Cricket 1895

S e p t. 12, 1895. CRICKET: A WEEKLY R1-ORT) OF THE GAME. 415 R oberts................. 21-86 . . 16-70 . . 20-27 Shacklock — . — . . 20-83 — . . 48-00 . . 31-60 Shaw (A.) . 26-60 . . 12-58 . . — Smith (A.) .. — . — . . 66-00 Smith, C. A. — . . 50-75 . . 35-50 Smith, E. . 37-33 . . 37-00 . . 24-13 Smith (F. E.) . 2415 . . 14-00 . . 25-00 Soar ................. . 18 06 . —- . — Stoddart, A . E. . . 35 06 . . 22-06 . . 20-45 S a n ta ll................. 22-89 . — . — Thornton, Dr. G .. . 21-56 . — . — Tate ................. . 19-50 . . 21-50 . . 33-95 Townsend, C. L .. . 12-58 . . 22-77 . . 23-19 Tyler ................. . 22-40 . . 15-47 . . 19-12 W ainw right.. . 19-34 . . 10-17 . . 12-55 Wardall................. — — . 14-92 Whitehead (J.) . . 26-61 . — . — Walker, G. G. . 24-00 . — . — Woods, S. M. J. . . 27-40 . . 18-83 . . 24-83 W oof ................. — . . 44-00 . . — W right (W .) Wells, C. M. . 24-07 . . 18-62 . . 21-50 . 17-29 . — . . 14-13 Wright, F. .. . 21-72 . — — W oodcock . 19-25 . — Wootton . 19-48 . — . — so helpless, and that they usually more than ; hold their own. Such a change w ouli , stregthen men still further, and would in an ordinary cricket match (by which I mean minor cricket at home and the class of cricke t we set out here in India) render th game in very many cases a procession of the unfortunate batsmen to and from the wicket. "Would this tend to a still further advancement of the national pastime ? Apologizing’ for taking up so much, of your valuable time. I remain, yours faithiully, A FOLLOWER OF THE GAME. Waltair, Aug. 17, 1895. CR ICKET IN PH IL A D E L PH IA . THE H A L IF A X CUP. The following are the batting and bowling ; averages in the Halifax Cup series f— BATTING. BOWLING. ©omspon&ence. To the Editor of Cricket. S ir,— From the last two numbers of Cricket received out here, I see that the old controversy of “ Bat v. B all” has once more arisen in in cricket circles at home, consequent on the abnormal scoring of the season, and though, i.o doubt, the subject will have been dropped long before this reaches you, perhaps a few remarks from a humble devotee of the game in India may not be without interest. “ Epsilon ” in your issue of the 18th July complains bitterly that the rules, as at present constituted, gives the bat an unfair advantage over the ball. As a bowler during this particular season I can heartily sympathize with h im ; but before raising a cry against the chances of the bat versus the ball or advocating such radical changes as he does, I would suggest a careful study of the only reliable guide on the subject—the statistics of a series of years. The current season, like that of 1887, has been a batsman’s year, well and g o o d ; but such as think the bowlers hardly dealt with should look at the other side of the picture as well. Take one recent season—that of 1888—and we find that batters were nowheie and bowlers everywhere. Look at some of the wonderful feats performed that season. Turner’s 17 wickets for 50 runs ag: .inst an England eleven, his 13for 46 against Do ;by- shire, Lohmann’s 13 for 51 against Lancashire, Briggs’s 12 for 45 against Gloucestershire, and 13 for 40 for Lord Londesborough’s eleven against the Australians, as well as a host of others, and say whither certain doubts do not arise as to the polidjjj'of the change suggested. The only fair handicap that should be imposed against a batsman is the one so often put forward by the Rev R. S. Holmes, the running out of boundary hits. Boundaries themselves are a necessity; but why should any lixe i number of runs be given for a hit that reaches them. Let the batsmen run as many as they can get and take the chances of being run out. Means can be taken to prevent a ball losin g itself among the spectators. Hits over the boundary could be treated as at prest lit. There is another objection to the sfcgge>tion •put forward for increasing the size of the wickets. How would it affect cricket in general? Barring first-class cricket in England and Australia, it will generally be found that even on good grounds, bowlers are not quiie No. TimesHighest of Total not inan Iuns. runs. out. inns. Aver. Patterson (G) ...12 .. 543 . . 2 . . 202 ... 77-61 Coates (B) ........ ... 6 ...221 . . 1 . . 120 ... 44-20 King (T) ... ... ... 6 .. 153 . . 1 . 99*... 30-60 Wood (B) ........ ... 8 . . 230 . . 0 . . 57 ... 28-75 Altemus (B)........ Borland (M'........ ... 7 .. 132 . . 2 . . 46 ... 2670 ... 7 . . 169 . . 0 . . 90 ... 24-14 Yarnall (B )........ Bohlen fG) ........ .. 5 . . 7*2 . . 2 . . 59*... 24-00 ... 9 . . 205 . . 0 . . 120 ... 23-11 E. W. Clark (G) ... ... 7 . .123 . . 1 . . 53 ... 20'50 Downs (G) ........ Ralston (G)........ ... 5 . . 80 . . 1 . . 33 ... 20-00 ... 7 . . 130 . . 0 . . 24 ... 1857 Morgan (G)........ .. 6 . . 75 . . ‘2 . . 35 ... 18-75 Brockie (G) ........ ... 6 . . 73 . . 2 . . 27*.. 18"-5 H. C. Thayer (M) ... 7 . . 125 . . 0 . . 26 .. 17-85 J.N. Seott B ... ... 4 . . 53 . i . . 17 .; 17-66 Mason (P) ........ ... 8 . . 123 .. o . . 37 .. 15-37 Graff (B) ........ .. 8 . . 106 .. l ... 48 .. 15-14 McCall (B) ........ ... 7 . . 105 .. 3 . . 51 .. 15-00 Clark (P) ........ ... 7 . . 75 .. ‘2 . 30 .. 15-00 H. I. Brown (G)... ... 8 . . 115 .. 0 .. 42 .. 14-37 Muir (B) ........ ... 7 . . 97 .. 0 .. 40 .. 1385 Wingate (S)........ ... 6 . . 63 .. 1 .. 24 .. 12*60 Foulkrod (T) ... 5 . . 49 .. 18 .. 12-25 Noble (G) ........ ... 9 . . 96 . 25 .. 12-00 W. Thayer (M) ... ... 7 . . 69 .'. 1 31 .. 11-50 W. Morice(M) ... ... 7 . . 45 .. 3 . 21*.. 11-25 A. B. Morton (M) ... 5 . . 44 .. 1 .. 35 .. 11-00 S. Goodman (P) ... ... 8 . . 86 .. 0 . 22 .. 10-60 Morris (P) ........ ... 8 . . 83 .. 0 .. 24 .. 10-37 8. Thayer (M) ... 5 . . 41 .. 1 .. 18*.. 10-27 Bates (T) ........ ... 5 . . 51 .. 0 .. 31 .. 10-20 Lippineott (P) .. ... 4 . . 40 . 0 . 29 .. 10-00 Cregar (T) ........ ... 6 . . 57 .. 0 .. 18 .. 9-50 Etting (M) ........ ... 8 . . 77 .. 0 .. 9,7 .. 937 Brooke (M) ........ ... 7 . . 56 . 1 .. 29 .. 933 Hood (P) ........ ... 8 . . 61 .. 1 16 .. 8-62 Reaney (B )........ Levis (T) ........ ... 7 . . 53 .. 1 .. 33 .. 8-62 ... 6 . . 32 2 .. 16*.. 800 Rhoads (M)........ ... 6 . 47 .. 0 .. 31 .. 7*81 Helmbold (T) ... 6 . . 47 .. 0 . 17 .. 7-SI Bristol (T) ........ 6 . 16 .. 0 .. 18 .. 7-66 J. H. Patterson (P) ... 4 .. 29 .. 0 13 725 Sharp (M) ........ ... 7 .. 18 .. 0 .. 20 .. 6-86 W. Kauffman (P) ... 4 . 26 .. 0 22 6-50 Eastwood (T'. ... 5 .. 32 .. 0 15 . 6-40 Cowperthwait (P) ... 4 .. 16 . 1 7 . . 5-20 Wharton (P)........ ... 4 .. 16 .. 0 6 . 4-00 Krause (T) ........ ... 6 . 11 . 1 6 . 2-20 Rogers (P) ........ ... 6 . 3 ... 3 3 . . i-oo Jump (B) ........ ... 5 0 .. 0 0 . — (L ess than Fouu I nnings .) Middleton (G) ... 8 .. 29 2 .. 15*. . 29-00 Townsend (B) ... 2 .. 35 0 . 18 . . 17'50 Hunter (M)........ 1 .. 14 ... 0 ... 11 . 14*00 Dixon (P) ........ ... 3 .. 38 ... 0 ... 31 . . 12‘66 A. P. Morris (M)... ... 3 .. 28 ... 0 ... 16 . . 9 33 Pemberton (T) ... ... 3 .. 28 ... 0 . . 22 . . 9-.13 W. Goodman (P) ... 3 .. 18 1 ... 13*. 19 <)0 A. H. Brockie (G) ... 3 22 0 ... 11 . . S 7-83 Comfort (G)........ ... 3 .. 21 ... (; ... 12 . . , 7'« 0 Thorn'on (M) . ... 2 .. 13 ... 0 ... 12 . . •>60 Barnett (T) ........ ... 1 6 ... 0 ... 6 . . 6-00 J. W. Morton (M) ... 2 .. 10 ... 0 ... 9 . . 500 Jones(G) ........ ... 1 5 ... 0 5 . . 5 00 J. Cauffman (P)... ... 3 1 ... 0 ... 5 .. 4*66 P. H. Clark (G) ... ... 3 .. 10 ... 0 ... TO . . 3-33 Greaves (G )........ 2 7 ... 0 . 3-33 feeeger (M) ........ ... 1 .. 3 1 s * . . s .c o Earl (M) ........ ... 3 7 ... 0 * . . 233 L. A. Biddle (Gj... ... 2 1 ... 0 . 2- j CO r.eser (T) ........ .. 2 • 4 . 0 2 . 2*00 Biddle (P) ........ ... 1 2 .. 0 . 2 . . 2 00 Potter (P) ... 1 .. 2 0 2 .. 2*00 Cregar (T) ........ Balls. Runs. Mdns. Wkts. Aver. 424 .. 199 .. 14 ... 19 .. 10-47 King (T) ........ 764 .. 301 .. 27 .. 28 .. 10-85 Brooke (M )........ 636 .. 250 . 22 23 .. 10*86 Patterson (G) 1081 .. 284 .. 31 .. 26 10’92 Reaney (B) ........ 351 . 182 .. 9 . 16 .. 11*37 Jump B) ........ 584 .. 240 .. 26 . . 20 .. 1200 Clark (G) ........ 733 .. 307 32 . 24 . 12*79 Brown (G) ....... 559 .. 225 .. 29 . 17 .. 13*23 Rogers (P) 574 .. 286 . 11 21 . 1361 Sharp (M) ....... 307 . 141 .. 15 .10 14 10 Morice (M) ....... 2b8 .. 121 . 13 .. 8 15*12 Goodman (P) 517 .. 277 .. 15 . . 17 . 16*28 Bates (T; ....... 242 . 131 7 .. 8 . 1637 Norriss (P) ....... 457 .. 246 .. 15 .15 . 16*40 Altemus (B)....... 293 .. 123 .. 13 .. 7 . . 17-71 Muir (B) Bristol (T) ....... 264 494 ... Ill ... 246 9 18 6 13 . 1851 19-15 i 'L ess THAN F o ur NNNGS ) Foulkrod (T; 5 ... 2 0 .. 1 2*00 Middleton (G) 60 ... 18 0 .. 3 6"00 Cowperthwait (P) 93 ... 36 .. 3 .. 4 . 9*00 Krause (T) ....... 24 ... 19 0 2 9*50 J. W. Morton (M 196 ... 65 4 7 . 9*98 Greaves (G) ... 12 ... 10 1 . 1 . . 1000 Borland (M)....... 102 ... 44 2 .. 4 11*00 A. P. Morris fM).. 144 ... 57 4 . 5 . 11*40 P. H. Clark (G) .. 108 ... 37 ... 5 .. 3 . . 12*38 Hood (P) 66 ... 48 ... 0 .. 2 . . 2400 Townsend (B) 54 ... 33 1 . 1 . . 33*10 Clark (P) 54 ... 34 ... 0 .. 1 . . 34 00 Noble (G) ... .. 48 ... 41 ... 1 .. 1 . . 41-00 FOREST HILL v. RLACKHEATH.--Played at Rectory Field onSeptember 7. B l a c k h e a t h . D. Merser, b Capes ... 10 W. H. Prosser, b Welchman ........ 2 P. N. Robson, lbw, b Welchman ........ 5 A.G.Hubbard,cHume, b Welchman . ... 7 E. C. Weymouth, b Capes.................... 1 J. A. E. Hickson, b Capes..................... 0 A. J. Adam, b Capes J. H. W. Davies, b Capes ............... F. Westbrooke, b Cape.'..................... Street, b Capes ... G. White, not out Extras........ Total ... 10 0 , 7 F o r e s t H il l . H. A. Hooker, b W ey­ mouth ............ 0 W. S. Holt, bProsser 5 C. S J. Douglas, c White, b Prosper .. 40 W. L. Pierce, lbw, b Street ......... 11 G. J. Newman, run out ...................... 0 L. V. Cockell, c Wey­ mouth, b Prosser ... 6 H. Green, not out ... 24 C. J. Welchman, b Street .............. 22 C. A. T. Ford, c Rob­ son, b Weymouth... 12 W.W.Capes, bProsser 14 A. H. Hume, st Hick­ son, b Prosser........ 1 Extras..............10 Total ...145 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ---- ■ C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free. Order of Going-InCards, 7d perdozen, postfree. West’s Pocket Scoring Book, 1/2each, post free.—To be obtained at the Office of Cricket. 168, Upper 1 hames Street, London, E.C. \ Cricket Ground TEAK SEATS v<<$oPv \ Lawn Tennis TEAK SEATS and portable folding TEAK x CHAIRS____ B ut CASTLE’S Teak Beati y t which require neither PA1HT nor VARNISH. r.ntler I’.,.8,‘Mo.fis \1 , :md Sli” ,'iu innings each for oue ruu. 0Signiti.-s not out. 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