Cricket 1903

A pril 9, 1903. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 61 TEST MATCH RECORDS. By R. H. C ampbell . T able No. 1.—TABLE SHOWING THE GROUNDS UPON WBIGH THE RUNS WERE SCORED IN TEST MATCHES DURING THE SERIE8. (fl)—I n E n gland . By E ngland . By A ustralia . fco Birmingham . Leeds ... Lord’s ... .. Manchester . Nottingham ., Oval............... Sheffield... . Adelaide... Melbourne Sydney ... S .8 2 w JS g o <u a o g a ir! >■ a ir1 >• P h ^ pi ^ <J ... 876... 9...41*77... 82... 32... 6*83 ... 239... 10.. 23-90... 896... 2f>...19‘80 ...2676...107.. 25*00...2223.. 120,..18*52 ...2522 . 112...22*51...2665...124.. 20*68 ... 348... 17...20-47... 482... 18.26*77 .. 3766...144.. 26*15...3457...185...18*68 ... 340... 20...17*00... 483... 20...24*15 (3)—I n A ustralia . .. 2397... 82...29*23,..2561... 86...29*77 .. 6699..272...24*62.. 6496...266. .24*42 .. 6 90.. £01 . 21*22.. 6213.. 274...22*67 T able N o . 2.—TABLE SHOWING TBE NUMBER OF RUNS SCORED BY EACH SIDE IN TE8T MATCHES IN A SEASON DURING THE SERIES. (a)—I n E ngland . Total Runs. Wickets Lost. Average, 'd ^ *d ^ 'd ^ S§ o 2 ►‘ S o S o S eg "So g H •< w ■«< w <3 1880 ... 477.. 476 ... 15 ... 20 ... 31-80 ... 23 80 1882 ... 178 ... 185 ... 20 ... 20 ... 8 90 ... 9 25 1884 ... 1C85 ... 1107 ... 41 ... 40 ... 26 46 ... £7*c7 3886 ... 1117 ... 792 ... 36 ... 60 ... 31*02 ... 13*20 1888 ... 604 ... 507 ... 40 ... 60 ... 15*10 ... 8*45 1890 ... 505 ... 502 ... 31 ... 40 ... 16*29 ... 12*55 1893 ... 1412 ... 1149 ... 42 ... 50 ... 33*44 .. 22*98 1896 ... 1168 ... 1100 ... 54 ... 57 ... 21*62 ... 19 i9 1899 ... 2C75 ... 2475 ... 70 ... 80 ... 29*64 ... 30*93 1902 ... 1646 ... 1395 ... 70 ... 72 ... 23*50 ... 19*37 (£)—I n A ustbalia . 1876-7 ... €87 ... 780 ... 36 ... 40 ... 19 08 ... 18*25 1878-9 ... 273 ... 275 ... £0 ... 10 ... 13 65 ... 27*60 1881-2 ... 1832 ... 1439 ... 72 ... 52 ... 25*44 ... 17 67 1882-3 ... 1470 ... 1378 ... 70 ... 67 ... 21 00 ... £0.56 1881-5 .. 1916 ... 1820 ... 72 ... 92 ... 26*61 ... 19*78 1886-7 ... 534 ... 450 ... 40 ... 40 ... 13*35 ... 11*25 1887-8 ... 250 ... 124 .. 20 ... 20 ... 12*60 ... 6*20 1891-2 ... 1385 ... 1281 ... 50 ... 60 ... 27*70 ... 21*35 1894-5 ... 2f99 ... 2822 ... 94 ... 90 ... 25*62 ... 31*35 1897-8 ... 2622 ... 2691 ... 91 ... 66 ... 58 81 ... 4077 1901-2 ... 2118 ... 2260 ... 90 ... 89 ... 23*53 ... 25 39 It -will be observed that England can claim an advantage on the averages for seven of the ten seasons played in England, and six of the eleven played in Australia. T able No. 3.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF INNING8 IN WHICH 4(0 OR MORE RUNS WERE SCORED IN TEST MATCHES DURING THE SERIES. Total of For Place and Date. Inns. Australia ... Sydney, December, 1894 .......... 686 England ... Oval, August, 1899 ................. 676 Australia ... Adelaide, January, 1893 ........... 573 Australia ... Oval, August, 1884 ................. 551 England ... Sydney, December, 1897 .......... 551 Australia ... Melbourne, January, 1888 ........... 520 England ... Adelaide, March, 1892.................. 499 England ... Oval, August, 1893 ................. 483 England ... Melbourne, January, 1895 ........... 475 England ... Sydney, December, 1901 .......... 464 England ... Sydney, December, 1894 .......... 437 Ergland ... Oval, August, 1886 ................. 434 Australia ... Lord’s, June, 1899 ........................ 421 England ... Oval, September, 1880.................. 420 Australia ... Melbourne, March, 1895 .......... 414 Australia ... Manchester, July, 1896 .......... 412 Australia ... Adelaide, February, 1895 ........... 411 Australia ... Sydney, December, 1897 .......... 408 England ... Melbourne, January, 1895 .. ... 401 Nineteen in all—England 10, Australia 9, but Aus­ tralia claims four of the six 500 innings; England claims 19 innings between 300 and 400, Australia 15. T able No. 4.— TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF MATCHES IN WBICH 1,000 OR MORE RUNS WERE SCORED DURING THE SERIES. Place and Date. Runs. Wkts. Sydney, January, 1892.............. 1,000 for 40 Melbourne, December, 1894 ... 1,0 l 6 „ 40 Manchester, July, 1899.............. l,tC8 „ 30 Sydney, February, 1898 ... 1,028 „ 34 Melbourne, December, 1881 ... 1,049 ,, 33 Manchester, July, 1896.............. 1,073 „ 37 Adelaide, January, 1898 Oval, August, 1899 Adelaide, January, 1902 Sydney, December, 1897 Melbourne, March, 1895 Sydney, December, 1894 1,133 „ 30 1.182 „ 25 1,271 „ 31 1,292 „ 31 1,364 „ 34 1,514 „ 40 Six other'games yielded over 900 runs each. T able No. 5.— TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF COMPLETED MATCHES IN WBICH 400 RUNS OR LESS WERE SCORED DURING THE SERIES. Place and Date. Runs. Wkts. Lord’s, July, 1888 .............................. £91 for 40 Manchester, August, 1888 ... 323 „ 30 Oval, August, 1882 ................. 363 „ 40 Sydney, February, 1888 ................ 374 „ 40 Oval, August, 1890 ................. 389 „ 88 Oval, August, 1896 ................. 892 „• 40 T a b le N o. 6.— TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF COMPLETED INNINGS OF 50 RUNS OR LESS HIT IN 1EST MATCHES DURING THE SERIES. Total of For Place and Date. Inns. Australia ... Birmingham, May, 1902 ............ 36 Australia ... Sydney. February, 1888 ............ 42 Australia ... Oval August, 1896 ..................... 44 England ... Sydney, January, 1887 ...................... 45 Twenty-eight other innings have produced under 100 runs each, o f which Australia claims 16, England 12. T able No. 7.—TABLE SB OWING THE NUMBER OF CLOSE FINISHER IN TEST MATCHES DURING TBE 8EHIES. (a)—T hree W ickets or L ess . Margin. Match won by. Place and Date. 1 wicket ... England ... Oval, August, 1902 2 „ ... England ... Oval, August. 1890 3 „ ... Australia ... Manchester, July, 1896 (3) —T w enty E uns or L ess . 3 runs ... Australia ... Manchester, July, 1902 6 „ ... Australia ... Bydney, February, 1885 7 ,, ... Australia ... Oval, August, 1882 10 ,, ... England ... Sydney, December,1894 13 „ ... Ergland ... Sydney, January, 1887 T able No. 8.—TATLB SHOWING THE NUMBER OF HEAVY DEFEATS IN TEST MATCHES DURING TBE 8ER1E8. (a)— Innings a n d 100 o r M o r e Runs. Margin. M atch won by Place and Date. Inns, and 230 runs ... Englard ...Adelaide, Mar., 1892 Inns, and 217 runs ... England ...Oval, Aug., 1886 Inns, and 147 runs ... Australia.. Sydney, Feb., 1895 Inns, and 137 runs... England .. Oval, Aug., 1888 Inns, and 124 runs... England ...ISjdney, Lee., 1901 Inns, and It 6 runs... England .. Lord’s, July, 1886 (J)— 200, o r M o re Runs. 382 runs .....................Australia.. Adelaide, Jan., 1895 229 runs ...................Australia.. Melbourne, Jan., 1902 Of the seven one-innings and under 100 runs wins, England claims 5, Australia 2 ; and each claim 1 of the two 100 and under 200 runs margin. T able No. 9 —TABLE SHOWING TBE NUMBER OF PARTNERSHIPS OF 100 OR MOfcE RUNS IN TEST MATCHES DURING TBE SERIES, (a)—F irst W icket . Hayward, T., and F. S. Jackson, Oval, August, 1899 ..................................................................... 185* W . G. Grace and W. H. Scotton, Oval, August, 1886.................................................................................. 170 Hayward, T., and A. C. Maclaren, Sydney, December, 1901........................................................154 W . G. Grace and A. E. Stoddart, Oval, August, 1893.................................................................................. 151 Hayward, T., and A. C. Maclaren, Adelaide, January, 1902 ........................................................ 149 R. A. Duff and Y. Trumper, Manchester, July, 1902.................................................................................. 135 R. G. Barlow and G. Ulyett, Sydney, February, 1882........................................................................................ 122 C. E. M’Leod and J. Worrall, Oval, August, 1899 .................................................................................. 116 A. C. Maclaren and E. Wainwright, Sydney, February, 1898 ..............................................Ill (&)— S eco n d W ic k e t . A. C. Bannerman and J. J. Lyons, Sydney, February, 1892 ........................................................ 174* Gunn, W., and Shrewsbury, A., Lord’s, July, 1893................................................................................. 152 J. Darling and C. Hill, Adelaide. January, 1898 148 W. L. Murdoch and P. S. M’Donnell, Oval, August, 1884 ........................................................ 143 A. C. Maclaren and K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Ade­ laide, January, 1893 ........................................... 142 J. Selby and G. Ulyett, Melbourne, December, 1881 . . 1 3 7 C. Bill and V. Trumper, Adelaide, January, 1902.................................................................................. 1! Hayward, T., and A. C. Maclaren, Sydney, December. 1897 ............................................. 136 G. Giffen and F. A. Iredale, Manchester, July, 1896...................................................................131 Hayward, T., and K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Oval, August, 1899 .............................................. 131 C. Hill and C. E. M’Leod,Melbourne, January, 1898....................................................... ... 124 W. G. Grace and A. P. Lucas, Oval, September, 1880.................................................................. 120 Barnes, W., and Shrewsbury, A., Melbourne, January, 1885 .............................................. 116 A. C. Maclaren and Tyldesley, J. T., Sydney, February, 1902 .............................................. 106 (c)—T hird W icket . Brown, J. T., and Ward, A., Melbourne, March, 1895 .............................................. 210 W. L. Murdoch and H. J. H. Scott, Oval, August, 1884 ............................................. 207 J. Darling and J. Worrall, Sydney, February, 189 8................................................................. 193 Barnes, W., and W . H. Scotton, Adelaide, December, 1884 ............................................. 175 F. S. Jackson and Shrewsbury, A., Lord’s, July, 1893 ......................................................... 137 Hon. F. S. Jackson and A. C. Maclaren, Lord’s, June, 1902 .............................................. 102+ Brown, J. T., and Ward, A., Sydney, Decem­ ber, 1894 ........................................................ 102 (<Z)—F ourth W icket . S. E. Gregory and G. H. S. Trott, Lord’s, Jure, 1896................................................................... 221* A. C. Bannciman and P. S. M’Donnell, Sydney, March, 1882 ............. ........................ 191 G. Giffen and F. A. Iredale, Sydney, December, 189 4.................................................................. 171 Barnes, W., and Shrewsbury, A., Lord’s, July, 1886.................................................................. 161 C. Bill and M. A.Noble, Lord’s, June, 1899 ... 130 C. B. Fry and A. C. Maclaren, Oval, August, 189 9................................................................. 110 S. E. Gregory andC. Hill, Sheffield, July, 1902 107 Shrewsbury, A., and Ward, A., Oval, August, 1893....................................................... ... 103 ( e )—Fifth W iceet. A . C. Maclaren and Peel, R.,Melbourne, March, 189 5................................................................ 162* J. Darling and S. E. Gregory, Melbourne, March, 1895 .............................................. 142 G. Giffen and S. E. Gregory, Sydney, Decem­ ber, 1894 ............. ...................................139 F. A. Iredale and G. H. S. Trott, Melbourne, January, 1898 .............................................. 124 Abel, R., and Barnes, W., Oval, August, 1888 112 G. Giffen and T. Horan, Melbourne, January, 1882...................................................................107 H. Graham and G. H. S. Trott, Oval, August, 1893................................................................... 106 Abel, R., and W. G. Grace, Lord’s, June, 1896 1C5♦* J. Darling and 8. E. Grtgory, Oval, August, 1899...................................................................ICO ( / ) —SixTn W icket . H. Graham and S. E. Gregory, Lord’s, July, 1893.................................................................. 142* Braund, L. C., and Hon. F. S. Jackson, Man­ chester, July, 1902 ................................... 141 Hon. F. S. Jacfcson and W. W. Read, Oval, August, 1893 ..............................................131 G. H. Hirst and K. S. Ranjitsinbji, Sydney, December, 1897 ............................................. 124 W. W . Read and E. F. S. Tylecote, Sydney, January, 1883 .............................................. 115 Hon. F. 8. Jackscn and G. L. Jessop, Oval, August, 1902 ............. ....................... 109 Braund, L. C., and Quaife, W . G., Adelaide, January, 19C2 ..............................................108 (p)—S eventh W ickkt . C. Hill and H. 1 rumble, Melbourne, January, 1898................................................................... 165* Braund, L. C , and lilley, A. A., Sydney, December, 1901 ..............................................124 Hayward, T., and Lilley, A. A., Manchester, July, 1899........................................................ 113 Flowers, W., and J. M. Read, Sydney, Feb­ ruary, 1885 .............................................. 102 (h) —Eighth W icket. G. J. Bonnor and S. P. Jones, Sydney, March, 1885 ............................................. 154' H. Graham and 43i Hi fe). Tiott, Sydney, Feb­ ruary, 1895 .............................................. 112 (t)—N inth W icket . J. McC. Blackham and S. E. Gregory, Sydney, December, 1894 .. ............ ............. 154* W . W . Read and W. H. Scotton, Oval, August, 1884................................................................... 151 (>)—T enth W icket . W . Armstrong and R. A. Duff, Melbourne, January, 1902 .............................................. 120* •The Records for respective wickets. +Unfinished. Sixty-three in al}—England 36, Australia.27. A.L.