Cricket 1891

SEPT. 10, 1891 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME; 413 Somersetshire. Four cricketers, but those of the first rank, were responsible for what measure of success the Yorkshiremen earned —Peel, Ulyett, Hall, and Wainwright. Hall and Ulyett come out with aggregates of over six hundred runs apiece, though they are beaten in the average by Peel, who in addition compiled 588 runs in twenty-four completed innings, average 24.12. He has indeed been one of the principal mainstays of the team all through the season. He is just beaten in bowling by Wainwright, who tops the averages with 14.10 for 67 wickets. The batting of the latter moreover has been useful at times. Harrison obtained 38 wickets, though somewhat expensive. Ulyett batted consistently well, two of his innings, against Sussex and Somersetshire, when he each time got into three figures, being particularly fine. In all matches for the county he compiled over a thousand runs, as also did Hall. Immediately after he had played himself into form, Lord Hawke broke his finger, and was kept out of the eleven during the remaining matches. David Hunter kept wicket throughout the season in his best form. Three promising colts were introduced in Cartman, Tunnicliffe, and Wardall. The poor show made by the Gloucester­ shire eleven, in such striking contrast to their promising form of July and August 1890, may be laid to a variety of causes. Dr. W. G. Grace, albeit he started well, and bowled in a style recalling his best days, went completely off, though this was largely due to the unfor­ tunate accident to his knee, which kept him out of two matches and interfered much with his later play. In addition, Mr. Cranston, who had such a brilliant batting record for 1890,was in such bad health as to be of little use in the early matches—and was not played after the middle of the season. Dr. E. M. Grace was as brilliant as ever at point, and also played several sterling innings. The free cricket of Mr. O. G. .Radcliffe was often of immense service to the side, and he alone totalled over five hundred runs; his hitting occasionally forming an effective foil to the slow play of Mr. Sainsbury— another and more recent acquisition from the neighbouring shire of Somerset. The brunt of the hard work with the ball fell upon Woof (who was available in most of the matches) and Roberts, though Murch, who showed rather an advance in this department, has the better figures. To sum up, only two of tbe sixteen fixtures engaged in by the Western County ended in victories, though one of these was an exceedingly brilliant win over Notts. W ith such a promising wicket­ keeper as Board, and with Mr. Ferris avail­ able presently, better times should be in store for Gloucestershire. Among the minor counties, Derbyshire has a sufficiently encouraging record, having lost only four out of twelve matches. Their opponents included such formidable sides as can be furnished by Surrey, Notts, Yorkshire, Essex, Warwickshire, and Leicestershire. The features of the season were a brilliant victory over Surrey at the Oval, and another over Yorkshire at Leeds. Chatterton played grand cricket throughout the summer, totalling 763 runs, and averaging 38.15 runs per innings. He certainly again proved himself to be in quite the fore-front as an all round cricketer. The other most useful members with the bat were Bagshaw, Storer, Sugg, and Messrs. L. G. Wright and S. H, Evershed, though Chatterton is a long way in advance of the rest. Porter showed a marked advance as a bowler, doing a specially good performance against Surrey at the Oval, and Hulme, Davidson, and he were responsible for 144 wickets between them. Leicestershire’s record of seven wins and eight defeats is abetter one than would appear at first sight, seeing that five of the reverses were at the hands of first-class Counties. Against Surrey at tho Oval in May they played a remarkably good game, being only beaten in the end by 73 runs. The features of the season were the capital all-round cricket of Pougher and the brilliant batting of the captain, Mr. de Trafford. It is a note­ worthy fact that never before has a Leicester­ shire bowler either delivered a thousand overs or taken a hundred wickets in one season, yet Pougher has done both of these things, and withal averages less than fifteen runs per wicket. Woodcock, since his return from America has been of great use. He kept up a great pace aud shows considerable promise for the future, securing 73 wickets for thirteen runs apiece. Mr. C. E. de Trafford totalled 868 runs (average 27.4), Warren 741 runs (average 25.16) and Pougher 666 runs (average 22 . 6 ). The standard of cricket in Essex has by no means declined. Mr. A. P. Lucas played at least one innings that recalled to us his best days, and Mr. A. S. Johnston also did well with the bat, as did Pickett with the ball. Warwickshire was singularlyunluoky through­ out the season. The result, however, must not be considered in any way an accurate test of the capacities of the eleven, which was much stronger than its paper form would seem to in­ dicate. In Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Northants, Staffordshire, Lincolnshire,Devonshire, North­ umberland, Durham, and Herts the game is steadily flourishing. In the case of the latter, it has received an impetus by the opening of a new county cricket ground at Watford. Hampshire at times showed good cricket, though no perceptible improvement can be found in the results of the year to afford hopes of an immediate advance in the County status. The newly-formed Oxfordshire County Club cannot fail to be a success, with so many keen sportsmen lending their aid. It can already boast a double victory over Bucking­ hamshire, which also now has a club of its own. PALLINGSW ICK v. NATIONAL SPORTING CLUB. Played at East Acton on September 2. P allingsw ick . F. S. Heynemann, c St. George, b Clemence................. 19 H. F. Piper, c Mellor, b Bodding- ton ........................ 0 E. A. Collins, c Bod- dington, b Chees- m a n ........................35 J. S. Haycraft, b Cheesm*n ......... 10 F. Moir, b Clemence 17 W. C. Yarborough, b Cheesman .......... 4 J. Smellie, not out ... 2 D. H. Daniell, c Clemence, b Chees- man.......................... A. W. Graham, c and b M ellor................. H. White, c Bodding­ ton, b Mellor.......... A. Pugh, c Bettinson, b Cheesman.......... J. De Winton, b Mellor ................. B 11, lb 4, w 7 ... Total ...124 N ational S porting C lu b . First Inninga. H. Baker, b Coliins ......... A. Weller, b Yarborough... P. S. Boddington, c Hay­ craft, b Collins .......... S. Cheesman, b Collins ... F. .turner, low. b Collins Second Innings. 0 b Heyremann... 7 2 c and b Heyne­ mann .......... 7 0 c Yarborough, b Haycraft ... 0 2 c and b Collins... 39 5 st Graham, b Haycruft W. J. Burt, c Graham, b Bmellie ........................ 6 not out N. Roverts, lbw, b Collins 7 not out A. F. BettiDSon, b Collins 0 V. Clemence, b Collins ... 25 R. Young, c Moir, b Smellie ........................ 0 8 .. 31 P. Hawkins, not o u t ......... J. St. George, st Haycraft, b Collins........................... st Graham, Hcvnemann . b Haycraft 3 5, lb 54 Total ... M ir, b Hay­ craft................. 2 B ................. 2 Total ...104 T h e S eventh A ustralian T eam in E ngland , a budget of biographical sketches. By Clarence P. Moody. With a photographic group of tho team. Price 6d. W iugut & Co., 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, E.C, BOSTON PARK v. LOWER CLAPTON. Played at Walthamstow on Sept. 5. L ower C lapton . W.Waigh, b Williams H. Chichester, b Kidman ................. E. Dawney, b Wil­ liams ........................ A. Smith, b Kidman... E. Vines, b Williams A. Steet, b Kidman 1 E. Logston, b Kid­ man ........................ 0 J. Ross, bWilliama... 0 A. Newman, not out 0 Extras................. 3 Total 12 B oston P a r k . G. H. Jupp, Senr. c sub, h Vines ..........27 A. H a r r i s , b Chichester .......... 3 J, Poupart, b Smith 8 W. Williams, bSmith 1 G. H. Jupp, Junr., b Waigh ................. 9 E. M. Lacey, b Vines 0 T. Kidman, c Ross, b Steet .................31 W.Chamberp.bVines 0 W. Steers, run ont ... 14 W. Howes, b Steet ... 0 M. W.Jupp, not out 0 E xtras................. 4 Total ... 97 BOSTON PARK v. LOWER CLAPTON. Played at Brentford on September 5. B oston Park. R. Bapkin, run out... 17 W. Vo per, c Watts, b Hears'ey .......... 9 B. Butcher,c Marder, b Hearsley .......... 3 G. Bloomer, b Harris 0 W. Poupart, bHarris 3 E. Underwood, b Harris .................. 1 Steet, c and b Under­ wood’........................18 Corfield, c Butcher, b Rapkin................. 0 Bishop, c Vosper, b Bapkin ................. 0 Watts, c Vosper, b Rapkin ................. 4 D. Sherlock, c Watts, b Aveling.................28 H. White, b Mardcr 6 J. Hughes, notout... 15 E. Butcher, b Watts 3 B. Charlton, stSteet, b Aveling................ 2 Extras.................16 Total ... ...103 J lapton . Aveling, Ibw, b Underwood ... ... 6 Hearsley, Ibw, b Underwood ... ... 0 Fox, not out ... ... 21 Marder, not out ... 9 Extras.......... ... 7 Total ... ... 65 Harris, Thomas, Answorthy did not bat. PALLINGSWICK v. MR. MURFILL’S ELEVEN. Played at East Acton on September 5. M r . M u r fill ’ s XI. W. B. Tyndall, b V. Howell, b Millson 12 Millsou ................. 3 F. W. MurfiU, b Yar­ B. G. Hay Cooper, c borough ................. 3 Dampier, b YarT. Zwinger, b borough ................. 11 Millson ................. 0 G. M. Powell, c De P. O. Woollard, not Wioton, b Yarout ........................ 0 borough ................. 2 H. Heath, b Yar­ W.Russell,c Goddard, borough ................. 0 b Yarborough.......... 1 B ........................ 2 C. L. Watson, b — Millson ................. 2 Total......... 36 R. G. S. Miller, b Yarborough .......... 0 P allingsw ick . • de Winton, c Miller, b Hay Cooper ... 6 A. Dainpicr, c Mur- fill, t» Hay Cooper 2 B. A. Carter, b Tyn­ dall ......................... 2 E.W. Burnside, c and b Tyndall .......... 3 A. H. Millson, b Hay- Cooper ................. 0 J. de Winton, b Tyn­ dall .....................10 W. C. Yarborough, not out .................47 P. Schooling, b Tyn­ dall ........................ 0 A. W. Graham, b Tyndall................. 0 D. H. Daniell, not out ........................SO B 4, w 3 .......... 7 Total ..........107 J. J. Goddard did not bat. 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