Cricket 1897

Nov. 25, 1897 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 465 Year. Buns. Wickets. Average. 188J ........... 33 >7 ........... 169 ........... 22 52 1893 ........... 4613 ........... 241 ........... 19 14 1891 ........... 347d .......... 262 ........... 13‘26 1892 ........... 5098 ........... 262 ........... 19*45 1893 ... ... 6783 ........... 325 ......... 20 86 1894 .......... 4545 ........... 278 ......... 16 34 1835 ........... 6851 ........... 301 ........... 22 76 1896 ........... 6103 ........... 265 ......... 2303 1897 ........... 6629 .. . 271 ........... 24 43 Total... 84590 4168 20 29 That is, Middlesex bDwlers have aver­ aged 20 29 runs for every wicket taken. The county’s opponents can thus claim an advantage of '48 runs per wicket. T able N o . 5.—BUNS SCORED B Y M IDDLE­ SEX, 1878 TO 1897. Opponents. Run*. Wickets. Aver. Australians.......................... 1594 ... 130 ... 1226 Derbyshire ....................... 435 ... 13 . . 3146 Essex .......................... 526 ... 29 ... 18'13 Gloucestershire.................. 13475 .. 552 . 24-il Kent .................................. 9913 .. 478 ... 2073 Lancashire......................... 6301 ... 493 ... 14 64 Nottinghamshire ........... 12386 ... 672 ... 18 43 Oxford U niversity......... 1483 ... 76 ... 19 51 Philadelphians.................. 383 ... 13 ... 39 84 Somersetshire .................. 6603 ... 242 ... 23 16 Surrey.................................. 12535 ... 690 ... 18 15 S u ssex................................. 4893 ... 1S7 ... 26 16 Yorkshire .......................... 12488 ... 685 ... 18 23 T ota ls....................... 82622 4170 19 81 T able N o . 6.—RUNS SCOREDAGAINST M ID ­ DLESEX, 1878 TO 1897. Opponents. Runs. W ickets. Aver. Australians......................... 2314 ... I ll ... 20 81 Derbyshire.......................... 433 ... 20 ... 21'65 E s s e x .................................. 581 ... 31 ... 187 4 Gloucestershire.................. 12501 ... 600 ... 20 83 Kent .................................. 10135 ... 525 ... 19 30 Lancashire......................... 7275 ... 378 .. 19 2i Nottinghamshire .. I*7i2 ... 592 ... 21 47 Oxford U niversity........... 1€60 ... 68 ... 24 41 Philadelphians.................. 387 .. i0 ... 1985 Somersetshire .................. 5463 ... 292 ... 1872 Surrey.................................. 12523 ... 622 ... 20 11 Sussex.................................. 5178 ... 247 ... 20 9o Y ork sh ire.......................... 13423 ... 662 ... 20 27 Total ...................... 84.90 4168 2029 T able N o . 7.—HIGHEST AND LOWEST INN - IN iS SCORED BY M IDDLESEX. Opponents. Digbest. Lowest. Australians.....................2'9in 1 8 ;6 .......... 5'3inlS84 Derbyshire .................. 3 j 8 in 1889 .............. *i07 in 1889 Essex .......................... 202 in 1895 ............ 63 in 18 '5 Gloucestershire ........... 537 in 1833 ............ 41 in 1879 Kent .......................... 457 in lfc83 ......... 44 in 1891 I^ncasbire ................... 372 in 1891 ............ 70 in 1882 Nottinghamshire......... 352 in 1832............ 32 in 1882 Oxford University ... 313 iu 1881..............119 in 1887 Philadelphians .......... 2:-4 in 1897 ...............*154 in 1897 Somersetshire .......... 386 in 189 5 ............ 103 in 1894 Surrey .......................... 377 in 1894 ........... 25 in 1885 Sussex .......................... 666 in 1895 ........... 8B in 1891 Yorkshire .................. 527 in 1887 ........... 45 in 1879 * Three wickets down. T able N o . 8.—HIGHEST AND LOWEST INN ­ INGS SCORED AGAINST MIDDLESEX Opponents. Highest. Lowest. Australians.................. 457 in 1895........... 97 in 1888 Derbyshire ................. 245 in 1888 ........... 188 in 1888 Essex ......................... 220 in 1895 ........... 121 in 1895 Gloucestershire ........... 409 in 1888 ........... 47 in 1894 Kent ..........................*374 in 1886 ........... 75 in 1893 1 ancashire ....................4 9 in 1882........... t3 in 1891 Nottinghamshire........... 596 in 1887 ......... 40 in 1895 Oxford University ...655 in 1837 ................. Il3inl879 Philadelphians .......... 270 in 1897 ........... 117 in 1897 Somersetshire ........... 880 in 1893 ........... 58 in 1894 Surrey .......................... 507 in 1839........... 45 ia 1896 Sussex ..........................862 in 1S95 ............. 65 in lh96 Yorkshire .................. 489 in 1897 ............. 44 in 188S * Five wici els down. T able No. 9.—MODE OF DISMISSAL OF M IDDLESEX BATSMEN YEAR BY YEAR. Year. h.w. b. c. st. lbw. r.o. c&b. 187 8. 3 ... 65 ... 35 ... 7 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 187 9. 1 ... 61 ... 66 ... 4 ... 3 ... 10 ... 4 188 0 . 3 ... 72 ... 67 ... 5 ... 5 ... 3 ... 9 188 1. 0 ... 68 .,. 61 ... 3 ... 6 ... 7 ... 5 188 2. 1 ... 83 ... 78 ... 11 ... 4 ... 2 ... 6 188 3. 1 ... 65 ... (5 ... 9 ... 5 ... 4 ... 4 188 4. 3 ... 71 ... 8 J ... 5 ... 6 ... 6 ... 5 1885 ..... 1 ... 76 ... 94 ... 4 ... 6 ... 6 ... 3 1886 ..... 0 ... 8 6 ... 7 1 ... 9 ... 5 ... 8 ... 9 1887....... 0 ... 66 ... 90 .. 3 ... 4 ... 2 ... 6 1883 . ... 0.. 103 ... 96 ... 10 ... 5 ... 9 ... 4 1889...... 0 ... 77 ... 83 ... 8 ... 9 ... 4 ... 7 1890 . ... 0 ... 121 ... 108 ... 7 ... 11 ... 9 ... 16 189 1. 0 ... 91 .. 105 ... 8 ... 9 ... 7 ... 13 Year. h.w. b. c. st. lbw. r.o. c&b. 1892 ..... 0 ... 119 ... 89 .. 10 ... 13 ... 10 ... 9 189 3.... 0 ... 123 ... 137 ... 11 ... 8 ... 10 ... 8 189 4..... 0 ... 124 ... 99 .. 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 8 189 5.... 0 ... 110 ... 134 ... 12 ... 11 ... 6 ... 7 189 6.... 0 ... 102 ... 121 ... 9 ... 11 ... 7 ... 9 189 7.... 0 ... 109 ... 125 ... 6 ... 10 ... 5 ... 14 Totals...13 1797 1797 147 110 126 150 T able N o . 10.—MODE OF DISMISSAL OF THE OPPONENTS OF M IDDLESEX YEAR BY YEAR. Year. h.w. b. c. st. lbw. r.o. c&b. 1878 . ... 2 ... 47 .. 51 ... 11 ... 3 ... 4 ... 9 187 9.... 2 ... 47 .. 60 ... 7 ... 7 ... 3 .. 6 1880 ..... 0 ... 51 ... 68 ... 7 ... 5 .. 3 ... 9 1881 . ... 1 ... 55 ... 68 ... 4 ... 10 ... 11 ... 11 1882....... 3 ... 53 ... 106 ... 9 ... 4 11 ... 14 1883....... 2 ... 58 .. 77 ... 14 ... 4 ... 5 ... 7 1884 ... 1 ... 70 ... 65 ... 0 ... 6 ... 3 ... 12 188 5..... 0 ... 49 ... 70 ... 7 ... 6 ... 4 ... 8 1S86 ..... 1 ... 61 ... 87 ... 5 ... 8 ... 5 ... 10 188 7..... 0 ... 59 ... 84 ... 3 ... 14 ... 5 ... 7 1888 ..... 0 ... 64 ... 120 ... 9 ... 12 ... 4 ... 6 188 9.... 0 ... 61 ... 76 ... 12 ... 12 ... 4 ... 4 189 0.... 1 ... 96 ... 109 ... 14 ... 11 ... 4 ... 6 1891 ..... 0 ... 132 ... 105 ... 5 ... 5 ... 8 ... 7 1892 ..... 0 ... I ll ... 121 ... 1 ... 8 ... 9 ... 12 189 3.... 0 ... 138 ... 147 ... 7 ... 15 ... 11 ... 7 1894 ..... 2 ... 142 ... I ll ... 4 ... 6 ... 4 ... 9 189 5.... 1 ... 131 ... 141 ... 8 ... 6 ... 6 ... 8 189 6.... 0 ... 109 ... 122 ... 8 ... 8 ... 8 ... 10 1897....... 0 ... 1 8 ... 115 ... 11 ... 10 ... 9 ... 10 Totals...16 1652 19o3 116 160 121 170 T able No. 11. - ( a) INNINGS OF 400 RUNS SCORED BY M IDDLESEX. 566, v. Sussex.................. Brighton.................. 1895 537, v. Gloucestershire ... Clifton .................. 1883 527, v. Yorkshire Huddersfield.......... 1837 523 v. Gloucestershire ... Loid’s .................. 1892 476. v. Glouce&terthire ... Clifton .................. 1879 467, v. Kent .................. Gravesend .......... 1883 450, v. Gloucestershire ... Lord’s .................. 1896 432, v. Sussex.................. Lord’s .................. 1897 412, v. Kent .................. Canterbury .......... 1887 412, v. Kent .................. Lord’s .................. 1895 (b) INNINGS OF 400 RUNS SCORED: AGAINST MIDDLESEX. 596 by Nottinghamshire, at Nottingham. 1837. 555 by Oxford University, at Chiswick Park, 1887. 507 by Surrey, at the Oval, 1889. 46o by Nottingham hire, at Lord’s, 1892. 457 by Australian-*, at Lord’s, 18J3. 439 by Lancashire, at Manchester, 1882. 439 by Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1897. 425 by Surrey, at Lord’s, 1815. 424 by Surrey, at Lord’s, 1897. 415 by Nottinghamshire, at Lord’s, 1885. 411, for 7 wickets, by Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1895. 409 by Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1886. 4f»9 by Gloucestershire, at Lord’s, 18:8. 407 by Nottinghamshire, at Nottingham, 1834. 401 by Yorkshire, at Bradford, 1886. No such innings has been scored against Nottinghamshire or Surrey, although each of these counties has been met twice every season. In the case of Surrey it is surprising. as Surrey was very weak at the end of the seventies and in the early eighties. T ablk N o . 12 —(a) SCOEES OF 60 OR LESS BY MIDDLESEX. 25, v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1885. 32, v. Nottinghamshire, at Lord’s, 1832. 41, v. Gloucestershire, at Loid’s, 1879. 44, v. Kent, at Lord’s, 1891. 45, v. Yorkshire, at Huddersfield, 1879. 49, v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1890. (b) SCORES OF 50 OR LE8S AGAINST M IDDLE­ SEX. 40 by Nottinghamshire, at Lord’s, 1895. 44 by Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1883. 45 by Surrey, at the Oval, 1S93. 46 by Yorkshire, at Leeds. 1892. 47 Ly Gloucestershire, at Lord’s, 1894. T able N o . 13—MATCHES OF 1,000 OR MORE RUNS. 1295 fon36 wkts., v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1889. 1259 for 28 wkts., v. Sussex, at Brighton, 1895. 1205 for 40 wkts., v. Nottinghamsh., at Lord’s, 1893. 1156 for 38 wkts., v. Somerset, at Lord’s, 1895. 1127 for 32 wkts., v. Gloucestershire, at Lord’s, 1897. 1122 for 35 wkts., v. Somerset, at Taunton, 1893. 1101for 30 wkts., v. Yorkshire, at Bradford, 1893. 1093 for 34 wkts., v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 18S6. 1063 for 27 wkts., v. Gloucestershire, at Clifton, 1879. 1054 for 30 wkts., v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1896. 1010 for 37 wkts., v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1895. 1027 for 25 wkts., v. Kent, at Gravesend, 1885. 1023 for 34 wkts., v. Gloucestershire, at Clifton, 1896. 1017 for 30 wkts., v. Kent, at Canterbury. 1837. 1014 for 28 wkts., v. Yorkshire, at Sheffield, 1897. Table No. 14.— COMPLETED MA.TCHES OF 400 RUNS OR LESS PLAYED BY M IDDLESEX, 1878-97. 232 for 30 wkts., v. Kent, at Lord’s, 1891. 245 for 35 wkts., v. Nottinghamshire, at Lord’s, 1894. 2 51 for £0 wkts., v. Nottinghamshire, at Lord’s, 1889. 262 for 32 wkts , v. Australians, at Lord’s, 1883. 268 for 30 wkts., v. .'■urrey, at the Oval, 1885. 233 for 35 wkts , v. Yorkshire, at Huddersfield, 1879. 294 for 31 wkts., v. Yorkshire, at Leeds, 189?. 301 for 40 wkts , v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1891. 3 )6 for 30 wkts., v. Gloucester, at Cheltenham, 1890. 311 for 37 wkts., v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1894. 316 for 31 wkts., v. Nottinghamshire, at Lord’s, 1880. 328 for 3 ) wkts., v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1880. 342 for 30 wkts., v. Gloucester, at Lord’s, 1894. 315 for 30 wkts., v. Somerset, at Lord’s, 1894. 317 for 30 wkts., v. Australians, at Lord’s, 1834. 350 for 40 wkts., v. Surrey, at Lord’ s, 1885. 363 for 31 wkts., v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1888. 365 for 30 wkts., v. Kent, at Gravesend, 1888. 373 for 33 wkts., v. Sussex, at Lord’s, 1894. 384 for 34 wkts., v. Surrey, at Lord’s, 1879. 387 for 30 wkts , v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, 1881. 392 for 32 wkts., v. Australians, at Lord’s, 1882. 392 for 40 wkts., v. Lancashire, at Lord’s, 1891. 392 for 29 wkts., v. Nottinghamshire, at Lord’ s, 1895. K96 for 30 wkts., v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1890. 397 for 30 wkts., v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1886. T a b l e N o . 15.— (a ) MATCHES WON BY M ID­ DLESEX IN AN INNINGS. 1886, v. Gloucestershire, at Gloucester, innings and 87 runs. 1888, v. Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham, innings and 33 runs. 1892, v. Gloucestershire, at Lord’s, innings and 102 runs. 1893, v. Gloucestershire, at Clifton, innings and 98 runs. 1894, v. Gloucestershire, at Lord’s, innings and 104 runs. 1896, v. Gloucestershire, at Lord’s, innings and 77 runs. 1895, v. Kent, at Tonbiidge, innings and 43 runs. 1895, v. Kent, at Lord’s, innings and 14 runs. 1891 , v. Lancashire, at Manchester, innings and 9 runs. 1888, v. Notts, at Lord’s, innings ard 55 runs. 1895, v. Notts, at Lord’s, innings and 94 runs. 1896, v. Somerset, at Lord’s, innings and 101 runs. 1880, v. buriey, at the Oval, innings and 80 runs. 1891, v. Surrey, at Lord’s innings and 20 runs. 1892, v. Suss-jx, at B;ighton, innings and 43 runs. 1878, v. Yorkshire, at Sheffield, innings and 94 runs. (b) MATCHES LOST BY M IDDLESEX IN AN INNINGS. 1881, v. Australians, at Lord’s, innings and 29 runs. 1885, v. Gloucestershire, at Clifton, innings and 5 runs 1890, v. Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham, innings aud 22 runs. 1888, v. Kent, at Gravesend, innings and 41 runs. 1889, v. Kent, at Canterbury, inniugs and 55 runs. 1891, v. Ktnt, at Lord’s, innings aud 8 runs. I t 82 , v. Lancashire, at Manchester, innings and 271 runs. 1S88, v. Lancashire, at Manchester, innings and 21 runs. 1889, v. Lancashire, at Lord’s, innings and 67 runs. 1895, v. Lancashire, at Loro’s, innings and 100 runs. 1882, v. Notts, at Lord’s, innings and 1 run. 1884, v. Notts, at Nottingham, inniogs ani 91 runs. 1835, v. Notts, at Lord’s, innings and 154 runs. 1887, v. Notts, at Lord’s, innings and 6 ruus. 1889, v. Notts, at Lord’s, innings and 7 runs. 1892, v. Notts, at Lord’s, innings and 14 runs. 1887, v. Oxford University, at Chiswick Park, innings and 229 runs. 1885, v. Surrey, at the Oval, innings and 64 runs. 188 J, v. Surrey, at the Oval, innings and 33 runs. 1887, v. Surrey, at Lord’s, innings and 79 runs. 1838, v. Surrey, at Lord’s, innings and 43 runs. 1889, v. Surrey, at the Oval, innings and 74 runs. 18 f0 , v. Surrey, at the Oval, innings and 2 runs. 1890, v. Surrey, at Lord’s, innings and 162 runs. 1891, v. Surrey, at the Oval, innings and 3 runs. 1892, v. Surrey, at 1 ord’s, innings and 2 runs. 1896, v. Surrey, at Lord’s, innings and 58 runs. 1881, v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, innings and 9 runs. 1886, v. Yorkshire, at Bradford, innings and 196 runs For purposes of reference the names of the opponents of Middlesex are given in alphabetical order. The county has been defeated in an innings 29 times, of which Surrey claim ten. Over all their oppo­ nents Middlesex have only proved victor­ ious on 16 occasioES without being required to bat a second time. T a b l e No. 16.—CLOSE FINISHES. (a ) T ie M a t c h , 1890, v. Somersetshiie, at Taunton, N E X T ISSUE, THURSDAY , D ECEM B E R 30.