Cricket 1894

AUG. 2, 1894 OBICKEli A WEEKLY BECOKB OF THE GAME; 291 that he will be a chip of tbe old block.” It reminds me of an incident in mv life here: somebody called cn me soon after I settled in Yorkshiie; when he wa* u-hered into the library, I was (standing with back to tbe fire, and both hands behind n o under tails of coat. “ Ah,” said he, “ I am delighted you have so soon got into one of our good old Yorkshire ways of la n d in g /’ Now you may be ab’ e to understand why I don’t want Yorkshire to be top again, though at the same time I hope they will play the match with Kent which was quashed by rain at Bradford. Hirst and Hunter deserved every penny of the douceur of £4 apiece raised by a “ cap,” so did Wainwright half that amount for h :s freat bowling (7 for 34) in the second innings: though Koherts—10 for 59—bowled as well as any, and Newnham—7 for 40 —was close upon hi* heels. But Sussex were the htroes of the week, though twice favou ed in the choice of innings. A new experience for tin m to apply the closure, and then win by 125 runs; and Notts of all counties their victim?. Nevtr in the his ory of county cricket has an yteriesof m atdus been fo one-sided as this particu'ar match. It was first played in 1835, and then at intervals up to 1873. After 1874 it was diopped until 1881 ; in all — including 1894—41 matches have been played, of which Notts have won 33, Sussex 7, and the rest have le *n drawn. Sussex’^ last victory was in 1S74 ! Once only— in 1840—have they won bolli matches in a season. This match alone has yielded 20 centuries to Notts batsmen, and in two years — 1887 and 1893— Shrewsbury, Gunn, and Barnes nolched a century apiece in one and the same innings. Last Wednesday was verily a red-letter day in Sussex history, and we are all delighted that the tables have been turned, and that such gallant pluck, after twenty yearc of consistent defeat, has leen so splendidly rewarded. For once the old Notts trick of playing for a draw— quite justifiable on this occasion—failed, though Dixon and Gunn tried all they knew. Alfred Shaw, whose 68 overs yi* lded only 50 runs and seven tickets, showed that the addi­ tional ball an over make? no perceptible differ­ ence to him. Hide will have good reason to remember hi* benefit match, made all the more memorable by Lord Sheffield’s mag­ nificent contribution. I notice that on the last day the match be^un at twenty minutes to eleven. If that is correct, other grounds might take the h in t; Sussex deserved to win if for no other reason than that. Kent will admit now that winning the toss at Ca'ford Bridge makes some small difference when wickets are soddeneJ. Surrey will begin to drtael that ground ; last year they lost by 22 runs, this year by 57. Walter Hearne in both matches troubled them sadly, in 1893 taking ten wickets for 89 runs, last week thirteen for 98. Lockwood’s was even better, thirteen for 83—perhaps the best bit of bowling he has done this year, but then his batting has been so consistently good—an average of 21 with highest innings of 59 (not out) scored against Somersetshire last week end— that his bow l­ ing is certain io suffer, especially as it must take a lot out of him. Wootton, like Hide, will have the pleasantest recollections of his benefit— a \ictory for their counties and a couple ef well-lined purses, in the enjoyment of wh ch we will wish them both all the luck they deserve. But why say more? Parris’ bowling against Kent—10 for Cl— could hardly have been improved upon by Shaw, for whom he was substituted. When did a first innings of 11G necessitate a follow on in first-class county cricket? Ob, K ent! Shades of Mynn and Pilch ! One knows that bad wickets bring all batsmen down to pretty much the same level, but that level in front-rank matches rarely touches the lowest possible point. Sugg’s batting against Somersets1lire—157 (not out) at the ra'e of just le?s than a run a minute: Plowers’ first century th:s year— 103 v. Gloucestershire—which along with his bowling in the first hands (5 for 43) did much to give Notts another p oin t; Warwickshire’s most clever one innings vic­ tory ove r Derbyshire with a few minutes of time, thus squaring up the only def- at they have suffered this year; Surrey’ s fine victory over Somersetshire, sp’te of Sam Woods’ magnificent double—80 and 85 ; one and all deserve special and ample notice. But one must exercise self restraint. W ith Lanca­ shire playing up so well, Peel’s benefit next week should be an assuied success. I hope all county members, and members of the Bradford Club, will leave their member’s ticket at home, and p iy at the gate. I should like to see a huge money box in a conspicuous place at all benefit matches ; there are crowds of folks who would gladly pop in a coin which 1 hey would not care to see adorning a subssript’on list. P.S.—Most right-hand bowlers now-a-days b)wl over the wioket; why is it that nearly all left-handers bowl round the wick t? N.B.— T1 at grand old cricketer, who, George Freeman used to say, played fast bowling better than any other batsman he ever met— I mean the captain of the Harrow Wanderers—is still crumping up able bats men with his lob.*, wi'ness eleven wickets for 80 runs against Manchester last week. One would dea*ly like to see him follow Shaw’s example, and figure in first-class cricket 8gain. E L T H A M v. D U L W IC H .—P layed at E ltham on J uly k8. E l t h a m . T . Phillips, c and b P hillips .................... 21 R .H ayw ood, b M orris 36 G . W o o d b P hillips 2 W . G. M itctell, b D arby ..................... 4 E. G . D . M itchell, b D arby ..................... 5 G .E agleton.cP h ill ps, b D arby .....................10 A. B ooltby, run out V. F rench, b D arby... F. P itt, ran o a t ........... L . F rench, b E. H. H easm an ............ J. bpicer, n ot oat ... E x tra s ..................... T otal ...125 D u l w . c h . T otal C H A R L T O N P A R K v. M E R C H A N T T A Y L O R S ’ SCH O O L.—P layed at C harlton P ark on July 25. C h a r l to n P a r k . T. C Stafford, nob out 15 , H. D arby, n ot ou t ... 14 F. H . GiH ingham , c E x tra s ..................... 3 H ayw ood, b W . G. ...HO M itchell L . Phillips, c W ood, b H a yw ood .................... 40 W . M orris, E . H . H easm an, S. E. H a n tley, C. P . T regellas, J. F. C olyer, T. A. D arke, and E . J. H easm an did n ot bat. D U L W IC H v. P A N T H E R —P layed at D ulw ich on July 28. D u l w ic h . H . E . L aw ren ce, b H osken .....................15 Capt. M cC anlis, b B ash ell .........................10 A. J. D odd, c Bushell, b G reen .....................34 H. C. R atz, c O dell, b G reen .....................39 St. John S cott, not ou t ..................................33 A. L. M cCanlis, b B ash ell ...................... 5 W . M artin, b riosken 17 Dr. W . J. C. K eats, c H osken, b O dell ... 4 R. G. C ow l y, b O dell.............................. 2 A. A. Jolly, n ot out... 4 B 17, lb 1 ............18 T ota l ...187 A. S. M . P orter did n ot bat. Innings declared closed. M e r c h a n t T a y l o r 3’ S c h o o l. G . L . C rim p, c C ow ­ ley, b M art n ............ 1 E. 8. O dell, n ot out 13 B 10, w 2....................12 A. T. M arshall, c and b K atz ..................... 3 A. H. H a ia e s,c C apt. M cC anlis, b M a r­ tin ............................. 5 J. F . H osken, not oa t 31 J. W . C raw ford, b R a t z ............................. 0 A. R . Ingram , S. H u n t, C. A. Green, F. S. B uck, and B. D . B ashell did n ot bat. T otal ... C8 C H A R L T O N P A R K v. L O N D O N S C O T T IS 3 .- P ia je d at Charlton P«rk on July *.8. C h a r l t o n P a r k . C aptain M cCanlis, c A nderson, b M oser 5 A. H. Pease, c M oser, b A llom .................... 46 S.K. 8argent, c A llom , b B en n ett.................... 40 M ajor D onaldson, c A ndereon, b A 'lo m 30 Dr. F . W . P. H o lto n ,c H um e, b B en n ett... 13 St. J oh n Scott, c D enniston,b A nder­ son ............................. 37 H. C. O gilvy, c B en­ nett, b A nderson... A. Burnett, b A nder­ son ............................. F. G. Allen, c A nder­ son, b Bennett ... W . M artin, n ot out... C. H. C hauncy, b B e n n e tt..................... B 10, lb 2, w 8 ... T otal ...233 L o n d o n S c o t t is h . S. C olyer, b Bayley ... 20 F. C. brierley, b b a y ­ ley .. ..................... 8 R ev. A. H . K nott, b T ay lor .................... G3 P . B. C a ’co tt, b N ew ­ ton .............................£7 D. B. B utler, c New- toa , b D ean ............. 0 E . A . Redm an, c D os Santos, b N ew ton... 2 H . C. T aylor, n o t ou t 30 W . L . B ayley, b W hite 0 A. E . D . L ew is, b Col­ yer ............................. 10 A. H arper, b C o lje r ... 3 E .W . M antle, b Cai- co tt ........................... 1 R .E .M ayo, b N ew ton 41 C. L o ck , c D ean, b T aylor ................. 0 E. vvbite,b T ay lor 9 A. H . R einhardt, n ot out .............................. 7 B. W . H easm an, b N e w to n ..................... 0 E xtras ............ 5 G C. U lom ,bC h au n cy 1 A, F . D enniston, d M artin .................... 12 H . M axw ell, b A llen 53 E . A . B en n ett, c D onaldson, b B ur­ n e tt F. G. A nderson, B urnett ............ R. C . S teven E oa, A llen ...................... B . H um e, b Allen 21 G . R. H olland, b A llen............................. W . J. C ow ley, c O gilvy, b Sargent J. Ande son, c Don­ aldson, b P ease .. J. N. M oser, n ot ou t B 5, lb 2, w 3 ... T ota l ............] H O R N SE Y v. B R E N T W O O D —Played at Brent w ood on July 28. H o r n s b y . L . H . B acm eister, c I F . A. N im m o, b lla lli, b D uchesne 22 Couch ....................... 0 S. L. O latke, lbw , b j B. A . C larke, b Shep- C ouch .....................62 pard1 ............. ... ... 13 L . T u bb s.c D uchesne, 1 R. H . K ing, n ot out... 2 b C utts .....................45 B 14, lb 2, w 1 ... 17 W. H. D avis, n ot outlO l 1 — J. A. E . H ickson , c | T otal ...................29 j R ead, b C atts ... 30 I S. L . K ing, F. O. T ab b y, and H . C ollingridge did n ot bat. Innings declared closed . B r e n t w o o d . C. S. E scott, b B a c- T otal ...182 C. E . L e v is, b B . A. Clarke .....................11 J. ,J. Read, b B . A. Clarke ..................... 0 A. D uchesne, not out 17 B 8, lb 4 ............12 P . N ew ton, c B rier­ ley, b C alcott ... 8 A. Sm ith, b C alcott 5 D os Santos, n ot out 2 E xtras ............ 2 T ota l 61 G . D ean, Davip, and G reen did n o t bat. m eister ............ 0 R. E . Sheppard, b Bacm eifeter ............13 C ults, b S.L . Clarke 18 J. E. Perks, b B a c- m sister ............. 0 F. C ouch, c B. A. T otal Clarke,b S.L.C larke 44 L . H aw kin?, S. R alli, and G . C inddas did not bat. ...115 W e s t ' s P o c k e t B c o b e B o o k c o n ta in s a m p le ro o m fo r keeping B ow lin g A nalys s, <fcc., for 4» in n in g s. In use b y all p rin cip a l C la b a JPoBt free Is. lid ., o f W righ t & C o., 41, St. A ndrew s Hill D o cto rs' C om m on s, B.C.