Cricket 1891

92 CR ICKET A W E E K L Y RECORD OP T H E GAME; MA? 7,1891 his capabilities as a batsman. Subsequent experience, too, has shown that the co n ­ fidence of the Surrey authorities has not been misplaced. His all-round cricket last year was sufficiently prom ising to w ar­ rant the belief that he will prove to be a useful member of the County eleven. In fourteen matches he secured an aggregate of 354 runs with an average o f over eighteen, and one of his performances with the bat, in the second innings against Derbyshire, at D erby, did much to change the whole aspect of the game, and to give Surrey a victory which appeared to be altogether outside the region of probabilities when W atts and he became partners. One o f his best achievements with the ball we om itted to notice in its proper place. This was at Cheltenham, at the end of 1889. In Gloucestershire’ s second innings he was credited with five wickets at a cost of only 24 runs, and he had the distinction of getting three of the best batsmen in one over. A thoroughly keen cricketer, Brockwell has in him all the material for development into a really useful all-round player. O f excellent physique, he has plenty of strength and possesses all the power for hitting as well as capacity for defence. H e bowls a good pace, and being generally on the wicket, can always be utilised to good purpose as a change. A smart field, too, he is sure to be of use to the side, particularly in the country, as he covers a lot of ground and is reliable withal. B rock­ well, we may add, is 5ft. 9 inches in height and lis t. lOlbs. in weight. Our portrait is from a photograph by Messrs. Hawkins and Co., of 108, K ing’s Road, Brighton. N ext Thursday’s C ricket w ill contain a S ortrait and biography of Mr. E . Sm ith, of xford University and Yorkshire. SU R R E Y v. L E IC E ST E R SH IR E . T h o u g h the Leicestershire Eleven had all the best of the first day’s play, Surrey were able to regain the ground they had lost, and event­ ually to win the opening match of the season at the Oval ju st before the time for drawing on Tuesday night. B oth sides were well represented, although there was one notable absentee in each eleven, Mr. J. A. Turner in that of Leicestershire, and Mr. E. C. Streatfeild of Surrey. Mr. Shuter was for­ tunate enough to w in the toss, and it was thought that the Surrey men would open the year with a good score. This impression was maintained, too, for a time, and Mr. Shuter and Abel were both seen to such advantage that the total had reached 64 before the amateur was caught. Lohm ann also gave A bel such useful assistance that 90 was up with only one batsman out. A fter this, however, cam e a surprising collapse, and W alton and M r. Joyce bowled with such effect that the score was only 117 when the ninth wicket fell. Fortunately, however, the last two batsmen, B rockw ell and Sharpe, were not so easily separated, and they added 41 runs by useful cricket. A bel’s 42, though not without chances, was, however, the best display on the side. H e was in an hour and a-half for his 42. W alton and Mr. Joyce were respon­ sible for nine wickets, and the form er, a fast bowler, who took five batsmen at a cost of 54 runs, was the m ore difficult. Leicestershire m ade a bad comm encem ent in their turn, losing W heeler from the second ball delivered without a run. Pougher and Mr. De Trafford, however, scored freely from the Surrey bowling, adding 80 for the third wioket. The amateur gave a rather difficult chance in the long-field when he had made 18, but his hitting was, -as it always is, of great use. H e made 78 out of 104 while he was in, and as an indication of the rapidity of his scoring, we m ay add that he was only an hour and twenty minutes m aking his rnns. Pougher, who was in just the same tim e for his 57, played with great confidence, and his innings was worthy of high praise. On Mr. D e Trafford’s dismissal it did not look as if Surrey would be much behind, A useful stand by Finney and W alton, who added 40 for the ninth wicket, however, improved their position materially, and the close of the innings brought play to an end on Monday with Leicestershire 63 runs to the good. Though the wicket played faster, Surrey did not begin well on Tuesday, and with Messrs. Shuter, Read, and Key all out, and 5 runs still wanted to save the innings, things did not look very hopeful for them . Abel, who was playing fine cricket, however, found Maurice Read in his best vein, and these two altered the aspect of the game con­ siderably. The fourth wicket added 83 runs, and on A bel’s retirement Lohmann helped Read to put on 66. A bel’s 52 was an admirable display of batting without a mistake, as was R ead’s in a more vigorous style. The form er was bat­ ting an hour and fifty minutes for his 52, the latter a quarter of an hour less for his 68, Sharpe, as in the first innings, played very steadily, and for the second tim e carried out his bat, after helping Henderson to add 32 for the last wioket. W alton was again very successful with the ball. H e m ain­ tained his end well and required close watch­ ing throughout, keeping a good length, and giving very few loose balls. In the match he got ten wickets for 141 runs, and for a first appearance his performance was one of great prom ise. W ith 283 to win Leicestershire, though they lost W arren at 21, made a good start. F ifty was up with only one wicket down, and w ith W heeler and Pougher apparently well in, Leicestershire appeared to have more than an outside chance. A fter W heeler was out for a freely got 29, things though went badly,and with the excep­ tion of some good cricket by Mr. Joyce, there was little to interest. Though the latter hit freely he found no one to stop with him , and just before half past six o’ clock Surrey had won its first m atch of the season with 73 runs to spare. S urrey . First Innings. Mr. J. Shuter, c Wright, b W alton...............................25 Abel, b Joyce........................43 Lohmann, c Joyce, b Wa’ton 20 Mr. W. W. Re id, b Joyce ... 5 M. Read, b Walton .......... 2 Mr. K. J. Key, b Walton ... 0 Lockwood, c Tomlin, b Joyce ................................ 1 Henderson, b W alton........... 1 Brookwell, c sub, b Pougher 26 Wood, c and b Joyce .......... 1 Sharpe, not out ....................17 B 8, lb 9 .......................; 17 Second Innings. b Pougher c Walton, Pougher b Walton b Walton b Pougher b Walton b Pougher b Walton b Walton b Pougher cot out ... B 16, lb £ b 9 ... 62 ... 35 ... 8 ... 68 ... 6 ... 7 ... 33 ... 1 ... 1 ... 10 ... 25 Total .......................158 L eicestershire . Total ...265 First Innings. Wheeler, b Lobmann ... Warren, lbw, b Lohmann Pougher, b Sharpe ... , Mr. O. E. de Trafford, Sharpe........................ Mr. S. R. Wright, c Key, Brockwell ................. Holland, b Sharpe.......... , Tomlin, c W . Read, Lohmann ................. Mr. J. H. Joyce, b Sharpe Finney, not out .......... Walton, run out .......... Mountenay, b Lohmann B 2, lb 5 ................. T ota l................. Second Innings. ... 0 c Sharpe, b Lohmann ... 29 ... 7 b Lohmann ... 6 ... 57 b Lockw ood... 24 b ... 78 c Sharpe, b Lockwood ... 7 b ... 0 b Lohmann ... 4 ... 0 b Lohmann ... 5 b ... 12 c W. Read, b Lockw ood... 3 ... 19 notout .......... 40 ... 21 b Lohmann ... 4 ... 20 b Sharpe 2 ... 0 c Wood, b Sharpe 4 ... 7 Lb .......... 1 ...221 Total ...129 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S urrey . First Innings. O. M. R. W. Pougher..........25'2 8 48 1 . Wright .......... 8 3 14 0 . Walton .......... 28 6 5-25 . Joyce................. 11 3 27 4 . Second Innings. O. M. R. W ,. ... 39 12 89 5 . ... 5 1 25 0 ...44-413 89 5 ,. ... 9 1 37 0 L eicestershire . Lohmann Henderson Sharpe ... Brockwell W. Read ... Second Innings. O. M. R. W 30-2 8 73 4 .......... 37 10 69 5 First Innings. O. M. R. W. 3 0 14 0 33 10 78 4 .1 8 7 36 2 19 7 40 1 2 0 9 0 Lockwood 19 11 23 3 CRICKET IN SOUTH AFKICA. K IM B E R L E Y v. T R AN S V A A L . Som e heavy scoring was recorded in this match, which ended on April 11, at Johannes­ burg, after six days, in favour of Kimberley, by 58 runs. Altogether, 1,402 runs were scored for forty wiokets, giving an average of 35 runs. The contest was for the possession of the Silver Challenge Cup, given by Sir Donald Currie at the tim e of the departure of M ajor W arton’s E nglish team for South A frica. K im berley . First Innings. Second Innings. A. Walshe, b Piton ..........21 b Piton ... Gyselman, c Allsopp, b Piton ............................... 46 b Smith ... Rutherfoord, c Sub, b Piton 0 c Fleischer, Piton ... b Tudhope ... 14 ,.. 87 b 21 ... 62 A, B. Tancred, c Allsopp, b Piton ............................... C. E. Finlason, c and b Piton ............................ 3 not o u t ........151 G. Glover, c Schuurman, b Piton .......................... 16 b Piton .......... 9 Williams, st Field, b Piton 3J c Sub, b Piton 16 E. Beech, c Lomas, b Smith .......................... 25 c Allsopp, b Piton .......20 Edington, c Field, b Ochse 9 c Fleischer, b Piton ... ... 10 Cooper, b Ochse .............. 1 Lloyd, not out Extras Total ... .................255 T ransvaal . c Tudhope. b Piton ..........41 c and b Piton 13 Extras ... 23 \4' Total ...475 First Innings. Second Innings. Fleischer, b Tancred ... 5b Glover ............31 Lomas, run o u t ....................47b Glover ............ 1 A.E.Ochse,c Rutherfoord, b Finlason...........................45 Beech, Lloyd ... b ... 99 S.Field, st Rutherfoord, b Finlason ............................21 b Finlason.., ...14 C. Wimble, c Edington, b Tancred ........................... 62 st Rutherfoord,b Lloyd .......46 G. Allsopp, b Glover............21 b Lloyd ....... 33 F. W. Smith, st Ruther­ foord, b Finlason.............32 b la n cred ......... 0 J. H. Piton, c Finlason, b L loyd .................................. 26 c^Beech,b Finla­ son ............. 37 F. G. Klinck, b Lloyd ... 2 b Tancred.......... 2 E. Tudhope, c Tancred, b L loyd ................................. 2 not out ........66 D. J. Schurman, not out 37 c Beech, b Glover ........ 60 E xtras........................29 Extras............32 Total ...813 Total ...359 S plen did P o r tr a its of D r. W . G . G race, M r* W . W . 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