Cricket 1892

AUG, 4, 1892 CPJCKET: A WEEKLY RECOED O P T H E G A M E . 835 SURREY v. NOTTS. After a game which never lacked interest from the first ball to the last, Notts beat Surrey at the Oval yesterday with the narrow margin of four wickets to the good. Since Surrey’s victory over Sussex gave it an equality of points with Notts, excitement has run very high as to the chances of the two elevens. No match in cricket, of late years, has given rise to anything like the same amount of anxiety, certainly none sustained in such a marked degree, such a high average of interest. The Notts eleven had shown such excellent all round cricket during the season that it was only natural they should be more fancied. Still, the fact that Surrey wero playing on their own ground made their supporters hopeful, and it was gen­ erally thought that a little luck would probably turn the game one way or the other. The Surrey Captain won the tos?, but as subsequent events showed, this was anything but an advantage as the-ground was. Rain had fallen early on Sunday morning, and the wicket,which bumped consider­ ably at the outset, improved steadily as the game advanced, till it became really easy. Mr. Read and Abel,who began Surrey’s batting, played with great care. After making five, however, the amateur was caught at short slip, and Lohmann and Abel followed in succession, all falling to the same bowler, Shacklock. Mr. Shuter, though helped by some luck, lent Maurice Kead useful assistance,; and 51 were added before the former was well caught by Shacklock off his own bowling. After the captain’s retirement things went very badly with Surrey, and as the six remaining wickets only added 29, the innings closed for 129. Maurice Read’s 48 was far and away the best display. Shacklock bowled with very great success. He kept an excellent length throughout, and with the ground helping him had exceptional figures, taking eight wickets for 59 runs. Notts* innings began just after four o’clock on Monday afternoon, and extended for three overs on the following morning. The wicket at times played queerly, and Shrewsbury, after being hit by Lockwood, was bowled by the next ball, which came in so much that the batsman never attempted to play it. Curiously enough, Gunn was out in precisely the same way, though he had made 38 before he was out. Flowers made several very fine hits to the off, but the rest found Lockwood very difficult. On Monday night eight wickets were down for 123, and on Tuesday morning,Mr.Robinson and Sherwin were caught in the slips for an addition of only one, and thus Surrey after all got a lead of five runs. Lockwood’s bowling was, in its results, very much like Shacklock’s. He also took eight wickets, and at a cost of eight more runs. The catch in front of the pavilion by Lohmann, which dismissed Barnes, was a very fine piece of fielding, The wicket was beginning to get better when Surrey entered upon their second innings, and there was some hope of a better score. The start was, however, very inauspicious, Mr. Read in attempting a second run, finding Abel still at his wicket, with the result that the former was run out. This disaster had a bad effect, and Abel saw Lohmann and Maurice Read retire for an addition of 20 juns. Mr. Shuter, however, again came to the rescue of his side, and, as usual, his spirited cricket was highly appreciated. At 43, a clever throw in from third man ran Abel out, another slice of luck for the out-side. Henderson, who came next, played with great care, and at luncheon the total was 89 for four wickets. It was still anybody’s match, but Surrey’s hopes weie soon dimmed by the retirement of Mr. Shuter, who was finely caught low dowD, after a run almost to mid-off, by Attewell, from a ball that got up straight. The Surrey captain had played ex­ cellent cricket, and was heartily cheered as he deserved. The later batsmer on the side did fairly well, and a useful stand by Sharpe and Brockwell for the ninth wicket enabled Surrey to reach a fairly respectable total of 159. As Notts had 165 to make to win when they went in on Tuesday afternoon, the supporters of Surrey were still hopeful, and when Mr.' Dixon after being badly missed at short-slip was bowled there was a roar. This was re-doubled when Shrewsbury almost immediately after­ wards was taken at short-slip. With two of the best batsmen out for 12, the aspect of the game had taken a decided change in favour of Surrey, and this double success put the eleven thoroughly on their mettle. Gnnn and Barnes, however, showed great confidence at an important period of the game, and the spectators were treated to some exceptionally good play. Both batsmen played faultless cricket, and 94 were added before Barnes, who had made forty in his very best form, was bowled. When play began yesterday morning, Notts only wanted 56 to win with seven wickets to fall, and the odds were all in their favour, with the wicket in a much better condition. As it was the spectators witnessed some very interesting all-round cricket, and the game never flagged. With an addition of only four runs, Gunn was caught by the wicket­ keeper. Gunn’s fifty-eight Jwas the highest score of the match, and he played with an amount of ^confidence and judgment worthy of the high­ est praise. Seven runs later Flowers was bowled and with 45 to win and five wickets to fall Surrey still had a look in. Daft, who had meanwhile been playing with the greatest care, had just previously gave a chance to the wicket-keeper off Lock­ wood, and almost immediately afterwards it seemed as if he ought to have been stumped off Lohmann. Still in spite of some bad luck,' the Surrey men stuck to their work bravely, and a fine catch low down with the left hand by Abel at short-slip, which got rid of Attewell, elicited a hoarty cheer. Shacklock and Daft, how­ ever, by excellent cricket soon placed the issue beyond a doubt, and a bye to the pavilion at one o ’clock gave Notts a brilliant victory. There was great enthusiasm at the finish, and the principal members of the winning side were loudly cheered. The game was in every sense worthy of the high reputation of the two Counties, and it was played throughout in a sportsmanlike spirit which reflected the highest credit on all concerned. Though beaten, the Surrey eleven have no reason to be dissatisfied with the result. Yesterday their out-cricket generally was of a very high class. Lohmann and Lockwood both bowled remarkably well, and the former in particular was never seen to better advantage. That run-getting was difficult, was shown by the fact that it took Notts an hour and a half to make the 56 they wanted to win. The Surrey men played up in a style not unworthy of the County’s best traditions. Still, as the two Elerens have been playing this year, we believe that the better side won. As a proof of the general interest in the match we need only add that 30,770 paid on the first day, 29,370 on the second, and 3,635 on the third. This gives an aggregate of 63,775 for the match. The best previous record was 51,607 in the same match in 1887. S urrey . First Innings. Abel, b Shacklock ..........14 Mr. W. W. Read, c Robin­ son, b Shacklock .......... 5 run out Lohmann, c Shrewsbury, b Shacklock .................11 Second Innings, run out ..........2! M. Read, b Shacklock ... 48 Mr. J. Shuter, c and b Shacklock........................25 Henderson, c Attewell, b Shacklock........................ 2 Lockwood, b Shacklock... 0 Mr. E. C. Streatfeild, c Dixon, b Attewell......... 1 Brockwell, not o u t ..........11 c Shrewsbury, b Shacklock ... 0 c Shrewsbury, b Shacklock ... IQ c and b Attewell 43 c Jones, b Atte­ well .................17 c Sherwin, b Flowers..........19 cDixon,bFlowers 7 c Sherwin, b Flowers..........14 Sharpe, b Attewell .......... 2 b Attewell ... .. 11 Mr. A. F. Clarke, b Shack­ lock ............................... 2 not out 4 B ............................... 8 B .......... 5 Total .................129 Total ...159 N otts . First Innings. Second Innings. Shrewsbury, b Lockwood 6 cAbel,bLohmann 10 Mr. J. A. Dixon, run out... 12 b Lockwood 0 Gunn, b Lockw ood..........38 c Clarke, b Lock wood 58 Barnes, c Lohmann, b Abel .............................. 6 b Lockwood 40 Flowers, b Lockwood ... 27 b Lohmann 5 Shacklock, c Clarke, b Lockwood........................ 3 not out 9 Attewell, b Lockwood ... 5 c Abel, b Loh­ mann ... 13 Mr. J. S. Robinson, c Abel, b Lockwood......... 10 Mr.A.O.Jones.b Lockwood 6 H. B. Daft, not o u t .......... 2 not out ... 21 Sherwin, c Brockwell, b Lockwood ................. 0 B ............................... 9 B 7, lb 2 ... 9 Total .................124 Total ...165 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S urrey . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. B. W. Attewell ... 32 9 42 2 ........ 39.4 23 64 3 Shacklock ... 33.4 20 59 8 ........ 37 24 51 2 Barnes .......... 6 3 12 0 ........ 3 0 15 0 Flowers.......... 4 1 8 0 . ........ 11 3 24 3 N otts . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Lohmann ... 17 6 29 0 . . ... 35.1 17 62 3 Lockwood ... 26.1 6 67 8 . . ... 34 10 68 3 Abel .......... 4 1 18 1 . . ... 2 0 5 0 Sharpe.......... 6 5 1 0 . . ... 4 0 10 0 Streatfeild 4 0 7 0 Mr. Read 2 0 4 0 CRICKETERS— B e st < -CCB«c Goods C ity A gen ts — b ear th is M ark.—Advt. P a rton & L e ste r, 94, Q ueen S t., Cheapside, M R . G. J. V . W E I G A L L . Though latterly identified with Kent, some of the best of Mr. Weigall’s early performances were associated with Surrey cricket. He can claim to be Surrey, indeed, by right of birth, having been born at Wimbledon on October 19, 1870. Having gone through a preliminary course at Aberdeen House, Ramsgate, he went to Wellington College in the autumn of 1884. His three years in the eleven there were full of promise, though his first season, that of 1886, was his best. In 1887, as well as the following summer, he scored well against Haileybury, but this best score in an Inter-School match was his 40 (not out) against Charterhouse in 1888. Just at this time he was known as a Surrey youngster of promise. In company with N. C. Cooper, the Leveson Gowers,and the Leeses he represented the Gentlemen of Surrey against the Gentle­ men of Sussex at Polworth that year. All the players were under nineteen, and Weigall was far and awaythe most successful batsman,scor­ ing 76 out of a total of 108 in the first, and 90 out of a total of 125 in the second innings. This, however, seems to have been the extent of his connection with Surrey cricket. B$r residence he was qualified for Kent, and his consistently high scoring for Emmanuel Col­ lege,Cambridge, lastsummer, fullyjustified the executive in giving him a trial. He fully vindicated their judgment, too, at once, and excellent scores of 73 against Warwickshire, and 61 against M.C.C. and G. established his reputation at the outset. Still his blue at Cambridge was a long time coming, and indeed he only took part in three of the later matches for the University. This summer, however, he was one of the most successful of Cambridge batsmen. In the University match in particular he was seen to advantage, and his first score of 63, jnot out, was one* of the best dis­ plays of the match. His best score so far has been 265 for Emmanuel v. Peterhouse last year. When set he is indeed a very dangerous bat, and generally scores fast, being particularly strong on the off side. He is, too, a good -field. Gerald John Villiers Weigall represented Wellington in the public schools racquet competition, and played for Cambridge this year in the double handed racquets. In College sports he has also done well, running in several sprint races. Our portrait is from a photograph by Hawkins and Co., of Brighton. KENSINGTON v. HOLBORN.—Played at Eynham Field on July 30. H olborn . A. C. Boden.cSalmon, b Gardner ..........13 P. R. Harrower, b Watson .................21 J. R. Gillard, b Gard­ ner ........................ 0 8. Hawes, b Gardner 0 S. Walker, b Salmon 21 W. H. Wheeler, c Hemingway, b Sal­ mon ........................28 W. Currey, bWatson 19 A. H. (ioadby, b Watson ................. 0 E. Clarke, not o u t... 16 E. F. Vieusseux, b Gardner................. 0 F. Henry, b Gardner 0 B 8, lb 3, nb 1 ... 12 Total ...1S6 K ensington . J. Briggs, b Gillard 0 W. E. Bloomer, c Hawes,b Harrower 18 J. M. Houghton, not out ......................... 8 W.A.Watson.not out 7 B 13, lb 3 ..........16 E. Hemingway, cHar- rower, b Henry ... 0 F. M. Wheatley, b Gillard .................32 G. Davies, b Gillard 10 Salmon,c andbHenry 29 E. V. Gardner, b Gillard ................. 0 C. E. Bloomer, b Total .................128 Gillard ................. 8 H. M. Waldock did not bat. Every cricketer should send 7 stamps to the office of this paper for this year’s C rioket C alendar (24th year of issue). It contains cmel fixtures for the season arranged in chronological order, table for registration of players in matches to come, pages for the insertion of other engage­ ments, Laws of Cricket, etc., etc.. Handy size for the pocket, bound in cloth; in leather wallets, gilt lettering, Is. 6d