Cricket 1891

148 CEICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JUNE 4, 1891 Mr. Douglas’ connection with Surrey, we omitted to say that long even before he left Dulwich he had already played on several occasions for the Surrey Club, and also with success for the Gentlemen of Surrey against the Gentlemen of Canada in 1886. The as­ sistance the family has given to Dulwich College crioket, too, has perhaps hardly been sufficiently emphasised. Since 1882,as already stated, there has always been one of the Douglas brotherhood in the Dulwich College Eleven. A. P., who played for Surrey in 1886 and ’87, was in it from 1882 to ’84, R. N. from 1885 to ’88, I. D. 1885 to ’89, and'S. D. in 1890 and ’91. I. D , who we hear i3 probably also going to Cambridge, had, as many will remember, an extraordinary season in 1889- In addition to a batting average of 58.66, he took over fifty wickets at an average of between seven and eight runs. His score of 166 against Brighton College that year, too, is the highest ever made on the College Ground. Mr. Douglas has, too, shown him­ self to be of some capacity as a footballer. He represented Dulwich College as well as Selwyn College, Cambridge, at Rugby foot­ ball, and has also done duty for Selwyn at the Association game. He was also second for two years at Fives at Dulwich. He stands 5ft. lOJin. high, and weighs 12 stone. Our portrait is from a photograph by Messrs. Stearn, of Cambridge. YORKSHIRE v. SUSSEX. Tho Sussex eleven, who commenced the season auspiciously with successive victories over M.C.C. and Ground and Hampshire, did oven a better performance this week at Dewsbury, beating Yorkshire on Tuesday by no less than an innings and 31 runs. The Sussex captain was successful in the toss, and though the wicket had not as yet recovered from the effects of recent rains decided to go in. Though a little dubious as to the correctness of the policy, as subsequent events proved, his decision was a wise one. At all events the Yorkshiremen did not find it a very easy matter to get their opponents out, and the total of 187 made by Sussex was under the circumstances a very creditable performance. The chief features of the innings were the steady batting of Walter Quaife and the stand made by Mr, Smith and Humphreys for the sixth wicket. Quaife, who has been rather out of luck lately, played perfect cricket for his 47, and was at the wickets for two hours and a quarter. Humphreys staved with Mr. Smith while 54 runs were added. Harrison’ s bowling was the most successful, but the bowlers did not receive the assistance they had a right to expect. The fielding in fact was by no means sharp, and several easy chances were dropped. Yorkshire fared some­ what badly on going in to bat, and had lost Lord Hawke, Brown, and Ulyett for 45 runs when stumps were drawn on Monday. Heavy rain prevented a resumption on Tuesday until 12.40, and when play did recommence the Sussex bowlers found the wicket so much to their taste that they were able to show to great advantage. In the early part of the innings, Brown and Hall playea well, and the latter nearly suc­ ceeded in carrying his bat through the inn­ ings, going in first and being last out after a stay of two hours and twenty- five minutes at the wickets. Peel and Mr. Sellars made a slight stand, but apart from this, little was done, and the innings termin­ ated immediately after the luncheon interval, for 95 Being 82 runs in arrear, the Yorkshire- men had of course to follow on. This time, too, thanks to the splendid bowling of Bean, combined with the influence of a bright sun upon the soddened turf, they made an even worse display than in the first attempt. Hall again played with great care, being at the wicket fifty minutes for 18. Peel, too, as before hit freely, and Wainwright towards the finish played with pluck and confidence. There was never, though, any chance of Sussex having to go in a second time, and when the tenth wicket fell at 61 Yorkshire were lefc with a decisive defeat. Bean’ s bowling had much to do with the success of Sussex. In the match altogether he had a remarkable analysis, having delivered 31 overs and 2 balls for 33 runs and eleven wickets. Though they had all the best of the wicket the win was a highly creditable one,and cricketers gen­ erally will hope that this is the first of many successes for Sussex, after such a sj)ell of ill luck. This, it may be added, is their first victory against one of the leading counties since they beat Gloucestershire at the end of May last year. S u ssex . Marlow, b Peel......... 2 Quaife, st Hunter, b Harrison............... 47 Bean, b Whitehead... 24 Mr. W. Newham, c Brown, b Harrison 12 Mr. W. H. Dudney, c Hawke, b Harrison 10 Humphreys, c Ulyett, b Harrison .........49 Mr. C. A. Smith, c Whitehead,bUlyett 19 Mitchell, b Ulyett Butt, b Harrison Tate, not out ... , Hilton, c Sellars, b Harrison... B ......... Total ...187 Y o r k sh ir e . First Innings. Hall, b Bean.............. ... 31 Ulyett, b Hilton............... 8 Brown, c Butt, b Smith ... 20 Lord Hawke, lbw, b Tate 0 Hunter, c Dudney, b Tate 2 Peal, b Mitchell............... 15 Mr. A. Sellars, b Mitchell 10 Wainwright, lbw, b Bean 3 Moorhouae, run out......... 3 Whitehead, b Bean......... 0 Harrison, not out ......... 1 B ............................ 2 Second Innings. b Bean...............13 b Bean............... 1 c Humphreys, b Bean ......... 2 o Hilton, b Bean 0 b Tate............... 2 c Butt, b Bean... 18 c Butt, b Bean... 0 o Smith, b Bean 20 b Bean............... 0 b Tate............... 0 not out............... 3 B ................ 4 Total ............... 95 Total ... 61 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S u ssex . O. M. R. W Peel......... 47 23 59 1 Harrison 44 21 43 6 Wainwright 11 3 27 0 O. M. R. W. Whitehead 18 7 31 1 Brown ... 3 0 9 0 Ulyett ... 5 2 10 2 Y o r k sh ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. It. W. O. M. R. W. Hilton ......... 10 3 29 1 Tate............... 24 11 822 ........... 8*4 3 10 2 Mr. Smith ... 12 4 11 1 Bean ......... 12-2 8 83 ........... 19 9 81 8 Mitchell......... 10 3 132 ........... 10 4 16 0 TONBRIDGE SCHOOL v. M ARL­ BOROUGH BLUES. Played at Tonbridge on May 30. T o n b r id g e . C. H. M. Thring, b J. Marshall............... 11 T.E.Etlinger, b Wood 15 R. H. Isacke, b Wood 31 H. de L. Houseman, b J. Marshall ......... 4 C. V. Isacke, b Wood 0 H. FreemaD, b A. Marshall............... 8 W.G. Fellowes, notout 22 T. W. Weeding, b A. Marshall............... 0 W. A. F. Rogers, c Ronald, b A. Mar­ shall...................... 2 R.O.B.Lane.b Clarke 14 J.S. Bacon, b J. Mar­ shall ... B 8, lb 1 Total M arlb o r o u g h B lues . ...122 R. S. H. Bairs, b Fel­ lowes ......................55 D.Ronald, b R. Isacke 23 B. D. Bannon, c sub., b Thring .........19 M. O.’C. Tandy, b Fel­ lowes ...................... 1 S. Kennington, bFel- lowes’*...................... 1 L.Greig, b Fellowes 20 C. S. Wood, not out 23 A. M. Marshall, b Thring ................ 0 K. Clarke, not out... 6 B10, lb 5, w l, nb3 19 Total .........148 E. K. Le Fleming and J. M. Marshall did not bat. CRICKETERS— B e s t G o o d s City Agents — b e a r t h is M a r k .— A d v t. P a r to n & L e s t e r , 94, Q^ je e n St., C h e a p sid e . SURREY v. SOMERSETSHIRE. The excellent all-round form shown by the Somersetshire Eleven throughout last season formed one of the prinoipal as well as the most gratifying subjects for discussion among those interested in county cricket during the winter months. The encouragement given by the leading counties justified the executive of the Somersetshire Club to a great extent in taking the line of action they have adopted for this summer of playing none but the recognised first-class county elevens. Public feeling had undoubtedly been greatly interested in the recent performances of Somersetshire, and hence it was no surprise to find a good attendance at Kennington Oval on Monday last. Unfortunately, however, while Surrey had its best available side, Somersetshire was without Messrs. S. M. J. Woods, who, though on the ground, was unable to play, as well as L. C. Palairet, W . N. Roe, and Hedley, and the bowling of the first-named was sadly missed duiing Surrey’ s long innings. Again,for the sixth time in succession, Surrey had the ohance of going in, and as the wioket was in excellent order, they were not slow to avail themselves of it. Up to a certain point it did not seem though that Somersetshire were going to have a very long outing. Helped by very close all­ round fielding, Nichols and Tyler bowled well, and the latter, a very slow left-handed bowler, kept such an excellent length that runs were not easy to get. Mr. Wickham, a Surrey man by birth, who played for some years for Norfolk, kept wioket, too, in brilliant style, and so good was the out cricket, generally, that at luncheon time after two hours the score was 128 for the loss of half the wickets. On the resumption, though, the Somersetshire bowlers began to feel the effect of their hard work. Tyler, who had kept up his end for three hours, was changed for the first time with the score at 193, and after this runs came very fast. Brockwell hit with great resolution, and his 79, though marred at long-off when he had got 85, was a fine displav of vigorous cricket occupying only an hour and five minutes. Wood ana Henderson scored at even a greater pace, and at one time thev added 100 runs in the hour. Each batsman was missed, and indeed the mistakes in the field at the finish spoiled the effect of Somerset­ shire’s really good cricket in the early part of the innings; Wood, who carried out his bat, except for his one mistake, showed excep­ tionally good free cricket, and though rather lucky at the finish, Henderson, who was in altogether three hours and fifty minutes, de­ serves the highest praise for his generally cor­ rect and judicious exhibition of batting. Going in on Monday night after their long outing, Somersetshire fared badly, losing two wickets in the quarter of an hour that remained for play. Their chances of avoiding a defeat under any circumstances would have been of the smallest, but the heavy rain of Monday night made a decisive victory for Surrey a cer­ tainty. It was very hard luck for Somersetshire to have to face Lohmann and Sharpe on a wicket which gave them some assistance, and great allowance must be made for their poor show. It is enough to say that eighteen wickets fell in an hour and three quarters, and that Mr. Robinson’ s first score was the only double figure. *Somersetshire were batting for an hour and ten minutes in the first, and fifty minutes in the second, and their totals were oddly enough exactly the same. Lohmann and Sharpe, it will be gathered, made full use of their opportunities, and while the former was credited with eleven wickets for 40, the latter’s nine cost 31 runs. Surrey won by an innings and 375 runs. Somersetshire was, we may repeat, very severely handicapped in having a moderate side, as well as in losing the toss and having the worst of the wioket, so that the result must not be accepted in any way as an indication of their real capacity.