Cricket 1894

APRIL 19, 1894 OKICR^T § k WEEKL1 RECORD OF THE 0AME- G9 TABLE NO. 3.—RUNS SCORED BY SURREY- TABLE NO. 6.—HIGHEST AND LOWEST Wickets INNINGS SCORED AGAINST SURREY. Opponents Runs Lost Australians................. ... 3,470 .. ... 205 Opponents. Highest Lowest Cambridge University ... 12,678 .. ... 683 Australians .......... T63 in 1688 ... ... 53 in 1888 Cambridgeshire.......... ... 2,412 .. ... 133 Cambridge Univeniiy 384 — 1834 ... ... 73 — 189 Derbyshire................. ... 7, <02 .. ... 301 Cambridgeshire ... 329 — 1831 ... ... 48 — 1862 England........................ ... 4,385 .. ... 281 Derbyshire .......... 306 — 1894 ... ... 42 — 1887 England (North) ... 3,6:5 .. ... 533 England ................. 521 — 1856 ... ... 62 — 1853 England (South)........ ... 453 .. ... 25 England (North) ... 266 — 1853 ... ... 50 — 1863 Essex ........................ ... 6.2C8 .. ... 274 England (South) ... 196 — 1865 ... ... 165 — 1865 Gloucestershire.......... ... 1‘39; 9 . . ... 7f6 E ssex........................ 351 — 1892 ... ... 33 - 1886 Hampshire ................. ... 8,701 . ... 337 Gloucestershire ... 484 — 1884 ... ... 39 — 1883 Hertfordshire .......... 329 .. ... 1) Hampshire................. 581 — 1866 ... ... 32 — 1835 Kent ........................ ... 20.948 .. ...1,140 Hertfordshire......... 187 — 1683 ... ... 129 — 1833 Kent and Sussex ... 951 .. ... 56 Kent ........................ f 67 — 1>65 ... ... 20 — ’ 8 0 Lancashire................. ... 11.354 .. ... 672 Kent and Sussex ... 204 — 1858 ... ... 51 — 1858 Leicestershire .......... ... 6.430 ... 306 Lancashire ........ 4 9 - 1867 ... ... 35 — 1688 Manchester................. ... 119 .. ... 20 Leicestershire........ 2*1 — 1691 ... ... 37 — 1891 M.C.C............................ ... 3,759 .. ... 294 Mancnester ......... 99 — 1857 ... ... 53 — 1857 Middlesex ................. ... 18,8)1 .. ... 1.024 M.C.C......................... 3v3 — 1871 ... ... 16 — 187a Nottinghamshire ... 18,170 .. ... 1,193 Middlesex................. 455 — 1866 ... ... 25 — 1885 Oxford University ... ... 7,f92 .. ... 350 fl874 Oxfordshire................. ... 955 .. ... 74 Nottinghamshire .. 5 1 — 7882 ... ... 44 and Scotland ................. ... 875 .. ... 20 (,1891 Somersetshire .......... ... 4,4 3 .. ... 168 Oxford University... 398 — 1668 ... ... 67 — 1889 Sussex ........................ ...23,490 .. ...1,(99 Oxfordshire .......... 185 — 18‘ 6 ... ... 5(5 — 18.:6 Thornton’s Eleven ... ... 153 .. ... 10 Scotland ................. 224 — 1892 ... ... 44 — 1893 Warwickshire .......... ... 1,687 .. ... 65 Somersetshire........ 331 — 1891 ... ... 37 — 1891 Yorkshire ................. ... 16,754 .. ...1,117 (9 wickets) (Twice) Total ...200,493 .. 10 859 feussex........................ 3f9 — 853 ... ... 31 — 1*57 Thornton’s Eleven .. 247 — 1893 ... ... 185 — 1692 Thitis, Surrey batsmen have averag'd 18.4 runs Warwickshire.......... 260 — 1893 ... ... 53 — 1892 ior every wicnet lost. Yorkshire................. f 93 - 188) ... ... 44 — 1863 TABLE NO. 4—RUNS SCORED AGAINS* SURREY. ^ ickets Opponents. Ruus. Lost. Austra ia n s................. ... ... 3.465 . . ... 196 Cambridge University ... ... 13,148 . . ... 6£8 Cambridgeshire................. ... 2,306 . . ... 142 Derbyshire........................ ... 6 060 . . ... 410 England ........................ ... 5,189 . . ... 289 England (North) .......... ... 3 ?89 . . ... 224 England (South) .......... ... 538 . . ... 80 Essex ............................... ... 4,819 . . ... 360 Gloucestershire .......... ... 13,68 \ ... 744 Hampshire........................ ... 6,$94 . . ... 491 Hertf irdshire ................. ... 316 . . ... 50 Kent ............................... ... 19,241 .. ...1,289 Kent and Sussex .......... ... 1,035 .. ... 78 Lancashire........................ ... 12 090 .. ... 610 Leicestershire ................ ... 6,231 .. ... 415 Manchester........................ ... 153 .. ... 20 M.C.C................................... ... 4,136 .. ... 239 M iddesx ........................ . 18,670 .. ... 1,060 Nottinghamshire .......... ... 19.C69 .. ... 1,078 Oxford University .......... ... 7038 .. ... 41J Oxfordshire ................. 816 .. ... 8) Scotland ........................ 482 .. ... 40 Somersetshire ................. ... 2 891 .. ... 2 9 S ussex............................... ... 21,364 .. ... 1,332 Thornton’s XI ................. 432 .. 20 Warwickshire .......... ... ... 1,890 .. ... 127 Yorkshire ........................ ... 1,7736 .. ... 1,^-70 Total ... ...191,079 .. 11,743 That is, Surrey bowlera have averaged 16.2 runs for every wicket taken; thus giving Surrey an advantage of 2.2 runs per wickot over all their opponents. TABLE NO. 5.—HIGHEST AND LOWEST INNINGS SCORED BY oURREY, Opponents Highest Australians.......... 501 in 1886 .......... Cambridge Univ.... 543 — *887 .......... Cambridgeehire ... £91 — 1832 .......... Derbyshire .......... 541 — 1890 .......... England .......... 368 — 1854 .......... England (North).. 320 — 1851 .......... England (South) .. 249 — 1864 .......... Essex ................. 431 — 1890 .......... 1881 Gloucestershire ... 464 — and .......... „ 1893 Hampshire .......... P50 — 1883 .......... Hertfordshire ... 329 — 1683 .......... gent ................. 441 — 1885 .......... Kent and Sussex... 249 — 18£8 .......... Lancashire .......... 557 — 1687 .......... Leicestershire ... 415 — 1886 .......... Manchester.......... 89 - J857 .......... M-C 0 ...................... 352 — 1871 .......... Middlesex .......... 507 — 1889 .......... Nottinghtmshire... 4(8 — 1664 .......... Oxford University 650 — 1888 .......... Oxfordshire.......... 259 — 1856 .......... Scotland................. 484 — 1892 .......... Somersetshire ... 635 — 1885 .......... Sussex ................. 698 - 1888 .......... Thornton’s XI. ... 153 — 1892 .......... Warwickshire Yorkshire ... 393 - 455 - Lowt st. 48 in 1883 34 — 18"0 68 — 1857 79 — 189» 39 — 1859 51 — 1860 135 - 1865 54 — 1893 27 - 1874 85 — 1866 lowest was highest 44 — 1884 38 — 1R58 33 — 1873 26 — 1886 60 — 1857 88 — 1867 35 — 18 8 16 — 1880 82 — 1882 47 — 18»6 391 — 1892 100 — 1893 51 — 1849 lowest was highest 185 — 1891 31 — 1883 TABLE 7.—1 : INNINGS OF 400 SCORED BY SURREY. RUNS 698 .......... ... v. Sussex ........................ 1888 650 .......... ... v. Oxford University ... J868 650 .......... ... v. H am pshire................ 1683 635 .......... ... v. Somersetshire .......... 1 85 631 .......... ... v. Sussex ....................... 3885 614 .......... ... v. Oxford University ... 18^9 557 .......... ... v. Lancashire................. 1887 513 .......... ... v. Cambridge University 1887 541 .......... ... v. Derbyshire................. 1890 507 .......... ... v. Middlesex ................. 168) 501 .......... ... v. Australians................. 3836 501 .......... ... v. Sussex ........................ 3885 494 .......... ... v. Derbyshire................. 1683 494 .......... ... v. Hampshire................. 1891 491 .......... ... v. Derbyshire................. 1867 481 .......... ... v. Scotland ................. )8?2 468 .......... ... v. Notts ........................ 1864 464 .......... ... v. Gloucestershire.......... 1884 461 .......... ... v. Gloucestershire.......... 1890 461 .......... ... v. Hampshire................. 1885 455 .......... ... v. Yorkshire ................. 1888 455 .......... ... v. Hampshi e ................. 1889 449 .......... ... v. Somersetshire .......... 1883 419 .......... ... v. Somersetshire .......... 189L 411 .......... ... v. Kent ........................ 1»*83 440 .......... ... v. Kent ................. ... 1886 431 .......... ... v. Essex ........................ 1890 425 .......... ... v. Middlesex ................. 1890 424 .......... ... v. Hampshire................. 1855 424 ... . ... v. Ox ord University ... 1685 422 .......... ... v. Lancashire................. 1866 419 .......... ... v. Sussex ........................ 1864 416 .......... ... v. Cambridge University 1834 415 .......... ... v. Leicestershire .......... 1886 413 .......... ... v. Supsex........................ 18J2 4U ......... ... v. Hampshire................. l c87 40J .. ... ... v Derbyshire................. 1885 400 .......... ... v. Derbyshire................. 1869 N .B .—38 innings in all. Between 1866 and 1883 no such innings was scored by Surrey. 2 : I n n in g 3 of 400 R u n s S c o r e d a g a in s t S u r r e y . 521 by England in 1836 503 by England in 1862 501 by Nottinghamshire in 1883 484 by Gloucestershire in 1884 455 by Middlesex in 1866 429 by Lancashire in 1867 424 by Lancashire in 1885 405 by Nottinghamshire in 1883 402 by Middlesex in 1856 400 by Gloucestershire in 1871 Or, 10 in all. The two divisions of this table form a remarkable contrast. Send 1Jd. for Artistic Bhow Card of C b ic k e t with portraits of either Arthur Shrewsbury, George Lohmann, Dr. W. G. Grace (in four batting posi­ tions), or Mr. S. M. J. Woods. Suitable for hang­ ing up in Pavilions, Club, and Dressing Booms. CRICKET THEN AND NOW. A F ifty Y e a r s ’ R etr o spec t . B y t h e R e v . W . K . E . B e d f o r d . IV. I cannot I elp thinking thatciicke t ow( s very much to the eounlry gentlemen who main­ tain grounds at th<ir own expense. They render it in tome sort ind pendent of that terrible enemy of all true spoi t, “ The Gate I call it the worst enemy— for, to quote tie author of “ Our V ila g e,” no game is worth anything when money once pokes its nose in : and there ara peiiods in local hisfory when a judicious patron of c icket can keep the sacred flame alive until that turn of the tide which is pretly sure to come, if there is any solid foundation under the temporary decay. The same good office is a’so fulfilled by the man who will take the trouble to look up and bring together young cricketer?, perhaps iso'ated by accidental circujnstances, but glad to meet at a rail} ing point for the amusement they love. One c f the best of the former class in my early days w«s a contemporary of mine at Oxford, Sir George Beaumont of Co'eorton, who was a leading promoter of the game, and established, or at any rate sup­ ported very vigorously, an institution known asA l Musgleton (after the illustrious eleven in Pickwick who competed with Ding'ey D ell): the Mug*, as they cal'ed themselres, being chiefly Oxford men who were, to use the words of their motto, “ Handy with their pins, and horny in their claw.-',” and next to pleasant headquarteis, they en­ joyed the scarcely inferior advantage of having an admirable chronicler of their doings (in fact a laureate who might have provoked tha envy of institutions of far higker pretensions) in Ralph Benson, one cf the best writers of vers de societe who ever lived, as well as a most fluent and ready speaker, tie made several attempts to get into Parliament, though unsuccessfully. On one occasion, when standing for a western borough, his opponent was a man of consid­ erable family influence, but in person rather undersized, and very hirsu'e. Benson was pelted on the hustings (in the da;s of open nomination) with rabbit skin?, an incident which he immeeliately turned to account, by saying that he thought it slightly unfair to his honourable opprnent to remind him of a little hairy gentleman looking out for bis own burrow. One of the best of his accounts of matches is in verse, and worth transcript tion entire. .Although I regretthat I cannot fix the correct date, the game was—- LOUaaBOROUaH v. COLEORTON. Of a game that was fought on The ground of Coleorton, We send an account, though therhjm es are not good; And that none may complain Of our classics again We hare no-balled the Latin as much as we cotud. Be it understood that Benson, who was an elegant scholar, used to deal largely in clas­ sical quotations, sometimes invented for the nonce; and a grave complaint had lecently been made to the editor of Bells’Life that the writer had been unable to find the line which he had ascribed to some utterly fabulous author. “ Mr. Pickworth had heard That the earliest bird Picks the worm, when he goes out to breakfaBt or sap. So, said he, I’ll be cuist