Cricket 1891

410 C R IC K E T : A W E E K L Y EEOOED OP T H E GAME . SEPT. 1C, 1891 THIS DAY & FOLLOWING DAYS HASTINGS AND ST. LEONAEDS CEICKET WEEK, 1891. T w o G r a n d M a t c h e s W ill be Played on the CENTRAL CRICKET GROUND, HASTINGS, As follows— Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, Sept.10,11,12- NORTH v. SOUTH . TEAMS NORTH M b . A- T. K emble M r . C. W . W righ t A tt e w b l l C hatterton F lowers G unn H all P e e l P odgher U ly e t t A. W ard SOUTH D r . W . G . G race M r . J. J. F erris M r . W . I j . M urdoch M r . W . N ew h am M r . W .W . R ead M r . A. E. S toddart A b e l L ohmann M artin S harpe W ood Monday.Tuesday,&Wednesday,Sept.l4,16,16. Gentlemen v. P laye rs. TEAMS GENTLE MEN D r . W. G. G race M r . A. T. K emble M r . J. J. F krris M r . A. J. L. H il l M b . W. L. M urdoch M r . W . N ewham M r . H. P igg M r . W.W. R ead M r .O. A. S m ith M r . E. S m ith M r . A. E. S toddart PLAYERS A bel A t t e w e l l B ean C h atterton G unn L ohmann M artin P e e l H . 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Datalimr fcsxp, ITha abstract and brief chronlola of the time.— __________________________ _______ H am lste T o -d a y [writes Mr. Alfred J. Gaston, of Brighton] commences the Hastings Festival, an event which during the past two or three years has been looked upon as one of the greatest attractions for cricket in thesouthofEngland. Hastings, from the earliest days of Sussex cricket, has invariably been a centre for cricket enthusiasm, and the famous Recreation Ground—once a haven for ships—has furnished, like the immortal “ Oval ” and the classic ground at Lord’s, some curious and most interesting incidents in con­ nection with the national game. Of these, the most noteworthy occurred in that sensational match in August, 1864, when, playing for the United South against Twenty-two of Hastings and St. Leonards, “ Ben ” Griffith, the lion-hitter of Surrey, scoredin one over of four balls, four successive 6 ’s, sending the ball each time clean out of the ground. Since tho Festival was established there have, too, been many additional incidents, a few of which were so genially and graphically pointed outin C r ic k e t of September 11th last year by that most correct of umpires and “ grand old gatherer ” of cricket jottings, Mr. Robert Thoms. It is not generallyknown, however, that one of the most indefatigable workers in connection with the Festival, viz., Mr. W. Carless, played at Hastings in 1878 against the First Australian team, a point which is invariably lost sight of in dealing with the cricket carnival, and the incidents which led to the establishment of the Hastings “ Week.” T h e “ GrandOld Gatherer ” referred to above, also ruminates on the subject of the Hastings Week in the following vein:— The game has, indeed, from time to time been well exemplified at Hastings, for the best of trundlers—of England and Australia— have popped down the ball; the best of bats­ men have shifted it all over the ground, and out of it too; and the best of “ snappers ” and fieldsmen have bagged and looked after it. When I scribbled—at this time last year— anent the doings of the cricket week, amongst other items, I referred to the spanking hit of W. W. Read, in which he deposited the ball into the spout of a water-pipe, and also to the sensational finish of the matches. It is pleas­ ing to remember that W. W . was again “ on the knock,” with a huge off-drive—out of the ground—into the close proximity of a draw­ ing-room, wherein folks were discussing the afternoon tea: and I was amused to see the ladies at the window wave their handker­ chiefs in admiration at this extra good blook. And the exciting finish of the match in 1890 will also be long remembered by all who saw it. For after Billy Gunn had set an example with a good score by batting in his well-known and effective style, George Ulyett, Billy Atte­ well, and F. R. Spofforth followed suit, and hit away merrily. And as Ward was well set when Sherwin joined him—and both were opening their shoulders—it only wanted two or three more good cracks to bring off a win, when a calamity occurred. The ball had been spanked towards the boundary and both bats­ men had turned for the third run. “ Come on, come on," said the dauntless Sherwin. “ Go back, go back,” replied the patient Ward, for he saw danger ahead ; but the “ John Bull Snapper” had got so well under weigh, and in pulling up had cast his anchor —I mean his spikes—so firmly into the Hastings soil, that ere he could shift, shunt, and pop himself back over the popping-crease, the ball was brilliantlv fielded and thrown by A. E. Stoddart to H. V . Page, who took it in the most masterly and plucky manner, downed the wicket, and the North lost by nine runs. When I state plucky, I wish to infer that the ball wants a lot of taking when the fate of a match depends upon it, and this conjunctive bit of cricket—of Messrs. Stoddart and Page—was as good a show as ever seen. In the second match of the week, South of England v. Australians, the latter felt the loss of the every-day trundler J. J. Ferris; and although Billy Murdoch gave an exhibition of first-class batting, and Charlie Turner and others did good service, including Dr. Barrett, who effectively demonstrated that he could bowl as well as bat, yet “ W . G.” and the great little batsman Bob Abel were in such grand form with the bat, ana ditto George Lohmann, Jack Sharpe, and Nutty Martin with the ball, that the Australians had to run second on this occasion. I n this said match the “ Champion ” had got 84 runs when a “ cocker” from Dr. Barrett settled him, in the last over previous to