Cricket 1891

822 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAMEi AUG." 6, 1891 rro LET. — " ALLEYN” O.C. GROUND at Dulwich. For August 1st, 3rd. and 8th. Apply Mr. T. Parsons, High Street, Dulwich. rjRICKET, FOOTBALL, & TENNIS GROUNDS v-' (all thoroughly drained, October, 1888), TO LE T at Hyde Farm, Balham, for Season, Day, or Saturdays, close to Railway Station. Special reduced return railway fares from Victoria, 5d. London Bridge 7d.—Apply H. Benham ( Proprietor), 104, Rossiter Road, Balham. (Cycling and Running Tracks now ready ) ■C1VERY CRICKETER Should Purchase WAT- SON’S CKICKET DIARY AND RECORD, which contains all the Principal Fixtures for 1891. bo arranged that a record can be kept of all matches as played, together with full sco^e of some of the most interesting matches that have been played by the Australians, Gentlemen and Players, North and South of England, first-class counties, &c. Price One Penny. 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The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— ____________________________ ____ Hamlet, M r . T homas W ee d in g W e e d in g , w h o h a s ju s t b e e n u n a n im o u s ly a p p ro v e d o f b y th e S ta n d in g J o in t C o m m itte e as D e p u ty C le rk o f th e P e a c e fo r th e S u rre y C o u n ty C o u n c il, w ill s till b e w e ll r e ­ m e m b e r e d as a c r ic k e t e r w h o , at o n e tim e , b a d e fa ir to b e o f v e r y g r e a t s e r v ic e to S u r r e y as a n a ll-r o u n d p la y e r . O n a tta in in g h is m a jo r it y h e a s s u m e d th e m a te r n a l su rn a m e o f W e e d in g in p la c e o f ;fchat o f B a g g a lja y , in w h ic h h e h a d a lr e a d y m a d e a r e p u ta tio n a t M a r lb o r o u gh a n d s u b s e q u e n tly in S u r r e y c r ic k e t. W h e n q u ite a b o y , in d e e d , h e d is p la y e d e x c e p tio n a l p r o m is e , a n d h e h a d o n ly ju s t c o m p le te d h is e ig h te e n th y e a r w h e n h e fo u n d a p la c e in th e S u r r e y e le v e n . H is a c tiv e c o n n e c t io n w ith th e C o u n ty , h o w e v e r , w a s o n ly o f a fitfu l ch a ra cte r, as th o u g h h is n a m e a p p ea rs in th e S u rre y s co re s o f 186 5, ’6 6 , ’ 6 8 , a n d ’74, h e o n ly to o k p a r t in all in e ig h t m a tc h e s . O n th e o c c a s io n o f h is la s t in n in g s fo r th e C o u n ty , a t th e O v a l in 1874, h e m a d e 8 2 in a s ty le a n d w ith a p o w e r w h ic h m a d e h is in a b ility to h e lp S u rre y th e m o r e t o b e r e g r e tte d c o n s id e r in g th a t th e fo rtu n e s as w e ll as th e c r ic k e t o f th e C o u n ty w e re th e n at th e lo w e s t eb b . S till, h is in te re s t in th e g a m e h a s n e v e r d im in is h e d . O n th e c o n tr a r y h e h as o f la te y e a rs ta k e n h is p a rt in lo ca l c r ic k e t as w e ll as a ssiste d th e O ld M a rl- b u ria n C lu b , th e M a r lb o r o u g h B lu e s , a n d a t tim e s w ith c o n s id e r a b le s u cce s s . A tru sty c o r re s p o n d e n t fr o m th e o th e r sid e o f th e b ig d r in k ta k e s e x c e p tio n to th e c la im I m a d e in “ G o ss ip ” o f J u ly 2 , o n th e a u th o r ity o f a g o o d frie n d in T o r o n to , o n b e h a lf o f th e T o r o n t o C lu b , fo r th e h o n o u r o f a d o u b le C a n a d ia n r e c o r d in a r e c e n t m a tc h w ith P o r t H o p e . M y in fo r m a n t, w h o h a s th e b e st m e a n s o f k n o w in g , fr o m th e fa ct th a t h e w a s o n e o f th e p r in c ip a l a c to r s in th e m a t c h in q u e s tio n , p o in ts o u t th a t th e la rg e s t s co re e v e r m a d e in a o n e d a y m a tc h in C a n a d a w as 40 2 , o n J u ly 1 ,1 8 8 0 , b y th e M o n tr e a l C lu b a g a in s t O tta w a o n th e la tte r ’s g r o u n d . A fte r th e d is m issa l o f M o n ­ trea l, O tta w a w e re d is p o s e d o f tw o m in u te s b e fo re th e c a ll o f tim e fo r 130 , so th a t th e to ta l ru n s m a d e d u r in g th e d a y a g g r e g a te d 532 , o r 29 in a d v a n c e o f T o r o n t o ’ s c la im . W ith re g a rd to th e ra te o f s c o r in g T o r o n t o m a y p o s s ib ly (h e th in k s) h o ld th e re c o rd , as th is d e ta il w a s n o t k e p t in th o O tta w a m a tc h ; a t th e s a m e tim e , o n a v e r y d ry w ic k e t (w h e re e v e r y r u n w a s r u n o u t, as a b o u n d a r y h it o n th e O tta w a g r o u n d is a lm o s t a n im p o s s ib ility ) th e s c o r in g w a s v e r y r a p id , a n d e v e n th is c la im o n th e p a rt o f th e Q u e e n C ity is o p e n to d o u b t. A n u n d o u b te d r e c o rd , t o o , w a s e sta b ­ lis h e d in th e O tta w a m a tc h b y A . B r o w n ­ in g , w h o s e 2 0 4 fo r M o n tr e a l is th e h ig h e s t in d iv id u a l s co re as y e t m a d e e ith e r in C a n a d a o r th e U n ite d S ta tes. T h o u g h th e se s c o r e s m a y n o t a p p ea r v e r y w o n d e r ­ fu l t o E n g lis h C ric k e t re a d e rs, in th e a b s e n ce o f c o a c h in g b y firs t-cla s s p r o ­ fe s sio n a l b o w le r s , a n d o n w ic k e ts w h ic h are n o t a lw a y s as tru e as th e E n g lis h b iliia rd -ta b le s , t h e y m u s t b e a llo w e d to co m p a r e fa v o u r a b ly w ith th e la r g e s co re s m a d e in s e c o n d -c la s s m a tc h e s in th e O ld C o u n try . I m a y a d d th a t th e c o r re c tio n o f m y c o r re s p o n d e n t h a s b e e n a c c e p te d b y th e T o r o n to C lu b a n d th e C a n a d ia n press. T hough I s h o u ld h a r d ly b e s o b o ld as e v e n to su ggest th a t th e fo llo w in g e x tr a c t r o m Moonshine c o u ld b y a n y p o s s ib ility b e th e r e lia b le v e r s io n it p r e te n d s t o b e o f a c o n v e r s a tio n o n c r ic k e t to p ics , it h a s n o n e th e le ss in it s u fficie n t o f th e h u m o r o u s e le m e n t to c o m m e n d it to th e le s s e x a c t ­ in g s e c tio n o f C ric k e t re a d e rs. Scene—A Cricket Matchr Dramatis Person®—Three ladies. First lady: “ Why do they both run?” —Second lady: “' I can’t think.” —Third lady: “ I wonder they don’t have two balls, and bowl from both ends; they would have much more play.” — (Umpirecalls “ Over ” )—Second lady: “ Why are they all walking about now ?” —- First lad y: “ I should think they must want to stop and talk a bit.” —Third lady : “ Which side do you take ?” First lady. “ Oh, I want the man who is standing up here, near us, to win, he has got such a pretty coat on.” — Second lady: “ I wonder how much longer we ought to stay ? I feel very dull.”—First lady : “•It won’t do to go away too soon, or people will think we don’t like it.” —Third lady: “ I wish I knew a little more about the game. It looks so silly not to know anything.” —First lady: “ Oh, you have only got to keep on say­ ing, 1 Run it out! ’ whenever either of the batsmen hits the ball, and people will think you know a lot about it.” W it h re g a r d to m y lis t o f s c o r e s o f 20 0 ru n s in im p o rta n t m a tc h e s w h ic h y o u in s e r te d la st w e e k [D r . B r a n d o f G lo u c e s te r w rite s ] I sa w y o u o m itte d to sta te th a t th e y w e re m a d e in E n g la n d o n ly . A s th e o m is s io n o f th is q u a lific a tio n m a y p e rh a p s ca u s e s o m e m is a p p r e h e n s io n , I se n d y o u a ll th e in sta n ce s I k n o w o f w h e r e su m s o f o v e r 2 00 ru n s h a v e b e e n m a d e in A u s tra lia . I n 18 8 0 , T . H o r a n , M e l­ b o u r n e v . T a s m a n ia , 2 5 0 ; 18 8 2 , W . L . M u r d o c h , N e w S o u th W a le s v . V ic to r ia , 3 2 1 a ; 1884, W . L . M u r d o c h , A u s tra lia n s v . C o m b in e d E le v e n , 2 7 9 a ; 1 8 8 6 , A . S h r e w s b u r y , N o n -S m o k e r s v . S m o k e r s , 23 4 ; 188 7, A . S h r e w s b u r y , S h a w ’ s E le v e n v . V ic t o r ia , 2 3 2 ; 18 8 8 , G . G iffe n , S o u th A u stra lia v . G . F . V e r n o n ’s E le v e n , 2 0 3 ; 188 8, H . M o s e s , N e w S o u th W a le s v . V ic to r ia , 2 9 7 * ; 1 8 3 8 , A . S h re w s b u ry , S h r e w s b u r y ’ s E le v e n v . S o u th A u s tra lia , 206. •The highest soore in Australia. a Not out. U nless P u b lic S c h o o l fo r m sh o u ld p r o v e to b e a lto g e th e r m is le a d in g , w h ic h is q u ite th e e x c e p tio n , O x fo r d U n iv e r s ity s h o u ld h a v e a v e r y v a lu a b le r e c ru it n e x t y e a r in th e p e r s o n o f C . B . F r y , w h o h a s ca p ta in e d th e B e p to n S c h o o l e le v e n th e la s t t w o s u m m e rs. H is first a p p e a r a n c e fo r S u rre y — in w h ic h C o u n ty , b y th e w a y , h e w a s b o r n — o n M o n d a y at N o ttin g h a m w a s o n e o f e x c e p tio n a l p r o m is e , teste h is s c o r e o f 65 fo r th e S e c o n d E le v e n o f S u r r e y v . S e c o n d E le v e n o f N o tts . H . H . S te p h e n s o n , w h o h a s see n h im p e r fo r m m o r e th a n o n c e fo r B e p to n a g a in s t U p ­ p in g h a m , h a s b e e n m o s t fa v o u r a b ly i m ­ p re s s e d w ith h is c r ic k e t, an d , in d e e d , I h a v e h e a rd m o r e th a n o n e e x c e lle n t ju d g e o f la te e x p re ss a v e r y h ig h o p in io n o f h is ca p a c itie s . I n a d d itio n to h is g r e a t p r o ­ m is e h e is a fin e fie ld , a n d a v e r y u se fu l c h a n g e b o w le r . H e h a s a lso ca p ta in e d th e K e p to n e le v e n w ith c o n s id e r a b le ju d g m e n t . A s a fo o tb a ll p la y e r , to o , he b id s fa ir t o b e o f s e r v ic e to O x fo r d . I s h a ll be su rp rise d , in d e e d , i f h e d o e s n o t m a k e a h ig h r e p u ta tio p a t th e A s s o c ia tio n gam e.