Cricket 1900

O ct . 25, 1900. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 435 BUSSEY’S c o CJD w CO p e r s * = » EC O w cu J CO CO O J CD 0 §S G D BUSSEY’S AT THE STGN OF TH E W IC K E T . B y F. S. A s h le y -C o o p e r . FEATS, FACTS AND FIGURES OF 1900. T a b l e No. 1.—TABLE SHOW ING UPON WHICH GROUNDS THE RUNS WERE SCORED IN FIKST -CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Grounds. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Bath ........... .. 1,257 . . 72 .. 17 45 Blackheath ... .. 1,884 . . 60 .. 23 06 Bournemouth .. 1,860 . . 75 .. 24*80 Bradford .. 1,735 . . 95 .. 18-26 Brighton . 10,977 . 341 .. 3219 Bristol ........... .. 5,175 ... 204 . . 25-36 Cambridge ... .. 4,379 . . 161 .. 2719 Canterbury ... .. 1,881 . . 97 . . 19-39 C a tford ........... ... 1,222 .. 62 . . 19-70 Cheltenham ... ... 1,299 .. 67 . . 19-38 Chesterfield ... ... 1,310 .. 80 . . 1637 Clifton ........... ... 1,238 .. 80 . . 15*47 Crystal Palace ... 5,267 .. 184 . . 28-62 Derby ........... ... 3,906 .. 153 . . 2552 Dewsbury ... 516 .. 40 . . 12-90 Eastbourne ... 419 .. 32 . , 13-09 Edgbaston ... .. 6,875 . . 250 .. 27-50 G lossop........... ... 1,021 .. 64 . . 18-90 Gloucester ... 612 .. 35 . . 17-48 Harrogate ... 330 .. 81 . . 10-64 Hastings ... 2,899 .. 91 . . 31*85 Huddersfield... 725 .. 30 . . 24*16 Hull................... ... 649 .. 30 . . 2163 Leeds ........... ... 2,021 .. 99 . . 20*41 Leicester........... ... 7,416 .. 295 . . 26*13 Leyton ........... ... 8,690 .. 310 . . 28 03 Liverpool ... 983 .. 54 . . 18-20 Lord’s ........... ... 19,316 .. 719 . . 26 86 Maidstone ... 476 .. 80 . . 15-86 Manchester ... ... 7,744 .. 383 . . 2021 Nottingham ... ... 7,061 .. 286 . . 24-68 Oval................... ... 14,555 .. 608 . . 28-65 Oxford ........... ... 3,300 .. 166 . . 19-87 Portsmouth ... ... 2,726 .. 105 . . 26-96 Scarborough... ... 3,320 .. 133 . . 24-96 Sheffield........... ... 1,942 .. 78 . . 24-89 Southampton ... 4,642 .. 189 . . 2456 Taunton........... ... 4,803 .. 195 . . 24-63 Tonbridge ... ... 2,581 .. 96 . . 26-88 Worcester ... ... 8,968 .. 372 . . 24-10 Totals ...........157,480 6,342 24*83 Scoring during the past season ! ruled somewhat lower than in 1899, when 169,341 runs were obtained for the loss of 6,513 wickets, or an average of 26-00 runs for each wicket lost. This must chiefly be attributed to the fact that the weather during 1900 was not so uniformly favourable for batsmen aB in the previous year, whilst the absence of so strong a batting team as the Australians also caused a slight drop in the average runs per wicket. A glance at the above table will show that the ground upon which it was easiest to score was that at Brighton. Taunton has fallen from 35-38 in 1899 to 24*63 in 1900, and Bradford from 34'7o to 18-26. On the other hand Leyton has advanced from 19'72 to 28'03 and Hastings from 24-10 to 31'8o. T able No. 2.— TABLE SHOW ING THE NUMBER OF RUNS SCORED B Y EACH SIDE IN FIRST- CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Side. Runs. Wkts. Aver. S ussex................... ... .. 11,735 .. 383 .. 30-63 Warwickshire ........... .. 7,608 .. 270 .. 28*14 Webbe’s X I., Mr. A. J .' 947 .. 30 .. 31-56 W orcestershire........... .. 8,426 .. 432 .. 1950 Yorkshire ................... .. 11,682 .. 426 .. 27 42 Totals ........... ..157,480 6,342 24-83 Side. Cambridge University Derbyshire ... ., “ England ” X I.’ Essex ................. G entlem en........... Gloucestershire ... H am pshire........... Kent ................... Lancashire........... Leicestershire ... London County... M.C.C. and Ground Middlesex ........... North ................... N ottinghamshire Oxford University Players................... Somersetshire ... South ................... Surrey................... Surrey and Sussex Runs. 4,200 7,149 1,198 7,774 1.689 8,£86 7,772 8,163 9,870 8,303 4.690 4,052 8,955 1,209 6,381 3,327 1,650 6,488 1,170 13,992 674 Wkts. . 176 . . 328 . . 36 . . 317 . 69 . . 368 . 204 192 356 32 279 118 48 319 31 442 16 T able N o. 3.—TABLE SHOW ING THE NUMBER OP RUNS SCORED AGAINST EACH SIDE IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Aver. 24*00 21*79 33-27 24-62 26-93 23*33 19*52 2547 25-90 21*67 22-99 21-10 2515 3778 22-87 28*19 34*37 20-33 37-74 3166 88-26 Side. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Cambridge University ... 4,644 ... 187 . .. 33-89 Derbyshire........................ .. 7,618 ... 274 ... 27*80 “ England” X I.’s ... ... 1,118 ... 32 .. 34-93 Essex ............................... .. 7,326 ... 302 ,. 24-25 Gentlem en........................ .. 1,650 . 48 ... 34-37 Gloucestershire................ .. 9,594 .... 287 .. 24-79 Hampshire.......................... 9,450 ... 292 .,.. 32-36 Kent .................................. 8,053 ... 341 ... 23-61 Lancashire.......................... 9,224 ,... 507 .,.. 18-19 Leicestershire ................ .. 8,590 .,.. 296 .,.. 29-02 London County................ .. 5,031 ... 190 ... 26-47 M.C.C. and Ground ... ... 4,144 ... 190 ... 21-81 Middlesex .................. ... 8,309 ,... 362 ... 22-95 North .................................. 1,170 ,... 31 ... 3774 Nottinghamshire ... . Oxford University ... . .. 6,658 ... 301 ... 22*11 .. 2,871 ... 138 ... 20 80 Players................................ .. 1,589 ... 59 .,.. 2693 Somersetshire ................ .. 6,946 ... 246 ... 28*2fr South ................................ .. 1,209 ... 32 .. 37*78 S u rrey................................ .. 12,689 ... 519 ... 24*25 Surrey and Sussex ... . 656 ... 16 ... 41*00 S ussex............................... .. 11,710 ... 419 ... 27 94 Warwickshire ........... ,... 6,811 ... 264 ... 25-79 W ebbe’s X I., Mr. A . J .... 671 ... 26 ... 25*80 W orcestershire................ .. 9,782 ... 361 ... 27*09 Yorkshire ................... ,... 10,067 ... 572 ... 17*59 T o ta ls ................ ..157,480 6,342 2483 By combining the above two tables we find that the sides come out in the following order:—Yorkshire +9*8, Lan­ cashire +7*7, Players +7*4, Surrey +7*399, Oxford University +7*390, Mr. A. J. Webbe’s X I. +5*7, Sussex +2-6, Warwickshire +2*3, Middlesex +2*2, Kent+1*8, Nottinghamshire +0*7, Essex +0*2, North +0*03, South—0*03, M.C.C. and Ground —0*7, Gloucestershire —1*4, “ England” X I .’s —1*6, Surrey and Sussex —2*7, London County —3*4, Derbyshire —6‘0, Leicestershire —7*3, Gentlemen —7*4, Worcestershire —7*5, Somersetshire —7*9, Cambridge Univer­ sity —9*8, and Hampshire —12*8. N o t e .— The matches included in the last two tables under the heading “ Eng­ land ” X I .’s are as follows : Surrey and Sussex v. Rest of England, at Hastings, and Yorkshire v. Mr. C. I. Thornton’s England X I., at Scarborough. T a b le No. 4.— TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF TOTAL SCORES OF 400 OR MORE HIT IN FIR8T-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEA80N. Score. Made by. Made against. Ground. 686 for 8 Sussex ...........Leicestersh....Leicester 636...........Warwickshire...Derbyshire .. .Ed^baston 609 for 8 Leicestershire...Sussex...........Leicester 574.......... Lond. County...Camb. Univ...CrystalPalace 551..........Essex...................Kent ..........Leyton £39..........Oxford Univ. ...Lon. County.. Oxford 539 .........Surrey 526.........Sussex 623 for 5 Surrey 522 for 8 Surrey 618 for 8 Yorkshire 508...........Derbyshire 502 for 8 Players 600...........Surrey .... 498...........Middlesex 496...........Gloucest^rsh. 495 for 5 Surrey \ . 495 for 6 Middlesex 489 for 9 Yorkshire ...Surrey 487... — •• • 479... 475... 474... 463... Sussex ..........Brighton Somerset .. Brighton .Derbyshire ...Oval ..Leicestersh. ...Oval .Somerset ...Taunton .Essex ..........Leyton 505.......... Warwickshire.. Essex ...........Leyton 603..........Oxford Univ. ...Camb. Univ....Lord’s 503.........Somerset.............Hampshire ...Southampton ...Gentlemen .. Lord’s ...Leicestersh. ...Leicester ...Notts ..........Nottingham Sussex ..........Brighton ...Worcester ...Oval ...Somerset ...Lord’s ...Sussex ..........Sheffield .. Sussex ... ...Oval ...W ebbe’s X I. ...Camb. Univ....Cambridge ...Middlesex ...Essex ..........Lord’s ...Lancashire ...Worcester ...Worcester ...South................ North ............Lord’s ...Surrey ...........Lancashire ...Oval