Cricket 1896

D ec . 31, 1896. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 477 JUNE. 3. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Gloucestershire 3. Stoke, Staffordshire v. Notts 3. Oxford, The University v. Surrey 3. Liverpool, Lancashire v. Derbyshire 7. (Whit Monday) Lord’s, Middlesex v. Somerset 7. Brighton, Sussex v. Gloucestershire 7. Nottingham, Notts v. Surrey (Gunn’s benefit) 7. Cambridge, The University v. M.C.C. and Ground 7. Manchester, Lancashire v. Kent (F.Sugg’s benefit) 7. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Warwickshire 7. Southampton, Hampshire v. Derbyshire 7. Leyton, Essex v. Leicestershire 7. Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Staffordshire 7. Oval, Surrey Second Eleven v. Glamorganshire 7. Oxford, The University v. Philadelphians (pro­ visional) 9. Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Worcestersh. 10. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Derbyshire. 10. Oxford, The University v. M.C.C. and Ground 10. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Surrey 10. Brighton, Sussex v. Somerset 10. Cambridge, The Univertity v. Hampshire 10. Manchester, Lancashire v. Philadelphians 10. Halifax, Yorkshire v. Kent 10. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Staffordshire 14. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Notts 14. Oval, Surrey v. Somerset 14. Cambridge, The University v. Philadelphians 14. Derby, Derbyshire v. Yorkshire 14. In Yorkshire, Yorkshire Second XI. v. Durham 14. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Kent 17. Lord’8, Middlesex v. Yorkshire 17. Maidstone, Kent v. Notts 17. Manchester, Lancashire v. Surrey 17. Brighton, Sussex v. Philadelphians 18. Stoke, Staffordshire v. Northamptonshire 21. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Philadelphians 21. Leeds, Yorkshire v. Surrey 21. Tonbridge, Kent v. Sussex (Tonbridge Week) 21. Taunton, Somerset v. Lancashire 21. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Leicestershire 24. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Lancashire 24. Tonbridge, Kent v. Middlesex 24. Nottingham, Notts v. Yorkshire 24. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Surrey 24. Brighton, Sussex v. Cambridge University 24. Southampton, Hampshire v. Essex 25. Sunderland, Durham v. Surrey Second Eleven 28. Lord’s. M.C.C. & Ground v. Cambridge University 28. Oval, Surrey v. Middlesex 28. Taunton, Somerset v. Gloucestershire 28. Brighton, Sussex v. Oxford University 28. Manchester, Lancashire v. Warwickshire 28. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Philadelphians 28. In Yorkshire, Yorkshire 2nd XI. v. Worcestershire 28. Leyton, Essex v. Derbyshire JULY. 1. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Oxford University (two days’ match) 1. Oval, Surrey v. Yorkshire (Henderson’s Benefit) 1. Eastbourne, Sussex v. Middlesex 1. Manchester, Lancashire v. Essex 5. Lord’s, Oxford v. Cambridge 5. Derby, Derbyshire v. Notts 5. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Lancashire 5. Southampton, Hampshire v. Yorkshire 8. Oval, Gentlemen v. Players 8. Hastings, Sussex v. Notts 8. Northampton, Northamptnsh. v. Northumberland 9. Liverpool, Liverpool & Dist. v. Cambridge Univ. 12. Lord’s, Gentlemen v. Players 12. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Sussex 12. Portsmouth, Hampshire v. Somerset 12. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Warwickshire 14. Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire v. Norfolk 15. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Surrey 15. Oval, Surrey Second X I. v. Northamptonshire 15. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Philadelphians 15. Dewsbury, Yorkshire v. Notts 15. Manchester, Lancashire v. Sussex 15. Maidstone, Kent v. Somerset 15. Leyton, Essex v. Warwickshire 16. Cardiff, Glamorganshire v. Worcestershire 19. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Gloucestershire 19. Southampton, Hampshire v. Surrey 19. Bradford,Yorkshire v. Lancashire(David Hunter’s Benefit) 19. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Yorkshire 2nd XI. 19. Bath, Somerset v. Philadelphians 19. Derby, Derbyshire v. Essex 21. Watford, Hertfordshire v. Worcestershire 22. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Philadelphians 22. Oval, Surrey v. Kent 22. Nottingham, Notts v. Gloucestershire 22. Brighton, Sussex v. Hampshire 22. Manchester, Lancashire v. Somerset 22. Huddersfield, Yorkshire v. Essex 22. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Derbyshire 23. Watford, Herts v. Bucks 23. Northampton, Northampton v. Durham 26. Lord’s, M. C. C. v. Grange Club & Ground, Edinburgh 26. Liverpool, Lancashire v. Gloucestershire 26. Derby, Derbyshire v. Surrey 26. Leeds, Yorkshire v. Somerset 26. In Kent, Kent v. Philadelphians JULY. 26. Oval, Surrey Second XI. v. Hertfordshire 26. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Wiltshire 28. Lord’s, Rugby v. Marlborough 28. Newport, Monmouthshire v. Wiltshire 29. Oval, Surrey v. Philadelphians 29. Harrogate, Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire 29. Nottingham, Notts v. Northamptonshire 29. Brighton, Sussex v. Essex 29. Manchester, Lancashire v. Hampshire 29. Stoke, Staffordshire v. Warwickshire 30. Lord’s, Cheltenham v. Haileybury College 30. Aylesbury, Bucks v. Worcestershire 30. Cardiff, Glamorgan v. Wiltshire AUGUST. (Bank Holiday) Oval, Surrey v. Notts Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Notts Castle Canterbury, Kent v. Lancashire Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Sussex Taunton, Somerset v. Middlesex Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Yorkshire Derby, Derbyshire v. Hants Leicester, Leicestershire v. Essex Cambridge, Cambridgeshire v. M.C.C. and Ground Berkshire v. Oxfordshire Worcester, Worcestershire v. I Zingari Cardiff, Glamorganshire v. Surrey Second XI. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Hertfordshire Newcastle, Northumberland v. Northamptonshire Reading, Berkshire v. Wiltshire Norwich, Norfolk v. Cambridgeshire Worcester, Worcestershire v. Surrey Second XI. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Middlesex Taunton, Somerset v. Sussex Leyton, Essex v. Lancashire Canterbury, Kent v. Yorkshire Leicester, Leicestershire v. Hampshire Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Leinster Darlington, Durham v. Northampton Reading, Berks v. Bucks Worcester, Worcestershire v. Herts Banbury, Oxfordshire v. Wilts Norwich, Norfolk v. M.C.C. and Ground Oval, Surrey v. Hampshire Cheltenham, Gloucester v. Kent Nottingham, Notts v. Derbyshire Brighton, Sussex v. Yorkshire Manchester, Lancashire v. Leicestershire Worcester, Worcestershire v. Northamptonshire Reading, Berkshire v. Hertfordshire Aylesbury, Bucks v. Oxfordshire Worcester, Worcestershire v. Berkshire Cambridge, Cambridgeshire v. Norfolk Aylesbury, Bucks v. Hertfordshire Lord’s, Middlesex v. Sussex Cheltenham, Gloucestershire v. Notts Manchester, Lancashire v. Yorkshire Leyton, Essex v. Surrey Taunton, Somersetshire v. Kent Southampton, Hants v. Warwickshire Aylesbury, Bucks v. Berks Swindon, Wilts v. Glamorganshire Gloucester, Gloucestershire v. Warwickshire Beckenham, Kent v. Surrey Brighton, Sussex v. Lancashire Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Middlesex Derby, Derbyshire v. Leicestershire Durham, Durham v. Yorkshire Second XI. Oval, Surrey Second X I. v. Worcestershire Hardwick House, Oxfordshire v. Berks Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Worcestershire Trowbridge, Wiltshire v. Oxfordshire Clifton, Gloucestershire v. Somerset Oval, Surrey v. Lancashire Nottingham, Notts v. Middlesex Portsmouth, Hampshire v. Sussex Bradford, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire Tonbridge, Kent v. Warwickshire Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Cambridgeshire Northampton, North Hants v. Surrey Second XI. Trowbridge, Wiltshire v. Eerkshire Worcester, Worcestershire v. Bucks Lord’s, Middlesex v. Lancashire Clifton, Gloucestershire v. Surrey Nottingham, Notts v. Staffordshire Brighton, Sussex v. Kent Leicester, Leicestershire v. Yorkshire Leyton, Essex v. Hampshire (Pickett’s Benefit) St. Albans, Hertfordshire v. Berkshire; Worcester, Worcestershire v. Glamorganshire Thame, Oxfordshire v. Bucks Lord’s, Middlesex v. Kent Manchester, Lancashire v. Notts Taunton, Somerset v. Surrey Scarborough, Yorkshire v. M.C.C. and Ground Southampton, Hampshire v. Leicestershire Trowbridge, Wilts v. Monmouthshire Oval, Surrey Second X I. v. Durham Scarborough, Gentlemen v. Players Brighton, Sussex v. Surrey Taunton, Somerset v. Hants Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Derbyshire Lord’s, M.C.C. v. Oxfordshire SEPTEMBER. 2. Scarborough, North v. South 9. Hastings, North v. South I3. Hastings, Gentlemen v. Players CRICKET IN CALIFORNIA. PLACER CO. v. NEVADA CO.—Played at Loomis, November 8th. N evad a Co. First innings. F. B. P. Wallace, b Turner 2 ... 6 W. Baker, b Paul J. Hill, b Turner................. B. Foss, b Turner ......... H. Stewart, b Paul .......... T. Jorden, b Turner ......... J. Jenkens, b Paul ......... J. E. Carr, b Paul................. J. Eddy, b Paul ................. W. Jeffrey, c Le Fleming, b Turner............................... T. Penrose, b Paul .......... J. J. Jackson, not out Extras ......... Second innings. b Jackson ......... c Turner, b Sim- monds .......... st Lannowe, b Marsh-Browne b Jackson ......... c Turner, b M.- Browne .......... c and b Marsh- Browne .......... b Jackson......... c Colman, b M.- Browne ......... lbw, b Simmonds not out.......... absent, ill ... absent........ Extras Total.. C. Simmonds, not out 147 A. H. Jackson, c Jen­ kins, b Foss ..........55 C. K. Turner, c Eddy, b Jeffrey.................60 . 22 P lacer Co. Total 0 1 0 0 , 10 0 0 11 32 H. Alder, not out Extras ... 17 15 Total (2 wkts)..*294 W. B. Paul, R. Marsh-Browne, J. E, Roan, E. H. M. Lannowe, H. A. Butt, P. E. Colman, and H. M. Le Fleming did not bat. * Innings declared closed. PLACER CO. (CALIFORNIA). Matches played, 10; won, 6 : lost, 3; drawn, 1. June 7, v. Eighteen of Nevada Co. Nevada, 52and 49 for fourteen wickets ; Placer, 39. Lost by 13runs. September 9, v. Eighteen of Nevada Co. Nevada, 43 ; Placer, 66. Won by 23 runs. October 12, v. G. Hyde’s X I. G. Hyde’s XI., 139 ; Placer, 251 for six wickets. Won by 112 runs. October 20, v. Beven’s Valley. Placer, 63 and 89; B. V., 37 and 107 for eight wickets. Won on first innings by 26 runs. October 21, v. Lakeport. Placer, 165; Lakeport, 31 and 56. Won in one innings by 78 runs. October 22, v. Lake Co. Placer, 68 and 71 ; Lake, 12 and 91. Won by 26 runs. October 24, v. Alameda Co. Alameda, 232 for eight wickets, innings closed; Placer, 67. Lost by 165 runs. October 25, v. Pacific C.C. Pacific, 102 and 50 for six wickets; Placer, 54. Lost by 48 runs. October 26 and 27, v. Santa Clara. Placer, 120; Santa Clara, 18 for two wickets, rain. Drawn. November 8, v. Nevada Co. Placer, 294 for two wickets, innings closed; Nevada, 22 and 32. Won in one innings by 240 runs. PRINCIPAL BATTING AVERAGES. Times High- No. of not est inns. out. score. Runs. Aver. C. Simmonds .......... 10 ... 2 ... 147*... 350 ... 43*6 C. K. Turner ......... 11 ... l ... 103*... 271 ... 27*1 A. H. Jackson .......... 12 ... 0 ... 55 ... 149 ... 12 5 H. Alder ................. 10 ... 3 .. 20*... 80 ... 11*3 In two matches the bowling analysis was not kept, but the following did most of the w o r k C . K. Turner (66 wickets), W. B. Paul (28), C. Simmonda - A. H. Ja ' (24), R. Marsh-Browne (13), and . . ckson (12) REVOLUTION IN C ig a r e t t e P a p e r Books EACH LEAF READY TO HAND FOR USE. \v AT AL& TOBACCONISTS. N E X T ISSUE, T HURSDA Y , J A N A U R Y 28.