Cricket 1894

MAY 3, 1894 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME, 109 THE COUNTY CLASSIFICATION. As the minor counties were not concerned with the subject for discussion at the meeting convened at the instance of the Yorkshire County C.C. for Tuesday last, the attendance was limited to the counties interested. Mr. H. Perkins, the secretary of M.C.C., presided, and the following were present as representatives of their several counties:— Lord Hawke and Mr. J. M. Ellison (Yorkshire), Messrs. F. Marchant and A. J. Lancaster (Kent), Mr. C. W . Alcock (Surrey), Messrs. C. W . Wright and W . E. Denison (Notts), Messrs. W . L. Murdoch and W. Newham (Sussex), Mr. A. J, Webbe (Middlesex), Mr. A. N. Hornby (Lanca­ shire), Messrs. H. A, Murray Anderdon and S. M. J. Woods (Somerset), Dr. Russell Bencraft (Hampshire), Messrs. G. W . Hillyard and T. Burdett (Leicester­ shire), Messrs. H . W . Bainbridge and W . Ansell (Warwickshire), Mr. W . Dela- combe (Derbyshire), Messrs. C. E. Green and 0. R. Borradaile (Essex). Gloucester­ shire was the only leading county not represented. Mr. Ellison’s proposal, “ That for the purposes of classification there should be no distinction drawn between counties who play out and home three-day matches with not less than six other counties,” was seconded by Mr. G. W . Hillyard. As an amendment, Mr. Denison pro­ posed “ That the M.C.C. be requested to consider and advise upon the whole question of classification of counties.” This was seconded by Mr. Murray Anderdon, and, Mr. Ellison having with­ drawn his proposition, carried unani­ mously. The question of an improvement in the method of selecting umpires for county matches was deferred [ for future con­ sideration. At a meeting of the captains of the nine first-class counties held on Monday, it was resolved to lay the following before the M.C.C. at their annual meeting, “ That the matches played by the following four counties : Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Essex, and Leicestershire against the nine counties at present styled first-class, and also against one another and against the M,C.C., should be regarded as first- cl\ss matches, and the records of the players engaged in these matches shall be included in the list of first-class averages.” This resolution was signed by Lord Hawke, Messrs, W . G. Grace, J. Shuter, S. M. J. Woods, J, A. Dixon, F. Marchant, W . L. Murdoch, A. J. Webbe, and A. N. Hornby. A. N. H o r n b y scored 12 out of a total of 162 for Manchester v. Wigan on Saturday. T h e South African team closed their innings at 201 for five wickets against All Comers at Cape Town on April 4th. Frank Hearne scored 99. T he Hampshire County Cricket Club Guide has just been published. As a compendium of Hampshire cricket past and present, it should be of great use to all who take interest in the County and its doings. THE ESSEX COUNTY CLUB. The annual general meeting of the above club will be held in the Pavilion at Leyton this afterncon at five o’clock. In their report the committee of the Essex County Club refer to a very marked and distinct improve­ ment in the all round play of the County Eleven last year. Of the twelve matches played five were won, five lost, and two drawn, a very noticeable feature being that Essex were only beaten once during the season upon their; own ground at Leyton, and upon that occasion they were unsuccessful after a good game against the champion county, Yorkshire, whom they subsequently defeated at Sheffield in the return match. Excepting Mr. H. M. Taberer, all the mem­ bers of the County eleven of 1893 will be available for this year. It is anticipated, the report adds, that the new railway will be opened and available for traffic during the coming season, which should prove a great convenience to those who are anxious to visit the ground. The roll of members now stands at 852 gentlemen and 84 ladies who have paid their subscriptions. The financial working of the club cannot be properly carried out, the com­ mittee add, unles there is a membership of at least 1,500, and the whole success of the club depends upon the actual list of paying members, which must be not less than the number named. The committee record their sincere sense of gratitude to Mr. C. M. Tebbut for advancing to them a sum of ^2,000, which has enabled them to pay off the debt to the bankers and other creditors. Messrs. A. J. Edwards, R . Y. Bevan, and R. Cook have been appointed to take the places of Messrs. J. Jackson, J. Armstrong, and J. Conquest upon the committee. The following members of the committee retire by rotation—viz., Messrs. F, R. Pelly, G. Buxton, R. Cook, and F. W. Holton, and offer themselves for re-election. After the meeting a dinner will be held in the Pavilion. ERRATICS v. CANE HILL ASYLUM. Played at Cane Hill on April 28. E r r a t ic s . A. Q. Twiss, c SholJ, b Crawford .......... 3 A.J.Clarke.cWilliams, b Crawford .......... 3 E. Hemingway, c Eidd, b S holl.........11 A. J. Evelyn, b Sholl 5 Leslie Walker, b Crawford................ 1 F.P.Francis,e Winder- bank, b K id d ..........39 H. E. Hockley, c and b Kidd .................19 E.L. Dunster.uot out 40 N. V. Norman, bKidd 1 E.Turner.b Crawford 14 J. M. Crawford, st Beadnell, b Sholl... 5 Extras................. 9 Total ...150 C ane H ill A sy lu m . Dr. Kidd, e Hemiog- way, b Walker ... 5 V. F. J. Crawford, lbw, b Hockley ... 37 H. Beadle, b Walker 0 Dr. Moodey.b Walker 10 Rev.J.C. Crawford, st Evelyn, b Francis 10 Dr. Boycott, c and b Hockley ................. 0 E. Winderbank, b H ockley................. H.B. Shoil, b Francis F. Winderbank, not out ........................ H. Pottercon, out .............. Extras........ not 0 ... 17 Total W. Williams did not bat. T h e A thletic News Annual for 1894, con­ taining as it does 168 pages of closely printed matter, cannot be regarded as anything but a good investment at the nominal price of a threepenny piece. Besides statistics galore, it is illustrated by excellent photographs of the English team which played Australia at the Oval last year, of Briggs, Peel, Sherwin, B arnes, and F. Supg. A FAM ILY MATCH IN AUSTRALIA. T h e L eak F a m il y v . B ask et R a n g e . Instances of matches in which a family furnishes the whole side are few enough anywhere. The Adelaide Obsei'ver , of April 11, published one, which it describes as the first of the kind on record in South Australia. It was played at Basket Range on the previous Saturday. A year or so ago we gave particu­ lars of some high scoring by members of the Leak family. In this case the run-getting on both sides was only low. What there was, however, showed an advantage to the Leaks, who won, on the innings played, by 55 runs. L e a k F a m ily . Fred Leak, sen., b E d g a r L e a k , c Moulds ................. 2 Moulds, b Hock­ Fred N. Leak, b Cran- ham . ................. 10 well ....................... 5 Herb Leak, b Bur­ Fred W. Leak, retired 28 dett ........................ 4 Walter H. Leak, run Rowley Leak, b out ........................ 4 Cranwell .......... 0 Syd Leak, c Moulds, b Dan Leak, not out... 1 C ranw ell................. 10 Extras................. 7 Harry Leak, b Cran— well ........................ 8 Total ..........103 Ern Leak, c Burdett, b Hockham .......... 24 B a s k e t R a n g e . H. Beauchamp, c S., J. Cranwell, c Edgar, b Edgar Leak.......... 8 b F. N. Leak.......... 2 W. Moulds, o H., b A.Beauchamp,cRow- Edgar Leak .......... 1 ley, b Edgar Leak 1 J. Hockham, c Fred, b E. Cranwell, b F. N. F. N. Leak................. 5 Leak ................. 4 W.Hockham, b Edgar W. Burdett, not out 3 Leak ........................ 2 J. Wye, b Edgar Leak 6 A. Cranwell, b Edgar Extras................. 11 L e a k ........................ 8 — F. Burdett, b Edgar Total .......... 48 L e a k ........................ 7 TWELVE OF SURREY v. NEXT FOURTEEN. Except for the absence of Messrs. J. Shuter and Key, most of the regular players of Surrey were engaged in this match pla>ed at the Oval on Tuesday last. The wicket was slow from recent rains, and the scoring generally was below the average. The exception was furnished by Wood and Lockwood, who made runs fast towards the latter part of the Twelve’s innings. F. Smith bowled with success for the Fourteen. He took six wickets at a cost of forty runs. In the first innings of the Fourteen, riichardson and Lockwood each took four wickets, the former for 20, the latter for thirteen runs. Brockwell’s three wickets cost fourteen runs. T w e lve of S u r r e y . Read, b Street..........13 Abel, Ibw. b Smith ... 15 Brockwell,c Holland, b Street ................. 6 Hayward, c Corden.b Smith ................. 0 Henderson, c Mar­ shall, b Corden 6 Baldwin, Smith Ayres, c Bailey c Lees, b Braund, b Wood, c Graburn, b Smith .................51 Lockwood, c Mar­ shall, b Smith Watts, c and b Braund ................. Mr. W. W. Read, b Smith ................. Richardson, not out B 3, lb 3, nb 1 ... 30 T h e F o u r te e n . First Innings. Total 0 8mi h, b Lockwood Lehmann (J.S.), b Lockwood .......... Lees, b Lockwood ... Nice, b Brockwell ... Pla»stow,bLockwood Bailey, not o u t......... Keen, b Watts.......... B 2, lb 3 .......... Total Street, c Wood, b Richard son ......... 17 Holland, b Richard­ son ........................ 4 Thompson,bRichard- son ........................ Mr. W. T.Graburn, b Brockwell .......... Corden, run out.......... MHrshall, c Wood, b Richardson .......... 2 Total .................. 68 Braund b Brockwell In the Second Innings Lohmann scored, c Wood, b Abel 0, Corden, run out 6, Bailey, c Baldwin, b Abel 0, Smith (not out) 4.—Total, 10. TO CRICKETERS. C. FRISWELL & Co., having bought the entire stock of M e s s r s . PERRY & Co., of Holborn Viaduct, ARE OFFERING 1,000bats by Ayres, Feltham, Dark, Bussey, Cook’s “ Magic,” etc., and an enormous stock of cricket sundries,at prices far below anything in the usual way, to clubs and dealers, special prices for- quantities; C. FRISWELL’S Cycle and Athletic Depot, 97, Newgate Street.