Cricket 1892

10 0 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. MAY 6,1892 BATTING IN ALL MATCHES. Times Most in Inns, not out Runs, an Inns. Aver. W. G. Grace ... 31 .... 3 ... 921 ..,. 150* ... 32.25 P e e l ................. 30 .... 8 ... 684 ..,. 83 ... 31.2 A. E. Stoddart 34 ... 2 ... 960 .,.. 134 ... 30 R ead .............. .. 32 ,... 2 ... 787 .... 106 ... 26.7 Lohmann... ... 29 ,... 2 ... 7 05 .,.. 106 ... 26.3 A b e l................. 30 ... 3 ... 698 ... 182* ... 25.23 B ean................. 31 ... 2 ... 566 ... 84 ... 19.15 H. Philipson ... 22 , ... e ... 303 .. 50 ... 18.15 Briggs ... .,.. 34 ... 0 ... 531 ... 91 ... 15.21 Attewell ... ... 31 ,... 7 ... 325 .. 50 ... 13 13 G. M'Gregor .,.. 27 2 315 ... 61 ... 12.15 Sharpe ... 23 7 167 ... 36 ..., 10.7 O. G. Radcliffe 23 ... 1 ... 214 ... 26 ..., 9.18 AGAINST ODDS. Times Most in Inns, not out Runs, an Inn. Aver. Peel ... ... ... 19 ... 6 . 455 ... 71*..., 30.5 Lohmann ... ... 18 ... 1 .. . 483 ...106 ..., 28.7 Dr. W. G. Grace 20 ... 2 ... 473 ... 69 .... 26.5 Mr. A. E. Stod­ dart .................22 Bead .................21 Bean .................20 Mr. H. Philipson 20 Abel .................18 B riggs.................21 Attewell ..........20 Mr. G. M’Gregor 18 Sharpe ..........14 Mr. O. G. Rad­ cliffe ...................20 Mr. M’Arthur ... 1 510 461 388 287 310 269 199 214 104 163 16 , 84*... 25.10 , 95 ... 24.5 . 84 . 50 , . 50 . . 74 . . 50 . . 61 . , 19.2 , 18.4 , 12.17 . 12.7 , 11.16 . 10.4 ... 26 ... 9.11 .. 16 ... — Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. 3357 .. 210 . . 1072 .. 140 . . 7.92 5005 .. 404 . . 1318 .. 155 . . 8.78 2457 .. 190 . . 581 .. 65 . . 8.61 5046 .. 465 . . 933 .. 100 . . 9.33 1463 .. 78 . . 590 .. 53 . . 117 3182 .. 262 . . 832 .. 64 . . 13 BOWLING AVERAGES—ALL MATCHES. Briggs ... Lohmann Peel.......... Attewell W . G. Gi Sharpe ... The following took less than twenty-five wickets : —Read, 100—7—20—4—5; H. Philipaon, 532—32— 189-21-7.12; Abel, 316-12—131—17-7.12; A. E Stoddart, 590-41-153—18—8.9; O. G. Radcliffe, 238—22—72—4—18. AGAINST ODDS. Lohmann Peel ... Briggs ... Attewell Sharpe... W. G. Grace 1075 The following took leas thpn twenty-five wickets: —Read, 100—7—20—4—5; H. Philipson, 532-32— 189-21—7.12; Abel, 316—12—131—17—7.12; A. E. Stoddarfc, 536-38—131—18-7.5; Bean, 43-1—11— 1; O. G. Radcliffe, 238—22—72—4—18. The following hundreds were scored for Lord Sheffield’s Team:—W. G. Grace, v. Victoria, 159* ; A. E. Stoddart, v. Australia, 131; Abel, v. Aus­ tralia, 132*; Lohmann, v. Twenty of Ballarat, 106 Read, v. New South Wales, 106; Lohmann, v. New South Wales, 102. The only score of three figures made against the English bowling was 134 by J. J. Lyons, for Aus tralia, in the second test match. S. E. Gregory scored 93 not out, and A. C. Bannerman 91 2745 . . 225 . . 678 . . 115 . . 5.103 1341 . . 107 . . 298 . . 50 . . 5.48 2145 . . 140 . . 653 . . 108 . . 6.5 2189 . . 224 . . 360 . . 56 . . 6.24 1537 . . 149 . . 323 . . 47 . . 6.41 ... 57 . . 456 . . 48 . . 9.24 SOME REMARKS ON THE TOUR. Now that the tour is at an end and the team at home, or, at least, within a few days of England, we shall be expected to make some remarks on the general and individual form. More than usual pains had been taken —that goes without saying, with Lord Shef­ field as the moving spirit—to secure a side thoroughly representative of English cricket. T o a great extent, too, these efforts were attended with success. The absence of two such batsmen as Shrewsbury and Gunn was, of course, a subject for general regret, which subsequent experience show to have been more than justified. Still on paper there seemed every cause for satisfaction. Dr. W. G. Grace himself was so satisfied that he boldly pronounced it, and more than once, to be the strongest team that had ever left Eng­ land. As run-getters it was thought that the side would be particularly formidable, as most of the batsmen were fast scorers, and appar­ ently likely to be most successful on the Aus­ tralian wickets. In fielding, too, no possible exception could be taken. In this department they were deci­ dedly strong, and in one respect, the presence of two such exceptional wicket-keepers as Messrs. McGregor and Philipson, particularly fortunate. Nor was there very much ground for a suggestion of lack of bowling. Good judges, it is true, were inclined to doubt whether Sharpe was likely to be effective on the easy pitches of Aus­ tralia. Preference was expressed by some for Mold on the ground of his superior strength, and with some reason, perhaps, to judge by the light of subsequent events. In one respect, at all events, Lord Sheffield’s team thoroughly proved themselves the equals, at least, if not the superiors, of any English combination that had visited Australia. The fielding throughout was of the highest class, and indeed it may fairly be said that there was not a weak point. On the whole the tour was a success from the stand-point of cricket. Still in some instances it was disappointing. This remark is applicable in a degree to the bowling. Attewell and Briggs aid not belie expectations, as their excellent figures will show. An attack of pleurisy early in the tour placed Peel at agreat disadvantage. Still though his bowling was not often required, he did well enough to show that he would have been almost as useful as any one with better opportunities. Lohmann took the greatest number of wickets during the tour, and some of his performances against odds were remarkable. In eleven-a-side matches, though, he did not come quite up to expectations, having the worst of a comparison with both Attewell and Briggs. Though fairly successful just at the outset, Sharpe’s fast bowling did not show to advantage in the eleven-a-side matches. The great, as well as the most pleasing feature of the tour to the general public was Dr. W. G. Grace’s con sistent success as a bat. Time has not even now withered, nor custom staled, his infinite variety. On the contrary, he showed all the old judgment and skill which have kept him without a rival for over a quarter of a century. His success, it is hardly necessary to say, has given universal gratification. In batting it certainly looks as if the defence of a Shrews­ bury or a Gunn would have been of the greatest value. At all events, on one impor­ tant occasion, a little more of the de fensive type of play would have had a beneficial effect. The batting at the same time was of just the kind to please the Australianpublic. Mr. Stoddart, Abel, and Peel all scored well throughout. Read and Loh­ mann made runs freely on occasions, and the latter was the only one of the team to get over a hundred twice. Bean, whose style it was thought was just suited to Australian wickets never seemed to get acclimatised—at al. events his batting was one of the chief disappointments of the tour. The double defeat in the test matches robbed the trip of much of the satisfaction that would have attended it had the result of the rubber been reversed. That Australia should have won two of the three matches is of course very muoh to be regretted. At the same time Lord Sheffield’s visit gave a much needed revival to Australian cricket. And this was after all the consummation most devoutly to be wished in the general interests of the game. PRESENTATION TO W . CHATTERTOtf. The supporters of Derbyshire cricket mus* tered in force at the Bell Hotel, Derby, last week to welcome William Chatterton, the well-known professional, on his return from South Africa. Sir Henry Wilmot, Bart, V.C., C.B., presided. In proposing Chatterton’s health, the Chairman said that in Chatterton they possessed a cricketer of the very first rank and a man of sterling personal worth. He alluded to the splendid success that had attended his cricket in South Africa, where he held far and away the best batting average. After wishing him many years of life and happiness, the Chairman handed to Chatterton a cheque for £160 subscribed by his friends and admirers. Chatterton, in responding, said he believed Derbyshire never had a better side than they now possessed. EALING CLUB.—MARRIED v. SINGLE. Played at Ealing on April 30. S in g le . A. Tyndale, b Pearce 0 B. C. Pearce, c sub., b Pearce ................. 5 W. Allcock, run out 8 J. Corke, b Pearce ... 28 T. N. Tyndale,not out 66 R. Roberts, b Pearce 3 S. Chirk, b Pearce ... 0 W.Holland, bPearce 21 A. Roche, c sub., b Pearce ................. 0 S.Rammell.b Pearce 0 A. Murphy, b Pearce 6 Extras.................37 Total ...174 M a r r ie d . E. Jowitt, not out . F. Becker, run out . R. M. Pearce, hw, Corke..................... 10 W. A. Daw, not out 12 Extras... Total ...120 C lapton W a n d e r e r s v . E lm sd a l e .— Played on the Elmsdale’s ground at Wal­ thamstow, on April 30th, resulting in a win for the Wanderers bjr 26 runs. For the winners D. J. Benjamin took six wickets for 14 runs, and W. W. Gee 4 wickets for 10 runs. Scores—Clapton Wanderers, 51 (“ extras ” 14, H . Lingham 12); Elmsdale, 25. CRICKETERS-B est <CGIK< G oods City Agents — bear t h is M a b k . —Advt. P ab to n & L e st e r , 94, Q ueen St., C h e a p sid e . C R I C K E T CH I R P S . T he season begins at Lord’s to-day with the match between M.C.C. & Ground and Sussex. T h e Sussex Young Players’ match is to be played on Thursday and Friday next, at Brighton. T h e Oxford Captain, Mr. L. C. H . Palairet, made 107 for Oriel College v. Jesus College at Cambridge on Saturday. V iscou n t C h e l se a was married to the Hon. Mildred Sturt, at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, on Saturday last. C h ar les T o lson , a Yorkshire professional engaged for some years with the Blackley Club at Manchester, died on Saturday. H. M e l l e r , the old Uppinghamian, who played for Lancashire some few years ago, is in England again after a long absence abroad. H u lm e , the Derbyshire professional, was in form on Saturday. He scored 94 for Nelson against Enfield, and took four wickets for eight runs. T h e Wayside Club scored 250.for 3 wickets (H. Richmond not out 104) against Mr. W. A. King King’s Eleven at Woodbridge on Saturday. A. T in s l e y scored 119 runs for Leyland against Rochdale on Saturday. Albert Ward made 90, and the innings was closed with 259 up for three wickets. P. H. L ath am , the Malvern Freshman, was chief scorer for Pembroke College against the Hawks at Cambridge on Saturday, with 56 out of 202. E, O. Bond did the hat trick for the Hawks in the same match. A r lin g to n v . S tam fo rd B r o o k .— Played on the former Club’s ground at Chiswick Park on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the Arlington by 62 runs. Scores—Stamford Brook, 42: Arlington, 104. T he annual general meeting of the Surrey County C.C. will be held in the Pavilion at Kennington Oval, this afternoon, at five- o’clock. Mr. Frank Abraham has withdrawn his nomination as a Candidate for the Com­ mittee, so that there will be no election.