Cricket 1893

NOV. 30, 1893 CRICKET g A. WEEKLf EECOED OF THE GAME, 457 and obliging, he never forgot his position, and his head was never turned by success. His fame and character will live for many a day. G eobge P ick n eix. — G . Picknell was a Sussex farmer. As a batsman he was a very hard hitter ; good, fast, round-arm bowler, and good at single wicket. In 1816, he, with Bushby, in behalf of Sussex, played Adams and Hillyer on behalf of Kent—the result of the match was a tie, the scores being, first innings, Adams 1, Hillyer 0 ; second innings, Adams 6, Hillyer 0, wide 1 ; total 8. First innings, Picknell 5, Bushby 1 ; second innings, Picknell 1, Bushby 1; total 8. This match caused a great sensation at the time, numbers of people went to witness the p!ay. It is said Picknell played for his county against England in 1846, and scored 19 and 21. Hillyer bowled very finely in this match. E. P ick nelij was a brother to the above, b u th ew asn ot by any means such a good cricketer, although he was a very fair all­ round man. Edwabd Wenman.-—E . Wenman was born at Benenden, Kent, Augu t 18, 1803; died December 31, 1879. He was a celebrated wicket-keeper, was 6ft. in height, stout in proportion, and weighed about 15st. He was a resolute bat, a great back player, but as he would not adopt the batting gloves and pads then recently introduced, Edward paid the penalty by having his knuckles well rapped by the fast bowlers of that day. His last appearance in a great match was on the occasion of the testimonial match to A. Mynn, 1847, when he donned the gloves and took his old place behind the sticks, but finding he was not so active in that position as formerly, resigned the post to Dorrinton. He was, however, wonderfully well received on the ground by both players and specta­ tors, being greeted by loud and continued plaudits, as he was very popular with all classes. Wenman in 1844. in seven matches, caught nine and stumped one. S. W oods . PALLINGSWICK CLUB. BATTING AVERAGES. Twelve or more innings. Thb B lo b s and T h e ir B a t t le s (1837 to 1892 witn scores of all Cricket Matches plajed letween the Universities. One Shilling, By post Is 2d.— Wright and Co.. “ E n g lish S ports " Office, ii, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, E.C. NINETY.NINE. By J. N. P en telow , I. Bertram RuBhfield lay in the long grass of the meadow which stretched behind the pavilion on the Westmoor cricket ground, with a very discontented expression on his good-looking face. It was a beautiful after­ noon in June, the sky cloudlessly blue, and the sun intensely hot. An elm tree near offered inviting shade ; but Rushfield had thrown himself down full length in the sun, and felt far too much at odds with himself and all the world to care about the greater comfort obtainable by moving a few yards. He was rather in the mood for self-torture, indeed, though by no means in the mood for bearing with the slightest annoyance from anybody or anything else, so that even the chirping of grasshoppers and the song of a thrush from the wild-rose-studded hedge were as burdens to his soul, provoking hasty words of abuse, of which grasshoppers and’ thrush were alike happily oblivious. What was the matter with this young man, and how was it that he, generally the keenest of the keen, readier than anyone to applaud every good stroke of his comrades, should be sulking behind the pavilion while Westmoor’s first two batsmen in the last innings of an exciting game were at the wickets, playing cool and confident cricket against the attack of Helmshall, the Sutton Longford lightning bowler, and Dolbey, his slow and wily col­ league, the terror of undecided batsmen. His answer to that question of “ Wliat was the matter ? ” if he had felt civil enough to answer at all, which is doubtful, would pro­ bably have been—“ Everything.” Without going so far as to subscribe to this somewhat comprehensive assertion, t V q may say that quite enough was wrong with him. In the first place, he had that day, for the fourth and (so he vowed) last time, proposed to Lois Etheridge, and had been rejected. In the second place he had been clean bowled first ball in Westmoor’s first innings—a thing which had never happened to him before in all his cricket career. The first cause of trouble was the heavier by far, without doubt. One must love a girl very much before one gives her the chance of repeating a refusal three times. And Rnsh- field did love Lois Etheridge very much indeed. He would have walked thirty miles through'a snowstorm any day to kiss the little hand that had lain so oonfidingly in his, while its owner told him that she liked him very, very much, and would always be his friend, but could not marry him. Ani yet he had thrown tbe little hand from him very rudely, and had given vent to some bitter words, whioh he would have given a good deal now to recall. Thereof, partly, was his self- disgust. But the second count in his heavy indict­ ment of Fortune had no small share in this, also. Rushfield was a thoroughly keen cricketer, and as a batsman very far above the average, Iknowing how to play a steady game as well as how to hit hard and brilliantly, and never forgetting that he was playing for his side, and not merely for his own hand. Last season he had been the best batsman in the strong Westmoor team, better even than his captain and staunch chum, John Etheridge, whom everyone called Johnny. Etheridge had played regularly in the county team for some years now; and Bert had been several times asked to represent the county that season, but had been prevented by pres­ sure of business. And now, when his father’s return from a long sojourn abroad, rendered necessary by impaired health, had left him much more at liberty, he was in wretchedly bad form. The twelve innings he had played this season had only totalled altogether 42 runp—something less than his average of the C. P ryor. —C. Pryor, one of the Cam­ bridgeshire Eleven, was a very excellent field, and a lashing hitter. He entered the county club in 1834, and in 1848 was about thirty-three years of age; was 5ft. lOin. in height. So much was Prior thought of as an all-round cricketer, that in 1840 he was selected as one of the English eleven to play against Kent, and acquitted himself admir­ ably on that occasion. R o b ert Ringwood. — R . Ringwood was another of the Cambridgeshire eleven. He entered the county club in 1838, and in 1818 was about thirty-three jeara of age; about 5ft- lOin. in height, and stout in p.oportion. He was a free and rather powerful hitter, and his average was generally about 14 p^r innings. He was at one period of his career a very good bowler, but during the later years of his play was rot much called upon in that department of the game. He died at Cambridge, February 18, 1875. H en ry R oyston. —H . Royston played for Middlesex, and was for many years engaged as “ coach ” at Harrow School. He was also employed as practice bowler by the M.C.C. Royston as a bowler was most effective and had an excellent delivery, a capital field, and a determined batsman. In his day there were few to rival him as an all-round cricketer. H e was rather below the middle height, of slender build, rather reserved in his manner, but very civil and obliging. He was for many years a most trusted umpire to the Marylebone Club. Thomas S e w e ll.— T . Sewell was a Mitcham man, and played for Surrey; was aiso one of the ground bowlers of the M.C.C, He was a very dangerous batsman when once set, but his great fault was want of patience. He was rather above the middle height, stout in proportion and was some­ what marked by the small pox. He was a well-conducted and good-tempered man, and seemed to take the world as it came. He was a very careful and conscientious umpire, and often filled that responsible situation. G eorge Sopp.— G . Sopp, of Sussex, was a very fair cricketer, but does not appear to have done anything extraordinary. He died in 1875. Times Most in Inns. not out. Runs. an inns. Aver. E. A. Collins ... 86 ... 4 .. 892 ... 106 ... 27.81 J. S. Haycraft ... 23 ... 2 .. 468 ... 80 .. 26.C0 M.T. La Thangue 12 ... 5 .. 229 ... 41*... 18.42 F. S.Heynemann : jh ... 2 .. 672 ... 78 ... 18.16 S. Cheeeman ... 17 ... 0 .. 284 ... 54 ... 16.70 W.C.Yarfcorough 13 ... 3 .. 116 ... 103 ... 11.63 H. J. Piper........... 17 ... 3 .. 181 ... 43 ... 12.92 C.Hay Campbell 25 ... 4 .. ‘ill .. 6 .*... 1004 A. H. Millson ... 28 ... 4 .. 203 ... 41 ... 8.54 F. Clemence ... 15 ... 3 .. 102 .. 23 ... 8 50 A. J. Carter ... 25 ... 4 .. 178 . 22 *... 8.47 A. H. Stevens ... 15 ... 0 .. 119 .. 24 ... 7.43 B. Shaikh........... 12 ... 0 .. 76 ... 31 ... 6.33 D. H. Hewitt ... 20 ... 6 .. 85 ... 13*... 6.07 F. 8 anderson ... 12 ... 2 .. 58 .. 24 ... 5.80 A. J. B. Dampier 13 ... 1 .. 63 ... 14 ... 5 Five or more innings. Times Most in Inns. not out. Runs, an inns. Aver. E. A . Barrett . . 8 ... 0 . . 3C6 ... 103 .. 38.25 E. M. Hamilton 11 ... 0 . . 217 ... 51 ... 19.72 Marlow ... . . 8 ... n . . 117 ... 46 .. 14.72 F. S. Mayo... . . 11 ... 2 . . 59 ... 41 ... 11.03 T. Ward ... . . 5 ... 2 . . 33 ... 51 ... 10.66 C. De Winton . . 11 ... 1 . . 1 1 ... 26 .. 1 M 0 G. W . Nichols . . 6 ... 0 . . 56 ... 22 ... 9.S3 F.W. Hutchinson 9 ... 1 . . 72 ... 17 ... 9.CO R. a . Melhuish . . 5 ... II . . 44 ... 2 ) .. 8.40 A . W . Graham . 5 ... 1 . . 27 ... 13 ... 6.7S G. F. Griffin . 9 ... 0 . . 55 ... 17 ... 6 .U C. R. Forward . . 5 ... 2 . . 17 ... &*... 5 66 F. J. Lampard. . 8 ... H . . 28 ... li*... 5.60 J. DeWintou . . 11 ... 0 . . 61 ... 27 ... 5.54 P. Schooling . 8 ... 2 .. 30 ... 11 *... 5 H. W. Burnpide 9 ... 1 .. 37 ... 15*... 4 62 W. G. Moscrop. . 5 ... 0 . . 14 ... 6 ... 2.80 BOWLING AVERAGES. TwelveormoreInnings. Overs Mdns. Buns Wkts. Aver. Marlow .................. 230 .. . 71 .... 513 ..,. 61 .... 8.40 W . C. Yarborough 98 ..,. 23 ... 252 .,.. 28 .. . 9 C. Hay-Campbell... 396 .. 131 .. . 878 .,.. 89 ..,. 9.86 E. A. Collins........... 426 ..,. 106 .. .1088 .,.. 91 .... 11.57 S. Cheesman.......... 131 ..,. 28 ... 372 .,.. 27 .... 13.77 F. S Heynemann... 96 .. . 25 .. . £94 ..,. 18 .... 16.f3 A. H. Millson.......... 108 .. . 52 ..,. 346 ... 15 .... 23.06 Five or more Innings. E. A. Barrett........... 133 .. 31 . . 356 . . 47 . . 7.37 J. S. Hsycraft 45 .. 5 . . 146 . . 13 . . 1L-23 E. M. Hamilton ... ISO .. 85 . . 357 . . 22 . . 16.22 A. H. Stevens.......... 73 .. 16 . . 180 . . 11 . . 16.36 J. DeWinton.......... 52 .. 12 . . 134 . . 8 . . 16.75 M. T. La Thanguo 29 .. 5 . . 110 .. 5 . . 22