Cricket 1894

SEPT. 6 , 1894 ©KICKED A WEEKLY EE COED OF THE GA1QL 371 Both sides kept extras down, Kent giving away but 3, Notts 4 in the double innings. The draw was certainly not in favour of the Midlanders. Surrey— 325—had no trouble with Essex—87 and 141— though the former were a trifle understaffed for once. It was unselfish of Lockwood to elect to be knocked about at Scarboro’, when he might easily have improved his analysis at L ey ton ; but there must have been compensation in the northern watering- place. Maurice Read ( 86 ) reappeared after his long rest, like a giant refreshed, and one more colt—Holland (76)—proved how great are Surrey’s reserves. Abel just got the talent money. Whilst Richardson—with 10 wickets—wound up the best season he has ever had, and one that places him among the greatest fast bowlers of all time. "When cricketers are freely distributing their applause to Wain- wrigh’ , Mold, aud Richardson for their splendid ball-work in the first-class com ­ petition this year— and they each deserve everything that has been said— don’t forget that in 1888 there was one bowler whose record for his county leaves theirs a long way in the rear, Lohmann that year taking 14*2 wickets at a cost of less than 9 runs apiece. Still it is wonderful that two very fast bowlers have out­ distanced all their rivals in a season decidedly favourable to medium and slow bowlers. The Scarborough Festival is, as usual, coincident with the wind-up of the county struggle, and has, in most years, yielded a substantial surplus. I conclude that the “ gate ” is the chief consideration at this, if not at all other festivals, for their ways at Scarboro’ are certainly peculiar. Every­ thing is done to spin out a match, no matter at what sacrifice of principle. Thus, take Thursday and Friday last, weather brilliantly fin e : On Thursday, when matters were going badly with the South, six wickets having fallen for 61 as against the North’s total of 203, at twenty minutes before the t me for drawing stumps the bell was rung, and there was no more cricket that day. On Friday, what with a very late start, more than an hour’s interval for lunch, half an hour between the innings, just four-and-a-quarter hours were spent at the game. On Saturday somebody’s conscience seems to have been busy, and so, without a hint either to press or spectators, the match was re­ sumed 35 minutes earlier than on the Friday. Now what I and a lot of persons present want to know is this : Is the Scar­ boro’ Festival holiday cricket or first-class cricket ? I f the former, then the authorities can adopt any tactics they like to make a match fill out three days, in that case the public can stay away if so disposed ; but if these matches are reckoned as first-class, then they ought to be governed throughout b y the rules and laws that obtain in first-class cricket. What ri ht have the umpires to allow half-an-hour to intervene between the innings, when a law expressly commands them to allow ten minutes? Cover up the wicket before and during a match if you like, and don’t permit a captain to say what is or what is not a fair and proper w icket; but no fooling, if you please. Of the cricket shown at Scarboro’ much might be written. Yorkshire’s single innings victory over a fairish M.C.C. eleven, confirmed Brown’s fine abilities as a batsman—his 80 being the best thing in the whole Festival—and Wainwright (ten wickets) and Peel’s skill with the ball. Thornton, true to his traditions, which go back to the Eton v. Harrow match at Lord’s some twenty-eight years ago, proved that the Scarboro’ ground to­ day is too small for his powers of hitting as Lord’s was then ; he hit the ball twice over the fence, though not with quite all the old power. Spofforth, too, was a welcome figure; a thousand pities he broke a couple of tendons in the knee, for he expects to be an invalid for two months in consequence; but at his age—41— such casualties are not uncom ­ mon. There was a lot of good batting and poor bowling in the second match, which was drawn after all. Did Lockwood ever bowl so badly as on Thursday last ? Wides, no-balls, long hops, full pitches, but scarcely one really good straight length ball. But it was at Scarboro’, where there is a Spa. The success of the famous Indian prince was very popular ; better cricket tban his two innings (42 and 52 not out) it will be difficult to pro­ duce, it was worthy of our very greatest batsmen. ILFORD v. UPPER C LAPTON .-Played at Spring Hill on Sept. 1. I l f o r d . F. Lett, c Teckall, b A. Barnes, c Mott, b Robinson.................. 27 Robinson 0 H. Porter, b Nell 9 G. H. Gadsdon, b W . T. Spencer, o and N e ll .................. 21 b Robinson ......... 13 J . Turner, not out 13 A. Porter, b Robinson 3 F. H. Clark, b Nell 6 E. C. Port9r, c BarE xtras.......... 32 ham, b Mott .......... 2) __ Total ... ..124 H. W . Lincoln and R. J.Carter;iid not tat. ings declared closed. U p p e r C l a p t o n . Inn- H. E. Barham, t Car­ ter .......................... E. A. Horner, b Car­ ter ....................... E. J. Miroy, b Carter W. 8. Borron, c Spen­ cer, b Caiter ........... W . W. Robinson, not ont .......................... J. W ilcocks, b Carter J. B. Cottenham, c Spencer, b Carter J.8. Teckall,b Carter K. C. Mott, b Carter P. Nell, b Carter E. B. W ells, not out E xrras.................. Total ........... GOLD SM ITBS’ INSTITUTE v. CH ISLEHURST W AN D E R E R S—Played at New Cross on Sep­ tem ber 1. G o l d s m it h s ’ I n s t it u t e . S. H. E. Murrell, Line, b J. Hill ... 26 H. Cryer, c T. Sims.b J. Miles ..................32 R. W indebank, c S, Line, b J. Hill ... 3 S. R. Best, b J. Miles 0 H. Scully, b J.Miles... 0 L. T. Easton, not out 27 InriDgs declared closed. C h is l e h u r s t W a n d e r e r s . M. 8. Murrell, c S. Line, b J. Miles ... J. Dutton, b J. Miles W. H. Cook, b T. Sim s.......................... Bowler, t o t out B 2, lb 2 ........... Total M. Wood, not out ...24 E. Hill, c D uttin, b W indebank .......... 0 H. Skinner, b Dutton 4 J. Hill, b Murrell ... 14 S. Line, not out B 2, lb 1, w 1 Total ... ..103 ... 4 ... 4 ... 50 S U R R E Y E L E V E N v. N IN E T E EN OF M ID -S U R R E Y . A s has been their custom in Septem ber of late year?, the Surrey C om m ittee sent the C ounty eleven dow n, on M onday, to R ich m on d to oppose a team selected from th e D istrict. M essrs. R e sd and K ey w ere aw ay, bu t otherw ise th e players w h o have represented Surrey in its later m atches w ere all there. U n foitu n ately rain prevented ,a com m en cem en t on the first day till past three o ’ clock, and then th e E leven w ere batting till the tim e fo r draw in g stnm ps. O f the total of 175 L ock w ood , Street, and W ood co rtrib u ted 122 betw een them , and all three show ed excellent cricket. A s it was, the total o f th e E leven was by no m eans sufficient. The N ineteen, in fact, headed them b y 65 runs, thanks m ain ly to a fine display o f batting by Corden end M r. P en telow , w ho added 122 for th e fourth w ick et in an h ou r and three-quarters. Corden show ed sound and attractive cricket, givin g on ly one cbance du rin g the hour and three- quarters he w as in. H ayw ard w as th e m ost successful bow ler, dism issing nine batsm en for 58 runs. W h en the eleven w ent in again, K eene, B ailey, and C orden all bow led w ith success, and w ith H ayw ard absent the side were all out for 80 A s tim e w as ju st up, the m atch ended there, the N ineteen w antin g sixteen to w in w ith all the in w ickets in hand. S u r r e y . First Innings. Brockwell, b Keene ... Lockw ood, c Keene, W ardroper................. Hayward, st Halliwell, Mi Is .......................... Street, c Halliwell, Braund .................. , Abel, c Shepherd, Bailey ................... M. Read, b Keene Ayres, b Keene ... b ... 48 b ... 1 b . 43 b ... 7 ... 14 ... 4 Second In’ ings. c and b Keene ... 4 b Pentelow absen t................. lbw, b Keene ... b Corden ........... run out ........... c Bailey, b Cor­ den ................... 30 0 0 10 2 Mr. W. T. Graburn, c W ardroper, bPente’ow 12 b Pailey W ood, not out ..............31 b Keene Smith, b Pentelow ........... 0 b B iley Richardson, c Baker, b Corden ........................... 5 n otou t B 1, w 1 .............. 2 Total .. 175 T otal ... 80 M id -S u r r e y . E. A. H alliwell, c W ood b Lockw ood 3 Baldwin, b Lockw ood 9 Br*und, run out ... 2 Mills, b Lockw ood 1 CordeD, b Brockwell 80 W . B. Pentelow, c W ood, b Hayward 3t Baker, h Hayward ... 9 G. C Holland, lbw, b Hayward ........... 0 R. F. Benn, b H ay­ ward .......................... 7 Blackburn,bH ayward 0 W ardroper,c Richatd- son, b Lockw ood ... 5 A. Pring, b Hay­ ward .................... o Keene c Graburn, b Lockw ood . 13 E Mote, b H ay­ ward ... ... 14 B. Wright, b H ay­ ward................. ... 0 Shepherd, c Abel, b Hayward ...................... £3 Earl, c Street, b Lockw ood ............ 7 W ilcox, not out ... 8 Bailey, b Lockw ood 0 B ... ......................28 Total ............ 240 BOW LIN G ANALYSIS. S u r r e y . Keene Mills... First Innings. O. M. B . W. ... 31 10 £3 3 , Wardroper 13 Baiiey ... 8 Braund ... 8 Corden ... 4, Pentelow... 3 ... 20 10 27 1 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. . ... H 5 17 3 1 1 ................ 1 1 ................ 2 ................ W ilcox . Baldwia . M id -S u r r e y . 9 1 18 2 4.4 4 2 5 2 11 1 8 3 21 0 5 1 9 0 O. M. R. W. Lockw ood i7-3 7 82 7 Smith ... 6 8 21 0 R i c h a r d - s o n ............ 9 3 27 0 O. Street ... 10 t ayward 21 B r o c k - well ... 9 M. R. W . 3 16 0 5 58 9 7 8 1