Cricket 1891

116 C R IC K E T : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME; MAY -21, 1891 head of the Oxford batsmen last year with an excellent average of twenty-three. Though, so far this season, he has been out of luck Mr. Llewelyn has in him the material for even a higher development as a batsman. He outs and drives with equal skill, and when set his is by no means an easy wicket to get. Moreover, he is an excellent field, and can also bowl as a change. In proof of his ability, too, in other branches of sport we may add that he was one of the Eton College pair, in 1886 and 1887, in the Public School Racquet Competi­ tion, and has for the last two winters repre­ sented New College at both the Rugby and Association games. He is 5ft. 10£in. in height, and lis t. Slbs. in weight. Our portrait is from a photograph by Hills and Saunders, of Oxford. M IDDLESEX v. SOMERSETSHIRE. Rain interfered not only with the com ­ mencement of this match at Lord’s on Monday, but left the ground in such a state yesterday, that no attempt was made to con­ tinue the game. Although after Monday’s rain, it was a certainty that the wicket would not be in favour of the batsmen, runs came at a good pace on Tuesday, so much so that in four hours and fifty minutes of actual play 269 runs were got. Still there was no individual contribution higher than 32, and though the scoring on both sides was very uneven, there was little to choose between the two Counties on the day’ s cricket, Middlesex having made 132 with a wicket to fall when play ceased, against a total of 137. Somer­ setshire, winning the toss, sent in two fast run-getters, Messrs. Fowler and Hewett, who put on 45 runs in just over half an hour. After their separation, however, no one but Mr. Roe offered any great resistance to the bowling of Rawlin, who proved very effec­ tive, taking seven wickets in 28 overs for only 35 runs. The commencement of the Middlesex innings was curiously enough identical with that of Somersetshire. In twenty minutes Messra. Scott and Webbe scored 45, and then the former was finely caught and bowled by Mr.Woods. Under the disadvantage of a defec­ tive light with occasional rain, however, the remaining batsmen fared badly, and by the end of the day eight more wickets had fallen for an addition of 87 runs. The heavy rain yesterday morning, as already stated, pre­ vented a resumption, so that the match ta d to be abandoned without the completion of an innings by each side. Middlesex were with­ out Mr. A. E . Stoddart and ^Phillips, and a trial was given to J. Saunders of Ealing, a left-handed batsman. S omersetshire . Mr. G. Fowler, c Hearne, b Burton ... 29 Mr. H. T. Hewett, c Hadow, b Rawlin ... 31 Mr. J. B. Challen, c Nepean, b Burton... 6 Nichols, b Nepean ... 6 Mr. W. N. Roe, b Rawlin ............... 29 Tyler, c Hearne, b Rawlin ............... 4 Clapp, c West, b Rawlin ................ 0 Mr. A. E, Newton, c O’Brien, b Rawlin Mr. S. M. J. Woods,c and b Rawlin Mr. V. T. Hill, b Rawlin .................. Mr. C. J. Robinson, not o u t ............... B ...................... Total.........187 M iddlesex . Mr. S. W. Scott, c and RawJin, c Robinson, b Woods ............... 25 b Woods................. 8 Mr.A.J. Webbe, c Roe, J. T. Hearne, b b Nichols............... 32 Tyler ................ 6 Mr. E. A. Nepean, c J. Saunders, not out 7 Challen, b Tyler ... 13 J. E.West, c Newton, Mr. T. C. O’Brien, c b Nichols ......... 8 Robinson, b Tyler... 8 Burton, not out ... 1 Mr. E. M.Hadow, b Lb ............... 2 Nichols ............... 4 _ Mr. G. F. Vernon, c T ota l.........132 Robinson, b Taylor 18 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S om ersetshire . M. R. W.l O. M. R. W. 2 40 1 Rawlin.. 28.212 35 7 Nepean Hearne O. . 12 . 10 Tyler Woods 4 27 0 IBurton ...1C M iddlesex . O. M. R.W.l O . 20 7 65 4 Nichols 22 . 9 2 28 2 I 5 25 2 M. R. W. 7 37 3 NOTTS v. SURREY. The Surrey Eleven won their first out match of the season at Nottingham yesterday, beating Notts after an interesting game with five wickets to spare. Though every effort was used by both Counties to put their full strength in the field, neither was able to collect its best side. Surrey had invited Messrs: Streatfeild, Douglas, and Wells, of the Cambridge Eleven,but none of them could get away, and a substitute had to be found^ in Bowley for Lockwood,who was just recovering from a severe cold. It was doubtful, too, whether Maurice Read,who had not been well, would be able to play, and though he did take part in the game a reserve had to be taken to Nottingham in the person of Ayres. On the other hand the injury to Bames’hand at Lord’s on Thursday deprived Notts of one of its most useful all round players, while Butler and Mee, who had also been selected, were unable to get leave from the Clubs with which they were engaged. The heavy rainfall of Sunday had not done much harm to the wicket, it was found, even at the outset, and though at first a little slow it did not help the bowlers materially. Winning the toss, Surrey only made a moderate start, and, with four of the best batsmen out for 58, the game bore a most promising aspect for Notts. Mr. Key, however, fortunately for Surrey, was in his best form, and while he was in with Abel the game underwent a remarkable change. For two hours they were together, and of the 106 added the Amateur’s share was 59. He played throughout with the greatest judgment as well as confidence, and there was not even a bad hit to detract from an excellent perfor­ mance. Abel subsequently received useful help from Henderson, and the latter, who is playing well this season, assisted to add 55 for the sixth wicket. The feature of the innings, however, was the brilliant display of Abel. Going in first he was ninth batsman out, after a stay of close on four hours and three quar­ ters at the wicket. He should have been caught and bowled by Shacklook when he had got 70, but this was the only flaw in a remark­ ably sound and correct display of batting. His score was made up of one 5, four 4’s, seven 8’s, eighteen 2’s, and twenty- five singles. Mr. Dixon, who overnight had been batting for twelve minutes with the Colt, Walter Attewell, for one run, was seen to great advantage on Tuesday, and but for him Notts would have fared very badly. Playing with great freedom, he saw three of the best batsmen, Shrewsbury, Gurm, and Flowers, dismissed for a joint contribu­ tion of 27 runs, and when he was out, at 110, no less than 73 of them were to his credit. His performance was one of great merit under the circumstances, and his free cricket redeemed the general failure of the side. Lohmann’s bowling was chiefly instrumental in the cheap dismissal of the Nottingham­ shire eleven, and his figures, which showed six wickets for 65 runs, were exceptionally good for a fast pitch. Following on, in a minority cf 103, Notts did better, though Shrewsbury was again caught at the wicket for a small score. Gunn had made 59, in his very best style, when he was badly run out, but even then the total was only 106 when the fourth wicket fell. Some resolute hitting by Flowers and Mr. Dixon, who for the second time was seen to the greatest advan­ tage, however, worked a complete alteration, and fifty minutes saw the addition of 72 runs, of which Flowers’ share was 42, a remarkable display of well-timed all-round hitting. Mr. Dixon, who was not out 57 on Tuesday night, only added five before he was bowled, and the remaining batsmen were so quickly dismissed that the innings was closed in half-an-hour, the last five wickets only adding twelve runs. This left Surrey with 115 to win, and the commencement was certainly not promising, Mr.Shuterand the two Reads being all out with the total only 33. Lohmann, however, came to the help of this side with some free hitting, and his partnership with Abel, which realised 50 runs, brought Surrey within measurable distance of success. Another wicket was, however, secured before the end came, Mr. Key being caught and bowled by Shacklock, Henderson took his place, and the runs still wanted were got, Surrey winning soon after two o’clock with five wickets to spare. Abel, who was not out, ,had made 63 of the 115 runs, and his performance in the match was one quite out of the common. In the two innings he scored 166 for once out, and against Notts bowling this must be accounted an achievement of exceptional merit. His suc­ cess will give the greatest satisfaction to cricketers generally, with whom he is and deservedly very popular. S urrey . First Innings. Mr.J.Shuter,cShrewsbury, b Shacklock ................ 4 Abel, b Needham .........103 M. Read, c Shacklock, b Wm. Attewell................ 2 Mr.W.W.Read,cFlowers, b Shacklock...................... 7 Lohmann, c Shrewsbury, b Wm. Attewell ............17 Mr. K. J.Key,c Wm. Atte­ well, b Flowers .........59 Henderson, c Sherwin, b Needham......................... 21 BrockwelJ,cDixon,t Need­ ham .............................. 5 Wood, lbw,b Wm.Attewell 0 Sharpe, st Sherwin, b Needham..........................11 Bowley, not ou t..................12 B 7, lb 2........................ 9 Total ................. 250 N otts . First Innings. Mr.J.A.Dixon,b Lohmann 73 Walter Attewell, c Loh- Second Innings. b Wm. Attewell 6 notout ... ... 63 c Shacklock, b Wm. Attewell 0 c Sherwin, b Flowers......... 4 c Daft, b Shack­ lock ................31 c andb Shacklock 1 not out ......... 6 L b. ......... 1 Total ...115 Second Innings, b Lohmann ...62 mann, b Sharpe ......... 0 run out Shrewsbury, c Wood, b Lohmann...................... 2 Gunn, b Lohmann.........24 Flowers, b Bowley ......... 1 Mr.C.W.Wright,bLohmann 0 Daft, b Lohmann ......... 9 W. Attewell, not out 24 8 Shacklock,cAbei,b Sharpe 9 Sherwin, run out Needham, b Lohmann B 4, w l ............... c Wood,b Bowley 8 runout .........59 b Lohmann ... 46 c Abel, b Sharpe 18 c Abel, b Loh­ mann ......... c W. W. Read, b Lohmann c Lohmann, b Sharpe ......... not out ......... b Sharpe ......... B ................ Total ............... 147 Total BOWLING ANALYSIS. S urrey . ...217 First Innings. O. M. R. W. Shacklock ... 32 11 74 2 Wm.Attewell 56 30 51 3 Needham Flowers Wr. Attewell Lohmann Sharpe... Bowley... i-4 11 53 4 23 5 53 1 . 4 1 10 0 N otts . First Innings. O. M. R. W. 38-4 13 65 6 26 11 15 7 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. . ...10-2 2 34 2 . ... 18 9 34 2 . ... 2 0 14 0 . ... 10 2 32 1 Second Innings. O. M. li. W. ... 49 25 62 ...271 10 58 1 ......... 20 7 38 _ Abel......... 8 1 23 0 Brockwell 9 0 25 0 Bowley bowled one wide. J. P h il l ip s , the Melbourne Club bowler,left Adelaide on April 22, in the “ Oratava ” for England. G . G iffen was presented with a purse of sovereigns amounting to fifty pounds and an illuminated address, at Adelaide on April 4th, in recognition of his big score for South Australia v. Victoria. CRICKETERS— B e s t Goods City Agents — b e a r t h is M a r k .— A d v t. P a bton & L e st e h , 94, Q u e e n S t ., C h b a p s id e .