Cricket 1895

M a y 16, 1 89 3 . CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 131 effort with the ball—eight for 94—reads well. There is a likely look about both Warwick­ shire and Leicestershire, in that the former numbers eight professionals, the latter seven, just about the right proportion. History proves conclusively that in cricket, the coun­ ties which long keep to the front must be mainly composed of paid talent. Compare Surrey 20 years ago with Surrey of late years. One can count on the fingers of both hands the amateurs of mark that have been worth a place in the Notts’ ranks since 1860. Yery nearly the same of Yorkshire. Gloucestershire is astandingwarning toallexecutives. Middle­ sex would have beaten all comers had their teams throughout been leavened with the professional element. Seven to four is, so far -as my observation goes, about the sound proportion. The M.C.C. v. Sussex match had two distinguishing features at the very least. One •canonly marvel in silence at the sustained ability of our dear old Champion. Here in his thirty-second season I would still pick him first in a representative eleven. Somebody .asked one last week whether some public recognition should not be made when W. G. scores his one hundredth century. Decidedly : Anything you like, accompanied by a well signed round-robin that to play no more, in the interests of the bowlers. It is wonderful, And no one is better pleased than myself. For the last fifteen years W. G. has been losing his form, and the prophets have in consequence iound an opening. There he is still; and one of the good old innings too—a run a minute for close upon two hours. I hope he will be A t Lord’s this week and will make merry at the expense of the Northern bowlers. But the batting of the match was that of the Sussex Colt, 227 for only one completed innings is magnificent; not to mention his bowling in the second venture. Was it not in this same match that Marlow inaugurated his county cricket by an innings of three figures ? Another goodly name is thus added to the list of successful first appearances. Ricketts, Winslow, and M’Laren are names that occur to me en passant. One trusts that .Sussex had better times in store; defeat by 19 runs only in a match of 1227 runs is but a shade less glorious than victory. Our heartiest congratulations to the county and to the old Cantab. Storer—82 and 65—deserves a line also to himself. FENSTANTON C.C. v. GRECIAN C.C.— Played at Christchurch Road, Streatham, on May 11. F en stan ton . W .J.Parsons,b Oakley 51 P. E. Kern, c Oakley, b Banks ...................43 L . W. Roberts,b Banks 0 S. Briggs, not out ... 65 A.Wheatman.b Banks 11 E. H. Woodcock, b Hannaford ...........14 H. C. Jiggens, notout 1 G. A . Ring ... . E. W hite ... ( did not A . W . Dunk ( bat W . Smith ... ; E x tra s...................15 Total (for 5 wkts.)*200 * Innings declared closed. G r e c ia n . First Innings. ■C. Banks, b Woodcock J. W . Curra, b Smith........... G. J. Coles, b Smith ........... J . E. Oakley, b Smith........... L. Hannaford, b Smith W . Herbert, b Parsons T . Gill, b Smith ................... A. H. Heath, b R in g ........... A. Keighley, b Woodcock... V . Bussell, not out ........... R. Aste, o and b W ood­ cock ................................... Extras .................. Second Inning 2 not out ........... 9 5 3 c A . W . Dunk, b Kern................... 3 0 b Kern................... 0 8 not out .. 6 2 b Jiggens ........... 7 8 2 6 3 c Briggs, b White 1 0 8 Extras........... 5 Total. .. 47 Total (for 4 wkts.)31 THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1895. F ettes C ollege . —Tne cricket news from this famous Scottish school is mostlynegative. True, four other old choices remain to support the captain, J. A. Campbell. These four are T. Gowans, C. L. Dalziel, E. C. Maclaren, and D. Macintosh. There are alarge number of young players who will, under the vigorous and thorough system of finding out what there is in a ladwhich obtainsat Fettes and Loretto, ably recruit the eleven, but there are none sufficiently certain of their colours to quote confidently. There are fifteen engagements on the card, including new fixtures with Clackmannan County, Heriotonians, the Borderers, and Stewart’ s F.P. The school professional is George Howell. It is to be hoped that in time there may be cricket matches between Fettes and some of the English schools, and that the standard of play may be as high on the part of North Britons as it has long been in the sister game football, in which the Fettes boys so greatly excel. The list of matches follows :— May 11. v. Lasswade. May 14. v. Edinburgh University. May 18. v. Brunswick. May 23. v. Clackmannan County. May 25. v. Heritonians. May 30. v. Grange. June 8. v. Merchiston. June 15. v. Blair Lodge. June 20. v. Borderers. June 22. v. Academy. June 28 & 29. v. Old Fettesians. July 6. v. Stewart’s F.P. July 12 & 13. v. Loretto. July 20. v. Glenalmond. July 27. v. Lasswade. H a rr o w S chool has suffered a very great loss in that G. P. Gore, who was to have been captain, is unable to return, owing to a very bad illness, so J. H . Stogdon is captain, and the old choices left are R. F. Yibart, A. Page, and A. S. Crawley. Under the management of I. D. Walker, M. C. Kemp, and A. J. Webbe the boys are getting into more ship­ shape order. Bowling is thought to be their weak point, and the eleven is badly in want of a wicket-keeper. Among the following juniors may be found seme fairly useful cricketers : —F. W. A. Rattigan (bowls and bats;, H. L. Matthews (bats), T. G. O. Cole (bowls), R. R. Cruise, and W. E. La Fontaine. In the match v. Lords and Commons a very old fixture is revived, and Free Foresters is entirely a new match. The fashionable function, v. Eton, at Lord’s, is fixed for July 12 and 13. The following is the list of fixtures:— May 18. v. E. E. Bowen’s. Esq. X I. May 25. v. Household Brigade. June 1. v. Free Foresters. June 8. v. M.C.C. and Ground. June 11. v. Harrow Town. June 15. v. Lords and Commons. June 22. v. Harlequins. June 27. v. Quidnuncs. June 29. v. I Zingari. July 6. v. Old Harrovians. July 12 & 13. v. Eton, at Lord’s. M alvern C ollege . —The signal successes whichhave fallen to men from this well-known school in the recent University trial matches give more than ordinary interest to the school’s prospects for the present season. E. H. Simpson is captain, and there are four other old colours, R. E. Foster, D. S. Murray, A. R. Thompson, and M. G. Apthorp. Of the men from whom the vacancies will be filled the most likely of the bats are S. Day, P. N. S. Groeme, and A. H . Johnston, whilst in the bowling department T. W. Mappin and O. Wright are most conspicuous, and some promise is also shown by A. R. Cunningham. If all these turn out well it will but barely constitute the eleven, but there will have been plenty of opportunity for the captain to pick out any rising talent before the first match on Saturday next, against Hertford College, Oxford. There are two new games on this year’s list of fixtures, one a two days’ match with the Rev. L. G. Fish’s XL., and the other on June 8 with the Emeriti. A full list of matches is appended:— FIRST ELEVEN. May 18. v. Hertford College. May 23. v. Clifton. June 1. v. Trinity College. June 4. v. E ist Gloucestershire. June 8. v. Emeriti. June 11. v. Warwickshire Crusaders. June 13. v. Worcestershire. June 14.* v. Free Foresters. June 21.* v. Old Malvernians. June 28.* v. Sherborne. July 5.* v. Repton. July 11. v. H. W . Bainbridge’s X I. July 12.* v. M.C.C. and Ground. July 29.* v. Rev. L. J. Fish’s X I. * Two day m itches. R u gby S chool has W. F. Gowers as Captain, and he is supported by four old choices in J. Stanning, C, P. Nickalls, tf. Fletcher, and J. F. Thompson. There will thus be six vacant places in the eleven, and to fill them there is plenty of promising batting talent, but a scarcity of slow bowlers. The school coach is Tom Emmett, who h is the assistance of two professionals, and should be able to bring to notice any likely young­ sters. The eleven will probably be of average strength this season, and the list of matches is much as usual, the only new fixture being the game with Oriel College, Oxford. Tue M.C.C. match, famous as the subject of the best-written chapter in “ Tom Brown,” is this year played on the 8th and 9th of July, and the other fixtures are as follows :— May 16. v. New College, Oxford. May 21. v. Trinity Clolege, Oxford. June 3. v. Oriel College, Oxford. June 10.* v. Free Foresters. June 13. v. Rugby Club. June 20. v. Balliol College, Oxford. June 27.* v. Old Rugbeians. July 1.* v. Butterflies. July 8.* v. M.C.C. and Ground. July 10. v. Newbold Revel. July 31.* v. Marlborough. * Two day matche3. At S herborne S chool there is but a single member of last year’s eleven still remaining, this is A. Wyatt Smith, who is Captain. He has several promising young players to draw upon in filling up the team, amongst whomare L. S, Stanger and Leathes, who bowled very well last year against Bradfield College and also towards the enl of the season showed some form asa bat. H. T. Whinney and O. S . Wigan are also looked to for some success as batsmen, as they showed distinct promise last year and in practice this season seem likely to fulfil expectations. W. O. Prichard, amedium right-hand bowler with a very good action, will probably be of great use in that department. The school coach is T. Bowley, late of the Surrey XI, a most painstaking and conscientious pro­ fessional. The only new fixture on the list is that with St. Paul’s School, a very welcome departure, and an example which might be more widely followed in matches between the public schools in London and in theprc-Y>noes The fixture list is appended : May 21. v. T. W . W ilson,Esq.’s X I. May 27.* v. Incogniti. June 1. v. St. Paul’s School. June 11. v. Weymouth C.C. June 21.* v. Old Sherburnians* June 28.* v. Malvern College. July 5.* v. M.C.C. July 9.* v. Bradfield College. * 'Two day matches.