Cricket 1895

4 3 8 CR ICKET : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. O c t. 9 1 , 1 8 9 6 and Hill soon fell to the former, cutting a ball into the hands of Noble. Though he gave two chances, Hill’s 41 was an excellent display of free hitting. Wilson batted very carefully, while Druce, though not quite at home, scored. At last King sent one down which bowled the young Surrey amateur off his body. Four for 110. After this things went bad for the English team. The wicket had begun to wear a little, and King with this to help him bowled with great success. None of the remaining batsmen, except Arkwright, succeeded in getting into double figures, and the innings came to a close for 156, the last six wickets having only added 46. King’s bowling figures were particularly noteworthy ; he took seven of the ten wickets at a cost of under eight runs apiece. With a very useful lead of 78 runs the Philadelphians began their second innings with Patterson and Noble again starting the batting. This time Hartley was not so successful at the outset, and Arkwright had to be substituted for him. The separation though came from Milligan, who bowled Noble with the total at 37. After the luncheon interval Wood joined Patterson, Arkwright and Milligan bowling as before. As in the previous innings, Wood did not stay long, being clean bowled by Milligan for eight. Two for 63. Another disaster was in store for the Philadelphians, as in the next over Coates was caught at point without scoring. Patterson was again playing fine cricket, and as Bohlen looked like getting runs, the English captain deter­ mined on a complete bowling change. After Hartley had relieved Milligan, Ark­ wright handed the ball to Lowe. The latter immediately proved effective, and his second and third balls each took a wicket, those of Bohlen and Clark. Half the wickets were down for 88, when Balston came in to assist Patterson. Mindful of their long partnership, the crowd was very hopeful, and though runs came slowly, it looked as if the batsmen were getting set. Lowe again, however, came to the aid of his side, bowling down Ralston’s middle stump with the total at 104. After Altemus came in Milligan resume in |laoi- of H a itle } Si ill ii war L ow e H^ain « h o g .n the tick e t. P itler son, w i/Laii ivw* tiiiu n lit ih uii- da>} , Wns byw lni by n bi au ) ijtien>xi ball. The i'll gull!g baisinan had again played exceptionally fine cricket. He had made 67 out of 111, and this time without a chance. Altogether he had scored 176 for once out, and by some of the very best batting ever seen in Philadelphia. Aiter his retirement the innings quickly came to an end. King and Baily put on 22 for the last wicket, and the latter was was Lowe’s sixth victim. His bowling was quite the feature of the innings. Ot his fourteen overs, seven were maidens, and his six wickets only cost IS runs. In very hot weather the English team went in on the following Monday, with 216 to win. Mitchell again opened the batting, having Hill as his partner once more. Twenty-four runs came from the first four overs, and then, with the score 32, Mitchell fell to Patterson, who had c o m m e n c e d t h e b o w l i n g w it h K i n g . T e n r u n s l a t e r P a t t e r s o n a ls o d is m is s e d H i l l , w h o h a d m a d e 22 o f t h e 42 r u n s . M i l l i ­ g a n a n d D r u c e , w h o w e r e n o w t o g e t h e r , j u t o n 29, w h e n t h e f o r m e r w a s b o w l e d l y P a t t e r s o n f o r a v e r y u s e f u l 20. A t t h e in t e r v a l D r u c e (21) a n d P h i l l i p s (13) w e r e t o g e t h e r , w i t h t h e s c o r e 95 f o r t h r e e w i c k e t s . O n r e s u m i n g , P h i l l i p s a d d e d 5, a n d w a s t h e n w e l l c a u g h t a t s h o r t - s l i p , 14 h a v i n g b e e n m e a n w h il e p u t o n . W i l ­ s o n , w h o a g a i n p l a y e d c a r e f u l l y , h e l p e d D r u c e t o in c r e a s e t h e s c o r e b y 31 r u n s . D r u c e , w h o h a d p l a y e d e x c e l l e n t c r ic k e t , w a s a t la s t c a u g h t a t m i d - o n , h a v i n g c o n t r i b u t e d 57 t o t h e t o t a l o f 140. A f t e r H e m i n g w a y ’s d is m is s a l w i t h o u t a r u n , W i l s o n a n d A r k w r i g h t m a d e a d e t e r m in e d s t a n d . T h e t w o b a t s m e n a d d e d 56, o f w h i c h A r k w r i g h t , w h o w a s s p l e n d i d l y c a u g h t a t s lip , h a d m a d e 35 b y v e r y u s e f u l c r ic k e t . O n l y 14 r u n s w e r e w a n t e d t o w in , w i t h t h r e e w ic k e t s t o f a l l , w h e n B o b i n s o n b e c a m e W i l s o n ’ s p a r t n e r . A n o t h e r s u c c e s s , t h o u g h , w a s i n s t o r e f o r t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a n s , a s , w i t h t h e s c o r e a t ie , B o b i n s o n w a s c a u g h t , L o w e , t h e n e x t m a n , a f t e r p l a y i n g t h r e e g o o d b a ll s f r o m K i n g , s e n t t h a t b o w l e r t o l e g t o t h e b o u n d a r y , g i v i n g t h e E n g l i s h m e n a w e l l - e a r n e d v i c t o r y w i t h t w o w ic k e t s t o s p a r e . W i l s o n c a r r ie d o u t h is b a t f o r 20, a n d t o o m u c h p r a is e c a n h a r d l y b e g i v e n h i m f o r h is w a t c h f u l c r i c k e t . H i s c a r e f u l a n d j u d i c i o u s p l a y g a v e c o n f i d e n c e t o t h e la t e r b a t s m e n , a n d p r a c t i c a l l y w o n t h e m a t c h . A l t o g e t h e r h e w a s b a t t i n g t w o h o u r s . S c o r e a n d a n a l y s i s :— G entlem en of P h ila d e lph ia . F irst In n in gs. Second In nin gs. G . S. P atterson, n ot o u t ...109 b L o w e .....................67 W . W . N ob le, b H a rtley ... 5 b M illig a n ...........14 A . M . W o o d , c D ru ce, b M illigan ................................ 3 b M illig a n ............ 8 C . Coates, ju n .,b M illig a n ... 2 c s u b .,b M illigan 0 F . H . B oh len , b H artley ... 1 b L o w e ..................... 5 E . W . C lark, ju n ., lb w , b A r k w r ig h t................................ 6 b L ow e ....................... 0 F. W . R alston , b W ilson ... 53 b L o w e .................... 9 W . B rock ie, c D ru ce, b M illigan ... ......................10 b L o w e ........................ 4 F-. L . A ltem u s, b M illig a n ... 0 c H artley, b M illi­ gan ........................ 2 J. B . K in g , lbw , b M illig an 12 n ot o u t..........................11 H . P . B a ily, b M illigan ...1 3 b L o w e ....................... 2 B 13, lb 3, w 2, n b 1 ...2 0 B 15, lb 1 ...1 6 T ota l .........................234 T otal ... .1 3 8 O xford an d C am bridge . V . T . H ill, c N uble, b B aily 41 c W ood , b P atter­ son ............. ... 22 F. M itch ell, b K in g ........... 3 c H ohlen. b P at- t^roon ............. 12 M . M cG . H em ingw ay, b B aily .........................................20 c B ohlen , b K in g 0 N . F . D ru ce, b K in g .............30 c B rockie, b K in g 57 C. E . M . W ilson , c W ood , b B aily ........................................11 n ot ou t........................20 F . A . P h illips, b K in g ... 2 c W o o d , b P atter­ son ......................18 F . W . M illigan , c C oates, b K in g .........................................14 b P atterson...............20 C. D . R obin son , c N ob le, b K in g .......................................... 3 c A ltem u s,bB aily 13 H . A . A rk w righ t, n ot ou t... 9 c K in g , b B a ily... 35 W . W . L ow e, c W o o d , b K in g ......................................... 8 n ot ou t........................ 4 J . C. H artley, b K in g ............. 0 B 12, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 ... 15 B 16,1b l,w l,n b 1 19 T ota l ........................156 T ota l (8 wkts)220 B O W L IN G A N A L Y S IS . G entlemen of P h ilad elph ia . B . M . R . W . B . M . R . W . M illig a n ............ 164 12 71 6 ................ 130 7 68 4 H a rtle y ............. 165 4 75 2 ................ 55 1 19 0 * L ow e ............... 30 1 19 0 ................ 68 7 15 6 A rk w righ t ... 35 1 38 1 ................ 65 8 25 0 H ill........................ 10 0 16 0 ................ W ilson .............. 20 1 15 1 ................ M illigan and H ill each bow led one w ide, and H artley on e n o-ball. O x f o r d a n d C a m b r id g e . F irst In n in gs. S econd In n in gs. B . M . R . W . B . M . R . W . P atterson ... 25 0 12 0 .............. 140 5 67 4 K in g .............. 128 9 55 7 .............. 194 14 80 2 B aily ............. 110 7 74 3 .............. 45 3 26 2 C lark ... 5') 2 28 0 B aily bow led one w id e an d K in g one n o-b a ll. FIFTH MATCH.—v. GENTLEMEN OF PHILADELPHIA. The exciting finish of the previous match, naturally gave a new interest to the second contest fixed to commence on the ground of the Merion Club, at Haverford, on the 24th of September. Over night there were indications of a heavy storm, and the early morning was dull and gloomy. By the time the first spectators began to assemble the sun was shining brightly, and the match was played out under the best conditions of weather. This time the English Captain won the toss and went in with Hill as his partner. Patterson and King were the Philadel­ phian bowlers, but runs came so steadily that a complete bowling change was necessary. In fifty-three minutes only 45 runs were scored, then Mitchell played Clark on. Hill, who had been missed in the slips when he had got ten, had added 15 of the next 21 when he was bowled off his foot for a very useful score of 36. Druce and Milligan brought on several changes, and were still in when the luncheon interval arrived. The total then was 125 for two wickets, Milligan 35, and Druce 22, On the resumption, Druce was soon caught in the slips, having only added four. His dismissal was the forerunner of a series of disasters for the Englishmen, Milligan was the next to go with an addition of 11 runs. To good defence he added very hard batting at times, and his 43 was all round a very judicious display of batting. After he was out (the fourth wicket) at 141, little resistance was offered to the Philadelphian bowlers, and as the remain­ ing batsmen only added 57, the innings after all only reached 198, of which tlemingway, the last, claimed 23. With an hour and a quarter for play, the Philadelphians began batting with Patterson and Bohlen, to the bowling of L ow e and Hartley. Both batnmeii were in splendid form , anrt when play ee»-e<l f r tie d \ tl «-y wtr- * i ! ir «i it he I h s .i it 1.1, * l. k e i . m i . (Jo tin- fi.iiown g m.iinmg, Mdligan and Hartley were the English bowlers, and a couple by Patterson from Milligan off the second ball brought up the hundred to general applause. Still, in spite of frequent changes, the score rose fast, and enthusiastic cheering greeted the fact that the English score had been reached without the loss of a wicket. A second run for a hit by Patterson brought up 200, but in trying a third, Bohlen was unfortunately run out. Two hundred for the first wicket was a splendid perform­ ance, which exceeds all records in America in International matches for the first wicket. Bohlen’s 115 was made in finished style, in less than two hours and a half ; and though a bit lucky once or twice, being missed at the wicket on the first afternoon, most of the time he was entirely at his ease, and punished anything