Cricket 1890

274 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. JU LY 24, 1890. wag in particularly fine form for them, and during the fortnight was credited with an aggregate of over 500 runs, including on con­ secutive days scores of 179 against Manchester C. and G-. and 144 against Liverpool O. and G. A left-handed batsman, Mr. Hewett is one of the fastest run-getters even among amateurs. He has no lack of variety in his strokes, on the contrary, he hits all round the wicket with equal freedom, and when set is par­ ticularly dangerous. He is, too, a good point, and as already shown has been useful at times as a change bowler, As a football player, too, he has done good work. He was in the Harrow School football eleven of 1883, and has since done useful service for Oxford University and Somersetshire at the Association game. Our portrait is from a photograph by the London Stereoscopio Company. THE SEVENTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM. TWENTY-FIRST MATCH.—v. SURREY. With some few exceptions, the Surrey eleven have been singularly unsuccessful in their contests with the different Australian teams that have visited England. Though they have otherwise shown excellent all-round cricket this summer, their decisive defeat by the Australians last May will still be fresh in the memory of cricketers. Since that time they have only been beaten once, by Notts, and hence more than ordinary interest was attached to the return match fixed for the end of last week. The genial weather of the previous day led to tlie hope that the match, commenced on Thursday, would be played out on a true and run-getting wicket. Unfortu­ nately, though, the Surrey authorities were not destined to be more favoured than the managers of other grounds had been recently, and the severe thunderstorm of Thursday night and subsequent rain effectually pre­ vented anything like a real test of the merits of the two elevens on a batsman’s wicket. Owing to a strain, Turner thought it advis­ able, in face of the match against England on the following Monday, to take a rest, and the Australians had to play without their -best bowler. On the other hand, Surrey was in full strength, the only one absent of the regular eleven being Mr. W. E. Roller. Though Murdoch had the good luck to get first use Of an excellent wicket, the Aus­ tralians made a very bad start, losing Walters and Lyons for only 2 runs. Barrett and Mardoch, however, by excellent cricket gave the game a different aspect, and before the latter was caught the total had been raised to 89. The two batsmen had added 85 in an hour and a half, and Murdoch’s 50 was an invaluable innings, with only a very hard chance to third man when he had made a single. At luncheon time the total was 101, and after Trott had been caught at short-slip, rain came down so heavily that the stumps had to be drawn without any more play. The Australians had then scored 114 with four batsmen out, and after the severe thunder­ storm early on Thursday evening they cer­ tainly seemed to have all the best of the game when play was resumed on Friday morning. Though the ground was never really difficult, however, the later batsmen on the Australian side could do little against the bowling of Lockwood, who, though only third change, was very successful. It took Dr. Barrett and Jones an hour to add 30, and the former, when he was at length caught at 156, had been batting three hours for 54, an in­ valuable display of patient cricket.. Surrey’s batting presented a marked contrast to that of their opponents. Mr. Shuter and Lockwood began to score at once, and in forty-five minutes 55 runs had been made. After the dismissal of Abel (the third wicket), the two Reads punished the Australian bowlers severely, and at the end of the second day they were still in with the total 164, made in two hours and a quarter. More rain during Friday night and following morning prevented a renewal till 1.30 on Saturday afternoon, and then the innings was closed for an addition of 117 runs, 45 of which were due to some ex­ ceedingly hard and well-timed hitting of Lohmann. The Australians, who were 78 behind, had only two hours left for batting when they went in a second time, and with Walters and Lyons out for 18 there seemed to be a remote chance of a win for the County. Dr. Barrett and Murdoch,however, effectually settled any such possibility by their plucky stand for the third wicket. The Doctor was thirty-five minutes before he scored, and his unwearying defence was of immense value to his side. Just as time was up, however, he was bowled by Brockwell, andwith his dismissalthe game ended. The Australians at the finish were only 15 runs on with six batsmen out, so that the draw was all in favour of Surrey. A u st r a l ia n s . First Innings. Mr. J. J. Lyons, c Dou­ glas, b Lohmann .......... 4 Mr. F. H.Walters,cWood, b Lohmann ................. 0 b Sharpe Mr. W. L. Murdoch,c Loh­ mann, b Sharpe ..........50 Second Innings. c Douglas, b Lohmann ... Dr. J. E. Barrett, c Loh­ mann, b Lockwood ... 54 Mr. G. H. S. Trott, c Abel, b Lohm ann..........13 Mr. S. P. Jones, c Wood, b Lohmann .................... 35 Mr. S. E. Gregory, cWood, b Lockwood .................. 5 Mr. P. C. Charlton, c Abel, b Lockwood .................. 1 Mr. J. M‘C Blackham, b Lockw ood......................... 4 Mr. J. J. Ferris, not out... 16 Mr. H. Trumble, c Brock­ well, b L ohm ann.......... 3 B 13, lb 1 ... ............. 14 Total .................. 199 S u r r e y . c Shuter,b Lock­ wood .......... I b Brockwell b Lockwood run out not out B ................. 6 Total ... 93 Lockwood, c Black­ ham, b Trott......... 48 Mr. J. Shuter, b Trumble .......... 38 Abel, c Trumble, b Tr«tt...........................13 Mr. W. W. Read, c Charlton, b Trum­ ble ........................57 M. Read, c and b Trum ble...................32 Mr. K. J. Key, c Fer­ ris, b Trumble ... 16 Mr. R. N. Douglas, b Trumble................. 2 Lohmann, b Ferris 45 Brockwell, c Ferris, b Charlton Wood, c Trott, Charlton.......... Sharpe, not out B 5, lb 2, w 1 Total , 10 ..277 BOWLING ANALYSIS. A u s t r a l ia n s . First Innings. Lohmann. Sharpe W. W. Read Brockwell... Lockwood.. Abel .......... O. M. R. W. 46.3 22 64 5 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 30 11 10 1 12 0 16 0 27 4 14 0 19 10 35 16 9 23 3 0 6 3.4 0 12 16 12 11 S u r r e y . O.M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Ferris ... 17.1 2 69 1 |Lyons 15 2 44 0 Charlton 12 5 22 2 ITrott 8 0 20 2 Trumble 80 1 77 5 1Blackham 16 4 87 0 Charlton bowled a wide. ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. On the form shown by the Australian team so far this season, it certainly did not look as if, under fairly even conditions, they would be capable of meeting the full strength of England with any great chance of success. Still, to judge by the experience of the fixture begun at Lord’s on Monday, these matches have lost little, if any, of their interest. General concern was naturally felt by the public in the selection of the English eleven, and on the whole it gave satisfaction. Briggs had strained his side badly in Lancashire’s first meeting with Yorkshire, and had not recovered sufficiently to be able to take part in this match. Mr. A. G. Steel, too, though invited, could not play, and Mr. Stoddart preferred to represent Middlesex against Kent. In Briggs’ absence a place was found for Barnes, although we are inclined to think that in the latter’s present form a better substitute could have been found. The Australians were counting on the assistance of Mr. S. M. J. Woods, who would have helped the side materially. Unfortunately, though, the Cambridge captain had injured his leg, and was obliged to telegraph on Monday morning that he could not play. The ground showed little or no trace of last week’s heavy rain when the game began on Monday, and Murdoch was very lucky in winning the toss to get first use of an excel­ lent wicket. The Australians, too, commenced their innings in a most promising fashion. Lyons was in his very best vein for hitting, and 20 runs were scored off the first four overs. Lohmann, in particular, was severely punished, but runs came also freely from Peel, and subsequently from Attewell. Lyons had made 55 out of 66 in forty-five minutes, when he wasbowledby Barnes, for as fine a display of hitting as even he has shown this season. Directly Lyons got out the bowling began to look difficult, and Attewell and Peel proved so successful with the later batsmen that the innings after all closed for 132, just double the total at the fall of the first wicket. England, who went in soon after four o’clock on Monday, made a most unfortunate start, losing Mr. Grace from the second ball, Shrews­ bury stumped, Gunn run out, and Mr. Read finely caught andbowled, for only 20runs. With the game in a rather critical state, Read and Ulyett became partners, and the best cricket of the day was shown. At first both batsmen scored slowly, but when they got set runs came more freely, and it was not until 6.15 that Read was bowled. The two players had put on 72 runs, and their partnership, whioh was altogether free from a mistai», was of inestimable value to the side. Ulyett was not out 45 at the end of the first day, with the total 108 for five wickets, and this number he increased on the following morning by 29 runs. Jle was then bowled by Lyons, having made 74 of 127 got during his stay. Just at the last, he tried to unduly force the game, but altogether his innings was an exceptionally fine exhibition of judicious defence, with good hitting when required. This is his best performance against an Australian team, and his success will give general satisfaction. After his retire­ ment, there was nothing worthy of note, and the innings closed for an addition of 26, leaving England 41 runs to the good. The second innings of the Australians was begun at 1.30 by Dr. Barrett and Turner, and at 6 30 the former was still in, the total then showing 168 for nine wickets. Lyons made 33 in twenty minutes, but the Doctor’s was the only other noteworthy feature of the bat­ ting. Yesterday, when the innings closed for 176, he was not out, having seen the whole side retire. He had been batting four hours and forty minutes, and during all this time only made one hit which could by any means be construed into a chance, and that late on Tuesday afternoon. His performance, against most of the best bowlers in England, was quite an exceptional one. He never varied his strictly defensive game, and every one will be pleased that he has of late so fully justified the high reputation which pre­ ceded him from Australia as a “ stonewaller.” England were thus left with 136 to win, and, as the wicket was still in excellent condition, the chances were quite as much in their favour *s against them. Lyons and Turner this time commenced the bowling, but the latter, who, it may be added, had not recovered from the effects of the strained thigh which prevented him from playing at the Oval last week, soon gave way to Ferris. The change told, too, at once, as in his second over Shrewsbury was out lbw with the total at 27. Gunn now joined Mr. Grace, who was in his best form, and at luncheon time the score had been raised to 66, Mr. Grace not out 40, Gunn not out 13. On re-