Cricket 1892

85 0 C R I C K E T : A W E E K L Y R E C O R D O F T H E G A M E . AUG. 11, 1892 sighed for the good old times, when the best matches would draw about 500 to the Old Trafford, and one could take one’s ease on the grass. But it was a fine day, though dull, which is more than I can say for the majority of my cricket ventures in Cottonopolis. It was a case of no dinner, however, a few sandwiches only, with which one never seems to get any forwarder. But hunger was forgotten in the magnificent exhibition of batting. 437 run in five and a half hours, and only one chance missed, and that near the close of the day. And for the loss of but four men I A more thoroughly enjoyable day could not be wished for, though my County were far from appreciating the humors of the crowd. Albert Ward (180), Arthur Smith (80), and Briggs (115) were the heroes. Where all did so well, selection is invidious. Ward’s was the greatest innings he ever played, though it fell short by 5 of his score v. Kent in 1891; but for the very best cricket—defence and hit—its merits can scarcely be exaggerated. I am glad he hits so freely now ; once-upon-a-time he played too much on the defensive. And Smith found his example contagious, for he knocked the ball about much more freely than is his wont. Briggs was Briggs at his best—confident, hard-hitting, but with scarcely onebad stroke,!well sustaining his /Antipodean reputation of “ being the hardest hitter for his inches in the world.” It’s a pleasure to watch a man who, whether batting, bowling, or fielding, puts his whole soul into the game. That 115 was a pleasing set-off to the “ spectacles ” he brought home from Bramall Lane at Whitsuntide. York­ shire did well, but not well enough i 209 and 179 fell a long way short of 471. Ernest Smith once topped 50; and Tunnicliffe—the hero of the first match—when Yorkshire managed to get home first with four wickets upstanding, again proved himself to be built on the right lines with 32 (not out) and 50. Yet he has not been playing regularly of late. Why not? And Mounsey, the promising Sheffielder, is also taking an enforced rest. Yorkshire’s next team will include five amateurs. Very unlike the old days when Yorkshire used to win all along the line. This chopping about is certainly not wise just now : the season is too far advanced for such a policy to pay. I think it very likely that in the earlier matches Yorkshire played above their form ; but they will certainly play far below it if the team is repeatedly altered. Would that I had space to sing the glories of Canterbury, and its delightful festival, now fifty-one years old ; the oldest and best of all cricket carnivals. I shall never forget my first visit to the carnival in 1874. I arrived on the Saturday, stayed with friends. Very early indeed on the Monday following I was awoke by a succession of heavy strokes against the wall of my room. I listened for a moment, and then got up to discover the meaning of the disturbance. I just moved the blind and looked out, and there, to my astonishment and delight, beheld a something growing, which later on proved to be a gorgeous tri­ umphal arch. I got no more sleep that morn­ ing, and wanted none; my head was too full of the coming week. Ever so many years ago Kent (generally with fourteen men) used to meet All England; then North v. South was the piece de resistance ; more recently the HopCounty has tackled either theAustralians, or another County. Time was when the second match was Kent v. M.C.C., or (earlier still) Gentlemen of Kent v. Gentlemen of England; and the famous I Zingari brought up the rear with a matoh against the Kentish Amateurs. In those days the matches were played without a break; as soon as one match was over another began. To-day two county matches only are arranged. Gloucestershire and Notts (the latter’s first appearance at Canterbury) were the choice for this year. Kent won the first, and lost the second; just as might have been expected. The Westerners came without their captain —he was resting. Perhaps if he had not gone to Australia during the winter, W.G. would have been fitter for the hard work of this season. Alec Hearne’s 116 (not out) took all the honours of the opening match ; as it was his first century for Kent, and came on the top of a succession of fine scores, it was fitting that on the “ Ladies’ Day ” a cap should be made for him, and some £50 be found therein; and it was also most fitting that, failing the presence of the Governor of Bombay, the presentation should be made by Lady Harris, who, accompanied by her youthful son-and-heir— the coming Kent captain, let’s hope—was present all through the week on the ground dear to her by many pleasant associations. W ith glorious weather throughout, the Festival was a pronounced success. To that success the presence of the men of Notts on the Thursday contributed very signally. And, true to the traditions of the week, Kent played in their finest form, though they finished some 56 behind. But only one Notts batsman got beyond 35: that was Shrewsbury, who, to make up for his failures at the Oval, put in one more all-through-an-innings score of 111. The Cantab, G. Weigall, was next best with 63. That douceur to Hearne seems to have been too much for his feelings^ for he came home shorter-handed than in any previous match this year. Attewell’s four wides I must keep over till next week. But congratulations all round, and as hearty as you like, friend W.G. for that last idea of yours—99 v. Sussex. I don’t say, a pity it was not one more. What! another century to you ? I know you have more than 90 already in first-class matches. There was a time— say twenty-five years ago—when that “ one short” might have vexed you. But don’t play a team again with such moderate bowling in it, especially when you had Murch and Woof on the ground. If you do against Surrey and Notts, they will make Sussex’s 482 look small. G. Brann evidently loves the Western slows ; anyhow he has notched a hundred in each match. I wish Marlow had not put his leg in the wrong place when fairly within sight of the “ coveted century.” LONDON AND COUNTY BANK v. BANK OF ENGLAND.—Played at Catford on August S, 4, and 5. L ondon and C ounty B ank . 3 F.H. Thirlwall, bR oe C. V. Booth, run out B. M. W aldock, not out .......................... 0 B 22, lb 4, w 1 ... 27 C. E. Blomfield, b N ew ham ..................49 S. H. Sargant, b Roe 58 T. Bishop, c Young, b R o e .......................... 0 W . R. Pattinson, not out ..........................54 Total ......................205 A. Jackson, lbw, b Hume .................. 5 F. J. Finlinson, A. Yeoman, and R. H. King did not bat. Innings declared closed. Bank o f E n gla n d.—First Innings. W . B. Tyndall, c Sargant, b Bishop 11 B. Hay Cooper, c Finlinson, b Sar­ gant ..........................16 R. J. Hutchinson, c Blomfield, b Sar­ gant ..........................23 -R. P. Newham, c W aldock, b Bishop 3 A. H. Hume, c Pat­ tinson, b Bishop... H. Stephens, notout V. H. Howell, b Sargant .................. A. P. Roe, absent ... A.H .Bartlett, absent J. B. Sumner, absent H. R. Young, absent L b .................. Total... 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 5 , 68 In the Second Innings Tyndall scored, (run out) 1, Hay-Cooper (not out) 24, Hutchinson (not out) 27; b 1, lb 2, w 1.—Total, 56. LONDON & WESTM INSTER BANK v. G RE­ CIANS.—Played at West N orwood on August 6. L .& W .B . .................... HONOR OAK v. BATTERSEA.—Played Battersea on August 6. B attersea . L. Finding, run out... 65 A. Evans, not out ... 79 C. Armstrong, b F. H arrison.................. 9 A. Wilson, n ot out... 20 B 6, lb 4 ...........10 Total ..183 G. Mel isb, G. Sugden, W . Benton, G. Barnes. J. Manning, H. Wadsworth, and W. Pope did not bat. Innings declared closed. H onor O ak . G. Smedley, not out 24 F. Lett, not out ... 10 B 3, lb 1 ........... 4 F. F. Musson, b Gowerlock ...........18 E. B. Manfield; b Browne .................. 3 C. S. J. Douglas, c Browne, b Shand ... 27 C. A. Goodchild, b Browne .................. 25 G. Raby, b Wells ... 20 P. W . Brooks, b Gowerlock .......... L . Pitt Brook, b G ill........................... C, A. Snell, not out A. Podm ore, not out ... ... ..* .... Extras.................. Total .. 149 J. H. Herschen and E. B. Stopford did not bat. Innings declared closed. G recians . and b J. M. Gowerlock, c W. Roche, Musson,b Podm ore 33 Podm ore A. H. Browne, b Pod- N. Rocbe, not out .1. 0 m o re.......................... 9 B 1, w 1 ... ... 2 W . W . Gill, c Pod- — more, b Stopford ... £0 Total ...........88 J. Phillips, not out ... 10 W . H. Lilley. J. R. Harvey, W . L. Shand, H. C. Wells, and J. Brown did not bat. LONDON & WESTM INSTER B \NK (2) v. POST OFFICE.—Played at Richm ond on August 6. P o s t O ffic e . and G.Harrison,b Finding 19 T.Dickason,b Sugden 0 H. W ilaon, b Sugden 2 F.Harrison, b Finding 32 C. Skipwith, c Wads- Total worth, b Finding ... 24 F. H. Shearman, F. H. Huish, C. H. Mayo, and G. Draper did not bat. ...115 HONOR OAK v. TOWNLEY PARK.—Played at H onor Oak onJAugust 1. T ownley P ark . First Innings. Second Innings. A. Walters, b F. Harrison 1 b W ilson ...........34 C. W ood, c Smedley, b F. H a rrison .......................... H. Suberton, c Elstub, b F. Harrison .................. P. Newton, c Draper, b F. Harrison .......................... 53 c Draper, b W il­ son .................. 8 not out ........... 0 c F. Harrison, b W ilson .......... A. Westall, Brown ... ... T . W . Heighley, Brown ... ... iA. Lloyd, run out ... A. E. Powell, c Hack- worth, b Brown ... 11 ,E. Caine, b Brown ... 0 W . Lyle-Smith, not out ......... . ...........26 b .. 12 b .. 18 1 J. B. H. Fleming, b Richardson ... ... 21 A. Pavitt, c Simp- t-on, b Richardson 0 T. Deacon, b Brown 2 W. w. Owen, c Prit­ chard, b Brown ... 5 J. Allen, c Simpson, b Richardson ... 7 B 4, lb 2, w 2 ... 8 L. & W . B. Total . ...Ill R. Lightfoot, c Fleming,b W estall 0 T. H. Pritchard, not C. C. Simpson, c Lyle-Smith,b Flem­ ing ... - .................50 H. O. Manfield, not ^ out ... ... ... ... 50 A.'W. Brown, b We&t- all ... ... v. 5 A. J. Richardson, b W estall .................. 1 T. H. Fisher, F. W . Purser, R. F. Hackwbrth, C. E. W ard, and A. T. Maingay did not bat. out B 6, lb 4 Total 14 10 .,1E0 A. Gasson, b Dickason ... 3 J. Buck, b D ickason......... 40 not out .......15 J. Faulkner, c Smedley, b 1 F. Harrison .................. 5 lbw.bG.Harrison 34 C. Broadhnr»t, run out ... 34 b W ilson ....... 7 !W. W ood, b F. Harrison... 2 C. H. Biggs, not out..........15 E. Redman, b F. Harrison 0 b Dickason ...16 , L b .......... in ... ... 2 Lb ,t. ... 4 Total .......... 133 H onor O ak . Total ...121 :G. Harrieon, cBroad- hurst, b W . W o o d 59 T. Dickason, c sub, b Gasson .................. 43 G. Smedley, c sub, b C. W ood ... ........... 4 H. W ilson, c Walters, b Redm an ...........51 <3. Skipwith, b Biggs 42 F. Harrison, c New­ ton, b Redman ... 31 C, H. Mayo, b W. W ood .................. F. H. Shearman, not out .......................... T. B. W oodfall, run out .......................... A.Elstub, b Redman G.Draper.b Redman B 5, lb 1 ... ... T otal , ...24*4 GREENHITHE v. NORTHBROOK.—Played at Greenhithe on August 6. G reenhithe . T- Stevens,b Thom p­ son ..........................34 W . W att, b Ford ... 0 C. Deam , c W oolm er, b F . Leeds ... ... 7 E. Heys, b H. Leeds 10 G. Dearn, b F. Leeds 16 W . Bliss, c Ford, b Thom pson ........... 2 T.Lockyer.b Thom p­ son ... ................... C. Packm an, b F. D.W alter.b F. Leeds A. Heys, not out ... H. Heys, b F. Leeds B 19, lb 3 ............ N orthbrook . Total 0 0 0 1 22 97 A. H. W oolmcF, b B lis s .......... ... ... 0 W. C. Ford, < j C. i Dearn, b E. Heys... 13 F. Leeds, Bliss ... 6 X W . Thompson, b B lis s ..........................14 H. Leeds, c and b B lis s .......... ... 13 H . G. Cooper, c Dearn, b A. Heye ... 6 W. J. Cowley, b B liss......... ........... ‘A : A. Kennard, b A. Heya ... ... P. R. Steele, b A. H eys.. ,... ... .F. Mote, b BEss C. Kelly, not out ... B ... ... ... ... T;3 rrCfi Total : “ . o . 8 a— . 61