Cricket 1891

JULY 16, 1891 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. 271 GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. LANCASHIRE. Gloucestershire’s chances in this match* begun at Bristol on Monday, were seriously prejudiced by an injury Mr. W. G. Grace had suffered while playing at Glasgow at the end of last week. He had sprained his leg so badly that he only made up his mind to go in when several wickets had fallen, and as he was unable to field, the loss of his bowling, particularly after his consistent success with the ball this season, was a very severe blow to the side. Winning the toss the home team made an excellent commencement, Mr. Rad­ cliffe, who opened the batting with The Doctor (E. M.), hitting in such brilliant style, that of the 76 made when the first wicket fell, no less than 54 were to his credit. After this, how­ ever, things went verybadly for the in-side, and though W. G. went in on the fall of the fifth wicket, the batting generally was so disap­ pointing that the innings came to a close for the unexpectedly small total of 128, Mr. E. M. Grace was eighth out at 120, and his inn­ ings, which lasted just on three hours, it will be judged, was an unusually careful display of cricket, free, too, from a mistake. Though Barlow was soon dismissed when Lancashire went in, Ward and Smith gave the Glouces­ tershire bowlers serious trouble, and 86 had been added before the former, who played in his best style, was out, having been au hour and a quarter at thewickets for his 48. Smith, who was not out onMonday night with 60 out of 142 for the loss of three batsmen to his credit, on the following day played equally good cricket, and saw five more wickets go before he was bowled. He had contributed 124 out of 276 while he was in, and no higher praise can be awarded to him that during the three hours and three-quarters he was in he gave nothing like the semblance of a chance. Yates, Briggs, Baker, and Watson also lent useful assistance, and through their efforts the total was raised to 303 before the last wicket fell. Wanting 175 to avert an innings defeat, Gloucestershire made even a worse show than in their previous attempt. Mr. W. G. Grace was at the wickets an hour, but except for some free hitting by Mr. Pullen, and the steady cricket of Mr. Sainsbury, there was nothing at all worthy of notice, and as the total only reached 110, Lancashire were left with an easy victory by an innings and 65 runs. Their success was due in a great mea­ sure to the exceptionally fine bowling of Mold. In the match ultogether he took fourteen wickets for 95 runs, a fine performance with a ground all in favour of the oat. G lo u c e s t e r sh ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. Kt.E.M. Grace, c Kemble, bM old .......... .......... 48 lbw, b Mold ... 9 Mr. O. G. Radeliffe, c Watson, b Mold .......... Mr. E. Sainsbury, b Mold 54 b Mold.................14 0 not out .......... 18 Painter, st Kemble, b Sm ith............................... 8 bM old................. 4 Mr. W. W. F. Pullen, b Sm ith............................... 4 c Briggs, b Mold 21 Mr. K. Townsend, c Ward, b Smith ........................ 0 c and b Smith ... 0 Mr.W.G.Grace, c Kemble, b Smith ........................ 3 c Sagg.b Watson 32 Mr. H. W. Brown, b Mold 0 b Mold .......... 1 W oof, not out ................. 4 b Mold................. 0 Roberts, b Mold................. 4 c Hornby, b Mold................. 0 Board, b Mold ................. 0 bM old................. 5 B l, lb2........................ 3 B 2, lb 4 ... 6 T o ta l.................128 Total ...110 L ancash ire . Barlow, l b w , b Roberts ................. 7 A. Ward, st Board, b Townsend ..........48 A. Smith, bRoberts ..121 F.H. Sugg, c Roberts, b Townsend ..........12 Yates, c Sainsbury, b W oof........................40 1 riggs, b W oof..........11 Laker, c sub., b Painter .................18 Mr. A. N. Hoinby, c Painter, b Roberts 7 Mr. A. T. Kemble, b Brown ................. Watson, b Woof ... 25 Mold, not o u t .......... H B 2, lb 4 .......... 6 Total..........303 BOWLING ANALYSIS. G lo u c e s t e r s h ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. K. W Mold ... .. 42 23 41 6 ......... 26 8 51 8 Briggs .. .. 13 3 32 0 ......... 8 1 19 0 Watson . . 7 3 1G 0 .......... 4 1 3 1 Smith ... .. 28 15 33 4 .......... 21 8 31 1 L an cash ire . Roberts .. W oof........ Brown Townsend O. M. R. W. 40 13 67 3 43.315 88 3 21 3 60 1 8 0 35 2 O. Radcliffe 2 E.M.Grace 1 Painter 4 R. W 13 0 12 0 22 1 LEICESTERSHIRE v. HAMPSHIRE. The Hampshire eleven gained a very credit­ able victory in this match, played at Leicester on Monday and Tuesday,with24 runs to spare. The wicket was fiery, and the batsmen were placed at such disadvantage that the highest total of the four innings was 133. Baldwin and Hollandwere the chief scorers for their respective sides. Pougher took elevenHamp­ shire wickets for 117, Woodcock the other nine for 82 runs. Soar’s nine wickets for Hants cost 86, Mr. Hill’s eight 66, Baldwin’s two 16, and Roberts’ one 12 runs. H am psh ire . Second Innings. 4 b Woodcock ... 17 3 b Woodcock 2 First Innings. Mr. H. W. Forster, c Wheeler, b Pougher Dr. K. Beneraft, o Wheeler, b Pougher Mr. A. Kussell, b W ood­ cock ............................... 2 c De Trafford, b Pougiier..........22 Mr. C. J. R. Richards, h W oodcock.. .................12 b Pougher............21 Soar, c Wheeler, u Puugher ........................ 0 b Woodcock ... 23 Mr. C. P. Hastings, b W oodcock........................ 7 c Wheeler, b Woodcoeik ... 0 Mr. J. H. Darby,b Pougher 0 b W oji I cock ... 6 Mr. A. J. L. Hill, c Hol­ land, b Pougher ........ l b Pougher..........10 Mr. T. R. KusseU, c W ar­ ren, b Pougher............... 4not out .............. 6 Baldwin, not out ..........51 c Wheeler, b Pougher..........21 Roberts, b Woodcock ... 16 c Wheeler, b Pougher.......... l B ............................... 1 B ................. 4 Total ................101 L e ic e st e r sh ir e . Total ...133 First Innings. Second Innings. Wheeler, c Soar, b Hill ... 0 b Baldwin.......... 0 Warren, b Hill ................. 14 c Baldwin, b Soar................. 0 Mr. C. E. De Trafford, b Hill ............................... 4 c Darby, b Hill 1 Pougher, b Soar................. 4 b Baldwin.......... 36 Holland, c Hastings, b Soar ............................... 43 b Soar................. 1 Mr. L. Turner, c Uencrait, b H ill.............................. 23 c Russell,b Hill... 4 Mr. I. S. Pearson.cDarby, b Soar............................... 0 b Soar................. 14 Tomlin, c Hastings, D Soar ............................... 8 c Hastings, b R oberts.......... 19 Mr. W. E. Arnall, c Hill, b Soar ............................... 0 not out .......... 7 Woodcock, c Bencraft, b Hill ............................... 1 c Baldwin, b Hill 14 Walton, not out... .......... 4 c Darby, b Soar 0 B 6, ID 1 ........................ 7 B 2, id 3, nb 1 6 Total ................. 1C8 Total ...102 KENT v. SOMERSETSHIRE. The Somersetshire eleven were seen to greater advantage than in their previous matches of the season at Mote Park, Maid­ stone this week, when they met and defeated a strong side of Kent with five wickets to spare. The home teammade a fairly good start on Monday morning, and thanks to Mr.Wilson andAlec Hearne 70were up|with only two batsmen out. This early promise, however, was not sustained, and Mr. Woods and Nichols bowled with such success that the remaining wickets were secured for an addition of 37 runs, the last three only adding seven to the total. Somersetshire in their turn began in very promising style, and after Messrs. Hewett and L. Palairet had put on 44 for the first wicket, the latter received such assistance from Mr. Challen that Kent’s scorewas passed with only one batsman out; Messrs. Palairet and Challen had added 95 while they were together, and the Oxonian’s 79, which occupied him two hours and twenty minutes, was free from an actual chance. Messrs. Challen and Fowler were not out at theendof the first daywith the total 140 for threewickets,andthis numberwas increased onTuesday to 218 before the innings closed. Mr. Challen was fifth out, and his 41 was a most creditable display of defensive cricket. He was batting a little under two hours and a half, and the value of his score to the side cannot be over-rated. Kent, who went in a second time in a minority of 112 runs, lost Alec Hearne at4, but Messrs. Marchant, Fox (though he had injured his finger in catching M . L. Palairet onMonday), and Braybrooke all scored fast. Thoughwhile the last named was in with Mr. Weigall, the total at one time was 146, or 32 on with only half the side out, the innings came to an unexpectedly early conclusion for an addition of 14 runs, Mr. Solbe, George Hearne, Wright, and Martin only scoring 8 between them. With only 49 to win Somersetshire seemed to have an easy task before them. Martin and Wright, how­ ever, bowled their very best at the pinch, and with five of the most formidable batamen out for 29, Kent seemed to have quite an outside chance. Fortunately for Somersetshire, Mr. Challen played at the crisis with great judg­ ment, and the younger Palairet and hegot the 20 runs still wanted without further loss. This is Somersetshire’s first win since the county was adopted into the front rank, and every-one will congratulate them on a very creditable performance, theresult of excellent all-round cricket. Martin’s bowling was one of the best features on the side of Kent. His eight wickets cost 77 runs, Mr. Woods’ eight for Somersetshire 109 runs. K ent . First Innings. Mr. L. Wilson, st W ick­ ham, b Nicho s ..........33 A. Hearne, st Wickham, b Tyier ...............................22 Mr. F. M irchant, c Robin­ son, b Woods ... .......... 3 Mr. O. J. M. t?ox, b Nichols 10 Mr. H. M. Braybrooke, c Hewott, b N ichols.......... 9 Second Innings. st W’ickham, b ... 13 Tyler b Woods ... b Nichols ... b Nichols ... c Wickham, Tyler Mr. G. J. V. Weigall, b Woods............................... 4 b Woods Mr. F. de L. Solbe, b Woods............................... 0 G. G.Hearne, run out Wright, b Woods Martin, not o u t .......... Nuttall, bWoods.......... B 4,1 b 2.......... st Wickham, Tyler b Tyler b Tyler b Woods ... notout.......... L b ... ... 39 ... 36 b ... 40 Total..........106 Total......... 160 S o m e rs e ts h ir e . First Innings. Mr. H. T. Hewett, b A. Hearne ............. 27 Mr. L. C. H. Palai- ret, c Fox, b Mar­ tin ......... ............. 79 Mr. J. B. Challen, st Nuttal’, b Martin 41 Mr. C. J. Robin­ son, b Wright ... 1 Mr. G. Fowler, b Mar­ tin ............................ 11 Nichols, run out ...23 Tyler, 1 b w, b A. Hearne .....................13 In the Second Innings H. T. Hewett scored, b Wright 11, L. C. H. Palairet, b Martin 8, J. B. Challen, (not out) 18, Nichols, b Wright 2, Tyler, b Martin 0, R. C. N. Palairet, (not out) 9, S. M. J. Wo s, b Martin 1; lb 1.—Total, 50. Mr.R. C. N. Paiairet, c Wilson b Martin 16 Mr. S. M. J. Woods, c Marchant, b G. Hearne ................. 5 Mr. F. J. Poynton, notout ................. 1 Rev. A. P. Wick­ ham, b Martin ... 1 Total....... 218