Cricket 1895

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T h e axiom that the unexpected is al­ ways happening, certainly cannot be said to apply to the cricket critics however applicable to the game itself. It was only natural, of course, that the rain, which prevented the completion of the Surrey and Derbyshire match at the Oval on Saturday, should furnish a text for a sermon on the subject of the ill-luck of the Derbyshire eleven in not being able to consummate an exceptionally good dis­ play of all-round cricket by a victory, which would have been the reward of undoubtedly superior play. B u t good luck and Surrey cricket are synonymous terms, rightly or wrongly, with certain of the critics, and no matter the circumstances, Surrey’s good luck can no more be kept out of their reports than could King Charles’ head be kept out of Mr. Dick’s Memorial. Even the Sporting Life, which ought to know better, in its issue of Monday, goes so far as to assert that, in everything but the choice of innings, Surrey has had all the luck this year. A c c o r d in g to the papers, it was mainly Mr. John Shuter’s good fortune in winning the toss that gave the Surrey Eleven the prominent position they gained in 18 9 3 . This year, in every other respect, whatever the Sporting Life may mean, they have been favoured by fortune. If it is good luck to lose the toss, asthey have done in twelve out of fifteen inter-county matches this summer, they have been singularly lucky. If it was good fortune, as it undoubtedly was, to get out of a rather tight position on Saturday, what sort of luck was it that the Warwick­ shire match at Birmingham was drawn by rain when Surrey only had 73 runs to get to win with all their wickets in hand. No doubt, too, it has been good luck which has kept Lockwood, the best fast bowler of 1894, out of so many matches, which lias prevented Mr. W. W. Read from playing for the last fortnight, and stopped Hayward from bowling last week, when the wicket, according to appearances, w juld have been all in his favour. But, after all, what matters it ? The Gods can not undo the thing that is done. And no doubt the extraordinary run o ' good luck they have had this year will not not cause the Surrey Eleven to give up their wicked—I was writing wicket—ways all in a moment. T h e South Saxons who, as most Cricket readers know, show some of the best cricket to be seen on the south coast, had the gratification last Thursday of admin­ istering to the Willingdon Club the first defeat it has received this summer. The satisfaction of the achievement was the more pronounced from the fact that the Willingdon Eleven on this occasion includedno fewerthan three county players in Jesse Hide, Parris, and Mr. G. H. Arlington. How much of the credit of the South Saxons’ success was due to the Rev. H. C. L. Tindall can be estimated, when I add that he took five of the Willingdon wickets at a cost of only ten runs. This is only one of many instances of the good work this cricketing cleric has done for the club in the bowling line during the present season. T h e sporting folk of the north have had causn, during the last week, to ex­ press genuine sorrow at the loss of one who had ministered for many years to their amusement and instruction. By sheer force of hard work and a con­ scientious discharge of his duties, Mr. T . R.„Sutton became a power in the land of athletics, of almost every branch of which he had a long and practical know­ ledge. A footballer of both codes, he did much by his own efforts and influence as editor, to make the Athletic News one of of the most complete, as well as the most reliable records, of outdoor sports. But he was not only a footballer. A thoroughly capable critic, he was equally at home in coursing, writing with the same care and judgment on this as on other sporting subjects. It was my good fortune to have his acquaintance for many years, and as well as to have frequent opportuni­ ties of seeing the thoroughness he put into everything he did. No one can appreciate better the extent of the loss northern athletics will suffer by his early death. D u r i n g the Streatham C.C. “ week,” which terminated on the 13th inst., and of which we gave the detailed match scores last week, some remarkable cricket was played upon excellent wickets. Surrey sent down a very strong team, and on this occasion time alone saved the local club from severe defeat. M.C.C. brought J. T. Heame in their eleven, and defeated Streatham rather easily. Th matches against Oxford Authentics,