Cricket 1893

116 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. MAT 11, 1893 UNIVERSITY JOTTINGS. Both Light and Dark Blue “ Seniorsgave a capital all>round exposition of the game in their fixtures of last week, the Oxonians particularly scoring very freely all down the line—so freely, in fact,that Mr. A. J. Boger’s preliminary innings realised the huge total of 551, a score rarely approached since the palmy days of Mr. A. J. Webbe, etc., and remarkable for the fact that not a single batsman was clean bowled ; whereas each attained double figures. Mr. R. W. Rice (Jesus) compiled a patient and scientific 132 (in which were seventeen 4’s, five 3’s, and twelve 2’s)—not absolutely faultless, but which, coming as it does after his prowess for Gloucestershire last year, practically assures him his “ Blue,” aud fully justifies the high opinion formed of him by Mr. W. G. Grace and others; whilst this early evidence of being in form will delight connoisseurs generally. Where all showed excellence in batting it would be superfluous to make comparison, but that much of this was due in great measure to the extreme mediocrity of the bowling is beyond doubt, nobody, save Mr. Bathurst (Trinity) and Mr. Boger (Magdalen), trundling in anything approaching first-class fashion, Mr. Berkeley (Hertford), who gave suoh promise in this direction last season, utterly failing to come on., Singularly enough, exactly the opposite occurred in the Cantab fixture, Mr. J. M. Marshall (Clare) bowling with such effect that he disposed of seven of Mr. N. C. Cooper’s XI. for 44 runs, the innings closing for 122. Out of this number, Mr. T. N. Perkins (Jesus) made 66 in really fin© style, and considering his Oriel display, pius most consistent form right from the beginning of the term, we are not surprised to see him included in the team v. Mr. C. I. Thornton’s XI. now in course of progression at Fenner’s. Mr. Prosser (Selwyn) also bowled well, taking five wickets for 36 runs, and altogether the match was a veritable triumph of ball over bat—quite a vice versa result to that of the DaikBlues. Messrs. R. W. Rice, R. C. N. Palairet, L. C. H. Bathurst, and A. J. Boger (Oxford), and Messrs. T. N. Perkins, Hon, M. G. Tollemache, J. M. Marshall, and K. S. Ranjitsinhji (Cambridge) will almost cer­ tainly obtain further trials ere the final selection of teams, and two of them at least should gain the coveted “ place” if form means anything at all. Nous verrons. The Freshmen’smatches at our Universities are always interesting to cricketers generally, as besides the natural anxiety of the rival captains to test the calibre of the debutants, county authorities and others are also on the qui vive to discover fresh talent and new champions, hence the attendance at such fixtures is always large, and the play of ster­ ling merit. Those of last week were no excep­ tion in these respects, but rarely, if ever, has such a grand array of batsmen gathered at one place as at tje Senior University this year, and the match of 1893 will long be remembered for three days’ remarkable cricket, in which 1437 runs were compiled for 27 wickets; five men exceeded the century, and one created a record for these contests by contributing no less than 300 runs for once out! General regret was expressed that Messrs. R. P. Lewis (Winchester) and H. K Foster (Malvern) were unable to play, and we trust that the former’s injured hand will not prevent his early appearance at the wicket, in which department he has already given great promise. The first venture of Mr. W. H. Brain’s Xf. realised 455 runs, of which Mr. G. O. Smith (Charterhouse and Keble) made 113, and Mr. G. J. Mordaunt (Welling­ ton and Universitj) 71, both giving one chance, but putting their runs together in brilliant style, and at the fag end of the inniDgs Mr. R. H. S. Baiss (Tonbridge and Brasenose) scored rapidly off tho tired bowl­ ing *° th® tune of 74. Mr. Palairet’s XI. re,sp »nded with 463, out of which Mr. F G. Oiayton (Harrow and University) contributed 2^0 by, as-grand an exposition of all-round fffcket as has been seen in the Parks for years, cutting and driving in sen- lational manner. He also was responsible lor some very fine leg-hitting, and altogether Was at the wicket for close upon four hours, ably partnered during that time by (amongst others) Messrs. S. R. Hignell (Malvern and Exeter) 49, B. N. Bosworth-Smith (Harrow and Magdalen) 40, and E. Lane-Fox (Eton and New) 32. This high rate of scoring con­ tinued to the end, Mr. Brain “ declaring ” his second venture at 285, towards which Mr. Mordaunt played another masterly innings of 113 (not out), Mr. G. B. Raikes (Shrewsbury and Magdalen) a dashing one of 89, and Mr. Smith 24 (not out), thus leaving the .opposi­ tion 278 runsto win,with less than two hoursto obtain them. Yet another century was scored, Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower (Winchester and Magdalen) putting on 111 in brilliant fashion and- short space of time, and Mr. Clayton again giving a taste of his quality with 70 (not out), the match, perforce, ending in a draw. Midst such phenomenal scoring and at a first essay, His somewhat hard to discriminate, but in our opinion the two batsmen most likely to obtain “ Blues” this season are Messrs. Mordaunt and Smith, both of whom, whilst hitting hard all round the wicket, showed untiring patience and equal power of defence; but that Messrs. Leveson Gower, Clayton, Raikes and many others will eventually clo so almost seems assured, yet ’tis often the case that most promising Freshmen fall off in a marked degree later in their career. The bowling, taken in toto, was not promising, and ’tis passing strange that out of suoh an unprecedented influx of “ class ” freshmen, not a single bowler of above average merit should be unearthed : Messr 3 . M. Y , Barlow (Harrow and University), H. T. Arkwright (Eton and Magdalen) and Clayton appeared about the best, but the best was (we are sorry to say) never above mediocrity, as in the Seniors. The Cambridge teams were captained by Messrs. F. S. Jackson and P. H. Latham, and the preliminary innings of the former found Mr. S. Horan (Wellington and Trinity Hall) in rare fettle, as he ran up 133 (not out) in splendid style, his hitting being clean and smart, and his defence always sound,but he gave several chances,attributable in the main to a penchant for fancy strokes, which would hardly pay against Lohinann or Briggs. Mr. G. S. Wilson (Charterhouse and Pembroke) also played an absolutely faultless innings of 125, characterised by great freedom and dash (as testified by one 5 and seventeen 4’s), and in our opinion his was by far the better display of the two. Messrs. J. Burrough (Shrewsbury and Jesus) 53, and P. R. Creed Marlborough . and Trinity) 28, showed promising form for their runs, the innings closing for the large tolal of 429. Mr.Latham's side were responsible for 206, notable only for the really grand 76 (not out) of Mr. S.L Hinde (PrivateandJesus) .vho showel superb driving powers and defence of very high order ; in fact his was one of the finest scores of the match. Following on in a minority of 233 runs, this time Mr. J. Healing (Clifton and Pembroke) gave an idea of his school form by rattling up 88 in fairly good style, but nobody else making a stand, the innings terminated for 236, thus leaving Mr. Jackson’s team 14 runs to get to win, which they eventually did by 12 wickets. The batting all round was hardly up to the usual Cambridge excellence, but Messrs. Wilson, Horan, Hide, and Healing should certainly obtain further trials, the former especially, and both Mr Hemingway and Mr. Studd, who utterly failed to do themselves justice in this match, should make a better show in the future. The bowling was distinctly better than at Oxford, Mr. R. Pye (Private and Ayerst) taking six wickets for 91 runs, Mr. J. Burrough, seven wickets for 50, and Mr. Rudd (Harrow and Trinity) four wickets for 40 ; all of whom (with Mr. Levick of Jesus) should improve greatly with practice, and be en evidence later on. To conclude, we are still of opinion that the Cambridge XI. for 1893will consist almost wholly of old “ Blues” and Seniors, as, despite the undoubted prowess of several freshmen, as above, none of them have, at present, shown form such as would give them priority over the goodly number of experienced hands available, whereas at Oxford certain Freshmen must, on ♦he face of it, obtain places in the Eleven, as they have proved themselves far and away better than many of last year’s team at their best, but Mr. Palairet and Mr. Jackson can both be depended upon to use the nicest judgment in every way, although we do not envy them their conge d’elire. BANCROFT'S SCHOOL v. BU CKHU R ST H ILL (2nd XI.)—Played at W oodford, on May 6. B ancroft ’ s S chool . Mr. J. E. Hall, c Sharp, b Harding 8 P Blake, c Cook, b Thomas .................. 9 G. W . Cook, b Bar- well ..........................35 Rev. J. Hall, b Thomas .................. 0 Cragg. b ihom as ... 2 Mr. Parey, c Sharpe, b Harding .......... 5 Rev. W interton, b Barwell ................... 6 T. B. Sills, b Roper ... R . S. McMunn, b B a rw e ll................. A. P. Hanlon, out ................. L- Simmons, b w e ll ........... B Total not Bar- 3 81 BucxnuRST H il l . W. Sworder, b Cragg 2 W . Cook, c Sills, b H. G. N icoll, b HanSimm ons ... ... 0 lon .......................... 81 F. M. Harding, not T.S.Barwell.c Cragg, out ........................... 5 b Rev. J. Hall 30 R. Sharp, b Sim­ C. W. Thomas, b Simmons... ................... 5 m ons... ... ........... 1 J. F. Roper, ruo out 1 C. E. Arundel, c G. L. Cook, c Mc­ Parey, b Simm ons 13 Munn, b Rev. J. G. M. Levick, b SimH a ll........................... 2 mons ... .................. 9 B ........................... 2 Total ... i.. 99 BARNES v. SURREY COLTS.—Played at the Oval on May 5. S u rre y C olts . First Innings. Second Innings. Hayward, c W aterer, b Stevens ... .................... 2 c G oodall, b Earnshaw ... 18 Corden, b Goodall ........... 0 c W aterer, b... fctevens ........... 10 Smith, c E. H. Frith, b Goodall .......................... 3 run out ............ 3 Marshall, c and b Goodall 11 c E. H. Frith, b S teven s........... 7 J. S. Lohm ann, c Erskine, b ste v e n s .......................... 6 c Erskine, b Earnshaw ... 0 Rowntree.c and b Stevens 1 st Ersbine, b Enrnshaw ... 1 Lees, b Earnshaw ...........22 c Earnshaw, b S tevens........... 1 Baker, c M ossop, b Stevens .......................... 0 c and b Stevens 8 W . T. Graburn, (capt.), c Mossop, b Goodall ... 8 c Earnshaw, b Stevens........... 0 Nice, not out ...................11 n otou t ............32 Keen, c E. H. Frith, b W. F. L. F rith ................... 0 b Earnshaw ... 4 B .................................. 5 B ... ... 3 Total ... ». 64 B arnes . Total ... 62 First Innings. Second Innings. C. E. Ratcliff (capt.), c Graburn, b Hayward... 17 c Nice, b Keen .. 5 M. H. Erskine, run out ... 0 b N ice ................... 0 W. F. L. Friih, b Keen ... 4 b N ice................... 27 P. R. Earnshaw, c Rown- tree, b Keen ................. 0 lbw, b Keen 18 E. H. Frith, c Keen, b H a yw a rd .......................... F, J. uoodalJ, c Rowntree, 0 not out ........... 6 b Keen, ... . ................. 9 run out ........... 15 J. w . Denton, b Keen ... 1 not o u t .................. li E. W. Waterer, lbw, b Nice .................................. 2 b N ice................... A. G. H. Stevens, not out 7 1 G. R. Mossop, b Nice R. W. Shaw, c Rowntree, 0 X b Keen .......................... 0 B 4, lb 2 .......................... 0 B ................... 2 Total ................... 46 T otal ... 81 Every cricketer should send 7 stam ps to the office of this paper for this year’s C ricket C alendar (25th year of issue). 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