Cricket 1899

186 C R lC fcE t: A WEEKLY fctcOED OP TtlE GAME. J une 8 , i899. A C A R IFU L btudy of the methods oi the Australians leads one to the con­ clusion— the only conclusion possible— that our visitors are vastly superior in bowling and fielding to the ordinary teams opposed to them,—For this reason they are apparently greatly euperior to them in batting. The Australian bowlers are all as “ keen as mustard,” to use a common phrase, and it is patent to every onlooker that they bowl with their heads, while their field is admirably placed for the batsmen. The batsman who meets them gets something of every­ thing, and a little too much of some things; he could, for example, dispense with the half-way ball of Jones, which hits him in the ribs, and also with Jones’ full pitch, which would spoil his nerve if he were not remarkably quick in his movements. But even Richardson, when he was in all his glory, had not the infinite variety of Jones—possibly because he did not care to make use of the very short-pitched ball, which is so terrifying in the hands of an expert. But where is our fast bowler to be found nowadays ? Nothing shews more clearly the excel­ lence of Australian bowling than the way in which the ordinary batsman shapes against it. ------- D u r in g the Tuesday’s cricket at Sheffield five pigeons flew on to the field and pottered about, quite undisturbed by the hits to leg which Hurst was making in their direction. Possibly they were Yorkshire birds, for after several good wickets had fallen they flew away. T he results of matches between Aus­ tralia and England played in this country are as follows :— 1880 Oval. England won by five wickets Oval. Australia won by 7 runs Manchester. Drawn Lord's. EDgland won by an innings and 5runs ,Oval. Drawn Manchester. England won by four wickets Lord’s. England wen by an innings and 106 luns Oval. England won I y an innings and 217 runs Lord’s. Australia won by 61 runs Oval. England won by an innings and 137 runs Manchester. England won by an innings and 21 runs . I Lord’s. England won by seven wickets \ Oval. England won by two wickets ( Lord’s. Drawn. 1893 J Oval. England won by an innings and 43 runs ( Manchester. Drawn ( Lord's. England von by six wickets Manchester. Australia won by three wickets Oval. England won by 66 runs 1899 Nottingham. Drawn. Altogether twenty matches have been played, England winning twelve, losing three, aLd leaving five unfinished. R e s u l t s of M.C.C. matches against the Aubtralians:— 1878 Australians won by nine wickets 1882 Drawn. 1884 Marylebone won by an innings and 16 runs 1888 Australians won by 14 runs 1890 I Marylebone won by seven tickets \ Marylebone won by four wickerB 1893 I( Marylebone won by seven wickets irq « ) Marylebone won by an innings and 18 runs ( Drawn 1889 Australians won by eight wickets. All the above matches were played at Lord’s. The fixture arranged for 1886 was abandoned owing to rain. Eleven matches have been played, the M.C.C winning five, the Australians three, and three being left unfinished. 1682 1884 1686 1888 26SO I D u r in g the Yorkshire v. Essex match at Bramall Lane on Monday, a mighty cheer went up. It was not for the big scores by P. Perrin and A . J. Turner—merely for a man with two pints of beer passingin front of some hundreds of thirsty Sheffielders sitting on a bank of ashes in the broiling A fter Turner and Perrin had been together for two or three hours at Bramall Lane on Monday, a burly Yorkshireman, weighing some eighteen stone, became very restless. At last he observed in a loud voice : “ I ’d sooner go fishing wbeie there’s no fish than watch these gentle­ men.” (Gentlemen was not exactly the word used, but it looks better in print than the other.) Whether he meant to infer that he did not admire the style of batting, or whether he meant that a partnership between Brown and Tunni­ cliffe would be more in his line, can never be known. There’s a mighty fast bowler named Jones, Who hits batsmen on various hones; Fry’s wicket he shattered (Not that it mattered), And was no-balled in trumpet-like tones. S e c r e t a r ie s of cricket clubs who find a difficulty in knowing what is best to be done with their grounds during the sum­ mer will find a very useful article on the “ Summer treatment of grass,” which has just been issued (gratis) by Messrs. Carter and Co., 237, High Holborn. I n the matches which have taken place this week, the number of men who, going in first, were out for nothing, or next to nothing, is unusually large. Thus Warner made 0, Iredale 0, Wright 0, Brann, 0 and 1, Mason 1, Turnicliffe 2, Brown (Yorkshire) 0. In nearly every instance also the next two men made a good stand. The following are some of the latest hundreds:— A PR IL. 22. M ‘Alister, East Melbourne v. Richmond ... 117 22. J. Carlton, North Melbourne v. St. Kilda... 144 M AY. 20. D.H.Butcher, Upper Tooting v. Wimbledon 112 20. G. Thornton, Upper Tooting v. Wimbledon 124 26. D . H. Butcher, Upper Tooting v. Kenley... 12i* 27. G. Harrison, Honor Oak v. Clapton ........... 103 81. J. T. Birchenough, Ludgrove v. St. David’s 101* JUNE. L o b d H a w k e , Y o b k s h ir e v . H am p sh ire ... 127 W . Cooke, London Scottish v. Richmond ... 100* R. B. Brooks, Wanderers v. Ctelim foid ... 104* E. S. Failey, Streatham v. Reigate H ill ... 103 A . B. Voules, Incogniti v. Lessnees Par k... 107 H .S . Barkworth, Incogniti v. Lessness Park 116* Q u a ife (W . G.), W a r w ic k v . L a n c a s h ir e 148 P . P e b b in , E s se x v . Y o b k s h ib e ....................... 144 A . J. I u b n e r , E s se x v. Y o b k s h ie e ........... 109 C .H ill,A u s t r a lia n s v. M .C .C a n d G ro u n o 132 P a u l, L a n c a s h ir e v. W a r w ic k s h ir e ... 110 T y ld e b le y , L a n c a s h ir e v . W a r w ic k s h ir e 100 •Signifies not out. A K b W E R S T O C O R B E S P O K D E K T S . C. H. W a l la c e .— Thanks; but we did not give a list—only names. Bee page 171 for “ W .G.” E n q u ir e r .— The amounts vary, but may be said to average from £6 (home) to £6 (out;. England v. Australia, £20 this season, by decision of the Board o f Control. SURREY v. DERBYSHIRE. Played at Chesterfield on June 5 and 6. Surrey won by an innings and 164 runs. As in so many other first innings, on Monday the first Derbyshire batsman was out for a duck’s egg, while a stand was made for the second wicket. When Storer was lbw for the second time within a day or two the total was 80 for two wickets, and there seemed no reason why it should not be increased to two or three hundred before the innings closed. But there was a remarkable collapse against the bowling of Abel and Hayward, the latter bowling Walter Sugg. Ellis and Higson with successive balls, while the former took four wickets for 17 runs in eight overs, 'ihe alsence of Chatterton, owing to illness, from the Derbyshire team was greatly felt. Abel and Brockwell seemed set for one of their very long partnerships, but the arrival of Storer upon the scene as a bowler brought about the dismissal of both of them before they became much too dangerous. Mr. Jephson and Hayward put on 68 in partnership, but Hayes was run out, and at the end of the day Surrey had not very great reason for congratulation. They were, however, 59 runs on with four wickets still in hand. On Tuesday, the tail played up in a very decided manner, and the result was a large total. Runs were made with great quickness, and the cricket played by everybody was most attractive. Mr. Crawford, when going very strongly indeed, unfortunately hurt his knee when turning in running, and was obliged to abandon his innings. W ith a balance of 248 against them Derbyshire made a hopelessly bad start, from which they never re­ covered. Mr. Jephson had a remarkable analysis. D e rbysh ire . First innings. Second innings. L. G. Wright, b Brockwell 0 c and b Hayward 2 Bagshaw, b A b el...................62 b Brockwell ... 33 Storer, Ibw, bT . Richardson 26 c Brockwell, b Bayward........... 6 Davidson, c W ood,b Abel... 10 b Brockwell ... 0 Sugg, b Hayward................... 3 b Brockwell ... 1 ElJis, b Hayward................... 0 c and b Jephson 20 T. A . Higson, b Hayward 0 c and b Jephson 14 Hulme, c Key, b Abel ... 4 st W ood, b Jeph- 0 pon ................... 0 Hancock, not out...................26 b Jephson ............. 4 Middleton, c Brockwell, b Hayward ........................... 4 not o u t .................. 1 Bestwick, c Hayes, b Abel 0 st W ood, b Jeph­ son ................... 0 B 1, lb 1 ........... ... 2 Byes 2, nb 1 3 Total...........136 S u r r e y . Total ... 84 Abel, c Hancock, b Storer.......................... 47 Brockwell,lbw,b Storer 39 Hayes, run o u t ........... 0 D . L. A . Jephson, c Storer, b Davidson 42 Hayward, c Storer, b D avidson...................41 H. D. G. Leveson- Gower, b Hulme ... 13 H. B. Richardson, b D avidson...................31 D e b b y s h ib e . O. M. R. W . Brockwell ... 11 3 38 1 ... T. Richardson 13 3 38 1 ... Y . F. S. Crawford retired hurt ...........47 H. J. Key, not out ... 68 W ood, c Bestwick, b Davidson...................36 T. Richardson, b Hulme ...................23 B 6, lb 1, nb 1, w 1 8 Total ...384 O. M. R. W . .1 8 7 34 3 Hayward Abel.. Hulme... Bestwick Hancock Davidson 16 6 41 4 ........... 14 6 35 2 ... 8 3 8 17 4 ........... Jeph son ... 4*4 1 12 5 Hayward delivered a no-ball. ftlTDPVV O. M. R. w ! ’ O. M. R .W . ... 31*47 74 2 Bigpon... 15 1 37 0 ... 28 4 73 0 Storer ... 12 C 47 2 ... 22 7 62 0 Middleton 2 0 10 0 6 774 |Ellis ... 1 0 6 0 Hancock delivered a wide, and Storer a no-ball. CHRIST’ S COLLEGE, FINCHLEY, v. KENSING­ TON.—Played at Finchley on May 27. K ensington . J. W . Kahrel, b Evans 67 F. H. Briggs, c and b Rowden ...................24 R. W . Neumegen, b Rowden ................... 0 R.H Moore, b Rowden 0 J. D. M. Watts, st Davies, b Evans ... 2 J. M. Collyns, b Evans 0 C. E. Rumbelow, b Evans ................... A. F. Stoy, not o u t... J.C.8umner,bRowden N. Dan.ian, b Rowden G. Damian, absent ... B 3, lb 8 ........... Total 4 1 1 0 0 6 96 J. F. Marsh, c Rumbe­ low, b Collyns...........94 O. H. Davies, b Rum­ below ......................... 41 H. T. Evans, not out C hbibt ’ s C o lle o e . R .R . Martin, bColly ns 2 H. D. Smith, not out 12 B 11, lb 1 ...........12 Tolal (3 wkts.) 187 J. T. Phillipson, C. F. Rowden, F. Harding, D. G. Smith, H . W . Harding and A . R. Stephenson did not bat.