Cricket 1890

54 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. APRIL 17, 1890. CRICKET IN BENGAL. A s the English team have now concluded their m atches in India, a brief retrospect of the cricket in Bengal m ay interest your m any readers. W e cannot but think that the visit of Mr. V ernon’s team to India w ill go a great w ay towards improving Indian cricket. Everyone at hom e knows the disadvantages a cricketer labours under in India. There are hundreds of districts in India that do not contain eleven white faces, and as for getting together twenty- two players, that is a thing only very large stations aspire to. Nowhere in India have cricketers got greater advantages than they have in Calcutta. The Calcutta Cricket Club owns a splendid ground and pavilion, and is a rich club with a very large number of m em bers. It has also a fine ground bowler in Fram jee, a member o f the Parsee team that visited England. In this large capital there are a very few batsmen who play ten innings during the cricket season, and hardly one who plays m ore than fifteen. The Englishm en had easy victories over Calcutta and Bengal, and it was a treat to see the pavilion honoured by the presence of a very large number of the fair sex ; one m ay safely say that not less than four thousand spectators witnessed the six days cricket played in Calcutta. The cricket in Calcutta has fallen off during the last few years. The two best batsmen who have played lor the Calcutta Cricket Club are G. L. Fagan and Sir Guy Campbell, and the best bowler C. S. Hoare, and had this E nglish team visited us a few years back, they would have found the Calcutta Club a harder nut to crack. The Calcutta C.C. have absolutely got no bowlers who can possibly be effective against good batsmen,andwe should consider ourselves very fortunate if we were able to secure the services of Sergt. Godfrey and Cameron to play for the Bengal Eleven. The form er, who belongs to the Buffs, is a really fine bowler, and came here with a good reputation. A t present we have some m en of undoubted ability in C .E . Greenway, the old Cheltenham captain, W . H . Dickson, F. Taylor, etc., while among the batsmen who have played eight innings and more, H . W . Dickson com es first w ith a fine average of 43.5; C. E . Green way second, w ith 33.7; F . Taylor third, with 27.8; and G. F. Alexander fourth, w ith 21.7. Of the batsmen who played less than eight innings, Hensman has an average of 37.2, F. R aw son 36, H. Anderson 33.1, and M. R. Quin 33. There is another large team in Calcutta, the Ballygunge C.C., but several of the m em bers also belong to the Calcutta Club. W e had this season two sets of visitors—the first A team from St. Paul’s Darjeeling, and the second a team from Behar. For St. Paul’s School, P.Vauglian, form erly a grand left-hand fast bowler,unsurpassable on m atting,did some fine performances with the bat. H . Godfree, G. Sm yth, and C. Clarke all played good cricket, and although the team was not very successful they easily beat the com bined Schools of Calcutta. The Behar team was not very well represented, in the absence of A. S. Pereira, the old Cantab, and some others in J. F . D , Campbell, K . Marsham, and J. H odding, and so did not do well. The English team , though not a very form idable com bina tion, contained a few who have earned reputations at hom e. W e fancy Mr. Philip- son,w ith his grand wicket-keeping,has created the greatest sensation out here. W e have had am ongst us several good bats, but a w icket keeper like Mr. Philipson has never set foot on Indian soil. The team was altogether very unfortunate in always having to play w ithout at least one of their best m en. Lord Hawke did not play till half the m atches were over. Mr. H ornsby hurt his foot and could not take part in tw o of the m atches. Mr. G oldney waa unfortunately laid up w ith fever at Bombay, and Mr. D e Little broke his collar-bone late in the tour. The highest and only score of 100 runs got against them was 130 not out by C. E . Greenw ay for Calcutta, and this same batsman has made the only ’other score of 100 runs, 118 against St. Paul’s School D arjeeling, made in Calcutta this season. W e hope the next tim e Mr. Vernon brings a team out to India, he will find us a match for him . F R E E F O R E S T E R S . R e su l t s o p M a tc h es , 1889. May 25—-Esher, v. Esher. Lost by 185 runs. Esher, 306 ; Free Foresters, 121. June 1—'Weybridge, v. Oatlands Park. Won by 156 runs. Free Foresters, 236; Oatlands Park, 80. June 6—Winchester, v. Winchester College. Drawn. Free Foresters, 225 ; Winchester College, 71 for two wickets. June 10, 11—Woolwich, v. Royal Artillery* Drawn. Free Foresters, 15-3 ; R.A.., 166. Tune 13, 14—Rugby, v. Rugby School. Won by ten wickets. Rugby School, 90 and 145; Free Foresters, 201 and 37 for no wickets. June 15—Woolwich, v. Royal Military Academy. Drawn. Free Foresters, 205 ; R.M.A., 59 for five wickets. Junell5 —Wellington, v. The College. Lost by 150 runs. Wellington College, 202 for six wickets (innings declared finished) ; Free Foresters, 52. June 19, 20—Oxford, v. Christ Church. Lost- Ch. Ch., 221 and 131 for three wickets ; Free Foresters, 219 and 132. June 24 —Eton, v. The College. Drawn. Eton College, 252; Free Foresters, 207 for five wickets. June 28, 29—Shoeburyness, v. School of Gunnery. Won by seven wickets. School of Gunnery, 65 and 202 ; Free Foresters, 162 and 103 for three wickets. July 4—Bucknalls, Watford, v. C. J. Hegan’s XI. Lost by 179 runs on first innings, Buck nalls, £71; Free Foresters, 92 and 43 for five wickets. July 11—Ayot St. Lawrence, v. H. E. Crawley’s XT. W on by 52 runs. Free Foresters, 193; H. E. Crawley’s XI., 141. July 20—Godalming, v. The Charterhouse. Drawn. Free Foresters, 167 for five wickets (innings declared finished); Charterhouse, 54 for seven wickets. July 13—Dulwich.v. TheCollege. Drawn. Dulwich College, 177; Free Foresters, 47 for two wickets. July 17, 18—Winchester, v. Green Jackets. Won by seven wickets. Green Jackets. 156 and 247 ; Free Foresters, 294 and 113 for three wickets. July 19, 20—Eccles, v. Western. No score July 2 ’, 23—Liverpool, v. Liverpool. Drawn. Free Foresters, 82 and 83 for three wickets; Liverpool, £9. July 22,23—Horsham, v. Horsham. Drawn. Horsham, 174; Free Foresters, 486 fur 5 wickets. July 29, 30—Bicester, v. Bicester. Lost by an innings and 21 runs. Free Foresters, 65 and 102; Bicester, 188. July 31, Aug. 1 - Cheltenham, v. E. Gloucester shire. Lost by an innings and 53 runs. E. Gloucestershire, 445; Free Foresters, 203 and 189. July 31, Aug. 1—Kingswalden Bury, Hitchin, v. Rev. H. C. Fellowes1 XI. Lost by six wickets. Rev. H. C. Fellowes’ X I , 184 and 59 for four wickets; Free Foresters, 70 and 177. Aug. 2,3—Ludlow, v. Ludlow. Lost by an innings and 75 runs. Free Foresters, 71 and 53 ; Ludlow, 199. Aug. 5,6—Knighton, v. Radnorshire. Drawn. Radnorshire, 205; Free Foresters, 110 and 119 for 5 wickets. Aug. 7, 8—Shrewsbury, v. Shropshire- Drawn. Free Foresters, 162 and 183; Shropshire, 242 and 70 for three wickets. Aug. 9,10—Worcester, v. Worcestershire. Drawn. Worcestershire, 179. Aug. 5,6—Meriden, v. Mr. Digby’s XI. Won by an innings and 106 runs. Mr. Digby’s XI., 88 and 73; Free Foresters, 267. Aug. 7, 8—Meriden, v. Warwickshire Crusaders. Won by an innings and 116 runs. Free Foresters, 382 ; Crusaders, 87 and 79. Aug. 9—Kenilworth, v. Kenilworth. Lost by 45 runs. Kenilworth, 138 ; Free Foresters, 83. Aug. 19, 20—Aldershot, v. The Division. Drawn. Aldershot Division, 287 ; Free Foresters, 156and 218 for eight wickets. Aug. 21,22—Portsmouth, v. United Services, Drawn. United Services, 165 and 46 for three wickets; Free Foresters, 187. Aug. 23,24—Hackwood, v. Hackwood Park. Lost. Free Foresters, 103 and 123; Hackwood Park, 186 and 39 for three wickets. Aug. 26,27—Maidstone, v. The Mote. Won by 84 runs. Free Foresters, 204 and 164 ; Mote, 162 and 122. Aug. 28,29—Linton Park, v. B. B’s. Won. Free Foresters, 164 and £07 for six wickets; B. B’s., 98 and 145. Aug. 30,31—Chatham, v. Royal Engineers, Won by an innings and 8 runs. Free Foresters, 266; Royal Engineers, 141 and 117. At the Mote, W. E. W . Collins and A. M. Inglis made 78 runs cff eight overs in 15 minutes. BATTING AVERAGES.^ Times Most in Inns.not out.Runs.an Inns.Aver. A. M. Inglis.......... 5 ... 1 ... 149 ... 64 ... 37.1 G.TGarnett.......... 3 ... 1 ... 74 ... 46*... 37.0 W . D. Marshall... 7 ... 2 ... 179 ... 61 ... 35.4 J. M. J on es.......... 8 ... 0 ... 283 ... 97 ... 35.3 R. W. Skipwith ... 3 ... 1 ... 63 ... 44 ... 31.1 C. E. Farmer ... 3 ... 1 ... 59 ... 28*... 29.1 G. F. Vernon ... 5 ... 0 ... 137 ... 44 ... 27.2 L. M. Richards ... 4 ... 0 ... 110 ... 55 ... 27.2 A. J. Thornton ... 5 ... 0 ... 133 ... 72 ... 2d.8 A. T. B. Dunn ... 3 ... 0 ... 80 ... 57 ... 26.2 Major J. Spens... 6 ... 0 ... 151 ... 81 ... 25.1 Major Spens ... 8 ... 0 ... 196 ... 68 ... 24.4 H. J. E. Burrell... 3 ... 0 ... 8 7... 72 ... 24.0 G. W. Ricketts ... 7 ... 0... 156 ... 71 ... 22.2 R .T . Atthill.......... 3 ... 1 ... 44... 33 ... 22.0 Capt. Hayhurst- France .......... 4 ... 1 ... 63 ... 36*... 21.0 J. A. Turner......... 6 ...0 .... 123 ... 55 ... 20.3 J. H. J. Hornsby 9 ... 1 ... 158 ... 45 ... 19.6 Rev. J. H. Savory 10 ... 1 ... 150 ... 40 ... 16.6 W. D. B ovill........ 8 ... 1 ...117... 55 ... 16.5 Capt. W.D. Jones H ... 2 ... 145 ... 43 ... 16.1 Capt. Cowan ... 9 ... 0 ... 135 ... 40 ... 15.0 F. W. Maude ... 4 ... 0 ... 60 ... 40 ... 15.0 E. Rutter .......... 5 ... 4 ... 15 ... 5*... 15.0 A. E. Leatham ... 10 ... 1 ... 131 ... 27 ... 14.5 W. E. W. Collins 8 ... 1 ... 99 ... 49 ... 14.1 F. C. Cobden ... S ... 0 ... 42 ... 37 ... 14.0 E. J. Beaumont- Nesbitt .......... 7 ... 1 ... 74 ... 38 ... 12.2 Rev. C. Smith ... 4 ... 0 ... 4S ... 26 ... 11.2 Hon.H. A.Adderley 3 ... 0 ?... 31 ... 23 ... 10.1 S. Garnett .......... 3 ... 1 ... 21 ... 9*... 10.1 F. Dames-Long- worth................. 5 ... 1 ... 40... 18 ... 10.0 A. W. Cornwallis 7 ... 0 ... 57 ... 36 ... 8.1 J. Hill ...............14 ... 1... 118 ... 33 ... 9.1 G. H. Goldney ... 8 ... 2 ... 49 ... 14 ... 8.1 H. G. Tylecote ... 5 ... 1 ... 33 .. 20 ... 8.1 S. J. Wiisoi:......... 10 ... 0 ... 80 ... 15 ... 8.0 Rev. G.E. Willes... 9 ... 1 ... 63... 15... 7.7 Capt. Talbot ... 3 ... 0 ... 23 ... 17 ... 7.2 R. G. H. Hughes 7 ... 2 ... 37 ... 18 ... 7.2 Capt. B. Baker ... 7 ... 3 ... 27 ... 9 ... 6 3 A. A ppleby........... 3 ... 0 ... 19... 13... 6.1 H. T. Hewelt ... 3 ... 1 ... 13... 8 ... 6.1 H. G. S. Hughes... 3 ... 0 ... 18 ... 15 ... 6.0 A. E. Payne......... 3 ... I ... 12 ... 6 ... 6.0 H. iubb................. 3 ... 0 ... 18 ... 7 ... 6.0 Lord A. Fitzroy... 9 ... 3 ... 20 ... 10 ... 3.2 The following played in two innings :—H..T. Arnall-Thompson, 0, 31 ; E. H. Buckland, 76, 1; G. Bird, 3*, 13 ; H. E. Bull, 5, 0* ; Capt. C. Boult- tee. 6, 1; Hon. D. Carnegie, 7*, 9*; M. J. Dauglish, 12, 2 ; llev. E. Davenport, 4, ‘*3* ; C. Dewar, 9, 4 ; S. VV. Gore, 12*, 0; R Hine-Haycock, 6* 20; W. J. Hughes, 1, 21; F. R. Kindersley, 2,*, 15 ; C. A. S. Leggatt. 0, 12; M. P. Lucas, 34. 26; C. J. Lucas, 16,15 ; W. Lucy, 8*,0 ; A. W. Moon, 20, 6* ; G. N. Marten, 0. 6; E. A. J. Maynard, 0,21 ; A. C. Mac- pherson, 10, 37; F. H. Oates, 4, 23 ; C. D. Fennant, 3, 0; G. D. Rowe, 43, 6; Capt. C. Bawlinson, 2,10* ; N. Stainton, 6, 0; L. Sanderson, 85, 27 ; C. B. L. Tylecote, 1, 8 ; R. M. lurnbull, 0. 15; R. G. Venables, 8, 0 ; C. M. Woodbridge, 23, 33 ; R. A. Wilson, 33*, 24*; Roger Walker, 2, 12; A. J. Webbe, 2, 32*. The following played in one i n n i n g s D . H* Barry, 1; Dr. Bourns, 7; C. C. Burke, 4; H. L* Butler, 0 ; Rev. J. E. Crovrdy, 46; C.E. Cobb, 23 * S. W. Cattley, 13 ; F. C. Coxhead, 0; J. Colman, 2» T. S. Dury, 14; Major Dorling, 76 ; E. C. Evelyn* 39 ; A. S. trancis, 21; A. Fulcher, 7 ; E. M. Hadow* 32 ; A. H. Heath, 88 ; Lieut.-Col. Inge, 27 ; C. F. H* Leslie. 6 ; F. E. Lacey, 14; F. H. Lee, 3; H* Mellor, 51 ; W. F. Moore, 0; K.Macalpine, 6 ; R. J* McNiel, 17 ; J. J.Richardson, 56 ; Rev. V.Royle, 11J Rev. T. O’Reay, 0; Capt. Ridley, 8 : J. Rofcertsoni 4; F. E. Speed, 3 ; H. M. Stutfield, 24; C. R. Sey mour, 0 ; (Japt. Stratford, 4 ; C. Bogle-Smith, 0 ; J. S. Udal, 37; J. G. Walker, 4; C. T. Weatherby, 18; Capt. M. G. Wilkinson, 52. C ricketers .—B est G oods bear this M ark ,—A dvt.