Cricket 1897

Jun e 3, 1897. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 181 May. 231...1...Abel & Brockwell.. Sy. v. Sx. ...Oval, 21 111 .......Burnup & Wilson ...C.U. v. Webbe’sXI.Camb. 21 117...6...Baker & Smith ...La.v.Notts.N’ham,24 129...5...Moorhouse &Peel ...Yks.v.Leic. Leeds, 24 104...6...Hirst & Peel ........ „ „24 106. 4 ..Brann & Murdoch ...8x. v. C.U. Camb. 24, 25 107 ..1...Hill & Robson... Hants v.Wk.B'ham, 28 I am not quite sure that I am right as to the number put on by Mr. Dixon and Dench at Nottingham. Can anyone tell me if 111 was the exact number ? There were during the month no fewer than six matches of over 1,000 runs, viz. :— May. 10,11, 12— Surrey v. Essex, Oval, 1,028 for 35w. 13,11,15—M.C.C. v. Sussex, Lord’s, 1,156for 40w. 13,14, 15—Glos. v. Yorks, Bristol, 1,028for 30w. 17, 18, 19— Somersetv. Yorks, Taunton, 1,0>2for35w. 20, 21, 22— Surrey v. Sussex, Oval, 1,207 for 35w. 21, 25, 26—O.U.v.Webbe’sXI., Oxford, 1,040for 35w. The following totals of 400 or more runs were registered:— May. 602 ...Surrey v. Warwickshire .. Oval......... 13, 14 560 ...Surrey v. Leicestershire ...Oval...........3, 4 494 ...Yorks v. Gloucestershire ...Bristol ...13,14 455 ...Sussex v. C.U..................Cambridge 24, 25 448*...Notts v. Sussex..............Nottnghm. 10, 11, 12 448+...Surrey v. Sussex ........Oval.........21, 22 435 ...Yorks v. Leicestershire ...Leeds .. 24,25 420 ...Lancs, v. Derbyshire ...Derby ...10,11 418 ...Sussex v. M.C.C..............Lord’s ...13 408 ...Surrey y. Derbyshire.......Oval.........24 404 ...M.C.C. y. Lancs.............. Lord’s ...17,18 *Sevenwickets down. +Five wickets down. HAMPSTEAD v. EALING.— Played at Hampstead onMay 22. Unless appearances are very deceptive, Mr. Bardswell, the Oxford captain, is indeed a fortunate man. Starting the season with only three old Blues in residence, he might well have expected an arduous task in choosing a team to do battle in worthy fashion at Lord’s. But instead, he appears to have been able to get together a good working eleven from the very send-off ; and the probability is that the team for the ’Varsity match will differ very slightly, if at all, from that put into the field for the first foreign match of the season. Mr. Cunliffe is evidently in excellent form ; and it looks as though Messrs. Waddy and E. C. Wright would prove able coadjutors. The latter should be a welcome addition to the Gloucestershire ranks in July; he played once for the western county in 1894, scoring 1 and 16 not out, and bowling 12 overs for 36 runs. Mr. Champain, who has als> made 60 promising a start at Oxford, is another of W.Cx.’s men, of course ; his first trial for the county was in 1895, when he played three innings for four runs, and took two wickets for 33. Last year he did much better work, scoring 152 in seven completed innings, although he did no1; take a wicket. Mr. A. Eccles, a Reptonian, who seems likely to follow in the footsteps of the Fords, the Palairets, and C. B. Fry, names illustrious in the annals of the Derbyshire school, has made a beginning in startling contrast to his form of 1896. He had one innings for Oxford last year, and, if memory does not fail me, was out first or second ball; now he has led off with scores of 102, 30 not out, and 67. J.N.P. E a l in g . First innings. Secondinnings. R. H. Mallett, lbw, b Spof­ forth .......................... 3 not out.............. 24 C. Adamson, c sub, b Spof­ forth ........................... 8 b Pawling ........ 0 E . H. B. Stanley, cWilson, b Spofforth.................... 16 b Pawling........ 4 H. H. Perry, c Hayman, b Spofforth .................... 38 b Hayman........ 8 C. P. Coode, c Hayman, b 8pofforth .................... 2 not out ......................... 8 W. G. Allcock, b Thornton 16 b Pawling........ 0 H. C. Tatham, b Spofforth A. Batchelor, c Spofforth, b Thornton.................... 0 M. A. Jaques, b Spofforth 13 Chillman, b Spofforth........ 4 D. R. Dangar, not out ... 5 Extras .............. 14 b Pawling ... Extras Total... Total (5wkts.) 55 H a m p s t e a d . H. B. Hayman, b Dangar .............. 3 G. MacGregor, c Dan­ gar, b Chillman ... 37 Dr. G. Thornton, b Chillman............... 9 H. Symes-Thompson, cand b Allcock ... 64 T. W. Farmiloe, cand b Chillman ........ 2 J. G. Q,. Besch,cPerry, b Allcock.............. 7 P. F. Wilson, c Perry, b Tatham...............25 F.R.Spofforth,runout 5 H. R. Hebert, c Perry, b Adamson ........ 10 D.H.Morgan,c Coode, b Adamson ........ 1 S. S. Pawling, notout 0 Extras ........ 19 Total ... ..182 EMERITI v. OATLANDS PARK.-Played at Wey- bridge onMay 22. O a t l a n d s . E. A. Strickland, b Ibbs.....................23 G. W. M. Sarel, not out .................... 31 A. H. Godfrey, bDean 4 E. M. Corbett, notout 1 Extras.............. 32 Total (7wkts)238 Capt. Newnham,cBel­ ton, b Acton ............................. 0 W. Mortimer, lbw, b Dean.......................................... 21 Rev. E. V. Elliott, run out ................................ ......................53 W. H. Edgar, c Ibbs, b Dean .................................................56 M. H. Paine, cBelton, b Ibbs.......................................................17 B. Wedd and C. A. M. Sarel did not bat. E m e r it i . First innings. E. V. Acton, cNewnham, b Corbett........................... 0 R. S. Ibbs, run out ........ 3 C. S. Dean, c Strickland, b W. Sarel .................... 7 J. G. O’Brien, b W. Sarel... 24 L. Withall, c Paine, b W. Sarel ........................... G. H. Wilkinson, b Paine... D. M. O’Connor, not out ... H. R. Prendergast, b Paine B. J. Belton, b Paine........ A. M. Ducoz, b Paine........ E. J. Rodriguez, absent ... Second innings. c W. Sarel, b Newnham c C. Sarel, Newnham b Newnham c W. Sarel, Newnham 5 b Elliott 1 not out....... 9 b Elliott 0 0 not out .. 7 0 8 Extras. J. C. LOVELL’S XI. v. CROYDON.—Played at Tulse Hill onMay 29. J. C. L o v e l l ’ s XI. 64 Total LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK v. THE UNION BANK.— Played at Honor Oak onMay 24, 25and 26. L o n d o n a n d W e s tm in st e r B a n k . J. M. Allcock,b Pear- S. H. Flindt, c E. W. Smith, b Paget....... 3 C. H. Mountain, b E. W. Smith.............. 11 A. Meller, c and b R. T. Smith.............. 19 H. Robinson,cWatson, b Paget .............. 6 J. S. Lovell, b Drage 4 E. G. Langton,bDrage 0 A. V. Russell, c Long, b R. T. Smith........ 5 W. M. Yetts, c Wool­ cott, b R. T. Smith 2 F. H. Hunt, c Wool­ cott, b R. T. Smith 6 E. D. Lovell, lbw, b R. T. Smith ........ 6 H. Tidy, not out....... 2 Byes.............. 14 Total- 78 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s .— If you will mention the names as well as the dates and scores, we shall be pleasedto do asyou ask. A. R. E d is . — You are quite right. E. T e m p l e . — Notts 10, Yorkshire 2. T. E. L l o y d a n d J. H o r n b y . — Letters accidentally mislaid. Will notice next week. C. A. Snell, c Stewart, b Christison ........ 19 H. O. Manfield, lbw, b Christison........ ... 23 W. Bradbery, b Pear­ son .................... 30 C. S. Douglas, c and b Anson..................... 2 C. J. Bowman, b Hughes .............. 8 A. Gough, b Pearson... 14 C r o y d o n . son ..................... 3 C. Simpson,bFearson 0 A. Rodmore, not out 0 L. P itt Brook, b Pearson............... 0 T. Brenan, b Hughes 0 B 10, lb 3, wb 2... 15 Total... ...114 R. T. Smith, c Meller, b J. S. Lovell........ J. A. Archer, b Robin­ son ..................... G. T. Long, cLangton, b J. S. Lovell........ R. Archer, b Robinson C. T. Mabey, c E. D. Lovell, bJ. S. Lovell L. H. Watson, cHunt, b Meller .............. 16 C. J. Paget, run out 9 C. W. Woolcott, b Robinson.............. 9 A. S. Bush, b Flindt 3 A. E. Drage, b Flindt 0 E. W. Smith, not out 13 B 6, lb 1, wb 1 ... 8 Total....... 70 H. Whaite, b Simpson 10 J. C. Robertson, c Pitt Brook, b Podmore ... 13 D. Langridge, c Pitt Brook, b Podmore ... 2 R. Hughes, b Podmore 0 S. Pearson, b Simpson 2 S. H. Anson, c Man­ field, b Podmore ... MILL H ILL SCHOOL v. F. S. YOUNG, Esy.’s XI. — Played at Mill Hill on May 19. M il l H il l S c h o o l . W. C. Nimmo cFoster, b Young .............. 25 D. C. A. Morrison, b Cane.....................16 R. H. Dodds, b Young 4 W. S. Young, b Cane 32 J. D. Mitchell, b Cane 20 W. A.C. Pearce,bCane 2 H. B. Viney, c Cane, b Foster.................... 23 F. S . Y o u n g , J. C. Burlison, bDum- bleton.....................28 F. S. Young, b Dum- bleton.....................63 G.F.A.08bom,b Viney 19 C. C. Foster, c Dodds, b Dumbleton........ 0 L. A. Lane, c and b Dumbleton ........ 0 H. J. Tucker, b Viney 4 H.S. Phillips,bYoung 5 F. W. H. Anty, b Osborn .............. 22 G. G. Dumbleton, c Osborn, b Foster ... 8 A. D. Spicer, not out 0 B 17, lb 5 ...2 2 Total....... 179 E sq .’ s XI. F. J. W. Higgin, c Pearce,bDumbleton 15 A. T. Knight, bDum­ bleton ............... 0 R.Southcombe,bViney 2 F. D. Hindley,bDum­ bleton .............. 0 J. Butcher, not out... 4 B12, lbl, wbl,nbl 18 Total ...153 T h e U nio n B a n k . S. J. Chriatison, c & b Simpson............... 0 W. Simon, not out ... 12 G. Simon, c Mautield b Podmore.............. 2 A. Small, c Simpson, b Podmore ........ 0 B 4, lb 1, wb 1 ... 6 15 Total... J. Stewart did not bat. 62 ©orresfponUtnce. “ TIE MATCHES.” To the Editor of Cricket. S ir. —In your very interesting article last week in ‘ ‘ Chats on the Cricket Field, ” I see my name mentioned by the Rev. W . K. R. Bedford in connection with a tie match at Manchester. I was quartered there at the time in the Filth Dragoon Guards and well remember the circumstances, but Mr. Bed­ ford has not given the story quite correctly as regards the “ run out.” It did occur, as described in the second innings, but not to the last man, as I was fielding as a substitute for the Free Foresters and caught the last man out, thus making it a tie match. Never shall I forget the funk I was in lest I should miss the catch. I played in another tie-match in Dublin, in 1862 or 1863, for the Military v. Phoenix Park. W e had a splendid team, composed chiefly of the Officers of the Tenth Regiment, who had a grand eleven at that time. Bagge, Matthews, Berger, Oldfield, Mallard and others. I was captain and kept wicket in the second innings. Oldfield, a very fine fast bowler in his day, had taken every wicket, I think, and it came to a very close thing. I saw wo should lose the match by byes, and took him off and put on Mallard, a slow bowler, and we got the wicket, but I shall never forget Oldfield’s look of disgust at being taken off. Tours, W . KINGTON, Lieut.-Col.