Cricket 1891

106 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. MAY 14, 1891 SURREY COUNTY OLUB. The annual meeting of members was held in the dining room at the Oval on Thursday last, Viscount Oxenbridge (President) in the chair. The proceedings, which lasted less than half-an-nour, were opened with a few well-chosen remarks by the President. Lord Oxenbridge referred in feeling terms to the late Dr. Evan B. Jones, who had for so long a period been connected with the management of the Club. He also contradicted the state­ ment that the Club had done nothing to assist their former wicket-keeper, Edward Pooley, who, he stated, had been in receipt of a small weekly allowance for some months. In consequence of last year’s resolution, that the financial year of the Club should in future end on December 31, this year’s statment of accounts extended from April 1 to December 81 only; it showed,however, the satisfactory balance of £8,687. The report, whioh, with the balance sheet, appeared in C ricket of April 30, was unanimously adopted. Viscount Oxenbridge was re-elected President, Lord Bessborough vice-president, and Mr. Wildman Cattley treasurer; Mr. J. Colman, of Gatton Park, Reigate, the president reported, had been chosen to take the place of the late Dr. Jones on the Committee. The following members of the Committee retiring in rotation were re-elected. Sir R . Hanson, Bart., Major-Gen. Marshall, Messrs. M. W ; Marshall, J. B. Oakley, K. J. Key, C. A. Stein, G. Everett. M.O.C. AND GROUND v. SUSSEX. The season at Lord’s opened on Thursday last under very favourable auspices, the weather and ground being all that could be desired for the time of year. A fairly power­ ful eleven did battle for the Marylebone Club, while for Sussex, in the absence through in­ disposition of Jesse Hide and W . G. Quaife, places were found for Wells of Brighton, and Hilton, the left-handed medium pace bowler who performed so successfully in the Sussex Colts’ match. Marlow, who had hitherto re­ presented Staffordshire, made a first appear­ ance for Sussex under the residential qualifica­ tion, and, as it turned out, a singularly favour­ able one. M.C.C., who batted first, were dis­ posed of directly after the luncheon interval on Thursday for the poor total of 88. Mr. C. W . Wright and Davenport, who played good cricket for 22 and 27 respectively, added 47 for the fourth wicket; and they alone gave any serious trouble. Humphreys’ lob bowling was very puzzling, and he had, it will be seen, quite remarkable figures. Nor did it at first appear as though the Sussex batsmen would make a big score. Bean and Marlow put on 42 runs for the second wicket, but afterwards Mr. Hillyardclean bowled Mr. Newham,Wells, and Mr. C. A. Smith—the latter of whom made three drives for 4—and the sixth wicket fell at 84. At this point, however, Marlow, who had been playing fine, free cricket from the start, was joined by Humphreys, who fol­ lowed up his excellent bowling by a sound batting display. Fifty runs were scored in forty minutes, and despite various changes in the bowling, the total had been carried to 172 before Humphreys was caught at short-leg for an invaluable 36. After his departure Marlow continued to hit, finding a useful partner in Butt, and when stumps were drawn on Thurs­ day night he was still in, having scored 143 out of 262 for eight wickets. On B'riday the innings was quickly finished off for the ad­ dition of six runs. Marlow had scored 144 without any real chance, and it was altogether an exceptionally fine display. He showed great judgment and confidence, and his plac­ ing on the off side in particular was excel­ lent. His stay at the wickets lasted three hours and fort7 minutes. It is very rarely indeed that a player attains the distinction of scoring over 100 in his first match for a County. The cases of Mr. A. C. M ‘Laren for Lancashire last year, and Ricketts’ 195 not out for Lancashire v. Surrey, in 1867, are, indeed, the only instances we can recall. The Mary­ lebone batsmen were faced by the big deficit of 180 runs, and they proved quite incapable of clearing off the arrears. Lord Hawke and Mr. Hornby both failed to score, and Moor­ house was also run out, for the second time in the match. Mr. Pope played good crioket for 30, but Humphreys’ lobs were again suc­ cessful, and with nine men out for 57 the game looked as good as over. Mr. Wright, however, at the close, foun l a useful partner in Martin, and both men hit freely, though the professional had some luck. At the luncheon interval they had added 72,but they were sepa­ rated immediately afterwards, Sussex having in hand the big margin of an innings and 53 runs. Mr. C. W . Wright played the best cricket for M.C.O., scoring 56 runs for once out. Mr. Hildyard’s fast bowling was the best on the same side, as he secured six wickets at a cost of 79 runs. In the match, Humphreys secured nine of the M.C.C. wickets at the small cost of 85 runs. This, we may add, is the sixth time in succession that Sussex has defeated the premier club at Lord’ s. M.C.C. and G round ’’ First Innings. Mr. A. N. Hornby, lbw, b B e a n .............. .......11 Lord Hawke, c Brann, b Hilton ....................... 1 Pougher, b Hilton ......... 0 Davenport, b Tate .......27 Mr. C.W.Wright, b Hum­ phreys ..................... 22 Moorhouse, run out ... 3 J. E. West, c Hilton, b Humphreys ................ 7 Mr. R. J. Pope, not out ... 7 Mr. G.W.Hillyard,b Hum­ phreys ....................... 0 Richardson, lbw, b Hum­ phreys ....................... 2 Martin, b Humphreys ... 0 B 6, lb 2 ................ 8 Total ..............88 Second Innings c Hilton, b Tate 0 run out .......... 0 lbw.bHumphreys 1 lbw, b Tate......... 15 not out run out ... 34 ... 0 b Humphreys ... 4 c and b Hum­ phreys ... ... 30 b Humphreys ... 0 b T a te................. 0 b Hilton ..........40 B 2, w 1 ... 8 Total ...127 S ussex . W. Quaife, bMartin 6 Marlow,c Davenport, b Martin..................144 Bean, c Davenport, b H illyard.................14 Mr. W. Newham, b H illyard.................. 0 Wells, b Hillyard ... 0 Mr.C.^8mith,b Hill­ yard ........................... 12 Mr. G. Br »nn, lbw, b Pougher.................. 5 H u m p h r e y , c Hornby, bHillyard 36 Butt, run out ..........21 Tate, not out ..........13 Hilton, b Hillyard ... 5 B JO, lb 2 ..........12 Total ...........268 BOWLING ANALYSIS. ...15 ...10 Bean Hilton Smith ..........8 Tate ... ... 9 Humphreys 6 M.C.C. First Innings. O. M. R.W. 5 191 . 4 192 . 2 220 . 4 101 . 1 105 . Second Innings. O. M. R. W 2 14 0 4 25 1 2 15 0 5 45 3 3 25 4 6 11.2 6 20 10 Bean bowled one no-ball. S ussex . O.M. R. W. O. M.R. W. Martin ...29 6 75 2 I Hillyard 30 7 79 6 Pougher ..32 11 66 1 M o o r * Richardson 13 4 26 0 | house 2 0 10 0 SURREY v. HAMPSHIRE. The Surrey eleven, following up their hard- earned victory over Leicestershire, won their second County match of the season, begun at the Oval on Thursday, well within the second day. No other result could well have been expected, as Hampshire was without Mr. H. W. Forster (the captain), Capt.Wynyard, and Roberts, whilst Surrey had its usual eleven with one exception, the substitution of Beau­ mont for Mr. Shuter. The latter, too, were fortunate enough to win the toss, and they again utilised the opportunity to some pur­ pose. Abel and Maurice Read made so good a start that 91 runs were scored before a wicket fell, and the score at luncheon was 148 for two wickets. Abel’ s 46 and Read’s 41 were pleasing examples of their different styles, the little professional’s innings includ­ ing two hits for 5. After the interval, Mr. VV. W. Read hit brilliantly when he once settled down, and he received material assistance from Mr. Key, Lohmann, and Lockwood. With the score at 233, Mr. Read was bowled by a lob, he having contributed 80 ont of 130 while in, with scarcely a real chance. After his departure, Henderson and Lookwood obtained a complete mastery over the tired bowling. The rate of scoring rather increased, 100 being added in eighty minutes. Despite all the efforts of the bowlers, this pair were still together at the close of Thursday’s play, having taken the total from 271 to 426 for six wickets. Both men were then within a few runs of their hundred; and this feat they achieved on Friday morning. Their partner­ ship had lasted nearly two hours and a-half, and had realised 179 runs. Both were admirable displays, though Henderson was rather badly missed when he had made 78. It may be of interest to add that this is Henderson’s first three-figure innings for the County, his previous best being his 98 against Derbyshire in 1887. All the batsmen, but Beaumont, got into double figures, and Sharpe was not out for the third time in a week. Having to face the loDg total of 494, it was hardly a surprise that Hampshire should make a poor show. The only approach to a stand in the first innings was by Mr. Russell and Batchelor, who added 32 runs for the second wioket. Lohmann and Beaumont bowled unchanged, and the former took eight of the ten wickets at a very small cost. Forced to follow on in a minority of 40d, Hampshire fared even worse at the second attempt. This time Sharpe, who shared the bowling with Lohmann, was seen to great advantage, taking eight wickets at an expense of only 28 runs. The game was ended by five o’clock on Friday afternoon, Surrey being left victorious with an innings and 342 runs to spare. SUBRET. Abel, c Batchelor, b S oar...........................46 M. Read, b Baldwin 41 Mr. K. J. Key, b B aldwin....................29 Mr. W. W. Read, b Bethune....................80 Lohmann, c Batchelor, b Soar 13 Lockwood, b Bald­ win .........................100 Brockwell, b Bald­ win ...........................2J Henderson,c Russell, b Crimm ins...........105 Wood, c Crimmins, b Baldwin ..........11 8harpe, not out ... 19 Beaumont, st Gay, b Baldwin ........... 7 B 20, lb 3 .............23 Total ...494 H ampshire . First Innings. Mr. R. Bencraft.c Hender­ son, b Luhmann ... ... 9 Mr. A.Russell.b Beaumont 13 Batchelor, c Wood, b Lohmann........................19 Soar, b Lohmann .......... 2 Mr. A. B. Burney, c and b Lohmann........................16 Second Innings. c Lockwood, b S h a rp e.......... b Sharpe .......... b Sharpe .......... c and bLohmann b Bear mont, b Sharpe .......... Major Bethune, b Loh­ mann ............................... 0 b Sharpe Baldwin, c Henderson, b Lohmann........................ 0 Mr. L.H.Gay, bLohmann 15 cKey,bLohmann 16 c Lockwood, b Sharpe ... ... 11 Mr. H. E. W. Hoffmeister, c Wood, b Lohinann ... 0 not out Pinnick, c Lohmann, b Beaumont........................ 0 b Sharpe Crimmins, not out .......... 0 b Sharpe B ............................... 12 B ... Total Total ... 66 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S urrey . O. M. R. W. Baldwin 74 19 161 6 Soar ......68 23 138 2 Burney ...16 1 70 0 Batchelo?12 1 36 0 O. M. R. W. Bethune 12 3 37 1 Russell ...7 2 14 0 Crimmine 1 0 15 1