Cricket 1892

459 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. SEPT. 22, 1892 Of twenty-four matches played by the S u rb iton QiitfB only eight were won against twelve defeats and four drawn games. Ten second team, or half-day matches were played, with the result three wins, fpur draws, and three losses. The centuries made for the club were four in number:—May 14, v. Upper Tooting, C. B. Worsley, 107; June 25, v. Marlboro’ Blues, C. A. Trouncer, 152 ; July 2, v. Broadwater, N. C. Cooper, 132; July 16,. v. Incogaiti, G. W. Ricketts, 104. Four centuries also were made against the club:—June 11, for Guy’s Hospital, J. H. Bettington, 100*; July 25 and 26, for S. Castle’s XI., S. Castle, 200 ; G, Hearne, 162* ; Capt. G. Hamilton, 103*: September 3, for Long Ditton Village, G. H. Windeler, 101*. On the whole the season was disappointing. In spite of glorious weather and good wickets, nothing, seemed to ‘‘ come 05.” The individual scoring was good, but the bowling at times weak, and fielding very much so. Of the six matches played during the “ Cricket Week” four were lost and only one won, a most unusual record for this club. On the first two days of this week a “ record ” was established v. S. Castle’s XI., when 858 runs were scored for the loss of twenty-five wickets, giving an average of 34 runs per wicket. The run-getting on the part of the visitors was certainly extraordinary, for going in first, pn a wicket which wore exceedingly well, they scored 545 for the loss of only half their men. The absenoe of A. R. Holdship, owing to an accident, for the first part of the season was much felt. The S u t t o n C lu b during the past season played seventeen matches, nine of which were won, and eight lost. The Rev. E. B. Cotton (the captain) heads the list in the batting averages with 22.30 for 23 innings. His highest score was 99 against a strong team brought by Hackbridge House. D .R . Hallam is next on the list with 19.10 for 16 innings. In the bowling analysis G. Bacon secured 33 wickets at a cost of 7.20 per wicket, but he only took part in nine innings. The Rev. E. B. Cotton and L. J. Paice were about level for second honours, the former taking 64 wickets at 11.40, the latter 69 at 11 60 per wicket. There was a long tail this season in the batting. The team, though, was fairly strong in bowling, and, notwithstanding the fairly dry wickets, only one score of over 200 was made against the Club in one innings, and that on Mitcham Green by the strong local club, who were subsequently defeated in the return match at Sutton. Playing against Beddington the Club scored 215 in a single innings, and again 246 against Oak- leigh Wanderers. And although the Club only secured the odd match in their favour, the members are not altogether dissatisfied with the season’s display. The L e t h e r h e a d C.C. played altogether twenty-two matches, winning thirteen and losing eight. One match, against M.C.C. and Ground on August 6th, resulted in a tie, 136 runs being scored by each side. Only one century has been made, !A. W. F. Rutty 102, against Reigate Hill. The follow­ ing are the principal averages and number of matches the members played in :—A. W. F. Rutty 38—13, A. C. McPherson 29—4, R. Langton 22—18, Rev, A. E. Green-Price 21— 8, G. H. Alcock 24—7, J. James 17—9. W. Hawkins 17—11, Hon. D’A. Lambton 14—10, M. B. Bovill 13—12, F. Sturt 10—21, C. L. Budd 10—10, A. H. Tritton 9—15, R. V. Alcock 5—17. F. Sturt carried off the bowling honours, taking 115 wickets for an average of eleven runs. Hon. D’A. Lampton, R. Alcock, aud W. R. Hewlins have also done good service with the ball. The U p p e r C la p t o n C.C. had a most successful season. In all, forty matches were played, of which the Club won sixteen, drew Fourteen, and lost ten. The highest in­ dividual score was made by J. Westhorp, who totalled 200 v. Hendon. The ground has been in excellent condition, and the member­ ship increased by no less than eighty-nine, bringing up the total to just over 700. In addition to these there are already thirty- seven applications for membership for next year. The batting and bowling averages have already appeared. Some remarkable coincidences have happened during the season. Each eleven has won, lost,- and drawn the same number of matches, while the same gentleman, E. Miroy, is top in the batting averages of each eleven, with the following curious figures. Highest Inns. Not out. Aggrgate score. Aver. First Eleven 9 ... 1 ... 197 ... 73 ... 24.5 Second Eleven 9 ... 1 ... 195 ... 63* ... 24.4 Tho longest stand for a wicket was against Hendon on June 28, when the second wicket put on 234 runs. In bowling P. Nell per­ formed wonderfully against a South of England Eleven, on September 10, dismissing A. S. Bull, W. Hearn, and W. Devey with consecutive balls. His complete analysis read 5.3 overs, 3 maidens, 4 runs, 5 wickets. Against Essex Club and Ground, at Leyton, W. W. K. Robinson secured six wickets for 35 runs. W. J. Sowerby and H. E. Barham have also performed exceptionally well. E. B. Wells, the Hon. Sec., has nearly completed his match list for next year. It is intended to |play three elevens during the first part of the season. Amongst the new clubs taken on are Hampstead and the Lon­ don Scottish. The W i ll e s d e n C lu b played thirty matches this year. Of these they won eleven, lost the same number, and drew eight. Jos. Major- Lucas took 95 wickets at an average cost of 8.271. Eleven matches were played by the P rivate B anks C lu b , and of these four were won, five drawn, and two lost. A. M. Inglis made 112 against Marlborough Blues, W. M. Torrens 84 against Richmond, B. G. Hay-Cooper 79 (not out) against Barnes, and W. B. Tyndall 71 against Wimbledon. These were the best individual scores. C. P. Johnston took eight wickets for 43 runs against Richmond and six wickets for 36 runs against the Joint Stock Bank. A. W. Harpur got six wickets for 13 runs against Norwood and four wickets for 15 runs against M.C.C. and Ground. The highest innings for the club was 254 against the Marlborough Blues on August 20, in the last match of the season. The biggest total against the Private Banks was 191 by the Brixton Wanderers on July 9. T he D ulwich C lub , who won 20 and lost 22 out of the 60 matches played, did not have as successful a season as usual, owing to a great extent to the loss of some reliable all round men at the beginning of the summer. The highest batting average is that of S. C. Huntley, 24.66, and T. R. Pearse has the best bowling average, taking eighty wickets for 7-92 runs apiece. No scores of a century were made, H. Thompson’s 98 against Beddington, and A. R. Colyer’s 98 against the Ibis being the highest individual contributions. On April 30 W. Morris did the hat trick against Plaistow, and in Augnst P. Darby dismissed four |Ibis batsmen in consecutive balls, his analysis for the innings reading 13 overs, six maidens, 18 runs and nine wickets. The closure was applied by the club seven times, twice with success, and five times by their opponents, twice with success. Once, however, for the first time in the history of the club, the closure was put on against with a disastrous result. This was on September 7 when Mitcham closed their innings at 126 for eight wickets. Dulwich at the finish had an hour and ten minutes to bat, and the runs were knocked off for the loss of three wickets with about four minutes to spare. The highest innings for the club was 276 against Plaistow, highest innings by its opponents 370 for four wickets by Hornsey; the lowest innings by the club 17 against Gravesend, lowest innings by its opponents 28 by Willesden. The T e d d in g t o n C lu b , in spite of five losses against two wins, had a more successful season than last, most of the six drawn games being in favour of the club. The wins were against Richmond and Wanstead ; the losses against Surbiton twice, West Kent, Streatham, and Old Merchant Taylors’ . The drawn games were with Crystal Palace, Barnes, Richmond, Old Yverdonians, Sur­ biton, and Kensington Park H.C. The excel­ lence of the wickets in Bushey Park have had much to do with the drawn games. They have seldom been better than this year, and are certainly second to none in the neighbour­ hood. The highest scores for the club were 345 v. Richmond (half-day) at Bushey Park (S. G. Wilkinson scored 184 not out) on June 25, and 279 v. Wanstead at Bushey Park on July 9, when R. S. Lucas also made 147. B. F. Hau- son scored 102 not out on August 6, at Bushey Park, against the club for Old Yverdonians. The Juniors have had a very successful season in the August holidays. They played five matches, of which they won three and lost one, and their return against Surbiton, at Surbiton, ended in a tie with 85 all. Tbe wias were against Richmond, Surbiton, and Blackheath; the loss v. Richmond. S. G. Wilkinson heads the batting averages with 62.2 for 5 innings. A. Crowder, 52 for 5 innings, comes second, and R. S. Lucas, 33 for 11 innings, third. A. Crowder heads the Juniors with 31. The club is making an effort to put up a pavilion before next season in place of the tents which have hitherto been used. The averages will bo found in another part of the paper. T h e R ich m o n d C lu b played twenty-seven matches, of which seventeen were won, five lost, and five drawn. A. S. Bull heads the batting averages with 38.14 for twenty-two completed innings. A feature of the season was the consistency of the batting, as of thos e who played ten complete innings, only one came out with an average of less than twenty. A. S. Bull three times went through tbe entire innings, for 101 v. Lyrio Club at Barnes, 71 v. Bickley Park at Bickley, and 71 v. Eastbourne at Eastbourne. E. A. Bush heads the bowling averages, with sixty-five wickets for 12.1 per wicket, though A. S. Bull runs him close with thirty wickcts for 12.7 per wicket. Taken all-round, the season is the most successful the club has had for some years past, and it is quite hoped that the improvement shown will be well maintained next year. J. W. Trumble, of Australian fame, was of great assistance in the few matches in which he played, having an average of 40.5 for six innings. The N o r w o o d C.C. played forty-four matches, of which twenty were won, sixteen drawn, and eight lost. The averages were higher than in any previous season, seven members having a batting average of over 20 per innings. Dr. A. Conan-Doyle (“ Sherlock Holmes” ) has obtained the highest aggregate, 524. Twenty-two innings were completed, giving an average of 23.81. Individual scores of 100 and over were made by A. P. Roe 115, v. Forest Hill, June 6 ; L. de Montezuma 100*, v. Addiscombe, June 29 ; C. A. V. Checkland 104, v. South Croydon, August 1 ; A. Conan- Doyle 104*, v. Dulwich, August 6. T. D. Lee scored a brilliant 97 against a strong team of Epsom on August 13, and F. S. Hallam 91 against Willesden on June 6. L. de Monte­ zuma’s batting in the early part of the season was very good. In addition to his 100 (not out) against Addiscombe he has also made scores of 74 and 62*. W. Austin scored a patient 80 (not out) v. Bank of England on June 25, going in first and carrying his bat. In bowling L. de Montezuma on July 6, v. Willesden, took six wickets for six runs; Leslie Rogers on July 7, v. M.C.C. and Ground, took six wickets for ten runs ; and C. A. V. Checkland on June 6, v. Willesden, took three wickets in consecutive balls. R. S. Rogers heads the bowling averages, having obtained forty-seven wickets at a cost of 7.23 runs per wicket. The other chief bowlers are L. de Montezuma, A. Conan-Doyle, L. Rogers, A. P. Roe and W. Austin. CRICKETERS-B est G ood s City Depot — b e a r t h is M a rk . —Advt. G. G. BUSSEY&Co.,36, Queen Victoria Street, near Mansion Housi