Cricket 1896

A pril 23, 1896. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECOKD OF THE GAME. 85 School would have been a first-class match last year had Mr. Lacy’s system obtained and been followed to its logical outcome. I am exceedingly glad, however, to have Mr. L .’s notes on the Ulster v. Macquarie and Harrismith v. Newcastle matches. I have never believed in the authenticity of either of these big scores, and I think his evidence fairly puts them out of court. And now as to the Australian bowlers. It may be remembered that I said when giving my ranking of them, “ I cannot expect, of course, that everyone will agree with me.” I should have been surprised, indeed, if anyone had. An immense number of variations may be made in the order of placing eight names, and most of us hold opinions both as to cricket and as to other matters which we should find it difficult to support by irresistible proofs. I could not myself accurately explain to anyone why I think so highly of Giffen’s bowling. I might point out his merits—his strategy, his infinite variety, his resource, his break—but if he who argued with me should ask why, with all these qualities, Giffen does’nt get his wickets cheaper, I could only fall back upon the argument that most of Giffen’s bowling has been done on bats­ men’s wickets. And if the retort to that was that Giffen has always been known as a hard wicket bowler, my sole reply would be that I believed he would get wickets as cheaply when the ground was treacherous as any other bowler, if given the opportunity. But of that I could only give my opinion; scarcely could I advance proofs, though it would be comparatively easy to show how very little of the great South Australian’s bowling has been done on “ Those slow, sticky wickets, Where Turner the Terror was King.” Mr. Lacy thinks Spofforth, Evans and Allan were better bowlers than Ferris and Giffen on a good wicket. I don’t know much of Evans and Allan; neither did a great deal in England, and the latter I never saw play; and I don’t dispute for a moment Spofforth’s wonderful ability on any and every kind of wicket. But I have seen Ferris and Giffen bowl better on good wickets than any other bowler I ever saw, except George Lohmann; and I cannot readily believe in the superiority of Evans and Allan. Of Garrett, I hardly know as much as of Ferris and Giffen; and I can appreciate Mr. Lacy’s opinion that “ Garrett did not mind what the ground was like.” From the little (com­ paratively) that I saw of him, and from his record, this would seem to be as good a summary of “ Evergreen Tom ” as one could give. And after all there are few more useful men on a side than a good every-day bowler. Palmer was another of this class, till his bowling fell away during the 1886 tour; and many Austra­ lian critics seem to think Howell a man of similar type. Well, here’s my hand, Mr. Lacy. We can differ in opmion without quarrelling, I hope; and your criticism is always welcome, for it has always knowledge and brains behind it. CR ICKET IN NATAL . WANDERERS v. I ZINGARI. > This League match was concluded on March 20th. As two of the Wanderers were unable to field during the second innings of I Zingari, their side were con­ siderably handicapped, but although they had no substitutes they succeeded in getting rid of their opponents very cheaply, and soon knocked off the runs required to win. I Z ingari . First innings. B. C. Cooley, c Whyte, b Lamport ........................ 0 C. P. Harvey, st Henwood, b Lamport........................42 D. Taylor, c O’Flaherty, b Lamport ........................ 6 H. Taylor, run out .......... 0 G. L. Dalton, c Addison, b Whyte...............................67 J. T. Forrester, bRobinson 0 J. Wright, c O’Flaherty, b Madden ........................11 J. Arthur, run out ........... 7 T. Clark, b Davey ............15 8. Downard, _c Davey, b Lamport ........................ 0 C. Carter, not out .......... 0 Extras.......................... 15 Total..................163 Second innings. c Burrill (sub.), b Lamport.......... c Whyte, b Lam­ port ................. v b Robinson.......... 2 b Robinson.......... 1 c and b Lamport 8 Robinson, Lamport... b Madden ... not out.......... c Addison, Robinson b Whyte ... b Whyte ... Extras... 0 W anderers . First innings. C. Henwood, c Clark, b Carter ................. 4 Y. Addison, c Clark, b H. Taylor.................11 B. L. Smith, not out... 10 W.Greenacre,b Cooley 0 P. F. Madden, b H. Taylor ................. 2 Extras.................28 ...203 Y. D. C. Davey, c Prince (sub.),b H. Taylor 72 Leo Robinson, c and b Dalton .................23 E. C. Davey, c Dalton, b C ooley................. 4 G. H. Whyte, c and b H. Taylor.................21 E. G. Lamport, c and b Carter .................23 T. O’Flaherty, c Ar- Total thur, b H. Taylor ... 5 Second innings D. C. Davey, not out, 25; Addison, not out, 4 ; extras, 1. Total, 30. I Z ingari . First innings. Second innings. 0. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. .......... 18 9 271 ... ... 15 5 23 3 .......... 11 0 46 4 ........... 15 8 16 4 .......... 14 4 28 1 ........... 5 2 9 1 ........... 2 0 11 0 ............ ......... 6 0 27 1 .......... 5-2 2 6 2 .......... 6 2 9 1 ........... Lamport bowled three wides. Robinson Lamport Madden O’Flaherty Whyte... Davey ... W anderers . First innings. Cooley ... Forrester Carter ... Dalton... Taylor ... Clark ... 0. M. R. W . ..........21 3 31 2 .......... .......... 7 1 28 0 .......... ..........22 6 33 2 ......... ..........12 2 32 1 .......... ..........21 4 36 5 .......... ... ... 8 3 15 0 .......... C. P. Harvey ... Second innings. O. M. R. W. 4 0 15 0 0-4 0 4 0 4 0 10 0 Cooley bowled two wides and four no-balls. GREYTOWN v. SCHOOLS. Played at Greytown on March 20th. The conditions of the match were that the men were to bat with pick handles and field with one hand. For the boys, Colin Campbell took six wickets for 26 runs in the first innings. Harry Campbell kept wicket w ell; he only gave three byes and caught two men behind the wickets. Score :— . G- rettow n .J |First innings. Blew, c H. Campbell, b V. Campbell Gem, b V. Campbell... Spence, b C. Campbell Jones, c V. Campbell, b C. Campbell.......... Stanford, b C. Camp­ bell ........................ Extras................. Penney, b C. Camp­ bell ........................ 4 Maltravers, bV.Camp- bell ........................13 Rogers, b Y. Campbell 2 Campbell, not out ... 6 Pennington, c H. Campbell, b C. Campbell................. 0 Adamson, c J. Conni- ham, b C. Campbell 12 Second inningsP enneyv . _,, Maltravers, not out, 7 ; Campbell, b R. Turner, 36 ; extras, 1. Total, 55. B oys . First innings. H. Campbell, c Maltravers, b Adamson........................21 R. Turner, c and b Ma- travers............................... 0 C. Campbell, b Spence ... 6 Total ..........51 b V. Campbell, 11; T. Hansmeyer, c Stanford, b Adamson........................ V. Campbell, c Stanford, b Adamson ........................ F. Carter, c and b Campbell W. Landsberg, run out ... T. Becker, c Stanford, b Adamson ........................ J. Conniham, c Penney, b Adamson ........................ L. Becker, c and b Adam­ son ............................... H. Tomlinson, not out Extras........................ Total ................. Second innings, b Campbell.......... 4 not out................ 21 c Penney,b Camp­ bell .................10 0 b Campbell... b Adamson......... c S ta n fo r d , b Campbell b Adamson.......... c Pennington, b Campbell 0 b Campbell... b Campbell.......... 1 b Adamson..........10 Extras.......... 3 Total..........57 The honorary corresponding secretary of the L e a m in g t o n (L e e d s ) C.C. is If. Daniel, 3, Pleasant View, Domestic Street, Leeds, who has arranged a good list of matches. Nearly all the strong clubs in the immediate neighbourhood of Leeds are to be played, and League matches fill the greater part of the pro­ gramme. The ground of the club is Ripley’s Field, Mill Green, Leeds. APBIL. 18. Home, v. Castleford. 25. Away, v. Ravensthorpe. MAY. 2. Home, v. Pudsey Britannia. 9. Home, v. Sheepscar. 16. Away, v. Wortley. 23. Away, v. Armley. 26. Away, v. Chickenley. 30. Home, First X I. v. next XVIII. JUNE. 6. Home, v. Holbeck. 13. Away, v. Hunslet. 20. Home, v. North Leeds. 27. Home, v. Ravensthorpe. JULY. 4. Away, v. Holbeck. 11. Home, v. Wortley. 18. Home, v. Stanningley & Farsley. 25. Home, v. Hunslet. AUGUST. 1. Away, v. Sheepscar. 3. Away, v. Bentham. 5. Away, v. Kirkby Lonsdale. 8. Home, v. Armley. 15. Away, v. Pudsey Britannia. 22. Home, v. North Leeds. 29. Home, v. Morley. SEPTEMBER. 5. Away, v. Bowling Old Lane. 12. Away, v. Castleford. 14. Home, v. Chickenley. 12. Away, v. Morley.