Cricket 1895

454 C R IC K E T : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. Nov. 28, 1895. SOME CURIOSITIES OF 1895. January 1. Melbourne. Mr. Stoddart’s X I. v. Australia. In the second innings Mr. Stoddart’s Eleven scored 475. January 1. Waterval Onder (South. Africa). H . De Graeff took nine wickets for no runs in a match. January 6. Mr. Lucas’ English Team left London for the West Indies. --------- . Melbourne. Melbourne v, Haw­ thorn. Melbourne scored 533 for seven wickets. Hugh Trumble made 252 and Houston 148. January 14. Adelaide. Mr. Stoddart’ s X I. v. Australia. In their second innings Australia scored 411. January 19. Broken Hill. Mr. Stoddart’ s X I. v. Eighteen of Broken Hill. In second innings of Eighteen Brockwell took seven wickets for seven runs. January 26. Hobart Town. Tasmania v. Victoria. O. J. Eady scored 116 and 112 out of 256 for three wickets. Only three other batsmen, Messrs. W . G. Grace, A. E. Stoddart, and G. Brann, have made a hundred in each innings in a first-class match. March. Adelaide. North Adelaide v. Hind - marsh. Clem Hill scored 217 (not out) for North Adelaide. March. Adelaide. South Australia v. Yictoria. In second innings of South Australia Jones finding the ball inside his shirt took it out and gave it to his opponent. He was, of course, given out. March. Dimbula (Ceylon). A . C. W . Clarke and A. O. Whiting put on 223 runs for first wicket of Dimbula v. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. March 4. Melbourne. Mr. Stoddart’ s Eleven v. Australia. Australia scored 414 in their first innings. In the five days I,364 runs were scored for thirty-four wickets. March 6. Melbourne. England v. Australia. In the five days 63,649 persons paid for admission. The receipts were £4,003 14s. April 1. Adelaide. Mr. Stoddart’s Team v. South Australia. Mr. Stoddart's Team scored 609 in their first innings. A. Ward made 218, F. G. J. Ford 106, and Brown 101. Altogether 1,306 runs were scored for thirty wickets. April 20. Norton. Taunton Moonlighters v. Norton Fitzwarren. G. B. Nichols clean bowled all ten wickets of Fitz­ warren for six runs. April 20. Melbourne. Melbourne Club v. Melbourne University. Melbourne Club scored 568. J. M. Blackham 146 not out. May 1. Sheffield Park. Sheffield Park v. Newick. F. W orger carried his bat through former’s innings for 116 out of 197. May 1. Esher. Selwood Park v. Esher. A . Daffen carried hisbat through for the former, scoring 37 out of 86. May 2. Cambridge. Hawks v. St. John’s College. Former closed their innings at 351 for one wicket. May 6. Oval. Surrey Colls v. Brockwell Park. Higgins, one of the Surrey Colts, hit a ball for 9 all run out. Higgins and J. S. Lohmann scored 172 for the first wicket of the Colts. May 8. Birmingham. Warwickshire v. Essex. In the three days 1,013 runs were scored for twenty-five wickets. May 8. Cambridge. Corpus College v. Emmanuel College. A. G. Richardson scored 135 in the first and 137 not out (of 224 for two wickets) in the second innings. May 9. Portsmouth. Southern District Staff v. Connaught Rangers. Major Friend and Captain Johnson put on 200 in the first hour for the former. May 15. Oval, Surrey v. Essex. Abel and Holland put on 256 for Surrey’ s fourth wicket. Abel scored 217. May 15. Cambridge University v. Somerset­ shire. In the three days 1,106 runs were scored for thirty-three wickets. May 17. Nottingham. Notts v. Sussex. Notts scored 726. Gunn made 219, Mr. R. H . Howitt 119, and Bagguley 110. The highest score in a first class inter-county match in England up to date. In the match 1074 runs were scored for thirty wickets. May 17. Bristol. Gloucestershire v. Somer­ setshire. W . G. Grace scored 288 in Gloucestershire’s first innings. His hundredth “ century” in first-class cricket. May 18. Dublin. Phoenix Club v. Land Commission. Phoenix scored 222 for three wickets in a little over an hour and a half. May 18. Cambridge University v. C. I. Thornton’s Eleven. Altogether 1,134 runs were scored for 33 wickets. May 22. Oxford University v. Somersetshire. Oxford won by one wicket. May 24. Oval. Surrey v. Cambridge Uni­ versity. Surrey scored 543 in their only innings. C. E. M. Wilson, after bowling right hand for a long time, went on to bowl left hand, and got Holland out with it. Abel and Holland put on 306 for Surrey’s third wicket. May 25. Gravesend. Gloucestershire v. Kent, In the three days 1,105 runs were scored for 31 wickets. W . G. Grace was on the field while every ball in the match was bowled. In the first innings of Gloucestershire he was last out, having scored 257. In the second innings, going in first, he was not out at the close, having made 73 of 106 for one wicket. May 25. Nottingham. Notts v. Yorkshire. In the three days 1,037 runs were scored for thirty-two wickets. May 25. Bickley Park. Bickley Park v. Nondescripts. E. Roche took five of Bicklcy Park’s wickets with consecutive balls. May 27. Cambridge. Trinity v. St.John’s. Trinity scored 471 for nine wickets (R. A. Studd 252 not out), and St. John’ s 311. May 3. Lords. M.C.C. and Ground v. Notts. The highest of the four innings was 84. May 27. Oval. Surrey v. England. The first time Surrey had played England since 1866. May 27. Oxford. Gentlemen of England with Mold v. University. II. Philip­ son scored 43 and 35 (in each case not out), besides getting five of the fourteen Oxford batsmen out at the wicket. May 29. Oxford. University v. Yorkshire. Altogether 1,034 runs were scored in the four innings. May 30. Bradford. Yorkshire v. Warwick­ shire In Yorkshire’s first inninges of 363, Lilley, the Warwickshire wicket keeper, did not give a bye. May 30. Cambridge University v. Y ork­ shire. I). Denton and Hunter added 102 for Yorkshire’s tenth wicket. June 2. Oxford University v. Kent. Kent made 205 wanted to win for the loss of one wicket. J. Li. Mason was not out with 142. June 2. Manchester. Lancashire v. Leices­ tershire. A. Ward and Mold put on 111 for the last wicket in Lancashire’ s second innings. Ward carried his bat through for 75 out of 168. June 3. Leyton. Essex v. Leicestershire. Pickett took all ten wickgts in Leices­ tershire’s first innings. June 3. Lord’s. Middlesex v. Somerset­ shire. In the three days 1,156 runs were scored for thirty-eight wickets. June 6. Oval. Surrey v. Gloucestershire. Surrey scored 405. June 6. Manchester. Lancashire v. Kent. Lancashire scored 487. Mold took sixleen of seventeen Kent wickets that fell to the bowlers. June 6. Brighton. Sussex v. Somersetshire. Sussex scored 518 in first imiings; Somersetshire 455. In three days 1,344 runs were scored for twenty-nine wickets. In Somersetshire’ s innings Butt, the Sussex wicket-keeper, did not give a bye ; he did not give one, in fact, for Sussex during the week. The aggregate of 1,344 is the highest re­ corded in England in first-class cricket “ bar one.’ ’ S. M. J. Woods’ 215 for Somersetshire is his highest score for the county to date. June 7. Cheltenham. Cheltenham College v. Liverpool Club. E. M. Barrett scored 205 for the College. June 8. Cambridge. Cambridge University v. M.C.C. and Ground. Cambridge scored 515. In the match 1,007 runs were made for thirty-three wickets. N. F. Druce’s 199 for Cambridge is the highest innings in a first-class match on the University ground up to date. June 10. Lord’ s. Middlesex v. Yorkshire. In the match 1,040 runs were scored for thirty-seven wickets. June 12. Curragh. Royal Munster Fusiliers v. Army Service Corps. Captain Oates and Private Fitzgerald put on 623 for the second wicket of the former. The largest number of runs put on for a wicket. Captain Oates scored 313, Private Fitzgerald 287. June 13. Leicester. Dublin University v. Leicestershire. L. H. Gwynn carried his bat through the University’s inn­ ings for 153 out of 274.