Cricket 1901

30 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. F eb . 28, 1901 Runs. Wkts. Against. Ground. Year. 1,068 for 30, Somerset ...................Brighton...1900 1.064 for 25, E ssex...........................Brighton ... 1897 1.064 for 34, Surrey..........................Oval .......1894 1,0"3 for 35, Oxford University... Brighton ... 1896 1,063 for 36, Kent ...........................Brighton ... 1686 1,062 for 36,8urrey...........................Brightoi ... 1863 1.057 for 34, Kent ........... ...........Brighton...1893 1,055 for 25, Yorkshire...................Sheffield .. 1897 1,047 for 39, Epsom..........................Lord’s ...... 1817 1,041 for 30, Surrey.........................Oval .......1885 1,039 f r 26, Yorkshire...................Brighton ... 1885 1,038 for 27, Gloucestershire ... B ristol....1899 1.035 for 16, Somerset ...................Taunton...1893 1.035 for 39, M iddlesex...................Lord’ s .......1898 1,028 for 30, Lancashire ...........Manchester... 1893 1,027 for 40, Gloucestershire ...Brighton ... 18^4 1,023 for 35, Yorkshire...................Brighton ... 1886 1,014 for 34, M iddlesex................. Brighton ... 1898 1,007 for 27, N otts...........................Brighton ... 1899 1,031 for 40, Surrey... ... Oval ..... 1893 Fifty-five such matches altogether, thirty-two of which were played in Brighton. The first match yielding 1,000 runs took place in 1817 : the next not until 1863. Of the fifty-five matches recorded above all, except two, have taken place during the past seventeen seasons, thus showing how easy a matter it has been to obtain runs of late years. It must also be remembered that Brighton is the easiest-scoring ground in the country, and therefore runs obtained there have not so great a value as those scored on other enclosures. T able N o. 14.—COMPLETED MATCHES OF 300 RUNS OR LESS. Runs. Wkts. Against. Ground. Year. 147 for 40, Kent ...........................Sevenoaks ... 1828 153 for 37, M.C.C. and Ground... Lord’s ....1843 187 for 36, M.C.C. and Ground .. Lord’s ....189) 188 for 30, M.C.C. and Ground... Lord’ s ....1838 197 for 31, M.C.C. and Ground... Lord’s .........1856 198 for 36, M.C.C. and Ground .. Lord’s .........18 >2 234 for 30, M.C.C. and Ground .. Lord’s .........1894 2)7 for 32, M.C.C. and Ground .. Lord’s .........1845 222 for 31, Hants and Surrey ... Petworth ... 1828 229 for 34, M.C.C. and Ground .. Brighton ... 1837 231 for 36, England ........... ... Brighton ... 1840 231 for 29, Notts ...........................Brighton ... 1873 232 for 29, Surrey...........................Oval ..................1857 237 for 40, England (1st match) Brighton ... 1833 237 for 30, M.C.C. an i Ground .. Lord’s ...............1863 239 for 3), M.C.C and GrounI .. Lord’s ...............18.0 214 for 40, Kent .......................... Hawkhurst ... 1825 250 for 30, M.C.C. and Ground... Brighton ... 1851 251 for 37, Notts ...........................Brighton ... 1837 251 for 33, Kent ...........................Brighton ...1836 255 for ?3, Australia ...................Brighton ... 1878 257 for 32, Herts .......................... H it.*hia.................1879 261 for 40, England ...................Brighton ... 1829 262 f jr 40, England ...................Lord’s .................1840 264 for 30, Noits ...........................Brighton ... 1853 271 for 35, England ...................Lord’s ................. 1832 271 for 30, England ...................Lord’s .................1828 272 for 29, Kent ...........................Gravesend ... 1837 275 for 35, Herts ...........................Brighton ... 1879 276 for 40, England (2nd m itch) Brighton ... 1833 279 for 40, M.C.C. and Ground .. Lord’s ...............1883 281 for 37, Notts .......................... Nottingham ... 1835 283 for 40, M.C C. and Ground... Brighton ... 1841 283 for 38, Kent .......................... Brigh on...1 8 9 283 for 37, M.C.C. and Ground... Lord’s ....1811 283 for 32, Hants and Surrey ... BramshillPark 1826 287 for 30, Surrey ...................Petworth ... 1849 289 for 37, M.C.C. and Ground... Lord’s ...........1837 291 for 35, M.C.C. and Ground .. Lord’ s ...........1836 295 for 39, Kent ...........................Tonbridge ... 1888 295 for : 0, M.C.C. and Ground .. Brighton ... 1819 296 for £0, M.C.C. and Ground... Lord’s ...........1844 297 for 33, M.C.C. and Ground Lord’s .............. 1839 293 f jt 4 , M.C.C. and Ground .. Lord’s ..............1892 298 for 3 ‘, Kent ...........................Brighton ... 1862 299 for 40, England ...................Lord’s .............1833 300 for 40, Ha*?ts..........................BramshillPark 1825 3.0 for 3 ', M.C.C. and Ground .. Lord’s ...........1879 Forty-eight instances altogether, of which number matches against the M.C.C. and Ground furnish twenty-one. Only five of the matches recorded above have taken place since 1879. T ablb N o. 15.—HEAVY DEFEATS. (a.)— W ins . Margin. Against. Ground. Year. Inns, and 266, Kent ...................Brighton ... 1875 Inns, and 264, Cambridge Univ.... Cambridge ... 1897 Inns, and 176, Hants .................. Brighton ... 1897 Margin. Against. Inns, and 151, Hants ........... Inns, and 130, Kent ........... Inns, and 119, Hants ........... Inns, and 117, Yorkshire ... Inns, and 104. Kent Ground. Year. ... Brighton ... 1886 ... Brighton ... 1871 ... Portsmouth... 1888 ... Sheffield ... 1855 Eastbourne... 1873 Inns, and 104, Gloucestershire ... B ristol...........1894 Inns, and 100,Cambrid eUniv. .. Brighton ... 1875 427 runs, Ep3om ...................Lord’s ... r... 1817 (b.) —Losses. Inns, and 485, Surrey ...................Oval ............. 1888 ( Inns, and 378, Notts ...................Nottingham 1895 Ians, and 355, Australians.Brighton ... 1882 Inns, and 307,+ Y orksh ire.Sheffield ... 1897 Inn3. and 294, Notts ...................Nottingham 1887 Inns and 289, Notts ...................Brighton ... 1887 Inns, and 266, Notts ...................Nottingham 18 *0 Inns, and 222, Kent ...................Maidstone ... 1881 Inns, and 221, Surrey ...................Oval ............ 183 > Inns, and 187 ,t Lancashire.Manchester... 18’0 Inns, and 186, Lancashire ...........Brighton .. 1897 Inns, and 179, Surrey .................. Brighton ... 1891 Inns, and 178, M.C.C. and Ground Lord’s ...........188D Inns, and 175, Kent .................. Gravesend ... 1882 Inns, and 165, Surrey ...................Oval .............1890 Inns, and 151, Notts .................. Nottingham 1884 Inns, and 144, Lancashire...........Manchester .. 1836 Ians, and 143, Lancashire ...........Manchester .. 1894 Ians, and 133,*+, Notts .. .Brighton ...1890 Inns, and 136, Cambridge U niv... Brighton ... 1896 Inn«. and 125, Lancashire ...........Brighton ... 1892 Ian i. and 124, Surrey ...................Brighton ... 1835 Inns, and 123, Gloucestershire ... B ristol...........1893 Ians, and 119, Surrey ...................Oval ............ 188* Inns, and 113, Lancashire ...........Brighton ... 1893 Inns, and 11 Notts .................. Nottingham 1874 Inns, and 110, 8urrey ...................Oval ............ 1892 Ians, and 109, Kent ...................Gravesend ... 1892 Inns, and 100, Surrey ...................Oval .............1857 425 ruus, Cambridge Univ. ... Brighton ... 1890 + Yorkshire scored 681 for 5 wickets, inniogs declared closd . t Lancashire scored 216 for 2 wickets, innings de­ clared closed. *+Nottinghamshire scored 362 for 6 wickets, inning* declared closed. The tw o divisions of the above table form a remarkable contrast. Two very severe defeats were experience! at the hand of Nottinghamshire in 1887. T able N o. 1 6 — CL03E FINISHES. Margin. 2 runs, 2 runs, 3 runs, 3 runs, 3 runs, 6 runs, 7 runs, 11 runs, 14 runs, 16 runs, 20 runs, 1 wckt., 1 wckt., 1 wckt., 1 wckt., 1 wckt., 1 wckt., 2 wkts., 2 wkts., 2 wkts., 2 wkts., (a.)— W ins . Against. Surrey.......................... Kent .......................... D erbyshire................. Yorkshire ................... Gloucestershire........... England ................... Kent .......................... Kent .......................... Notts .......................... M.C.C. and G rouid.. Keat .......................... Kent .......................... Keat . ................... M.C.C. and G round.. Somerset ................. M.C.C. and Ground.. Somerset ................... Kent .......................... Surrey.......................... Cambridge Univ. ... Middlesex ................. Year. 1855 1855 1832 1833 1893 1812 Grouud. Brighton .. Gravesend . Brighton .. Sh-ffield .. Brighton .. Brighton .. Tunbridge Wells 1845 Town M ailing... 1879 Nottingham Lord’s Brighton ... Canterbury Tunbridge Wells 1848 Lord’s ...........1859 Bath ... Lord’s Brighton Brighton Oval ... Brighton Lord’s 1810 1855 1843 1844 1880 1884 1897 1829 1870 1893 Nothing above two wickets or twenty runs is here noted. It is curious that Sussex should twice in 1855 win by the narrow margin of two runs. T able No. 17.—(«) SUSSEX HAVE WON BOTH MATCHES'IN A SEASON 4) TIMES, v. Cambridge University, 1897. v. Derbyshire, 1884. v. England, 1827 (two matches out of three). v. Gloucestershire, 1884, 1885. v. Hampshire. 1864.1880, 188L, 1834, 1886, 1887, lf88, 1891,1892.1898, 1899. v. Hants and Surrey, 1826. v. Kent, 1827, 1836, 1845, 1851, 1852, 1354, 1859, 1864, 1867 (two matches out of three), 1871, 1872, 1875,1895. v. M.C.C. and Ground, 1823, 1844, 1847, 1855, 1862. v. Nottinghamshire, 1837, 1840. v. Somersetshire, 1897. V. Surrey, 1855, 1871. (b) SUSSEX HAVE LOST BOTH MATCHES IN A SEASON 86 TIMES. v. England, 1828, 1829, 1833 (three matches), 1834. v. Gloucestershire, 1877, 1878. v. Hampshire, 1890, 1896. v. Herts, 1879. v. Kent, 1837, 18)8, 1839, 1841, 1842, 1846, 1847, 1849, 1857, 1860, 1861, 1869 (three matches), 1877, 1880.1881. 1885, 1888, 1889,1890. v. Lancashire, 1877, 1885, 1887, 1839.1890, 1892, 1894, 1895. v. Leicestershire, 1879. v. M.C.C. and Ground. 1838,1839, 1841, 1860. v. Middlesex, 1892, 1894. v. Nottinghamshire, 1835. 1865, 1873, 1881, 1832, 1884, 1885, 1885, 1-387, 1838, 1839, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1895, 1897. v. O xfjrd University, 1900. v. Somersetshire, 1894. V. Surrey, 1856,1857, 1868,1873, 1833,1884, 1835,1838, 1889,1890.1892, 1894, 1895. 1898. V. Yorkshire, 1873. 1874, 1878, 1831, 1832, 1883, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894,1898. (c) SUSSEX H AVE DRAW N BOTH MATCHES IN A SEASON 16 TIMES. v. Essex, 1897, 1900. v. Gloucestershire, 1897, 1898, 1900. v. Kent, 1863 (three matches), v. Middlesex, 1903. v. Nottinghamshire, 1898,1899, 1900. v. Somersetshire, 1896. v. Surrey, 1899, 1900. v. Yorkshire, 1885, 1886, 1899. N .B .—It must be remembered that only one match has been played against Durham, Manchester, the Philadelphians, Prince’s Club and the South Africans, two against Godalming, Hants a n i Surrey, and Hertfordshire, and three against Epsom, and that when the Aus­ tralians have been met only one match has been played in each season. England has not been met twice in one year since 1840, nor the M.C.C. and Ground since 1866. (6.)—L osses . 1 run, England ...................Brighton .............1833 4 runs, M.C C. and Ground... Brighton ...1839 4 runs, Kent ..........................Canterbury ... l u42 9 runs, Kent ...........................Brighton .............1844 9 runs, Gloucestershire...........Brighton .............1873 10 runs, Oxford University ... Brighton ...........1892 11 runs, M.C.C. and Ground... Brighton ...........1841 11 ruus, Oxford University ... Oxford ...........1900 12 runs, Lancashire...................Brighton .............1876 14 ruus, M.C C. aad Ground .. Lord’s .................1857 14 runs, Surrey.......................... Brighton .............1870 15 runs, Surrey..........................Oval .....................1849 16 ruas, Keat .......................... Hawkhurst . 1825 18 runs, Kent .......................... Tuabridgi Wells 1849 19 runs, M.C.C. and Ground .. Lord’s ...........1895 2) runs, B a n ts ...........................Southampton .. 1893 1 wckt., Kent ...........................Tunbridge Wells 1876 1 wckt., Surrey......................... Brighton ....1877 1 w ck t, Kent .......................... Tonbridge........ 1888 1 wckt., Somerset ...................Brighton ...1894 1 wckt., Essex ...........................Leyton ...1899 2 wkts., E p so m .........................Lord’s................ 1816 2 wkts., Notts ...........................Brightoa ...1835 2 wkts., Kent ...........................Town Mailing ... 1837 2 wkt8., Kent ...........................Town Mailing ... 1833 2 wkts , Kent ...........................Brighton ...1839 2 wkts., Surrey.......................... Brighton ...1872 2 wkts., Somerset ...................Brighton ...1880 2 wkts., Surrey......................... Brighton ... ... 1883 T able No. 18.—SUSSEX MATCHES COMPLETED IN ONE D A Y . Against. Ground. Year.Result. M.C.C. and Ground ... Lord’d ... 1856 ... Lost. Surrey .......................... O va l............ 1857 ... Lost. M.C.C. and Ground ... Lord’s ... 1894 ... Lost. C hampion C ounty :—Never. LDEA.S ON CRICKET REFORMS. By “ H . P .-T .” M y recent articles on “ The Future of the C juuty Championship,” perhaps, call for a few suplementary words. When I state that they were written at the close of the last playing season, before the present programme’s arrange­ ment was set about or the late abortive pointage project was made public, one or two seeming inaccuracies— as in the alterations of fixtures that a Sectional Competition would entail — will be elucidated. There would also have been one or two minor corrections to note, by