Cricket 1893

198 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JUNE 15, 1893 seat on the pavilion gallery. A s a proof of the quality of the ground there, I m ay add that when I reached it about 10.80 last Tuesday, there were the Australians, who were resting from the Y ork­ shire match, all in flannels, and practicing hard; their manager also taking part. If this fact was not a com plim eut to the ground, then w e must attribute it to the natural love of cricket innate in all our visitors. It is not necessary to linger over this match. It confirmed impressions I have already voiced in this article; viz., that the Australians are very stroDg in batting, but comparatively harm less with the ball. Not to pow er­ ful a batting team perhaps as w e can put into the field. I fancy we could choose at least two elevens that would quite hold their own in batting. In bowling we have a decided pull. An innings of 470 runs was a big performance- even on a wicket on which I did not notice a single ball get up higher than the bails. A nd m oreover it was scored by high-class cricket— always enjoyable, no matter by whom played. George Giffen (171) was at his very best. The one feature of hie batting that m ost pleased me was his ability to keep the ball all along the carpet when driving with terrific pow er; none of your rustic ‘ sky-scrapers,’ ' unless the ball was lifted clean over the ring and thumped against surrounding walls. The way the ball trobbed down to the pavilion times without number, when three men were on tbe boun­ dary, was sim ply marvellous. Bruce, Graham (as usual), Trumble, and MacLeod all ably seconded Giffen, and the result was the second largest innings credited to the present Australian eleven. Yorkshire had nothing but a draw to play for, and in this they were successful. Sellers’ (53) batting was about as brilliant as his wonderful out- fielding, than which I have seen nothing finer since little John Sm ith of Cambridge used to “ bring down the house ” by his run­ ning, pick-up, and throw n-in, on the South side of L ord’s now m ore than twenty years since. Moorhouse (57 not out) and U lyett (41 and 5 not out) were, as at L ord’s the previous week, both in at the death, and once m ore proved that, whoever else has to stand down, they must be fixtures for the present at least. W ainwright (62) at last woke up. A nd Peel was the bow ling hero of the match ; seven wickets for 116 runs being m ore than respectable in an innirgs of such dimensions. T he week’s cricket cannot be particularized ; I have not yet recovered from the effects of its wonderful scoring. Cambridge were the big failure— two defeats after four well- earned successes were scarcely expected, even though Surrey and the Australians were their opponents. In both matches the L igh t Blues h a i t ie game well in handwhen it was half over. T h ey passed Surrey’s first total with seven wickets still standing, and they com pelled Australia to follow on. They failed at the pinch. Of course Surrey always have a let up their sleeve; Yorkshiremen say of their southern rivals, “ Y ou have never got rid of Surrey until the last m an is out.” Quite true. Their cracks may fail; but somebody is certain to prove handy. They m ay be all behind, witness the Lancashire match, when the first day’s play ends ; next m orning they finish 33 in front—263 230. A nd then they play skittles ” ish the Ked Bose champions, and ultimately land an easy first by seven wickets. W hat a week for W alter Read ; his tw enty- first season, and still he is the grandest bats­ man Surrey ever had. Scores of 83, 86, 147 (not out), and 0 represent splendid service, especially the last figure ! It use I to be the custom for the big not-out man to let his less successful comrades have a turn at the second tim e when but a light task was set them . But the Surrey Captain has his own methods of action. F or instance, what other skipper dare take such liberties as he does in arrang­ in g the order of going in ? A nd what other captain always takes an extra man away to the out matches ? A ll should, especially when a fielding substitute is wanted. I always have though it in fra dig. to fall back on your oppo­ nents’ generosity, or on agroundm an, in such an emergency. And writing of Surrey, reminds m e of Bradford again. Tw ice last Tuesday, between 4 and 5 o’clock, the game had to be stopped on account of the lig h t; partly the fault of the atmosphere, partly factory chimneys, and partly clouds of tobacco smoke. Anyhow , it reminded m e of the Surrey match at Bramall Lane somewhere about 1870. Jupp and Humphrey after only one over left the wickets, refusing to bat in the dark. In those days I fancy umpires had not the same absolute control they have now. The cricketers could do pretty much as they liked in the matter of deciding as to fitness of weather, wicke*, A . E . Stoddart’s wonderful double has already been imm ortalized ; 324 is the highest aggregate ever obtained by a double-century scorer, W .G .’s 301 v. Yorkshire in 1888 com ing next. I need, perhaps, not rem ind cricketers that Stoddart’s is not the biggest aggregate in a first-class match. W .G .’s 17 and 344 at Canterbury in 1876, and W alter Bead’s single innings of 338 v. Oxford in 1888, both exceed it. But perhaps Stoddart’s double was a finer effort than either of these. Only two days before, Shacklock had dismissed four Somer setshire batsmen with successive balls, and Attewell and Mee, not to mention Barnes and Flowers, can all bowl a bit. It is alm ost as wonderful (not quite) as W .G .’s 130 and 102 (not out) for South v. North at Canterbury in 1868, when W cotton, Grundy, Howitfc and Tom Hearne bowled at him ; and the wickets then were nothing like as perfect as they are to day. Still comparisons are odious ; as I was a playing m ember for the Hampstead Club during the only season (1878) I lived in London since boyhood, Stoddart’s achievement is doubly welcom e to me. W hat a blessing to cricket he came south in 1885, for had he remained in Durham,it is more than probable he would have made a reputation in sports as a first-class Rugby footballer only. I believe I am correct ir. stating that up to the tim e of joining the Hampstead Club he had played no cricket and had no intention of doing so. In connection with this m atch—M iddle­ sex v. Notts— it may be worth m entioning that the gross total—1205 runs—was the highest ever scored in a m atch in w*hich Notts have played. Indeed, only once before in their entire history—against Sussex in 1891, when 1138 were registered-had an aggregate of 1000 runs been reached. N otts’ innings agaiust Sussex last Thursday must be just n oticed; 674 was huge, over­ whelm ing. Notts never make a mistake with Sussex ; the last tim e they lost was in 1874. Their first match was played in 1835 ; since then Notts have won 32, lost 6, whilst only 3 (including last week’s) have been drawn. The Sussex match has been a fortune to Notts batsm en; thus since 1884 they have scored 46 centuries in all first-olass matches, 18 being against Sussex alone. In 1887, against Sussex, the same trio, Shrewsbury, Gunn, and Barnes notched a century apiece in the same inningb ; and tw ice before Gunn and Shrewsbury have had a more profitable partnership at the expense of Sussex, viz , 398 in 1890, and 312 in 1891. But never before have Notts run into the seventh hundred, indeed no other County has save Surrey. Before this N otts’highest score was 596 against Middlesex in 1887. For once they were justified in running the risk of a draw in the hope of establishing a rew record in first- class County Cricket. Surrey’s 698 v. Sussex in 1888 is still safe. In addition to this, Surrey have also scored innings above 600 as follow s: 650 v. Oxford in 1889 ; 631 v. Sus?ex in 1885; 650 v. Hampshire in 1883 ; and 635 v. Somer­ setshire in 1885. It is an immense relief to feel that we must have Shrewsbury in the English team again ; though before this innings (164), he could hardlyhave been dropped. W .G.did not need to make another century last week—hi3 94th in first-class m atches—to be sure of his place. Perhaps Shrewsbury may be induced not to give up cricket this year after a ll; that was his decision three weeks ago. A change in the luck may cause him to alter his mind. U pton Grammar S ch o o l v. P a rk S ch o o l.— Played in West Ham Park on June 10. Scores— Park School, 55 ; Upton School, 85 (P. Jones 25). BLACKHEATH v. ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE- Played at Rectory field on June 7. R.N.C. Lieut.R.W. Johnson, bPhilcox ..........14 Lieut. N. C. Palmer. run out ................. 7 Sub-Lieut. R. D. Stapleton Cotton, b Ma«on................. 9 Sut-Lieut. PS W. Colomb, not out ... 9 Lieut. J. C. Ley, b Philcox ................. 1 B ........................ 1 Total 94 Lieut. F. C. Went­ worth, c Stewart, b Philcox ................. 25 Sub-Lieut. Lewis, c aud b Robson.......... 1 Lieut. Hon. H. L. Hood, b Mason ... 15 Litut. C. E. Anson, b Heath .................. 0 Sub-Lieut. M. A. Al enhy, c Stewart, b Heath .................. 0 Mr. F. C Burnard, b Philcox .................... 12 BLACKHEATH. H. R. Blaker, b Co’omb ...................129 H. Simson, b Lewis... 2 C. E. S. Mason, b I tfwis ... ... 14 A .W.Stewart,c Hood, b Lewis ................. 4 K. Christopherson, b Colomb .................. 150 Rev. E. Young, J. S. Heatb, and P. A. Robson did not bat. _________ ______ DULWICH v. NORWOOD.—Played at Burbage Road, Dulwich, on June 3. D ulw ich . E.A.Philcox,cCo’.om.b Palmer ................. 1 A.Hammond.not out 0 S. W. Borrow, not out ........................ 7 B 24, lb 4, w l,nb 2 31 Total ...333 A.R.Colyer,b Hallam J. F. Colyer, hw, b Payne .................57 S.C.Huntley.bCheck- la n d ........................26 E.H.Heasman,b Hal­ lam 4 E. Lighton, c Reich- art, b May ..........43 T. A. Darke, c Shar- man, b Payne ... 4 N orwood . E. White, c El­ borough, b Payne 0 •T. L. Higgs, b May ... 5 H. Mountford notout 11 J.Crowther, b Payne 12 G. H. Samways, not out ........................ 1 B 13, lb 5, w 1... 19 Total......... 18J C.ChecklandbMonnt- ford ........................ 3 P. A. sharman, b Heasman................. 0 H. Blackford,b White 22 W. C. Elborough, b Mountford ..........23 M. D. Hallam, c and b vvhite .................26 F. W. Wiltshire, b White ................. 1 D. Gillespie, b White 10 E. Kalshoven, b Mountford ........... 5 P. S. May, not oat... 14 M. Reichart, b J. F. Colyer .................. 7 H. A. Payne, b Heasman ........... 1 B 5, lb 5 .............10 Total...........122 DULWICH v. EAST MOLESEY.—Played at East Molesey on June 10. E ast M o le se y . C. Piper, b T. S. Tre- gell"8........................17 H. C. Parkes, b Rim ­ mington.................. 3 A. Stoner, c and b Rimm ington................25 F. O. Liddle, b T. 8. Tregellas..................... 0 E. Potter, b Morris... 31 C. Berridge, Ibw, b T. S. Tregellas ... 33 j H. V. Kingsford, b T. S. Tregellas ............ 24 | D ulwich . A. Piper, b Tom­ kins ........................ 2 K. M. Snow, b T. ti. Tregellas................ 0 E. U. Milner, not out 1L Dr. Stubbs, b Tom­ kins ........................ 3 B 16, lb 3, w 1, nb 1 21 Total ..........178 B. W. Heasman, Kirgsford, b 8torer 9 T. A. Darke,c Stoner, b K ingsford.......... 5 S. C. Huntley, c Mil­ ner. b L iddle........ 24 J. A. Rimmington, b Berridge................. 7 W. Morris, c Piper, b Liddle.................12 T. S. Tregellas, not out ......................25 E. W. Lighton, not out ...................... 8 B ................. 5 Total..........95 H. C. Bateman, C. P. Trefellas, J. T. Monk, C. A Tompkins did not bat. LONDON & WESTMINSTER BANK (2) v. TOANLEY PARK f2).—Played at Dulwich on June 10. L. &W .B. (2). A.W. Brown,b Hewitt 53 B.O. Manfield.bTom­ linson........................ 6 E. y. Manfield, c Gr»iager. b Watson 55 G. W. St pfo.d, b Hewitt .................21 C. C. Simpson, lbw, b Hewitt .................52 A. J. Richardson, b Hewitt ................. 1 A. T. Maingay, not o u t ........................ 9 T. H. Piitchard, not o u t ........................ 5 B 9,lb2,w 3,nb2 16 Total ...191 W. K. Hunter, T. W. Haine*, and E. G. Keeping did n t bat. Innings declared closed. T ownley P a rk (2). A. J. Cooper, c H. O. Manfield, b Stop­ ford ........................ 0 W. Oaten-y, b Simp­ son ........................ 1 H. Tomlinson, c Haines, b Richard­ son ........................21 S. Watson, b Stop­ ford ........................27 H. tf. Haddon, c and b Stoptord................. 4 F. Eaton, c Stopford, b Brown ................... 24 W. L. Lcgan, c H. O. Manfield, b Rich­ ardson ................. A. Powell, c Stop- forp, b Brown A. D. Hawitt.run out J. Williamson, b Brown ................. A. T. Granger, not out ........................ B l . l b l .......... Total 87