Cricket 1892

SEPT, 1, 1892 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF T H E G A M E * 9 9 M R . A . S E L L E R S . T h o u g h this is not his first season in county matches, Mr. A. Sellers, whose consistent batting has not been by any means one of the least promising features of Yorkshire cricket, is still a youngster. Born on the 31st of May, 1870, he has not long completed his twenty- second year. A native of Keighley as we believe, at all events, his cricket education, too, was gained there. He was hardly out of his teens when the invita­ tion came to him to take his place in the Yorkshire eleven. It does not fall to every­ one to make his mark at once in first-class cricket. Indeed, the instances of a player taking a high degree immediately on his introduction into first-class company are of the rarest. The quality of the cricket is so high, the responsibilities are generally so heavy, that in the majority of cases time is essential to the attainment of the confidence necessary for any degree of success. The ex­ perience he required Mr. Sellers gained in the best school. In 1890, though ho only played in five innings for Yorkshire, he made a creditable show, scoring forty-six for four times out. His record in the following season was not so good, for in ten innings he was only able to claim an aggregate of fifty-nine runs without the ad­ vantage of one not out. Still, in spite of this comparative failure, the Yorkshire executive was evidently satisfied of his ability. This confidence, too, he fully justified by his excellent cricket throughout the present season. At all events, in first-class matches he has an aggregate of 424 for twenty- three completed innings. This gives him an average of nearly nineteen. His highest score was 92, but he rarely failed to make a fair number of runs, and those who saw his second innings against Surrey at the Oval at the end of July had a satisfactory proof of his capacity as a bat. As he has youth, height, and strength, in fact everything likely to be of use in cricket in his favour, there is every reason to predict for him a brilliant future. Even now, he has plenty of confidence, and as he has good defence with no lack of power he has in him all the elements of a first-class batsman. His cricket, too, is decidedly above the average, as besides being a fair field, he can bowl a bit if required. Our portrait is from a photograph by A. Sayer, Church Street, Keighley. HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE. — Matches played 8, won 2, drawn 1, lost 5. BATTING AV ER AG ES. Times M ost in Inns, not out. Runs an Inns.Aver. H. E. S. Cooper, (capt.) ........... J. J. Turpin........... T. G. LeMesurier 9 C. H. Turner W . P. D ean... A. E. Waller H. A. Key ... J. H. Caslell F. C. Dixon... C. M . Lukyn C. E. Burkitt The following also played—In three innings, B. Rooke 9 runs ; in two inninga, G. H. Price 24, S.T.J. Vidal 1, Rev. A. C. Moreton, E. T. Keeling, and G. P. Russell without scoring; R.C. Randall 1 inniDgs no runs. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. .. 38 10 .,.. 3 ... 203 ... 47*... 29 10 ,. 3 ... 170 .... 3 i ..,. 21.2 .,,. 2 ... 116 .. . 28 .. . 16 5 5 .,.. 1 ... 61 ... 31*... 15.2 5 ., .. 0 ... 47 ... 15 ... 9.4 10 .. .. 0 ... 92 .... 28 .... 9.2 7 ., .. 0 ... 57 ..., 25 ..., 81 7 . .. 0 ... 65 .. . 16 ... 7.8 9 ..,. 2 ... 62 , 15*.. . 7.4 7 .. „ 0 ... 38 ..,. 28 ..,. 5.4 8 ... 2 ... 23 ..., 11 .... 3.8 90.4... 15 37 79 16 .,.. 128 .. ,. 10 ., ,. 12.8 . 232 ..,. 17 .,.. 13.6 31 ... 77 ... 5 ,. 15.4 21 ... 183 ..,. 11 ..,. 16.6 22 ... 248 ... 12 ... 20.6 8 ... 152 ... 3 ... 50.6 0. E. Burkitt O. M. Lukyn W. P. Dean ... J. H. Cas ell H. E . S. Cooper... 1C6.1... H. A. Key ........... 40 The following also took wickets: —J. J. Turpin 1 for 3. Rev. A. O. Moreton 8—66, A. E. W aller 2— 45, G. H. Price 2—47. E. T. Keeling. G. P. Russell, and R . O. Randall bowled w ithout taking a wicket. C o m ic C r ic k e t — B y the CocKney Sportsman (Alec Nelson). A profusely illustrated and viva­ cious volume. Post free, 1/2. W rigbt & Co., 41, Bt. Andrew’s Hill, E.C. Can be had from all news­ agents or W. H. Smith’s bookstalls. INCOGNITI ON THE SOUTH COAST. The Incogs wound up their season by a tour along the South Coast, comm encing at St. Leonards on August 22, and terminating at Portsm outh on the 30th. The results were not successful, two m atches having been lost and the other two drawn. The weather throughout was unfavourable, and the wanderers were on the w hole somewhat out of form . Haygarth and Felton were the only two who did much in the way of scoring, and Fisher was the m ost success­ ful bowler. During the past season the Incogniti have played 48 matches, of which they have won 25, lost 12, and 11 have been drawn. INCOGNITI v. SOUTH SAXONS.—Played at St. Leonards-on-Sea on August 22 and 23. I n c o g n iti . First Innings. W. J. Ford, run o u t........... J. C. Mallam, c Crawford, b Pigg.................................. Second Innings, c Pigg, b Laven­ der ... , c Nuttall, Lavender b Lavender A. E. Gibson, b Lavender W. F. Felton ,c G. K. Pa­ pillon, b Nuttall ........... 2 b Nuttall ... W . E. Martyn, c G. K. Pa­ pillon, b Nuttall ...........18 lbw, b Nuttall G. H. P. Street, c G. K. Papillon, b Nuttall ... 4 C. G. Lloyd, c G. K. Papillon, b Lavender ... 9 G. A. Rimingfcon,cNuttall, b Lavender ................... 12 R. E. Lyon, c Pigg, b Nuttall ..........................27 E. Fisher, c P.H .Papillon, b Nuttall ..........................25 R. Smith, not out ........... 3 c G.K.Papiilon.b Lavendar o Sparling, Nuttall ... L b l, n b l Total ... 2 ...136 b Nuttall b Nuttall ............ 9 not out ..............29 st G. K.Papillon, b Nuttall ... 3 B .................... 2 Total ...127 S o u th S a x o n s . Rev. J. C. Crawford, o Ford, b Lloyd...........37 A. Cowper Coles, b Fisher .................. 2 H. Pigg, b Fisher ...108 H. G. Papillon, c Gibson, b Mallam 16 P. H. Papillon, b Fisher .................. 13 G.K.Papillon, notout 81 W . A. S. Sparling, c Smith, b Gibson 6 Lavender, c Martyn, b G ibson.................. 2 R. H. Nuttall, c M artyn, b Gibson 13 R. Stewart-Brown, b Fisher .................. 0 Capt. Moore, c Mar­ tyn, b Gibson........... 4 B 8, nb 2 ........... 5 Total ...287 INCOGNITI v. EA8TBOURNE.—Played at East­ bourne on August 24 and 25. •First Innings. T. S. B. W ilson, b Fisher .................. 1 L. G. Horn, c Rim ­ ington, b Gibson... 8 J. F. Marshall, b Fisher ..................12 H. J. Davenport, c Haygarth,bGibson 26 W . R. Richardson, not out ..................27 B 10, lb 2 ...........12 Total ...........222 In the Second Innings Bush scored (not out) 39, Wilson, b Gibson, 0, Marshall (not out; 2, Daven­ port, b Gibson, 6; lb 1, w 1.—Total, 48. I n c o g n iti . First Innings. W. J. Ford, b W ilson ... 8 W . F. Felton, b W ilson ... 2 E a stb o u r n e .- Rev. H. Von E. Scott, c Martyn, b G ibson 77 F. W . Bush, b Fisher 14 E. Matheson, b Lloyd 23 Rev. R. T. Thornton, c Latter, b Gibson 2 C. H. Palmer,b Fisher 9j T. Westray, st H ay­ garth, b Ford........... 9 S. Christopherson, c Martyn, b Fisher... 2 A. E. Gibson,b Christoph­ erson ..................................18 E. B. Haygarth, c Chris­ topherson, b Matheson 24 W . E. Martyn, b W ilson... 0 B.H.Latter.b Christopher- son .................................. 1 E. Fisher, b Matheson ... 6 R. E. Lyon, not o u t .........10 G. H. P. Street, c Bush, b Th orn ton.......................... 7 J, C. Mallam, b B u sh: ... 3 C. G. Lloyd, b Bush...’ ... 0 G. A. Rim ington, b Bush 2 B 4, lb 1 ................... C Total ... ... 86 Second Innings, u H orn, b Bush 28 3 Davenport, b Thornton ... 53 c W estray, b Horn ........... 0 c Richardson, b M atheson ... 9 cW estray.bHorn 0 c Richardson, b M atheson ... 6 bChristopherson 20 b M atheson ... 19 b H orn.......... b Thornton not out b Bush B ........... Total..........183 INCOGNITI V. GENTLEMEN O F SUSSEX. - Played at Brighton on August 26 and 27. G e n t n . o f S u s s e x — First Innings. A.Blackman, st Hay­ garth, b Pearson 4 W. H olloway, c Gib- F.H. Gresson, c Ford, b G ibson ...................20 H. Papillon, not out 6 E. A. Ridsdale c Truro, b G ibson ... 5 A. F. Somerset, c Parke, b Lyon ... 18 G. Brann, run out ... 49 R. K. Sampson, run out ...........................41 F. Mowatt, b Fisher 5 son, b Pearson J. B. Pelham, Haygarth, b Pear­ son .......................... A. E. Ridsdale, not o u t .......................... B 3, lb 3, w l.n b l ... 27 st Total .......... 183 In the Second Innings Mowatt scored (not out) 10, Ridsdale, b Fisher 4—Total, 14. I n c o g n it i . E. Fisher, b Hollo- W . E. M artyn, b Gresson .................. 18 E . B. Haygarth, c Holloway, b Brann 22 W .F.Felton.bPelham 60 A. E. Gibson, lbw, b H ollow ay...................18 E. A. Parke, b Somer­ set ...........................17 L ord Truro, c Brann, b A. E. Ridsdale ... 17 R. E. Lyon, c Papil­ lon, b H olloway ... 28 w a y .......................... G. H. P. Street, c Gresson, b Brann 7 W . Crichton, not out .......................... 2 F. T. Pearson, c Blackman,bBrann 6 B 9, lb 2, nb 2 ... 13 Total ..........235 INCOGNITI v. UNITED SERVICES.—Played at Portsm outh on August 29 and 30. U n it e d S e r v ic e s . First Innings. Major Anstruther, R.A., c Haygarth, b Fisher ... 3 Dr. Moon, R.N., c Gibson, b Fisher ........................... 1 H. D. W atson, R.N., b Fisher.................................. 7 Sergt. Bradford, c Hay­ garth, b Fisher ...........13 A. H. W ood, c Ford, b L yon .................................. 16 Capt. H am ilton, R.E., b Lyon .......................... 5 Capt. Quinton, R.A., c Haygarth, b Fisher... 37 H. A. Denham, b Fisher 20 Major Bethune, c Rids­ dale, b F ish er.................. 3 Capt.Crofts(Hanta Regt.,) b Fisher ..........................28 W . D . Bewsher (Hants Regt.,) not out..................22 B 5, lb 2, w 1 ........... 8 Second Innings, b Fisher ...........3! not out not out ........... c Ford, b Gibson b G ibson b Fisher ■25 , 12 5 b Fisher ... B 2, lb 2 Total ........... I n c o g n it i , W . J. Ford, b Moon... E. B. Haygarth, o Bedford, b Den­ ham ................... ... W . F. Felton, b Moon E. A. Parke, b Moon A. E. Gibson, b Den­ ham .......................... W . E. Martyn,c Bew­ sher, b M oon.......... ...163 Total -F irst Innings. , 16 ...101 10 H. Papillon, b B ethune.................. 5 R. E. Lyon, b M oon 10 E. A .Ridsdale, cDen- ham .bM oon . ... 8 E. Fisher, c Bedford, b M oon ..................13 G. H. P. Street, not out ...................... 4 B l i, lb 2, w 1... 15 Total .......... 89 In the Second Innings Ford scored, b Moon, 0, Haygarth (not out) 39, Felton, b Bethune, 18, Gibson, c Quinton, b Moon, 9, Martyn, b Quinton, 7, Papillon, (not out) 3, Fisher, c Bedford, b Hamilton, 9 ; b 3, lb 2, nb 1.—Total, 91. ERRATICS v. BUCKHURST H ILL.—Played at Buckhurst H ill on August 30. E rratics .—First Innings. C. W ilson, c sub, b Palmer ................... 8 F. W inny, c Russell, b P alm er................... 2 A. H. Goodwyn, c Russell, b Roper ... 34 J. M. Capel, st Rus­ sell, b Palmer...........10 W . A . Gilligan, st Russell, b Roper ... 51 M.H.Whitley,b Roper A. R. Whitley, c Hughes, b Roper N. V. Norman, b H u gh es.................. J. H. Thomson, b Roper .................. G.H.Blades, not out J. Lewis, not out ... Extras.................. Total ...140 In their Second Innings the Erratics scored 50 for four wickets, M. H. Whitley (not out) 18. B u c k h u r s t H ill. H.H. Francis,c Good­ wyn, b Norm an ... 4 O. Charleeworth, c Lewis, b N orm an... 9 J. H. Hughes, b Nor­ man .......................... 12 H. W . Hughes, run out .......................... 24 Russell, run out ... 29 G. Palmer, c W ilson, b Norman ........... 1 W . Roper, b Gilligan W. G. Palmer, lbw, b N orm an .................. W. H. Topham , c Thomson,bGilligan P. O. Bangs, not out W . G. Barnado, b G illigan ................... E xtras.................. Total , 92