Cricket 1893

NOV. 80, 1893 CRICKET? A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME, 5 HAMPSTEAD NONDESCRIPTS. As far as results are concerned, Ihe past season has been disappointing, only four matches being won against twelve lost and four drawn. The clubs played were, however, con- siderably stronger than in past years, and lack of consistency both in batting and bowling has been the main cause of defeat, for the club has plenty of good men if they would play together more frequently, and could play up to their form at somewhat less rare intervals. An alteration of the name of the club is in con­ templation, and it is hoped that next season it will play under the title of “ The Nonde­ scripts,” pure and simple. L. Corke, the hon. sec., has changed his address to 5, Grosvenor Gardens, Ealing, \V., and will be glad if those concerned will kindly note the fact. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most in Inns, not out. Runs, an Tnns. Aver W . T. Danby ... 6 ... 1 ... 324 ... 113* .,.. 64.4 J. S. Haycraft... 5 ... 2 ... 128 ... f 8 ..,. 42.2 A. O. Dunn ... 6 ... 2 ... 113 ... 56* ..,. 2 P .1 C. L. Crickmay 4 ... 1 ... 69 ... 31* .,,. 23 G. H. Woodall 11 ..,. 0 ... 218 ... 58 .,.. 19.9 Cl. Ff arse...........17 .. .. 1 ... 295 ... 138 .,.. 18.7 H. Wade ........... 8 ..,. 1 ... 121 ... 44* .,.. 17.2 W . W . A'Deane 20 .. . 2 ... 264 ... 54* .,.. 14.12 E . w . h . Beaton 9 0 ... 128 ... 51 .,.. 14.2 F. V. Selfe ... 4 ..,. 1 ... 52 ... 18 .,, 13 J. F. Worthing­ ton ..................25 .. 2 ... 583 ... 48* .,.. 12.4 L. Hutchinson 17 ... 4 ... 157 ... 55 .... 12 1 W. A. Pelhick... 5 ..,. 0 ... 56 ... 22 .,.. ll.t E. L. Msraden 19 . 4 ... 153 ... 31 ... 0.3 H. F. a. Smith 6 ..,. 0 ... 63 ... 18 .,.. 10.3 G. L. Jeffrey ... 6 ..,. 1 ... 52 ... £5* .,,. 10 2 H. T. Tewson ... 11 ... 1 ... 96 . 53 ... P .6 M. A. Jaque 3 ... 8 C. Braithw ite 10 . .. 0 . 60 .... 24 ... 7.4 .. 1 ... 69 .„. 32* ... 6.9 H. Rauthmell... 6 ... 2 ... 14 ... 11 * ... 3.2 C. E. E. Lee ... 4 ... 1 ... 6 ,... 3 ... 2 Played in three innings—A. L. Kemp, 27 runs; and A. P. van Neck, 15. Played in two innings—A. H. Taylor, 11 runs ; C. N. Carvalho, 4 ; and A. Standfast 2. Played in one innings—A. W . RammeU,13runs ; O. It. Tudor, 3; E. Buckley Jones, 2; E. F. King, 1 ; G. E. Heriot, 0; and P. Collinson f. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver W. T. Danty 15 .. 0 .... 41 ... 4 ..,. 10.1' C. N. Carva'ho ... 15 .,.. 1 .. 54 ... 4 .. . 132 E. Ij. Marsden ... 359.3 ., GO -3 .. 829 ... 57 .... 14.31 H. R ^ u lh m e ll ... 65.3 ..,. 11 .. £05 ... 12 .... 17.1 G. H. Woodall ... 61 .,,. 18 ..,. 159 ... 7 .. . 22.5 L. Hutchinson ... 307.2 .,.. 75 .,,. 780 ... 37 ..,. 21.3 H. Wade .......... 34 .,,. 8 .. 95 ... 4 ..., 23.3 C. Braithwaite ... 62 .... 5 .,,. 1P5 ... 8 .... 24.3 A. L. Kemp......... 28 ... 4 ... 104 ... 4 ... 26 J. S. Woithington 123 .,.. 20 .,.. 373 ... 14 .... 26.9 E. Bucblty Jotes howled three wickets f >r 12 runs; F. V. 8 elfe, 3—93; W . W. A’Deane, 2—121; A. W . Rammell, 1—39; and J. ti. Bayc*aft, 1—56. WH ITG IF T GRAMMAR SCHOOL, CROYDON. Matches played £3-w on 12, drawn 1, lost 9. BATTINJ AVERAGES. Times Most in Ions, notout. Rune, an I'>ne. Aver. H. H .B. Hawkins 26 ... 3 ... 504 ... 72* ..., 21.9 V. F. S. Crawford 25 ... 1 ... 4iH ... 73* ..., 17 6 R. LI. Turner ... ‘.6 ... 2 ... 369 ... £0 ... , 16.2 O. A. Hamilton... 26 ... 0 ... 315 . .. 7 » ..., 12.1 J. T. Callaghan... 23 ... 2 ... 200 ... cO ..,, 9.5 O. M. Goodbody ‘24 ... 2 ... 184 ... 38 ..., 8 .6 (A. F. Hampton . 23 ... 0 ... 1V1 ... 41 ..., K3 J. H. Purser ... 22 ... 2 ... no ... 35* ... 7 A. Brodie ...........16 . .. 7 ... 59 ... 11 * .... 66 H. F. Davidson... 18 ... 4 ... 91 ... 27* ..., 6.5 R. Wordsworth 23 ... 2 ... 128 . .. iJl ... . 64 BOWLING AVERAGES, Overs Mdns. Rons. Wits. Aver. B. H P. Hawkins 328.4 ... 110 ... 625 ... P5 ... 6.5 C. A. Hamilton ... 44.4 .,.. 4 ... 183 .. 38 ..,. 10 2 J. H, Former........... 6 *J ... 33 ... 154 .. 35 .... 10.26 J. T. Callagban .. 101.2 .... 29 .... 219 .... £1 ..,. 10.4 V. F. S. Crawford 339 . .. P7 . .. 820 ... 76 .... 10.8 R. Wordsworth .... 47 ..,. 13 .... 113 ..,. 9 ... 12 6 GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS. BY J. N. PENTELOW. The first recorded Gentlemen v. Players match took place at Lord’s early in July, 1806, and a return was played towards the end of the same month. This was Lord’s old Ground, be it remembered, where Dorset Square now stands ; the present ground in St. John's Wood was founded in 1814. Mr. Pycroft gives the date of the first match as1821; but there really seems no valid reason for refusing to include the matches played in lfcOG, 1819 and 1820. Nor does it seem right to omit, as un­ worthy the title of representative games, the matches played at Scarborough, Hastings, Brighton, etc. It is true that the sides in these matches have not always been fully representative; but neither have they in the games at Lord’s and the Oval, which are universally reckoned as of first-rate importance. Still a few words more by way of pre­ face. In the account of the matches which here follows I may seem to have lingered over some matches and some players in a manner betraying the lack of a due sense of proportion. But I may perhaps be allowed to extenuate myself by pleading that neither all matches nor all players are of quite equal interest, and, furthermore, that I have en­ deavoured to put before my readers some­ thing more than the dry bones of fact which they might gather by a perusal of the scores themselves. For much that has helped to give to my account any interest or brightness which it may possess, I ought to, and do gladly, here express my indebtedness to the labours of Dr. W. G. Grace, Mr. Richard Daft, Mr. Fred Gale, and, last but not least, Mr. Arthur Haygarth, whosemonumental work has been and is of incalculable benefit to all earnest students of the dear old game. And now to T h e M a t c h . Very unfamiliar are the names which appear in the scores of the 1806 matches. Some of them we recognise, however. Here is Beldbam, “ Silver Billy.” the greatest player of his day; and here Walker, one of the first to practise round- arm bowling; and Mr. John Willes, who, years later (in 1822), gave up the game altogether in disgust at beingno-balled for employing that method of attack in a Kent v. M.C.C. match ; and Lambert, the first to score two centurics in a match, whose fate it was in later days to be 1 ‘ warnedoffthe Heath” (to adopt aphrase from the turf) for malpractices ; and Mr. John Nyren, chronicler of the Hambledon doings, and still the king of all cricket writers dead or living; and Lord Frederick Beauclerk ; and Mr. E. H. Budd, who played cricket for over half a century, a big hitter, and so powerful a man that he used a bat three pounds in weight; and Fennex, from whom Fuller Pilch learned his grand forward play. In the first match the Gentlemen had Beldham and Lambert as given men, and won by an innings and 14 runs, Lambert being top scorer in the match with 57. In the return Beldham changed over, but only scored one ill his two innings for the Players ; while Lambert made 2 and 43 for the Gentlemen, Lord Frederick Beau- clerk scoring 58 and 38. The Players only made 65 and 81; and tbeir opponents won by 82, in spite of the fact that only eight wicke‘s fell in their second inningp, Messrs. Nyren, Budd, and T. Burgoyne being absent when play began on the second day. The next match did not take place till 1819, when tbe Gentlemen’s eleven in­ cluded the famous William Ward, a bats­ man with tremendous punishing powers, who, in the next year, made a record in scoring 278 for the M.C.C. v. Norfolk. Mr. Ward was one of the most thorough supporters crickbt has ever had ; and it was he who, some years after this, paid the big price of ±'5.000 for Lord's, in order that it might not fall into the hands of the builders. The Players won by six wickets, Tom Beagley scoring 75 and 26, not out, and James Sherman a first innings of 5’2. Mr. E. H. Budd, with 56 and 5, made most runs for the amateurs, and captured eight players’ wickets, stumping six and catch­ ing two. In 1820 the Gentlemen were given Howard, and won by 70, Mr. E. H. Budd scoring 8 and 51, not out, and Mr. Ward 26 and 33. In their second innings everyone except Colonel Lowther, who was run out, was clean bowled, Brown (I suppose thismust have beenthat Brown,of Brighton, of whom W. G. tells a wonder­ ful tale concerning a coat and a deg) ftd Powell doingmost of the damage. The 1821 match was played on even terms. The Gentlemen went in first and scored 60. The Players made a good start with Sparks (63) and John Thum- wood (29); later on Beagley hit hard and well for 113, and was not out with Beldham (23), when the Gentlemen gavo up tbe match ! Shades of Dingley Dell and All Muggleton, that one should have to chronicle such an ending to tile great match of any year! This was Beldham’s last Gentlemen and Players match. He was no less than fifty-seven when he made that 23 not not out. The Gentlemen won the 1822 match, played on even terms, by six wickets. It was just twenty years before they again won a game under similar circum­ stances. For the Players J. Jordan was top scorer in both innings, with 38 and 33 ; Mr. Budd (69) in the first inningp, and Mr. Ward (39 not out) in the second, did best for the winners. James Broad­ bridge, of Sussex, one of the earliest ex­ ponents of the then new round-arm bowling, represented the Players for the first time. In 1823 the pros, won by no fewer than 345 runs. To their first innings of 153 (Searle 43,Bowyer 36), the Gentle­ men could only reply wtth 59. Then Saunders made 57, Searle 56, Hooker 50, Broadbridge 47, and Beagley 40; and the total was 307. The Gentlemen (two absentees) could only total 56 in their second hands.