Cricket 1898

364 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 25, 1898. Hayward—16, including 315*, 229*, 164, 153*, and 12 of under 150. Tunnicliffe—8, including 243, 147, and six others, all between 110 and 100. Besides these, each of the five has, if I remember aright, been responsible for one or more such scores against counties not reckoned as first-class. The partnership of Brown and Tunnicliffe at Chesterfield is, I believe, the sixteenth of over 300 runs in first-class cricket. The following is a complete list:— 554, 1st wicket, Brown and Tunnicliffe, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, Chesterfield, 1898. 398, 2nd, Gunn and Shrewsbury, Notts v. Sussex, Nottingham, 1890. 379, lsf, Abel and Brockwdl, Surrey v. Hampshire, Oval, 1897. 378, 1st, Brown and Tunniclitfe, Yorkshire v. Sussex, Sheffield, 1897, 363, 2nd, A. C. MacLaren and Paul, Lancashire v. Somerset, Taunton, 1895. 346, 1st, H. T. Hewett and L. C. H. Palairet, Somer­ set v. Yorkshire, Taunton, 1892. 340, 7th, K. J. Key and H. Philipson, Oxford Univer­ sity v. Middlesex, Chiswick, 1887. 338, 5th, R. S. Lucas aud Sir T. C. O’Brien, Middlesex v. Sussex, Brighton, 1895. 330, 4th, Barnes and Gunn, M.C.C. v. Yorkshire, Lord’s, 1883. 324, 2nd, Hon. A. Lyttelton and I. D. Walker, Mid­ dlesex v. Gloucestershire, Clifton. 1883. 312, 2nd, Gunn and Shrewsbury, Notts v. Sussex, Brighton, 1891. 310, 3rd, Gunn and Shrewsbury, Non-Smokers v. hmokers, East Melbourne, 1887. 308, 4th, Davidson and Storer, Derbyshire v. Lanca­ shire, Manchester, 1896. 306, 3rd, Abel and Holland, Surrey v. Cambridge University, Oval, 1895. 305, W. W. Read and W . E. Roller, Surrey v. Lanca­ shire. Manchester. 1887. 203, 1st. Marlow and G. L. Wilson, Sufsex v. Cam­ bridge University, Brighton, 1895. Here is a complete list, too, of the scores of 300 and over in first-class cricket:— 424, A. C. MacLaren, Lancashire v. Somerset, Taun­ ton, 1895. 344, W. G. Grace, M.C.C. v. Kent* Canterbury, 1876. t38, W. W . Read, Surrey v. Oxford University, Oval, 1888. 321, W. L. Murdoch, New South Wales v. Victoria, Sydney, 1882. 318*, W . G. Grace, Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire, Cheltenham, 1876. 315*, Hayward, Surrey v. Lancashire, Oval, 1898. 311, Brown, Yorkshire v. Sussex, Sheffield, 1897. 301, W . G. Grace, Gloucestershire v. Sussex, Bristol, 1896. 300, Brown,Yorkshirev. Derbyshire, Chesterfield,1898. Brown is the only man besides W.G. who has twice reached 300 in first-class cricket, W .G . having done so three times. Hay­ ward’s 315 is the highest score credited to a professional batsman in first-class matches. In fact only Shrewsbury (*267, twice), Abel (250), and George Davidson (*274), besides Brown and Hayward, have achieved 250. J.N.P. BRENTWOOD v. KENSINGTON PARK .-Plajed at Brentwood on August 20. B ren tw o o d . D.Womersley.bClarke 53 A. E. Heatley, b t!. H. Escott, c Comp­ ton, b Chaldecott ... 19 F. L. Fane, c Clarke, b Reynolds..................116 D. Crossman, b Rey­ nolds ...........................39 J. J. Read, stCompton, b Nicholas.................. 6 H. C. Meville, F. Couch, M. Claughton, H. W. Ramsey did not bat. * Innings declared closed. K ensington P a r k . Nicholas Cutt*. not out B 16 ... Tota1. ..*272 L. W . Compton, lbw, b Crossman ..........18 R. F. G. Chaldecott, c Read, b Heatley ... 9 P. Reynolds, c Read, b Heatley ................ 0 S. Reynolds, c Escott, b Womersley ......... 39 C. R. Reynolds, cRead, b Cutts .......... ... 8 A. R. Davies, b W o­ mersley W. K. Steele, not out 5 H. D. Nicholas, lbw, b Couch ................. 2 H. L. Scott, not out... 0 A. H. Unwin-CJark, c Fane, b Couch ... 21 B 16 .................16 Total (8 wk*s.)123 YORKSHIRE v. DERBYSHIRE. WALTER SUGG’ S RENEFIT MATCH. A RECORD FOR THE FIRST WICKET, Played at Chesterfield on Aug. 18, 19 and 20. Yorkshire won by an innings and 387 runs. Throughout its chequered career Derbyshire has been the sport of Fortune, but never has it undergone such an experience as fell to its lot in the Yorkshire match. Records have been made against it, victory has at the last moment been snatched from its grasp so often that the team must have become indifferent to the fate which may be in store for it in any par­ ticular match, and overwhelming defeats have too frequently been its portion. But never has a \ low quite so crushing fallen on the most unfortunate of counties, as to be beaten by an innings and a matter of nearly four hundred runs, which might easily have been eight hundred if time had allowed. During the whole of the first day of the match the field were engaged in watching the performances of two men, Brown and Tunnicliffe, who have so often done very big things for the first wicket that the hope that “ something would happen” which cheers so many hapless cricketers must have begun to be very small as time went on. Last year the same two batsmen put up 378 for the first wicket against Sussex ; on Thursday they left this behind soon after half-past four, and by the time that stumps were drawn they had brought the total to 603 and were still both going very strong. Brown’s score was then 270 and lunni- cliffe’s 214. It may be said that the Chesteifield ground is somewhat small, and that boundaries are pretty easily made. At the commencement of the innings the two professionals played themeelves in quietly, and the first 50 runs were made in three- quarters of an hour. From this time the bowling was quite collared, and runs came with alaiming rapidity. The first hundred was put up in an hour and a quarter, and the succeeding hundreds were made in about three-quarters of an hour on the average. In the course of their long innings both men made a mistake now and then, but their battii g can only be described as splendid. When the partnership was at last broken it was at once realised that the sooner the team got out the better, in order to leave as much time as possible for disposing of Derbyshire twice. Every Yorkshireman is at heart a sportsman, and every man in the team grasped the situation. Brown knocked down his wicket as soon as he had made his £00, and the leat of the team took no thought for defending their wicket, but hit at everything, with the result that the innings speedily came to a close, leaving Derbyshire nearly two whole days in which to get out twice. When Brown heard that Hayward had beaten his score by 15, he may have received the news with mixed feelings, but he must have felt re­ wardedon Saturday afternoon,whenYorkshire,thanks to the esprit de corps of the team, were returned easy winners, while Surrey had to be content with a draw, and thus put themselves out of the running for the championship. Unfortunately for Derbyshire some rain had fallen during the night, and in the first inn­ ings it was very difficult to keep up their wickets. They naturally spun out the game as long as possible, but when stump* were drawn on Friday evening they had completed an innings of 118 and had lost a wicket for 50 in the Becond innings. On Saturday they playtd steadily for a draw, but, except Chatterton, no one was able to keep in for very long, and the game was over by ten minutes past three. <.hatterton was lame and batted with difficulty; he was the only bowler who did not tiy his hand against the Yorkshiremen. Y orksh ire . W. T. Banks did not bat. Brown,ht wkt,bStorer 300 Tunnicliffe,e F.David­ son. b Storer .. .. 243 Lord Hawke,cWalker, b Storer ................ 14 Hirct, c G. Davidson, b Walker................ 0 Den*.on,b F. Davidson 45 F. S. Jackson,c8tor' r, b Walker.................14 Rhodes, c Storer, b Walker ... .......... 6 D e r b y s h ir e First innings. L. G. Wright, c Hawke, b Hirst ............................... 0 S. H. Evershed, c Hunter, b Jackson ........................18 F. W. Milligan, c Chatterton, b F. Davidson .......... E. Smi h, c Storer, b Walker ................. Paigh, c Ashcroft, b F. Davidson ......... Hunter, not out... is 14, lb 4, nb 1... 19 Total ...662 Second innings, st H u n ter, b Rhvdes .......... b Smith Bagshaw.c Haigh,b Jackson 20 b Jackson ......... Storer, c Denton, b Milligan 13 cRhodes,bJackson 25 c and b Rhodes... 64 lbw, b Jackson... 2 Chatterton, b Milligan Davidson (G.), b Jackson ... E. M. Ashcioft, c Hunter, b Jackson ........................ 1 not out .. Sugg, c Brown, b Smith ... 8 b Rhodes Davidson (F.), c Haigh, b Sm ith........................ .. 3 retired... A. (harlesworlb, c Haigh, b Rhodes ........ ... 7 G. G. Walker, ntft out ... 0 B 5, lb 1 ................... 6 Total ....................118 al sent, hurt b Haigh B 15,lb 6 Total ... Y orksh ire . O. M. R. W. O.M. R. W. Davidson,G. 1 0 3 0 Storer......... 26 1 142 3 Walker ... 5511 199 4 Ashcroft ... 6 1 21 0 Davidson,F.39*3 9133 3 Evershed ... 3 0 13 0 Sugg........ 5 0 27 0 Wright ... 3 0 24 0 " ’ ... 11 1 50 0 Charlesworth 7 0 31 0 Walker bowled a no-ball. D erbysh ire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hirst ...' ... 10 3 19 1 .......... Jackson.......... 28 12 62 4 .......... 37 22 26 3 Milligan......... 12 5 36 2 .......... 4 2 6 0 Smith ......... 7-1 6 .5 2 .......... 21 10 35 1 Rhodes .......... 1 1 0 1 .......... 29 13 47 3 Brown... 4 1 9 0 Haigh .. 7-1 4 13 1 GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. SOMERSET. Played at Taunton on August 18 and 19. Gloucester won by an innings and 169 runs. The weather took a very decided part against Somei>et in this match. Gloucestershire had the opportunity of batting on Thursday on an excellent wicket, and made such good use of it that their score was 255 for three wickets at the end of the day. The Doctor was in splendid form, and in the course of his long in n iD gs showed all his old mastery over the bowliog. Like Mr. Troup, who at the close of the day was not out with a hundred to his credit, he was considerab y favoured by fortune, the Somersetshire fielding not being up to its usual standard. Possibly the absence of Mr. Woods, from a damaged finger, had a discjuraging effect on the players. Soon »fter stumps were drawn a very heavy thunderstorm broke over the town, with the result that the Gloucesteishire score at once se med very formidable indeed. It was increased considerably on Friday morning, as although no one played a loig innings there were several double figures. Agaimt the bowling of Mr. Townsend and Mr. Brown in the first innings Somer­ setshire could do nothing on a very difficult wicket, while in the folicw-on Mr. Townsend was again irresistible, and Mr. Jessop also bowled well. G loucestershire . W. G. Grace, sen., c R. Palairet, b Robson...109 W. Troup, c Hid, b Robson ................127 C.L.Townsend, b Tyler 5 C. O. H. Sewell, c Phillips, b Gill........ 34 F. H. B. Charapain, c Newton, b Gill ... 27 R. W. Rice, c Bill, b Fow’er ............... 16 G. L. Jessop, c Tyler, b Gill....................... 13 S om erset. First innings. L. C. H. Palairet, c Richard­ son, b Townsend ..........18 Ro'.son, b Townsend..........11 R. C. N. Palairet, run out... 22 W.N.Roe, c Grace, b Town­ send ...............................J3 F. A. Phil ips, c Townsend, b Brown ... .......... 1 V. T. Hill, c Board, b Brown 0 G. Fowler, c Jessop, b Brown............................ 9 Smith (D.), c Troup, b Townsend........................ 5 A. E. Newton, c Board, b Townsend........................ 0 Gill, run o u t........................ 9 W. G. Grace, jun., c Newton, b Robson.. 18 W. S. A. Brown, not out ........................23 A. G. Richardson, c Newton, b Tyler ... 2 Board, c Boe, b Tyler 8 B 4, lb 1 .......... 5 To<al ...3£7 Tyler, not out B 5, w l... Total .. 104 Second ianiDgs. b Townsend ... 11 c Jessop, b Town­ send .................26 c Champain, b Townsend ... 6 b Jessop .......... 2 c Brown, b Town­ send .................18 b Jessop ..........11 c Jessop.b Town­ send .................10 c Board, b Jessop 2 lbw, b Townsend 0 c Board, b Town­ send .................17 notout.................10 Bye .......... 1 Total ...114 G lo u c r s te r s h ir b . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Fowler ... 18 1 76 1 I Tyler ... 38 4 122 3 Gill ,31 6 96 3 ! Robson ... 88 3 S om erset . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Townsend ... 19 3 51 5 .......... 21*1 3 66 7 Jessop .......... 7 1 24 0 ............... 12 4343 Brown .......... 12 7 23 3 ... ...9 4 13 0 Brown bowled a wide.