Cricket 1892

2 0 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. FEB. 25, 1892 At a quarter to four the usual pair—Chatter­ ton and A. Hearne—opened the innings for the Englishmen, thetrundling being entrusted to Graham and Campbell. Ten had been got when the four o’clock adjournment was taken. On resuming both players started cautiously, the fielding being far too good to permit any liberties being taken. Hearne scored the faster, till at 53, in pulling one from Llovd he was magnificently caught near the line by Maxwell. He had played very well indeed for his 27, and was very unlucky in being caught after such a good stroke. Murdoch fol­ lowed, and from here to the close of the day’s play the batting had complete mastery of the bowling. At 90 Murdoch might easily have been run out by Beech. Taking advantage by this he hit out in grand style, and 100 was soon hoisted. Still runs came very fast and when stumps were drawn for the day the score was 141, Chatterton not out 45, Mur- och not out 57. S econd D a y — T u e sd a y , J anu ary 12. On the second day it was rather cloudy, with thunder in the distance, but by the time the game commenced it was again extremely bright and hot. The Governor and Lady Lock and party honoured the ground with their presence in the afternoon. The two not outs, Mr. Murdoch and Chatterton, went on with the English innings. Grimmer and Graham started the bowling, and just as 150 appeared, Murdoch, after adding 10 3 runs, was finely caught by G. Glover at mid-on for a grand 64. The Australian had played in his best form throughout. After adding 4, Mr. Ferris was well caught by Lloyd (three for 164). Mr. W. W. Bead was Chatterton’s next partner, but the former was caught by G. Glover without scoring. This let in Mr. Brann, who, after adding a single, |was sent back by Graham. Matters did not end here, as G. G. Hearne was caught, and six wickets were down for 180. Barton followed, and stayed with Chatterton until lunch time, the latter having contributed 69. Resuming again at two o’clock, Barton, after adding a single, was caught at square leg, the ball bumping con­ siderably. J. T. Hearne came next, and a hit by Chatterton brought up 200, amidst great applause. Seven runs later Hearne was run out for a well-hit 11. Martin came in, and with only 2 added Chatterton was caught by G. Glover at mid-on. The out­ going batsman had played grand cricket for his 80. He received a great ovation on reach ing the pavilion. E . Leaney was the last man, and, after adding 5 to the total, he was caught at third man, the innings closing for 218. The bowling analysis came out fairly well, Grimmer and Graham taking four wickets a-piece at a cost of 75 and 55 respectively. W ith 94 to save the single innings’ defeat, the Eighteen commenced with Coghlan and Powell, Mr. Ferris and Martin sharing the owling. Only a poor show was made his time, and the two English bowlers were unchanged throughout. Only three batsmen got double figures, and the innings was soon over, leaving the Englishmen winners by an innings and 20 runs. E nglish T eam . Chatterton, c G. Glover, b Graham 80 A. Bearne, c Maxwell, b Lloyd ................27 Mr.W.L.Murdoch,cG. Glover, b Graham 64 Mr. J. J. Ferris, c Lloyd, b Grimmer 4 Mr. W.W. Read, c G. Glover, b Grimmer 0 Mr. G. Brann, b Graham ................. 1 3 . G. Hearne. c Ben- nitte, b Grimmer Barton, c Tutt, b Graham ................ 2 J.T. Hearne, runout 11 Martin, rot oat E. Leaney, c Cogh­ lan, b Grimmer ... B 8, lb 2, w 2, nb 3 15 Total ...218 CRICKETERS— B e st G oods City Agents - b e a r t h is M a r k .— Advt. P a r to n & L e st e r , 94, Q u e e n St., C h ea psid e E ig h te en op G riqualand W e st . First Innings. Ehlert, c A. Hearne, b Martin ........................ 6 J. Coghlan b J. T. Hearne 38 W.S-Woodthorpe.cBrann, b Ferris ........................ 0 A. Walshe, b Ferria.......... 0 J. Vigne, b Martin .......... l F. Maxwell, c A. Hearne, b Martin ........................ G. Glover, b Martin.......... 3 E.Beech,lbw,bJ.T.Hearne 14 J. Powell, b J. T. Hearne 6 C. Glover, b J. T. Hearne 0 A. Bennitte, c and b Mar­ tin ............................... 8 b Martin I. Grimmer, c Brann, b Martin ........................ 8 D. Lloyd, b Martin ..........25 Second Innings. b Martin ........ 0 c Leaney, b Mar­ tin ............... 0 b Ferris .......11 b Martin ........ 0 b Ferris ........ 2 G. G. Hearne, b Martin ... 4 hw, b Ferris ... 0 b Martin ........ 3 cLeaney.bFerris 11 b Martin ........ 0 ... 7 W. B. Tutt, b J. T. Hearne 4 G. Eliot, st Leaney, b Mar­ tin ............................... l D. Campbell, run out ... 8 H.W.Graham.cG. Hearne, b -T. T. Hearne .......... 0 Matfield, not out .......... 0 B 3, lb 2 ................. 5 c and b Ferris... 9 c A. Hearne, b Martin .......... 0 b Martin .......... 0 run out b Ferris ... b Ferris not out B 5, nb 1 Total .................124 Total ... 74 BOWLING ANALYSIS. E nglish T eam . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Graham... 37 1455 4 IGrimmer 46 3 16 75 4 Campbell 5 2 13 0 G. Glover 7 3 22 0 Lloyd ... 11 225 1 |Eliot ... 6 2 13 0 Lloyd bowled 3 no-balls, and Grimmer 2 wides. G riqualand \\ est . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. K. W. O. M. R. W. Ferric ... 13 3 26 2 ................. 38 7 27 7 Martin ... 28 10 60 8 ................. 37.4 7 4i 9 J.T.Hearne35.4 5 33 6 Ferris bowled 1 no-ball. The match being over in two days gave us a pleasing and acceptable rest on the Wednes­ day morning, and of course a move was made to the interesting De Beers Mine. First of all a visit was paid to the Stores, to see the magnificent rows of diamonds set out, and afterwards conveyances were in readiness to convey us all to the Mines, the crushing pro­ cess, and afterwards the “ searching ” sheds, being duly visited with great interest. In the afternoon a scratch cricket match was played, it being a half-holiday in the town, and many wished to see the English players. SIXTH MATCH—v. CAPE COLONY FIFTEEN (RETURN). K im b e r l e y J a n u a r y 14 th a n d 15 t h . F ir s t D ay — T h u rsday , J anuary 14. Thursday, lanuary 14, opened promisingly for the still more important match against Fifteen of Cape Colony, and many old faces were welcomed from the Eastern province, whom we had played at Cape Town. Great interest was attached to this contest, but, unfortunatelj, the afternoon’ s pleasure was marred by the news cabled from home about the lamented death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence and Avon­ dale. The English eleven this time included Brockwell, in place of Barton, while Pougher, whose thumb still troubled him, and Wood, who was indisposed, were again left out. The weather was unsettled during the morning, rain threatening, and indeed falling j ust at the hour—twelve o’clock—arranged for the start of the match. A better day’s cricket could hardly be desired, some fine batting, magni­ ficent bowling and fielding characterising the play. Mr. Read again showed his talent in pitching the coin, and on consideration that the rain might have affected the wicket he was doubtless right in sending the Colonial8 in first. However, the pitch, if a trifle slow* played truly from the commencement, and so neither side could complain of bad fortune. The state of the garme fluctuated considerably while the Fifteen were batting, and it at one time appeared more than probable that the total of the innings would greatly exceed what it actually reached. T. Routledge, the Wes­ tern Province crack, and J. Coghlan, the best batsmen now left to poor old Kimberley, made a long stand, putting on 50 runs for the third wicket, each by cricxet of a very high order. Routledge’ s handsome style of batting and brilliant hitting much impressed the on-lookers, and there was a general expression of regret when he was caught out, wanting only 3 more runs to complete his half-century. The hit which proved fatal was a magnificent one. If it had only travelled a dozen feet further it would have been over the boundary for 6, but fate ruled otherwise, and Chatterton got up to it, and brought off a grand running catch. To see Coghlan and Van der Byl play a defensive game with the patience of a Shrewsbury or a Gunn, was a revelation to those who know these players as determined hitters. The English bowling, however, was not to be trifled with, and was worthily seconded by brilliant fielding and catch­ ing, Chatterton not alone distinguishing himself in the latter department. J. T. Hearne’s catch which dismissed Grimmer, the captain of the Colony team, was one of the most brilliant seen for a long time, while Brann held a hot drive, which Beech without doubt intended for the boundary. Of the bowlers, J. T. Hearne perhaps deserves chief praise, for he was on throughout the innings of the best of the Colonial batsmen. But all did well, and Ferris, who did not succeed in getting a wicket during his first trial, when put on near the end of the innings, took three wickets for 2 runs. The first innings of the Cape Colony Fifteen was over for 142 at a quarter to six p.m. The English Eleven, represented by Alec Hearne and Ferris, in a quarter of an hour scored 4 runs, when stumps were drawn for the day. When the first pair of English batsmen appeared, it was noticed that Barton, not Hearne, was Ferris’ s companion. It soon became known that a sharp attack of indis­ position was the reason of the absence of the Kent professional. According to the strict interpretation of the rules of the game, the English team might have been compelled to play one short, but Mr. Grimmer, the captain of the Colonial Fifteen, consented to allow Barton to take Hearne’s place. Barton was the first of the English batsmen to distinguish himself. He proved himself a hard hitter, as will be recognised from the fact that he made no less than 42 out of the 57 put on during his stay, and this notwithstanding the fact that he was handicapped with an injured hand. Chatterton, from whom much was expected, did not shine. He was missed at the wicket by Castens before he was dismissed, and it was a very poor stroke he was out by. Murdoch and W. W. Read made a fine stand. Coming together when the score stood at 61 for three wickets, they carried the total into three figures before Frank Hearne bowled the great Surrey batsman, who had after the first few overs played in something like his real form, several of his hits winning the admiration of the spectators. Mr. Murdoch, however, showed the batting of the day. In the early part of his innings he plainly felt the extreme heat, but he always played very fine cricket, and, although he should have been twice stumped off Grimmer’s bowling, his all­ round hitting, and, when the wicket had been affected by the rain, his good defence, were both fine examples of good cricket. Brann hit well, but he, too, was missed from Grimmer’s bowling before the latter had his revenge, getting the Sussex hitter caught in the long* field shortly afterwards. Brockwell came in, and quickly showed that he was in rare hitting form. He was particularly severe on Grimmer, NEXT IBSUE MARCH 24