Cricket 1901

THB FINEST BAT THE WORLD PRODUCES. O c t . 31, 1901. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME 4 3 5 W o p 09 ►J ►4 w & co a T. 00 3 s ® a 09 s' * o H CM I £ o -+-»o & § s AT THE SIGN OF THE WICKET. B y F . 8 . A s h l e y -O o o p b r . FEATS, FACTS, AND FIGURES OF 1901. T a b le N o . 1.— TABLE SHOWING UPON WHICH GROUNDS THB RUNS WERE SCORED IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Ground. Runs. Wkts. Aver. B a th ............................. ... 1513 .. 70 ... 21*61 Beckenham ............... ... 730 .. 33 ... 22*12 Bournemouth............... ... 1594 .. 6S ... 24*15 Bradford ...................... ... 9384 .. 88 ... 27*09 Brighton ...................... ...11535 .. 316 ... 36*60 Bristol............................ ... 6939 .. 251 ... 27*64 Cambridge...................... ... 5620 . . 213 ... 26*38 Canterbury..................... ... 2721 .. . 107 ... 25*42 Catford ...................... ... 1783 . . 72 ... 24*76 Cheltenham ............... ... 1131 ... 55 ... 2 >*56 Chesterfield ............... ... 1293 . . 60 ... 25*86 Clifton ....................... ... 1275 . . 68 ... 18 75 Crystal Palace............... ... 6547 .. 178 ... 36 78 Derby............................. ... 6965 . . 236 ... 29*51 Dewsbury...................... ... 810 . . 40 ... 20 25 Eastbourne (Saffrons) .. ... 1255 .. 31 ... 40*48 Edgbaston... ............... ... 7854 ... 308 ... 25*50 Glossop ....................... ... 1961 ... 59 ... 3340 Gloucester..................... ... 940 .. 40 ... 23*50 Gravesend...................... ... 730 .. 40 ... 18*25 Harrogata...................... ... 1814 .. 70 ... 25*91 Hastings ...................... ... 2604 .. 76 ... 34*26 Huddersfield ............... ... 680 .. 28 ... 24*28 Hull ............................. ... 536 .. 40 ... 14*07 Leeds............................. ... 2506 .. 93 ... 5694 Leicester...................... ...10339 . . 392 ... 26.37 Leyton ....................... ...10552 . . 298 ... 35*40 Liverpool................ .. Lord’s............................. ... 1842 . . 63 ... 29*23 ...2C8J3 .. 810 ... 2573 Maidstone...................... ... 898 . 40 ... 22*45 Manchester ............... ... 8916 . . 408 ... 21*85 Nottingham ................ ... 7374 ... 304 .. 24*25 Oval •............................. ...16090 . . 575 ... 27*98 Oxford ....................... ... 4350 . . 1*6 ... 2979 Portsmouth ................ ... 2'90 . . 109 ... 21*10 Scarborough ............... ... 3560 . . 121 ... 29*42 Sheffield ....................... ... 2063 . . 83 ... 2485 Southampton .. ........ ... 4336 . . 159 ... 27*27 Taunton ....................... ... 8803 . . 256 ... 34*38 Tonbridge...................... ... 2731 . . 98 ... 27*83 Tunbridge Wells ........ ... 725 . . 40 ... 1812 Welbeck ...................... ... 441 . . 26 ... 1695 Worcester...................... ... 8816 . . 363 ... 24*28 Totals ... . . 188,716 6919 27 27 Scoring during the past season has ruled considerably higher than in 1900, when 157,480 t u d s were obtained for the loss of 6,342 wickets, or an average of 24 83 runs for every wicket lost. A glance at the above table will show that the ground upon which it was easiest to score was that at the Crystal Palace, closely followed by those at Brighton, Leyton and Taunton. The Leyton ground has improved immensely (from a bats­ man’s point of view) during the past few seasons. In 1899 the average number of runs for every wicket lost on the ground was 19'72, which, in 1900, had increased to 28'03, and, in 1901, to 35'40. During the past season the runs were obtained on the Leyton ground as follows : — 1086 for 40 wickets 1344 for 28 wickets 1163 for 24 wickets 1098 for 24 wickets 1131 for 30 wickets 985 for 33 wickets 1241 for 26 wickets No play. 1008 for 34 wickets 1332 for 30 wickets 176 for 29 wickets Essex v. Sussex Essex v. Gloucestershire Essex v. Kent ......... Essex v. Warwickshire Essex v. Derbyshire ... Essex v. Surrey Essex v. Lancashire ... Essex v. Leicestershire Essex v. Middlesex Essex y . Nottinghamshire Essex v. Yorkshire Totals ...lu552 for 298 wickets At Taunton the runs were obtained thus : Somersetshire v. Yorkshire........ 1262 for 39 wickets Somersetshire v. South Africans 1165 for 39 wickets Somersetshire v. Middlesex ... 1098 for 30 wickets Somersetshire v. Sussex ..........1*262 for 19 wickets Somersetshire v. Kent................. 616 for 30 wickets Somersetshire v. Surrey ..........1210 for 36 wickets Somersetshire v. Hampshire ... 1163 for 29 wickets Somersetshire v. Gloucestershire 1027 for 34 wickets Totals , 8803 for 256 wickets T a b l e No. 2.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF RUNS SCORED BY EACH SIDE IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Side. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Cambridge University ... .. 6251 ... 210 ... 25*00 Derbyshire .......... ... 8914 ... 439 ... 20*30 “ England” X I.’s .......... ... 1597 ... 37 ... 43*16 Essex............................... ...10215 ... 348 ... 29*35 Gentlemen........................ ... 1390 ... 69 ... 23*55 Gloucestershire .......... ... 9964 ... 436 ... 22 85 Hampshire ................. ... 7831 ... 309 ... 25-34 Kent ............................... ... 9418 ... 370 ... 25 45 Lancashire ............... ...12860 ... 447 ... 2«*74 Leicestershire................. ... 9683 ... 368 ... 26*31 London County .......... ... 6749 ... 179 ... 32*11 M.C.C. and Ground ... 5932 . 259 ... 22 90 Middlesex........................ ... 8463 ... 268 ... 31*57 Nottinghamshire .......... ... 9285 ... 321 ... 28*92 Over Thirty ................. ... 334 ... 20 ... 1670 Oxford University.......... ... 3588 ... 141 ... 25*44 Players ........................ ... 156 1 ... 39 ... 40*05 Somersetshire................. ... 8990 ... 342 ... 26*28 South Africans .......... ... 6041 ... 271 ... 92*29 8urrey............................... ...16107 ... 535 ... 30*10 Sussex ........................ ...12399 ... 263 ... 35*09 Under Thirty................. ... 480 ... 8 ... 60*00 Warwickshire .. .......... ... 7698 ... 243 ... 31*67 Webbe’s X I , Mr. A. J. ... 1015 ... 39 ... 26*02 Worcestershire............... ... 9691 ... 415 ... 23*35 Yorkshire........................ ...14269 ... 463 ... 30*81 Totals ... .. 188,716 6919 27*27 T a b lk N o . 3.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF RUNS SCORED AGAINST EACH SIDE IN FIRST-CLA8S MA.TCHES DURING THE SEA.SON. Side. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Cambridge Universi ... 5803 .. 165 .. 35*15 Derbyshire “ England” X I.’s ...10123 .. 254 .. 39 85 ... 1470 .. 53 .. 27 75 Essex................. ... 9068 .. 304 . 29 83 Gentlemen........ ... 1562 .. 39 .. 40-05 Gloucestershire.. ...11442 .. 382 .. 29-95 Hampshire ... 8253 .. 297 .. 27 78 Kent ................ ... 9774 .. 399 .. 24 49 Lancashire ...11394 .. 475 .. 23 98 Leicestershire ... ...10488 .. 340 .. 30 84 London County .. 6058 .. 183 .. 27 63 M.C.C. and Groun< ... 5S36 .. 253 .. 23 74 Middlesex.......... ... 8£8t .. 280 .. 29 94 Nottinghamshire ... 9047 .. 343 .. 26 37 Over Thirty ... 480 .. 8 .. 60*00 Oxford University ... 4539 .. ISO . 34 91 Players .......... ... 1390 .. 59 .. 23*55 Somersetshire ... ... 9124 . 319 .. 28 6) South Africans ... 6293 .. 255 .. 24-67 Surrey .......... ...15553 .. 679 .. 26 86 Sussex................ ...12643 .. 445 .. 28-40 Under Thirty ... ... 334 .. 20 .. 16 70 Warwickshire .. ... 8221 .. 320 .. 25*69 Webbe’s XI. Mr. ... 740 .. 39 .. 1897 Worcestershire ... 9312 .. 377 .. 24*74 Yorkshire.......... ...12291 .. 604 .. 20 30 Totals .......... 188716 6919 27*2 By combining the above two tables we find that the sides comes out in the following order :—Under Thirty + 43-3, Players + 16 5, “ England” X I .’s + 15-4, Yorkshire -f 10 4, Mr. A. J. Webbe’s X I. + 7'0; Sussex + 6'6, Warwickshire -f 5 9, Lancashire + '4 -7, London County + 4’4, Surrey +.3-2, Nottinghamshire + 2-5, Middlesex + l -6, Kent -f -9, Essex — •4, M.C.C. and Ground — -8, Worcester­ shire— 1'3, Somersetshire— 2'31, South Africans — 2 38, Hampshire — 2-4, Leicestershire — 4-5, Gloucestershire — 7’1, Oxford University — 9-4, Cam­ bridge University — 10’1, Gentlemen, — 16-5, Derbyshire — 19'5, Over Thirty — 43-3. N o t e . —The matches included in the last two tables under the heading “ England ” X I .’s are as follows :—York­ shire v. Mr. C. I. Thornton’s England X L , at Scarborough, Yorkshire v. An England X L , at Hastings, and Yorkshire v. England,'at Lord’s. BUSSEY’S m = ' w _ 2 0 9 C O BUSSEY’S