Cricket 1897

Lh> - ( ) 0 f t ,B . 25, 1897. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 23 man who made a good score was R. C. N. Palairet, who played a careful innings of 49. The first innings of Mr. Priestley’s team was interrupted by rain with the score at 73 for two wickets (Ps.lairet not out 47). With a lead of 29 Barbados had to bat on a bowler’s wicket, and found their task too difficult for them. Stoddart and F. W. Bush were in great form with the ball, and Cole was the only batsman who scored double figures against them. The visitors had to make 83. Stanley was run out at 11, Leigh was bowled at 30, Woods played on at 33, and Stoddart, the other great hope of the team, yorked at 39. At this stage of the game it was odds on Barbados. The next wicket did not fall until 50 was on the scoring board; even then Barbados had a good chance. A valuable stand was now made by C. C. Stone and L. Barratt, which practically won the match for their side, although two more wickets fell before the victory was won. Clifford Goodman was again successful with the ball, taking 10 wickets in the match for 106 runs. Second innings, c P a la i r e t , b Stoddart.......... 4 c Stanley,bWoods 0 cLewis,bStoddart 3 c and b W oods ... 4 cLeigh,bStoddart 15 cWilliams,b Bush 2 c Stanley, b Stod­ dart .................. 0 c Woods, b Stod­ dart .................. 6 c Woods, b Stod­ dart ................... 6 not out.................. 5 st Lewis, b Bush 2 B 2, lb 3 ... 5 Total ... 52 B arbados . First innings. G. B. Cox, c Stoddart, b W oods.................................. 8 D. McAulay, c Priestley, b Bush ..................................19 H. B. Austin, run out ... 28 P. J. Cox, b W oods .......27 H. Cole,c W oods,b Stoddart 35 B. Browne ......................... 2 P. Goodman, not o u t.......23 0. H. Packer, b W oods ... 0 C. Goodman, c Barratt, b Stoddart .......................... 5 C.Browne.cLewis,bStoddart 4 S. Cocks, b W oods .......10 B 6, w 3, nb 2 .......11 Total ..............172 M r . P riestley ’* R. C. N. Palairet, c C. Browne, b C. Goodman ... 49 H. Stanley, c C. Browne, b C. Goodman ......................................... 6 H. Leigh, c C. Browne, b P. Goodman ...................................................15 A. E. Stoddart, b Cocks ... 16 C. C. Stone, c P. Goodman, b Cocks ................................................ 0 S. M. J. Woods, c G. Cox, b C. G oodm an.........................................2 8 L. Barratt, c P. Goodman, b Cocks ................................................ 1 F. W . Bush, c C. Browne, b C. Goodman ......................................... 9 W . Williams, c Austin, b C. Goodman .................... 9 not out... A. Priestley, c R. Browne, b Cocks ................................................ 2 R. P. Lewis, not out ................................. 2 B 4, lb 2 ......................................... 6 Total ................ 143 Total ... 82 B arbados . First innings. Second innings. B. M.R. W . B. M. R. W . Woods ........... 113 8 574 ............. 20 0 21 2 Williams ... 40 0 270 ............. Bush ........... 75 2 39 1 ............. 50 3 15 3 Stoddart ... 95 10 30 4 ............. 70 8 11 5 B arratt........... 40 3 90 ............... Woods bowled two wides and Stoddart two no-balls. M r . P riestley ’ s T eam . B. M.R. W . B. M. R. W . C. Goodman 140 6 60 5 ............ 80 3 37 5 Cocks ........... 115 7 57 4 ............ 65 4 31 1 P. Goodman 20 0 11 1 ............ 14 0 14 0 T eam . c G. Cox, b C. Goodman ... 18 run out ........... 2 b Cooks ...........19 b C. Goodman ... 6 notout.........: ... 16 b C Goodman ... 2 c P Cox, b C. Goodman ... 16 b C Goodman ... 0 THE THIRD ALL BARBADOS MATCH. (Fourth of the tour.) Played at Kensington on January 21, 22, 23. Barbados won by 136 runs. This match was watched with extreme interest by a large crowd, for on it depended whether Barbados was to be surrounded in a halo of glory, or only to sink into comparative obscurity. Owing to rain the wicket was completely spoiled. The fast bowlers bumped considerably, and on the whole, batsmen had a poor chance of distinguishing themselves. For the fourth time in succession Mr. Priest­ ley won the toss, and as in the previous matches, put his opponents in, and so provided the world with an extra proof that a captain who does not choose innings when he has the chance is running a great risk. Possibly if he had chosen to send his own men in there might have been a different tale to tell. The Bar­ bados innings opened in a very unpromis­ ing manner, four of the best men being out for 25; but a most useful stand was then made by McAulay and Cole, who put on 46 runs before they were patted. Cole, who had batted well in the two previous matches, again played a fine innings, his score of 34 being ttie highest on his side. Thanks chiefly to his stand with Mc­ Aulay the score mounted to 130, by no means a bad total on such a wicket. Play was now stopped for the day owing to the rain. The visitors could only put on 77 on the second morning of the match. As the game proceeded Barbados went ahead more and more, and finally ended their second innings 230 runs to the good. It was a moral certainity that the Englishmen could not make the necessary runs even if time had allowed. As it was they played all they knew for a draw, and were within a little of accomplishing their object. When R. P. Lewis, the last man, went to the wickets twenty-five minutes remained for play, but Lewis, although his batting is not generally considered his strong point by any means, kept in until only twelve minutes lay between defeat and a more or less creditable draw ; even then he was still going strong, but his partner was unable to keep up his wicket. B arbados . First innings. G. B. Y. Cox, c Priestley, b Stoddart ..........................14 H . Cole,b W ood s.................34 C. Browne, b Barratt........... 5 H. B. G. Austin, c Palairet, b Stoddart.......................... 1 P. Goodman, c Stanley, b Barratt .......... ........... 0 D.McAulay, c & b Williams 27 C. H. Packer, c Priestley, b Williams .......................... 6 P.I.Cox, c Palairet, b W oods 14 C. Goodman, c and b Barratt 2 A. S. Cocks, c Stoddart, b Barratt .......................... 9 C. Jackman, not out ... 4 B 9, lb 5 .................. 14 Second innings. c Lewis, b W oods 12 lbw, b Stoddart... 6 b W oods ........... 4 b W oods ...........54 not out.................. 27 c Bush, b Woods 0 b Woods ...........30 c and b Stoddart 9 b Woods ...........11 c Leigh, b Barratt 9 cLewis.bStoddart 0 B 10, lb 6 ... 15 Total...........130 M k . P riestley ’ s T eam . Total ...177 First innings. Second innings. R. C. N. Palairet c P. Cox, b Good­ man ..................26 H. T. Stanley ........... b S. Cocks ........... 0 A. E. Stoddart ........... b C. Goodman ... 5 J. Leigh ................. c and b S. Cocks ... 4 S. M. J. W ood s........... c P. Goodman, b C. Goodman ........... 7 L. Barratt .................. c and b S. Cocks ..17 C. C. S ton e.................. c P. Goodman, b C. Goodman .......... {j F. W . Bush.................. c G. Cox, b C. - Goodman .......... id W . Williams ........... b A. S. Cocks ... 0 A . Priestley.......... ... c McAulay,b Good­ man .................. 3 R. P. Lew is.................. not-out .......... 1 Leg-byes... ...' 4 Total .................. 77 T o ta l...........94 The complete scores have not yet reached us. Stoddnrt L. Parratt . F. W. B ush. W. Williams W o«i_s ... . G. Goodman . A. S. Conks .. P. G »odmin.. H. B. Austin B aubados . B. M. R. W. .100 8 32 2 .. . 120 9 40 3 .. . 15 0 30 0 .. . 45 3 18 2 .. . 51 3 16 3 ... M r. P riestley ’ s T eam . B. M R. W. B. M. R W. .......... J37 7 50 (J ........... 100 5 36 I ........... 20 3 4 0 ........... 15 3 0 0 B. M. R. W . ...110 10 l’9 3 .. 60 4 31 1 ... 40 1 21 0 ... 40 1 18 0 ..165 13 60 6 THE ANTIGUA MATCH. (Fifth of the tour.) Played at Antigua on January 28, 29 and 30. Mr. Priestley’s team won by an innings and 96 runs. In this match the home team was out­ played, and Mr. A. E. Stoddart came off in batting, the score of the visitors was large. Mr. Barratt played a good innings of 96, but most of the Englishmen failed to do themselves j ustice. / v j . / M r . P riestley ’ s T eam . ' R. C. N. Palairet, lbw. b W . G. Davey ... 8 H.T.Stanley,c Hutson, b W . G. Davey ... 1 A.E Stoddart,cBranch b Perara ....................107 F. W . Bush, c Joseph, b W . G. Davey . 20 L. Barratt, c Perara, b Bradbury ..............96 S.M. J.WoodU, c Brad­ bury, b Perara ... 4 A ntigua X I. Dr. Elliott, c Bradbury b W . G. Davey ... 7 C. C.Stone.c Shepherd, b Bradbury .......... 22 R. P. Lewis, c Moitt, b Bradbury ........... 0 A. Priestley, not ou t... 0 W.Williams, st Joseph b Bradbury .......... 2 B 3, lb 1, w 1 ... 5 Total ...272 W . G. Davey, c Barratt, b Stoddart .......................... Reed, b Stoddart.................. E. Perara, b Woods ........... Rev. Hutson, c Palairet, b Stoddart .......................... P. J. Bradbury, c Palairet, b W oods .......................... W . B. Davey, b W oods ... E. Samuel, c and b Stoddart 37 J. Joseph, b Williams ... 0 S. Moitt, b W illiam s............ 0 J. Branch, not out ..............25 Rev. H. Shepherd, c Woods, b Bush.......................... ... 8 B 11, lb 7......................18 Total............ 101 st Lewis, b Wil- * liams ...........26 cBush.bWilliams 6 b Woods ........... 5 b W oods ........... 2 c Barratt, b Stod- ^ d a r t...................17 c Williams, b Stoddart........... 2 b Woods ........... 6 not ou t................... 2 cBush,b Stoddart 0 b Bush.................. 2 b W illiam s........... B 4, lb 2, w 1 Total........... THE ST. KITTS MATCH. (Sixth of the tour.) Played at St. Kitts on Feb. 1, 2 andW.JA a ,, Mr. Priestley’s team won by an innings and 192 runs. T-r A. E. Stoddart again accomplished a fine performance with the bat, but was not greatly helped by the rest of the team, except A. Priestley,andF. W. Bush. The English bjwlers found no one able to oppose them-for more than a short time. M r . P riestley ’ s T eam . 4> * 3 3 4 3 v 4. i ' * \ F. N. Bush, c Wigley, b Brinckard ...........38 S. M. J. Woods, c and b Stoddart ........... 5 A.E.Stoddart.cBrinck- ard, b Johnstone ...133 R. C. N. Palairet, b Brinckard.................. 17 L. Barratt, c Warner, b Johnstone ........... 7 H. T. Stanley,b Stodd­ art .................. ... 3 S t . K itts . E. C. Johnstone, c Williams, b Bush.................................. Stoddart, c and b W oods ... C. Q. Plagemftn, b Bush ... Dr.Elliott,b Johnstone 7 A. Priestley, c Thom, b Johnstone ...........30 N. Williams, c Thom, b Stoddart ..............13 R.P. Lewis, b Stoddart 3 G.Maclean, not out ... 0 B 11, lb 1, nb 1 ...1 3 W . Wigley< b W oods........... C. Sayers, b B ush................. L, Gunton, b W o o d s ........... G.'.Lisnett, c Barratt, b Bush H. Warner, c and b Bush... Gua: Delisle, c Stoddart, b Bush ............ . ,r ........... Brinckard, b Busli ........... A . Thom, not out.................. c W oods, b Stod­ dart .................. b Stoddart........... c E llio t t , b W illiam s......... ht wkt.bWilliams b Stoddart........... b Stoddart.......... c Palairet, b W il­ liams ........... b Stoddart........... not out................... b Stoddart........... Extras........... N E X T ISSUE, THUR SDAY , MARCH 25 Total.. Total.. lo