James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

140 § drool N ANOTHER PART of the Companion the merits of the various Public School elevens are fully analysed. Below we give short descriptions of the principal School matches played in 1884:— ETON v. HARROW. For the third year in succession the match between the two leading die schools had to be abandoned as a 1 draw. This unsatisfactory state publ c of things, coupled with the fact that out of the last ten engagements no fewer than six have been left unfinished, really seems to constitute an Cl rgument that the fixture should be commenced on Thursday instead of Friday, as is customary, and so leave a third day upon Which, if necessary, to play out the-game. The encounter under notice was the 60th played between the two schools, and unlike its immediate predecessor it presented scarcely any remarkable feature. As, however, fourteen players out of the twenty-two engaged were new to the match, the quality of the cricket should not be harshly judged. The old choices Avere—Eton: Mr. Lucas, Mr, Thomas, and Mr. Forster, and Harrow: Mr. Butler, Mr. Oates, Mr. Buxton, Mr. Young, and Mr. Cox, and on the Dark Blue side at least the chief honours were borne off by those mentioned. Harrow started badly, losing 4 wickets for 24 runs, but the other batsmen played up very well and so avoided the insignificant score which had appeared imminent. Mr. Oates had hatted well at the start, and towards the close Mr. Young displayed' capital defence. Mr. Bromley-Martin (slow right) bowled with considerable success during the greater part of the innings. The Light Blues gave a sorry exhibition of batting, and lost their first 5 wickets for 31 runs. Then Lord George Scott hit pluckily and well, and receiving support from Mr. Forster, the pair put on 34 runs. The change of howling, however, of Mr. Buxton (slow right, with a high delivery) for Mr. Ramsay was attended ^vith great results, and the Etonians were out for 4 4 runs less than their opponents. In the second innings of Harrow Mr. W. H. Dent and Mr. Butler both shaped well, and Mr. Young again defied all the efforts of the Eton bowlers. Rain stopped play a quarter of an hour before the usual time, and on Saturday the weather proved so very wet that after waiting for four hours the captains agreed to abandon the match. On neither side was the fielding first rate, but the Harrovians were less Full score and analysis:— w■ % A 4 ^ £ « 1st Inns. t / —O at fault than their opponents. • • • • • • M l HARROW. E. M. Butler, l bw, b Martin F. H. Oates, c Forster, b Mordaunt W. H. Dent, b Martin C. I). Buxton, c Philipson, b Mordaunt... A. K. Watson, c Soam.es, b Mordaunt C. E. Kindersley, b Martin ... W. A. R. Young, not out M. J. Dauglish. c Scott, b Martin... C. II. Dent, c Philipson, b Scott A. R. Cox, b Martin ... A. D. Ramsay, b Martin B 1,1b 4 2nd Inns. • M • • • • • • i • • • M • M # M I » • • M • » • • • • t M Total t • # * » * I M • 9 c M o rd au n t , b Sc >tt ... 31 31 b M a r t in ..." ............... ... 6 0 b Thom as ............................ ... 35 0 b S c o t t ... ... 13 1 c .M o rd a u n t , b F o r s te r ... 20 21 b M a rt in ............................ ... o 23 n o t o u t ......................................... ... 35 0 n o t o u t ......................................... ... 5 23 IS 1 5 13 • 0 0 M l • »*• ... 1 128 l o t a l ••• ... 152