Cricket 1891

420 CBICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME. SEPT. 17, 1891 all round freely as well as with judgment. He has in him, indeed, the making of a really first-class cricketer, and as we have every reason to believe he will be generally avail­ able for Lancashire, at all events, in the near future, he should take a place quite in the fore­ front of batsmen. He has, in addition, the advantage of being a fine field. At Harrow, he was also prominent as a footballer. Captain of the Champion House team in 1839, he formed one of the School eleven of that as well as the previous year. Latterly, however, owing to a bad knee he has been unable to play. Our portrait is from a photograph by E. Hawkins & Co., 108, King’s Road, Brighton. U P P E R C LAPTON CLUB. M atches played 38—won 8, drawn 12, lost 14, abandoned 4.**' BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most in Inns, not out.Runs. an Inn. Aver. J. E. James......... 9 ... 1 ... 124 ... 47 ... 15.4 W. W. K. Robin­ son .................... 6 ... 0 ... 82 ... 42 ... 33.4 H. E. Barham ... 14 ... 2 ... 157 ... 51 ... 33.1 A. P. Crabb.......... 14 ... 3 ... 144 ... 36 ... 13.1 J. W illocks.......... 17 ... 8 ... 176 ... 37 ... 12.8 S. Tekell.......... 16 ... 2 ... 166 ... 33 ... 11.12 . 1 . B. Cottingham 17 ... 1 ... 183 ... 50*... 11.7 W .G . Walker ...27 ... 2 ... 279 ... 34 ... 11.4 O sborn.................10 ... 5 ... 59 ... 19*... 10.9 W. H. Kelson ... 8 ... 0 ... 82... 27 ... 10.2 P. A. Irby ....... 9 ... 1 ... 78 ... 87 ... 9.6 A. B. Osmond ... 15 ... 0 ... 138 ... 55 ... 9.3 E. C. Mott ......11 ... 1 ... 81 ... 47 ... 8.1 J. Fox ............... 25 ... 2 ... 173 ... 24 ... 7.12 W. J. Sowerby ...14 ... 0 ... 106 ... 39 ... 7.8 P. Nell ................16 ... 0 ... 12J ... 41... 7.8 E. Crabb ........ 11 ... 0 ... 84 ... 26 ... 7.7 E. C. Horner ... 16 ... 2 ... 101 ... 21 ... 7.3 A. C. Haslam ... 7 ... 0 ... 48 ... 21 ... 6.6 E. Mirvy ........ 6 ... 0 ... 39 ... 15 ... 6.3 C. L. Gillard ... 11 ... 4 ... 43 ... 11 ... 6.1 A. Parkin ........ 9 ... 0 ... 52 ... 27 ... 5.7 E. A. Horner...... 16 ... 7 ... 49... 11... 5.4 R. H. Pannell ... 11 ... 0 ... 57 ... 19 ... 5.2 E. B. W ells......10 ... 1 ... 36 ... 10 ... 4 R The following played in four innings and under: —R. 8. Cushing 19, H. Gunson 19—1, P. G. W olf 8, E. H. Livermore 2, N. D. Towne 9—1, A. C. Clarke 3—1, H. Matthews 2, A. G. O. Kennedy 4, C. Shaw 1. C. F. Shackel 4, J. R. Mason 2, G. McEwen 2. R. S. Thornhill 0, A. Wright 4, G. Wright 0, Rev. R. B. Hill 0. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. W. J. Sowerby ... 100 ... 42 ... 165 ... 20 ... 8.5 H. E. Barham ... 21 ... 1 ... 62 ... 6 ... 10 2 P. Nell ................. 206 ... 66 ... 417 ... 88 ... 10.37 W. W. K. Robin­ son ................. 86.3... 9 ... 77 ... 6 ... 12.5 J. Willocks .......... 183 ... 61 ... 395 ... 28 ... 14.3 F.. C. Mott ........... 152-4... 38 ... 284 ... 20 ... 14.4 E. A. Horner........... 198.2... 33 ... 407 ... 27 ... 15.22 A. B. Osmond ... 216.1... 65 ... 425 ... 26 ... 16.9 W. G. Walker ... 141.4... 27 ... 342 ... 20 ... 17.2 J. Fox ................. 26.3... 0 ...91... 5 ... 18.1 R. H. Pannell ... 52 ... 15 ... 133 ... 7 ... 19 Osborn .................317.2... 110 ... 406 ... 61 ... 6.40 The following bowled in 4or less innings C. L.Gillard 3, J. S. Tekell 3, E. H. Livermore 2, N. D. Towne 2, E. B. Wells 0, A. Ponking 0, C. F. Shackel 0, P. G. Wolf 2, H. Matthews 0, H. Gunson 1, E. C. Horner 3, G. McEwen 2, and C. Sbaw 0. The following bowled w id e s W . W. K. Robin’ son 4, J. Willocks 6, E. C. Mott 1, E. A. Horner 1 A B. Osmond 6, W. G. Walker 1, J. Fox 1. The following bowled no-balls H. E. Barham 1 E. C. Mott 1, E. A. Horner 3. BUCKHURST H ILL v. SOUTH WOODFORD. Played at Buckhurst Hill on September 10. BtCKHUftST II ill . W. W. Tween, b Wall .......................129 G. Palmer, b Wall ... 27 H. G. Nicoll, c Bryan, b L e e ........................ 31 E. P. Charles, b W all ....................... 9 F. G. Scott, not out... 60 H. Palmer, b Hants... 11 H. G. Morris, b Hants 0 F. W. Dobson, b Hants ................. 0 J. Pigot, b Hants ... 0 A. E. Barwell, b W all.. . . . . 2 W. Topham, b Waii 4 B 3, lb 13, nb 1... 17 Total'..........290 S outh W oodford . F. W. Brabham, b G. Palmer ................. 5 G. England, not out... 10 R. England, c G. Palmer, b Pigot ... 6 i The rest did not bat. H. A. Hants, not out 19 B 7, lb 1 , nb 1 .., " T otal... , 49 THE HASTINGS FESTIVAL. NORTH v. SOUTH. Favourable as the weather has invariably been during the annual Cricket Week at Hastings, since its institution five seasons ago, the sun has rarely smiled so brilliantly as it did on Thursday last, when the opening match of the week of 1891 was commenced. The result, too, was three days of good and interesting cricket, although as there was no chance of a definite result the play flagged a little on Saturday. Very represen­ tative sides they were, too, the most note­ worthy absentees being Messrs. McGregor, S. M. J. Woods, and Maurice Head from the South; Shrewsbury and Briggs from the North. Having the good fortune to win the toss on a perfect wicket, the Northern eleven made such good use of their advantage as to remain in throughout the whole of Thursday, scoring 227 for the loss of only six batsmen. The honours of this fine performance rested with Hall and Albert Ward, although Gunn, Ulyett, and Chatterton each played a useful innings. In the course of rather less than an hour and a half’s play, the two first-named professionals hit up 105 for the first wicket. Ward’s 54, which contained only one mistake when he had made 44, was a pleasing exposition of his upright and attractive style of batting. Hall, who stayed at the wickets about twenty minutes longer, was also seen to the utmost advantage, hia well-got 50 including one difficult chance. On resuming on Friday, Mr. C. W . Wright (who captained the North) was dismissed for a useful 33, but Peel hit out finely, and he, together with Flowers, put on thirty runs for the eighth wicket. The tenth batsman, Mr. Kemble, who made 17 of the last 22 runs, also scored freely, and the innings finally closed for the creditable total of 301. W ith the exceptions of Sharpe and Mr. Ferris, as will be seen, the Southern bowlers had only poo'r figures, and Martin’s two wickets cost over 50 runs each. The South made an unpropitious start, Mr. Stoddart being caught at the wicket off the third ball bowled. In the afternoon, however, the numerous specta­ tors were treated to a splendid batting display by Dr. W . G. Grace, Mr. Walter Read, and Abel. “ W.G.” played in a style worthy of his best days, punishing Attewell and Peel with the utmost impartiality, and driving one ball clean over the ring. He scored considerably faster than Abel, and his 54—the outcome of an hour and twenty-five minutes’ batting— were got out of 87 put on for the second wicket. Mr, Murdoch did not make a lengthy stay, but on Mr. Read joining Abel, the amateur commenced by hitting the first three balls he received each for four. Abel was fourth out at 133. Though he was in for about two hours and a quarter for his 60, no fault whatever could be urged against his score, which was the outcome of thoroughly sound cricket. Mr. Read hit with particular brilliancy and his 47, out of 68 while in, were got in fifty minutes. Still, in spite of the good play of the batsmen named, the South were in the position,atthe drawing of stumps on Friday, of having to get 49 to save the follow-on, with three wickets in hand. Thus the interest on Saturday naturally centred in their ability to save the follow, a task which they proved unable to accomplish, although Martin made a plucky but fruitless effort, scoring no fewer than 30 (not out) of 37. It will be seen that four batsmen, Mr. Grace, Mr. Read, Abel, and Martin, were responsible for as many as 181 out of 205 runs from the bat. Peel and Atte­ well divided the wickets, and their figures were very creditable indeed. More than a word of praise is due to Mr. Kemble, who kept wicket in fine style, while the fielding all-round was smart. In a minority of 91, the South went in again, and for the second time in the match 100 runs were made before a wicket fell. Mr. Stoddart, who was out so early on the previous day, came off in brilliant style, as did also Dr. W . G. Grace. The rate of run-getting may be judged when we say that exactly 100 were scored in sixty-two minutes. At this total W.G. wa 3 sent back for another masterly contribution of 36. lie scored 90 runs in the match, and it is needless to say his success afforded the greatest gratifi­ cation to the spectators. Mr. Stoddart did not survive him very long, having to leave when he had made 71, a faultless and splen­ didly hit display. He was at the wickets for about an hour and a half, and did not give a single chance. The game was not yet saved, but the two Australians, Messrs. Ferris and Murdoch, played such a fine free game that the 200 was reached and passed. Mr. Ferris ultimately carried his bat out for 67 of the last 103 runs, the full total realising 260. The North would thus have had 170 to get to win had time permitted. In the three days, 771 runs were totalled for thirty wickets. Peel and Attewell took all the wickets in both innings of the South, the former nine for 150 runs, and tho latter eleven f<5r 178. Gunn and Flowers, it may be mentioned, suffered so severely from the heat as to be compelled to leave the field during the course of the game. N orth . Hall, c Murdoch, b Martin ................... 50 A. Ward, b Martin ... 54 Gunn, c Abel, b Ferris..........................19 Ulyett, b Ferris............19 Chatterton, c Read, b Sharpe....................28 Attewell, c Newham, b Ferris .................. 4 Mr. C. W. Wright, c and b Lohmann ... 33 S outh . First Innings. Mr. W. G. Grace, b Peel... 54 Mr. A. E. Stoddart, c Kemble, b Attewell ... 0 Abel, c Ward,b Attewell... 50 Mr. W. L. Murdoch, st Kemble, b Peel .......... 9 Peel, c Newham, b Sharpe ................. 34 Flowers, b Sharpe ... 18 Pough'r, c Newham, b Ferris ................. 4 Mr. A. T. Kemble, not out ................. 17 B 16, lb 1, nb 4... 21 Total ...301 Second Inninga. c and b Attewell 36 c Hall, b Peel... 71 b Attewell..........16 c Attewell, b P eel................. 30 Mr. W. W. Read, st Kem­ ble, b Peel........................47 b Attewell... Mr. W. Newham, c Chat­ terton, b Attewell.......... 8 Lohmann, b Peel .......... 4 Mr. J. J. Ferris, b Peel ... 1 Wood, c and b Attewell... 2 Martin, not o u t .................30 c Kemble, b Peel 0 cAttewell, btPeel 6 Sharpe, b Attewell B ................. Total ...210 not out c Hall, b Peel c Pougher, Attewell... b P e e l.......... B .......... . 67 .. 7 b .. 11 .. 2 .. 10 Total ...260 BOWLING ANALYSIS. N okth . O. M. R. W. Lohmann...38 22 49 II Sharpe Ferris ... 32 13 61 4 |Read Martin ... 48 21103 2 |Grace O. M. R. W 24 13 34 3 3 0 16 0 16 9 17 0 Ferris bowled lour no-balls. S outh . First Innings. O. M. R. W . Attewell ... 29.3 9 62 5 Pougher ... 23 10 37 0 Peel ........ 27 7 77 5 Flowers ... 4 1 11 0 Hall ........ 1 0 4 0 Chatterton... 5 1 14 0 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. ... 43 15 88 4 . ... 14 1 43 0 ... 40 11 101 6 ... 2 0 18 0 Footballs. 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