Cricket 1891

JULY 30, 1891 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 297 E SSEX v. WARW ICKSHIRE. Though they did not appear to have very much the worst of the first day’s play in this match at Leyton, the Warwickshire eleven were seen to such disadvantage on Friday that the match was over before half-past five o’ clock that afternoon. Though rain delayed the start on Thursday morning and affected the wicket somewhat, Mr. Owen, Carpenter, and Mr. Lucas showed such good cricket that a total of 191 was reached. The chief feature of the innings was the admirable batting of Mr. Lucas. Going in second wicket down at 62, he was ninth out at 183, having made 72 out of 121 in a little over two hours and a half, without a mistake. Warwickshire, who had made 44 on the Thursday night for the loss of two wickets, on Friday commenced so well that 37 more were added before Mr. Bainbridge was out. His retirement, how­ ever, was followed by an extraordinary series of disasters, and Mead and Mr. Bishop, with some assistance from the wicket, bowled with such effect that the innings was closed for an addition of only seven runs, Lilley, who had been taken ill overnight, being unable to bat. Following on 103 to the bad, however, Warwickshire again made a promising com ­ mencement, Mr. Bainbridge and Devey putting on 42 before they were parted. This early promise, though, was not kept up, and indeed it was only a useful stand by Mr. Everett and Cresswell which enabled them to save the innings. Left with 23 to win, Messrs. Owen and Annan got the runs wanted, so that Essex won by ten wickets. Mead’s bowling was the chief factor in this e% 8 y victory. In the match altogether he took eleven wickets for 104 runs, E S8E X . First Innings, Mr. H. G. Owen, b Mead, 1 b w, b Shil­ Pallett .......... ... 33 ton ........................ 1 Mr. E. N. Annan, c Mr. P. H. Stevens, c Hill, b Pallett ... 13 Lilley, b Pallett ... 0 Carpenter, c and b Mr. H. M. Taberer, b Shilton .......... ... 49 Shilton ................. 6 Mr. A. P. Lucas, c Pickett, not out 10 Lilley, b Leake ... 72 Mr. F. A. Bishop, b Burns, c Devey, b Lake........................ 0 Pallett .......... ... 3 B l, l b 3 .......... 4 Mr. C. D. Buxton, c — Lilley, b Pallett ... 0 Total ...191 In the Second Innings H. G. Owen scored (not out) 17, and E. N. Annan (not out) 8.—Total, 25. W arwickshire . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, b M ead............................... 34 c Pickett, b Mead ..........12 Devey, c Annan, b Pickett 10 c Buxton,bMead 28 West, c Buxton, b Mead 13 c Taberer, b Mead ..........17 Shilton, b Bishop ..........24 b Pickett ... ... 1 Mr. L. C. Docker, c Car­ penter, b Mead .......... 8 b Pickett .......... 2 Mr. R. 8. Everett, c Lncas, b Bishop ........................ 0 not oat ..........23 Pallett, c Lucas, b Bishop 2 c Lncas, b Pickett .......... 3 Mr. H. G. Hill, b Mead ... 1 c Annan, b Mead 15 Lilley, absent ................. 0 absent................. 0 Leake, b Mead .......... ... 0 c Owen, b Mead 2 Cresswell, not out .......... 0 c Owen, b Mead 12 L b ............................... 1 B .................10 Total .................88 Total ...126 BOWLING ANALYSIS. E ssex . First Innings. Second iDnings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Pallett........... 45 22 555 ............ 4-1 1 18 0 bhilton ... 3d 11 573 ............ 4 7 0 Leake........... 17 5 34 2 Hill ........... 4 0 19 0 Cre8swe)l ... 5 2 13 0 West ........... 2 0 9 0 W arwickshire . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Mead........... 23 9 37 5 ............. 81*4 12 67 6 Pickett ... 25 11 37 1 ............. 25 14 *29 3 Mrk Bishop 10 4 0 13 8 ............ 6 2 17 0 Mr. Taberer .......... 1 0 2 0 Mn Owen ... m ... 1 1 0 0 SOMERSETSHIRE y. YORKSHIRE. The Yorkshire eleven signalised their first appearance against Somersetshire, at Taunton at the end of last week, in auspicious style, with a decisive victory by 262 runs. Their success was the more noteworthy as, in the absence of Peel, who had injured his hand earlier in the week at Bradford, as well as of Mr. F. S. Jackson, their all-round cricket was materially weakened. Somersetshire? who have been this season very unlucky in the toss, had to take the field first, and their outing on Thursday extended over three hours and three quarters. Of Yorkshire’s total of 291, three batsmen—Lord Hawke, Mr. Smith, anc. Wardall—put together as many as 209. Lord Hawke’s 126 was the distinctive feature of the innings. Going in first, he was fifth out at 237. He was batting just over three hours, and in his score, which included a hit out of the ground for six, and nineteen 4’s, there was no actual chance. He made, indeed, very few mis-hits, and his play all round was of the highest kind. This brilliant success, following a run of ill luck, too, will afford universa gratification to the cricket public. Mr, Smith made 50 out of 77 while he was in, and, as his innings, which only contained one chance did not last an hour, it will be seen he battec with characteristic freedom. When Somer­ setshire went in, Mr. Hewett and the brothers Palairet were seen to considerable advantage, and, in an hour and a quarter, 111 had been got for the loss of only two batsmen, Mr. Hewett and the younger Palairet. Rain, how­ ever, on Friday morning caused some in­ terruptions,and Somersetshire had to bat under such disadvantages that they were just able to save the follow-on, the eight remaining wickets falling for an addition of 109 runs. Mr. L. C. Palairet’s batting was the best on the side. Going in first, he saw six batsmen go before he was out, wifli the score 177. Of this number he had made 76 in a little over an hour and a half by correct and judicious cricket, without a mistake. Yorkshire had a useful lead of 71 to open their second innings, and so well did Ulyett and Lord Hawke hit that, with the help of some good cricket at the end of the day by Tunnicliffe, in the two hours and a half that remained on Friday, 199 had been got for the loss of half the wickets. Ulyett was then 110 (not out), and, on the following morning he had only added 8 when he returned one to the bowler. His 118 was an innings of exceptional merit. His hitting all-round was quite up to his best standard, in proof of which it may be stated that he was only in two hours and thirty-five minutes, and that his score, in which there was no chance, included two drives out of the ground for six. Later on,Wainwright and Hunter also hit vigorously, and the former’s 54 were made in less than the same number of minutes. Somersetshire had an almost hopeless task before them when they went in a second time with 387 to win, aud though Messrs. Hewett and Fowler made a good start, and Messrs. Woods and Hill subsequently played up pluckilv, the result was never in doubt. Wainwright supplemented his good batting by some effective bowling, and in the match altogether he took eleven wickets for 140 runs. Y o r k s h ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. Lord Hawke, c Tjler, b Nichols ..........................126 c Tyler, b Woods 42 Hall, Bt Wickham, b T yler.................................14 b Woods ............ 0 Ulyett, b Woods ................ 3 c and b Tyler ...118 Cartman, c VNoods, b T y le r ..................... . ... 1 b Nichols .......... 0 Wardall, b "Woods ..........33 b Woods ............ 5 Mr. E. Smith, b Nichols... 50 c Hewett, b N ichols........... 6 Wainwright, Bt Wickham, b Tyler ........................ 6 bNichols ............54 Tunnicliffe, not out..........23 b Nichols ...........34 Hirst, c Hewett, b Woods 10 c R. Palairet, b Tyler ........... 5 Hunter, b Woods .......... 2 not out .............. 26 Harrison, b Tyler .......... 9 c Spencer, b Tyler ............. 18 BT, lb 5,w l, nb 1... 14 L b 6 , w l . . . 7 Total it. 11 . ti.291 Total .. BIS S omersetshire . First Innings. Mr.H.T.Hewett.st Hunter, b Wainwright.................39 Mr. L. C. H. Palairet, c Hunter,bWainwright ... 76 Mr. R. C. N. Palairet, c Hunter, b U ly e tt.............22 Mr. C. J. Robinson, b H arrison............................23 Nichols, 1 b w, b Wain­ wright................................. 0 Mr. G. Fowler, b Harrison 0 Tyler, c Hirst, b Harrison 1 Mr. S. M. J. Woods, b Wainwright .....................19 Mr. V. T. Hill, b Wain­ wright ............................ 12 Mr. T. Spencer, c and b Wainwright .....................14 Rev. A. P. Wickham, not out ................................. 7 B 2,1 b 5 ................... 7 Total ....................220 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Y orkshire . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Mr. Woods ... 30 11 874 ............ 40 4 146 3 Tyler ............45 4 12 1094 ............ 25 14 83 3 Nichols............ 28 11 542 ............ 31 12 58 4 Mr.L.Palairet 8 5 27 0 ........ 7 3 17 0 Mr. Fowler........ 20 4 0 Tyler and Mr. L. Palairet each bowled a wide, and Nichols one no bail. S omersetshire . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . o. M. R. W. H irst.......... 20 7 510 ............. 34 4 12 2 Harrison ... 27 7 643 ............ It 7 7 3 Wainwright 27 3 8 666 ............ 30 6 74 5 Mr. Smith... 6 2 11 0 Wardall ... 6 2 5 0 Ulyett.......... 9 5 161 ............ 5 1 10 0 LANCASHIRE v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Considering that they were placed at the outset under the greatest disadvantage by the absence of their captain, Mr. W . G. Grace, and had very considerably the worst of the first innings, the Gloucestershire eleven de­ serve great praise for the plucky fight they made in this return match at Manchester on Thursday and Friday last. Though they were lucky enough to get first innings Lancashire did not make a very auspicious commence­ ment, and the score was only 59 with half the side out. Some free hitting by the later bats­ men, however, made ample amends for early shortcomings. Mr. Hornby and Baker set their successors a good example by scoring 44 in half-an-hour, and the last 36 runs were added in less than a quarter of an hour by Mold and Pilling. The seoond half of the innings, which lasted three hours and a quarter, indeed, saw an addition of 165 runs, and of these Mr. Hornby contributed 67 in just under the hour in his most vigorous style. In the hour and a half left for batting on Thursday, Gloucestershire lost six of their best batsmen for 86 , and as on the following morning, on a ground wet from early rain, only 13 were added, the innings closed for 99, or 125 runs to the bad. In the follow-on Mr. Radcliffe gave a thoroughly characteristic display of batting. Going in first he made 116 of the first 165 runs. His hitting all round was as fearless as it was well timed, and though several of his strokes were rather lucky, still there was only one actual chance, a catch at the wicket, to mar a most brilliant exhibition of free cricket. Mr. Sainsbuiy, Woof, and Mr. Pullen lent useful assistance, and the first named was in an hour and a quarter for his score of 25. Mr. Townsend was unable to bat in the second innings owing to a severe injury to his hand, another piece of bad luck for Gloucestershire. Lanca­ shire had only 87 to get to win, but Murch and Woof bowled so well that when the sixth batsman was out there were still 20 wanted. The vigorous hitting of Baker, however, quick placed the matter beyond doubt, and Second Innings. c Hunter, b Wainwright,... 11 b Wainwright... 14 b Wainwright. ... 0 b Harrison... . ... 0 b Wainwright... 21 c Hall, b Hirst... 22 1b w, b Hirst . .. 0 b Harrison... .,.. 25 c Ulyett,b Wain­ wright ... . 30 b Harrison .. . ... 0 not out ... . ... 0 L b . . . , .. 1 Total ..124