Cricket 1898

A cg . 11, 1898. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 333 SURREY v. YORKSHIRE. A D E C I8 IV E B A T T L E . Played at the Oval on August 4, 5 and 6. Surrey won by an innings and 272 runs. Quite apart from the position of the two counties in the championship table, the interest taken in this match was exceedingly great, for Surrey had done well in most of the their later matches, but had shown that their armour was not perfect, while Yorkshire, powerful as was th ir team, had given signs that some of the men were somewhat stale. It was gene­ rally felt that, all things being equal, the match would be close, and few people felt inclined to pro­ phesy the success of either county. The result—a single innings’ victory for Surrey, with lots of runs to spare—was a vast surprise to the cricketing world. It stems impossible to account for the very decisive defeat of Yorkshire on any other grounds than that the work done by the team during the season had at last told on its members; there was nothing in the wicket to cause a breakdown in the batting when Yorkshire went in, and it would be absurd to say that the Surrey bowling had improved about a thousand per cent, in a couple of days, after the score made against it by Notts It was, of course, natural that when the bowlers began to meet with unexpected »uc- cess they should “ g*-t their tails up,” as the (-porting phrase goes, and thus makeit more and more difficult for each successive Yorkshiieman to score, but York- shiremen have been through such crises before, and have come out with flying colours. The inability of Mr. Jackson to bat in either inniDgs, on account of an injured hand, was a great blow to Yorkshire, for there is not a batsman in the world who is more likely to keep up his end when other men are failing. It was just as well for the Surrey bowlers that they were not called upon to do any work on Thursday, for they badly needed a rest, after their long outing against Notts on the two previous days, and when Mr. Key won the toss it was felt that he had done his duty nobly. By the most excellent batting, Abel and Brockwell wore down the Yorkshire bowling until there \ias not too much devil left in it; they were not parted until the score was 143, when a splendid piece of fielding by Wainwright brought about the downfall of Brockwell, when he was only 7 short of his hundred. He bad made more than two-thirds of the total, his hitting being brilliant in the extreme. When Lockwood and Abel were together, after Holland had been speedily dismissed, the Yorkshire bowling was collared as it has not been collared for years. In three-quarters of an hour, the two batsmen put on no less than 109 runs in about equal proportions. It was only in acccordance with anticipation, that with the bowling worn out the batsmen who followed should make a lot of runs, and by the end of the day the total reached 438 for the loss of six wickets. Abel met with exactly the same fate as Brockwell, beiog run out by a brilliant piece of fielding by Wainwright; his wonderfully good innings of 114 was made in three hours and a- quarter. On Friday morning, the tail played up well, and nearly all made runs. Mr. Key, who was last out. was within sight of his hundred—a very good innings. It may be said that the Yorkshire fielding was not as good as it is usually, and that Mr. Jackson, standing in close on the on-side, hurt his hand so severely in stopping a hard hit by Abel, that he had to retire, and was unable to take any further part in the match. After their long stay in the field, the Yorkshiremen collapsed in the most decided manner when they went in to tat. Lockwood and Richardson were in irresistible form, and Brown was the only man in the first innings who could hold his own against them ; his innings of 47 was betterthanmany of over a hundred runs. To make only 78 after allow­ ing the opposing side to put up over 600 was to almost certainly ensure an innings defeat, but it was generally thought that in the follow-on Yorkshire would give a display of batting which would to a great extent make up for their deficiencies in the first innings. But the bowlers again had the upper hand. It is true that Wainwright, Hirst, and Denton made a plucky attempt to put a better appearance on the game, but they were never able to take charge of the bowling, and it was left to Mr. Milligan to show what might have been done under happier circum­ stances. Ihe amateur played as good an innings as one could wish to see. He hit very hard, and timed the ball beautifully, and his 63 was the bright spot in the cricket of the innings. S u r r e y . Abel, run out ..........114 Brockwell, run out ... 93 Holland, c Brown, b Rhodes ........ ... 7 Lockwood, b Wain­ wright ... ........ 51 Hayward, b Haigh .. 46 D. L. A. Jephson, b Brown .................40 Baldwin, b Haigh ...24 Total Y o r k s h ir e . First in n iD g s. Brown (J. T.), c Lockwood, b Richardson ... ... 47 Tunnicliffe, b Richardson... 4 Denton, c Holland, b Rich­ ardson ............................... 1 Wainwright, b Lockwood... 5 Hirst, b Lockwood .......... 1 F. W . Milligan, c Hayes, b Lockw ocd........................ 4 Lord Hawke, b Lockwood... 4 Rhodes, not out ................. 1 Haigh, b Richardson......... 0 Hunter, b Lockwood......... 6 F. S. Jackson, absent hurt .. 0 Lb 4, w I ................. 6 Second innings. b Richardson ... 0 b Lockwood ... 8 bRichardson ... 29 cAtel,bLockwood 31 b lockwood ... 27 c Hayward, Lcckwood c Hayward, Richardson c Baldwin, Lrckwood c Jephson, Lockwood not out.......... absent huit... Lb 1, nb 1 T otal..........186 Haigh .. Milligan . Frown .. Denton O. M. R. W. 41 12 94 3 22 5 66 0 17-3 2 54 3 2 3 0 Total ............... 78 S u r r e y . O. M. R. W . Hirst.............. 31 6 91 0 Rhodes ... 36 9 96 1 Wainwright 30 8 80 2 Jackson ... 4 1 15 0 , Rhodes and Milligan each bowled a wide. Y o r k s b ir e . First innings. O. M. R. W. Richardson ... 177 43 4 . Lockwood.16‘2 8 30 5 Brockwell... 5 0 31 0 Richardson bowled a wide and Lockwood a no-l all. Second innings. O. M. R. W. . 21 4 57 3 ... 21-4 5 96 6 MIDDLESEX v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Played at Bristol on August 4, 5 and 6. Abandoned. Weak bowling and goodbattir g in this match had left the game in such a position on Saturday morning that any other result than a draw was not to be anticipated. As it turned out it was impo B ible to play at all on that day owing t >heavy rain. The chief feature of the match was the very fine innings played by Mr. Townsend, whose temporary falling off had been grievous to Gloucestershire men. The Doctor was also in grea^ form, and Mr. Rice has now become one of the most consistent scorers in the team. On the Middlesex side Mr. Douglas plaved a great inniDgs, and like Mr. Stoddart, who was seen at his best, seemed almost certain to make a hundred. Mr. Ford and Mr.Wells played good cricket of the kind which one naturally associates with the Middlesex team, and Trott and Webb made useful scores. G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . W . G. Grace, c Stod­ dart, b Cunliffe ... 55 W. Troup, « Ford, b Hearne ................ 15 C. L. Townsend, c Stoddart, b Hearne..131 CO.H . Sewell, cWells, b Trott .................25 F. H. B. Champain, lbw, b Trott ......... 0 R. W . Rice, c Ford, b T o ta l...........379 Heame ................. Second in n iD g s :—W . Troup, not out, 0 ; W. S. A. Brown, not out, 10; lb, 1.—Total (no wicket), 11. M id d l e s e x . G. L. Jessop, c Trott, b Hearne................. 4 G. H. Beloe, c Cun­ liffe, b Hearne ... 16 Board, b T rott.......... 5 W. S. A. Brown, lbw, b Trott .................40 Wrathall, not out ... 6 B 17, lb 4, w 1... 22 J. Douglas, c Beloe, b Townsend ......... 82 P. F. Warner, c Grace, b Townsend ......... 6 A.E.Stoddart, b Jessop 70 F. G. J. Ford, c Jessop, b Wrathall ......... 53 F. H. E. Cunliffe, b Jessop ................. 0 C. M. Wells, c Sewell, b Townsend ......... 77 B. J. T. Bosanquet, b Wrathall................. 0 Trott, b Jessop..........26 A. J. Webbe, c Bice, b Townsend ..........23 Hearne(J.T.),bJessop 10 R. P. Lewis, not out.. 2 B 1, lb 1, nb 1 ... 3 Total . . 352 G l o u c e s t e r * iiib e . K.J Key,c Tunnicliffe, b Brown ................... 85 Hayes, b Haigh............ 20 Wood, c Tunnicliffe, b Wainwright .............20 Richardson, not out... 2 B 25, lb 7, w 2 ...34 ...536 O. M. R. W Hearne... . . 641 25 120 5 Trott ... . . 54 25 118 4 Cunliffe... . . 24 8 61 1 Wells ... . 11 4 27 0 Bosanquet . . 9 5 19 0 Stoddart . 6 0 12 0 Second innings. O. M. R. W. 3 0 2 1 Wells bowled a wide. M id d l e s e x . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Townsend38 4126 4 I Brown... 15 4 54 0 Jessop ... 38 2 14 89 4 Sewell ... 2 0 11 0 Grace ... 9 1 33 0 > Wrathall 7 1 36 2 Jessop bowled a no-ball. SUSSEX v. SOMERSET. Played at Taunton on August 4, 5 and 6. Abandoned. As in the match between Middlesex and Gloucester­ shire, a drawn game was the ODly result which couid be looked for on baturday morning, so that the rain cannot be said to have deprived either side of the victory. The first day was taken up by the Sussex batsmen, who completed an innings of 365, notwith­ standing that the team was again without some of its best men, and that Killick and Mr. Murdoch only made six letween them. The partnership between Mr. Fry and Marlow was the main feature of the day’s cricket. In their different styles they each played a very attractive game, and were each able to male a hundred. While they were together they put on 179 runs in two hours and a quaiter. Mr, Fisher, by a good innings of 49. showed that he is woith playirg in the team, and Parris and Butt also did well. Unhappily for Sussex, Bland, who had been hurt in the previous match against Glouces­ tershire, was una’ le to bowl more than a few overs, and under the circumstances, it was just as well that Humphreys was able to take a good many wickets. The innings of Friday was the 101 of Mr. W. N. Koe, whose excellent practice at Elstree always leaves him in good form for the August matches; he was at the wickets for a little less than four hours, and was the last to leave. Nearly all the rest of he side made runs Mr. Palairet was in his very best form, and Mr Phil.ips ar.d Mr. Hill loth played particularly well, l here was no play on Saturday. S u s s e x . C. B. Fry', c Tyler, b Gill ........................110 W. L. Butt, lbw, b Tyler ... 20 Tate, c Paliiret, b Tyler .................18 Bl«nd, c Bill, b Tyler 0 Humphreys, juu., not out ........................ 0 B 13, lb 2, nb 1... 16 Murdoch, Rowe, b Fowler ... 0 Killick, lbw, b Tyler 6 Marlow, b Gill ........112 C. D. Fisher, c and b Gill ................. ... 49 C. L A. Smith, b Gill 0 Total ..........363 Parris, c Palairet, b Tyler........................32 Second in n in g sW . L. Murdoch, b Gill, 8 ; Killick, b Gill, 4; C. D. Fisher, not out, 0.—Total (two wickets), 12 . S o m e r s e t . L. C. H. Palairet, c G Fowler,cButt,b Tate 23 and b Humphreys .. 60 j Capt. W . C. Hedley, c Tyler, b Parris Gill, not out B 4, lb 4, w 1 Total ... H. T. Stanley, c Ki!- lick, b Humphreys 17 F. A. Phillips, c sud ., b Humphreys............ 40 W. N. Roe, c Fry, b •Tate............... ..101 S. M. J. Woods, c Smith,b Humphreys 24 I S u s s e x . First innings. O. M. R. W. Fowler .......... 17 6 54 1 ., Tyler.................40’210 94 5 . Gill ................. 35 8 91 4 ., Hedley .......... 13 4 38 0 . Woods .......... 19 5 61 0 .......... Palairet .......... 5 2 9 0 .......... Gill delivered a no-ball. S omerset . O. M. R. W . Bland ... 8 3 21 0 Pairis ... 58 10 48 1 Tate ...51 114 136 3 Bland bowled a wide. Fry, b Tate ... ... 19 V.T.Hill.bHumphreys 54 A, E. Newton, run out 21 Second innings. O. M " ' ... 3 0 R. W. 8 0 2 3 1 4 2 O. M. R. W Humphr’ ys41 4 137 5 Killick ... 6 2 18 0 SOUTHGATE BOYS’ MATCH -L. RICKETTS’ XI. v. W . G. MILLS’ X I —Played at Southgate on July 29. L. R i c k e t t s ’ XI. L. Ricketts, b L. Lewis 3 E. J. Mann, bL. Lewis 3 N. Walker, b W. G. M ills........................49 A. P. Knight, b L. Lewis........................ 6 H. Ricketts, b H. Bevington................ 14 E. Mann, c L. Lewis, b W . G. Mills......... 1 B. Walker, b H. Eev- ington ................. 3 W. G. M i l l s ’ XI. H. Knight, c and b n . Bevington .......... F. Mann, c and b W. G. Mills .......... J. Sewell, c sub., b H. Bevington .......... R. T. Vivian, not out Byes ................. T ota l.......... L. Lewis, c H .,bA . P. Knight .................23 H. Yivian, b A. P. Knight ................. 9 C. Vivian, b N. Walker 2 W. G. Mills, c H. Knight,b N. Walker 92 H. Bevington, c J. Mann, b L. Ricketts 30 F. B. Adams, b L. Ricketts ................. 4 M. Lewis, c E. Mann, b L. Ricketts.......... T. Mills, b N. Walker L. Bevington, c A. P. Knight,b N. Walker G. Vivian, not out ... R. Faithful, absent... B 39, lb 2, w 3, nb 1 45 Total . ...211