Cricket 1895

212 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J NE 20, 1895. LANCASHIRE v. SURREY. Last Thursday at Old Trafford Ground the most important match yet played in this season’s county competition was commenced. Lancashire had won all their matches played, and Surrey had lost but one. Street was the man left out in the Surrey team, from the usual twelve men from whom the eleven is chosen. Lancashire had the same eleven as so easily defeated Kent. ■On a fast and good wicket, the Lan­ castrians failed before Richardson, but three good men assisted Surrey by running themselves out. Out of the 158 runs from the bat, the last four men on the side scored 103, the final partnership of Hallam and Mold producing 50 runs. Surrey fielded brilliantly up to lunch-time, but afterwards fell off. Lockwood and Abel started well for Surrey, the former leaving at 44. Hayward followed at 61, but Holland stayed an hour-and-a-half with Abel, and 93 runs were added before the youngster was out for 39, made by sound and stylish cricket, with one chance when he had got 19. Abel was not out 96 at close of play, four wickets being down for 177. On Friday, things still went well for Surrey, as the wicket was wet and easy, and Mold had hurt his finger so badly that he was still unable to bowl. Though W . W . Read and Brockwell did little, Key helped Abel to put on 44 for the sixth wicket in half- an-hour, and then Maurice Read and Abel, with some interruption from rain, which kept the wicket easy, added 81 before Abel at last was dismissed by Briggs. His grand innings of 157 occupied four hours and 20 minutes, and he gave only one possible chance, when 107. He has rarely given a more finished display of batting. Maurice Read made his 66 in 80 minutes in dashing style, and Richardson and W ood put on 31 for the last wicket, the latter being again not out. Lancashire were ‘223 behind, and in 25 minutes on Friday lost Tinsley, W ard escaping from an easy chance in the slips just before the finish. On Satur­ day he took advantage of this to play a fine innings of 89, but despite his skill and the assistance he received from Paul and Sugg, Lancashire were quite unable to avert the single innings’ defeat, a fate which overtook them early in the afternoon. Hayward bowled very successfully for Surrey. It is noteworthy that Albert. W ard’s cricket was so good that he almost deserved to save the game. Six of the Lancastrian batsmen scored only 20 runs between them. M old was unable to bat in the second innings. Score and analysis:— L ancashire . First Innings. A. Ward, runout................... 8 A. Tinsley, run out ........... 1 Paul, b Richardson ........... 0 F. Sugg, c Lockwood, b S m ith .................................. 22 Baker, c Smith, b Richard­ son ................................... 7 Briggs, b Richardson...........11 Mr. S. M. Tindall, b Rich­ ardson ................................... 6 C. Smith, run out ...........35 Lancaster, c Brockwell, b S m ith ...................................19 Hallam, not o u t ...................17 Mold, b Richardson ...........32 B ye................................... 1 Second Innings, c W ood, b Hay­ ward ............... 89 c W . W . Read, b Lockwood ... 2 c and b Hayward 30 c W ood, b Hay­ ward ........23 b Hayward............ 2 b Hayward............ 6 c Abel, b Rich­ ardson ........13 b Richardson ... 1 c W ood, b Rich­ ardson ............ 9 not out.................... 0 absent, hurt ... 0 B 8, l b l ............ 9 Total ...........159 S urrey . Total ...184 Abel, b Briggs ..........157 M. Read, c Baker, b Lancaster................... Lockwood, b Hallam 18 66 Hayward, b Mold 12 W ood, not out ........... 21 Holland, c Baker, b F. Smith, c Paul, b Hallam .................. 39 Lancaster................... 0 Mr. W . W . Read, b Richardson, c Tinsley, Briggs ................... 12 b Baker ................... 18 Brockwell, c Baker, b B 12, lb 2, w 1 ... 15 Hallam ................... 2 — Mr. K. J. Key, c Smith, Total ........... J82 b H allam ................... 22 BOW LING ANALYSIS. L ancashire . First Innings. O. M. R. W . Second Innings. O. M. R. W . Richardson... 28-2 8 76 5 ......... . 34 12 59 3 S m ith ........... 22 4 41 2 ......... . 17 9 12 0 Lockwood ... 10 2 30 0 ......... . 22 5 50 1 Hayward ... 2 1 1 0 ......... . 18-1 7 89 5 Brockwell ... 5 3 10 0 W . W . Read .. . 5 0 15 0 S urrey . O. M. R. W . Briggs ... 46 15 105 2 Mold ... 26 10 48 1 Hallam 46 11 143 4 Lancaster bowled a wide. O. M. R. W . Lancaster 19 2 42 2 Baker ... 14’2 2 29 1 HAMPSHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. After a very creditable fight against their powerful opponents, Hampshire sustained their first defeat of the season, in this match played at Southampton on the last three days of last week. It was the first en­ counter between the counties, and the Southerners regarded themselves as mainly indebted to the York­ shire executive for their inclusion in the county competition, a fact which was recognised by the Hampshire Club by their giving a banquet in the evening of Thursday to their visitors in celebration of the event. At the commencement of play the wicket was in good condition, but after a heavy fall pf rain the pitch became treacherous. Hampshire, who began well, therefore did not fulfil the' early promise of the innings, the first four batsmen obtaining 129 runs, and the last seven totalling only 24. The chief honours of the innings were due to Barton and H. F. Ward, who for the third partnership scored 60 runs in 65 minutes. The amateur was missed at 21 and at 40, but Barton’s 49 was a spirited innings made in an hour and three quarters, and marred only by one chance just before he was out. Peel and Whitehead bowled well on the damaged wicket, and the 160 runs occupied three hours and a quarter in compilation. Before stumps were drawn for the day Brown was bowled without scoring. On Friday the amateurs of the Yorkshire team both showed good form, but, excepting Tunnicliffe, none of the professionals reached 20 runs. Jackson was in two and a half hours for 55, and played with sound defence and capital judgment. Lord Hawke’s attractive 60 was made in 65 minutes, and included six 4’s and five 3’s. Hirst and he were associated for the longest partnership, 41 for the ninth wicket. 38 behind, Hants started well, and the arrears were cleared off without loss, disaster, however, then overtook them, four wickets having fallen for 59 (or 21 on) when play ceased for the day. On Saturday the fifth wicket went down with 5 runs added, but Soar and Capt. Quinton kept together until the 100 went up. Then Wainwright bowled with great success, and the innings was finished off for 116. Wainwright on Saturday morning sent down 11 overs for 12runs and 3 wickets. W ith 79 to win Jackson and Brown put on 44 for the first wicket, and thus decided the game, though five wickets had fallen before the end came. Baldwin in the match had nine wickets for 90 runs, and this bowler up-to date heads the first-class averages Score and analysis :— H ampshire . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. C. Robson, c and b Hirst 17 b Jack son ...........24 Mr. A . J. L. Hill, c Hunter, b P e e l..................................21 b Whitehead ... 18 Barton,c Wainwright,b Peel 49 c Hirst, b Jackson13 Mr. H. F. Ward, c Jackson, b Whitehead .................. 42 b Jackson ......... Capt. Quinton, b Whitehead 0 b Wainwright ... Bacon, b Whitehead ........... Jw - -'------------ Soar, b Peel ........................... Mr. H. W . Forster, c Hirst, b P e e l.................................. Mr. R. Bencraft, b Wain­ wright .................................. Dean, not out ................... Baldwin, b Peel ................... Byes 3, lb 4 ................... Total ........... b Wainwright ... c Tunnicliffe, b Peel................... c Hirst, b Wain­ wright ........... not out.................. b Jackson ........... c Tunnicliffe, b P e e l................... B 3, lb 7 ........... ................160 Y orkshire . First Innings. Mr. F. S. Jackson, c Forster, Total ...116 Second Innings. ... 55 b Soar ... 0 cBacon,bBaldwin 12 20 c Bean, b Soar ... 8 5 2 b B aldw in........... 5 cW ard,b Baldwin 6 0 notout... b Baldwin Brown, b Baldwin Tunnicliffe, c Forster, Baldwin ................... Denton, c Barton, b Hill Peel, b Baldwin ........... Wainwright, st Dean, Baldwin ................... Moorhouse,stDean,bForster 15 not out. Lord Hawke, b Baldwin ... 60 Whitehead,cWard,b Barton 4 Hirst, not out ...................17 Hunter, c Hill, b Barton ... 9 B 6, lb 4, w 1 ...........11 Total ..........................198 Total (5 wkts) 1 BOW LING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Peel ........... 40*2 17 59 5 ... . . 23*4 0 33 2 Jackson 8 2 12 0 ... ... 16 5 36 4 Wainwright 9 3 23 1 ... ... 16 8 21 3 W hitehead... 21 8 27 3 ... ... 9 5 16 1 Hirst ........... 17 4 32 1 Y orkshire . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Soar ........... 19 7 44 0 ... ... 15*1 2 38 2 Baldwin 41 12 64 6 ... ... 19 9 26 3 H ill ........... 18 10 35 1 ... ... 3 0 8 0 Forster........... 12 0 34 1 Barton........... 33 0 10 2 ESSEX v. SOMERSETSHIRE. For the first time since 1889 these counties met at Leyton last Thursday. Somerset, who were weakly represented, batted first, Hill and Fowler scoring fairly freely, until at 37 the firm er was well taken in the long field. R. Pala:ret kept up the rate of scoring and 90 went up at the end of an hour’s play, Palairet being out 3 later for a useful 24. Poynton was bowled, his leg stump being shot ten yards out of the ground, by Pickett, but Nichols • played steadily. A t last Fowler’s admirable innings came to a close for 64, made in ICO minutes, and containing nine 4’s. W oods, chiefly by short runs, made up 20, but the later batsmen failed completely, 180 being the score for five wickets and 191 for the complete innings. Essex began with F. L. Fane, an Oxford freshman from Charterhouse, and Carpenter, who made a promising start. Thirty-five minutes produced 45 runs before the professional was out, but the young amateur went on in good style until the score was 75 when he was bowled in trying to pull a straight ball. Three more wickets fell for the addition of 10 runs, but Higgins and Russell added 29, and when play ceased for the day Essex were 71 behind with three wickets to fall. Thanks to some extremely plucky play by Mead the deficit was only 10 when the innings closed. In Somerset’s second venture Fowler again made highest score and with R. Palairet put on 53 for the second wicket, this being the best stand. A s in the first innings the later batsmen did little, and Essex were left with 188 to win. Matters looked very bad for the Eastern county when Fane was out from a very weak stroke without scoring. Though Owen went for a single, a fine stand was made by Carpenter and McGahey who played slow cricket, but quietly and surely put on runs. 50 went up in an hour, and then the pace of the scoring improved, McGahey reached his 50 out of 90 in an hour-and-a- half, but after adding two was caught in the long field. Higgins was bowled, but Essex had 101 runs for four wickets when play ceased, a very even state of the game. On Saturday eighty minutes of most interesting cricket brought the game to a close. Carpenter added 10 to his overnight score, and his 52 which contained no bit for four was the result of excellent play. The victory which seemed probable during the ensuing partnership of Mead and Bums, of whom the former hit with great vigour, was not so assured when Burns was out aftei 44 had been put on, and when Mead and Russell followed, 23 runs were required. Kortright and Bull, however, proved equal to the task, and Essex won their first victory in the county championship by two wickets. Mead was the hero o f the match, with ten wickets for 126 and 68 for once out. Score and analysis:— S omerset . First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. G. Fowler, lbw, b Mead 64 b Mead ...........36 Mr. Y . T. Hill, c McGahey, b Mead ...........................24 b Mead .............19 Mr. R. C. N. Palairet, c Russell, b Pickett ......... 24 c Russell, b Owen 31 Dr. F. J. Poynton, b Pickett 6 st Russell,b Mead 2 Nichols, b Pickett ...........18 b Kortright .. 15 Mr. S. M. J. W oods, c and b Mead..................................20 lbw, b Mead ' ... 16 Dr, J. E. Trask, not out ... 4 c Burns, b Mead 31 M r.F.L. Jenning8,bPickett 0 b Kortright ... 7 Mr.E.D. Compton, b Pickett 7 b Pickett ........... 0 Tyler, c Kortright, b Mead 1 b Kortright ... 13 Rev. A . P.Wickham, b Mead 0 not out................... 1 B 16, lb 6, w 1 ...........23 B 4, lb 2 ... 6 Total ...................191 E ssex . First Innings. Mr. F. L. Fane, b Tyler ... 36 Carpenter, c Palairet, b W oods.................................. Mr. C. McGahey, st W ick­ ham, b Tyler ...................13 Mr. H. G. Owen, run out ... 1 Mr. G. F. Higgins, ht wkt, b Tyler...................................21 Burns, b Tyler .................. 6 Russell, b W oods...................18 Mr.C.J. Kortright, b Woods 4 Mead, not out ...................35 Mr. F. G. Bull, b W oods ... 9 Pickett,c Compton, b Woods 1 B 17,1b 1 ...........................18 Total ...177 Second Innings. c and b Tyler ... 0 19 c Tyler, b Nichols 52 c Hill, b Tyler ... 52 c Palairet, b W oods ........... 1 b Tyler ........... 3 c Hill, b Tyler ... 18 b Nichols ........... 0 not out ...........14 c Wickham, b Tyler...................33 not out ........... 9 B 3, lb 4 ... 7 Total...........................181 Total (8 wkts) ...189 BOW LING ANALYSIS. S omerset . First Innings. O. Kortright Mead ... Pickett ... Bull........... Tyler . Woods . Nichols . M. R. W . 0 21 36 19 64 . 24 10 70 , 3 0 13 Second Innings. O. M. R. W . 17*4 4 7 4 34 17 0 ........... 4 0 13 0 O w en... 2 0 3 1 Pickett delivered one wide. E ssex . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . ... 29 8 71 4 ............ 35 7 82 5 ... 23-4 5 47 5 ............. 203 2 55 1 ... 23 6 45 0 ............. 22 8 34 2 Fowler ... 4 1 11 0