Cricket 1892

410 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. s e p t . i, 1892 NOTTS v. KENT. As in most of the other County matches set for the first part of the week, the weather on Monday was so unfavourable at Nottingham that it was not possible to commence the last match of the County season at Trent Bridge until Tuesday. Even then the game could not be carried on without interruption, and, indeed, a heavy downpour about four o’clock caused a cessation of play for the day. In all, the cricket was corifined to three hours and ten minutes on Tuesday, and in this time Kent, who had won the toss, completed an innings for 113. The earlybatsmen created hopes of a much better score. Stewart, at the outset, played good cricket, making seventeen of the first 21 runs. Though Weigall was dismissed without a run, Alec Bearne lent Patterson useful assistance, and the former was in over an hour and a half for his 12, a very useful display of de­ fensive cricket. At luncheon the score was 80 with only four batsmen out, but afterwards Mee, who played instead of Mr. Dixon, and Attewell bowled with great success, and only 33were added by the six remaining wickets. Patterson has rarely been seen to better advantage. He made 42 out of 66 while he was in, and his batting was the feature of the innings. Mee, it will be seen, justified his inclusion in the eleven by his good bowling. He took four wickets for 29, Attewell the same number for seven runs less. At one time, there seemed a chance of some cricket yesterday. It was hoped that a resumption of the game would be possible about one o’clock. Rain, however, again fell heavily, and at luncheon time it was decided to give up any further idea of play. K e n t . Mr. H. C. Stewart, b A ttow ell.................17 A. Hearne, c Shack­ lock, b Mee ..........12 Mr. G. J. V. Weigall, b Attewell .......... 0 Mr. W. H. Patterson, c Sherwin, b Mee... 42 Mr. W. Rashleigh, c and b Shacklock ... 4 G.G. Hearne, notout 16 Wright, b Mee ..........11 The Notts team was ai Gunn, Barnes, Shacklock, Daft, Mr. J. S. Robinson and Sherwin. Mr. E. Malden, b Attewell................. Martin, c Shrews­ bury, b M e e.......... Mr. M. C. Kemp, run out ........................ W. Hearne, b Atte­ well ........................ B 6, w 1 .......... Total ...113 3follows:—Shrewsbury, Flowers, Attewell, H. B. , Mr. A. O. Jones, Mee, BOWLING ANALYSIS, K e n t . O. M.R. W. O. M.R. W. Attewell ... 30.41822 4 I Flowers 12 6 12 0 Sbacklock 27 1248 1 | Mee ... 19 4 29 4 Shacklock bowled one wide. PRESENTATION TO THE NOTTS ELEVEN. During the luncheon hour on Tuesday, opportunity was taken to make the presenta­ tion to the members of the Notts Eleven who had beaten Surrey at the Oval at the beginning of the month. Though there had been no formal intimation of the meeting, there was a good muster of members in the large room of the Pavilion at Trent Bridge, where the ceremony took place. In making the presentation, Captain Oates, the Hon. Sec. of the Notts County Club, said, addressing Mr.Dixon,the Captain, and the othermembers of the Notts Eleven, that those who saw the Surrey match played at Kennington Oval could scarcely fail to be satisfied with the members of the Nottingham Eleven. He did not think it would be right to flatter any one particularly, because one man played as well as another, though two or three did extremely well. From the oaptain of the side “ down to the other end,” each did his very best to win that match. The team was well captained, and he, during the whole time he had been connected with the club—and that was a quarter of a century—never eaw Notts field so extremely well. They did field well, and the County was proud of them. He only wished he could saymore about them since. He had hoped that Notts would this year have been the champion county, and although luck had been against them he hoped the Eleven would do it next year. He had very much desired to be hon. secretary of the club at the time whenNotts did become champion county, and he hoped that his successor, whoever he might be, might be able to claim that dis­ tinction. He was very pleased to present to Mr. Dixon, as captain of the team, the gold medal, which bears the following inscrip­ tion Presented to J. A, Dixon, Esq. (captain), From a public subscription fund, In honor of the greatvictory of Notts over Surrey, August, 1892. Won by four wickets. This is on the obverse side of the medal, and on the reverse side are the names of the players, viz.:— Mr. J. A. Dixon W. Flowers Mr. J. S. Robinson W. Attewell Mr. A. 0. Jones F. Shacklock A. Shrewsbury H. B. Daft W. Gunn M. Sherwin W. Barnes Mr. Dixon, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Jones were very heartily received as they re­ spectively accepted, Mr. Dixon his gold medal, and Messrs. Robinson and Jones silver medals of the same size, and bearing the same inscriptions, as that of their capt ain. The professional players each received a silver medal, intended for use as a watch chain pendant, and a cheque for £21. Captain Oates hoped when the professional players saw how much the county thought of what they were doing they would stick to their oounty and their captain, and try to win matches, and not mind what runs they got so long as they won their matches. Mr. Dixon, who was very heartily received, said: Mr. Oates and gentlemen,—I have to thank you all for this very kind recognition of our efforts at Kennington Oval, and I can only say that we all did our best, and it was a match that in any case whatever we shall never forget, at least anyone who played in it. These medals will afford us very frequent opportunity of talking about that match afterwards. A gentleman who was speak­ ing to me just now said he thought the most pleasant part of first-class cricket was the talking about it afterwards, what we did, what we ought not to have done, and what we ought to have done. With regard to your remarks as to the team, and speaking as their captain, I hope they will stick together, in fact there is no doubt they will stick together if the supporters of Notts County cricket will stick to the team, not only when we win our matches, but altogether from season to season. Those unfortunate reverses of the last two or three weeks will happen in the best regulated cricket teams, as unfortunate circumstances do happen in the best regulated families, but we did our best, and we quite appreciate the kindness you have shown to us. We were beaten not only by bad luck, but because our opponents played better cricket than we did. Gentlemen, again I have to thank you very much indeed on behalf of the Notts team. Mr. Benjamin Huntsman, president of the Notts C.C., who had just entered the room, said) We have done very well indeed this year, and the only regret I feel is that we have not done a little better. But there is every­ thing before us. We were somewhat un­ lucky, but I am too old a cricketer not to understand that there are many events and many circumstances in crioket, and many accidents—if one may term them so—which make it impossible for any eleven to go into a cricket field, and say “ We will win this match.” It is not too much to say that we fell short in Lancashire, but I think we are as good as Lancashire, and will give a good account of them when we meet them again. Indeed, I shall be glad to back Not­ tinghamshire once more against any county in England. Mr. Huntsman then delivered the medals and envelopes containing the cheques to the various players,who were very heartily cheered as they came forward to receive the money and the medals. Addressing Daft, the Presi­ dent of the club said: It is a great pleasure to me, a very great pleasure indeed—for I played with your father, I believe, in one of his first public matches. I have kept wicket, and I never in my life kept wicket to any man who let so few balls pass into my hands as your father, Richard Daft, did. Three cheers were given for the President and the proceedings then terminated.______ CRICKETERS— B e s t < C C B « G oods City Agents — b e a r t h is M a r k . —Advt. P a r t o n & L e s t e r , 94, Q u e e n S t ., C h e a p s id e . SOMERSETSHIRE v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. The Somersetshire eleven were singularly unfortunate on the occasion of their last fixture of the season, at Taunton. It wa* to have begun on Monday, but a start was not possible on that day, and in fact the weather only permitted a little over two hours of actual play in the match. This was on Tuesday, and even then the game took place under very unfavourable conditions with three interruptions, one of long duration from rain. Under the circumstances, the ground was naturally very slow, and runs were very difficult of attainment. A commencement could not be made till a quar;er past twelve o’clock on Tuesday, and the game had hardly begun before a heavy shower caused a break of nearly half-an-hour. Gloucestershire, who had been fortunate enough to win the toss, made a very bad start, and Radcliffe, E. M. Grace, and Painter were all out for 12. Rice and W. G., however, again came to the rescue of their side, and they had added 38 when the latter was stumped for a very useful score of 25. Rice stayed till the total was 51, and was then caught at short slip in hitting to leg, .Later on, Ferris was seen to considerable advantage, and with the help of some free hitting by Murch, the total had been raised to 93 for nine wickets, when rain, which had prevented any play after luncheon till five o’clock, put an end to the game for the day. Heavy rain during the early morning prevented the possibility of any play yesterday. The ground indeed was in such a state, that the captains soon agreed to draw the stumps finally, leaving the match drawn. G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . Mr. O. G. Radcliffe, c Mr. J. J. Ferris, b Hill, b Tyler .......... 1 Hedley ................. 20 Mr. E. M. Grace, b Mr. H. V. Page, b Nichols ................. 9 Tyler........................ 4 Painter, c Hill, b Murch, c Hewett, b Nichols .............. . 2 Nichols ................. 11 Mr. R. W. Rice, c Roberts, not out ... 4 Nichols, b Tyler ... 13 Board, not o u t.......... 0 Mr.*W. G. Grace, st B 1, lb 2 .......... 3 Palairet, b Tyler ... 25 — Capt. Luard, run out 4 Total .......... 96 BOWLING ANALYSIS. G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . O. M. R. W.0 .M. R. W, Tyler ... 23 9 24 4 |Mr. Hedley 9 3 15 1 Nichols ... 21 7 44 3 | LEICESTERSHIRE C. & G. v. NORTHUMBER­ LAND. The Leicestershire Club had an easy win in this match, played at Leicester on Monday and Tuesday. They out-played their opponents at ail points, in fact, and won with nine wickets to spaie. Marriott took seven wickets of North­ umberland for 44, Arnall five for the same number, and McRobie five for 20. Bookless got four wickets of Leicestershire for 61, and Nichol four for 69 runs. N o r t h u m b e r l a n d . First Innings. Second Innings. W. Anderson, c Arnall, b Marriott ........................ 21 b Arnall ... ... 17 T. H. Bartram, c Warren, b Arnall ........................ 4 b Arnall ... ... 5 D. Bookless, c Arnall, b Marriott ........................ 9 b Marriott... ... 42 W. Elliott, c Hincks, b Marriott ........................ 1 c Chapman,. b Marriott... ... 19 Wood, b Hincks................. 12 b Bailey ... ... 0 H. Shotton, c Marriott, b H in ck s........................ 3 b Marriott... ... 7 G. Simpson, c Bailey, b Marriott........................ 10 c Holland, b Arnall ... ... 19 W. Taylor, hw, b Mc­ Robie ............................... 12 c Taylor, b Mc- Robie ... 11 J. P. Jobling, c Barratt, b McRobie........................ 7 b McRobie... ... 1 S. J. Crawford, c and b Arnall ........................ 1 not out ... 0 Nichol, not o u t ................. 0 b McRobie... ... 0 Extras........................ 9 Extras ... ... 5 Total ... .......... 89 Total ...126 L e ic e s t e r s h ir e C. a n d G.— First Innings. Warren .retired (hurt) 58 J. McRobie, b Nichol 0 Holland, b Bookless... 11 Chapman, b Nichol... 26 Bailey, c Nichol, b Bookless ... R. H. Hincks, Nichol ... ... Paddison, lbw, Nichol .......... 47 C. B. Marriott, b An­ derson, b Bookless 10 C. S. Barratt, run out ........................13 F. W. Stocks, not out ......................... 5 W. E. Arnall, run out 7 Extras................... 12 Total ...192 In the Second Innings McRobie scored, (not out) 0, Bailey, c Bartram, b Bookless, 16, Arnall (not out) 11—Total, 27.