Cricket 1892

MAY 5, 1892 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME; loir it is a sad comment on Yorkshire oricket or County management that Harrison is the next best. There is a screw loose somewhere, else how aocount for the fact that less than thirty names have been sent in for the Colts’ match against Notts Colts on the 30th inst. ? In last week’s “ Notches” mention was made of three pairs of great County batsmen — Hayward and Carpenter, Jupp and Humphrey, Shrewsbury and Gunn. Add Hornby and Barlow, and the list is complete. But our best bowlers have nearly always run in couples, and what is worth noting, one of the two has generally bowled with the left. Thus, take some I can recall: in each set, I place the right-hander first : Slinn and Hodgson ; Freeman and Emmett; Bates and Peate: Grundy and W ootton: Alfred Shaw and I. C. Shaw; Alfred Shaw (again) and M orley: Bennett and Edgar Willsher : Caffyn and “ Ben ” Griffith; Fillery and James Lillywhite: Watson and Barlow; Mold and Briggs; Turner and Ferris. Other couples mignt be given : Martin and Wright, both left-handed; Lohmann and Sharpe, both right; so also Spofforth and Palmer. There can be no question as to the worth of any pair of bowlers who differ as much as “ right ’ ’ and “ left.” Chatterton’s douceur of £'160 is surely well- earned. He has been loyal to Derbyshire, and the County has done well by this practical recognition of his loyalty. South Africa would have engaged him permanently at a handsome salary, but the temptation was successfully resisted. One likes to hear of such mutual courtesies. I wish more of our cricketers were similarly remembered. A thorough cricketer must be a good sportsman, and you never knew a good sportsman who was not a high type of man. Besides, Lord Harris once truly said, the profession of cricket is precarious, and but indifferently compensated. Four months only of work, and the rest of the year in which to spend the previous hardly-earned savings. Such is the lot of many worthy “ pros.” And a “ benefit when his cricket days are over, and he has no trade in which to invest the proceeds. It is not too fat a business, though some manage well enough. But the margin cannot be very wide in any case. A little less “ elbow- lifting ” during his cricket career might help to make the old professional’s retirement from the ranks more desirable than it often is. When Surrey meet the North of England again, they may be certain of an enthusiastic welcome at Scarborough. Their last encounter was in 1863. At that time Surrey were strong enough to play England. I should like to see old George Anderson at that match. What a smiter he was, the most famous Yorkshire ever had, as popular in his day as Surrey’s “ lion hitter ”—“ Big Ben ” —as George Griffith was called. I wonder if Anderson can recall at this distance that “ eight ” drive of his on the Oval in 1862, for the North against Surrey I can. But that was ages before there were boundaries. I wish there were none now the crowds have necessitated them. It usee to be capital fun to see a compact little group of spectators make way for a leg-hit or drive What grand strokes one would have missed in the old days; a cut by “ W.G.” off Wootton for 7 in 1870 at the Oval—made eight by an overthow; and two lovely drives of his for 6 and 7 off one over of Tom Emmett’s in the same match—Gentlemen v. Players—at Lord’ in 1876 : are samples one loves to remember. No boundaries, and overthrows counted as “ Extras,” are the only changes an old fogey can suggest in cricket as it is now played. satisfactory. Of those who made runs Field, of Clifton, was decidedly the best. In. addition to very good defence he is strong on the off and cuts well. Perkins, of St. John’s; Leather- head, has not so good a defence, but hits well, especially on the leg side, and can cut. Pope, of Harrow, is a very steady bat and can cut, but does not play strongly enough. Whitting, of Rugby, is good on the leg side, but un­ certain. J. Douglas cuts very nicely and drives well. He has good defence, but is weakest in back play. Of those who were bowling Parker aid the best. He is a medium paced bowler with a good high action, but is inclined to bowl to leg. Mar­ shall is left-handed fast medium. Latham bowls slow right, trusting most to change of pace. On Monday the wicket was good and fast, and the slight rain made everything go in favour of the batsmen. Mr. Hill’s side, too, included three good bowlers in Pope, Douglas, and Perkins. Pope is slow right with plenty of off-work and a good pitch, but not quite enough devil. Douglas bowls slow left with a good deal of break, and Perkins fast right. Rain prevented any play on Tuesday, and as the weather yesterday still preventing a resumption, the match was post­ poned till Monday. Mb. A. J. L. H il l ’ s S id e . Mr. E. Field (Trinity and Clifton), not out ........................68 Mr. B. V. Lodge( Mag­ dalen and Durham School),c Marshall, b W hitew ay..........10 Mr. W. G. Druce (Trinity and Marl­ borough), c White­ way, b Latham ... Mr. C. P. Stork (Sel- wyn and Newton Abbott), not ou t... B 25, lb 6 .......... Total ...245 Bassett, W . D. Llewelyn, E. Smith, and G. L.Wilson of last year’s team have gone down. M r . C. W. L ittle ’ s S edb . First Innings. Mr. R.T. Jones (New), b H ill........................52 Mr. L. Mortimer (Exeter), c Dunlop, b Tapsfield ... ... 43 Mr. B. L. Richmond (New), c Dunlop, b Hill .......... ..........13 Mr. F. Street (Christ Church), b Dunlop 21 Mr. C. W.Little(New), c Hill, b G. Wood... 34 Mr. W. P. Kingston (St. Catherine’s), lbw, b Dunlop "...11 Mr. A. L a t t e r (Trinity), bDunlop 11 Mr. A. Ii. Nelson (Merton).bDunlop 5 Mr. T S. B. Wilson (Trinity), c Dun­ lop, b G. W ood ... 7 Mr. H. Linnell (Christ Church), not out ................. 6 Mr. P. S. Clarke (Christ Church), bw, b Dunlop ... 2 B 6, lb 3 .......... 9 Total ......... 214 In the Second Innings Kingston scored, (not out) 31, Nelson, lbw, b Dunlop 13, Richmond, (not out) ~ b 2, lb 1-T otal 73. Ms. J. B. W ood ’ s S id e . CRICKET AT TH E UN IVERSITIES. CAMBRIDGE. The season can hardly be said to have opened in the most auspicious fashion. Monday was fixed for the commencement of the Freshmen’s match, and things were so far favourable that a full day’s cricket resulted. The form on the whole though was far from Mr. J. Douglas (Sel- wyn and Dulwich), c Jackson, b Parker 18 Mr.T. T.Phelps (Trin­ ity and Harrow), b Parker ................ 0 Mr. J. C. Bevington (Trinity and Har­ row), c Jackson, b Marshall................. 7 Mr. C. G. Pope (Trin­ ity and Harrow), c Pharazn, b Kendall 23 Mr. E. G. Whitting (TrinityandRugby), b Parker.................17 Mr. T. N. Perkins (Jesus and Leather- head), c Tucker, b Marshall................ 61 During the last few days there has been some fairly good scoring, though the weather has not been at all of a genial character. The Oxford Captain, L. C. H. Palairet, came over from Oxford with astrong eleven of Oriel to play Jesus, andbeatthem by 88 runs on the one innings. Palairet scored 107 out of 228. He played brilliant cricket, though he ought to have been caught when he had made 58. E. C. Streatfeild was in good form last Friday for Pembroke College against the Hawks. He scored fifty besides taking seven wickets for 35 runs. The Freshman, P. H. Latham, was highest scorer with 56. On the other side C. M. Wells was principal run-getter with 88, OXFORD. T he Seniors’ match, which has occupied the first half of the week, was considerably inter­ fered with by rain. The two elevens were Captained respectively by C. W . Little and J. B. Wood. Unfortunately the weather dis­ counted to a great extent the value of the match as a test. On Monday Jones and Mortimer took every advantage of the wet wicket, putting on 71 before the latter was out. When play was resumed on Tuesday, however,Dunlop bowled with great success, so muoh so that the nine remaining wickets fell for an addition of only 97 runs, of which Little contributed 34 and Street21. Though the ear­ lier batsmen of Wood’s side all failed the Cap­ tain Limself was in form, and of the 113 up at the end of the second day, for the loss of six wickets, he had scored 67, being still in. Play was frequently interrupted on Tuesday and yesterday, ana rain finally caused the game to be abandoned as a draw. So far little has been seen to justify any critical remarks on the chances of the season. Next week, however, we hope to review the form of the principal players in both the Seniors’ and Freshmen’s matches. By way of a reminder we may add that Messrs. H. Mr. F. A. G. Leveson- Gower (Magdalen), c Richmond, b Wil­ son ... ........... 4 Mr. G .R . Wood (Mer­ ton), c Wilson, b Street ........... 1 Mr. J. B. Wood (Bal- liol), c Nelson, b Linnell ............ 73 Mr. W. E, Greaves (Keble), c Rich­ mond, b Jones ... 0 Mr. H. M. Taberer (Keble) b Jones ... 4 Mr. VT. Hill (Oriel), bJones ........... 11 Mr. E. Rowley (Oriel), c Rich­ mond, b Jones ... Mr.C.E:Dunlop;Wad- ham), c Wilson, b Jones ................. Mr.G.Field (Trinity), c and b Linnell ... Mr. P. C. Cochrane (Oriel), not out ... Mr.H.Tapsfield (Mag dalen), absent B 11,lb 5 .......... 30 Total ...143 TH E MARYLEBONE CLUB. The annual general meeting was held at Lord’s yesterday afternoon, under the Presidency of the retiring President,',Mr. V. E. Walker. The report, which was adopted, was as follows : That in 1891 the club consisted of 3,769 mem­ bers; of these 3,303 paid ; 218 are life members; and 248 abroad. During the season 155 matches were played, of which 92 were won, 33 drawn, and 30 lost. A match, Married and Single, wi 1 be played on May 23, &c., for the benefit of R. Clayton, who has been on the staff for twenty years. A special general meeting of the club was held at Lord’s on December 7. “ At this Meeting a uecommendation of the Committee was adopted as to the date of election of Candidates. Tbe old rules as to dates of election have been in force since the formation of the Club, and it was felt that it was not satis­ factory to elect members when the season was practically over: under the present rule, elections commence in January, and terminate in June.” “ The opinion of the Meeting was taken as to the allotting of reserved seats at the Universities and Public School Matches, and in accordance with the opinion expressed at the Meeting, it has been decided to revert to the old system, except that for the future the Seats will be balloted for amongst those who apply for them before June 1st. Those who do not get Reserved Seats can have provisional tickets, available for any vacant seat.” “ The terms offered by the M. S. & L. railway in their proposed extension to London were sub­ mitted to the meeting and it was decided that they be accepted.” In deference to an opinion oxpressed by many members, the committee have decided that in future a notice of every special general meeting stating the purpose for which such meeting is called, will be sent to every member. Hon. E. Chandos Leigh, Mr. A. Appleby, Captain J. St. J. Frederick, and Mr. E. Rutter, retire by rotation from the Committee. Mr. V. E. Walker (retiring President), Mr. H. T. Hewett, Mr. A. N. Hornby, and Mr. Montagu Turner, have been duly nominated, and have expressed their willingness to serve. Hon. Alfred Lyttelton and Sir E. Grey are re­ spective holders of the gold and silver tennis prizes. The committee have to report the death of F. Furness, assistant clerk, in whom the club have lost a faithful and valued servant. The thanks of the club are due to the auditors, Mr. E. S. E. Hartopp, Mr. W. B. Heberden, and Mr. James R. Mellor, and the committee recom­ mend that they be re-appointed. The proceedings were very brief, only lasting about a quarter of an hour. Mr. W . E. Denison is the new president.