Cricket 1893
430 CBICEET; A. WEEKLY EE CORD OF THE GAME. SEPT. 21, 1893 semis to require confirmation. According to the Herald, Mr. Portus is reported to have said that he had already written to Englandj making enquiries as to what support the Eng lish authorities would give to an 1895 team, without receiving an answer up to date, that is, of course, August 3rd. “ The English authorities ” is, of course, rather a general phrase. Still, I am able to say on authority, that some of the principal County Clubs have neither seen nor heard of the enquiry from Mr. Portus. FIRST-CLASS CRICKET IN 1893. The late completion of the second fix ture of the Hastings Festival, which brought first-class cricket to a close for the year, pre vented us publishing the doings of the players who have taken part in what are known as first-class matches during the season just over. As a matter of fact the fixtures which come under this category are generally well known, and it is hardly necessary to mention them. For ordinary purposes it will be suffi cient to glance at the performances of the leading cricketers, noticing either advance or retrogression, with reference in special cases to any young cricketer who has come to the front during the course of 1893. In one respect, of course, the season presented fea tures quite contrary to the general experience. It was, it £oes without saying, throughout an abnormally dry summer. Following as it did, too, on a spring with little or no rain, the wickets, which were, even at the com mencement. rather fiery in most cases, were all in favour of the batsmen.There was,it is true,a slight rainfall just about mid wav through the season, but its effect was only very tem porary as well as partial. Under such cir cumstances, it was only to be expected that the figures generally would reach a high pitch. The effect was particularly noticeable in one fact, that while hitherto W.G. alone had ever secured an aggregate of two thousand runs in first-class cricket i ra a season, this year both Gunn and A. E. Stoddart can claim a similar record. During a grea'er part of the season these two batsmen were well to the front,and at the finish therew.is little to divide them. The Hastings Festival, in which Gunn did not participate, enabled Stoddait to pet the highest aggregate. In this he has the best of it to the exteut of 15 runs, which is of itself a point, considering that he played in one innings less. In the matter of average Gunn has just a fractional advantage, but the pair are so near that it would be fairest, perhaps, to put them in the same class. Cricketers everywhere were heartily pleased to see the Grand Old Man in full possession of his old an 1 remarkable powers. In many of the principal matches he proved himself to be the same versatile resourceful bat3man as ever, and whenever a great effort was required he showed himself to have still very few, if any, superiors. One of the most remarkable features of the year’s cricket was the con tinuous success of the Cambridge captain, F. S. Jackson. His consistently good batting for the University quite justified his selection for the test matches against the Australians, and in these he acquitted himself so brilliantly as to fully warrant his elevation to a place in quite the forefront of the cricketers of the day. Whether even this is sufficiently high praise some will venture to doubt. In any case it is certain that as an all-round p’ayer he has, at the present time at least, few if any superiors. Arthnr Shrews bury, too, though he began the season in a most inauspicious way, is also again in quite the first flight. He is, indeed, only second this year to Gunn. Nor has there been the smallest sigu of any deterioration in his batting. On tie contrary, he still retains ail the skill which has kept him for years to the fore as the most correct and watchful batsman of his time. Among the professionals, after Shrewsbury comesAlbert Ward, whose consistent success was one of the most noteworthy features in Lan cashire cricket, Then, longo intervallo it must be admitted, come several players whose averages are well up in the twenties. Of these Marlow has shown a decided advance, as has Brown, of Yorkshire, both of them useful and reliable batsmen. The greatest advance of all, though, has been that of Brockwell, whose all-round cricket was of such a high standard of excellence as to thoroughly warrant his selection to represent England in the last test match of the year at Manchester. Among the amateurs, perhaps, it will be enough to mention that W. W. Head and H. T. Hewett, though the latter has not been quite so con sistently successful as last year, have both averages of over 30. W. L. Murdoch, too, has shown himself to be thoroughly reliable throughout. He has, indeed, been the main stay of the Sussex eleven as a batsman as well as captain. As a proof of the capacities of Sussex as a run-getting side, it will be enough to point out that this year it had five batsmen with averages of over twenty-seven runs. Another amateur who has come prominently to the front this year is A. Sellers, of York shire. And, if we mistake not, in the Captain of the Winchester eleven, J. R. Mason, Kent has a youngster who will take a conspicuous place in first-class cricket, as an all-round player, in the very near future. B VTIIN G AVERAGES. Times M ost in Inns. Not out. Runs, an Inns. Aver. Gunn .................... 51 .. 3 . 2157 .. 156 ... 42.85 Mr. A. E. Stod dart ................... 50 .. 1 ...2072 .. 195*.. 42.28 Mr. F. 8. Jackson 96 .. 4 ..1328 .. 123 .. 41.50 Shrewsbury.......... 43 .. 4 ..153 5 .. 164 .. 40.66 Rev. W. Rash- leigh ................. 14 .. 1 .. 483 .. 101*... 37.07 Albert Ward 4? .. 3 ...1435 .. 110*.. 35.87 Dr. W .G . Grace... 50 ... 5 ...1609 . 128 .. 35.75 Mr. J. . Dixon ... 23 . . 0 ... 756 . 139 .. 33.86 Mr.G. Rrann.......... 34 . . 5 ... 911 . . 159 .. 32.41 M r.W .W .R eid ... 46 .. 3 .. 1377 .. 147*.. 32.02 Mr. ft. T. Hewetc 38 .. 2 ...H9J .. 12) .. 30.33 M r.W .L Murdoch 46 5 ...I2v8 . 95 .. 29.95 Mr. G. L. W ilson 30 . . 1 ... 8 5 . . 117 .. 29 83 Mr. W . Newham... 39 . . 4 ...1 03 . 97 .. 28.65 Bean .................. 47 ... 2 ...1277 .. 1*6 .. 28 37 Mr. K. J. Key 24 . . 4 ... 563 . . 100 .. 28.15 Marlow ........... 30 . . 2 ... 775 . . 126 .. 2 .67 Mr. J. Douglas ... 26 . . 2 ... 642 . 102 .. 26.75 Mr. C. E. Dunlop 9 . . 1 ...2 3 . . 61 .. 26.64 Mr.L.C.H.Palairet 34 . 1 ... 871 . . 91 .. 26.39 Mr. C. P. Foley .. 29 . . 4 ... 653 .. 72 .. 26 33 Mr. F. G. J. Ford 37 .. 2 ... 912 .. 86 .. 26.05 Mr. J. B. Challen J2 .. 0 ... 3 1 .. 103 .. 25.91 Mr.J. R. Mas >n 14 . . 1 ... 336 ... 53 .. 25.84 Mr. K. S. RaDiit- sinhji.................. 19 .. 2 ... 439 .. 53 .. 55.82 Mr. a . Sellers ... 37 ... 0 ... 9 48 .. 105 .. 25.63 Sugg(Lanc3.) ... 44 ... 2 ...10 7 . . 169*.. 24.92 Flow ers.................. 48 . . 3 ...1089 . . V 0 .. 2'.75 Mr. \.C. Maclaren £1 . 0 ... 135 . . 82 .. 53 70 C hatt^rton.......... U . . 0 ... 2^9 . . 43 .. 23 51 Brow n (Yorks) ... 4» . . 2 ... 869 . . 84 .. 23.39 R a w lin .................. 31 . . 2 ... 748 . . 74 .. 23.37 Mr. T. C. O’Brien 36 . . 2 ... 794 . . 31J .. 23.5-5 T u n n icliffe........... 40 . . 3 ... 855 . . 71 23.10 A. Hear.ie .......... 45 . . 5 ... 916 . . 120 .. 22.65 Mr. P. H. Latham 17 . . 1 ... 360 . . 89 .. 22.50 Mr. J. J. Ferris ... 49 . . 2 ...1056 . . 1<)6 .. 22.46 Mr A.I. W ebbe .. 84 . . 1 ... 731 . . 77 .. 22.22 Mr.L.C.V.Bathurst15 . . 4 ... 243 . . 45*. 22.'9 Brockwell ........... F6 . , 4 ... 619 . . 67 .. 2184 Mr h . V. Page ... 10 .. 2 ... 171 . . 53 .. 21.37 Mr. W . C. Hedley 23 . . 1 ... 470 . . 54*.. 21? 6 Mr. S. W. Scott ... 53 . . 0 ... 491 . . 91 .. 21.34 Mr T.N.Perkins... 25 . . 1 ... 5 6 . . 109 .. 21.18 M. Read ................. 35 .. 4 ... 651 . . 87 . . 21 Mr H D. G. Leve son-Gower 17 . . 1 ... 331 . . 59 .. 20 68 Mr. K. Marchant 37 . . 1 ... 741 . . 103 . 20.58 Mr. L. Wilson ... 25 .. 1 ... 492 . . 91 .. 20 5) Mr. E. 8m ith ... 19 .. 2 ... 343 . . 154 . . 20 47 M oorh ou s6......... 32 . . 9 ... 4t6 . . 57*.. 20.*6 Mr. R. C. N. Palairet ........... 57 .. 0 ... 515 .. 53 . . 20.18 Mr. C. A. Smith... 17 .. 1 ... 3 52 . . 70 . . 20. 2 Mr. C. W W right 29 .. 3 ... 519 . 94 . . 19.P6 Mr. 8. M.J. Woods 36 .. 0 ...7 7 . .. 63 . . 19 63 Baldwin 57 .. 5 /.. 431 .. 54 . . 19.5) Briggs ................. 48 .. 1 ... 931 .. 112 . . 19.59 G. G. Hearne ... 84 .. 5 ... £63 .. 65*. . 19 37 Mr. S. A. P. Kitcat 18 .. 2 ... 3 )6 .. P6 . . 19.12 Mr. C. R. Fry .. 21 .. 0 ... 398 .. 59 . . 18.95 W ainw right.. .. 30 .. 2 ... 6S7 .. 73 . . 18.56 Henderson ... .. S3 .. 2 ... 386 .. €3 . . 18.38 Mr. L. H. Gay ... 16 .. 1 ... i 7-5 .. 60*. . 1^.33 Mr.G.S.DeWinton 13 .. 1 ... 220 .. SO . . 18.33 M r.W .L. Knowles 14 .. 0 ... 256 .. 49 . . 18.28 Mr. R. P.Spurway 12 .. 1 ... 201 .. 55 . . 18. ‘7 Hayward ......... 24 .. 2 ... 400 .. 112 . . 18.18 Mr. G. M‘ Gregor 29 .. 6 ... 4 8 63 . . 18.>7 Mr. W . Trask .. 11 .. 1 ... 18L .. 43 . . 181) B a rn e s................. 33 .. 1 ... 561 .. 102 . . 18.09 Abel ................. 30 .. 3 ... 488 .. 51*. . 18.07 Tinsley................. 2b .. 1 ... 475 .. 54 . . 17.59 Inne. Times, not oug - M ost iu Runs, an ion . Aver Mr. C. H. Benton 11 ... 1 .. 175 .. 63 ... 17.50 Martin ..................33 ... 9 . 418 .. 69 ... 17 41 Wm Attewell ... 44 ... 4 .. (91 .. 89 ... 17 *7 Mr. J. Le Fleming 21 ... 0 .. 354 .. 7l ... 1S.35 Painter... ... 84 ... 1 . . 5,3 .. 61 ... 16.75 Walter W right (Kent) .......... 34 ... 11 . . 318 .. 69 ... I 'l l Storer ..................12 ... 2 . . 166 .. 31*... 16.60 Mr. A. J.L . Hill... 17 ... 2 . . 2i7 .. 42 ... 13 46 D aft.........................29 ... 4 . . 418 .. 6 t ... 16.32 Mr. 9. M. Crosfie’d 25 ... 3 ..341 .. 60 ... 15.59 Mr. R. S. Lucas ... 11 ... 0 .. 171 .. 39 ... I '. 64 Shacklo k ...........81 ... 3 .. 433 .. 49 ... 15.48 M r.tl.R. Bromley- Davenport ... 16 M r.P.'. T. Henery 31 ... 7 .. 139 .. 41 ... 15.44 ... 2 .. 491 .. 6 J*... 15.34 Mr. F. J. Poynton 23 ... 2 .. 321 .. 51 ... 15.28 Mr. F. A. Phi lips 12 ... 0 .. 183 .. 49 ... 15.25 Ulyett .................. 32 ... 4 . . 415 .. 73 ... 15.17 L >rd Hawke ... l6 ... 0 . . 241 .. 59 ... 15.06 Hirst .................. 35 ... 10 . . 376 .. 43 ... 15.04 Mr. R. W . Bice ... 32 ... 3 .. 433 .. 64*... 15.03 Mr. J. B. W o d ... 15 ... 1 . . 2 8 .. 50 ... 14 85 Mr. H. C. Stewart 8 ... 0 .. 113 .. 55 ... 14.75 Mr.O. G. Radcliffe 25 ... 0 ... 361 .. 73 ... 14 64 A. Sm ith (Lan- cas ire) ..........19 ... 1 .. 253 .. 47 ... 14 61 Davidson ...........11 ... 1 .. H6 .. 43 ... 14.tO Lockwood ...........42 ... 6 . 524 .. 63 ... 14.55 Rev. A.P.W ickham l9 ... 8 .. 1 0 .. 21 ... 14.54 G. Fowler ..........2J ... 1 .. 319 .. £4 ... 11.50 H. A. Arkwright 11 ... 1 ... 145 .. 38 ... 14.50 Baker ..................31 ... 1 .. 473 .. 73 ... 14 33 Mr, W . H. Brain 25 ... 10 .. 225 .. 37 ... 14.03 N ich ols..................31 ... 7 .. 335 .. <5 ... 14.00 Mr. O. M. W e is... 22 ... 0 .. 307 .. 44 ... 1*1.95 Mr. A. N. Hornby 14 ... 1 .. 1*1 .. 38 ... 18.92 Mr. V. T. H ill ... 18 ... 0 .. 59 .. 47 ... 13.88 Peel ..................43 ... 3 .. *41 .. 69 ... 13.67 Frank W ard..........13 ... 0 .. 157 ... 35 .. 13.03 Wardall ... ... 2L ... 0 .. 271 .. 1C6 ... 12 £0 Mr. J. H. J. Hornsby ...........16 ... 1 .. 183 .. 45 ... 12.53 C«pt. A. H. Luard 31 ... 0 .. 368 .. 69 ... 12.51 Street .................. 8 ... 0 .. 1U0 .. 51 ... 12 50 Mr. J. Shuter ... 33 ... 1 .. 380 .. 44 ... 12.25 Low e ..................15 ... 3 .. 14) .. 33*... 11.65 Mounsey ...........17 ... 2 .. 173 .. 27*... 11.46 Tate ..................29 ... 11 .. 206 .. 48*... 11.14 Mr. A. E. Newton 14 ... 4 .. 113 ... 34*... 11.30 Mr. a . T. Kemble 32 ... 9 .. 261 .. 48*... 11.30 Mr. G J. Mor- daunt...................17 ... o .. 180 ... 44 ... 11.11 Butt ..................f 0 ... 4 .. 585 .. 67 ... 11 Dr. E. M. Grace .. 34 ... 0 .. 8b9 ... 37 ... 10.35 Mr. A. O Jones ... 58 ... 2 .. 277 ... 38 .. 10.65 Mr. C. J. M. Fox .. 14 ... 0 .. 148 ... 27 .. 10.57 Mr.G. J.V. Weigall 11 ... 0 ... 115 ... 25 .. 1)45 Murch ..................30 ... 4 .. 263 .. 3S*„. 1 V>3 R ichardson.......... £5 ... 9 ... 264 ... 69 .. 10.15 In such a run ~getting season it would not have been surprising if the bowlers had fared very badly. Still, on the whole, there is very little to cause serious disappointment. As the tables will show, only one bowler has taken two hundred wickets. Considering the immense amount of work of all kinds he had to do, J. T. Hearne’s success was very creditable. Over 1,700 overs and on generally hard wickets is a big task, and he came very well out of it, retaining his place as one of quite the most reliable bowlers. What position Walter Hearne would have taken had he been able to go through the season one can only judge from the brilliant results which attended his bowling in the earlier matches. As it was, it was the hardest of hard luck that ill ness should have kept him out of all the later cricket, with every prospect of a great year. Of the others Richardson, Mold, Briggs, Humphreys, Lockwood, Peel, Atte well, and Wainwright all got over a hundred wickets, and Hirst within one of that number. Lockwood’s leg troubled him a good deal at times, particularly in the latter part of the season, and handicapped him somewhat. Still, though not quite so Euccessful as his Surrey mate Richardson, he had st ll no superior in bowlers of his pace. Mold did a great deal of work with an excellent record. Briggs, too, fully upheld his reputation as one of the most skilful tacticians among bowlers. Particular mention, too, should be made of Peel, and con sidering all the circumstances of the season, his record is perhaps as good as any, if not quite the best. Of the younger players, Rich ardson’s performances entitle him to a place among the best fast bowlers of late years. Next to J. T. Hearne he took the largest number of wickets, and considering his extreme pace, aad the character of the wickets, his record is a remarkable one. Hirst,
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