Cricket 1893

AUG. 3,1893 CRICKET • A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME; 811 Marlow and Brockwell were the heroes o* the week, the former played four innings— 80, 126, 23, 44 ; Sussex will be in no hurry to drop him again. Brockwell scored three complete innings for 157 runs, and took alto­ gether 1G wickets at a cost of 17 runs apiece. Should he be quite out of the running for a place m one of the English teams? If Maurice Read was deemed good enough, Brockwell certainly is. The former won’t want to be chosen on Monday week. Better that he be in the neighbourhood of the entrance gate during the match, for many an admirer of a splendid sportsman and thoroughly fine fellow will be glad to cross his palm on the occasion of his benefit. Humphreys’ work last week must also be recorded. He has been playing since 1871, and has never had so successful a bowling season as the present. Up to date, he has taken 96 wickets, an average of 16 runs a wicket. It may not be generally known that he is the only English bowler that has twice done the hat trick against the Australians—in 1880, when he took the wickets of Groube, Bonnor, and Blackham, and in 1834, those of M ‘Donnell, Giffen, and Scott. It was through no fault of his that Kent found an fnnings of 286 last week end large enough to give them a nine-wickets victory over their old rivals. I wish Humphreys would roll up his right sleeve when bowling—it is not unfair, perhaps, but it is scarcely worthy of a grand old cricketer. Yorkshire had no trouble with Gloucester­ shire at Huddersfield, and made their position among the Counties securer than ever. I am now inclined to believe that my county loves to fool a bit with the minor Counties ; and if so, they have the sanction of no less an authority than old Horace, who tells us some­ where that “ it is quite right to play the fool at times.” Else how explain the Essex match at Bramall Lane ? To me the Gloster match was only relieved from insufferable dulness by the presence of W .G. It was good to see him again and renew friendship, though one couldn’t help wondering what would be the fate of his County when he has played his last match. That won’t be this year or next, by the bye. Other counties are ever renewing their youth—witness Sussex and Kent just now ; will Gloucestershire ? One hopes so, if only for the sake of the famous cricketer. The wicket was bad, it wanted rolling for a solid fortnight, then it might play decently; 37 was the highest innings of the match. I used to say I could tell whether W.G. was playing the moment I entered a ground, even though I was blindfold. Last week the same wonderful vivacity kept us all moving, and the old, familiar voice kept rolling round the ring. Peel got a nasty cut-over, and in his pain stepped out of the crease ; some one was about to shy at the wicket, but W. G.’s thun­ dering “ No, No,” prevented him, at which the applause was loud. All the Yorkshire bowlers—and four were on—took wickets at a cost of 8 runs (and under) apiece, whilst Roberts’ 6 cost no more than 59 runs. Well played, Lancashire; the County fight is not over yet. Ward (52 and 92) and Sugg (31 and 88) did their share to send their county home an easy winner (by 230 runs) against Somersetshire. What they failed to do, Mold and Briggs did with nine and seven wickets respectively. It was the one county match Lancashire always plays on the hand­ somest ground in England. I know no other ground where a club dinner is provided every night during the season, and in conse­ quence where members have such an induce­ ment to turn up at practice. I lived in Liver­ pool for 11 years, and so am naturally partial to their beautiful enclosure. P.S.—I beg to thank a correspondent for informing me that at Lord’s and the Oval the bowler’s numbers are always put on the new scoring board, to which referenoe was made last week, “ atd at the end corresponding with the end of the wicket from which the bowler is bowling.” W e s t ’ s P o c k e t S c o r e B o o k contains ample room for keeping Bowling Analys s, &c., for 48 innings. In ubo by all principal Clnbs. P ost free Is. ljd ., o f W right & Co., 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, D octors’ Comm ons, E.C. CROYDON v. BEDDINGTON.—Played at Croy­ don on July 29. C roydon . First Innings. Second Innings. G. Spicer, b Newcombe ... 21 c M cLean, b Lord ... ... 29 G. F. Long, b L o r d ............... 9 c Lord, b Collison ... 7 E. A. W illiam s, c and b Lord ...................................... 8 b N ewcom>e ... 20 H. Biacoe, c and b Lord .. 0 b A. M oody ... 0 H. Harries, c and b Col­ lison .................................. 1 b C o lliso n .......14 R. Stanley, b A. Moody ... 6 n o to u t.............. 8 P. W . Scrivener, b A. M oody................................. 31 c Evans, b Collison ... 0 T. B. Joy, b A. M oody ... 0 b Collisoa ... 3 F. Lucas, b Newcombe ... 1 not out ............. 8 A. E. Dragc, b A. M oody... 0 W. T. Taylor, not out ... 0 B 2, lb 1, w 3 ........... 6 B 3 , l b l ... 4 Total ...................63 B e d d in g t o n . H. P. Lindsey, b B iscoe ................... 2 P. S. M oody, c Joy, b Drage ................... 0 C. F. Evans, b Drage 0 F. H. N. Newcombe, run out ................... 2 H. M. Collison, b Drage ................... 0 S. Lord, c Long, b Drage ................... 5 Total 93 F. Collins, c Harries, b Drage ................... A. Collins, not o u t ... A. W. M oody, c Spicer, b Drage ... R. A. Sheppard, b Spicer ................... F. A. McLean, b Drage ................... B G, lb 2 ................... Total , 11 CROYDON v. BEDDINGTON. Beddington on July 29. C r o y e o n H. R. Groom , Peile, b Lindsay S. M. Tindall, D C. W . M. Feist, c and b Lindsay ........... 0 H. W . Wheeler, c Goddard, b Co’es .. 37 E. R. Wilkinson, b Coles..........................12 -Played at A. C. Dent, b Coles .. C. G. Paget, b Lind­ say ........................... J. C. Neech, c and b Coles ........... ... H .W .W ard.bLindsiy L. K. W atson, b Lindsay ................... F.W . Ingail, not out B 3, lb 1 ................... B e d d in g t o n . W. H. Lindsay, c W atson, b Feist ... 7 H. M. Rogerp, c Dent, b Feist.......... 2 F. E. Goddard, c W atson, b Feist ... 0 G. Coles, c Wheeler, b Feist ...................16 L. J. Paice, c Tin­ dall, b F e is t ........... 2 F. C. Lingard, b F eist.......................... 1 R. Peile, c W ilkin­ son. b Feist ........... C. E. Cuff, c Watson, b Feist ................... E. Taylor, b Neech... A. C. Symm ondson, run out ................... C. D. M orton, not out L b ........................... Total ........... CROYDON v. CARSH ^LTON .-Played Carshalton on July 29. C r o y d o n . a t J. A. Archer, not out .......................... 32 N. Lavers, b Easter­ brook .......................... 3 T. A. Watson, c Cor­ den, b Easter­ brook.......................... 1 A. E. Clarke, c and b E a stertrook ...........11 W . J. K. Flinton, b E asterbrook........... 0 W . H. Bagott, c F. Hill, b Easter­ brook ...................16 C a r s h a l t o n . F. Hill, c Cripps, b I F. R. Jones, b Wat- Clarke ...................15 1 A. HilJ, c and b Clarke ...................18 R. Easterbrook, c Cripps, b Clarke ... 0 C Corden, b Clarke... 0 H. W ood, b Clarke ... 12 D. Botting, b W at­ son .......................... 3 F. Cripps, c Nash, b E asterbrook........... 0 T. A. Jenkins, b E asterbrook........... 0 J. H. Hardy, b E asterbrook........... 5 A. W ood, b E aster­ brook ................... 0 A. Cross, b Easter­ brook ................... 0 B 6 ,lb 4 , w l, nb 1 12 Total .............83 son ........................... 3 F. V. Rose, not out 10 J. Nash, run out A. Ward, run out Hersea, b Bagott B 14, lb 1 ... Total Total P a s t v. P r e s e n t o p G u n n e r sb u r y C o l l e g e .— Played at Chiswick Park on July 29, and won by the old boys by 77 runs. Past, 150 (L. B . Tappen- den 8 6 ) ; Present, 73 and 54 for six wickets (A . C. in A N e w R o l e .