Cricket 1895

M a r c h 28, 1895. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, 43 like one of our open commons, and they have lately laid, a piece for the wicket which did not wear as well as it looked, the subsoil being all sand, so that the ball came all paces. There were two public holidays given for the occasion; the whole island turned out en fete to see the match and there must have been about 4,000 present in the afternoon. The blacks here are a keen enough crowd, but naturally they are not so well versed in the intricacies of the game. A black man caused some amusement by accompanying each (fourteen) batsman on his way to and from the wicket with musical honours of the weirdest description, produced by a sort of clarinet. There were really three blacks included in the S. Kitt’s Eleven. In the afternoon (Saturday) after we had won the match by an innings and 35 runs. Some of us played tennis at the Commissioner’s, the Hon. Captain Churchill, and afterwards we were the guests at a big dinner given by the Cricket Club, Mr. Justice Bayner pre­ siding, and before the evening was out every member of the team was called upon to say “ a few words.” We left the next morning by R.M.S. Esk for St. Lucia. At Dominica wo all went ashore, and rode on ponies to the sulphur springs, through some real tropical country, abounding in coffee, cocoa, lime, and nutmeg plants. FIFTH MATCH—v. ST. KITTS. Lucas won the toss, and again put his opponents in. Johnson and Meunie opened for the Islanders, and Meunie made two or three good hits off Bush, and then skied one, which Lucas secured at mid-off. King came next, and did not shape very well, and was soon run out in attempting a second. Wigley was stumped off the first ball he received from Bromley - Davenport. Johnson played Bush with great care, and then Plage- mann, the new comer skied one of Daven­ port’ s and was well secured by Barratt. Bouse was next, and drove one of Bush’s straight, but was lbw to Davenport. Gunton was clean bowled by Davenport’s second ball. Collins was the new comer, hut he, too, fell a victim to the left­ hander, and did not trouble the scorer. Johnson got Bush away for 2 , but then put his leg in front, and had to retire. Kirton came in, and ought to have been stumped first ball, but the mistake was not expensive, as he was soon bowled by Davenport. De Leslie knocked up 11 , hut was then dean bowled by Bush, and the innings closed for 41. Mr. Extras being top scorer with 12 to his credit. Bromley-Davenport bowled remarkably well, taking six wickets for three runs. Priestly and Bush opened for the visitors, and Bush was badly cut over by "he first ball he received from Menvie. "he wicket showed signs of crumbling, Freistley g°* a nasty knock on the flbow. Buna came slowly at first, Bouse bowling very steadily. At 28 Kirton and De Lisle bowled, but without success. House resumed, and at 34 Priestly was caught at the wicket for a careful 16. Smith-Turberville came next, and should have been stumped twice in his first over, but contrived to stop with Bush till lunch time. On resuming, both batsmen got a four, and then play became very slow, the wicket being decidedly difficult. At 50 Bush was clean bowled by Kirton for a useful 33. Barker was next, and after a four to each batsman, saw Smith- Turberville bowled by Curton. Lucas joined Barker, and at once began to hit freely, opening with a four to leg. A single to Barker brought up the century, but immediately afterwards he was clean bowled by Kirton, who was keeping a very good length. Sewell joined his captain, and both men hitting freely, put on 44 before they were separated, Sewell out 1 b w. Barratt came in and saw Lucas well caught in the deep field. Berens made a few good hits, but none of the others did much, and the innings closed for 169. Johnson and Isaacs opened the second innings of St. Kitts. Isaacs lifted Daven­ port to the boundary, and got Lucas a to leg, but was then well taken by Barker at cover off a long hop of Lucas’s. Mennie did not stay long, Smith-Turber- ville taking the ball red hot off the bat. King joined Johnson, and play was very slow, the men stopping together until the call of time. Next morning Bush bowled instead of Lucas, and after Johnson had got him away twice to the boundary, got King l b w . 60 runs for two wickets. Wigley was missed at the wicket, and again by Barker at cover, but did not survive long, being clean bowled by Bush. Bouse, the new comer, was missed by both Sewell and Weatherby in the deep field, but was then stumped off Davenport. Kirton came next, and saw Johnson dropped by Barratt at deep square-leg, but was himself secured by Barker. Wigley was bowled by Bush, and then Johnson popped one up, and was easily secured by Lucas. Plagemann and Gunton became associated, and play was very dull, neither batsman showing any form, and the bowlers off the wicket. At last the end came, Gunton being l b w to Bush, and Collins well secured in the long field by Weatherby. Score:— S t , K itts . First Innings. E. O. Johnson, lbw, b Bush 5 J. 8. Mennie, c Lucas, b Bush ..................................12 F. W . Bush, b Kirton A. Priestley, c Collins, b Rouse ...................16 H. S. Smith-Turber- ville, b Kirton ... 21 M. M. Barker,b Kirton 19 R. S. Lucas, c Wigley, b De Lisle ...........20 R. P. Sewell, lbw, b De Lisle ...................27 L. Barratt, b Kirton... 2 E n g lan d . R. Berens, not out ... J. EL Weatherby, c Plagemann, b De L isle ........................... R. L. Marshall, b Kirton ................... H. R. B. Davenport, b K irton ................... B 7, w 1 ........... Total ...........169 BO WLING- ANALYSIS.— S t . K itts . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M F.W . Bush ... 8 2 1 H.R.B. Daven­ port ...........8 5 R. W . 3 . O. M. 18-4 5 G. King, run o u t................ 0 W . M. W igley, st Berens, b Bromley-Davenport ... 0 C.O.Plagemann,cL .Barratt, b Bromley-Davenport ... 0 J. Rouse, lbw, b Bromley- Davenport ........................ 1 L. Gunton, b Bromley- Davenport ......................... 0 J.Collins,b Bromley-Daven­ port ................................ 0 J. De Lisle, b Bush .......11 G. Kirton, b Bromley- Davenport .......................... 0 G. Isaacs, not out ........... 0 B 10,1-b 1, w 1 ...........12 Total ...................41 30 22 6 0 5 2 J. S. Mennie 17 J. Rouse ... 20 G. K irton... 15*4 4 3 6 ........... R. S. Lucas R. P. Sewell E n g lan d . 37 0 I G. De Lisle 12 37 1 W . W igley 2 44 6 I R. W. 19 4 30 1 7 0 Second Innings. c Lucas, b Bush 42 c Turberville, b B. Davenport... 2 lbw, b Bush ... 5 b Bush................... 3 not out.................. 5 st Berens, b B. Davenport ... 11 lbw, b Bush ... 4 c Weatherby, b Bush.................. 0 c Priestley, b B. Davenport ... 1 Barker, b B. Davenport ... 1 i B a r k e r , b Lucas ...........10 B 6, w 3 ........... 9 SIXTH MATCH v. ST. LUCIA (12 A SIDE).— F e b . 22 a n d 23. We had fine weather on both days, and the wicket was fast and true. The ground is surrounded by picturesque mountains. Lucas won the toss, and put St. Lucia in, as the wicket, slow at first, owing to the heavy dew, was sure to get harder. Very little stand was shown against the bowl­ ing of Bush and Davenport, the former especiaUy puzzling the batsman with his slows. Evelyn, Garraway, and Murray played well, and showed good form. The English team made 148. Bush played a very good innings of 42. Sewell hit very hard for 23, which included two beautiful hits out of the ground. Barratt played well and steadily for 27. The bowling of Butcher, Webster and Murray, three black men, was very steady, Butcher especially sending down occasion­ ally a very fine ball. The fielding of the local side was excellent. The second innings of St. Lucia was a repetition of the first, and although Bush was absent, having gone to Barbados in search of his luggage, the side was dismissed for exactly the same total (94), owing to Davenport’s excellent bowling. This left us to get 42 to win, which we did for the loss of one wicket, and so won the match by ten wickets. After the match, Webster, a black man, treated us to a fine exhibition of throwing the cricket ball. He threw three times, varying from 110 to 115 yards. On Saturday night, February, 23, we were entertained by the Officers of the Garrison, and had a most enjoyable evening, We left on Sunday morning by special boat, the R. M.S. Tees, which had been chartered to convey us to St. Vincent. The following is the score of the match :— St. L u c ia . Colour-Sergeant Saggs, e cBarker,bDaven- Davenport, b Bush........ 4 port............. 3 Colour-Sergeant Rowse, c andb Davenport ... ... 6 b Davenport ... ■( T. J. Dyer, b Bush ...... 5 b Davenport ... 6 E. Evelyn, b Davenport ... 19 c Berens, b Davenport ... 27 R. "Webster, stWakefield, b eSewell,bDaven- Bush ... ... ............ . 6 port............. 8 G. Garraway, c Weatherby, c Turberville, b b Davenport ............. 17 Sewell ........ 0 J. Salmon, st Wakefield, b Bush ....................... 0 b Sewell ......... 0 H. Volney, b Davenport ... 5 cBarker,bDaveil- port.......... 15 E. Murray, not out ......20 c Wakefield, b Davenport ... 0 PrivateWard, b Bush ... 2 b Davenport ... 6 JamesAllen, b Bush...... 0 not out............... 6 Butcher, st Wakefield, b c Barratt, b Bush ......................... 1 Davenport ... 5 B8,1-bl ............. 9 B 11,1-b 2, w1 11 Total 98 T o ta l..................94 Total . .