Cricket 1895

M a t 23, 1895. CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 157 O xford U niversity . First Innings. Mr. P. F. Warner, b L. Palairet ...........................62 Mr. G. R. Bardswell, c L. Palairet, b Bucknell ... 69 Mr. H. K. Foster, b Sloman 15 Mr.G.J.Mordaunt,c W oods, b Tyler ...........................70 Mr.H.D.Levenson-Gower, c Evans, b W oods ............ 8 Mr.F.A.Phillips, c Robson,b Tyler ..................................11 Mr. F. E. Cunliffe, c and b W oods.................................. 13 Mr. H. A . Arkwright, b Woods ........................... 1 Mr. J.C.Hartley,cWickham, b Woods .......................... 9 Mr. I). H. Forbes, b Woods 3 Mr. R. P. Lewis, not out ... 0 Extras...........................10 Second Innings. b Tyler ........... b Tyler .......... b Tyler .......... 14 b Tyler b W oods ...........65 c Stanley, b Tyler 47 b W oods ........... 3 not out ...........19 b Tyler ........... 5 not out ........... 5 c Sloman, b Tyler 0 Total ...........................261 Total ...........214 BOW LING ANALYSIS. S omerset . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Bardswell ... 22 6 65 1 ... ... 17 2 79 2 Arkwright... 27-2 15 32 7 ... ... 102 1 45 1 Cunliffe 21 11 27 0 ... ... 12 4 31 2 Hartley 11 4 10 1 ... ... 14 0 61 2 Forbes 15 4 38 1 ... ... 23 5 71 2 Cunliffe and Forbes each bowled two no-balls. O xford U niversity . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Tyler ... Woods ... 51 19 71 2 ........... 33.412 86 7 ... 21.2 4 62 5 .......... 27 9 83 2 Bucknell ... 28 9 68 1 .......... 6 3 17 0 Robson ... 4 1 14 0 .......... 6 1 15 0 L. Palairet ... 13 4 29 1 .......... 4 0 13 0 Sloman ... 2 0 7 1 W oods bowled one wide. CRICKET IN SOUTH AFRICA. CURRIE CUP COMPETITION. This meeting at the various cricket centres has now come to be recognised as the most important event in South African Cricket. In 1894 the Western Province won the cup at Cape Town for the second year in succession. This season Natal was decided upon as the venue for the tournament, Natal, the Trans­ vaal, and Western Province putting in teams. The first-named had a representative team, but both the Transvaal andWestern Province were unable to put in their strongest, the most notable absenteesbeing Messrs. A. B. Tancred, A. R. Jones from the former, and Messrs. A. Richards and G. Cripps from the latter. The first match was played at Maritzburg betweenNatal and the Transvaal, the wirners having to meet the Western Province at Durban. A most exciting game was witnessed; the Transvaal, with all the best of luck, win­ ning a close match by one wicket. The most noticeable feature of the game was the batting of D. C. Davey, who was in a considerable time (he saw seven wickets fall) for a fault­ lessly played 80, made by perfect batting. Full scores :— N atal . First Innings. Second Innings. C. F. Hime, c Halliwell, b Bings ........................... 3 b Sinclair ...........41 G. H. Whyte, b Sinclair... 5 cHalliwell, b Hings 4 D. C. Davey, run out ... 80 b Sinclair ........... 11 H. M. Taberer (eapt.),b Hings .........................23 ht wkt, b Sinclair... 9 C. T. Stuart, c Schuur- man.b H ings................17 b E ftngs...................34 J. A. Bell-Smyth, c Ochse, b Smith .........................24 not out ...................55 J. Arnold, c Halliwell, b Smith ........................... 0 c Halliwell, b Reid 64 C . M. Paterson, lbw, b Hings .........................10 b Reid ................... 0 ^•Llewellyn, c and b Beves ........................ 24 c Sinclair, b Reid... 0 L -G . Robinson, c Smith, b Sinclair........................... 4 lbw, b H ings............ 4 A. Bosomworth, not out... 1 b Reid ................... 5 Extras ...........................13 Extras ............. 9 T ransvaal . First Innings. J. Schuurman, b Taberer 16 J. J. Slateen, b Robinson 25 T. Routledge, b Taberer... 45 A. E. Ochse, c Stuart, b Hime ........................... 7 E. A . Halliwell, b Taberer 0 C. Smith, b Robinson ... 8 G. Beves (capt.), b Llewel­ lyn .................................. J. Sinclair, c and b Bosom- worth ............................. G. Allsop, b Taberer Second Innings. not out ................... 5 lbw, b Llewellyn ... 27 c Bell-Smyth, b Taberer ........... 0 b Hime ... b Llewellyn b Taberer c Hime, b Robinson 21 J. T. Hings, b Davey W . O. Reid, not out... E xtras................... not out ........... c Bell-Smyth, W h yte........... b Llewellyn ... b Taberer Extras ... Total .................204 Total ...236 Total ...................238 Total (for 9 wkts) 203 The final between the Transvaal and the Western Province commenced on the Durban Oval on Thursday, the 18th April, and was not concluded till Monday the 22nd. It was generally considered that the Western Pro­ vince would have a walk over. They had their full complement of bowlers in Rowe, Middleton and Mills ; besides having the great Surrey bowler,George Lohmann, on their side. The Transvaal winning the toss, took first strike, compiling 134. Halliwell was the main contributor to this total with 45, the re­ sult of free but lucky cricket. The Western Province started well, but after the first wicket fell, a rot set in and 8 wickets were down for 97, of which Mills was responsible for an in­ valuable 25, for which he batted nearly 2 hours. At this stage, Calder and Middleton became associated and completely altered the aspect of matters. Favoured by dame for­ tune, they laid about them with a will, and 71 runs were made before Middleton was bowled by Beves for a vigorously hit 32. Rowe only added a couple, and the innings closed for 160,Calder carryingout his bat for 40. The Transvaal had lost two good wickets for 21, when Seccull and Ochse partnered each other. They defied the bowlers for two solid hours, and though scoring was slow, the cricket during the stand, looked at from any point of view, was worthy of a first class county match. Seccull was the first to go with 64 opposite his name, theresult of pretty cricket. He was batting 2J hours and only gave one difficult chance when he had made 3, the stand having produced 81 runs. Ochse soon followed Seccull. He h£d been batting 2 hours, and his innings was absolutely flaw­ less. Halliwell again rattled up a lucky 36, and the Transvaal second innings closed for 175, leaving the Western Province 159 to make to win. The first wicket fell for 4 runs, the second for 10, Frank Hearne having again failed to come off. Mills and Mainon added 24 before the former was held in the slips, having batted 1J hours for 9. Lohmann helped Mainon to add 14 before the latter was clean bowled for a serviceable 29. Calder was out at 63 and Lohmann at 73, having knocked up 18 in free style. He was out in an unsatisfactory way. D. C. Davey was umpiring, Hings bowling, and Lohmann put his leg before the wicket. The game was at an exciting stage, when the players were startled by a mighty “ How’s that ” from Davey! Hings then appealed and the Surrey man was given out. It was felt that after giving the cue, whether uninten­ tionally or not, Davey should not have given him out. The remaining batsmen could do nothing against Sinclair’s bowling and the inningsterminated for 91,leaving theTransvaal winners, against all expectations, by 58 runs. In bowling, it will be noticed that Lohmann captured 7 wickets for 72 in the first innings and one for 59 in the second. These figures do not represent his actual bowling. In the first hand he time and again beat the batsmen the ball just clearing the bails. In the second several catches were dropped off him, and the ground being still lively many of his balls kept clearing the stumps. His analysis would have read even better; had not Routledge, the “ gentle tapper” of the South African team in England, hit up 14 runs off one of his overs, 3 fours and a braoe. Lohmann trapped him immediately after in the long field and “ Tommy” played fly. “ Our splendid George ” —vide Norman Gale—is looking the pink of health, and the amount of wcrk he did in this match shows how fit he is. He bowled unchanged throughout the firstinnings and altogether sent down 100 overs. Con­ sidering that it is 2 years since he took part in first-class cricket his form showed little or no falling off, and it is the feeling of good judges here that on his return to English cricket this season he ought to step back into his old position as one of the greatest bowlers of the age. Sinclair, of the Transvaal team, came out with surprising figures in the second innings. He bowls right handed, with a high delivery, slow-medium. He keeps a good length and gets a lot of work on the ball, curling in from leg. He occasionally sends in one quite unexpectedly which comes in from the off. Lohmann was greatly impressed with Sinclair and reckons him one of the most dangerous bowlers he has met in South Africa. Halliwell kept wicket superbly and in two innings caught 8 men. Prince, the Western Province stumper, is hardly inferior to Halli- well, and only wants finish and style to stamp him as first-class. As a proof of his calibre, it might be mentioned that out of a total of 309 in the two innings he only let two byes. Appended are the scores :— T ransvaal . First Innings. J. .T. Slatem, lbw, b Rowe... 12 A. W . Seccull, lbw, b Loh­ mann ...................................15 c Rowe, b Mills... §4 T. Routledge, c Andrews, b Lohmann ...........................14 c Mills, b Rowe... $ E. A. Halliwell, c Prince, b Mills .................................. 45 A . E. Ochse. b Lohmann ... 9 C. Smith, b Lohmann ... 4 G. Beves (capt.), c Calder, b Lohmann.......................... 10 c and b Rowe J. Sinclair, c Mills, b Loh­ mann ...................................12 J. T. Hings, lbw, b Rowe ... 10 G. Allsop, not out ........... 0 W . O. Reid, b Lohmann ... 0 Extras ........................... 3 Second Innings, b Rowe ........... 0 c and b Lohm^nn 36 lbw, b Rowe ... 4}' lbw, b Mills ... 14 0, c Andrew, b Mills c Andrew, b Mills not out................... b M ills................... Extras........... Total ...134 W estern P rov First Innings. C. F. Prince, c Halliwell, b H in g s ...................................22 Mills, b Hings ...................25 H. Andrew, run out ........... 1 J. H. Anderson, c Halliwell, b Sinclair .......................... 0 Heame, c Halliwell, b Hings 2 M . Bissett.ibw, b Sinclair... 0 G. Lohmann, b Sinclair ... 13 C. D’ O. Mainon, b Beves ... 13 H. Calder (capt.), not ou t... 40 Middleton, b Beves ...........32 G. Rowe, run o u t................... 2 Extras .................. ... 10 Total ...175 INCE. Second Innings. c Halliwell,b Sin­ clair ................... 4 c Seccull, b Beves 9'. b Sinclair ........... 8 b Hings ........... c Routledge, b Sinclair ........... not out... ........... lbw, b Hings ... b Sinclair ........... c sub., b Sinclair 1 b Sinclair ........... 7 b Sinclair ........... 0, Extras........... 3 Total.. ...160 Total 9* BOW LING AN ALYSIS. T ransvaal . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M.R. W . O. M.R. W . G. A. Rowe ... 32 16 34 2 ... 35 12 59 4 G. A. Lohmann 47 20 72 7 ... 53 27 59 1 Mills .............. 15 5 25 1 ... 263 11 36 5 Middleton . . . . . . 6 2 ' 8 0 C. D. Mainon .. 5 1 10 0 W estern P rovince . First Innings. O. M. R. W . O. J. Sinclair 341 14 52 3 ..., 38-4 J. T. Hings ... 28 8 47 3 . 31 G. Beves........... 5 1 13 2 ... 7 A . W . Seccull... 5 2 14 0 C. Sm ith........... 4 0 22 0 M. R. W . 19 40 7 ’ 15 36 2 3 13 1