Cricket 1900

D e c . 2 0 , 1900. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 475 SUSSEX CRICKET AND CRICKETERS. B y fr. o . A kh ley -C ooper . (Continued from'page 462./ I I . — T h e C o u n t y . In the following summaries are in­ cluded all eleven-a-side Sussex matches, the Scores of which are in existence. Single-wicket matches,* matches in which one side received odds, and matches in which a Sussex Eleven played a town situated within the borders of the county are ignored. The same remark also applies to all contests in which Sussex joined forces with another couuty, e.g., Sussex and Kent v. England, Sus ex and Surrey v. England, Sussex and K«nt v. Eugland, Sustex.and Kent v. Surrey, and Sussex aud Nottinghamshire v. England. T a b lb N o. 1.—RESULTS OF A L L A lA TC iE S YE A R B Y YEAR. Year. Won. Lost. Drawn. Total. 1815 ... ... 1 ... ... 0 ... ... 0 ... ... 1 1816 ... ... 0 ... ... 1 ... ... 0 ... ... 1 1817 ... ... 1 ... ... 0 ... ... 0 ... ... 1 18*3 ... ... 2 ... ... 0 .. ... 0 ... ... 2 1824 ... ... 0 ... ... 1 ... ... 1 ... ... 2 1825 ... ... 2 ... ... 2 ... ... 0 ... ... 4 18.6 ... ... 3 ... ... 0 ... ... 0 ... ... 3 18 7 ... ... 4 ... ... 1 ... ... 0 ... ... 5 1828 ... ... 0 ... .. 3 ... ... 1 ... ... 4 1829 ... ... 1 ... ... 2 ... ... 0 ... ... 3 18i0 ... ... 0 ... ... 1 ... ... 1 ... ... 2 1832 ... ... 1 ... ... 1 ... ... 0 ... ... 2 183 J ... ... 0 ... ... 3 ... ... 0 ... ... 3 183 i ... ... 0 ... ... 2 ... ... 0 ... ... 2 18)5 ... ... 1 ... ... 4 ..., ... 0 ... ... 6 1836 ... ... 3 ... ... 1 ..., ... 0 ... ... 4 1837 ... ... 4 ... ... 3 ..., ... o ... ... 7 18 8 ... ... 1 ... ... 4 ..., ... 0 ... ... 5 1839 ... ... 0 ... ... 5 ..., .. 0 ... ... 5 1840 ... ... 3 ... ... 1 .... ... 0 ... ... 4 1811 ... ... 0 ... ... 4 ..., ... 0 ... ... 4 Ie4 J ... ... 2 ... ... 3 .... ... 0 ... ... 5 1813 ... ... 2 ... ... 4 .. . ... 0 ... ... 6 1844 ... ... 3 ... ... 1 .. . ... 0 ... ... 4 1845 ... ... 3 ... ... 1 .. . ... 0 ... ... 4 It4) ... ... 1 ... ... 3 .. . ... 1 ... ... 5 1847 ... ... 3 ... ... 2 ... ... 0 .. ... 5 1-48 ... ... 3 ... ... 0 .. . ... 2 ... ... 5 1849 ... ... 2 ... ... 5 .. . ... c ... .. 7 1850 ... ... 1 ... ... 3 ... ... 1 ... .. 5 1851 .... ... 3 ... ... 1 .. . ... 1 ... ... 5 1852 ... . ... 3 ... ... 1 ... ... 1 ... ... 5 1853 .. . ... 2 ... ... 3 .. . ... 0 ..., ... 5 1854 .. . ... 4 ... ... 2 .. . ... 1 ... • •*. 7 1855 .. . ... 6 .... ... 1 ........... 0 .. . ... 7 1856 .. . ... 1 .. . .. 4 .,......... 1 .. . ... 6 18 >7 .. . ... 1 .. . ... 5 .,......... 0 .. . ... 6 1858 ... ... 3 .... .. 1 .......... 0 .. . ... 4 1*69 .. . .. 3 .. ... 0 ........... 0 .. . .. 3 18tO ... ... 0 . ... 5 .......... 1 .. . ... 6 1861 .. . ... 1 .. . ... 3 . . ... 0 ... ... 4 Ib62 .. . ... 3 .. . ... 1 .......... 0 .. . ... 4 1863 .. . ... 1 .... ... 3 .......... 2 .. . ... 6 1864 .. . ... 6 .. . ... 2 .......... 1 .. . ... 8 18 5 .. . ... 2 .. . ... 4 ......... 3 .. . ... 9 1866 .. . ... 2 .. . ... 2 .......... 3 .. . ... 7 18*7 .. . ... 4 .. . ... 2 .......... 0 .. . ... 6 1868 .. . ... 2 .. . ... 4 .......... 0 .. . ... 6 1869 .. . ... 1 .. . ... 5 .......... 1 .. . ... 7 1870 ... ... 2 .. . ... 2 .......... 0 .. . ... 4 1871 ... ... 4 ... ... 1 .......... 0 .. . ... 5 1872 ... ... 4 .. . ... 2 .......... 1 .. . .. 7 1873 .. . ... 2 .. . ... 6 .......... 2 ... ... l ‘> 1874 ..,. ... 1 ... ... 5 .......... 2 .. . ... 8 1875 ... ... 5 .. . ... 2 ........... 1 .. . ... 8 1876 ........... 3 .. . ... 4 .......... 1 ..,. ... 8 1877 ........... 0 .. . ... 7 .......... 1 ........... 8 1878 ......... 1 .. . .. 8 .......... 1 ...........10 1879 ... 1 .. . ... 7 ........... 1 ........... 9 188J ......... 4 .. . ... 7 .......... 3 ..........14 1881 .......... 3 .,......... 9 .......... 1 . .........13 1884 ........... 3 ..,. ... 10 .......... 1 .........14 1833 .......... 4 .,......... 8 ........... 1 . .........13 It 81 .......... 9 ........... 5 .......... 2 .,.........16 1885 .......... 4 ...........10 . ......... 2 . .........16 1886 .......... 7 . ......... 6 ............ 3 ..........16 1887 .,......... 5 . ......... 8 .......... 3 ..........16 1888 ......... 6 . .........10 . .......... 2 ... .. 18 1689 .. ... 3 ..........11 . .......... 2 .......... 16 Year. Won. Lost. Drawn. Total. 1690 ... ... 2 ... .. 16 ... ... 0 ... ... 18 1891 ... ... 8 ... ... 8 ... ... 3 ... ... 19 1892 ... ... 3 ... ... 15 ... ... 3 ... ... 21 1893 ... ... 6 ... ... 9 ... ... 7 ... ... 22 1894 ... ... 6 ... ... 13 ... ... 3 ... ... 22 1895 ... ... 6 ... ... 10 ... ... 5 ... ... 21 18q6 ... ... 2 ... ... 12 ... ... 8 ... ... 22 1897 ... ... 7 ... ... 9 ... ... 9 ... . 25 1893 ... ... 3 ... ... 11 ... ... 9 ... ... 23 1899 ... ... 8 ... ... 6 .. , ... 12 ... ... 2) 190J ... ... 6 ... ... 4 , ... 19 ... ... 29 . . — — ------ Totals .. 222 ... ...351 .... ..130 ... ..703 N o t e . —Greatest number of consecutive matches won by Sussex iu one season —Five, in 1855. Greatest, number of c msecutivematches lost —Fifteen, in 1890. Greatest number of consecutive matches drawn—Five, in 1899 and again ia 1900. T a b le No. 2 .-R E SU L T S OF A L L M ATCHES. Opponents. Austra ians •. . Cambridge Universi Derbyshire ........... D u r h a m ...................... E n g la n d ...................... Epsom .................. Essex .................. Gloucestershire ... Qodalming .......... H am pshire ............. Hants and Sussex Hertf jrdshir» Kent .. .................. Lancashire ........... Leicestershire Manchester ......... M.C.C. and Ground Middlesex .......... Nottinghamshire .. Oxford University Philadelphians ... Prince’s « lu b ......... Somersetshire South Africans ... Surrey .................. W orces^rshiri ... Yorkshire ......... Totals Between 1886 and 1889 Sussex won seven consecutive matches played against Hampshire, and from 1851 to 1855 the same number against Kent. On the other hand Sussex, from 1814 to 1893, were defeated on nineteen occasions in successive matches played against Nottinghamshire, and of the twenty-five matches played against that county from 1881 to 1893 Sussex lost twenty-four and drew one. Sussex lost ten consecutive matches played against Kent from 1837 to 1842, and a similar number against Yorkshire from 1873 to 1882. The last completed match between Sussex and Nottinghamshire took place in 1897, six drawn games having taken place between the two sides since that date. When firPt plaved. Won. Lost. Dwn. Tl. ... 1878 . . 1 . . 5 . . 4 10 y 1885 . . 8 . . 7 2 .. 17 .. 1880 . . 5 . . 4 . 1 .. 10 .. 1888 . 1 . 0 . . 0 .. 1 ... 1827 . . 9 . . 16 . . 1 . 26 ... 1815 .. 2 . . 1 . . 0 . . 3 ... 1897 .. 0 . . 2 . . 6 . . 8 .. 1872 ... 13 . 19 . . 16 . . 48 ... 1824 .. 0 .. 1 ... 1 . 2 .. 18/5 . . 32 . . 11 . . 5 . . 48 ... 1826 i .. 0 . . 0 . . 2 ... 1879 .. 0 .. 2 ... 0 . . 2 ... 1825 . 63 .. 66 . . 17 . .136 ... 1869 .. 6 .. 26 .. 6 . 38 ... 1879 .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 . . 6 ... 1858 . 1 .. 0 .. 0 . . 1 ... 1823 .. ?8 . 40 .. 5 . .8 3 ... 1864 .. 6 .. 12 .. 6 . . 24 ... 1835 .. 8 .. 38 .. 11 . . 57 ... 1890 .. 2 .. 5 . 5 12 ... 1897 .. 0 .. 1 .. 0 . 1 ... 1872 .. 1 .. 0 .. 0 .. 1 ... 1880 . 6 .. 6 .. 8 .. 20 ... 1894 .. 1 .. 0 .. 0 .. 1 ... 1830 .. 17 .. 54 .. 23 .. 94 ... 1899 .. 2 .. 0 .. 2 . . 4 .. 1835 ... 6 ... 32 .. 10 .. 48 — — — — ... 1815 222 351 130 703 T a b le N o 3.—RUNS SCORED B Y SUSSEX Y E A R B Y YEAR. • It may be of inteiest 'o state here that the earliest recorded single wickeG match played by Sussex was against Surrey on MicRlam Downs, on Monday, June 29, 1730, each county being represented by three players. Among the spectators were the Duke of Richmond, Lord Baltimore, Sir Conyers D ’Arcy, Brigadier Uore, Mr. btead, etc. The result of the match is unknown. Year. Runs. Wickets. Average 1815 ... ... 206 .. ... 20 ... ... 10*30 1816 ... ... 312 .. ... 20 ... 156) 1817 ... ... 737 .. ... 2) ... .. 36-85 1823 ... ... 436 .. ... 22 ... ... 1981 1824 ... ... 220 .. ... 30 ... 7 33 1825 ... ... 841 .. ... 80 ... ... 10-53 1826 ... ... 5.30 .. ... 43 ... ... 12*32 1827 ... ... 971 .. ... 81 ... ... 11*98 18 8 ... ... 684 .. ... 79 ... 739 1829 ... ... 416 .. ... 68 ... 7*17 1830 ... ... 182 .. ... 30 .. 6 06 1832 ... ... 292 .. ... 35 ... 8-34 J833 ... ... 368 .. ... 60 ... 613 1834 ... ... 245 ... 40 ... 612 1835 ... ... 845 .. ... 94 ... 8-98 1836 ... ... 724 .. ... 68 ... ... 10-64 1837 ... ... Ii9 l .. ... 134 ... 963 1838 ... ... 801 .. ... 100 ... 8-01 1839 ... ... 91*> .. ... 99 ... ... 919 1840 ... ... 6 0 .. ... 70 ... 9-67 1841 ... ... 663 .. ... 8J ... 8 28 1842 ... ... 944 .. ... 100 ... ... 944 1843 ... 1 tS ... 115 ... ... 11*37 1844 ... ... U i .. ... 69 ... ... 16*28 Year. Runs. Wickets. Average. 1845 ... . . 978 ... ... 71 ... ... 13-77 1843 ... . . 1235 ... ... 100 ... ... 1*2*35 1847 ... . . 1180 ... ... 9) ... ... 1311 184S ... . . 1170 ... ... 81 ... ... 1392 1849 ... . . 1454 ... ... 12» .. ... 1211 i*5; ... . . 1180 ... ... 93 ... ... 1268 1851 ... . . 968 ... ... 8 ' ... ... 12-10 1852 ... . . 1"12 ... ... 74 ... ... 13-67 1853 ... . 951 ... ... 97 ... ... 980 18 >4 .. . . 16)1 ... ... 126 ... ... 12-94 1855 ... . . 1524 ... ... 115 ... ... 13*25 1856 ... . . 1312 ... 110 ... ... 12*.0 1857 ... . . 13 5 .. ... 119 ... ... 1113 1858 ... . . icoo .. ... 70 ... ... 14 28 1859 ... . . 7f2 .. ... 5 5 ... ... 1418 1830 ... .. 86) .. ... 105 ... 8-24 18sl ... .. 1003 .. ... 8) ... ... 1253 1862 ... .. 783 .. ... 68 ... ... 11*51 1863 ... .. 1707 .. ... 1 8 ... ... 15-80 1864 ... .. 2 66 .. ... 110 ... ... 2141 1865 ... . 2471 .. ... 156 ... ... 1583 1866 ... .. 2011 ... 101 ... ... 20 20 1867 ... .. 1814 .. ... 100 ... ... 18-14 18 8 ... .. 1492 ... I ll ... 13 44 1869 ... .. 2206 .. ... 13} ... ... 1671 1870 ... .. 1067 .. ... 77 ... ... 1372 1871 ... .. 1272 .. ... 81 ... ... 1670 1872 ... .. 1932 .. ... 101 ... ... )9*H2 1873 ... .. 2215 .. ... 173 ... ... 12*80 1874 ... .. 2122 ... 146 ... ... 1)£8 1875 ... .. 2331 .. ... 113 ... ... 20 62 1876 ... .. 2445 ... 139 ... ... 17 53 1877 ... .. 1779 .. ... 14-f ,. ... 119) 1878 ... .. 1812 .. ... 197 ... 934 189 ... .. 1535 .. ... 164 ... 936 1880 ... .. 4041 ... 236 ... ... 1712 1881 ... .. 4034 ... 249 ... 1632 1882 ... .. 4244 ... 265 ... ... 1601 1883 ... .. 3621 ... 234 ... ... 1643 1884 ... .. 5509 ... ... 278 ... ... 19-81 1885 ... ... 4664 . . ... 268 • ... ... 1740 1886 ... ... 5'61 . . ... 261 ... ... 1935 1887 ... ... 5823 . . ... 2 8 ... ... 2021 1888 ... ... 5163 . . ... 314 ... 16*44 1889 ... ... 4575 . . ... 296 ... ... 1645 189) ... ... 5013 . . ... 349 ... ... 14*36 1891 ... ... 5325 . ... 301 ... ... 17-57 1892 ... ... 612-2 . . ... 382 .. ... 16-04 1893 ... ... 8i 18 . . ... 375 .. ... 21 91 18)4 ... ... 6-267 .......... 370 ... ... 1693 1895 ... ... 8542 .......... 359 ... ... 23 79 1896 ... ... ^605 . . . 381 .. ... 24-94 1897 ... ... 10064 ......... 403 ... ... 24 76 1893 ... ... 8006 .. .. 38 ... 20 90 1899 ... ... 11489 ......... 4 1 .. ... 28 65 1900 ... ... 11735 ......... 383 .. ... 30-63 Totals . 205978 12141 16 96 I u o th e r w o rd s , S u s s e x b a ts m e u h a v e a v e r a g e d 16 95 ru n s f o r p v e rv w ic k e t lo s t. T able N o. 4.—rwU.Me> SoUtiJSU ttY ttUSSEX. Opponenis. Australians.................. Cambridge University Derbyshire ................... Durham.......................... England.................. ... Epsom .......................... Ess-x .......................... Gloucestershire ........... Godalming ................... Hampshire .................. Hants and Surrey Hertfordshire ........... Kent ........................... Lancashire ................... Leicestershire ........... Manchester................... M.C.C. and Ground ... Middlesex ........... Nottinghamshire Oxford University ... Philadelphians ........... Prince’s Club ........... Somersetsoire ........... South Africans ........... Surrey ... ; ................. Worcestershire ........... Yorkshire ................... It is very curious that Sussex should twice in consecutive matches against Eugland score the same number of runs for the same number of wickets—172 for 20 wickets at Brighton in 1828, and again at Lord’s in 1»29, and 118 for 20 wickets in both matches played at Brighton in 1833. A similar coincidence is notice­ able in connection with Lancashire ma'ches, Sussex scoring 302 runs for 20 wickets at Brighton in 1897, and at Manchester the following year. Runs. Wfets. Aver. 3230 ... 169 .. . 1911 7146 ... 2 6 .,,. 27 91 2924 ... 165 .... 17 72 352 ... 20 .. 17 60 4543 ... 504 .,.. 9 01 1255 ... 60 ,. 20-91 25 0 ... 114 ... 22-19 17189 ... 771 ... 22-29 220 .,. 30 ... 7*33 16761 ... 727 ... 23 05 254 .... V3 ... 11-04 265 .... 40 ... 6 62 37174 ... 2467 ... 15-06 10341 ... 6*0 ... 1520 2117 ... 90 ... 2352 230 ... 10 ... 2300 18455 ... 1473 ... 12-62 8*17 ... 404 ... 21*32 16563 ... 1041 ... 1495 4661 .... 193 ... 23 78 298 ... 20 ... 14 90 185 ... 10 ... 18 60 77*8 ... 299 ... 26-1.8 282 ... 11 . .. 25 63 28 11 ... 1667 ... lb-86 , 1630 ... 54 ... 3)"18 . 13947 ... 840 .... 1660 2059i8 12141 16-96