Cricket 1892

192 CRICKETs A WEEKLY BECORD OF THE GAME. JUNE 9, 1892 THE LONDON CLUBS. Willesden are so far having a good time of it this season. As in previous years, they are running two principal elevens with an occa­ sional second eleven fixture. Out of the eight matches played by the stronger elevens, six have been won, while only one has been lost, the one draw being in their favour, i.e., with Clapton. On Saturday last they beat Stan- more, at Stanmore, A. O. Breeds playing a good and patient innings of 41 for them. At Willesden the home team also scored a win v. Neasden. Going in first, after a rather disastrous commencement, they were all out for 90. C. Cooke, A. S. Dornton, and A. D. Saunders all played useful innings. The other side were then disposed of for 78, H. Y. Brown taking six wickets for 28 runs. On Whit Monday they followed this up with a very creditable victory over their old oppo­ nents, Norwood. The latter, winning the toss, set them the task of getting 186 runs to win, and although this was a fairlv big order they were quite equal to the task, responding to the tune of 225 for nine wickets. For the visitors, F. S. Hallam played a fine innings of 91. He should have been caught more than once. In spite of similar mistakes C. E. Checkland, who made 71, got his runs well. In the bowling department, for the home side H. Y. Brown took six wickets for 62 runs, and A. G. Thomas four wickets at the small cost of 18 runs. Willesden on going in to bat started well, and steadily over-reached their adversaries’ total, thanks chiefly to A. F. Den- niston for a splendidly played contribution of 68, also to C. S. Marshall for a very good 44. F. J. Reynolds, whose hard hit 33 (not out) included.some splendid drives, and C. Cooke’s 19, both at a critical time, were of great service. The second eleven, on the same day, suffered severely at the hands of Hampton Wick on the latter’s ground, scoring 137 against 269 of the home side. For the Tatter H. E. Pocock, E. W. J. Wright, and F. J. Miles scored well, as did A. 0. Breeds for the losers. H. I. Rogers took seven wickets for the latter at a cost of 79 runs. The Granville (Lee) C.C. had a “ century” scored against and for it on Saturday last. The stronger team journeyed to Rochester for a half-day match, and after a very enjoyable (?) ride in a S.E.R train for an hour or two, arrived at that town in a very hot and dusty condition. F. M. Atkins played a brilliant innings of 100 not out for Rochester, and ex­ cepting a chance to mid-off when he had scored about 70, it was faultless. W. Edwards for the Granville played in quite his old form for 34 not out, S. Starky also supplying a useful 31. Scores : Rochester, 175 for five wickets ; Granville, 119 for five wickets. At Lee the Granville played the London Rifle Brigade, but the “ military” were over­ matched, and the former won easily. For the Granville F. G. Bull played a fine innings of 101. The Granville instead of, as of late years, playing its Ineighbour the Northbrook C.C. on Whit Monday, had a match with Bickley Park on the ground of the latter. A very exciting contest it proved, in fact at one time most people thought it had ended in a tie, though Bickley Park ultimately won by three runs on the first innings. The home team was a very strong one, including the Rev. R. T. Thornton, Messrs. L. A. Shuter, W. B. Pattisson, Tonge (2), and other well-known amateurs. Scores: Granville, 132 and 60 for one wicket; Bickley Park, 135. For the Gran­ ville C. J. M. Godfrey played a most excellent innings of 46, J. Wilson, jun., 26, and A. R. Layman 15 not out. For Bickley Park the Rev. R. Thornton scorcd 31, and C. W. Gilbert 34. The wicket was on the soft side, but alto­ gether a most enjoyable match was played. At Lee the Granville played Greenhitne, but were beaten by 40 runs, owing to some very good bowling on the part of the visitors. A match v. Beckenham was to have been played yesterday (Wednesday), but it was scratched by the latter, who were unable to raise a team. The twelve a-side match between Epsom and Leatherhead, played at Epsom on Whit Monday, proved a very good contest. Lea­ therhead batted first and scored 116. Epsom, after losing four batsmen for 98, had ten out for 116. The tenth wicket was lost in the attempt to get the winning run, but the last two batsmen soon put the matter beyond doubt, and finally added 40 runs. Leather­ head on going in a second time lost nine wickets for 47. Longman, Pagden, and Hew- lings batted well for their respective sides. Pagden’s bowling analysis in Leatherhead’s second innings was 13 overs, 5 mdns., 14 runs, 6 wickets. MIDDLESEX v. SOMERSETSHIRE. The Middlt sex eleven, following up their successes over Sussex and Kent, gained their third victory of the season at Lord’s on Tuesday, when they beat Somersetshire by 112 runs. Both sides were well represented, and from first to last the game was interesting. Tbe rains of Sunday made the ground a little difficult at the outset, and a full day’s cricket only realised 321 runs at a cost of twenty-two wickets. After dismissing Middlesex for 142, Somersetshire reached a total of 154, gaining therefore a lead of 12 runs on the first hands, a result due in some measure to an excellent innings of 45 by Mr. Challen. The best feature of the day’s play, though, was the brilliant cricket of Mr. O’Brien. He made 76 out of the last hundred runs in an hour and twenty minutes, and there was not a semblance of a chance to mar a f >articularly fine display. Middlesex, who had ost two of their best wickets, those of Messrs. Scott and Stoddart, overnight for 25 runs, fared so badly the following morning against Mr. Woods’ bowling, that when the fifth wicket fell the score was only 35. Fortunately for Middlesex, however, Mr. O’Brien was again in his best form. Playing Mr. Woods with confidence and deter­ mination, he scored freely. With Mr. Henery 57 runs were added for the seventh wicket. West, after Mr. O’Brien’s departure, hit freely, and the total ultimately reached 195, the last five wickets having added 160 runs. Too much praise can hardly be given to Mr. O’ Brien’s batting. Only in an hour and a half, he scored 71 out of 114|during his stay, and his play throughout was remark­ able for the extreme brilliancy of his hitting. Mr. Woods has rarely bowled better. He got a great pace on, and, keeping an excellent leneth, took eight wickets at a cost of only 51 runs. With the wicket in better condition for run-getting, Somer­ setshire’s chance of making the 184 wanted to win was not a hopeless one. As it was, Rawlin and Hearne bowled with such remarkable success that Mr. Woods alone gave any trouble, and in an hour and twenty minutes the whole side were out for 71. of which Messrs. Woods and Newton con­ tributed 35. Rawlin’s bowling had very much to do with tbe decisive victory of Middlesex. In the match altogether he took eleven wickets at a cost of just over six runs a-piece. M id d l e s e x . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. A. E. Stoddart,run out 30 b Woods Mr. A. J. Webbe, b Woods 7 b Woods Mr. S. W. Scott, o Roe, b W oods............................. 16 b Nichols Mr. E. A. Nepean, c Hill, b Woods............................... 1 Mr. T. C. O’Brien, b Tyler 76 ... 10 ... 13 Rawlin, b Nichols .......... 0 Phillips, b Woods .......... 1 Mr. P. J. T. Henery, b Nichols ......................... 3 Mr. R. 8. Lucas, b Nichols 0 J. E. West, b Nichols ... 0 J. T. Hearne, not out ... 8 b Woods .......... 0 cNewton.b Tyler 71 c Hale, b Woods 5 b Woods .......... 7 b Woods ..........24 c Tyler, b Woods 19 b Woods ..........31 not out .......... 9 B 2, lb 3, nb 1 6 Total .................142 Total ...195 S o m e r s e t s h ir e . First Innings. Mr. L. C. H. Palairet, c and b R a w lin ........................ 9 Mr. H.T. Hewett,b Rawlin 1G Mr. J. B. Challen, run out 45 Hale, b Nepean................. 7 Nichols, b Phillips ..........24 Mr. V. T. Hill, c Scott, b Phillips ........................ 6 Mr. W. N. Roe, c O’Brien, b Rawlin ........................ 0 Mr. S. M. J. Woods, c and b Rawlin ........................22 Mi. C. J. Robinson, c Raw­ lin, b Phillips................. 0 Mr. A. E. Newton, not out 16 Second Innings. b Rawlin .......... b Rawlin .......... b Rawlin .......... b Hearne .......... b Rawlin .......... cLucas,bHearne b Rawlin .......... not out .......... Tyler, b Rawlin ... B 4, lb 1 ... Total ... ... 4 ... 5 ...154 c Henery, b Hearne .......... 0 c O’Brien, b H earne..........11 c Nepean,b Raw­ lin ................. 2 Total... 71 BOWLING ANALYSIS. M id d l e s e x . First Iunings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Woods... ... 28 11 55 4 ... ... 44.3 23 51 8 Tyler ... ... 13.3 1 41 1 ... ... 18 2 60 1 Nichols ...16 6 *5 4 ... ... 29 11 69 1 Hale ... .. . 2 0 11 0 Palairet 1 0 9 0 S o m e r s e t . First Innings. Seoond Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hearne .. 22 4 51 0 ... ... 18 6 46 4 Rawlin .. 36.1 20 42 5 ... ... 17.1 10 25 6 Nepean . . 7 1 20 1 Phillips .. 16 6 35 3 Stoddart ... 1 0 1 0 NOTTS v. SURREY. Considering the groat interest attached to the meetings between these Counties, it was unfortu­ nate that neither was represented by its best team at Nottingham. On Monday owing to a recent injury, Flowers was unable to help Notts, while Surrey’s batting was weakened by the loss of Maurice Read and Wood, and the latter’s ab­ sence necessitated another wicket-keeper in Watts. Once more Mr. Shuter won the toss, though, in this case, there was no benefit, for the wicket slow at the outset improved as the game advanced. Surrey’s batting was most disap­ pointing. The start was bad enough, with Abel and Lohmann out for a single between them, and though Lockwood and Mr. Read offered a better resistance, when they were out only a small score seemed probable. A useful stand by the .captain and Brockwell, who carried out his tat for twenty-one, improved matters considerably, though, as it was. Surrey were all out for the poor total of 97. Their dis­ missal was due to the excellent bowling of Atte­ well and Shacklock. The former kept a remark­ ably good length, and, as will be seen, bowled 157 balls for 28 runs and five wickets. The batting of Notts was not much better. Shrewsbury was quite out of form, and though Gunn, Mr. Dixon, and Attewell all played fairly, when play ceased on Monday the score was only 114 with seven batsmen out. Shacklock, who was not out, on the following morning »>dded 13 himpelf, and saw the three remaining wickets fall without a run, carrying out his bat for a useful score of 2*. Going in asrain 27 to the bad, the early part of Surrey’s second innings was almost a repetition of the first. Abel and Lohmann failed as before, and with five batsmen out for only 17 , the end seemed very near. Fortunately for Surrey its three amateurs rose to the occasion. By excellent cricket Messrs. Read and Key added 55 for the sixth wicket, and before Mr. Key was out, Mr. Shuter had helped him to put on 40 more. Mr. Key’s 41 was worthy of his |very best days, full of judgment and confidence. Ayres and Watts, too, lent Mr. Shuter useful assistance, and the captain was last out to a good catch in the longfield. His 52 was an admirable display of resolute cricket, and his success will give the gicatest satisfaction everywhere. With 143 to win and a wicket every minute more favourable for run-getting, Notts seemed to have the game fairly well in hand. After Mr. Dixon’s dis­ missal, Gunn and Barnes placed the County well on the road to victory, 58 being added before Barnes eventually left his crease and was stumped. On Tuesday night 97 had been made for the loss of only three batsmen, and as Attewell and Shack­ lock knocked off the remaining runs yesterday, Notts won with seven wickets in hand. Attewell and Shacklock played the principal part in a well- earned victory, ^he latter took ten wickets and made 45 without being out, while Attewell got eight wickets, and scored 53 for once out. S u r r e y . First Innings. Second Innings. Abel,cShrewsbury,bShack- lock ............................... 1 c Robinson, b Shacklock ... 0 Ayres, b Attewell ........... 0 candbShacklock 7 Lohmann, c Sherwin, b Attewell ......................... 0 c and b Attewell 7 Lockwood, c Robinson, b Attewell ........................21 b Shacklock ... 4 Mr. W. W. Read, b Atte­ well ................ ..........17 c Dixon, b Shack­ lock .................27 Henderson, c Sherwin, b Barnes ..................... . 0 c Sheiwin, b Shacklock ... 4 Mr. K. J. Key, b Shacklock 6 lbw, b Baguley 41 Mr. J. Shuter, b Shacklock 15 c Daft, b Atte­ well .................53 Brockwell, not o u t ..........20 b Attewell... ... Sharpe,cSherwin,b Shack­ lock ................................ 3 c Attewell, b Shacklock ... 0 Watts, c Redgate, b Atte­ well ............................... 4 not out .............12 B 9, lb 1 .................10 B 12, lb 1 ... 13 Total ... 97 Total ...169