Cricket 1895

M ay 23, 1895. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 149 NOTTS v. SUSSEX. Records in every branch of sport seem to be going to thewall this year. In cricket last week Notts went onebetterthanthebestEnglish per­ formance in inter-county matches. Surrey’s record of 698 runs against Sussex on August 9th, 1888, at all events, is relegated to the second place in performances of the kind, by their colossal total of 726 against the same county totalled in their match at Trent Bridge. The innings commenced at 12.5 on Thursday and ended at 3.25 on Friday; the the time of playing being 510 minutes, and the rate of scoring, on the average, 85 runs an hour. The periods in which the hundreds were scored were respectively in minutes, 100, 60, 75, 100, 105, 55, and 50. The hundred was exceeded in individual scores three times, in partnership four times. Gunn and Daft put on 115 in 95 minutesfor the second, Gunn and Flowers 103 in 70 minutes for the third, Gunn and Dixon 109 in 85 minutes for the fourth, and Howitt and Bagguley 201 in 145 minutes for the seventh wicket. The scores at the fall of each wicket were respectively 9, 124, 227, 336, 344, 390, 591, 647, 691, 726. The hundreds of Howitt and Bagguley were the first either had scored for his county. Gunn’s 219 was a splendid exhibition, the famous professional playing more freely than is his wont. His innings occupied, exclusive of intervals, five hours less five minutes, and exceeded Abel’s score of two days earlier date by two runs—rather a curious coincidence. He gave one chance, a skier, to mid-on, when he had made 35, which Murdoch failed to reach. This was the only blemish in a fine display, in which off-drives were the prominent feature. Flowers hit well in his bright and attractive innings, and young Wilkinson made 62, including nine 4’s and three 3’s in three quarters of an hour. Sussex had nothing to play for but a draw after a weary outing in unseasonable weather ; still, Bean and Marlowmade an excellent start, and put on 60 in the first hour. After their departure no one but Ranjitsinhji and Brann could do much with Wilkinson, who going on a second time obtained five wickets at a very moderate cost. Following on, 576 runs behind, on Saturday, after heavy rain in the night, Sussex never had a chance of saving the game, and apart from a splendid display by Newham, there was little to call for men­ tion in their second attempt. Notts won by an innings and 378 runs. Score and Wilkinson, c Marlow, b Shaw .................. 62 Pike, not out ...........23 Handford, c Marlow, DShaw .................. 24 B 12, w 5 ...........17 N otts . Mr. A. O. Jones,bTate 3 Daft, b Brann ...........46 'Gunn, lbw, b Butcher 219 Fiowers, b Shaw..........64 M r.J. A. Dixon, bBean 35 Attewell, c Butt,bBean 4 Mr. R. H. Howitt, c Newham b Batcher 119 Bagguley, c Bean, b »h a w ...........................n o S ussex . First Innings. Bean, b Attew ell...................30 Marlow,c Dixon, b Attewell 34 Mr. W . L. Murdoch, c and b Wilkinson .................. 3 K. S. Ranjitsinhji, run out 29 Mr. W . Newham, c Jones, b Flowers................... 9 Mr. G. Brann, not out ... 39 Butcher, b Wilkinson........... 5 Butt, lbw, b Wilkinson ... 7 1 arris, b Wilkinson ........... 5 Tate, b Wilkinson ........... 0 »h iw,c Bagguley,b Attewell 4 Byes ........................... 5 Total ..726 O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Handford .. 12 4 33 0 ... . . 7 1 22 0 Attewell 29*1 9 57 3 ... . . 34 17 86 5 Wilkinson .. 21 5 56 5 ... . . 20 4 48 1 Flowers 6 I 14 1 ... . . 19-3 3 39 2 Dixon . . 12 3 28 2 Total... ...170 Second Innings. c Daft,b Attewell c Dixon, b W il­ kinson ........... c and b Dixon ... 15 c and b Attewell 27 notout...................75 c Pike, b Dixon... 10 b F low ers......... c Daft,b Attewell 17 c Handford, b A ttew ell...........15 c Gunn,bAttewell c Jones.b Flowers 1 B 2, lb 1, w 2 Total......... 178 BOWLING ANALYSIS. N otts . O. M .R. W . Shaw ...100-1 31 168 4 Tate ... 35 8 99 1 Butcher 38 12 108 2 Parris ... 32 4 98 0 O. Brann ... 18 Ranjitsin­ hji .. 14 Bean M. R. W . 5 71 1 Ranjitsinhji bowled four and Parris one wide. S ussex . affected by rain during the night was only noticeable for a good innings by W. G. Quaife. Still the result was never in doubt, and when the last wicket fell at 174, Surrey . had won by an innings and 223 runs. Score and analysis:— Wilkinson bowled two wides. SURREY v. WARWICKSHIRE. A strong north-east wind and a clouded sky made the conditions of cricket at the Oval anything but pleasant during this match commenced on Thursday last. Last year at the Oval, in the opening fixture of the season, Warwickshire defeated the home county by seven wickets. This time the position was quite reversed, for, though they won the toss, the Midlanders never looked like making a fight. Walter Read displaced Street in the Surrey team, the eleven being otherwise the same as defeated Essex earlier in the week. Warwickshire went in first, and made a fair start, though J. E. Hill was run out at 22. Law and W. Quaife looked like making a long stand, and 40 were added for the second wicket, Law at last fell to Brockwell, who with this initiated what was really a splendid performance. Going on at 62, in six overs before lunch time he took four wickets for 10 runs, and after the adjournment clean bowled the four remaining batsmen for 12 more runs. To take as he did eight of the last nine batsmen at a cost of twenty-eight runs was really a remarkable piece of bowling, and this, too, on a fast run-getting wicket. Surrey started slowly, the bowling at the outset being so good that Lockwood and Abel only scored fifteen in the first half hour. Then the pair improved until at 88 Abel was caught at slip for a faultless innings of 48. Maurice Read and Lockwood played bright cricket, and left the Warwick score 26 behind at the close of play. Resuming on Friday the not-outs again made a long stand, and not till 122 had been registered for the second wicket was Read caught in the slips. The interval since the fall of Abel’s wicket was 105 minutes, and Read’s share of the runs was over one half, Holland, who had been so successful against Essex, again started in fine form, and scored more quickly than his partner, hitting especially well on the off side. Lockwood, whose wicket had never been in danger except once when he ought to have been caught, reached his hundred after 215 minutes batting. Holland put on 50 in less than an hour, and when, after 100 minutes’ batting, he was bowled for 62, the colt had been with Lockwood during a partnership of 109 runs for the third wdcket. Lockwood went next, the pace of his scoring having fallen greatly towards the end of his innings. During the five hours and forty minutes he was batting he gave no chance. Hewras in while 370 runs were scored, and his 158 included three 5’s, twenty-one 4’s, six 3’s, and eight 2’s, All the Surrey men except Brockwell gained double figures, and Hay­ ward, who was in an hour and twenty minutes, showed as good cricket as any on the side for his 55. Three hundred and ninety- seven in arrear, Warwickshire scored 29 runs for W. Quaife’s wicket before the light, which had not been good all day, became so bad that stumps were drawn a few minutes before the time fixed. The last day’s play on a wick W ar w ic k sh ir e . First Innings. Mr. J. E. Hill, run out ... 6 W . Quaife, lbw, b Richard­ son .................................. 48 Law, c W ood, b Brockwell 26 W . G. Quaife, c W ood, b B rockw ell.......................... 4 Lilley, c W . Read, b Brock­ well .................................. 1 b Holland Mr. H. W . Bainbridge, b B rockw ell........................... Second Innings, c Wood, b Rich­ ardson .........25 b Lockwood ... 9 b Richardson ... 3 c Abel, b Rich­ ardson ........ 50 Santall, b Brockwell ... Devey, b Brockwell ... Barnes, b Brockwell ... Whitehead, b Brockwell Pallett, not out ........... B 8, w 1 ... 1 c Holland, b Brockwell ... 24 lbw, b Smith ... 19 c Smith, b Rich­ ardson ...........10 c Brockwell, b Smith ........... 5 not out................... 8 b Richardson ... 8 B 2, lb 3, nb 1 6 Total ......... 123 S urrey . Total ... ..174 Lockwood, c and b Pallett ...................158 Abel, c Whitehead, b Santall .....................48 M. Read, c Whitehead, b Barnes Holland, b Devey Mr. W . W . Read, Hill, b Pallett ... . Hayward, c Barnes, Whitehead ... . Brockwell, b Barnes 1 M r. K. J. Key, b Pallett ................20 Smith, not o u t ...........30 W ood, c Bainbridge, b Devey ...................14 Richardson, b Devey 24 B 3, lb 8, w 2, nb 1 14 Total ...520 BOWLING ANALYSIS. W a rw ick sh ire. Lockwood Richardson Smith ... Abel Brockwell First Innings. O. M. R. W . 7 360 ........... 7 0 32 7 381 ............ 33 11 53 3 80 ........... 17 3 9 20 1 100 ........... 4 0 8 228 ............ 10 4 Holland 4 2 Smith bowled one wide and one no-ball. , 17 , 23 3 17-1 Second Innings, O. M. R. W . 1 5 2 0 1 19 29 15 1 S urrey . O. M. R. W . Pallett... 50 15 117 3 Santall... 50 19 126 1 Barnes... 33 10 95 2 O. M. R. W . Whitehead 15 15 91 1 W .G.Quaife 5 1 12 0 Devey ... 20 5 65 3 Pallett bowled a wide and a no-ball, and Quaife a wide. BLACKHEATH v. ROYAL ARTILLERY (VYoolwich). —Played at Rectory Field on May 18. R.A. First Innings. Second Innings. C.C. van Straubenzee, b J.R. M ason.................................. 1 Capt. Adair, b H eath........... 7 Major Coker, b Heath ... 1 Capt. Wynne, c Fegan, b J. R. Mason ................... b C. E. Mason ... 10 b Blaker ........... 2 st Hickson, b Blaker ........... 3 st Hickson, b Blaker ........... 3 not out.................. 35 Major Curteis, b Heath A. E. Perkins, b Heath ... 29 c Hickson, b C. E. Mason ... 4 Capt. Cooper, c C. E., b J. M a s o n ................................. Capt. Phipps Hornby, c Castle, b J. M ason ........... Mr. Stanton, c Hickson, b J. M ason.................................. Bates, b J. R. Mason........... Butler, not out ................... B 1, lb 1... . Total 1 b C. E. Mason ... 7 1 not out.............. 10 1 0 4 c Blaker, b C. E. Mason ............. 8 2 B 4, w 1........... 5 ...........55 B lackheath . Total S. Castle, lbw, b Bates 47 J. R. Ma on, c Stanton, b Adair .................. 40 J. E. Mason, c Curteis, b Bates ..................18 G. C. Hubbard, c Cur­ teis, b Adair ...........31 J.H. C. Fegan, bButler 2 Capt. Lindner, run out 4 H.R. Blaker, c Curteis, b Straubenzee ..... 6 J. A. D. Hickson, c Butler, b Bates ... 0 C. G. S. Mason, b Bates ................ 1 S. Heath, not out ... 6 S. Christopherson, b Adair ................ 0 B 4, lb 2 ........ 6 Total ..161