Cricket 1898

52 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 14, 1898. for Oxford. Scoring was much, bigger against the Gentlemen, who were beaten by 201 runs, in a match in which 823 in all were scored. “ Twelfth man ” F. M. Buckland made 61 and 49 ; while A. W. Bidley had a splendid all-round record for the game—25 and 81, and eight for 70. P. E. R. Fryer scored 88 not out, and C. J. Ottaway (the shining light of the 1873 team) 40 in the first innings of the Gentlemen. The match v. Middlesex was all over in one day, Lang and T. B. Jones fairly skittling the wickets of the opposition, who could only make 61 and 47. Lang had six for 27 in the first inn­ ings, Jones ten for 59 in the match. Thanks to Lord Harris and Wallroth (39 and 36) Oxford’s one inning realised 123. Then came the second defeat at the hands of the M.C.C., Shaw and Morley, so oftea fatal to University sides, being the chief causes, though C. Marriott, who scored 74 for once out of the grand total of 179 made by the Club for 13 wickets, must not be forgotten. The ’Varsity match looked a fairly good thing for Cambridge then, for they had just beaten an equally strong team of the club by nine wickets ; but those who thus took a line through collateral form were sadly at fault, for there was but one team in it, and that team not the Light Blues. Lang and Bidley (fast and lobs) sent them to the rightabout for 109 ; then Oxford, by some very level batting (the first eight batsmen all made doubles, including 44 by Wall- roth, 43 by Lord Harris, 42 by Campbell, and 38 by Jones), ran up 265; finally, Lang and Bidley again took charge of the show, and the Cantabs (Greenfield absent with a strained leg) tumbled out for 64. In the match Lang had ten for 74, Eidley seven for 60. Cambridge began their first-class season with a match against an England team (twelve aside), and lost by six wickets. C. I. Thornton, with 82 and 15 not out, was again very much in evidence against his old ’Varsity ; and the Irish freshman, Blacker, with 31 and 17, did best for the losers. Then came a victory by eight wickets over the premier club, a result largely due to Longman’s splendid 73, the next highest score for the side being only 22. There was big scoring in the drawn game against Surrey—972 runs for 34 wickets ■—Cambridge’s first innings being 314 and Surrey’s second 355. Everyone except Tabor and Bowys scored double figures for the ’Varsity, Patterson being easily first 86. For Surrey, Harry Jupp mads 66 and 69, Ted Pooley 20 not out and 97, and Dick Humphrey 32 and 52. The first and last-named sent up 115 for the first wicket in the second innings. An in­ tensely exciting gime was the match v. the Gentlemen of England which fol­ lowed, Cambridge winning in the end by one wicket only. C. I. Thornton, F. E. B Fryer (old Cantabs again!) and I. D. Walker for the scratch side, Longman, Macan, Sims, Tillard, Ford, Jeffery and Hamilton for the ’Varsity, all did good batting work; but perhaps the best things in the match were the bowling of Jeffdry and Powys (five for 48, ar.d five for 55) in the second innings of the Gentlemen, which made victory for Cam­ bridge look certain, and David Buchanan’s seven for 22 when the ’Varsity went in to get 75 to win, which very, very nearly upset the certainty. Following this, came a defeat in the return with Surrey, the one ray of brightness in connection with which was that A. S. Tabor, who had been for some time far below the form he had shown as a freshman in 1871, was quite at his best, contributing 59 and 42 to totals of 157 and 85. In the match with the M.C.C. which followed, Long­ man’s 46 for one side, C. I. Thornton’s 47 for the other, were by far the highest scores ; and, as already mentioned, the Light Blues won by nine wickets. The teams in the ’Varsity match were : Oxford :—D. Campbell, W. Foord- Kelcey, AV. H. Game, Lord Harris, T. B. Jones, T. W. Lang, W. Law, W. W. Pulman, A. W. Eidley, H. G. Tylecote and C. A. Wallroth. (Among those left out were F. M. Buckland, T. S. Pearson, and C. W. Boyle, the crack bowler of 1873.) Cambridge : —E. P. Baily, W. Blacker, F. F. J. Greenfield, G. E. Jeffery, T. Latham, G. H. Longman, G. Macan, W. N. Powys, H. M. Sims, A. S. Tabor, and C. Tillard. (H. A. Hamilton and W. J. Ford of the 1873 team lost their places, and W. S. Patterson was also left out.) PRINCIPAL AVERAGES. B atting . Not H’st Inns. out. Runs. Aver, score. G. H. Longman (C.) ... 12 ...0 ... 298 ... 24'83 ... 73 Lord Harris(O.)............ 8 ...0 ... 198 ... 23 25 ... 81 A. S. Tabor (C.).............12 ...0 ... 259 ... 21'68 ... 59 A. W . Ridley (O.) ...10 ...0 ... 201... 20 10 ... 81 B owlisg . Overs. Runs, Wkts. Aver. A. W . Ridley (O .).......... 173 1 ... 231 ... 26 ... 8'88 T. W . Lang (O.) .......... 337'1 ... 372 ... 38 ... 9'78 W. N. Powys (C .)..........175'8 ... 337 ... 27 ... 12 48 T. B. Jones (O.) .......... 199 1 ... 302 ... 21 ... 14'38 H. M. Sims fc.) .......... 260'2 ... 456 ... 31 ... 14-70 0. E. Jeffery (0.) .........173'3 ... 371 ... 21 ... 15'46 C. Tillard (C .)................. 249 ... 410 ... 23 ... 17’82 (The analysis of the match between the Cantabs and the X II. of England was not procurable. In it Jeffery took seven wickets, Powys three, and Sims two. These are not included in the foregoing table.) J.N.P. (To be continued.) SCOEEES OF TWO HUNDREDS IN A MATCH. Although the names of the scorers of two hundreds in a match are to be found, with more or less accurracy, in many cricket books, it may be interesting to our readers to give the particulars of each score made in minor matches. The list has been compiled, at considerable trouble, by Mr. F. S. Ashley-Cooper, who writes:—“•I now forward you par­ ticulars of those players who have scored two separate centuries in matches other than first-class ” :— I n A u stralia . 110 and 104, by A. (). Bannerman, for Carlton v. Albert, at Sydney, 1881. (Scores and Biographies, Vol. X IV ., p. 517). 195 and 104, by Miss Roselie Deane, for Intercolonial Ladies’ Club v. Sydney Club (Ladies', at Sydney, in December, 1890. [Lillywhite's Annual, 1892, p. 191), 102 not out and 104 not out, by H. Pellew, for Kapunda v. Eudunda (South Australia), July, 1896. ( Cricket, 1896, p. 482). 117 and 118 by — Campbell, for Newington College v. Sydney Grammar School, in March, 1898. I n I n d ia . 123 and 106, by Capt. E. G. Wynyard, for Visitors v. Residents of Naina Tal, in the North-West Provinces, 1885. (Cricket Field, 1894, p. 164). According to another account —Scores and Biographies -both, innings were not out. The Cricket Field, however, is pro­ bably correct. I n T asm ania . 117 not out and 162 not out, by K. E. Burn, for Wellington v. Break ’o Day, at Hobart Town, February 18, 1896. ( Cricket , 1896, p. 73). 205 and 120 not out by C. J. Eady, for Break o’ Day v. Wellington, at Hobart, February 5 and 15, 1898. I n E n g lan d . 102 not out and 307 not out, by R. A. A. Beresford, for School House v. Laxton House (Oundle School), at Oundle. May 23, 1888. (Sportsman, May 31, 1888). 113 and 122 not out, by H. S. Bush, for Eastbourne v. Crystal Palace, at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, August 26,1893. ( Cricket, August 31, 1S93). ^162 and 108 not out, by F. G. J. Ford, for Eastbourne v. Hurst Park, at Eastbourne, September 4, 1893. (Lillywhite's Annual, 1894, p. 216). 107 not out and 157, by W. Lambert, for Sussex (with Lambert and G. Osbaldeston) v. Epsom, at Lord’s, July 2, 1817. (Scores and Biographies, Vol. I ., p. 402). 20.5 not out and 174, by J. S. Liddell, for Staff College v. R.E., on Staff College Ground, at Camberley, June 10, 1895. (Field, Feb­ ruary 12, 1898.) 107 and 113, by W . D. Llewelyn, New College v. Oriel College, at Oxford, May, 1890. (Sportsman, May 10, 1890.) 132 and 136, by C. D. Long, for Cheshire Gentleman v. I. Zingari, at Chelford, August 9, 1897. (Lillywhite's Annual, 1898, p. 229.) 146 and 143, by F. W . Maude, for M.C.C. and Ground v. Wiltshire, at Lord’s, August 25, 1886. (Cricket, September 2, 1886.) 105 and 130, by W . W. Read, for Gentle­ men of Surrey v. Gentlemen of Philadelphia, at the Oval, July 18, 1889. (Surrey County Cricket Club Annual, 1889, p. 94.) 135 and 137 not out, by A. G. Richardson, for Corpus College v. Emmanuel College, at Cambridge, May 8, 1895. Cricket, 1895, p. 138. F 117 and 106, by D. G. Spiro, for Cambridge Athenasnm v. Bullingdon, at Oxford, May 30, 1884. (Lillywhite's Annual, 1885, p. 222.) 100 and 146, by W . Townsend, for Rossall School v. Old Rossallians, at Rossall, May, June, or July, 1867. (Scores and Biographies’ Vol. X., p. 141.) ’ I n S outh A frica . 132 and 103 not out, by A. B. Tancred, for Eclectic v. Union, at Pretoria, 1S96. ( Cricket. 1897, p. 293.) Also by E. Beech, at the Cape. (No details known.) Wxsdtn's Almanack for 1898 states (on page lxxxii) that the feat has also been performed by W. H. Mitchell in Australia. I have made many enquiries for particulars, but without succe s. Perhaps Mr. S. H. Pardon can oblige ? I am indebted to your correspondent, Mr. B. S. Shepherd, for his information regarding the double-century performance by Major (now Colonel) Piercy. I obtained my in