Cricket 1910

CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u n e 2, 1 9 10 . it would be difficult to get together such a side, to stand any chance, yet in 1810 the Old, although without Tom Walker and Beld- ham, won by 90 runs; but Mr. Budd, then almost at his best, did not assist the Young. The year 1810 is an important one in the history of Surrey ciicket, inasmuch as it marked the termination of the epoch of thirty- seven years - (1773-1810) during which, to quote the official Surrey Cricket; its History and Associations, “ the county reached as high a position in the world of cricket and pro­ duced as many great exponents of the game as it ever did, either before or since.” But by 1810 several of the chief players who had contributed to the county’s success during that time were well advanced in years ; Beld- ham was 44, John Wells (his brother-in-law) 51, Robinson 45 and Tom Walker 48. Yet, even so, it is surprising that Surrey should practically have dropped out of the game by the following season, especially as so recently as 1809 they had, when meeting England on the Holt Ground, allowed their opponents Beldham, their best man, and still won I Of the eight matches recorded in Scores and Biographies for 1810, there were two in which Surrey took part; each was at Lord’s against England, and the county, after losing the first match by six wickets, won the second by eight. It is a remarkable and in­ teresting fact tLat in the latter game the Surrey team contained as many at five Mitcham players, including old John Bowyer and John and James Sherman, the two latter being respectively unc’.e and father of Tom Sherman, who commenced to play for Surrey in 1817 and still survives. The match is also noteworthy as being the first at Lord’s in which the justly-famous Mr. William Ward took part. As all students of the game are aware, Mr. Ward did much to save both Lord’s and the Oval for cricket : moreover, his innings of 278 for M.C.C. against Norfolk (with Budd, Vigne and Lad- brol e) in 1820 still remains the highest ever played on either of the three grounds named after Lord. John Hammond, of Storrington, in Sussex, had good claims to be considered the most successful cricketer of the year. He was a left-handed batsman, a slow right-handed bowler and a fine wicket-keeper. During the season he scored 23 and 59 not out for St. John’s Wood Club v. M.C C., 55 and 90 for Lord F. Beauclerck’s XI. v. the Hon. E. Bligh’s XI., 3 for England v. the B .’s., 32 for England v. Surrey, 27 and 0 for Old v. Young, 9 and 16 for England v. Surrey, 27 and 64 for Old v. Young, and 0 and 1 for Capt. Blagrave’s XI. v. Col. Byng’s XI. When the B.’s (a team of players whose name commenced with that letter) were dismissed for 6 —the smallest score ever made iu so important a match—Hammond had much to do with the performance, for he bowled five of his opponents during the innings and caught another. That was in June, and in the first week of the following month another topic of conversation was provided by Lambert, who, single-handed, beat Lord Frederick Beauclerck and T. C. Howard at single-wicket by 15 runs. The original arrangement was that Lambert and Mr. George Osbaldeston should play together, but the latter was too ill to go through the match, which he wished postponed. Lord Frederick, however, would not agree, aud claimed the stakes. But Osbaldeston decided that Lambert should play single- handed, which he did, and, winning as stated, received the stakes, £100. The match made an enormous sensation at the time. Osbal­ deston, although very weak, went to the wicket in order to be ab’e to claim a substi­ tute to field for him, but the request was over-ruled. Beauclerck, although a most skilful cricketer, was a poor sportsman, and it seems but natural to read that “ All hearts were with Lambert.” It was Lambert who played the highest recorded innings of the year—132 not out for the Hon. E. Bligh’s XI. against Lord Frederick’s. The year 1810 witnessed the birth of several well-known cricketers. Perhaps the most famous was Samuel Redgate, •the Nottinghamshire fast bowler, who was chosen for all the great matches of his time, and in the Gentlemen v. Players match of 1835, when Fuller Pilch was assisting the former as a given man, clean bowled that famous batsman with the first ball he sent to him in each innings. In the Kept v. England match at Town Mailing in 1839, when Kent won by 2 runs, he bowled down the wickets of Stearman, Alfred Mynn and Fuller Pilch in four balls, and drank a glass of brandy after the fall of each wicket. Redgate, un­ fortunately, was not very steady and died at the early age of 40. Other players of note born in 1810 were Mr. George Barton, of Kent and Sussex; Charles Woods, of Surrey; the fourth Earl of Winterton, a great sup­ porter of the game in Sussex; Mr. C. M. Kettle, of Burton-on-Trent and the M.C.C.; and Butler Parr and George Butler, both of Notts. THE AU STRAL IAN TEAM IN N EW ZE A LAN D . (Continued from page 126.) Matches, 10 : won, 7 ; lost, 0 ; drawn, 2 ; abandoned, 1 . v. Wellington, at Wellington.—Won by six wicktts. v. Auckland, at Auckland.—Won by an innings and 128 runs. v. Canterbury, at Christchurch.—Drawn. v. Otago, at Dunedin.—Won by ten wickets. v . N e w Z e a la n d , a t C h r is t c h u k c h .— W o n by nine wickets. v. XIII. of Manawatu, at Palmerston North.— Won by an innings and 104 runs. v. Wanganui, at Wanganui.—Won by six wickets. v. XV. of Taranaki, at New Plymsuth.— Drawn. v. N ew Z ealand , at W ellington . —Won by 162 runs. v. Hawke’s Bay, at Napier.— Abandoned, owing to floods. BATTING AVERAGES IN X I. ASIDE MATCHES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. Runs. Aver. W. W. Armstrong ... 8 1 149* 393 56-14 E. R. Mayne ... ... 13 2 136 565 51-36 W. Bardsley ... ... 13 3 97 415 41-50 T. S. Warne ... ... 5 2 54 112 37-33 S. H. Emery ... ... 10 3 62* 188 26-85 C. Kelleway ... ... 10 1 51 241 26-77 D. Smith ................ .. 11 1 102 230 - 23 00 C. E. Simpson ... ... 10 1 51 181 20-11 N. Dodds ................ .. 7 0 53 91 13 00 C. R. Gorry ... . 7 3 11* 37 9 25 W. J. Whitty ... ... 9 1 20 73 9-12 A. C. F a cy................ .. 6 1 23 42 8-40 A. J. Hopkins ... ... 7 1 8 25 4-16 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES IN XI. A-SIDE MATCHES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. D. Sm ith................. __ __ 15 3 5-00 E. R. M ayne......... . — — 10 2 5-00 W. J. W hitty......... . —- — 511 43 11-88 C. Kelleway ......... . — — 133 10 13 30 A. J. Hopkins . — — 198 14. 14-14 S. H. E m ery......... . — — 3i*8 26 15 30 A. C. Facy ......... . 61 12 178 11 16-18 T. S. Warne .. ... 35-1 6 154 7 22-00 W. W. Armstrong.. . 123-3 30 367 16 22-93 C. E. Simpson . 27*4 11 52 1 52-00 C. R. Gorry ......... . — — 8 0 — BATTING AVERAGES IN ALL MATCHES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. Runs. Aver. W. W. Armstrong ,. 8 1 149* 393 56-14 E. R. Mayne .........,. 16 3 136 646 49 69 W. Bardsley ......... . 16 3 97 497 38-23 T. S. Warne ......... 5 2 54 112 37-33 D. Smith ................... 14 1 107 370 28-46 S. H. Emery ... 13 3 62* 263 26-30 C. Kelleway .;. .. . 13 1 51 310 25-83 C. E. Sim pson.........,. 13 1 51 2-20 18-33 N. Dodds ................. . 10 1 53 110 12-22 A. C. F acy................. 9 1 24 89 1112 G. R. Gorry .........,. 7 3 11* 37- 9-25 W. J. WhiLty ......... . 12 2 20 80 8 00 A. J. H op k in s........... 9 2 11 38 • 5 42 A. C. K. Mackenzie . 1 0 0 0 — *Signifies not out. HUNDREDS HIT FOR THE SIDE (5). Armstrong, W. W., v. Canterbury, at Christ­ church .......................................................... Mayne, E. It., v. Auckland, at Auckland......... Mayne, E. R.. v. Canterbury, at Christchurch Smith, D., v. XIII. of Manawatu, at Palmerston North .......................................................... Smith, D., v. New Zealand, at Wellington ... 1 3(5' 102 107 102 HUNDREDS AGAINST THE SIDE (1.) Reese, D., for Canterbury, at Christchurch ... 108 BOWLING AVERAGES IN ALL MATCHES. E. R. Mayne .. D. Sm ith........... A. C. Facy W. J. Whitty .. A. J. Hopkins C. Kelleway ... S. H. Emery ... T. S. Warne ... W. W. Armstror C. E. Simpson C. R. Gorry ... Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. — — 10 2 5 00 — — 25 3 8-33 — — 218 21 1038 — — 621 58 10-70 — — 250 20 12-50 — — 150 12 12-50 — — 503 39 12 89 — — 190 9 2111 123-3 30 367 16 22 93 — — 92 4 2300 — — 8 0 — SCOTT ISH CR ICKET RECORD .* Messrs. R. W. Forsyth, Ltd., have issued, under the above title, a booklet of 174 pages which contains much matter relating to last year’s cricket and cricketers in Scotland as well as the fixtures for this year of all the principal clubs in the country. There are also photographs of the Uddingston, Glasgow High School, Fettesand Edinburgh Academy Elevens. * The Scottish Cricket Record, 1910. Glasgow and Edinburgh: Messrs. R. W. Forsyth, Ltd. Price not stated. GEORGE LEW IN & Co., (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists and A th letic Clothing Manufacturers OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the M.C.C. 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