Cricket 1891

AUG. 20, 1891 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME, 855 Lancashire innings was only remarkable for the exceptionally fine cricket of A. Ward. Going in first he was seventh out, and during his innings of three hours there was nothing like a chance to be urged to his discredit. Mr. Maclaren was in an hour and twenty minutes for his eighteen, but otherwise there was nothing noteworthy in the batting. As the close of Lancashire’s innings only left a little over half an hour for play the game was given up, the home team having a lead of 27 runs on the one innings played. N o t t in g h a m s h ir e . 0 S h r e w s b u r y , Kemble, b Mold ... 67 Mr. J. A. Dixon, Briggs .......... Gunn, b Mold ... Barnes, b Mold........ 2 Flowers, b Mold ... 0 Mr. C. W. Wright, 1b w, b Brigga ... 0 H. B. Daft, b Briggs 6 L a n c a sh ir e . F. Sugg, c Gunn, b Baggaley............... 0 A. Ward, c and b Dixon ............. 95 Smith, c Sherwin, b Attew ell............... 8 Mr. A. O. M’Laren, 1b w, b Baggaley... 18 Briggs, c Baggaley, b Shacklock........ 3 Yates, b Attewell ... 0 Attewell, b Watson ; Shacklock, b Wat­ son ........................ Baggaley, b Mold ... Sherwin, not out ... B l . n b l .......... Total ..145 Baker, c Sherwin, b Attewell................. 1 Mr. S. M. Crosfield, b Attewell ............16 Mr. A. T. Kemble, b Dixon ................... 11 Watson, not out ... 12 Mold, b Attewell ... B 2,1 b 4 .......... 6 ...172 Total BOWLING ANALYSIS. N o t t in g h a m s h ir e . O. M. B. W. O. M. R. W. 45 22 55 5 1Watson 18 4 9 22 2 38 15 66 3 1 Mold bowled a no-ball. L a n c a s h ir e . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Attewell... 37*3 16 58 5 |Flowers... 10 6 19 0 Baggaley 23 10 37 2 I Barnes ... 4 0 12 0 Shacklock 17 12 27 1 1Dixon ... 9 3 13 2 Mold Biiggs SOMERSETSHIRE v. SURREY. After fulfilling three-quarters cf their pro­ gramme of sixteen matches in this season’s competition for the premiership of County Cricket without a reverse, the Surrey eleven suffered their first defeat in their twelfth engagement, losing at Taunton on Saturday evening within one minute of time. Going in first, on Thursday, Somersetshire were batting three hours and a quarter. Against the Surrey bowling their total of 194 was a very creditable one, the more so that two of their best rungetters, Messrs. L. Palairet and Challen, only made eleven runs between them. Mr. Hewett, the captain, set his side a good example. He made 55 of the first 84, and his free and confident cricket was worthy of the highest praise. SubsequentlyMessrs.R.Palairet and Roe scored fast, and later again Messrs. Young and Hill lent useful assistance. So far Somersetshire had done well, but when Surrey went in they were seen even to better advantage, and, supported by excellent fielding, Mr. Woods, Nichols, and Tyler bowled with such success that in the hour and a half that remained on Thursday they effected the dismissal of six of Surrey’s best batsmen for 71 runs. Notwithstanding some free cricket by Mr. Key, who made 25 of 26 while in on Enday morning, it did not look as if Surrey would save the follow on. As it was, a useful stand by the last two batsmen, Wood and Sharpe, who put on 40 runs, enabled them to make a better show than at one time seemed likely, and in fact to get within 40 runs of the opposite total. Going in again, the Somersetshire batsmen scored freely from the start. In eighty minutes Messrs. Hewett, who again played brilliant cricket, and L. Palairet put on 68 , and the latter with Mr. Challen added 66 before he was caught, for an exceedingly well played 60. Half the side were out for 181, but Mr. Roe gave Mr.Challen, who should have been caught at square-leg when he had made 29, useful assistance, and when play ceased on Friday night the score had been raised to 231, Mr. Challen then being 76 not out. On Saturday morning runs again came fast, and when the Somersetshire captain closed his innings on the fall of the ninth wicket, 80 runs had been added in as many minutes. Mr. Challen, with the excep­ tion of the one mistake mentioned, played brilliant cricket for his 89. He was batting altogether three hours and a quarter, and his innings was the result of sound cricket with plenty of hit tempered by excellent defence. Surrey commenced their second innings at 12.40 with 373 to win, and as there was only about four hours left for play there was only one hope for them, a draw. With the wicket still in excellent condition such a result was quite probable, and indeed until very late in the innings it seemed to be the most likely ending. Mr. Shuter and Abel put on 45 for the first wicket, and at the luncheon interval at 1.30 the score was 62 with Maurice Read and Abel in. As it had been arranged to draw at 5.30 there remained three hours and ten minutes when play was resumed, and then a great disaster befel Surrey in the dismissal of Abel,who was caught in the slips at 73. After making eleven out of twenty-five, Mr. Read was well caught, and with four of the best batsmen out for 98 things did not look very hopeful for Surrey saving the game Maurice Read, however, found a partner exactly to his taste in Lohmann, ana while they were together a draw seemed a certainty. The two players batted with great confidence and pluck,and in an hour and forty minutes had added 96 runs. Too much praise can hardly be given to them for their stand, marked as it was by resolute cricket without a real chance. W ith less than an hour to play and five wickets to go down Somersetshire’s hopes of a win did not seem likely to be realised, and as Lockwood stayed with Read for half-an-hour Surrey’s prospects were even more favourable. The dismissal of Mr. Key and Brockwell with successive balls, however, changed the whole aspect of affairs again, and when Maurice Read was bowled by Mr. Woods, Somersetshire once more seemed to have all the best of the out­ look, the last four wickets having fallen in less than a quarter of an hour. Read had played a grand game for his side, and his 94 was a remarkable display of cricket. He was batting three hours and ten minutes and there was not a semblance of a mistake to detract from its merits. Ten minutes still remained when Sharpe joined Wood, and as the last two batsmen both played with great care the excitement increased. Only one over, however, had to be bowled, when Mr. Woods bowled Sharpe, and thus, within a minute or so of time, Somersetshire were left in possession of a grand victory by 130 runs. The success of the home team naturally evoked the greatest enthusiasm. It was, moreover, the result of really excellent and well-sustained cricket, and Mr. Hewett and the rest of the eleven are to be heartily con­ gratulated on a very fine performance. Their brilliant show at all points of the game should do much to increase the interest in Somersetshire cricket, and the effect every one will hope will be lasting. S o m e r s e t s h ir e . First Innings. Mr. L. O. H. Palairet, c Wood, b Lohmann ... 8 Mr. H. T. Hewett, lbw, b Lohmann........................55 Mr.J.B. Challen, c Sharpe, ♦Second Innings. c Wood,b Brock­ well .................60 c Al el, b Sharpe 42 b Lohmann Mr. S. M. J. Lohmann... Woods, b Mr. R. C. N. Palairet, Lockwood..................... NicholB, b Sharpe ... . Mr. W. N. Roe, b Abel . Mr. W . A. R. Young, Lohm ann... 6 b Lockwood , 11 c Lohmann, Brockwell 33 b Brockwell ... 9 run out 29 c Lockwood, Lohmann b ... 13 Mr. V. T. Hill, c M. Read, b Sharpe ........................ 18 b Lockwood Mr. A. E. Newton, not out 5 b Lockwood Tyler, b Sharpe................. 2 not out B4, l b l ................. 5 B .......... Total ......... 194 Total ...331 ? Innings declared closed. First Innings. Abel, b Nichols ... . S u r r e y . , 11 Mr. J. Shuter, b Nichols 4 M. Read, b Nichols ..........25 Mr. W. W. Read, b Tyler 12 Lohmann, b Woods..........19 Henderson, b T yler.......... 0 Lockwood, c Newton, b Woods ......... Mr.K.J.Key, c L. Palairet, b Woods ........................25 Brockwell, lbw, b Nichols 0 Wood, b W oods.................29 Sharpe, not o u t.................18 Lb 2, w 1 .......... 3 Second Innings, c L. Palairet, b Woods ............ 29 b Nichols .............29 b Woods .............94 cTyler.b Nichols 11 c and b Woods 58 b N ich ols........... 1 .. 8 b Woods , 14 c and b Tyler ... 0 c Hill, b Tyler ... 0 not ^ut .......... 0 b Woods .......... 4 L b................. 1 Total .154 Total ...211 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S o m e r s e t s h ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Lohmann ... 87 10 84 5 .......... 44 11 91 1 Sharpe ... 27 9 52 3 .......... 22 9 48 1 Lockwood... 22 8 47 1 .......... 28.1 10 62 3 Abel ............. 6 4 6 1 .......... 7 3 12 0 Mr. W. Read 8 0 32 0 Brockwell ... 23 9 48 3 Henderson... 16 7 83 0 S u r r e y . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Mr. Woods... 81.4 11 70 4 .......... 49.3 16103 5 Nichols ... 41 22 52 4 .......... 47 22 83 3 Tyler............. 11 4 29 2 .......... 12 0 3L 2 Mr. Roe ... 4 2 9 0 Mr. L. Palairet 8 3 15 0 UPPER CLAPTON SUSSEX TOUR. UPPER CLAPTON v. PRIORY PARK Played at Chichester on August 10. U p p e r C l a p t o n . Rev. H. W . Dennis, c Arnold, b Jelly- corse ........................ F, W . Andrews, b Cochrane................. W. G. Walker, c Seymour, b Coch­ rane ........................ J. R. Shaw, c Pur­ chase, b Edney ... F. Heasman, b Cochrane .......... J. S. Tekell, b Jelly- co rB e ... 31 W. B. Anstey, Harris ................. A. B. Osmond, c Jones, b Edney ... J. Willock, not ouc J. Fox, c Purchase, b Cochrane .......... B. H. Bunkeil, b Harris ;................ E xtras................ 20 Total , 85 H. W. Harris.c Shaw, b Willock ......... 34 A. J. Jones, c Fox, b Shaw........................ 4 4 C. Howard, b Walker 25 L. Edney, c Tekell, b Walker................. 1 G. F. Arnold, b Walker ................. 8 A. H. D. Cochrane, c Willock, b Shaw 6 Capt. Seymour, h w, b Shaw .................19 P r io r y P a r k . F. H. Purchase, 1 b w, b Walker ... 19 H. C. Ferner, c Fox, b Shaw ................. 0 H. JellycorBe, st Heasman, b Shaw 3 E. H. Montressor, not out ................. 1 Extras.................16 Total ...171 UPPER CLAPTON v. BOGNOR. Played at Bognor on August 11. U p p e r C l a p t o n . G. McEwen,b Henley F. W. Andrews, lbw, b Henley ............11 J. Fox. b Henley ... 0 W . G. Walker, b Botting ................. 1 J. R. Shaw, b Botting 5 J. Willock, c Scott, b Botting...................37 G. C. Heasman, lbw, b Scott ................. 17 J.S. Tekell, b Anstey 7 F. Heasman, c Long, b Henley ... H. Smith, lbw, Henley .......... R. H. Bunkeil, Henley .......... A. H. Abbott, out .............. Extras... . . 17 not 4 . 36 H. Furner, b Walker 12 G. Botting, c and b Shaw........................ 0 A. H. D. Cochrane, b Walker ................. 1 C. Bartlett, b Walker 20 R. Jardine, c F. Heasman,b Walker 14 C. Scott, b W illock 1 W. B. Ans’ey, b Walker ................. 2 B o g n o r . Total E. H. Montressor, b Walker ................. A.T.Long, b McEwen R. H a z s a r d , b Willock ................. W. Hatch, st Shaw, b McEwen .......... W. Henley, not out Extras................. Total , 78 C o m ic C r ic k e t .— By the CocKney Sportsman (Alec Nelson). A profusely illustrated and viva­ cious volume. Post free, 1/2. Wrigtt & Co., 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, E.C. Can be had from all news­ agents or W, H. Smith’s bookstalls.