Cricket 1898

482 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. D ec . 22, 1898. report, except that they were after the 1st M ay, 1711, when the A ct of Parliam ent came into force—and that the plaintiff w on of Pars >ns twenty-five guineas on each game. The late Mr. Charles b ox hastily jum ped to the conclusion that one of the m atches took place in the year 1711 some tim e after M ay 1st, but the date given in the report refeis not to the tim e the matches were played but to tbe time the A ct was passed. One o f the m atches referred to m ay well have been that o f 1744. The case stood over for further argum ent, but the parties cam e to terms, proiably because the plaintiff saw the Court inclined against him .) 1771.—On A ugust 26th N ottingham played Sheffield at Nottingham . The first recorded m atch in the North of England. On September 23rd H am bledon beat Surrey (or, accordiog to another account, the Gentle­ m en of Chertsey) by one run, on the Laleham Burway Ground, near Chertsey, the scores being 218 to 217. 1776.—Ham bledon (with the D uke o f Dorset) v. Surrey (with M inthull and M iller), at Broad- H alfpenny D ow n, H am bledon, July 13th, 14th and 16th For H am bledon J. Bmall, sen. scored 136, tbe first century on record. The m at h lasted until eight o’clock in the evening o f the third day. 1777.—H am bledon v. England, on the V ine, at Seven- oaks, June 18th, 19tli and 20th. Ham bledon scored 403, the first recorded total o f over 400 luns. Aylw ard scored 167, his innings lasting part of each of the three days. (It may here be m entioned that J. Small, sen. once batted tim e whole days for H am bledon v. England, and was even then not out. Details of the score and m atch are, unfortunately, lost.) H am bledon Club (with Lum py) v. K ent (with Bedster and Y alden), on W indm ill Downs, Ham bledon, July 8tli and !)th. Ib is match ended in a tie, Ham bledun scoring 140 and 62, and K ent 111 and 91. (The follow ing in­ ter. sting note about this m atch is taken from “ Scores and Biographies,” V ol. I., p. 57 : — Kent actually w on the match. It was dis­ covered afterwards that Pratt, the scoier, who e m ethod (which was the usual one at that tim e) was to cut a notch on a stick for every run, and to cut every t°nth notch lorger, in order to count the w hole m ore ex­ peditiously, had. by mistake, m arked in one place the eleventh notch instead o f the tenth. T he stick was afterw ards produced ; but the other scorer could not or w ould not produce his.” 1789.—Leicester v. N ottingham , at Loughborough, Novem ber 2nd. Leicester w on by one run. (•*The odd notch m atch.” ) 1792. - M iddlesex (with T. W alker) v. Brighton (with Purchase), at Brighton, Septem ber 5th. 6th and 7tli. Only one innings each was played in 1792, and the other tw o were played out M ay 27th, 1793. 18C0 — Leicester v. N ottingham , at Leicester, August 25. Leicester were dismissed fo r totals of 15 and 8. 1802. -T w en ty-tw o o f M iddlesex played Twenty-tw o o f Surrey, at L ord ’s, September 13th, 14th, 16th and 16th. M iddlesex won by 25 runs. 1803.—Twenty-tw o of M iddlesex v. Tw enty-tw o of Suirey, at L ord’s, June 6'h, 7th, 8th, 9th and It th. M iddlesex w on by five wickets. 1805.—K ent v. The Bexley Club (with L ord F. Beau- clerck and J. H am m ond), at Bowm an’s Lodge* on D artford Heath, A ugust 25th. K ent’s first innings only totalled six, or, according to anoilier account, but five. 1810.—The B .’s (with John W ells and J. Lawrell, Esq.) v. England, at L ord’s, June 12th, 13th ana 14th. The B .’s second innings amounted to six only ; M r. E. H . Budd, however, was absent. 1817.—S u se x (with Osbaldeston aud Lam bert) v. Epsom , at L ord’s, July 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. For the form er W . Lam bert scored 107 not out and 157. Over one thousand runs were scored in this m atch— 1,017— that being at the tim e tbe largest num ber ever obtained. 1818. —Gentlemen o f England v. M arylebone, atL ord’s, June 29th and 30th and July 1st. The arranga- m ent of this m atch was tliat M r. R. Holden should bow l against the M .C.C. at both wickets and have ten picked fieldsmen. He therefore continued bowling through both innings. M r. F . Ladbroke was absent in the second innings o f M arylebone, so M r. Holden captured nineteen wickets. 1820.—M arylebone v. N orfolk (with L . H . Budd, T. Vigne, and F. L adtroke), at L ord’s, July 24th, 1820. For Mary let one M r. W illiam W ard scored 278, the first individual score of over 200 recorded. Mr. W ard’s 278 remained the highest ecore m ade in first-class matches until M r. W . G. Grace m ade his wonderful 341 against K ent, at Canterbury, in 1876. It is still the highest score m id e at L ord’s. 1822.—M arylebone v. Godalm ing (with T . Beagley, J. Saunders, and J. Broadbridge), at Lord’s. July 1st and 2nd. M r. T . Barnard stumped seven and caught two. 1826.—Sussex v. H am pshire and Surrey, at BramBhill Park (H ants), A ugust7th. W . Broadbridge. for the form er, stum ped seven and caught two. 1827.—Sussex v. England, at Brighton, July 23rd. 24thand25th. James Broadbri-Jge (of Sussex) in his second inning threw his >at at a “ wide ball,” and was caught by M r. W ard at point. Sussex v. K ent (with Saunders), on the Vine, at Sevenoaks, August 20.h, 21st and v2nd. In the second innings o f Sussex T. Pierpoint is stated to have been in sevtn and a half hours for 31 runs. Sussex v. K ent (with J. Saunders and W . Searle), at Brighton, Septem ber 17th, 18th and 19th. In this match wides appear marked down in the score for the first tim e. There were S3 wides in this match. 1820.—M arylebone v. M iddlesex, at L ord’s, M ay 17th and 18th (12 a side). In this m atch no-1 alls are first found on the score-sheets. Sussex v. Surrey (with F. Pilch and W . Ashby), at Godalm ing, July 8th and 9th. The second innings of Sussex am onnted to 19 only, W . Hooker carrying his bat through for eight runs. 1831.—The B .’s v. England, at L ord’s, June 13th. The first innings o f B .’s am ounted to but 18. The match was finished on the evening o f the first day a few m inutes after eight o’clock. The M .C.C. (with W enm an, Saunders, and Lillyw liite) v. N orfolk, at Dereham, August 11th and 12th. The first innings of N orfolk only totalled eleven. 1832.— Gentlemen v. Players, at L ord’s, August 27th and 28th. The Gentlemen defended wicketN 22in. by 6 in., and the Players those of the usual size—27 in. by 8 in. The Players won by an innings and 34 runs. 1833.—England v. Sussex, at Brighton, A ugust 19th and 20th. England won by one run. 1836 — O xford University v. Cambridge University, at L ord’s, June 23rd and 24ih. There were 149 byes, wides, and no-balls in this match. South v. N orth,at Leicester, A ugust 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th. For the South M r. A lfred M ynn scored 21 not out and 125 not out. He was greatly injured by Redgate’s bowling, and had to leave before the m atch was com ­ pleted. H e reached London safely, but could not proceed into K ent, where he resided. So serious and severe was the injury that M r. M ynn was obliged to be packed up, as it were, and laid on the roof o f the stage coach. 1837.—Gentlemen v. Players, at L ord’s, July 3rd and 4th. rlh e Players defended wickets of four stumps, 36 in. by 12 in. T he Gentlemen’s wickets consisted o f three stum ps, 27 in. by 8 in. The Players won by an innings and ten ruus. The m atch was known as the “ Barn Door M atch,” or “ W ard’s F olly.” Fuller Pilch’snam e appears thus in the score-sheet: “ F. Pilch, hat knocked on wicket, b Bat­ hurst, 9.” 1838.—Sussex (with F. Pilch) v. England, at Brighton, August 27th, 28th and 29th. J. Napper, for Sussex, was at the wicket tw o hours in his second iunings for but seven runs. 1839.—Undergraduates o f Oxford and Cam bridge (115 and 61) v. M arylebone (69 and 107), at Lord’s, J one 20th and 21st. This m atch ended in a tie Surrey v. M arylebone, at Lord’ s, July 15tb. The second innings o f M arylebone only amounted to 15. 1840.—M .C.C. v. N orth, atL ord’s, July 13th and 14th. In the first innings of the N orth, S. Dakin and M r. A . Bass were batting, whe i the form er played a ball which was fielded by Capt. Liddell, w ho threw it at the wicket. Tbe ball, after striking M r. Bass’s hat and knocking it off, was nowhere to be seen. It was afterwards discovered between the lining and the crown of the hat. 1842.—Undergraduates of Cambridge v. M aryleboce, on Parker’s Piece, at Cambridge, M ay i9tn, 20th ana 21st. There were 143 byes, wides and no-balls in this m atch. The H on. F. Ponaonby made a leg-hit for nine, all run out. Gentlemen o f England v. Gentlemen o f Kent, at Canteroury, A ugust 4th, 6th and 6th. There were 159byes, wides and no-balls in this match. 1843.—Gentlemen v. Players, at L ord’s, July 31st and August 1st. M r. C. G. Taylor’s name appears thus in the score : “ C. G. Taylor, hat knocked on wicket, b H illyer, 89.” 1844.—A to K v. L to Z, at L ord’s,M ay 13th. M r. A . H aygarth hit a ball from H . Royston on to ground, hit it again and was caught at point. M arylebone v. Ham pshire (w ith F . Pilch and B. G ood), at L ord’s, July 8th, 9th and 10th. I q the first innings of M arylebone M r. A . Haygarth was batting three hours fo r six­ teen runs. M arylebcne (with F . Pilch) v. The North (with A . M ynn), at L ord’s, July 15th and 16th. M r. A . H aygarth’s score of five in the first innings o f M arylebone took an hour and a quarter to compile. 1815.—M arylebone v. Ham pshire (with F. Pilch, T. Box and W . M artiogell), at L ord’s, July 7th, 8th and 9th. T hirty-six w ickets (out of forty) were bow led down. England v. K ent, at Canterbury, A ugust 4th, 5th and 6th. W . Lillyw hite was so disabled that he had to be carried to the wicket in order to bat. England v. Fourteen of Nottingham shire, on the Trent Bridge Ground, at Nottingham , September 4th, 5th and 6th. In the first inn­ ings o f England H . Royston was run out by the bowler (Clarke) for backing up too far. 1847.—Surrey v. M arylebone, at L ord’s, M ay 31st, J une 1st and 2nd. In the second innings of M arylebone M r. A. H aygarth was bow led out by a fifth ball, the umpire (W . Caldecourt) having by mistake forgotten to call “ Over.” Gentlemen of England v. Gentlemen of Kent, at L ord’s, June 21st, 22nd and 23rd. M r. A . H aygarth’s score o f 36 contained no less than tw enty-nine singles. B ut he was a veritable Tom W alker. Surrey (112 and 160) v. Kent (127 and 145), at K ennington Oval, Ju’y 1st, 2nd and old. rIhis m atch resulted in a tie. T be three last wickets o f K ent fell when the score was a lie. Gentlemen v. Players, at L o id ’s, July 19th, 2uth and 21st. H illyer and D ean, tw o o f the Test tow lers in England, comm enced the attack against the Gentlemen, but failed to get a wicket. Lillyw hite (aged f 6) and Clarke (aged 48) then bowled, and the tw o veterans between them obtained all tw enty wickets. 1818.—Kent v. E ngland,atL ord’s, July 10th and 11th. H inkly (E .) obtained all ten w ickets of E ng­ land in one innings. 1849.—North v. South, at L ord’s, July 16th and 17th. M r. F elix, playing for the South, was bowled out first ball in both his innings. 1850.—Gentlemen o f England v. Gentlemen of Kent, at L ord’s, July 1st. This m atch was com ­ pleted in one day. North v. South, at L ord’s, July 15th. W isden (J.) c’.ean bow led every wicket in the second innings of tbe South at a cost o f scarcely thirty runs, a perform ance unique in first-claes matches. The m atch was com pleted in one day. GentU men v. Players, at L ord’s, July 22nd and 23rd. J. W isden and W . Clarke bowled un­ changed through both innings o f the Gentle­ men. 1861.—M iddlesex v. Surrey, at the Oval, June 19th and 2t th. F or M iddlesex there were playing W . Lillywhite and his two sons, Jam es and John. England v. K ent, at Cranbrook, July 25th and 26th. W . Clarke and D . D ay at one tim e bowled 32 overs t<S F. Pilch and E. G. W en­ man for no runs. 1853.—Gentlem en v. Players, at L ord’s, July 18th and 19th. Sir F. Bathurst and M r. Matthew Kem pson bow led unchanged through both innings o f the Players. K ent v. England, at Canterbury, A ugust 15th, 16th and 17th. N o less than five players were run out in the first innings o f Kent. 1854.—England v. Nottingham shire, at L ord’s, June 6th and 6th. Julius Ccesar, w ho was playing for England, bt ing unwell, was allowed a sub­ stitute (Buttress) to run for h im ; but Ceesar, owing to forgetfulness, m ade a run, leaving his representative behind. W . Clarke put the wicket down at the end Ceesar had reached and in answer to an appeal the um pire said •‘ N o to u t.” Clarke then proceeded to the pavilion, and the dispute was finally settled uy the Committee of the M .C.C. that Csesafr should be given out. 1855.—Three great matches this season were w on by the narrow margin o f two runs. Sussex beat Surrey, at Brighton, Jure 25th and 26th ; the Surrey Club beat the M arylebone Club, at the Oval, July 12th and 13th ; and Sussex beat K ent, at Gravesend, July 19th, 20th and 21st. K ent and Surrey v. England, at Canterbury, August 13th, 14th and 15th. During the 2 6 . N E X T ISSUE, T HURSDA Y , J A N U A R Y