Cricket 1890

862 CRICKET : A WEEKLY EE COED OF THE GAME. AUG. 28, 1890. Prior Park College, near Bath, and is now practising as a barrister in Birming­ ham, and I noticed he was one of those who carried the coffin at Cardinal New­ man’s funeral.” Me. C h ich e ste r ’ s memory does notlfail. Mr. Parfitt’s first ball for Surrey, at the Oval on August 11, 1881, against York­ shire clean bowled Ulyett. A corresponden t has kindly furnished me with particulars of Mr. E. C. Streat- feild’s cricket during August. As will be seen from the following list of the matches, at least those which I have seen recorded, in which he took part, he has made so far this month 546 runs in nine com­ pleted innings, which gives an average of 50.6. 1st 2nd Inn. Inn. Aug. 4, 5 Old Carthusians v. Reigate 225*— 225 Aug. 7, 8 Past and Present of Cam­ bridge ▼. Australians ... 145 — 145 Aug. 11 Old Carthusians v. C. T. Murdoch’s Eleren .............. 45 — 45 Aug. 12 Old Carthusians v. Henley... 30 10 40 Aug. 13,14 „ Wellesbourne 33 22 55 Aug. 18,19,20 Surrey v. Lancashire ... 1 0 — 10 Aug. 21,22, 29, „ Yorkshire............. 10 16 26 Total ................. 546 Just previous to August 4th, he had also twice got into three figures at Cam­ bridge. D u r in g the Old Carthusian tour, too> Mr. Streatfeild took thirty-five wickets at an average of just over six runs, and in the two Surrey matohes, thirteen wickets at a cost of 115 runs. It may be of interest in connection with the tour of the Old Carthusians, to add that Mr. C. W. Parry had an aggregate of 418 in five completed innings. In two successive innings he scored a hundred—103 against East­ bourne, played on August 6th and 7th, and 105 not out against Brighton on the two following days. M y trusty gossip, B.T., writes :— The Incogs finished their season last week at Lyndhurst, that being the last match of the W estern tour. During the season they have played altogether over forty matches in Eng­ land, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which fairly entitles them to rank as chief of the niigratory clubs. Lots of close contests have taken place, but none more exciting than the finish on the picturesque ground at Sidm outh, when the Incogs brought off a totally unlooked for win ; for although Teddy Buckland worked and bowled like a very Trojan, yet an old college chum , F. E . Rowe, nursed the leather so skilfully, and also hit itso hard, that Sidmouth was “ done on the post.” Mention of Sid­ m outh brings to m ind the early dayB when the late R . N. Thornton set the ball rolling, and with W . H ine-H aycock firmly established cricket there—and none can ever forget the unstinted hospitality and the wel­ com e extended to visiting cricket friends. ’Tis pleasing for me to think that I have watched the sons of these gentlemen as prom inent oricketers attached to a southern county. Sidmouth during the past twenty y ears has indeed changed, and is a charm ing place to resort t o ; for it not only has its cricket ground by the sea, but the gentle lawn tennis, the invigorating golf and other sports are fairly located there; and roving clubs and visitors have only to put themselves into communication with J. P . Mellin— a thorough sportsman—o f the Esplanade, to get every inform ation and their wants attended to. C r i c k e t w ill duly give the full doings of the Incogs in 1890, but as a closer, I will foretell that although they have not been so success­ ful as last season, yet they have won more than they have lost. A nd what m ore can be looked for ? I never did adm ire—and who can ?—the overwhelming win everything class of cricketer. W hy ! the too clever boy after he had won all the marbles in the village, from his companions, was shunned and looked upon as a m onster; and it was only when he shared them amongst his pals and tried to win them back again that he once m ore had friends and happiness. L et us hope that no county or club w ill ever prove an “ over- whelmer.” A t i e in an Inter-County match is such a rarity, that it is possible to count the cases which have occurred within the memory of the present generation of cricketers on one’s hand. Prior to the memorable finish between Middlesex and Somersetshire, the most recent instance was furnished by Surrey and Middlesex, who played a tie at the Oval in 1876. A match between the same Counties in 1868 had produced a similar result and the scene was again the Surrey ground. Surrey has, oddly enough, taken part in three tie matches, as in 1847 at the Oval Kent, after tieing with sevenwickets down, lost the last three batsmen without the addition of a run, and so failed to win. The most recent instance in really im­ portant matches was when the Gentlemen tied with the Players at the Oval in 1883. T h e fo llo w in g w ill sh ow the p osition s o f th e eig h t,le a d in g C ounties this year, up to date. Played. Won. Lost. Dwn. Points. Aver. Surrey ... 13 ... 9 ... 2 ... 2 ... 7 ... 0.538 Lancashirel3 ... 0 ... 3 ... 4 ... 3 ... 0.230 Kent ... 18 ... 5 ... 8 ... 5 ... 2 ... 0.163 Yorkshire 13 ... B ... 3 ... 5 ... 2 ... 0.153 Notts ... 13 ... 5 ... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ... 0.076 Gloucester­ shire ... 14 ... 5 ... 6 ... 3 ... - 1 ... - 0.078 Middlesex 12 ... 3 ... 8 ... 1 ... -5...-0.416 Sussex ... 11 ... 1 ... 10 ... 0 ... - 9... - 0.818 The County Council has decided that the losses shall be deducted from the wins and drawn games not counted. T h e performance of young Ayres in carrying his bat through Surrey’s innings would be a very noteworthy feat for an experienced player. It is, though, deserv­ ing of a conspicuous record because it was his first trial in a County match, and I should fancy the instances of a similar achievement under tho same circum­ stances were few indeed. Ayres hails from Thames Ditton, which also gave birth to one of Surrey’s best and most popular cricketers, Maurice Bead. Ayres not only plays in neat style but watches the ball carefully, and, as the wicket must have been at Southampton, his perfor­ mance was a most creditable one. He has all the advantage of height on his side, and as he is quite young, and in addition a good field, with care he should develop into an excellent all round cricketer. T he English amateurs who toured in India last year had such an enjoyable time of it, that it will hardly surprise those who followed the movements of the team to learn that there was every possibility of another trip at an early date. The idea has indeed soon taken a definite shape, and, I have reason to be­ lieve from the best source that there is every chance of the visit of another amateur combination to India during next winter. PR IN C IPA L M A T CH E S F O R N E X T W E E K . Thursday, Aug. 28—Oval, Surrey v. Kent; Rich­ mond Athletic Association Ground, Gentle­ men of Surrey v. Public Schools; Man­ chester, Lancashire v. Notts; Scarborough, I Zingari v. Gentlemen of England; Brighton, Sussex v. Yorkshire; Birmingham, Warwick­ shire v. Essex; Bath, Somersetshire v. Gla­ morganshire. F r id a y , A ug . 29—Lord's, M.O.O. & G. v. Stafford­ shire. M onday , S ept . 1—Scarborough, Yorkshire v. M.C.C. & G.; Nottingham, Notts v. Derby­ shire; Leiton, Essex v. Surrey. L E IC E ST E R SH IR E v. E SSEX . Rain interfered considerably w ith this match,begun at Leicester on Monday, and the game was not completed till yesterday after­ noon. Leicestershire only had an advantage of 5runs onlthe first hands, but they obtained such a long lead in their second innings that Essex were never able to get on even terms. Mr. Buxton played fine cricket, but no one else could do much with the bowling of W oodcock and Pougher, and in the end Leicestershire won by 60 runs. In the match W oodcock took thirteen E ssex wickets for 120 runs. L iio e s t e b s h ir b . First Innings. Second Innings. Warren, c Littlewood, b Pickett ... ................. 5 c Carpenter, b Mead ... 10 Wheeler, c Carpenter, b Bishop ........................ 14 c Carpenter, b Pickett ... ... 23 Pougher, c Littlewood, b Bishop ........................ 21 c Gosling, b Bishop ... ... 22 Mr. J. A. Turner, c Mead, b Bishop ........................ 2 c Littlewood, b Bishop ... ... 46 Mr. C. E. de Trafford, c Pickett, b Bishop.......... 8 b Bishop ... ... 55 Mr.A.Lorrimore.cBuxton, b Pickett ........................ 27 c Littlewood, b Pickett ... ... 15 Mr. S. R. Wright, b Pickett ........................ 3 b Bishop ... ... 6 Mr. F. Nutt, b Bishop ... 8 b Bishop ... ... 3 Mr. J. Powers, b Mead ... 4 c Littlewood, b Pickett ... ... 12 Needham, not out .......... 16 b Pickett ... ... 7 Woodcock, c Carpenter, b M ea d ............................... 0 not out ... 4 B 5, lb 1 ........................ 6 B 8, lb 1 ... 9 Total .................114 Total ...218 E s s e x , First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. A. P. Lucas, b Wood­ cock ....................... 9 c Wheeler, b Woodcock ... 0 Mr. H. G. Owen, b W oo* cock ............................... 12 b Pougher.............11 Burns, lbw, b Woodcocfi 39 b Woodcock ... 19 Mr. F, E. Bowe, b Wood­ cock ....................... ...... 4 c WarreD, b Pougher........... 9 Litt'ewood, b Woodcock 2 b Pougher............ 5 Mr. R. C. Gosling, b Wood­ cock ....................... 5 b Woodcock ... 6 Mr. C. D. Buxton, b Wright .............. 15 b W oodcock ... 76 Carpenter, c Wheeler, b Wright ...........................10lbw, b Pougher 0 Mr. F. A. Bishop, st Wheeler, b Woodcock... 8 b Woodcock ...21 Pickett, b Wright .. 0 not out ............ 0 Mead, not out .................. 0 c Pougher, b Woodcock ... 11 B 1, lb 4 ......................... B B 3, lb 2 ... _B Total ..................109 Total ...153