ... 26.129 1884-85. 47 ... 6 ... 976 ... £3.801 1886-87 . 36 7 .. 976 ... 83.655 1887-88 33 2 ... 1,113 ... 37.109 149 18 3.875 29.580 Total.—(All matches—English and Australian combined). 517 55 15,519 31.6C6 All scores of 100 and over were made in first- class matches, with the exception of five, viz for R. Daft’s XI. v. Leicester (125), Shaw and Shrewsbury’s Team v. Fifteen of South Australia (100), Notts Castle v. Loughborough (203 not out), Notts Castle v. Earlwood (125 not out), Notts Castlt y. Baeford (133). The following verses which appeared in the Globe of yesterday will, I venture to think, go home with great effect to not a few cricketers :— WANTED—ON THE CRICKET FIELD. Wanted! The captain who ever succeeded In pleasing his men and the critics around ; Who alters the bowling just when itis needed, Whose “ order of going in ” faultless is found: Who never is guilty of favouritism, And always can modestly hide his own light; Who is proof against grumbling, suggestions, and schism, «- Whose judgment and policy ever is right. Wa ted ! The batsman who ever admitted Bad play was the cause of his wicket’s downfall; Who ever confessed he was fairly outwitted By shooter, or break-back, or “ hang ” of the ball: Who ever was leg before wicket, and—rarer— Who ever was fairly and squarely run out; Who never, in fact, made his “ bad luck ” the bearer Of blame which was his without shade of a doubt. Wanted! The bowler who, being “ off colour,” Did never ball, fieldsmen, or wicket con­ found ; Wanted! The fieldsman (the fumbler and muller) Who never found fault with the sun or the ground 1 Wanted! Some regular old cricket buffers Who never pooh-pooh at the game of to-day; And some men in the crowd who, though rankest of duffers, Can’t teach every man in the field how to play. T he following statistics represent the positions of the various Counties, and the most successful players in first-class Inter-County matches up to date. Played. Won. Lost. Dwn. Points. Aver. Surrey ... 7 ... 5 ... 1 ... 1 ... 4 ... 0.571 Yorkshire 7 ... 4 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 0.428 Notts ... 8 ... 4 ... 1 .. 3 ... 3 ... 0.375 Lancashire 7 ... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ... 0.142 Kent ... 8 ... 3 ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... 0.125 Middlesex 7 ... 3 ... 4 „. 0 -1 -0.142 Sussex ... 7 ... 1 ... 6 ... 0 —5 —0.710 Gloucester­ shire ... 7 ... 0 ... 6 ... 1 -6 -0.852 R cns f o r . Runs. Extras. Total., Wkts. Aver. N otts.............. .. 2894 ,... 118 ... 3012 ... 110 ... 26.30 Surrey ... ... 1858 . 78 ... 1936 ... 90 ..,. £0.64 Lancashire .. 2026 ,... 109 ... 2135 ... 99 .... 20.56 Gloucestershire 2327 .,.. 136 ... 2463 .,,. 133 ..,. 17.49 Yorkshire... ... 1772 ,.. 115 ... 1887 ., 104 ... 17.03 K e n t................. 2069 .„. 173 ... 2242 ... 122 .,.. 16.95 Middlesex... . 1986 ,... 97 ... 2083 ... 127 .,.. 15.63 Sussex ... , 2011 ... 96 ... 2107 ... 186 .,.. 14.78 Total...16.943 922 17,865 92L 18.39 R uns a g a in s t . Runs. Extras. Total. Wkts. Aver. Surrey ... ... 1637 ,... 91 ... 1728 .,.. 134 ... 12.21 Lancashire ... 1765 ,... 83 ... 1848 ... 127 ..,. 13.89 Yorkshire... ... 2032 ... 100 ... 2132 ... 127 ... 16 N otts..............,.. 2163 ... 124 ... 2287 ... 128 ... 16.89 Middlesex... .... 2087 ... 152 ... 2209 ... 123 ... 16.96 K e n t.............. „. 2056 ... 103 ... 2164 ... 114 ... 18.03 Gloucestershire 2757 ... 157 ... 2914 ... 96 ..,. 28. 2 Sussex ... . 2446 ... 137 ... 2583 ... 72 ... 33.97 Total...16,943 92217,86592118.39 BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most in Inns, notout. Runs, an Inns. Aver. Shrewsbury ... 12 ... 1 ... 837 ... 267 . . 76.90 Butler .......... 9 ... 3 323 ... 171 . . 53.83 Gunn .......... 13 ... 1 635 ... 196 . . 44.58 Mr.W W. Read 9 ... 0 351 ... 80 . . 39 M. B ead .......... 9 ... 0 350 ... 135 . . 88.88 Briggs .......... 10 ... 1 331 ... 129* . . 36.77 Quaife .......... 13 ... 1 434 ... 156* . . 36.16 Mr.A.J. Webbe 14 ... 0 ... 506 ... 134 . . 36.14 Mr.J.Cranston 13 ... 1 ... 428 ... 101 . . 35.66 J. Hide .......... 8 ... 0 273 ... 75 . . 34.12 Lohmann 9 ... 2 237 ... 57 . . 33.85 Mr. A. Daffen 8 ... 1 230 ... 72* . . 32.75 Mr. J. A.Dixon 10 ... 0 280 ... 109 . . 28 A. Ward.......... 12 ... 2 .... 272 ... 77* . . 27.20 Ulyett .......... 12 ... 0 354 ... 107 . . 29.50 Painter.......... 13 ... 1 342 ... 83 .. 28.50 Attewell 9 ... 2 ... 181 ... 54 . . 25.85 Mr.W.G.Grace 14 ... 1 307 ... 1C9* . . 23.61 BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Mr. E.A. Nepean 145.4 49 ... 2o8 ... 26 . . 10.30 Sharpe ... . , 359.4 153 ... 593 ... 57 . . 10 40 Lohmann... . . 400.1 180 ... 608 ... 56 . . 10.84 Attewell ... . . 455.3 253 ... 393 ... 36 . . 10 91 Wainwright . 181.2 ... 77 ... 276 ... 25 . . 11.14 Briggs.............. .. 274 106 ... 495 ... 41 . . 12.07 Peel .............. .. 455.1 201 ... 640 ... 46 .. 13.91 Watson ... . . 474.4 284 ... 519 ... 37 . . 14.02 M o ld .............. . 285.3 99 ... 492 ... 35 .*. 14.05 N.B.—All fractions are calculated to two places of decimals. T hough the announcement that Mr. M. P. Betts had found it necessary, in the face of other duties, to resign the secretaryship of the Essex County C.C. will have, no doubt, come as a surprise to many cricketers, it could hardly have been unexpected by those who, like my­ self, knew the great personal interest he has taken in the movement for the intro­ duction of baseball into England, The fact that Mr. Betts last week accepted the secretaryship of the newly-formed Base­ ball Association of Great Britain would indicate that he intends to devote himself entirely to the transplantation of America’s national game into this country. No one knows better than I do the value of the work Mr. Betts has done in the face of very great difficulties for the Essex County C.C. during the close on three years he has acted as its secretary, and the removal of the heavy liabilities which have so hampered the action of the executive for years was due in a great measure to his untiring zeal. C ricket read rs generally will be sorry that cir­ cumstances have necessitated his with­ drawal from active connection with our grand old game.