Cricket 1891

SEPT. 24 1801 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 447 BOWLING AVERAGES. The following bowled in 4 innings and over. Overs. Mdns. Runs.Wkts, Aver. G. C. V. Sims 165 ... 68 ..., 376 .,.. 68 ..., 5.52 L . R. Glover... .... 86 ... 26 ..., 134 .. 21 ..., 6.38 C. Nuding ... . 65.2... 19 .... 131 ... 16 .... 8.18 W. Edwards... .,.. 143.3... 35 .... 816 ... 36 .... 8.77 F. G. Bull ... ... 151.1... 43 .... 301 ... 33 ... 9.12 C. J. M. Godfrey ... 418.1... 113-.... 942 ...103 . 9.14 A. Hersee ... .„. 30 ... 9 .... 47 ... 5 .... 9.40 Julius Moore ... 143 ... 33 ..., 317 ... 33 .... 9.60 F. E. Lander .. 48 ... 6 ..., 151 ... 15 .... 10.6 G. C. L. Lamb , ... 101 ... 89 ..., 181 .,.. 17 .... 10.64 W. Helder ... ... 35 ... 9 ..., 70 ... 6 .... 11.66 H. L. Harris... ... 47 ... 12 ... 117 .. 10 ..., 11.70 A. N. Moore ... ... 38.4... 8 ..., 104 ... 8 .... 13 B. F. Gordon .. 65.3... 17 ... 149 ... 11 ... . 13.54 W. E. Poulsom ... 51.4.... 10 ... 83 ... 6 ... 18.83 S. Ellis .......... ... 106 ... 23 ... 268 ... 18 ... 14.33 S. G. C. Starky ,... 368.4... 105 ... 770 ... 53 ... 14.52 W. Morris ... ,... 108.1... 15 ... 299 ... 19 ... 15.73 E. Crosskey ... ,... 91 ..., 14 ... 265 .... 9 ... 29.44 H. W. Edwards ... 151 .... 35 ... 373 .... 21 ... 33.04 Dr. Campbell ,.. 20 ... 4 .... 51 ... 1 ... 51 F. Edwards ... ,... 18 ... 1 ... . 52 ... 1 ... . 52 The following bowled in 3 innings and under. E. F. Lamb ... ... 8 .... 2 ... 13 ... 5 ... 2.60 J. A. Johnston ... 2 . 0 ... 7 . ... 1 ... 7 A. W. Davies ... 4 . 2 ... 8 ... 1 ... 8 J.H. Campion ... 19 ... 6 ... 27 .... 3 ... 9 W. B. Friend ... 3 ..,. 0 ... 9 ... 1 ... 9 H. W est.......... ... 41 .... 11 ... 86 .,.. 5 ... 17.20 A. D. Parry ... ... 8 ... 2 ..,. 22 , ... 1 ... 22 The following have bowlel during the season, but without success:—C. Mason,2 overs for 6 runs, A. Lindley 3—14, J. Wilson, jun. 1—0, H. N. Pope 4—19, J. P. Clarkson 2—3, E. Furze 4—3, H. W. Gill 6—19, R. J. Pope 1—9. The analysis of the bowling against the Trafalga1 Club, at Tottenham, was not kept, but C. Ntiding took 1wicket, F. Edwards 1 wicket, W. E. Poulsom 1 wickct, H. W. Edwards 3 wickets. The following bowl&Lwides :—G. C. V. Sims 1, C. J. M. Godfrey 1, B. F. Gordon 1, E. Crosskey 1, H. W. Edwards 1, F. Edwards 4, J. H. Campion 1, W. B. Friend 1, A. D. Parry 4. The following bowled no balls:—W. Edwards 2, C. J. M. Godfrey 40, A. N. Moore 1, W. Morris 1, H. W. Edwards 10. BURLINGTON WANDERERS. Matches played, 23 —won 11, lost 6 , drawn 6 . RESULTS OF MATCHES. May 2—Eltham, v. Eltham. Lost by 8 runs and 6 wickets. Burlington Wanderers, 97; Eltham, 105 for 4 wickets. May 9—Beddington, v. Beddington. Won by 151 runs and 5 wickets. Burlington Wanderers, 167 for 5 wickets; Bedding­ ton, 16. May 16—East Acton, v. Pallingswick. Lost by 42 runs. Burlington Wanderers, 76; Pal­ lingswick, 118. May 23—Clapton, v. Clapton. Lost by 49 runs and 1 wicket. Burlington Wanderers, 74; Clapton, 122for 9 wickets. May 30—Carshalton, v. Carshalton. Won by 33 runs and 3 wickets. Burlington Wanderers, 83 for 7wickets; Carshalton, 55. June 2—Addiscombe. v. Addiscombe. Won by 2-2 runs. Burlington Wanderers, 112 and 43'; Addiscombe, 55 and 78. June 6—Mitcham, v. Mitcham. Lost by 94 runs. Burlington Wanderers, 34; Mitcham, 128. June 20—Charlton, v. Charlton Park. Drawn. Burlington Wandereis, 87 for 9 wickets ; Charlton Park, 121. June 24—Ewell, v. Ewell. Lost by 23 runs and 6 wickets. Burlington Wanderers, 174; Ewell, 197for 4 wickets. June 27—Forest Hill, v. Forest Hill. Lost by 147 rnns and 3 wickets. Burlington Wanderers, 65; Forest Hill, 212 for 7 wickets. July 4—Addiscombe, v. Addiscombe. Won by 11 runs and 8 wickets. Burlington Wanderer?, 154 for 2 wickets; Addis­ combe, 143. July 8—Dorking, v, Dorking. Won by 90 runs. Burlington Wanderers, 115; Dorking, 25. July 11—Wandsworth, v. Spencer. Won on 1st innings by 7 runs. Burlington Wan­ derers, 64 and 111 for 2 wickets; Spencer, 57. July 18—Norbury, v. Norbury Park. Drawn. Burlington Wanderers, 57 for 1 wicket; Norbury Park, 170. July 25—Epsom, v. Epsom. Won by 21 runs. Burlington Wandercrs,60and96; Epsom, 87 and 48. July 27—Croydon, v. Croydon. Drawn. Burling­ ton Wanderers, 15 for 1 wicket; Croy­ don did not bat. August 1—Eltham, v. Eltham. Drawn. Burling­ ton Wanderers, 182 for 7 wickets (innings declared closed); Eltham, 97 for 7 wickets. August 5—Eltham, v. Old Wellingburians. Won by 15 runs. Burlington Wanderers, 107; Old Wellingburians, 92. August 8—East Molesey, v. East Molesey. Won by 12) runs and 7 wickets. Burlington Wanderers, 157 for 3 wickets; East Mole­ sey, 37. August 15—Ewell, v. Ewell. Drawn. Burlington Wanderers, 89 for 7 wickets; Ewell, 208 for 5 wickets (innings declared cosed). August 22—Croydon, v. Croydon. VFon by 33 runs. Burlington Wanderers, 108; Croydon, 75. August 29—Charlton, v. Charlton Park. Won by 48 runs. Burlington Wanderers, 100; Charlton Park, 52. September 5—Lee, v. Northbrook. Drawn. Bur­ lington Wanderers, 151 for 8 wickets (innings declared closed); Northbrook, 79 for 5 wickets. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most in Inns, not out. Runs an Inns. Aver. E. Williamson ... 12 ... 2 . . 310 ... 56 .. 31 E. A. Green .. 2 ... 2 . . 27 ... 23 .. 27 F, W . Freeman 16 ... 2 . . 361 ...105 .. 25.78 W. H. Lunnon .. 11 ... 2 . . 194 ... 64 .. 21.55 A. Carter ... ... 6 ... 1 . . 84 ... 36* .. 1^.8 E. B. Warren .. 19 ... 2 . . 253 ... 62 .. 14.88 F. W . Ledger ... 7 ... 0 . . 98 ... 48 .. 14 J. P. Baxter .. 15 ... 3 . . 151 ... 44* .. 12 58 S. Cook ... .. 17 ... 3 . . 173 ... 25* .. 12.35 E. C. Lindnp ... 17 ... 1 . . 196 ... 77 .. 12.25 J. S. Walker ... 4 ... 0 . . 47 ... 21 .. 11.75 F. S. Lunnon .. 4 ... 0 . . 41 ... 20 .. 10.25 H. E. Hockley .. 7 ... 1 . . 54 ... 18 .. 9 M. J. Wells .. 7 ... 2 . . 42 ... 23 .. 8.4 H. T. Bull ... ... 17 ... 2 . . 106 ... 33 .. 7.06 A. L. Pattison .. 9 ... 0 . . 46 ... 14 .. 5.11 G. H. Wells ... 3 ... 1 . . 10 ... 4 .. 5 J. N. Cooper ... 7 ... 1 .. 27 ... 14 .. 4.5 F.’B. Godrich .. 7 ... 3 . . 16 ... 9 .. 4 H. M. Lnpton ... 1 ... 0 . .. 4 ... 4 .. 4 A. E. G ent... ... 12 ... 0 .. 37 ... 19 .. 3.08 C. A. Smith ... 1 ... 0 .. 3 ... 3 .. 3 BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. C. A. Smith... . . 10.4. . 3 .. 9 .. 6 . . 1.5 E. Williamson .. 174.8... 46 .. 389 .. 45 . . 8.57 H. T. Bull ........ 260 .. 64 .. 574 .. 58 . . 9.83 W. H. Lunnon.. 126.4.. 43 .. 241 .. 23 . . 10.47 J. P. Baxter 109 3... 19 .. 287 .. 27 . . 10.62 F. W. Fieeman.. 210 .. 69 .. 421 .. 37 . . 11.57 M. J. Wells........ 8 .. 1 .. 13 .. 1 . . 13 S. Cook ......... 11 .. 1 .. 87 .. 1 . . 87 CRICKET LITERATURE. B y A lfred J . G aston , B rig h to n . T h e r e neverwasatimewhensoverymany enthusiasts take an interest in Cricket literature as at the present, and if one is enabled to form an opinion from the very many interesting statistics which have been furnished from time to time to C r io k e t and theleading sporting papers, it would appear that the past decade has developed a far greater interest in the collection of cricketana than heretofore, while the priceof rare publications dealing withearly cricket has gone up enormously during the past five years. I have been frequently asked the past two seasons to furnish a list of the most valuable books appertaining to Cricket, and I therefore venture to submit the following in which will be found a selection amply sufficient for the requirements of a cricket library. In classifying the same I shall possibly be chargedwith eliminatingmany cricket pamphlets from my list, but, taking the “ wheat from the chaff” of the vast amount of cricketana, I shall give only literature which will deal with the chief portions of cricket lore, and which no student or collector of the present day should be without. To my knowledge there arenearlyfour hundred books which deal more or less with cricket, some exceedingly good, and others the most monstrous diatribeswhich have ever been written. Practically one of the first cricket guides was the production of Thomas Boxall in 1790, followed in 181G byW. Lambert’s “ Instructions andRules for Playing the Noble Game of Cricket.’’ Henry Bentley’s “ Book of Scores ” appeared in 1828, and John Nyren’s “ Young Cricketers’ Tutor ” in 1833. A capital book “ Felix on the Bat ” ap­ peared in several editions from 1845, while Denison’s “ Cricketers’ Com­ panion” was published for four years, viz., dealing with thecricket of 1843, ’44, ’45, and ’46, in two or three instances more than one edition appearing. W. Lillywhite’s “ Illustrated Handbook of Cricket ” was published in 1844, and W. Denison’s “ Sketches of the Players,” in 1846. The Rev. James Pycroft’s little brochure onthe “ Science of Batting ” first saw the light in 1833, andsubsequently the “ Cricket Field ” was first issued in 1851, followed by Mr. Pycroft’s “ Cricket Tutor ” 1862, and his “ Cricketana” in 1865. Cricket Notes by W. Bolland (Hon. S. Ponsonby) was issued in 1851. The “ Manual ” by “ Bat,” the nomdeplume of CharlesBox, appeared in 1850, while in 1849Frederick Lillywhite first issued his “ Guide to Cricketers,” whichwaspublished annually and ran through twenty-three issues until 1866. “ Hints by an Old Wykehamist,” came out in 1853. The “ Public School Matches,” of which there are several issues, followed in 1857, the first being written by Fred Lillywhite, and the subsequent editions being treated by John Lillywhite and Mr. F. Gale, the “ Old Buffer.” F. Lilly­ white’s “ English Cricketers in Canada 1859,” came out in 1860, and “ Jerks in from Short Leg ” by “Quid ” (R. A. Fitz­ gerald) in 1866, Selkirk’s “ Guide to tho Cricket Field ” was published in 1867, C. Box’s “ Theory and Practice ” in 1868, F. Gale’s“Echoes fromoldCricket Fields” in 1871, and “ Cricketers in Council ” by Thomsonby in 1371, while possibly the very best work to collectors is Fred Lilly­ white’s “ Cricket Scores andBiographies,” 4 vols.. which were published in 1862, the compilation of which was undertaken with the greatest zeal by Mr. Arthur Haygarth, and to whose indefatigable effortsthe subsequent nine volumes of the “ Scores ”—which with the four early vols. of Lillywhite’s—treat, with the most exhaustive account of cricket from 1746 to 1876. Mr. Charles Box’s large and handsome quarto volume published at the Field office in 1877 is one of the books on the game, and should be in the hands of every collector, while a file of Fred Lillywhite’s Guides as pre­ viously mentioned—from 1849 to 1866— is exceedingly rare. Wisden’s Cricket Almanack dates from 1864, John Lilly­ white’s Cricket Companion—the green NEXT ISSUE OCTOBER 29