Cricket 1899

THE FINEST BAT THE WORLD PRODUCES. S e p t . 21, 1899. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 423 BUSSEYS AT THE SIGN OF THE WICKET. B y F . S. A shley -C ooper . FEATS, FACTS AND FIGURES OF 1899. T a b le N o . 1.—TABLE 8HOWING UPON WHICH GROUNDS THE RUNS WERE SCORED IN FIRST-CLASS SEAS-JN. MATCHES DURING THE Grounds. Runs. Wickets. Aver. Bath ................ .. 1,432 ... 53 ... 2 4-68 Blackheath ... ... 1,331 ... 67 ... 1985 Bournemouth .. 2.132 ... 61 ... 34 95 Bradford................ .. 3,962 ... 114 ... 34 75 Brighton ... ... 10,690 ... 358 ... 29-86 Bristol .................. 5,920 ... 203 ... 2916 Cambridge ... ... 3 863 ... 162 ... 23-84 Canterbury ... ... 1,547 ... 68 ... 22-75 Catford................ .. 1,227 ... 43 ... 28 53 Cheltenham ... ... 1,772 ... 75 ... 2362 Chesterfield ... ... 1.292 ... 46 ... 28 08 Clifton ................ .. 1,645 ... 59 ... 27 88 Crystal Palace .. 1,695 ... 54 ... 31-38 Derby ................ . 5 462 ... 203 ... 26-90 Dewsbury ... . 750 ... 31 ... 24*19 lastbourne ... ... 1,201 ... 63 ... 1766 Edgbaston ... ... 9,773 ... 331 ... 29-32 Glossop ................ 673 ... 40 ... 1682 Gloucester ... ... 1,130 ... 35 ... 3228 Gravesend ... ... 6S8 ... 40 ... 17-20 Harrogate ... . 89J ... 32 ... 27-81 Hastings................... 2,410 ... 100 ... 24-10 Huddersfield .. . 529 ... 33 ... 16-03 Hull....................... 896 ... 36 ... 24-&8 L°eds ................... 2,191 ... 83 ... 24-89 Leice t r................... 8,857 ... 293 ... 30-22 Leyt.a ................ .. 7,002 ... 355 ... 19 72 Liverpool ... ... 1,110 ... 43 ... 25 81 Lord’s ................ .. 18 841 ... 845 ... 22 29 Maidstone ... . 518 ... 40 ... 1295 Manchester ... ... 9,011 ... 411 ... 21‘9i Nottingham ... ... 6,917 ... 265 ... 2610 Oval.......................... 16,723 ... 536 ... 31-19 Oxford ................ .. 3,997 ... 157 ... 25-45 Portsmouth ... .,.. 3,392 ... 118 ... 28-74 Scarborough... ... 2,758 ... 148 ... 1863 Sheffield... .. 3,335 ... 136 ... 2 45 1 Southampton ... 5,532 ... 200 ... 27-66 Taunton................... 7,219 ... 204 ... 35-33 Tonbridge ... ... 2 893 ... 112 ... 25-83 Truro ................ 562 ... 32 ... 17-56 Worcester ... .... 5,574 ... 213 ... 2612 Totals ... .. 169,341 6,513 26 00 T a b le No. 2 . -TA B L E SHOWING THE NUMBER OF RUNS SCORED BY EACH SIDE IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Side. Runs. Wickets. Aver. Australians ........... 14,289 ... 469 .. 30 46 Cambridge University 3,485 ... 153 .. 22-77 Derbyshire................. 6,785 ... 349 .. 19 44 England .................. “ England ’*X I.’s ... 2,075 ... 69 .. 30-07 1,713 ... 92 .. 18 61 Essex.......................... 7,730 ... 313 .. 2r69 Gentlemen... ........... 1,091 ... 30 .. 36-S6 Gloucestershire 9,14(5 ... 371 .. 24 65 Grace’s X I., Mr. W . G 431 ... 10 .. 43-10 Hampshire.................. 9,501 ... 353 .. 26 94 Home Counties.......... 543 ... 16 .. 33 93 Kent .......................... 8,207 ... 345 .. 23-78 Lancashire.................. 10,289 ... 421 .. 24 43 Leicestershire........... 6,889 ... 326 . 21 13 M.C.C. and Ground 5,349 ... 250 ... 21-39 Middlesex................... 6,734 ... 267 ... 25 22 Midland Counties ... 382 ... 20 ... 19-10 Nottinghamshire ... 7,007 ... 256 ... 27-37 Oxford University ... 3,489 ... 131 .. 26-63 Ox. Univ. Past and Pre 386 ... 20 .. 19-30 Players ................... 1,068 ... 30 .. 35 60 Somersetshire........... 7,341 .. 3(9 .. 23-75 South of England . . 858 ... 40 ... 21 45 Surrey.......................... 13,535 ... 412 .. 32-85 Sussex......................... 11,489 ... 401 .. 28-65 Warwickshire.......... 8,453 ... 812 .. 27*09 Webbe’s X I., Mr. A. J 535 ... 38 .. 14*07 Worcestershire........... 5,764 ... 229 .. 25 17 Yorkshire.................. 14,777 ... 481 .. 30*72 Totals ........... 169,341 6,513 26*00 T a b le N o . 3.— TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF RUNS SCORED AGAINST EACH SIDE IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Side. Australians ........... Cambridge University Derbyshire.................. England .................. ‘‘ England” X I.’s ... Essex.......................... Runs. Wickets. Aver. 13,056 ... 599 ... 21*79 3,822 ... 140 ... 27-30 7,828 ... 250 ... 31-31 2,475 ... 80 ... 3093 2,049 ... 86 ... 23*82 7,526 ... 331 ... 22 73 Aver. 3560 27*47 31*84 33-49 32-26 2339 22-15 32 70 2046 91*14 21-30 29-79 2575 4862 36 36 35-60 3150 24*40 27-16 2907 34-10 25*76 22-14 26 00 N ote .—The matches included in the last two tables under the heading ‘‘ England” XI.’s are as follows : Australians v. An Eng­ land XI. at Eastbourne, Australians v. An England XI. at Truro, Australians v. Mr. C. I. Thornton’s England XI. at Scarborough, Yorkshire v. Mr. C. I. Thornton’s England XI. at Scarborough, and Home Counties v. Rest of England at Hastings. Side. Runs. Wickf Gentlemen.......................... 1,068 .. 30 Gloucestershire ........... 8,956 .. 326 Grace’s X I., Mr. W . G. ... 414 .. 13 Hampshire......................... 9,981 .. 298 Home Counties.................. 484 15 Kent .................................. 8,282 .. £54 Lancashire.......................... 9,831 .. 416 Leicestershire.................. 8,439 .. 258 M.C.C. and Ground 4,892 . 239 Middlesex.......................... 6,913 .. 327 Midland Counties ........... 426 .. 20 Nottinghamshire ........... 7.181 .. 241 Oxford University........... 3,412 .. 124 Ox. Univ. Past and Pres. 389 8 Players .......................... 1,091 .. 30 Somersetshire.................. 8.831 .. 248 South of England........... 882 ... 28 Surrey.................................. 12,571 .. 515 Sussex.................................. 11,302 .. 416 Warwickshire.................. 8,054 .. 277 Webbe’s X I , Mr. A. J. 682 .. ‘.0 Worcestershire.................. 5.977 ... 232 Yorkshire.......................... 12,417 .. 552 Totals ................... 169,341 6,513 T a b le N o . 4.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER oF TOTAL SCORES OF 400 OR MORE HIT IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Made against. Ground. Somersetshire Oval Surrey ........... Oval. Leicestershire Leicester Somersetshire Taunton Hampshire ... Edgbast’n Gentlemen ... Oval Sussex .......... Brighton Gloucestershire Bristol Leicestershire Leicester Leicestershire Leicester Derbyshire ... Derby Score. 811 ... 704 ... 673 ... 672 for 7 657 for 6 647 ... 624 for 4 607 ... 605 ... 590 ... 581 ... 576 ... 575 for 7 561 ... 557 ... 556 ... 554 551 for 7 533 ... 532 ... 506 ... 499 ... 499 ... 497 ... 493 ... 488 ... 484 for 9 480 ... 479 ... 476 ... 476 ... 476 ... 475 for 7 474 for 7 473 for 6 466 ... 466 ... 464 ... 462 for 6 459 ... 457 ... 456 ... 454 ... 453 ... 452 ... 450 ... 450 ... 445 ... 444 ... 443 ... 441 ... 436 ... 436 ... 436 ... 434 ... 432 ... 431 ... 429 ... 428 ... 428 ... 425 ... 4:5 ... Made by. Surrey ........... Yorkshire Essex ........... Hampshire ... Warwickshire Players ........... Australians ... Notts.................. Warwickshire Lancashire Notts.................. E n gland........... Yorkshire Yorkshire Sussex ........... Worcestershire Surrey ... ... Somersetshire Surrey ........... Australians ... Australians ... Surrey ........... Yorkshire Surrey ......... Hampshire ... Surrey ........... Middlesex Warwickshire Gentlemen Sussex ........... Somersetshire Surrey ........... Leicestershire Middlesex Lancashire ... Yorkshire Middlesex Yorkshire Cam. University Surrey ........... Surrey ........... Surrey ........... Yorkshire Essex ........... Sussex ........... Yorkshire Lancashire Gloucestershire Australians ... Notts.................. Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Cam. University Australians ... Gloucestershire Surrey ........... Yorkshire W .G.Grace’sX I. Yorkshire Worcestershire Middles?x Yorkshire Hampshire ... Australia Middlesex Notts. .. Surrey ... Derbyshire Lancashire Sussex ... Yorkshire Derbyshire . Oval Bradford Bradford Oval Worcester Oval Taunton Oval Derby Somersetshire Taunton Leicestershire Leicester Somersetshire Bath Somersetshire Taunton Leicestershire B’rnem’th Notts................ Oval Yorkshire ... Lord’s Gloucestershire Edgbast’n Players ... ... Lord’s Somersetshire Brighton Gloucestershire Gloucester Sussex......... Brighton Hampshire ... B’rnem’th Notts................ Nott’gh’m Warwickshire Edgbast’n Leicestershire Leicester Sussex........... Lord’s Warwickshire Edgbast’n A.J.Webbe’sX I C’mbridge Warwickshire Oval Hampshire ... Oval Sussex ........... Oval Hampshire ... Bradford Derbyshire ... Derby Surrey........... Brighton Leicestershire Sheffield Yorkshire ... M’Chester Warwickshire Bristol Middlesex ... Lord's Yorkshire ... Bradford Warwickshire Edgbast’n Essex ........... Leyton Australians ... C’mbridge C. University C’mbridge Essex ........... Clifton Lancashire ... M’Chester Derbyshire ... Derby Australians ... C. Palace C University C’mbridge Hampshire ... Worcester Surrey ........... Oval Hampshire ... S’h’mpton Warwickshire Edgbast’n c o -vCO I— g u - j 3 ___ ^ B E | ^ £ " CO co ® § a ^ u £ as c d « O S GO o w cu £ 3 I C m c3 E BUSSEY’S