Cricket 1902

M a y 1, 1902. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 99 still think that Spofforth has always been in a class by himself. Even now I should not like to say that he is never as good as when he was in his prime. Let him be feeling pretty fit, and let him take a wicket or two when he goes on to bowl, and I can assure you that for a time he bowls so well that it is difficult to believe he was ever better. Even as recently as last year he had the best analysis for the club.” “ You had seen him bowl before he joined the Hampstead Club ? ” “ Often. But I more particularly re­ member his wonderful bowling in the match between England and Australia, at the Oval, in 1882, which we lost by seven rune. I was one of the first inside the gates in the early morning of the last day of the match, armed with a bottle of ginger beer and two stale buns. Not wishing to lose the centre place which I had taken, I sat there from early morning until the game was over. I formed my own youthful opinion as to why England lost; different from the general opinion that it was C. T. Studd who lost us the match. It seemed to me that, while A. P. Lucas' was playing maiden after maiden of Spofforth’s with a skill which I shall never forget, Alfred Lyttelton might have had a ‘ go ’ at Boyle. On any other occasion he would have hit Boyle for two or three fours and have ■vson the match. Many years afterwards, in talking over this match with Spofforth, he gave me the impression that I had stumbled on the explanation he had always held to be the real one of that historic defeat.” W. A. B e t t e s w o r t h . THE ENGLISH TEAM IN THE WEST INDIES. SUMMARY OF THE TOUR. Matches played, 19; won, 13; lost, 6; drawn, 1; total, 19. First match—v. Barbados. Played at Bar­ bados on January 22, 23 and 24, 1902. Barbados won by an innings and 71 runs. Scores: English Team, 97 and 149; Barbados, 317. Second match—v. Army and Navy. Played at Barbados on January 25. English team won by 10 runs. Scores: English Team, 162 ; Army and Navy, 152. Third match—v. Barbados. Played at Bar­ bados on January 27 and 28. English Team won by eight wickets. Scores: English Team, 236 and 99 (for two wickets); Barbados, 193 and 141. Fourth match—v. Combined West Indies. Played at Barbados on January 29 and 30. West Indies won by an innings and 4 runs. Scores : English Team, 147 and 85; West Indies, 236. Fifth match—v. Mr. Bowring’s XI. Played at Barbados on January 31 and February 1, 1902. Match, drawn. Scores: English team, 384 (for eight wickets); Mr. Bowring’s Team, 187 and 175 (for four wickets). Sixth match—v. All Jamaica. Played at Kingston on February 8 and 9, 1902. English team won by an innings and 139 runs. Scores : English Team, 326 ; All Jamaica, 33 and 154. Seventh match—v. Sixteen Colts. Played at Kingston on February 11, 1902. English Team won by 149 runs. Scores : English Team, 227 ; Colts, 78 and 43 (for four wickets). Eighth match-v. Jamaica Born. Played at Kingston on February 12 and 13, 1902. English Team won by 139 runs. Scores : English Team, 298 and 134 (for three wickets), innings closed ; Jamaica Bom, 172 and 121. Ninth match—v. All Jamaica, played at Kingston on February 14 and 15, 1902. English team won by an innings and 68 runs. Scores : English Team, 362 ; All Jamaica, 117 and 177. Tenth match—v. Black River. Played at Black River, Jamaica on February 18 and 19, 1902. English Team won by an innings and 171 runs. Scores : English Team, 330 ; Black River, 92 and 117. Eleventh match—v. United Services and All Jamaica (combined).—Played at King­ ston on February 21 and 22, 1902. English Teamwon by an innings and 82 runs. Scores : English Team, 293 ; United Services and All Jamaica, 139 and 72. Twelfth match—v. Grenada and St. Vincent. Played at Grenada on March 5 and 6, 1902. English Team won by an innings and 19runs. Scores : English Team, 214 ; Grenada and St. Vincent, 87 and 108. Thirteenth match—v. Grenada and St. Vincent. Played at Grenada on March 6 and 7, 1902. English Teamwon by 65 runs. Scores : English Team, 140 and 109; Grenada and St.Vincent, 64 and 120. Fourteenth match—v. All Trinidad. Played at Trinidad on March 10, 11 and 12, 1902. English Team won by five wickets. Scores: English Team, 178 and 127 (for six wickets) ; All Trinidad 188 and 116. Fifteenth match—v. All Trinidad. Played at Trinidad on March 14 and 15, 1902. English team won by nine wickets. Scores: English Team, 122 and97 (for two wickets) ; all Trinidad, 114 and 104. Sixteenth match—v. Combined West Indies. Played at Trinidad on March 20 and 21, 1902. West Indies won by 111 runs. Scores: English Team, 71 and 97 ; West Indies, 200 and 79. Seventeenth match— v. British Guiana. Played at Demerara on March 31 and April 1, 1902. British Guiana won by four wickets. Scores: English team, 131 and 89; British Guiana, 154 and 69 (for six wickets). Eighteenthmatch—v. Combined West Indies. Played at Demerara on April 4, 5 and 7, 1892. English team won by an innings and 330 runs. Scores: English Team, 455. West Indies, 92 and 33. Ninteenth match—v. British Guiana. Played at Demerara on April 7, 8 and 9, 1902. British Guiana won by four wickets. Scores; English Team, 90 and 277 ; British Guiana, 206 and 163 (for six wickets). BATTING AVEBAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out rims. inns. Aver. Bosanquet, B. J. T. ... 29 ... 4 .. . 846 .. 97 ... 33 84 Dillon, E. W . ..........28 . .. 1 ... 625 71 ... 23-14 Hollins. F. H. .......... 27 . .. 4 ..,. 527 ... 74 ... 22*91 Fane, F. L .....................29 . .. 3 .. . 595 .. 66*... 22 88 Dowson, E. M. ,.......... 24 . .. 1 ..„ 622 ...112 ... 22-78 "Wilson, E. R. .......... 23 . .. 1 .. . 446 ... 81 ... 20*27 Blaker, R. N. R............26 . . 0 ... 468 ..100 ... 17*61 Lee, E. C. ... .......... 25 . .. 3 .. . 322 .. 53 .. 14-63 Dashwood, T. H. K .... 26 . . 2 .. . 346 ,.120*... 14-41 'Whatman. A. D. ...........23 . .. 6 ..,. 223 ... 60 ... 12-38 Bennett, R. A . ,..........20 . .. 3 .. . 188 ... 32 ... 1106 Arbuthnot, L. G. ... 12 ... 6 .. . 48 .... 17*... 8-00 * Signifies not out. BOW LING AVEBAGES. Ovfrs.Mdns. Buns. Wkts. Aver. Wilson, E. B. ... 452-3 ... 1C8 ... 848 ... 78 ... 10-37 DowBon, E. M. ... 543 4 ... 149 .. 1379 .. 121 ... 11-39 Bosanqnet.B.J.T. 4803 ... 139 .. 1221 ... 84 ... 14'53 Dillon, E. W . ...161 ... 26 ... 482 ... 33 ... 14'60 Blaker, B. N. B... 50 ... 16 ... 149 ... 7 ... 21-28 Follies, P. B . ... 7 ... 0 . . . 4b ... 2 ... 52 05 Bennett, B. A. ... 4 ... 0 ... 33 ... 1 ... 33-00 Lee, E. C................... 17 ... 5 ... 56 ... 1 ... 56'00 Dashwood,T.H.K. 4 ... 0 ... 12 ... 0 ... — Fane, F. L ............ 2 ... 0 ... 13 ... 0 ... — Whatman, A. D. 9 ... S ... 2 3 ... 0 ... — Arbuthnot, L. G. 3 ... 0 ... 29 ... 0 ... — (For later matches see page 103.) NOTES FROM QUEENSLAND. (B y O u r S pe c ia l C orrespondent .) As I foretold last week, Brisbane cricketers were not at all satisfied with the choice of the selectors for the match v. New South Wales next week. The newspapers have been used much by enthusiasts and letters have appeared daily. The players whose omission has caused most disappointment are O. W. Cowley and J. J. Fitzgerald of Gympie, and S. A. Schreiber of Rockhampton. It is generally thought that A. Atkins, L. J. Evans, and G. S. Crouch should be dropped to make rcom for the three country players named. W. T. Evans, the wicket-keeper of the team, had a finger broken during the week in trying to stop a terrific drive from P. S. Carew, our big hitter. He will therefore be unable to play, and his place will most likely be taken by H. W. Chapman, who played against New South Wales in Sydtey, in 1895. Evans is far and away our best wicket-keeper, and is besides a first-rate batsman, so that his loss will be very keenly felt. With Dr. R. Macdonald and Evans out of the team, as well as other good players ignored by the selectors, Queensland’s prospects do not look too bright. Pour changes have been made in the Light Blues’ team, W. S. Duff, T. Howard, T. Hogue, and H. A. Evers taking the places of F. A. Iredale, B. W. Faiquhar, A. L. Newell, and W. D. Loveridge, who are unable to make the trip. W. S. Duff is an elder brother of E. A. Duff of the Australian XI. He is making his first appearance for his State, as is also T. Hogue, who comes from Newcastle. Evers, who takes Love- ridge’s place as wicket-keeper, has been here before, as has Howard also. My next letter will contain an account of the first day’s play of the match. The great match for the local premier­ ship in Brisbane, to be played after the inter-state game, will be more interesting than ever, as Valley yesterday drew sheir match with Bundamba, and thereby lost their advantage of one point over Woolloongabba. Dr. Macdonald did not leave for England by the “ Omrah,” as stated by me last week. He took his leave of Brisbane on Friday last, March 21st, and should therefore reach England at the same time as this letter. G BICKET Beport Sheets, lod. per dozen, port free. Order of Going-in Cards, 7d. per dozen, port free. Cricket Score Books, 6d. and Is. each; postage, 2d. extra.—To be obtained at the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street London, E.C.