Cricket 1890

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A. Jephson, of the Cambridge University eleven, during the recent tour of the Clapham Wanderers. They are as follows :— July 31—v. Reigate Priory ... 44 — Aug. 1 and 2—v. Lewes Priory... I 16 Aug. 4 and 5—v. Eastbourne .. 87 26* Aug. 6 and 7—v. Devonshire Pk. 76 — Aug. 8 and 9— v. Tonbridge ... 180 0 These give a total of 379 runs in 8 innings (once not ont) and an average of 54-1. Mr. Jephson is qualified to play for Surrey and I believe has been asked to represent the county at Southampton next Monday. T h e writer of the column “ By the Way,” in the Globe of Tuesday last, is responsible for the following pleasantry at the expense of “ The Governor.” A t the Oval yesterday (Abel, 140 not out):— “ Somehow I cannot conceive a man with a quiet, almost pastoral, name like Abel knocking the bowling all over the ground.” “ Oh, he has a Cain-handled bat, you know.” B y the way, Abel, whose double suc­ cess during the last week has afforded a very considerable amount of gratification to his many friends, has the distinction of an achievement recorded to the credit of very few cricketers in important matches. Though his performance in carrying his bat through Surrey’s innings for 151 at Lord’s, last week, was of itself an exceptional one, his 140 against Lanca­ shire, at the Oval on Monday, was one of even greater merit. The instances of any batsman making a hundred twice in successive innings in first-class matches have been few indeed. D r . W .G .G r a c e ’s extraordinary achieve­ ment in 1876, the greatest of his many great achievements, will readily occur to the mind of the studious C r ic k e t reader. In ten days, commencing with A.ugust 10, 1870, in three successive innings, he scored 344 for M.C.C. v. Kent, at Canter­ bury, 177 for Gloucestershire v. Notts, at Clifton, and 318 not out for Gloucester­ shire v. Yorkshire. In 1887, in two conse<?utive innings, Mr. W . W . Bead got over two hundred for Surrey—to wit, 247 v. Lancashire, at Manchester, and on the following Monday 244 not out against Cambridge University. These are the only incidents of the kind in important matches which occur to my mind.