Cricket 1891

AtJG. 13, 1891 CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME; 841 of the Somersetshire Captain, who was by the way one of the first to accept the invitation. In addition to Mr. H . T. Hewett, Lord Hawke has at present five certainties in Messrs. J. EL J. Hornsby, K. J. Key. C. W . Wright, L. 0 . H . Palairet,and G. W . Ricketts. Mr. Vernon is not able to go, but several other leading cricketers are likely starters. It will be a week or so, however, before the constitution of the team is actually complete. T he English Amateurs, who are, as I have already stated, to leave Liverpool in the Inman steamer “ City of New York,” on September 16th, are to be the guests of the Germantown C.C. of Philadelphia, who will be responsible for all the arrangements. The rough idea of the programme at present is as follows :— Philadelphia, September 25 to October 2. Boston, October 4, 5 and 6 . New York, October 8 ,9 and 11. Baltimore, October 12 and 13. Pittsburgh, Ootober 15 and 16. Chicago, Ootober 18 and 20. As the weather for cricket purposes is not very good after the fifteenth of October, it is quite possible that the trip to Chicago, which is distant over nine hundred miles from New York, will be omitted from the list. It may, indeed, be of importance to some members of the team to return to England by the end of October, and in this case the actual tour would hardly extend beyond Baltimore. It is proposed that there should be two matches in Philadelphia, I take it against the pick of the cricketers of that city. I t is a little doubtful whether Lord Hawke, whose hand has not yet recovered sufficiently for him to be able to resume the direction of the Yorkshire eleven, will be fit enough to play even in any of the later matches of the season. He hopes to captain the North against the South at Scarborough on the third of next month, and this will in all probability be his only chance of any more cricket this year. The ten other places in the Northern eleven at Scar­ borough will be filled by Messrs. E. Smith, F. S. Jackson, and Gunn, Barnes, Attewell, Ulyett, Peel, Hunter, Briggs, and Chatterton. By the way, in Lord Hawke’s absence, Mr. Smith in recent matches has been acting as captain of the Yorkshire eleven. V ic e -A dm iral S ir G eorge T ryon , the new Commander - in - C h ie f in the Mediterranean, is, it may b e news at least to some C ric k e t readers to know, a liberal supporter as well as an enthusiastic follower of our grand old game. Some years ago, while in Command on the Australian Station, he took great interest in Colonial Cricket, and his stay in the Southern hemisphere brought him in touch with most of the sports of Greater Britain. When in London, Admiral Tryon loses no chance of witnessing an important match, and his stalwart figure has been generally to be seen at the Oval and Lord’s whenever anything of more than ordinary interest has been on. I t will only be in the eternal fitness, at all events of things cricketal, if not political, should the forthcoming election for the Parliamentary representation of Lewisham result in the replacement of one cricketer by another. No one who knows anything needs to be reminded of the active interest the late member, Vis­ count Lewisham, who has just succeeded to the Earldom of Dartmouth, has always taken in everything that affects the well-being of cricket. Unless the Lewisham pitch should prove to be treacherous and in a very different con­ dition to what it was at the last match, the odds should be in favour of the in­ side. In this case, the next in the order of going in should be Mr. John Penn, an elder if not the eldest member of the brotherhood which could boast some years ago of two such excellent batsmen as William and Frank Penn. The latter was, when at his best some years ago, one of the very finest batsmen cricket has ever seen. U n til last summer, as far at least as my knowledge goes, with the exception, perhaps, of the occasion when they met the Parsees at Leyton, there has been no attempt to get together the pick of the Public School players of the year. Last season amatch was played on the Athletic Ground at Bichmond, between the Gentle­ men of Surrey and an eleven selected from the Schools, but the arrangements were not commenced till rather late and those who were responsible for the fixture were not able to get a thoroughly representative side. T h is year, however, through the cordial co-operation of the Captains of the principal schools, the matter has been heartily taken up, and the match to be played at Bichmond to-morrow and Friday should be of particular interest. Eleven of the chief schools will each have one of their best representatives, and the names which follow will show that most of the best players of the year will be in evidence: G. R. Brewis (Eton), C. G. Pope (Harrow), A. R. Mason (Winchester), P. F. 'Warner (Rugby), E. Barber (Marl­ borough), C. B. Fry (Repton), S. D. A. Corbett (Clifton), W . M. Hemingway (Uppingham), P. H. Latham (Malvern) D. H . Raphael (Wellington), and F. W . Worsley (Brighton). I t is particularly gratifying to learn that in spite of the unfavourable weather during a greater part of the cricket, the Jubilee of the Canterbury Week was socially at all events a marked success. The epilogue, entitled “ A Jubilee Review,” written by the old Cambridge cricketer, Mr. W . Yardley, was full of quaint humour, particularly suitable to the occasion. The “ Old Stagers ” have indeed good reason to be pleased with the hearty reception they met with on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of their introduction to a Canterbury audience. T he following tables will show the positions ofthe chief batsmen and bowlers in important matches this season up to Saturday last. BATTING AVERAGES. (L im ited to T wenty and U pwabds .) Times Highest Inns.notout.Run*. Score. Aver. A b el........................ 22 ... 1 . . 909 . . 197 ...43.6 Shrewsbury.......... 20 ... 3 . . 705 . . 165 ...41.8 Guan........................ 27 ... 3 .. 890 . . 161 ...37.2 Bean........................ 27 ... 4 ... 778 . . 145*...33.19 Mr. F. Marchant ... 17 ... 2 .. 475 ... 123 ...31.10 Mr. W. Newham ... 23 ... 2 ... 646 . . 134*.. 30.16 Barnes ................. 21 ... 3 . . 555 . . 104 ...30.15 Mr. A. B. Stoddart 17 ... 1 .. 488 . . 215*...30.8 M. R ead ................. 19 ... 0 . . 538 . . 135 ...28.6 Mr. G. Brann.......... 18 ... 1 . . 472 . . 161 ...27.13 Mr. T. C. O’Brien... 22 ... 1 . . 551 . . I ll ...26.8 Mr. C. J. M. Fox ... 17 ... 2 . . 886 . . 103 ...25.11 Henderson .......... 17 ... 2 . . 387 . . 106 ...25.12 Mr. E. Smith......... 25 ... 0 . . 616 . . 117 ...24.16 Mr. R. N. Douglas... 18 ... 0 .. . 447 ... 131 ...24.15 Lohmann .......... 23 ... 0 .. . 557 .. 61 ...24.5 Mr. O. G. Radcliffe 25 ... 0 . . 589 . . 116 ...23.21 Ulyett ................. 31 ... 1 . . 709 . . 118 ...23.19 Mr.L.C. H. Palairet 26 ... 1 . . 586 . . 79 ...23.11 H a ll........................ 27 ... 2 . . 584 . . 67 ...23.9 Humphreys .......... 19 ... 5 . . 323 . . 63*...23.1 P e e l..................... .. 31 ... 3 . . 638 . . 150 ...22.22 Mr. W. W. Read ... 20 ... 0 . . 454 . . 64 ...2214 Marlow ................. 22 ... 1 . . 462 . . 144 ...22 Mr. A. W ard.......... 21 ... 1 . . 419 . . 70 ...20.19 Yates........................ 17 ... 1 . . 333 . . 49 ...20.12 Mr. P. H. Sugg ... 20 ... 0 . . 403 . . 75 ...20.3 ♦Not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. (L im ite d to F if t y W ick ets on m obe .) Overs. Mdns. Runs. WktS. Aver J. T. Hearne ... 479.1 ... 174 .... 940... 84... 11.16 Lohmann 791.4 ... 305 ,... 1358... 118... 11.60 Martin .......... 534 ... 242 .... 1047... 88... 11.79 Sharpe .......... 524 ... 185 .,.. 1084... 83... 33.5 M old................. 714.3 ... 247 ... 1341.... 101.... 13.28 Wm. Attewell... 1161.3 ... 560 ,... 1567... 109... 14.41 Briggs .......... 688.4 ... 258 ,... 1250... 83.. 15.5 Mr.S.M.J.Woods 719.3 ... 254 ... 1712... 105... 16.32 Peel ................. 686.2 ... 282 ... 1088... 65... 16.48 T a te ................. 563 ... 208 .... 1157... 67... 17.18 W. Wright ... 624.1 ... 213 ... 1152... 63... 18.18 T h e following will show the results of matches between the nine first-class Counties up to date : Played. Won. Lost. Dwn Surrey ................. 12 . . 11 .. 0 .. 1 Lancashire........ . 1L . . 6 .. 4 .. 1 Notts ................. 10 . . 5 .. 4 .. 1 Kent........................ 10 .. 3 .. 3 .. 4 Middlesex .......... 11 ... 5 .. 5 .. 1 Sussex ................. 11 .. 4 .. 4 .. 3 Somersetshire ... 9 . . 3 .. 5 .. 1 Yorkshire .......... 13 . . 4 .. 9 .. 0 Gloucestershire ... 13 . . 2 .. 9 .. 2 PRINCIPAL MATCHES FORNEXT WEEK T hursday , A ugust IS—Lord's, Middlesex V. Sussex; Maidstone, Kent V. Yorkshire; Man­ chester, Lancashire v. Notts; Taunton, Somersetshire v. Surrey. F riday , A ugust 14—Bishop's Stortford, Herts v. Norfolk. Monday, A ugust 17—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Surrey; Brighton, Sussex v. Yorkshire; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire v. Somersetshire; Gravesend, Kent v. Lancashire; Derby, Derbyshire V. Essex; Northampton, Northants v. Herts; Stoke, Staffordshire v. M.O.C. Sc G .; Exeter, Devonshire v. Glamorganshire; Luton, Bed­ fordshire t. Norfolk.