Cricket 1891

DEC. 31, 1891 CRICKET; A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME. 485 23—Brighton, Su°sex v, Oxford University 23—Manchester, Lancashire v. Surrey 23—Lincoln, Lincolnshire v. Norfolk 24—Barnes, Old Etonians v. Old Harrovians (two days', 27—Lord’s, M.C.C. & Ground v. Oxford University (two days) 27—Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Notts 27—Gravesend, Kent v. Sussex 27—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Lancashire 27—Oval, Surrey v. Gloucestershire 27—Stoke, Staffordshire v. Leicestershire 27—Southampton, Hampshire v. Essex 27—Derby, Derbyshire v. Cheshire 29—Newcastle. Northumberland v. Durham 80—Lord’s, Oxford v. Cambridge 30—Birmingham. North v. South 30—Edinburgh, Scotland v. Surrey JULY. 1—Swansea, Glamorganshire v. Monmouthbhire 1—Durham, Durham v. Yorkshire 4—Lord’s, Gentlemen v. Players 4—Manchester, Lancashire v. Cheshire 4—Derby, Derbyshire v. Leicestershire 7—Brighton, Sussex v. Notts 7—Oval, Surrey v. Scotland 7—Bradford, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire 8—Lord’s, Eton v. Harrow 18—Norton, Durham v. Lancashire 11—Oval, Gentlemen v. Players 11—Tonbridge, Kent v. Lancashire 11—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Staffordshire 11—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Cheshire 14 -Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Leicestershire 14—Manchester, Lancashire v. Middlesex 14—Nottingham. Notts v. Yorkshire 14—Tonbridge, Kent v. Surrey 14—Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Somersetshire 14—Derby. Derbyshire v. Hampshire 15—Monmouth, Monmouthshire v. Herefordshire 15—Norwich, Norfolk Club and Ground v. Essex Club and Ground 18—Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. V. Cambridgeshire 18—Leeds, Yorkshire v. Middlesex 18—Taunton, Somersetshire v. Lancashire 18—Brighton, Sussex v. Surrey IS—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Hampshire 18—Leyton, Essex v. Warwickshire 18—Cheshire, Cheshire v. Derbyshire 18—Oxford, Oxfordshire v. Staffordshiio 20—Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. v. Leicestershire 21—Oval, Surrey v. Yorkshire 21—Nottingham, Notts v. Gloucestershire 21—Taunton, Somersetshire v. Sussex 21—Leyton, Essex v. Hampshire 21—Glasgow, Glasgow Association v. Warwick­ shire 22—Exeter, Devonshire v. Monmouthshire 22—Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. v. Cheshire 25—Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. v. Northamptonshire 25—Taunton, Somersetshire v. Kent 25—Oval, Surrey v. Sussex 25—Lincoln, Lincolnshire v. Hertfordshire 25—Bradford, Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire 25—Cheshire, Staffordshire v. Cheshire 25—Sunderland. Durham v. Warwickshire 27—Lord’s, Rugby v. Marlborough 2S—Manchester, Lancashire v. Gloucestershire 28—Leyton, Essex v. Surrey V8—Oxford, Oxfordshire v. Cambridgeshire 29—Southampton, Hampshire v. M.C.C & G. 29-Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. v. Cheltenham College 29—Exeter, Devonshire v. Glamorganshire 29—Da lington, Durham v. Yorkshire AUGUST. 1—(Bank Holiday)—Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. v. Notts Cast!e 1—Oval, Surrey v. Notts 1—Canterbury, Kent v. Gloucestershire (Canter­ bury Week) 1—Manchester, Lancashire v. Yorkshire I—Norwich. Norfolk v. Camjridgeshire 1—Leicester. Leicestershire v. Surrey 1—Derby, Derbyshire v. h'ssex 1—Southampton, Hampshire v. Sussex I—Stoke, Staffordshire v. Northamptonshire 1—SuDderland, Durham v. Northumi erland 1—Sheffield, Yorkshire 2nd XL v. Lancashire 2nd XI. 3—Lord’s, M.C.C. & O. v. Hertfordshire 3—Norwich, Norfolk v. Lincolnshire 4—Canterbury, Kent v. Notts (Canterbury Week) 4—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Sur.ey 4—Leyton, Essex v. Yorkshire 4—Bristol, Goucestershire v. Sussex 4-Birkenhead, Cheshire v. Warwickshire 4—Exeter, Devonshire v. Oxfordshire 5-L ord’s, M.C.C & G. v. Monmouthshiro 5-Norwich, Norfolk v. Hertfordshire 8—Nottingham, Notts v. Middlesex 8—Manch-' stcv, Lancashire v. Somersetshire 8—Oval, Surrey v. Derbyshire 8—Brighton, Sussex v. Yo-kshire 8—Southampton, Hampshire v. Oxfordshire. II—Lord’d. Middlesex v. Surrey (Burton’s Benefit) J1 13ris*.«»l. Gloucestershire v. Lancashire 11—Sheffield, Yoikshire v. Somersetshire 11—Southampton, Hampshire v. Derbyshire 15 —Tord’s, Middlesex v. Kent 15—Cheltenham. Gloucester hire v. Notts (Chel­ tenham Week) 15—Brighton, Sussex v. Lanca*hire 15—Taunton, Somersetshire v Surrey 15—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Eesex 15—Derby, Derbyfhire v. Yorkshire 15—Stoke, Staffordfhire v. Oxfordshire 16—Durham, Durham v. Lincolnshire 17—Newport, Monmouthshire v. Devonshire 17—Cambridge, Cambridgeshire v. Norfolk 18—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Lancashire 18—Taumon, Somersetshire v. Notts 18—Maidstone, Kent v. Yorkshire 18-Cheltenham. Gloucestershire v. Surrey (Chel­ tenham Week) 18—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Essex 19—Cardiff. Glamorganshire v. Devonshire 19—Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire v. Norfolk 22—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. GlamorganshiiC 22—Taunton, Somersetshire v. Middlesex 22—Brighton. Sussex y. Kent 22—Oval, Surrey v. Lancashire 22—Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire 22—Southampton, Hampshire v. Leicestershire 24—Lord’s, M.C.C and Ground v. Oxfordshire 25—Clifton, Gloucestershire v. Middlesex 25—Oval, Surrey v. Kent 25—Manchester, Lancashire v. Notts 25—Taunton, Somersetshire v. Yorkshire 25—Leyton, Essex v. Leicestershire 2G—Lord’s, M.C C. and Ground v. Northumberland 29—Lord’s, M.C.C and Ground v. Staffordshire 29—Brighton, Sussex v. Middlesex 29—Nottingham, Notts v. Kent 29—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Surrey 29- Scarborough, Yorkshire v. M.C.C. aud Ground (Scarborough Festival) 29—Taunton, Somersetshire v. Gloucestershire SEPTEMBER. 1—Scarborough, Gentlemen v. Players (Scar­ borough Festival) 1—Brighton, Somersetshire v. Sussex 1—Cambridge, Cambridgeshire v. Oxfordshire 5—Scarborough, North of England v. Surrey (Scarborough Festival) 8—Hastings, North v. South (Hastings Festival) 12—Hastings (second match of the Festival— match not yet fixed) As will be seen, Somersetshire for the first time meets Sussex and Notts, and this will make a complete list of home and home matches for th e. nine first-class counties. Yorkshire does not play Warwickshire, nor Notts Derbyshire. Warwickshire expects to have a visit from the Notts eleven at Bir­ mingham. Oxford University plays Somer­ setshire and Surrey at Oxford, and Surrey also visits the North of England duriDg the Scarborough festival, as well as plays Scot­ land home and home. There will be two benefits at Lord’s. A match between Married and Single will be played for R. Clayton, of Yorkshire, who has been many years in the service of the M.C.C. as a ground bowler. Burton, the Middlesex slow bowler, will have the proceeds of the August fixture between Middlesex and Surrey. These are the principal varieties in the programme for 1892, THE ENGLISH TEAM IN SOUTH AFRICA. The “ Dunottar Castle,” which left Madeira on November 25, with the English cricketers on board, arrived at Cape Town early on the morning of December 8. During the voyage, three cricket matches wrere played against the officers of the ship, and in each case with the natural result, the defeat of the sailors. Some sports were held on November 30 and December I, with Mr. W. W. Read as starter, Mr. Murdoch aud the chief officer of the ship judges. The card comprised eighteen events, and some of the best prizes were won by members of the eleven. Mr. Brann won the half-mile in fine style. The potato race fell to F. Martin, with V. Barton second. J. T. Hearne, who was second in the half-mile walking race, won tbe high jnmp easily, Hearne second. W . Chatterton won the standing long jump, as well as the sprint race, twice round tbe deck, with J. T . Hearne aud F. Martin next in the order named. Putting the weight fell to the captain of the team, Mr. W. W. Read, Mr. G. Brann a good second. Mr. J. J. Ferris took second prize for skipping, and F. Martin was third in pulling the bar. The tug-of-war was won by the first-class eight (including seven of the cricket team), who gained the second and third pulls. On December 4, W. Chattcrton and A. I> Pougher won the Double Quoits. W . Brockwell was beaten in the final for the singles by only two points. The winners in the whist tourna­ ment turned up in G. Ayres and W. Brockwell, On the arrival of the “ Dunottar Castle ” at Cape Town the team had a hearty welcome. Messrs.W.H. Milton and H.II.Castens attended as representatives of the Western Province C.C., and among the others present were Frank Hearno aud C. Mills, the Surrey cricketer, who is now engaged with the Cape Town Club. So far wo have received by cable the result of two matches at Cape Town. Brief particu­ lars are given below ;— First match.—v. Eleven of Cape Town, December 21-22. Drawn. English Team, 200 and 145 (innings declared closed, five wickets). Eleven of Cape Town, 146 and 127 (six wickets'). Second match.—v. Fifteen of Cape Colony, December 26-28. Drawn. English Team, 180 and 218 (innings closed) for two wickets (A. Hearne 91). Fifteen of Cape Colony, 197 and 142 for ten wickets. CRICKET IN NATAL. DURBAN COUNTY v. GARRISON. The above match was played on the Oval, at Durban, on November 2. The result was an easy victory for the Durban men by 241 runs. The chief feature of the game was the partner­ ship of D. C. Davey and Robinson in Durban’s innings. They put on 176 runs for the fourth wicket, the longest stand ever made on the Durban Oval. The Durban captain, D. C. Davey, made 109 of the first 271 runs. His innings was free from a chance. Of the Garrison total of 94 more than one half were contributed by Major Borrowes. Going in first wicket down he carried out his bat for 48, in which was one hit for six. Capt. Maul, also well-known to English cricketers, it will be seen, was playing for the Garrison. D u r b a n C o u n t y . J. Cunningham, b D. C. Davey, c How- lett, b Borrowes ...109 A. Holland, run out.. 0 H. Tavlor, b Maul ... 6 E. C. Davey, c Maul, b Capper................. 50 Le-*. Robinson, b Maul...................... 107 D. Taylor, b Maul . 12 P. F. Madden, bMaul 9 Capper ............... 4 M. Walsh, b Capper 13 E. G. Lamport, c Borrowes, bCapper 3 J. Forrester, not out 5 Extras ............... 17 Total .. 335 G a r r is o n . First Innings. Pte. Heading, c D , b H. Taylor ......... Pte. Holmes, c Rol- land.b Forrester ... Pte. Capper, c Mad­ den, b Taylor........ Sergt. Phelan, b Taylor ............... Extras............... 48 Capt. Maul, c and b Madden ............... Major Johnston, c Madden, b Robin­ son ...................... Major Borrowes, not out ...................... Corpl. Dickson, b Madden ............... Lieut. Howlett, c D. TayloT, b Robinson 5 lotai W. Burrill, b Madden Sgt. Honeybone, st Lamport, b Robin­ son ...................... ° In the Second Innings Cap*. Maul scored (not out) 3, Major Borrowes (not out) 11; b I.—Total 15 G . G i f f e n scored another hundred (121 ftr Norwood v. Adelaide) on Oct. 31. M a j o r W a r d i l l , the Secretary of the Mel­ bourne C.C., is acting as agent for Lord Sheffield’ s team in place of Mr. F. Illingworth, who left Australia suddenly. 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