Cricket 1890

822 CEIOKET A WEEKLY BECOKD OP THE GAME. AUG. 14, 1890. U lyett off, and under these circum stances M r. Stoddart also felt com pelled to represent M id­ dlesex in the same m atch. Injuries, too, pre­ vented either Briggs or Attewell playing, so that three of the best bowlers E ngland has ■were unavoidably absent. T he necessity of procuring substitutes for Peel and Briggs, of course, weakened the batting as well as the bowling, but still the eleven was a fairly strong one, and the inclusion of Martin, Sharpe, and Mr. Cranston gave general satisfaction. Mr. W oods, the Cambridge captain, it was ex­ pected would help the Australians, but his arm gave away again on Saturday, so that he was necessarily absent. A ny chance of the game being played out on a dry wicket was destroyed by the heavy rain of Sunday night and following m orning, and, indeed, the ground favoured the bowlers through­ out. The Australians were very fortu­ nate in getting first innings while the wicket was wet and com paratively easy, but they failed altogether to utilise the opportunity. Martin and Lohmann bowled well, but still the batting was very disappointing, and the innings, w hich lasted tw o hours and a half, was only noteworthy for the good play of Trott. Going; in third w icket down at 27 he was eighth out at 85, and his innings of 39 out of 58 while he was in was an exceptionally good display of cricket without a fault. Martin, as will be seen, was very effective, taking six of the ten wickets for only 50 runs. The E nglish eleven found the wicket even more difficult when it came to their turn to bat, and after Mr. Grace had been caught from Ferris’s first ball, Shrewsbury and Mr. Bead quickly followed, the total at the fall of the third wicket being only 11. Gunn, who had a life at short slip, too, was at first any­ thing but at home, but after a tim e he played w ith plenty of confidence, and his 32, Which took him an hour and three-quarters, was, under the circumstances, worthy of the highest praise. Mr. Cranston, who had been batting well, had m eanwhile run him self out, and on his retirement Maurice Bead played with plenty of pluck, getting his 19 in his usually brisk style. Though the total, when the fifth wicket fell, was 79, the rest did so little against the bow ling of Kerris and Charlton that the innings closed for an addi­ tion of only 21 runs, giving the Englishm en an advantage of only eight runs. W ith a quarter o f an hour left for play Murdoch sent in Barrett and Burn, and before the finish the former, as well as Ferris who succeeded him , had been dismissed for only two runs. There was, too, every chance of a good finish when play was resumed on Tuesday morning, and so it proved. Burn, the overnight not out, and Lyons added 31, of which the latter contributed 21, and the form er saw Murdoch bow led before he had to retire for a useful score of fifteen. Seven wickets were down for 5$ when Charlton joined Trott, and these batsmen were together for forty minutes, during which tim e they added 36 runs. Trott again played admirable cricket, and his batting w~as far and away the best on the Australian side. A s in the pre­ vious innings 84 runs were got from Martin and Lohm ann, and singularly enough in both these bowlers took the same number of wickets. L eft with 95 to win England began their second innings with Mr. Grace and Shrewsbury, and tho form er ought to have been again out from Ferris the first ball he had, though tliis tim e T r.tt at point missed him badly. A t lunch time nine had been got for no wicket, bu t with sixteen added both batsmen were out, Mr. Grace caught at short Blip, Shrewsbury lbw. Mr. Head and Gunn were next together, but neither ap­ peared to be at all at hom e, and after Gunn had been splendidly stumped at 28, Mr. Bead was bow led. W ith four of the best batsmen out for 32, England’s chances were far front prom ising, and those who remembered the collapse in the same match of 1882, when the Australians won by seven runs, were fearful of a similar disaster. D irectly he joined M r. Cranston, however, Maurice Bead pet to w ork to hit w ith his usual resolution, and his plucky cricket soon roused the enthu­ siasm o f the spectators. W hen he had got seventeen he hit a ball straight to Murdooh at m id-on, but the chance was not taken, a m is­ take whioh had a very important effect on the result. Bead continued to hit away fearlessly until he was very finely caught at long-on by Barrett, a brilliant piece of cricket. Bead was the only batsman who had played the Austra­ lian bowlers w ith real confidence, and his 35 was quite one of the best features of the match. W hen he left the total was 83 for five wickets, but the next ball saw Mr. Cranston, who had again played sound cricket, dismissed, and as Lohm ann and Barnes soon went, when Sharpe, the tenth batsman came in, there were still two runs wanted to win. The excitem ent was now intense, and Mr. M oGregor and Sharpe were several times com pletely beaten by the bow l­ ing of Turner and Ferris. A t last, Sharpe playing a ball to the off, the batsmen ran, and Barrett, who had apparently a good chance of getting Sharpe run out threw the ball so w idely that it went out of Ferris’s reach, and the match was w on by two wickets. There was great cheering at the finish. Of the thirteen matches now played, E ngland have w on all but four. Those at the Oval and Manchester in 1884 were drawn, while the Australians won at the Oval in 1882, and at L ord’s in 1888. A ustralia . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. J. J. Lyons,cw.Read, b Martin ........................ 13 b Martin ... 21 Mr.C.T.B.Turner.cSharpe, b Lohmann ................. 12 b Martin ... ... 0 Mr. W. L. Murdoch, b Martin ........................ 2 b Lohmann ... 6 Mr. J. E. Barrett, c Loh­ mann, b Martin .......... 0 b Martin ... ... 4 Mr. H. Trott, c McGregor, b Martin .......... .......... 39 c Cranston, b Martin ... ... 25 Mr.K.E.Burn, c McGregor, b Lohmann ................. 7 b Martin ... ... 15 Mr. J. M’C. Blackham, b Martin ... ................. 1 b Lohmann ... 1 Mr..J.J.Fenis,c Lohmann, b Sharpe ........................ 6 lbw. b Lohmann 1 Mr.P.C.Charlton.b Martin 10 b Sharpe ... ... 11 Mr. S. E. Gregory, b Loh­ mann ............................ 2 not out ... 4 Mr. H. Trumble, not out... 0 b Martin ... ... 6 B 7, lb 1 ... 8 Total ................. 92 Total ...102 E ngland . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr.W.G.Grace,c Trumble, b Ferris ................, ... 0 c Trumble, b Ferris ... ... 16 Shrewsbury, c Trott, b Turner ........................ 4 lbw, b Ferris ... 9 Gunn, b Ferris ................. 32 st Blackham, b Ferris ... ... 1 Mr. W.W. Read, b Turner 1 b Turner ... ... 6 Mr. J. Cranston, run out 16 c Trumble, b Turner ... ... 15 Read, c Murdoch, b C harlton........................ 19 c Barrett, b Turner ... ... 35 Barnes, c Murdoch, b C harlton........................ 5 lbw, b Ferris ... 5 Lohmann, c Gregory, b Ferris ........................ 3 c Blackham, b Ferris ... ... 2 Mr.G. M’Gregor, c Turner, b Ferris ........................ 1 not out ... 2 Sharpe, not out................. 5 not out ... 2 Kartin, c Turner, b Charl­ ton ............................... 1 B 9, lb 3, nb 1 .......... 13 Lb 1, nb 1 ... 2 Total .................100 Total ... 95 BOWLINO ANALYSIS. A usteaua . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. It. W. o . M. E. W. Martin... ... 27 9 50 6 .......... 31.2. 12 52 6 Lohm ann... 32.219 34 3 .......... 218 32 3 Sharpo ... G 3 8 1 .......... 9 5 10 1 E nglaxd . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. E. W. Turner....... 22 12 37 2 ........... 25 9 88 3 Ferris ........25 14 25 4 ........... 23 8 49 5 Trumblo ... 2 0 7 0 Charlton ... 6 0 18 3 ........... 3 1 6 0 ___________Fen is bowled two no-balls. C aicK E T S ns.— B e st G 00 D i beak TWS M4MS*^-Advt. THE CANTERBURY WEEK. K E N T v. SU R R EY . The Forty-ninth Canterbury W eek, which had begun so auspiciously for Kent with a ■victory over the Australians, ended in a sensational fashion on Saturday night, with one o f the m ost exciting finishes recorded in important County matches this season. For tw o reasons, particular interest was centred in the fixture, firstly because it was the first appearance of the Surrey eleven at Canterbury, and secondly because, by the liberality of the Kent Committee, the proceeds went to G. G. Hearne, in appreciation of the excellent service he had rendered to the County for fifteen years. As both sides, too, were represented at their best, there was every prospect of an exciting contest, expectations which were fully realised by a game full of interest from first to last. Kent, who had the good fortune to w in the toss, made a bad start, as at luncheon time on Thursday five of the best batsm en were out with the total only 70. Tw o more were secured for an addition of 32 runs, so that w ith seven wickets down for 102 it seemed as if Kent would be dismissed for a very moderate sum. A useful stand by Messrs. Marchant and Kemp, who added 60 runs in half an hour, however, improved their position, and when the tenth wicket fell the total was 177. The comm ence­ m ent of Surrey’s innings was even more un­ fortunate than that of Kent, and M r. Shuter, the captain, was bowled by the first ball ho received. W right, in his next over, too, dis­ missed Lockw ood, but Mr. Read and Abel, by excellent cricket, put on 65 for the next wicket, and at the end of the first day the total was 73 with three batsmen out. Resum ing on Friday morning, things for a tim e went very badly for Surrey, and as both the not outs, Maurice Read and Abel,were got rid of without a run, half the wickets were down for only 73. Mr. Key, however, found a useful partner in Henderson, and the amateur hit all-round with such freedom that 52 runs were got in forty minutes. Mr. Key’s 62 was in his best form , and later on Lohmann hit so freely that the Kent total was headed by 38 runs, Lohm ann and Sharpe adding 36 for the last wicket. When Kent went in a seoond time, A leo Hearne and Mr. Hamilton were seen to great advantage, and 79 runs had been got in an hour and a quarter when the amateur was caught. Mr. W ilson, too, scored freely, while Hearne continued to bat steadily, and when Sharpe bowled the form er, he had been in fifty-five m inutes, for 42 out of 74 runs. Just after Mr. Patterson had come in rain began to fall heavily, and as the umpires subsequently decided that the wicket was not fit, play was given up for the day. T he game then bore a very favourable aspect for Kent, but on Saturday morning it was soon apparent that the wicket was considerably affected by the rain, and the third day’s play went all in favour of the bowlers. So successful, indeed, were Lohm ann and Sharpe at the out­ set, that the eight remaining wickets of Kent fell for an addition of 70 runs,of which 33 came from Mr. Patterson. Hearne, who did not increase his score, was out for 72, the highest innings he has so far played for Kent, and avery fine display of watchful cricket, with­ out the semblance of a chance. Surrey had a difficult chance before them when they went in just after half past one o’clock, w ith 191 to win and a little under four hours for play. On such a wicket, too, against bowlers like Martin and W right, runs took a lot of getting, and though Lockw ood made 40, when the fifth w icket fell the total was only 76. Lohm ann, though, as he has often before, came to the rescue of his side with some very judicious batting, and, as it proved, he saved the game. Ten m inutes still re­ mained when Sharpe, the last man, came in, but he managed to play out tim e, and thus, after a most exciting finish, the game ended in a draw, Surrey wanting 42 to w in with one wicket to fall. Lohm ann’s pluck unmistak­ ably preserved Surrey from defeat, and too much praise can lord ly be giveu to him for a