Cricket 1894

314 OJftlO&BT? A WEE&LV RECO ED OF THE GAME0 AUG. 9, 1894 6 .. . 49* 65 27 .. . — 27 29* .. — £9 107 .. . — 107 41 .. . 1 42 51* .. . — 51 0 .. . — 0 0 .. . 1 1 £■9 ... . 2 61 108 .. . — 108 35 .. . 22 57 103 .. , — 103 93 .. . 7 100 42 .. . — 42 17 .. . 12 19 43* .. . — 43 23 .. . — 22 0 ... 0 0 7 ... 30 37 20 .. . — 20 29 .. . — 29 128 .. , — 128 106* .. . — 10S to acoompany Mr. Stoddart to Australia Considering the consistently brilliant form he has shown as a batsman this year, iu addition to the excellence of his out crioket, the wonder is that the invitation has been so long delayed. ' U p to date this summer, it will interest C ricket readers to know, Brockwell has ecored in first-class matohes 1,197 runs, as the out­ come of twenty-seven completed innings His conspicuous success throughout the season will perhaps best be understood by a detailed list of his performances in first-class cricket. 1st Ion 2nd Inn TJ. M ay 7— S uirey v. W arw ickshire ... M ay 10-S u rre y v. D erbyshire M ay 14—Surrey v. N o t t s ..................... M ay 17—Surrey v. G loucestershire M ay 24—Surrey v. M iddlesex .. k . June 4— Surrey v. C am bridge U niv. June 7—Surrey v. C am brid ge Univ. June 11— Surrey v. Y orksh ire............ June 14—Surrey v. L an cash ire ... June 18—Surrey v. E s s e x ................... June 21— Surrey v. M id d lesex ........... June 25—Surrey v, Y ork sh ire............ June 23—Surrey v. Sussex ............ July 5— Players v. G en tlem en ............ J uly 9 —Players v. G e n tle m e n ........... J uly 12— Surrey v. L eicestersh ire... July 16—Surrey v. D erbyshire July 19 -S u rre y v. L eicestersh ire... J uly 23—Surrey v. K ent ............ ... July 2 6 -S u rre y v. Som ersetshire... July 30—Surrey v. W arw ickshire ... A ug. 2 -N o r th v. South ..................... A ug. 6 —Surrey v. N otts ..................... T he figures above will show that Brookwell has up to the present time scored 998 runs for Surrey alone. In matches at the Oval he has an aggregate of 951 for thirteen completed innings, or an average of just over seventy runs. His average -for all first class matches this year is over forty-four runs. As will be seen, he has made a hundred runs in an innings five times. His 128 for the South against the North last week, is, too, it may be added, the highest score so far recorded to him in a first-class match. T he private and confidential circular issued by the Marylebone Club, embodying the proposals of their Sub-Committee cn the subject of the classificition of counties, seems to have been made public, or at least that p irt of it which particularly concerns them, with needless precipitancy by the Derbyshire Committee. So far as I understand, the object of the circulir is to get the views of the counties generally on the best methods to produce the solution of whit is, at the best> a far from easy problem. To my mind, the reference to the Maryle bone Club was quite unnecessary. In respect of legislation, or in matters whioh concern the general well-being ol the game, the M C.C. should be, as it ha3 always b(eD, the arbiter, in fact, the recognised court of appeal on points of law. With the manage­ ment of county cricket, on the other hand, it never has, and should not have anything to do. At the present time, there are many abuses in county cricket which can not properly be remedied except by an administrative body, thoroughly representative of the various county c’ube. The regulation of county c:icke% it £oe* without saying, should be exclusively in the hands of those who 8re responsible for its proper conduot. The sooner, therefore, the old County Coutcil is revived, with, perhip?, some modifications, the better for the interests of County cricket generally. I t is not often that a wicket keeper signal­ ises his first appearance on a county ground with such marked success as was the good fortune of tl.e new stumper of the Notts County eleven, at tho Oval this week. To keep through a long innings of 299,at a cost of only one bye was of itself a performance of no small merit. But Pikt’s achievement by no means ended there. On the contrary, he caught no less that five of the ten Surrey batsmen, and more than one of them by unusually good catches. In Pike Notts has clearly a plajer quite worthy of filling the place of such a past master of the art of wicket-keeping as the burly Sherwin. A n e w record was established for the Halifax Cup matches by the long stand of H. L Brown and E. W . Clark, jun.,for Germantown v. Merion, in Philadelphia, on the fourteenth of last month. Brown and Clark became paitners on the fall of the fifth wicket at 68 and, as when they were separated the total was 287, the partnership realised 219 runs. The performance was the more notable from the double fact that Brown had only played once before this season, and that, owing to an injury, Clark had been lately in anything but his best form. T h e partnership of 219 runs has, I may add^ been exceeded twice in American crickett On September 15, 1892, G. S. PatterBon and A. M. Wood put on 267 for the Amateurs against the Professionals. This is the best re­ cord in a really important match in America. In August last, though, M. R. Cobb and Tyers outdid it in a minor fixture between the New Jersey Athletic and Elizabeth Clubs. On that occasion the inninga was declared at 305 without a wicket down. Some C r ic k e t readers may perhaps, too, remember that New Jersey, who dismissed their opponents for 33 and 27, won by an innings and 245 runs, though they themselves had not lost a wicket. S o m e long time ago I notified the intention of certain leading South Afrioans, settled in London, to present two cups for the most successful cricketers at the end of the tour of the South African team. It ia now formally announced that a silver cup is to be given by the editor of South Africa to the batsman with the highest average, and another by Mr. W. P. Taylor to the bowler with the best figures, when the prog-amme is completed. The donors have decided to oblige Benson.” At least, the cups are in course of manufac­ ture at the establishment of J. W . of that name, which is Ludgate B ill way. T h e Gentlemen of Holland have oome, have seen, and have conqu red. So far their col quests it is true have been confined to one victory, over the Brixton Wanderers on Tuesday. Still, they have only participated in three matches as yet, and considering the different conditions which prevail in England, and the facL. that cricket in Holland is a comparatively new dissipation, it will be admitted they have done very well. In any case, their visit is purely educxtional, and it speaks well for the pluck of the leaders of Dutch cricket, that they have been able to send a team to try conclusions with some of the best clubs in the South of England. The team cannot fail to derive much benefit, from a cricket point of view, from their tour. It is to be hoped that they will have equal enjoyment socially from their visit to Eng­ land. T h e annual match between the Young Amateurs and Young Professionals of Surrey will be played at the Oval to-morrow and Saturday. The following will form the two teams:— Y o u n g A m a t e u r s . V. F. S. C raw ford (W h it- g if') H. R . Parkea (U pping­ ham ). J. Barrett (Cheltenham ) G. P. G ore (H arrow ) E . M. D ow son (E lstree) H .’C undell (St. P au l’*) Y o u n g P r o f e s s io n a l s . 0 .8 . W igan (Sherborne) W . A.G iles (H aileybury) G.H. S tevenson (0 ailey- tu ry) W . J. B ryant (E psom ) W . A. Cbessall (E psom ) B. C hinnery (E ton) L ohm ann, ca pt. (N or­ w ood ) B aker (F aroham ) P enfold (C roydon) H ayes (H onor Oak) H iggins (Flersham ) W indsor (M itcham ) L yn ch (M itch am ) D ungate (R eigate) E nglish (D orking) C arm ichael( H onor Oak) Gray (A ddleatone) Stainer (G odalm ing) TH E C O U N TY C H A M P IC N 8H IP . T h e following will show the positions of the nine leading counties up to date :— P layed. W on. L ost. D rw n. P ts Surrey ............ ... 11 ... 9 . 2 ... 0 ... 7 Y orkshire ... 11 ... 9 ..,. 2 ... 0 ... 7 M iddlesex ... 11 ... 8 .... 3 ... 0 ... 5 K e n t.................... ... 9 ... 5 .... 4 ... 0 ... 1 Som ersetfchire ... 12 ... 5 ..., 6 ... 1 ... — 1 N otts.................... ... 13 ... 4 .... 7 .. 1 ... - 3 L ancashire ... .. 12 ... 4 .... 7 ... 1 ... — T G loucestershire ... 31 ... 2 ..,. 9 ... 0 ... — 7 Sussex ............ ... 13 ... 2 ..., JO ... 1 ... - 8 The m atch Y orkshire v. K ent, at B radford, on June 4, 5, and 6, was abandoned., w ith ou t a ball being tow led, th rou gh wet. P R IN C IP A L M Y T C H E S F O R N E X T W E E K Aug. Aug A u g .! Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. 14 Aug. Aug. -L ord’B, M.C.C. and G . v H erts (continued) -Canterbury, K ent v. Y orkshire (Canterbury W eek) -C lifton, G loucesterfchire v. M iddlesex (P ainter’d Btnefit) -L eicester, L eicestershire v. D erbyshire -S outham pton, H ants v. W arw ickshire -T aunton, S om ersetshire v. Surrey -B lackhcatb, G entlem en o f H olland v. Blackheath Club -L o r d ’s, M .C C. v. G entlem en c f E ngland i—N ortham pton, N ortham ptonshire r. Surrey ‘2) —L ord ’s, M.C.C. & G . v. Cheshire -K en n iD gton Oval. Surrey v. W oicestershire -B rig h to n , Sussex v. L ancashire -C h elten h a m . G loucesttrshire v. Surrey (Cheltenham W eek) —Sheffield, Yorkshire v. M iddlesex —T aunton, S oroe'setsbire v. N otts —H am pstead, G entlem en o f H olland v. Farop&tead Club —T otten h am . G entlem en e f H olland v. T ottenham C lub —L o ra ’s, M.O.O. & G. v. W orcestershire -H astin gs, G en t’em n o f H olland v. da s- tingg W IL L E S D E N v. S T A N M O R E .- m ore on A ugust 4. W jl e s d e n . I lt y e d at Stan- W . P. L evick , c L yon , b B ay ............16 W . N. H unt, lun rut 32 G. R . M akeham , b Alm ond . ............40 C. Page, c Si.la, b A lm ond ..................... 0 F. Hearn, c H eadirg, b A lm on d.................... 1 C. S. M offitt, c R cy, b A m ond ..................... 3 A. G . T hom as, b Cornieh ..................... 4 A. E . t lapham , b C o r n h -h ..................... 6 H .J, M orten, not ou t 13 H. A. H .' arson,Ibw , b C orn ish ............. 0 E oto, c Cornisb, b M oxom ........................IB B 24, lb 5 ............ 19 bTANMORE. T o 'a l ICO A lm ond, c P age, b ! M iffitt .....................13 H . Heading, b M cffitt 0 C ornibh, tuu ou t ... 2 R oy, bMtffitt ............ 3 C. L y o r, c su r., b Hearn ... ... 9 T. G. B trw icl', b M offitt ..................... 5 J. M oxom , b H eain ... 14 In the Second Innings A’m on d scored (not out) £2. H eading run out) J, C oraM i (n ot out) 31 Si 1J, b M ekeham 0 ; b 9, lb 1, w 1.—Total, 68. H. rnett, c at d b M offiit ...................... 7 A. SiliB. not ou t ... 10 B. H u m p h iey , b L evick ...................... 3 C .E .K eyfer, b 3tu ffitt 5 b l 5 , l b l ............... 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