Cricket 1890

SEPT. 11, 1890, C R I C K E T * a w e e k l y r e c o r d o f t h e g a m e . 898 and Ferris. I have heard Charlie Turner desoribed as only a medium pace bowler, but it has often struck me that he bowled quite fast enough to suit Blackham, Jarvis, Mur­ doch, or any other man. Was not that a bit of fast scoring when the demon cf demons, going in first with the great little batsman Bob Abel, knooked up 47 out of the first 50 runs telegraphed. Not a very bad perform­ ance even for the big Doctor. Then we have had the masterly and intel­ lectual length bowling of Attewell, the sweep­ ing flight trundling of Lohmann, the oaptiva- ting break-backs of Bobby Peel, and the deadly expressers of Beaumont. What enthusiasm has been aroused by the two loopl celebrities Herbert Pigg andTeddy McCormick with their bowling, batting and fielding. Who but must have admired the sparkling wicket-keeping of the plucky “ John Bull” snapper, Sherwin; and the equally clever and dauntless little Harry Phillips. Recollect, too, the splendid hitting of Fred. Lee, and the faultless batting and brilliant fielding of Billy Gunn—one of the best of the very best. Who can ever for­ get—that saw it—that one-handed catch of his, with whioh he bagged that spank of the Demon’s just as the ball was about to hug the head of a visitor seated on a boundary form. And was not that an extra good spank, which that sturdy hitter andbrilliant batsman,Walter Read, made! In my youthful days at Lord’s, one of my companions was the veteran, the late William Caldecourt, who, for over thirty years, was engaged by the Marylebone Club, on their historic ground. Few cricketers had seen more of the game, and none have been more respeoted. I have a great veneration for the memory of Will Caldecourt, for he was one of my cheeriest friends and advisers. That hit of Walter Read’ s brings to mind, how Calde­ court informed me, that whilst umpiring at a match played on a common in Hertfordshire, he saw the ball knocked and bound into the s p o u t of the village pump, and afterwards fished out with a toasting fork. I used to think this incident of his wanted a lot of swallowing, especially the toasting fork. Anyhow, pump or no pump, I can take an affidavit—and so could hundreds more—that I saw W. W. R. knock the ball out of the Hastings ground bang up the water spout— for carrying off the rain—attached to the top of a house outside and opposite the ground; the said ball being afterwards fielded out of the spout with the help of a ladder, by a man who threw it back again into the ground, amidst tumultuous applause. And now,for the present, I will wind up with my very best wish to the “ Hastings Annual,” with the hope that it may be found a goer in the centuries to come, and as before expressed in words, that nothing but an earthquake will ever stop it. A correspondent sends me the follow­ ing table showing the champion counties in each year, with a list of those who have been best with bat and ball for them since 1875 :— Year. Name Matches played. Won. Drwn.Lost. 1875 . N o tts.......... ... 10 ... , 6 ... 3 ... 1 1876 ..,. Gloucestershire 8 ... 5 .... 3 , ... 0 1877 .. Ditto ... 8 ... 7 .,.. 1 ... 0 1878 ..,. Middlesex... ... 6 ... 3 ... 3 ... 0 1879 { N otts.......... ... 12 ... 5 .... 6 , ... 1 Lancashire ... 10 ... 5 ... 4 , ... 1 1880 .... N o tts.......... ... 10 ... 6 .... 3 ,... 1 1881 .... Lancashire ... 13 ... 10 ... 3 ... 0 1882 .... N otts.......... ... 12 ... 8 ... 3 . ... 1 1883 .... Do.............. ... 12 ... 4 ... 7 . ... 1 1884 .... D o.............. ... 10 ... 9 ... 1 . ... 0 1885 .... D o.............. ... 14 ... 7 ... 5 .... 2 1886 .... D o.............. ... 14 ... 7 ... 7 . ... 0 1887 ..., Surrey ... 16 ... 12 ... 2 .... 2 1888 ..., Do.............. ... 14 ... 12 ... 1 . ... 1 ( N otts.......... ... 14 ... 9 ... 3 .... 2 1889 { Surrey ... 14 ... 10 ... 1 ... 3 Lancashire ... 14 ... 9 ... 2 ... 3 1890 ... Surrey ... 14 ... 9 ... 2 ... 3 BITTING. Ins. Rns. Avg. 1875 (Notts)— F. Wild ...15...336...22.6 1876 (Glouc.)— W. G. Grace 12...890...80.10 1877 (Glouc.)— E.M.Grace... 9...310...38.6 1878 (Mid.)— W.H.Hadow 9...320...35.5 1R7Q 1 NottS, 1879 1Lancs.— W . 0scroft...20., A.N.Hornby 13.. 1880 (Notts)— W. Barnes...l3.. 1881 (Lancs.)— A.N.Hoinby 20.. 1882 (Notts)— W. Barnes ...23,, 1883 (Notts)— W. Barnes...22., 1884 (Notta)- A. Shrews­ bury ..........20., 1885 (Notts)— A. Shrews­ bury ..........17.. 1886 (Notts)- A. Shrews­ bury ..........24., 1887 (Surrey)— K. J. Key ...19,. 1888 (Surrey)— R. Abel ...20., Surrey, 1889 Notts, Lancs.— K. J. Key ...25.. w. Gunn ...18.. F. Sugg ...20.. 1890 (Surrey)— R. Abel ...19.. .614...32.6 .318...29 .430...33.4 .992...49.12 .708...32.4 .666...33.6 .681...37.15 .817...54.7 .937...44.61 .882...51. 15 .707...37 BOWLING. Wkts.Avg. A. Shaw ...73... 7.10 W.G. Grace 44...12.31 W.G.Grace 81... 9.52 A. H. Strat­ ford ...........29...14.13 FredMorley89... 9.66 R.G.Barlow 33 .. 9.12 Alf. Shaw...63... 8.19 R.G.Barlow63... 9.4 Alf. Shaw...88...11.50 Alf. Shaw...62...12.19 Alf. Shaw ...68...10.19 W.Barnes...57...11.42 W.Attewell 78...13.03 Lohmann 108...13.94 Lohmann 142...8.136 Lohmann 116...12.93 W.Attewell 81...10.44 J. Briggs ...88...11.61 ,701...39.11 J. Sharpe 102...12.08 ,652...29.14 .674...37.8 ,578...32.2 M r. E. H . C row h u rst , who came from America a few weeks since, with the object of making the preliminary arrangements for the visit of an “ All America ” cricket team to England next summer, left in the Bothnia on Tuesday, on his return home. On the eve o f his departure, he wrote me saying that the following County Clubs had undertaken to make fixtures with “ All America ” for 1891:—Lancashire, Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Sussex, Somersetshire, Glou­ cestershire, Notts, Derbyshire, Middlesex, and Kent. He had also received promises for two matches with M.C.C. & Ground, and one with England at Lord’s, as well as one with the Lyric Club and Ground at Barnes. The United Service Club also proposed to have a Portsmouth Week, commencing on Aug. 10, to con­ sist of two fixtures with United Services and the two Universities respectively. A mong Devonian cricketers the Eev. E. R. Luxton is entitled to a conspicuous place. As an instance o f his consistent form this year the following table will speak for itself. Blundell School.............................. 46 Botham.......................................... 39 Exeter (Home Team) ......................56 Botham............................................. 2 Botham.......................................... 25 Exeter Bucoaneers.. ••......... 75 Uficulme ....................................... 80 Blundell School............................ 85* Mr. H. C. Smith’s X I........................ 47 Llanelly ......................................... 10 Uffoulme ......................................... 6 Exmouth......................................... 36 Thorneston...................................... 67 Taunton ......................................... 0 Taunton ....................................... 40* Exmouth.................. ........................79 Exmouth ............. ................... 33« 726 This gives an average o f nearly 52 for fourteen completed innings. P ermit me [a correspondent writes] to point out a curious illustration o f the fact that different bowlers always have a favourite ground on which they do great feats, as well as one where they almost invariably fail. During the last three seasons Lohmann at the Scarborough Festival has only taken two wickets at a cost o f 172 runs, or an average of 86 runs per wicket 1 Briggs, on the other hand, during the Scarborough Festivals of 1888 and ’90 (he did not participate in that of last year), has actually taken 28 wickets for only 97 runs, or an average o f under 3^ runs per wicket 1 L ord H arris has, as everyone ex­ pected, been showing the keenest interest in cricket, and indeed in athletic sports of all kinds, since he arrived in Bombay to undertake the Governorship o f the Presidency. The latest Indian papers show that he played for the United Cricket Clubs of Kirkee and Ganesh Khind against the Poona Club, and not only took six wickets for 21 runs, but also got rid of E. E. Steel—who will be well remembered by reason of his excellent all-round cricket for the Lancashire eleven a few years ago—with a brilliant catch. He also showed his practical sympathy with the Parsee Cricketers by entertaining their eleven, as well as that o f Poona, on the first day of the re­ turn match between the two clubs. It will be of interest to C rioket readers who appreciate the zeal the Parsee community have shown in their pursuit o f our national game to know that the Earsee players were a second time victorious. After closing their second innings with eight wickets down, they finally won by 107 runs. But of this match more anon. T he Hampstead Nondescripts did some tall scoring m their match against Pal­ lingswick on August 30 at East Acton. After getting the latter out for 54, they made 298 for one wicket. These 298 were got in exactly two hours, and the last 98 only occupied 35 minuteB. J. S. H ay­ craft scored 122 not out, and Harold Wade 147. Both batsman are old captains of University College School elevens, the former having held that office in 1883, the latter in 1884. PRINCIPAL REMAINING FIXTURES FOR THE SEASON. Thursday, Sept. 11—Hastings, North v. South (Hastings Festival); Hurst Park, Australians t. Hurst Park C. and G. F k id a y , S e p t . 12—Northampton, Northampton­ shire v. Surrey C. and G. M o n d a y , S e p t . 15—Hastings, Australians v. South of England. T h u r sd a y , S e p t . 18—Manchester, North of Eng . land Y. Australians. F r id a y , S e p t . 22— Richmond, Surrey XI. v, Eighteen of Mid-Surrey. P laying for Boston Park against Isleworth College, at Isleworth College, on August 30, G. H. Jupp, jun., bowled 13 overs and 3 balls for 17 runs and five wickets, and H. H. Jupp 1£ overs for 28 runs and five wickets,