Cricket 1894

4 0RICKET g A WEEKLY EECOBD OF ftufi GAME. JAN. 26, 1894 CRICKET_NOTCHES. By th e R ev. R . S. H o lm e s . YORKSHIRE CRICKET AND CRICKETERS. The Yorkshire County Cricket Club was formed in 1861, and reconstituted in 1892. But Yorkshire County Cricket dates back as far as 1883. Cricket in Yorkshire, however, is found as early as 1771, when Sheffield and Nottingham played the first of the 26 matches arranged by them, the last of which series took place as recently as 1857. Besides Sheffield, there were strong clubs in the following Yorkshire towns; the dates appended do not necessarily indicate the year in which these clubs were formed, but mark their first appearance in Lillywhite’s Scores and Biographies. Thus: 1813, York, Ripon, Harewood; 1828, Sheffield Wednesday; 1830, Bedale; 1833, Leeds; 1835, Selly ; 1840, Denton ; 1841, Bradford and Dalton; 1843, Otley; 1845, Knaresboro’ ; 1846, Castle Howard and Sheffield Broomhale; 1848, Hudders­ field. The probable reason why no county club existed prior to 1861, was lack of funds, not dearth of cricketers. Y o rkshire C r ic k e t L it e r a t u r e . Next to none. I know only of the following items, and they have been almost useless to the summary I have drawn up. Duthoit's Yorkshire Guide, 1878 ; Record of Yorkshire Cricket, 1881, and 1882—published by Fletcher, of Bury, Lancashire; Yorkshire County Cricket Club, 1893. Consequently for this synopsis I have had to wade through the 13 volumes of Scores and Biographies, Wisden’s Almanacks, and Lillywhite’s Annuals. The county secretary informs me that he “ is preparing a book on Yorkshire Cricket, which is now in the printer’s hands.” Let us hope it will be crammed fall of such details, figures, etc., as will make it valuable for reference. M atches I nclu d ed in t h is S um m ary . All Counties, first class and second class, from 1833 to 1893, inclusive. And all other matches in which Yorkshire have taken part, except those played by Yorkshire against other towns in the County, such as Sheffield (4 matches), Lascelles Hall (2), Yorkshire Gentlemen (2). All matches, too, are exclu d ed in which either Yorkshire or their opponents have played more than the regulation number of men—matches with or against odds. Yorkshire B econd eleven, and Colts’ matches, are also omitted. So again matche3 in which Yorkshire, along with another County, played England : e.q., Yorkshire and Notts v. England, 1872 and 1883; Yorkshire and Glo'stershire v. England, 1877. Only bona-fide matches, arranged by the executive, are included, though I have taken the liberty ofinserting a Lancashire match in 1867, one against Notts in 1873, one against M.C.C., at Scarborough, in 1875, and two against the Australians in 1880—none of which were arranged by the County Committee. Emmett’s or Hall’s Yorkshire X I against Shaw's or Barlow’s or Sherwin’s X I in 1881, 1883, and 1891, were evidently gate- matches only, and are not reckoned. T a b ie N o. 1. R e su lts of a ll M atch es . When first Opponents Played Won Lost Drn. Total Norfolk................. 1833 .. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ... 5 Sus e x ................. 1835 .. 23 ... 5 ... 6 ... 34 Manchester.......... 1814 .. 2 ... 1 ... 0 ... 3 Kent ................. 3849 .. 18 ... U ... 9 ... 38 Lancashire......... 3819 .. *3 ... 22 ... 9 ... 54 S urrey................. 1851 .. 32 ... 23 ... 11 ... 66 Notts ................. 1863 .. 18 ... 25 ... 19 ... 62 Cambridgeshire... 1864 .. 3 ... 4 ... 1 ... 8 All England 1865 .. 1 ... 1 ... 0 ... 2 Middlesex .......... 1868 .. 21 ... 13 ... 10 ... 43 M.C.C.................... 3870 .. 9 ... 17 ... 10 ... 86 Gloucestershire... 3872 .. 17 ... 13 ... 13 ... 43 South of England 1874 .. 1 ... o ... 1 ... 1 Derbyshire.......... 1877 .. 39 ... 8 ... 7 ... 34 I Zir gari .......... 3877 .. 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... 6 Gentn. of Scotland 1878 .. 2 ... 0 ... 0 ... 2 Cambridge Univ. 1878 .. 7 ... 6 ... 3 ... 16 Australians......... 1878 ... 4 ... 9 ... 7 ... 20 Cheshire .........* 3886 ... 5 ... 0 ... 3 ... 8 Leicestershire ... 1687 ... 7 ... 1 ... 6 ... 14 Warwickshire ... 1S87 .. 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 12 Liverpool .......... 3689 .. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ... 4 Essex ................. 3890 .. 3 ... 1 ... 0 ... 4 Staffordshire ... 38S0 .. 4 ... o ... 0 ... 4 Durham .......... 1891 ... 8 ... 0 ... 1 ... 4 Somersetshire ... 1891 .. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... 6 236 173 121 530 Total matches p'.ajed, 1833 to 1893, 630; won 236, lost 1'3, drawn 121. T ab le N o . 2. S umm ary Y ea r by Y e a r . Year. w. L D. Total. Year. W. L. D. Total 3833 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 1878 ... 7 ... 5 .. 1 ..13 3834 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ... 2 1874 ...10 ... 3 .. 0 . 13 1835 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1 1875 ... 6 ... 4 .. 1 .. 11 1836 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ... 2 1876 ... 5 ... 3 .. 4 . 12 1844 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 1877 ... 2 ... 7 .. 5 ...14 1815 ... 2 ... 0 ... 0 ... 2 1878 ...10 ... 7 .. 3 ..20 1819 ... 2 ... 1 ... 0 ... 3 1879 ... 7 ... 5 .. 5 ...17 1851 ... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ... 4 3880 ... 7 ... 7 .. 6 .. 20 1855 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 1881 .. 11 ... 6 .. 3 .. £0 1861 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ... 2 1682 . 31 ... 9 .. 4 .. ?4 1862 ... 2 ... 2 ... n ... 4 1683 .. 11 ... 2 .. 6 ...19 1833 ... 2 ... 1 ... l ... 4 3834 .. 10 ... 0 .. 4 .. 90 lt-64 . 2 ... 4 ... i ... 7 3885 ... 8 ... 2 .. 10 .. 23 1865 .. 0 ... 7 ... 2 ... 9 1885 ... 7 ... 8 .. 8 ...28 1866 ... 0 ... 2 ... 1 ... 3 1887 ...10 ... 4 .. 11 .. 25 1867 ... 7 ... 0 ... 0 ... 7 1888 ...11 ... 8 .. 11 ...30 1868 ... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... 7 1889 ... 8 ..1 ! .. 5 .. 25 3859 ... 4 ... 1 ... 0 ... 5 1890 ...14 ... 8 .. 8 ..30 J870 ... 6 ... 0 ... 1 ... 7 1891 ... 8 .. 14 .. 3 .. 55 3871 ... 3 ... 8 ... 1 ... 7 1892 ...14 ... 7 .. 9 .. 30 1872 ... 1 ... 7 ... 1 ... 9 1893 ...19 ... 8 .. 4 ...31 226 .. 173 121 .630 T ab le N o . 3. RONS SCORED BY YORKSHIRE. Against Runs Wkte. lost N orfolk .......... .......... 1266 ........................ 100 Sussex ........................ 1« 860 ........................ 528 Manchester................. 561 ........................ 42 K ent.............................. 9831 ........................ 590 Lancashire................. 12822 ........................ 856 Surrey ........................ 17678 ........................ 1C58 Notts ........................ 144 3 ........................ £94 Cambridgeshire.......... 1916 ........................ 144 A)1 England................. 505 ........................ 30 Middlesex ................. 33238 ........................ 786 M. C. C........................... 8612 ........................ 620 Gloucestershire.......... 13540 ........................ 675 SDUth of England ... COS ........................ 40 Derbyshire ................. 8302 ........................ 468 I Zingari ................. 1622 ........................ 92 Gentlemen ofScotland 459 ........................ 20 Cambridge University 5084 ........................ 256 Australians................. 4654 ........................ 335 Cheshire ................. 2104 ........................ 89 Leicestershire .......... 4011 .............. 1^1 Warwickshire .......... 2952 ........................ 381 Liverpool ................. 1374 ........................ 70 Essex ........................ 1468 ........................ 86 Staffordshire .......... 1337 ........................ 36 Durham........................ 16?5 ........................ 59 Somersetshire .......... 2£00 ........................ 90 Total ........................143,059 ......................... 8356 That is, Yorkshire batsmen have averaged 17.1 runs for every wicket. T able N o. 4. RUNS SCORED AGAINST YORKSHIRE. By Buns Wkts lost N orfolk........................ 1275 .......... .......... ‘.6 Sussex .............. . ... 8948 .......... .......... 615 Manchester................. 493 .......... .......... 55 Kent............................... 9371 .......... .......... 6£8 L ancashire................. 1 443 .......... ... ... 894 Surrey ........................ 16682 .......... ....... 1108 Notts ........................ 14966 .......... ... ... 1002 Cambridgeshire.......... 1864 .......... .......... 114 All England................. 749 .......... ....... 30 Middlesex ................. 12326 .......... 731 M.C.C............................. 9409 .......... •• ... 573 Gloucestershire.......... 14095 .......... . ...... 6S8 South of England 417 .......... .......... 30 Derbj shire ................. 82.1 .......... .......... 601 I Zingari ................. 1885 .......... .......... 113 Gentlemen of Scot’and 332 .......... .......... 40 Cambridge University 4704 .......... .......... 263 Australians................. 4735 .......... .......... 294 Cheshire....................... 1327 .......... .......... 136 Leicestershire .......... 3081 .......... 232 Warwickshire .......... 2858 .......... ....... 2(1 Liverpool ................. 1818 .......... ....... 74 Essex ........................ 1419 .......... ....... 93 Staffordshire .......... 804 .......... ... ... 80 Durham........................ 3376 .......... 10 Somersetshire .......... 2255 .......... .......... 104 Total .......... .......... 137,823 .......... .......... 8936 That is, the cost of each wicket taken by York­ shire bowlers is 15.3 runs. (All figures are calculated to one place of decimals). T ab le N o. 5. HIGHEST AND LOWEST INNINGS SCORED BY YORKSHIRE. Opponents Highest Lowest Norfolk ... ... ... 293 in 1834 ... 37 in 1834 Sussex...................... .. 383 in 1890 ... 61 in 1891 Manchester ... ... 225 in 1845 ... 43 in 1844 Kent ..................... .. 559 in 1887 ... 30 in 1865 Lancashire............. .. 593 in 1887 ... 47 in 1878 Surrey........................ 398 in 1833 ... 44 in 1862 Notts ........................ 424 in 1885 .. . 32 in 1876 Cambridgeshire .. 352 in 1869 ... f3 in 1867 All England ... ... 236 in 1874 .,,. 125 in 1865 M iddlesex................. 409 in 1866 ... 43 in 3868 M.O.C........................ .. 322 in 1885 ... 44 in 1880 Gloucestershire .. 461 in 1888 ... 66 in 1672 South of England ... 226 in 1891 ... 64 in 1874 Derbyshire.............. .. 399 in 1837 ... 63 in 1679 I Zingari .............. .. 407 in 1882 ..,. 37 in 1877 Gentn of Scotland... 264 in 1838 .,.. 195 in 1878 Cambiidge Univ. .„. 539 in 1684 ..,. 83 in 1893 Australians ... .... 844 (7w) in 1888 .... 48 in 18P3 Chesh re .............. .. 426 in 3837 ... 140 in 1687 Leicestershire ... ,... 509 (6w) in 1892 ..,. 96 in It90 Warwickshire ... ,... 384 in 1867 .,.. 66 in 1890 Liverpool .............. ,.. 354 in 1892 ..,. 69 in 1892 E s s e x ..................... ,.. 808 in 1893 .... 44 in 1693 Staffordshire ... .,.. 512 in 3892 .,.. 182 in 1892 Durham .............. ,.. 359 in 1893 ..,. 243 in 18^2 Somersetshire ... ,... 469 in 1893 ., 110 in 1832 T able N o. 6. HIGHEST AND LOWEST INNING3 AGAINST YORKSHIRE. By Norfolk ............. Sussex..................... Manchester ... . Kent ..................... Lancashire............... Surrey..................... N o tt s ...................... Cambridgeshire All England ... . Middlesex............... M.C.C........................ Gloucestershire South of England ., Derbyshire............... I Ziogari ............... Gentn. of Scotland. Cambridge Univ. . Australians ... . Cheshire .............. Leicestershire .. . Warwickeh re ... . Liverpool ..: ... . E ssex ..................... Staffordshire ... . Durham ............... Somersetshire... . Highest . 289 (7w) , 368 . 146 . 335 . 471 . 455 . 363 , 233 . 524 . 527 . 449 (4w) . 528 , 231 . 312 . 811 . 129 . 329 . 470 . 334 . 313 . 257 . 269 . 223 . 167 . 352 . 592 in 1834 in 1885 in 1845 in 18^6 in 189J in 18^8 in 1892 in 1863 in 1865 in 1837 in 1835 in 18/6 in 1893 in 1890 in 1879 in 1888 in 1890 in 1893 in 1887 in 1889 in 1893 in 1S91 in 3892 in 1893 in 1892 in 1892 Lowest 52 in 1836 .. 24 in 1878 51 in 1845 39 in 1882 ... 30 in 1868 31 in lfr83 24 in 1888 ... 40 in 1869 ... 94 in 1874 ... 45 in 1879 31 in 1877 ... 43 in 1684 89 in 1874 ... 26 in 1880 ... 93 in 1879 .. 44 in 1878 ... 44 in 1885 ... 48 in 1888 ... 51 in 1888 ... 52 in 1891 ... 75 in 1891 ... 45 in 1889 ... 63 in 1892 ... 67 in 1890 ... 113 in 1891 ... 74 in 1892