Cricket 1892

JULY 21, 1892 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, 808 M R . V. T . H IL L . V e r n o n T i c k e l l H i l l , whose resolute hitting in the middle of Oxford’s first innings gave his side an advantage which contributed greatly to their ultimate victory in the Inter- University match, is a Welshman by birth. Still, though born (on January 30, 1871) at Rookwood, Llandaff, his early education as a cricketer was gained in Somersetshire. The Oxford Captain was his contemporary at the Rev. J. Cornish’s School at Clevedon, and singularly enough the match in which Lionel Palairet took seven wickets with successive balls for Cornish’s was the occasion of Hill’s best performance, a score of 87. Entering at Winchester in 1884 he got into the second eleven in 1886, with promotion in the following summer to the first as a short slip and bowler. It was with the ball, indeed, that he made a name at Winchester, and in 1888 he bore the brunt of the attack for the school eleven with considerable success,taking in all fortywickets. His bowling came out with very much the same result in 1889, but in addition he had shown marked development as a bat, and his score of 66 against the Old Wykehamists was one of some merit. Still, his best performances were with the ball. His most notable record of the year was against the Green Jackets, when he took eightwickets at a cost of two runs a piece. This, however, could hardly have given him the same satisfaction as his success at the close of the Eton match. Winchester,who had to play a hard uphill game throughout, gained in the end a creditable victory, to which Hill, who took five wickets for 23 runs, contributed in no small degree by his excellent bowling. Oriel College, Oxford, was his destination on leaving Winchester, but he was not in residence in 1890, so that his first trial in the Parks was in the Seniors’ match of last year. Though fairly successful with scores of 5 and 35, he evidently did not impress the Oxford authorities very highly, and his cricket was chiefly confined to College matches, in which he had an excellent average of 49£. A credit­ able show in the Seniors’ match last May en­ sured him a place in the University eleven, and ■with the best; results. In some of the later trials he was seen to particular advantage, as his scores of 51 v. M.C.C. & G. at Oxford, $8 v. Lancashire at Manchester, and 52 v. M.C.C. & G. at Lord’3attest. All these, how •ever, were put into the shade by his brilliant display in the first innings of the Inter- University match, in which;.he scored 114. As an exhibition of confident and resolute hitting this was a really remarkable performance. 'Off four successive ^balls of J. Douglas he made sixteen, and his whole score was got in one hour and forty minutes. His first match for Somersetshire was against Hampshire in 1890, and so far his best score for the County has been his 41 against Staffordshire in that year. Though a left-handed batsman he both bowls and throws right. He hits in brilliant form all-round, and scores very fast if allowed to get set. As a field he is good any­ where. In throwing the cricket ball he has done some good performances, with over 120 yards as his best record. In football he has played full back in picked games in the Parks. Our iportrait is from a photograph by Gillman & Co., of Oxford. We unintentionally forgot to mention last week that our portrait of Board, the •Gloucestershire wicket-keeper, was from i .photograph by R. W. Thomas, of 121, Cheap side. SUSSEX v. SURREY. The heavy rainfall of Tuesday at Brighton» following that of the previous Sunday,reduced the chances of the Sussex eleven in going in second to a minimum. Though the wicket at the outset was a trifle slow, Mr. Read and Abel, who began the batting for Surrey,did not seem to find it difficult. On the contrary, both scored freely, and the score which at luncheon time was 118, was raised to 156 before Abel was out. The two batsmen had been together two honrs and ten minutes, and Abel’s share of the total was 61. Though at times not at his ease with the lobs, there was no actual chance to be urged to his discredit, Lohmann and Maurice were both dismissed before Mr. Read was caught at short leg. Altogether he had been batting just under three hours, and his 112 was thoroughly worthy of his best days. Though, like Abel, occasionally he was not quite at home with Humphreys, his hittingall-round waswell timed and his innings was free from a mistake. In spite of the good com­ mencement, after the separation of Mr.l Kead and Abel a collapse eet in, and six wickets only ad.ed 51. Lockwood, however, hit vigorously while he was in, and with one life at long on added fifty before he was at last out, playing the kali o nt o his wicket. Surrey wure ouc at a quarter to five o’clock for 279, and this proved the extent of the play for the day, rain caueing the stumps *o be drawn soon after six o’clock. On Tuesday the game was limited to an hour and a quarter, and again the rain interfered, Sussex having mean­ while scored 57 for the 103s of three tatsmen. On resuming yesterday the wicket, though slow, was fairly easy for a time, and Messrs. Newham and Brann added 43 before the latter was bowled for a very useful score of 29. Mr. Newham stayed until the total reached 136, when he was caught. His 69, which cccupied him two hours and a half, was wo: thy of the highest praise. Nor was there any flaw to detract from a highly creditable performance. The lass four wickets only added 35, and the innings was over soon after lunch for 171, a good score under the circumstances. Following on, in a minority of 108, Sussex fared badly. After a time, as the ground dried under the sun, it helped the bowlers considerably, and Marlow, who was in an hour and ten minutes for his 39, and subsequently Humphreys alone made any stay. Lohmann, who took eight wickets fcr 42 runs, was especially difficult, and just before five o’clock the innings was over for 82, leaving Surrey with a victory by an innings and 26 runs. Mr. Smith it should be stated only arrived late on Monday,and his bowling was lost to Sussex during the greater part of Surrey’s innings. S u s s e x . First Innings. O. M.R. W. 42 16 79 3 . 36.416 43 5 , 15 8 23 1 . 3 9 1 Lohmann . Lockwood . Richardson Streatfeild.. Second Innincs. O. M. R. W. . 22 . 10 , 11 Lockwood bowled four no-balls. S u r r e y . b Abel, c Brann, Humphreys ......... 61 Mr. W. W. Read, c Andrews, b Hum­ phreys .r. ............. 112 Lohmann, c Marlow, b Humphreys......... 5 M. Read, c Andiews, b Humphreys........ 6 Mr. J. Shutei, b Tate 10 Henderson, run out 0 Lockwood, b Gutt­ ridge ........................50 Mr. K. J. Key, Ibw, b Tate........................ 0 Mr. E. C. Streat­ feild, c Guttridge, b Sm ith.................24 Wood, c Andrews, b Guttridge .......... 4 Richardson, not out 0 B 3, lb 3, nb 1 ... 7 YORKSHIRE v. MIDDLESEX. The sensational victory of the Yorkshire eleven in the first fixture of the season, at Lord’s, under ordinary circumstances would have invested the second match, begun at Leeds on Monday, with exceptional interest. As it was, rain spoiled the game from the commencement, and on a slow wicket, batsmen were so severely handicapped that the match lost much of its value as a test. Yorkshire were lucky enough to get first innings, but they made such poor use of their opportuni­ ties while tho wicket was fairly easy, that their innings, which lasted two hours and three quarters, only realised ICO. This small total was chiefly tho work of Rawlin, who bowled with remarkable success, taking eight out of the ten wickets, five of them bowled, at a cost of only 52 runs. When Middlesex went in, Mr. Stoddart went in for the hitting game, just suited to the state of the ground, and with such success that 63 were got before Mr. Webbe lost him. Later on, however, the pitch became even more difficult, and v> ainwright and Peel, when they came ©n a second time, met with great success. But for mistakes in the field, Middlesex would have hardly headed their opponents’ total, as it was, the first day closed with Yorkshire in a minority of 22 on the first innings. Continuous rain prevented any play on Tuesday, and yesterday morning the Yorkshiremen fared so bad y against the bowling of Hcarne and Rawlin that the end soon came. A start could not bo made till nearly half-past twelve o’clock, and then the Yorkshire batsmen found Hearne and Rawlin so unplayable that nine of the eleven oniy accounted for thirteen runs. Mr. Jackson and Peel alone got double figures, and the former was twice missed iu getting his 23, just one half of the total. Hearne was this time f e more successful bowler, taking six wickets for 33. Wanting 25 to win Middlesex lost Mr. Stod­ dard at 22, leaving Messrs. Scott and Webbe to decide the match in favour of the Southerners by nine wickets. Y o r k s h ir e . Total ...279 S u s s e x . First Innings. Second Innings. R e v . J. H. S w in s t e a d , playing for St. Maryle- 'bone Parish Church against St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington, last Saturday, bowled six wickets for 12 runs, and made 91 runs. L . G . D a v ie s , a youngster of twelve, did a good performance on July 9 for Oxford House School, Brighton, v. Darch’s School. He scored 94 not out, of a total of 157, besides taking four wickets in the latter’s two innings. R e v is e d “ L a w s o f C ricket ” for 1892, together with Hints to Young Players, an instructive treatise illustrated by seven special engravings, five diagrams showing how to place a team in the field to different bowling, and copy of rules for guidance of those forming clubs, &c. Post free 4 stamps, of Wright and Co., 41 St, Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, E.C Bean, b Lockwood .......... 19 c Streatfeild, b Lohmann ... 1 Marlow, b Lohmann 0 b Richardson ... 39 Mr. W. G. Heasman, c and b Lohmann ................. 5 st Wood, b Loh­ mann .......... 9 Mr. W. Newham,c Streat­ feild, b Lockwood.......... 69 c Abel, b Loh­ mann .......... 2 Mr. G. Brann, b Richard­ son ............................... 29 c Abel, b Lock­ wood .......... 4 Mr. C. A. Smith, c Loh­ mann, b Streatfeild ... 1 c Abel, b Loh- mann .......... 0 Guttridge, c Lohmann. b Lockwood........................ 2 b Lohmann 0 Mr. W. H. Andrews, b Lockwood........................ 16 c Abel, b Loh­ mann .......... 5 Butt, c Richardson, b Lohmann........................ 5 b Lohmann ... 0 Humphreys, c Hender* son, b Lockw ood.......... 6 not out .......... 16 Tate, not out ................. 2 b Lohmann 0 B 5, lb 9, nb 3 ... 17 B 4, lbl, nbl 6 Total ...' ...171 Total ... First Innings. Hall,c Stoddart, b Hearne 6 c Lord Hawke, c Hearne, b Rawlin ........................22 Peel, c Webbe, b Hearne... 4 Ulyett, b Rawlin.................10 Mr.F.S.Jackson, c Henery, b Rawlin .......... .......... 2 Wainwright, b Rawlin ... 6 Mr. A. Seliars, c O’Brien, b Rawlin ........................15 Wardall, b Rawlin .......... 5 Mounsey, not out ..........12 Moorhouse, b Rawlin ... 10 Hunter, b Rawlin .......... 0 Second Innings. Stoddart, b Hearne .......... 0 b Rawlin .......... 0 c and b Hearne 10 8 c Webbe, Rawlin ... b Hearne ... b Hearne ... b Rawlin ... c Rawlin, Hearne ... not out c Scott, Rawlin ... c Henery, Hearne ... BOWLING ANALYSIS. S u r r e y . Tato... O. ... 45 Guttridge 15.3 5 44 Humphreys 35 5 103 M. R. W. 16 99 2 |Bean iHeasman Smith O. 12 4 3 M. R. W. 7 11 0 1 11 0 1 4 1 Heasman bowled a no-ball. B 7 ,lb 1 ................. Total .......... , M iddlesex .- Mr. A. E. Stoddart, c Sellars, b Mounsey 46 Mr. A. J. Webbe, st Hunter, b Peel ... 18 Mr.S. W. Scott, c and b Wainwright......... 24 Mr. M. R. Jardine, b Peel ........................ 0 Mr. T. C. O’Brien, b Wainwright ... ... 11 Rawlin, c Ulyett, b Wainwright .......... 0 In the Second Innings Stoddait scored, b Wain wright 15, Wobbe, (not out) 9, Scott, (not out) 0 b 2.—Total, 26. BOWLING ANALYSIS. Y o r k s h ir e . First Innings. O. M. R. W. 32 19 40 2 ... 32.414 52 8 ... 1 1 0 0 .100 Total ... First Innings. Rev. T. Greatorex, b Wainwright.......... Mr. P. J. T. Hencry, b Wainwright Phillip, lbw, b l’eel... Mr. G. M’Gregor, not out ........................ Hearne, c Ulyett, b P e e l........................ Lb ........................ Total ...122 Hearne... Rawlin... Phillips Second Innings. O. M. R. W. ... 17.1 6 33 6 ... 17 10 13 4 M id d l e s e x . Peel................ Wainwright Mounsey ... Jackson O. M. 27.3 9 21 4 8 2 2 1 R. W. 42 4 , 48 5 . 27 1 3 0 M. R, W, 1 12 0 3 12 1 CRICKETERS— B e s t G oods City Agents — b e a r th is M a rk .— A dT t. P a rto n & L e s te r , 94, Q u een S t ., C heapside,