Cricket 1895

May ' 2 o , 1800. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 151 GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. SOMERSET. For their first match of the season, com­ menced at Bristol on Thursday last, these neighbouring western counties had fairly representative teams, though E. M. Grace stood out and V. T. Hill was not available. Murch after all had not deserted that county for Wiltshire. This was very fortunate for the old county, as he took twelve Somerset­ shire wickets during the match, as the score shows. Somerset made a brilliant start, Fowler and Lionel Palairet, who playing admirable cricket after a quiet start, putting on runs rapidly. Fowler was missed when he had made 28, but gave no further chance. At last Palairet was caught at short leg at the third attempt for 80. Fowler soon followed, having made 118 out of 209, andhis first hun­ dred for the county. It was a fine display of good hitting all round the wicket, and including seventeen 4’s, three 3’s, and eight 2’s, made in two hours and twenty minutes. The scoring slowed down very much, and although 96 runs were added they occupied 135 minutes, almost the same period asthe first 209. In this innings, Board disposed of half the batsmen, catching four and stumping one. Gloucestershire lost two wickets for 15 runs, but Grace and Townsend played capital cricket, and added 43 more before stumps were drawn on Thursday night. Following up this commencement on Friday, the young amateur was not disposed of until within five of his hundred. “ The Master,” however, was in his very best form, playing his biggest innings since 1876, the annus mirabilis of this remarkable cricketer. He gave no actual chance in his magnificent innings of 288, scored in 320 minutes, and including thirty- eight 4’s, eleven 3’s, twenty-nine 2’s, and no more than forty-five singles. This wonderful innings certainly brings Dr. Grace’s record to a century of centuries, an achievement far exceeding anything recorded, probably twice as many as any other man has scored in first- classcricket. He hit, too, with all hisold skill and vigour, and it is worthy of remark, con- sideiing that he is now approaching the com­ pletion of his forty-seventh year, that this is his third best score in a long career extend­ ing over twenty-one years. The rest of the side did comparatively little, but still Somer­ set were left 171 to the bad on the first hands. In the follow on, Fowler and Stanley of whom the latter played a strong defensive game in each innings made 45with­ out loss before stumps were drawn. On Saturday, however, the side failed before the bowling of Murch, and though at lunch time 160 were scored for five wickets, the rest added but 29, and Gloucestershire had no difficulty in winning their first county match of the season, with nine wickets to spare. Murch, as will be seen, took eight wickets for 68 runs. Score and analysis:— S omerset . Second Innings. First Innings. ?> H. Palairet, c Braoher, b R oberts...........80 G. Fowler, st Board, b ii*™0® .........................118 Mr. J. B. Challen, b Grace 6 R. C. N. Palairet, o Board, b M urch................. Stanley, c Board, b Murch .......................... f- M. J. W oods,c Board, b Murch ........................... 6 V. L. Evans, lbw, b trrace ........... IX Nichols, c Board, b Grace.".' 0 Ayler, cFerris, b Grace ... 0 & A - P. Wickham, c 1nomas, b Murch ........... 3 Bueknell, notout .. 10 B 5 ,1-b 6, w 3 ... 14 Total.................303 c Board, b Murch 1 lbw, b Townsend 33 c Wrathall, b Townsend ... 16 26 cRoberts,bMurch ! 29 b Murch 31 cPainter,b Murch 47 c Board, b Murch 2 c Board, b Murch 6 not out..................17 b Murch ... ... 0 b Murch ........... 0 B 9, w 4 ... 13 Total ..189 G loucestershire . First Innings. Mr. F . C. Bracher, b B u ck n ell.................. 20 Murch, c Stanley, b T yler........... ........... 5 Board, not out.............. 2 Roberts, c sub, b Tyler 9 B 4 ,1-b 2 ........... 6 Mr. W . G. Grace, Tyler, b W oods ...288 Mr.J.J.Ferris, b Tyler 4 Mr. C. O. H. Sewell, c and b W oods............ 2 Mr. C. L. Townsend, lbw, b Bucknell ... 95 Painter, lbw, b Tyler 34 Wrathall, b Fowler ... 6 Total ...........474 Mr. E. L. Thomas, b Woods ................... 3 In the second innings Wrathall scored, not out, 6 ; Mr. E. L. Thomas, lbw, b Bucknell, 12 ; Board, not out, 1.—Total, 19. BOWLING ANALYSIS. S omerset . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Townsend ... 11 2 310 ............. 34 16 63 2 Roberts ... 29 7 511 ............. 13 2 29 0 Sewell........... 7 0 38 0 ............ M urch..; ...35-2 14 724 ............. 44 16 68 8 Ferris ........... 2 0 10 0 ............. Grace ........... 45 16 87 5 ............ W rathall 9 2 16 0 In the first innings Ferris bowled three wides, in the second innings Roberts bowled four wides. G loucestershire . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Tyler ...........42‘4 7 160 4 ........... W ood s.......... 40 3 145 3 ............. Nichols ... 10 4 210 . . . . . . . Bucknell ... 17 2 682 ............. 4 1 5 1 Fow ler........... 14 2 56 1 ........... 3 3 0 14 0 L Palairet ... 4 0 18 0 ............ NORTHBROOK 2n d XI. v. ADDIS- COMBE 2n d XI.—Played at Lee on May 18. A ddiscombe . H. Clark, lbw, b East D. M. Roberts, c F. Plumer, b Clayton... II. G. Roberts, b East S. Purser, c sub. b East A. Pulford, c Murphy, b Ford .................. J. R. Coulthard, c W ood, b Ford.......... E. R. Jenson, b Ford 35 C. M. Pascall, b East 29 C. S. Desprez, lbw, b F o r d ...........................13 S. Wiltshire, b Ford 0 H. P. Moore, not out 0 B 4 ,1-b 3 ... 7 Total ...120 A . H. Woolmer, b Purser ................... 4 H. Leeds, b Purser ... 1 G. A. W ood, c D. M. Roberts, b Purser... 0 H. Plumer, b Purser 7 W . C. Ford, b H. P. Roberts ...................13 A.East, b J. Coulthard 6 W .D.Butler, c Jensen, b J. Coulthard ... 18 N orthbrook . A. C. Clayton, e S. Purser, b Moore ... F. Plumer, lbw, b Purser ................... H.A.Murphy, st D. M. Roberts, b Purser ... F. W . Foston, not out B 1 ,1-b 6, w 2 Total ... HONOR OAK v. LEYTON.—Played at Leyton, on May 18. G.S.Harrison.c Butier, b Wallace................... 0 E.G.Hayes, c Wallace, b Butler .................. 38 T. R.Dickason, b Lake 12 H. H. Burton, c Lake, b Wallace...................19 F. A . W ilkie, c Butler, b Wallace...................12 J. Johnson, c Watts, b Galton ...................62 H onor O ak . C. Barton, b Wallace 0 T. J. Gracey, c and b Wallace .................. 6 P. Carmichael, b Law 10 A . Jones, st Walker, b Wallace ...................13 C. H . Mayo, not out... 3 B 8 ,1-b 3...........11 Total ...186 L eyton . C. McGahey, st Jones, b W ilk ie ...................47 H. G. Lee, lbw, b Wilkie ......................27 A. Law, c Barton, b Wilkie ......................47 C. Wallace, c Barton, b Hayes ................... 9 F. Butler, G Lake, E. F. Watts, W . W . Tween, and J. Walker, did not bat. R. Galton,'st Jones, b Hayes ................... 0 G. F. Higgins, not out 13 B 5 ................... 5 Total (5 wkts.)148 P UBLICATIONS issued at Cricket office, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C.—West’s Pocket Scoring Book, 1/2, post free. “ Cricket” Report Sheets, lOd. per doz., post free. Order of Going In Cards, 7d. per doz., post free. Cricket Calendar, 1895. 7d., post free. Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds. P a rti, (now ready),price 6d. (post free 8d.) or subscription for the sixteen parts, 10/8 (post free), payable in advance. Cloth Cases for binding the Volumes of Cricket , 2/- each. Title and Index for Vol. X III, 2d. All communications to be addressed, The Manager, Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. DULWICH v. IBIS.—Played at Burbage Road, Dulwich, on May 18. I bis . E. Dorrington, not out 51 H. W . Holdsworth, b Tregellas................... 4 B 4 ,1-b 1, w 1, n-b 1 7 C.Marshall,bTregellas 0 E. P. Rayner, b King 17 W . L. Roberson, lbw, b King ...................27 E. White, b S. E. Huntley ...................36 Total ...*145 E. Buckland, c S. Huntley, b King ... 3 H. W . Perkins, H. Mason, G. Allanson, and W . Wright, did not bat. * Innings declared closed. J. F. Colyer, b Wright 2 T. S. Tregellas, b Roberson...................15 S. E. Huntley, not out 44 E.A.Redman, b White 5 E. White, b Buckland 0 W . A. King, c and b White ................... 0 D ulwich , F. Huntley, b Wright T. A. Darke, c Rober­ son, b W right.......... S. Pulbrook, notout... B 6, 1-b 1 Total ........... H. and B. Heasman did not bat. DULWICH v. BROMLEY.-Played at Bromley on May 18. A.W .H ew ett,b Morris 12 J. E. Clark, c Huish, b Morris ........... 6 M. Baker, c Brierley, b Huish ...................10 C.P.Hewett, c Phillips, b Morris ...................20 R.H. Smith, c Brierley, b Darby .................. 14 W . G. Beach, b Darby 1 D ul C.P. Tregellas, b Gads- don ......................... 4 L.Phillips, c Sharland, b Gadsdon ...........12 E. H. Heasman, lbw, b Gadsdon ...........37 F. E. Huish, b Gads­ don ........................... 1 O. Jones, c Weeks, b Gadsdon ...................37 A.F.Gadsdon, b Darby S. E. Pamphilon, b Morris .................. J. Weeks, b Darby ... P. Sharland, b Darby F. S. Hewett, not out B 1 ,1-b 4 ........... Total ........... F.C. Brierley, b Weeks 2 W . Morris, b Gadsdon 24 T .C.Stafford, b Weeks 37 F. J. F in lin s o n , c Weeks, b Gadsdon 1 J. W . Stied, b Weeks 13 H. Darby, not out ... 1 B 5 ,1-b 4 ........... 9 Total ...178 BARNES v. ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL. —Played at Barnes on May 18. S t . T homas ’ s H ospital . R. L. Storrar, b W . R. W right A . W . Jones, b Ben- stead........................... 2 W . Ashford, b W . R. W right ................... 6 A. R. Hoare, b Ben- stead ................... 4 H. Clarke, c Robert­ son, b W . R. Wright 3 G. Glasgow, b W . R. W right ................... 3 B ai C. E. Sissons, b A. R. Hoare ...................11 J. G. M. Robertson, b A. R. Hoare........... 4 F. W . Benstead, c Ash­ ford, b A. R. Hoare 0 A . Sissons, c Storrar, b Ashford................... 1 H. Shirreff, b Ashford 0 W . F. L. Frith, c and b Ashford................... 4 J. L. Prain, b W . R. W right ................... F. Perkins, b W . R. Wright ................... J. C. R. Robinson, b Benstead.................. G. Harrison,not out... L. W . Dudgeon, b W . R. W right........... B 3, n-b 1 ........... Total .. 27 W . R. Wright, not out 25 P. G. Grylls .st Storrar, b Ashford................... 4 H .K. Sissons, c Storrar, b A shford................. 0 C. E. Ratcliffe, lbw, b Clarke ...................12 B 7 ,1-b 2 ........... 9 Total ... 70 CROYDON V. BRIXTON WANDERERS.— Played at Denmark Hill on May 18. C roydon . H .R .Groom,cV eillard, b White .................. 17 S. J. Ching, b Veillard 19 J. A . Archer, lbw, b Griffiths ..................13 E. R. Wilkinson, c Jones, b Rider ...1 3 E. W . Smith, not out 74 A. C. Dent, b Rider ... 0 C.W .M . Feist, c Jones, b Gilligan................... 2 B rixton W anderers . J. Whitcomb, b Gilli­ gan .......................... C. G. May, c Rider, b Jones........................... C. G. Paget, b Gilligan L. K. Watson, b Jones B 9 ,1-b 2 ........... Total ...........] A. A. Griffiths, run out 0 H. Mason, not out ... 11 E. H. Cross, not out... 8 B 8 ,1-b 3 ...........11 E. V. White, b Paget W . A. Gilligan, c Dent, b Ching ................... 0 F. Odell, b Ching ... 6 G. Stubbs, b Ching ... 6 F. Rider, b Paget ... 5 Total C. W . H. Newington, b Ching ................... A. E. Veillard and C. F. Jones did not bat. , 54