Cricket 1890

814 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. AUG. 7, 1890. T h e following will show the positions of the eight leading Counties this year, no to date. Played. Won. Lost. Dwn. Points. Surrey ... 9 Kent ... 10 Lancashire 9 Notts ... 11 Yorkshire 9 Gloucester­ shire ... 11 Middlesex 9 Sussex ... 10 6 ... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ... -3 ... -3 ... The County Council has decided that the shall be deducted from the wins and drawn not counted. Aver. 0.666 0.300 0.222 0.181 0.111 0.272 0.333 0.800 losses games Runs. Extras. Total. Wkts. Aver. N otts.............. . 3753 .. 160 ... 3913 .. 162 .. 23.16 Surrey ... . . 2551 .. 101 ... 2652 .. 113 .. 22.57 Lancashire . . 2476 .. 131 ... 2607 .. 129 .. 19.19 Gloucestershire 3631 .. 189 ... 3820 .. 193 .. 18.81 K e n t.............. . 2705 .. 206 ... 2911 .. 150 .. 18.03 Middlesex... . . 2720 .. 118 ... 2838 . . 167 .. 16.29 Yorkshire... . . 2232 .. 131 ... 2363 .. 144 .. 15.50 Sussex ... . . 2818 .. 130 ... 2948 . . 196 .. 14.37 Total.. 22,886 1166 24,052 1254 18.25 R uns against . Runs. Extras. Total. Wkts. Aver. Surrey ... .. 2156 .. 122 .. 2278 . . 174 ... 12.39 Lancashire .. 2123 .. 101 .. 2224 . . 157 .. 13.52 Yorkshire... . . 2585 .. 135 ... 2720 . . 157 .. 16.46 N otts.............. .. 3073 ... 143 .. 3216 . . 181 . . 16.97 K e n t................. 2637 ... 137 .. 2774 . . 154 . . 17.12 Middlesex... .. 2815 ... 154 .. 2969 . . 153 . . 18.39 Gloucestershire 4027 ... 193 .. 4220 . . 176 . . 22.83 Sussex .. 3470 ... 181 .. 3651 . . 102 . . 34.01 Total...22,886 1168 24,052 1254 18.25 The following statistics represent the positions of the most successful players in first-class Inter-County Matches up to date. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Inns, notout. Buns. Most in an Inns. Aver. Shrewsbury ... 18 ... 2 . . 934 ... 267 .. 58.37 Gunn ..........19 ... 2 . . 676 ... 196 .. 39.76 Briggs ..........10 ... 1 . . 331 ... 129* .. 36.77 Mr. W.W. Read 12 ... 1 . . 394 ... 80 .. 35.81 M. B ead..........12 ... 1 .. 393 ... 135 .. 85.72 Mr.J.Cranston 19 ... 1 . . 627 ... 152 .. 34.83 Butler ..........13 ... 3 .. 344 ... 171 .. 34.40 P ain ter..........19 ... 1 . . 577 ... 119 .. 32.05 Mr.A.J. Webbe 18 ... 0 . . 554 ... 134 .. 30.77 Mr.W.G. Grace 20 ... 1 .. 582 ... 1C9* .. 30.63 Lohmann ... 11 ... 2 .. 272 ... 57 .. 30.22 Quaife ..........19 ... 1 . 539 ... 156* .. 29.94 Ulyett ..........16 ... 0 .. 438 ... 107 .. 27.37 Attewell ... 14 ... 3 .. 296 ... 84* .. 26.90 Paul................. 11 ... 1 .. 261 ... 71* .. 26 10 W ood ..........11 ... 2 . . 232 ... 63 .. 25.77 Mr. L. Wilson 15 ... 1 .. 358 ... 86 .. 25.57 A bel.................11 Mr.C.J.M.Fox 13 ... 0 .. 279 ... 79 .. 25.86 ... 2 . . 275 ... 58 .. 25 Only those who have played in ten or more innings are included. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Sharpe .......... 482.4 . . 215 . . 761 .. 76 .. 10.01 Mr. E.A.Nepean 145.4 . . 49 .. 268 .. 26 .. 10.30 Lohm ann........ 535.2 .. 235 .. 840 .. 72 . . 11.66 Briggs................ 274 .. 106 .. 495 .. 41 . . 12.07 Attewell ... ... 658.1 . . 346 .. 691 .. 54 . . 12 79 Peel ................ 558.3 .. 251 .. 786 ... 61 . . 12.88 Wainwright ... 199.2 .. 83 .. 322 .. 25 . . 12.88 M o ld ................ 399 .. 155 .. 665 .. 51 . . 13.03 Barnes .......... 270.1 . . 98 .. 473 .. 35 .. 13.51 Martin .......... 654.3 . . 277 .. 925 .. 66 . . 14 01 Watson .......... 564.4 . . 334 .. 611 .. 43 . . 14.20 N.B.—All fractions are calculated to two places of decimals. A m ore conspicuous instance of consis­ tent scoring has not come under my notice this year than that furnished by Mr. C Mitchell for the Crystal Palace Club. His average so far this season shows 78 for twenty-three innings. His last five scores give an aggregate of 587 for four 93 170 116 92* 16 times out, as the following summary will show. They were, too, it may be added, consecutive innings. July 24—v. Hampstead ............. July 26—v. Clapham Wanderers July 31—v. Charlton Park Aug. 2—v. Bickley P a r k ............. Aug. 4—v. Beckenham ............. Mr. Mitchell was given, it may be re­ membered, a trial for Kent early in the season against Lancashire and Notts, but was not very successful, and has not had another chance. It may be of interest to those who have not seen him to know that he is a left-handed batsman. Some years ago,before he went to Calcutta,where he scored very heavily, he played centre forward for Eneland. A cerem ony of no small interest to the supporters of the Croydon C.C. was reserved for the close of the match with M.C.C. and Ground last Friday, the fifth y of the Club’s week. The occasion was utilised by the members to present Mr. E. E. Wilkinson with an illuminated address, together with a salver and case containing fish knives and forks, as a token of their personal regard. Mr. Wilkinson occupied the responsible position of captain of the club for upwards of ten years, and this was the way in which Croydon delighted to honour one who had laboured hard and untiringly in their interests. T h e supporters of Surrey will derive no small gratification from the knowledge that the county eleven have been able to defeat their old rivals of Notts four times in succession at the Oval. The lovers of coincidences, too, may be pleased to find one in Lockwood’s performances in the last two matches on the Surrey ground. His aggregate in both years amounts to 94, and in all the four innings he has been out from Attewell’s bowling. Moreover, in,the last three he has been lbw in every instance. T h e cases in which three hundreds are scored in the same innings are of such rare occurrence that any record of the kind is deserving of special prominence. The latest instance that has come under my immediate notice was in the match between the Free Foresters and Green Jackets, played at St. Cross, Winchester, on July 26. The Foresters’ total was 507, to which Mr. E. H. Buckland contributed 119, Mr. O. E. Dunell 109 and Major J. Spens 106. Mr. Dunell, I need hardly add, is the old Oxford cricketer and foot­ baller who has done such good service to South African cricket during the last few years. He has been spending this sum­ mer in'^England. Mr. C. W. G ooch ’ s performances with the bat during the last few days at Lord’s has been so exceptional that he should be well worth looking after. His scores in two succeeding matches have been as under:— M.C.C. &Q. v. Cheltenham College, 118 Ditto V. Notts Castle, 60 &121 T he forty-ninth Canterbury Week bids fair, to judge from the experience of the first half, to prove as successful and enjoyable as the best of its predecessors. The festivalwithout the Old Stagerswould be shorn of the distinctive features which have enabled it to maintain its popularity undiminished for half a century. This year, the theatrical part of the entertain­ ment, which is under the capable management of Mr. C. W. A. Trollope, will consist of “ My Milliner’s Bill,” “ The Silver Shield,” “ At Last,” and “ The Money Spinner.” Wednesday and Friday evenings are, as usual, reserved for the dances in the Music Hall. From a cricket point of view one of the most interesting features of the week will be the second match the proceeds of which the Committee of the Kent Club have, with commendable liberality, decided to give to George Hearne as a reward for his excellent services to the County. Hearne has, by his upright conduct and unvarying thoroughness throughout his career, earned the univer­ sal respect of cricketers of all classes, I feel sure, too,the result of his benefit will furnish a convincing proof of the esteem in which he is held by the cricket public generally, who are not slow to show their appreciation of real worth. PR IN C IPA L M A TCH E S F O R N E X T W E E K . T huksd A y A ug . 7—Canterbury, Kent v. Surrey (G. G. Hearne’s benefit); Clifton, Gloucester­ shire v. Lancashire; Nottingham, Notts v. Yorkshire; Leyton, Australians v. Past and Present of Cambridge University; Southamp­ ton, Hampshire v. Sussex; Leicester, Leicester­ shire v. Somersetshire. F rid a y, A u g . 8— Lord's, M.C.C. and G . v. Hert­ fordshire; Norwich, Norfolk v. Derbyshire ; Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Cheshire. M on d a y, Aug. 11—Oval, England v. Australia; Lord’s, M.C.C. and G. v. Warwickshire; Derby, Derbyshire v. Leicestershire; Bradford, York­ shire v. Middlesex; Taunton, Somersetshire v. Staffordshire; Newcastle, Northumberland v. Hertfordshire. W e d n e sd a y , A ug . 13—Sunderland, Durham v. Hertfordshire. YO RK SH IR E v. S T A F F O R D SH IR E . Staffordshire was only poorly represented for this match, begun at Sheffield on M onday, and as Yorkshire had m ost of its regular team the result was never in doubt. The Colt Tinsley was the principal scorer for Yorkshire, and Peel and H unter also did good service, adding 92 for the last wicket. The chief feature of the match, though, was W ain- w right’s bow ling on the first day. H e took all ten wickets in Staffordshire’s first innings fo r 31 runs. Yorkshire won by an inning3 and 113 runs. Y o b k sh ir e . Hall, c Burrows, b Brown ................. 5 Moorhouse, c Bur­ rows, b Allcock ... 8 Redfearn, h w, b Brown .................19 Tinsley, c Durban, b Brown ................. 9G J. Mounsey, b Crutchley .......... 5 Wainwright, lbw, b Allcock ................. 3 Brown, lbw, b Brown 30 Ulyett, c sub., b All­ cock ........................ 1 Peel, notout ..........41 Whitehead, b Brown 1 Hunter, b Brown ... 52 B 4, lb i .......... 8 Total ..........268