CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 1974, 19 September 1889, Page 27

CRICKET.

NOTES BY SLIP.

Pilling, the popular wicketfceeper, had a benefit on July 11 and the following days, when a match North v. South was played at Old Trafford, Manchester. The South had only a moderate team, and had all the worst of a draw, the scores boing : South, 204 (X J Key 58. T 0 O'Brien 39, Lohmann 32) and 133 (Abel ss, WG Grace 48); North, 271 (F H Sugg 89, Gunn 47, Briggs 42) and 47 for four wickets. In the second innings of the South Ulyett clean bowled Mr Nepean, Quaife, and Mr Key in succession without having a run scored off him, When the accounts in connection with the match are made up it will (says the Athletic News) be found that the popular Lancashire wicketkeeper has cleared more money than has ever been made by a professional cricketer in a similar match.

One visitor to the North v. South match at Old Trafford waa an old fogey who apparently had not seen or read anything about; cricket for a great many years, and who asked a friend whether Alfred Mynn was playing for the South. "No," waa the reply; "he ia rather unwell ; ao Puller Pilch is playing as a substitute."

Harrow has now won 27 matches against Eton, and the latter school has defeated its great rival 26 times. Ten matches have been drawn. This year's match was won by Harrow by nine wickets, the winners scoring 272 (F S Jackson 68, 0 P Willb 50) and 60 for one wiohefc, and Eton 169 and 152. Yorkshire has been very unfortunate this year. On July 17, the Tykes ware easily defeated by Kent, the representatives of the hop county scoriDg 239 (G G Hoarae, not out, 64. A Hearne 41, F Marohant 38, Bombardier Barton 82), while Yorkshire had to be content with 71 and 62. Martin and Wright bawled unchanged throughout the two innings of Yorkshire. Then a week later Yorkshire had all the best of the start with Lancashire, but af tier a very exciting finish, the latter county snatched the victory by three runs. Lancashire scored 81 and 158 (Briggs 41), and Yorkshire 160 (Lord Hawke, not out, 52, Lbs 42) and 71. In their next match the Tykes played up much better. The formidable Notts Eleven were their opponents, and by them they were defeated, after an interesting game, by 36 runs. The scores were : Notts, 225 (Gunn 87, Scottoq 51) and 134 (Scotton 50) ; Yorkshire, 201 (Peel 60, Lee 41) and 122 (Wainright 50). Lancashire appeared to great advantage in their match at Lord's with Middlesex, wbqm they defeated on July 17 by an innings and 67 runs. The Boores were : Lancashire, 398 (Albert Ward, not out, 114, J JLccles 78, Sugg 63, Briggs 55) ; Middlesex, 145 (E A Nepean 49, T O O'Brien 84, A E Stoddart 33) and 186 (S W Scott 75, E A Nepean 35). ; The Surrey Eleven were unable to defeat" Sussex on July 17 by more than three wickets. Sussex scored 180 (Jesse Hide, not out, 75, iG Brann 37) and 81j while Surrey mada 181 (Renderßon 47, X J Key 33) , and 82 for seven wickets. In their next match, also, t^e Surrey | team did not shape very well agaiußt the m- \ ferior Derbyshire Eleven, as they only won py 48 runs. Surrey made 123 (X J Key 30) a£d 148 (Lockwood 43, Lohmann, not out, 38), and Derbyshire's scores were 90 and 133 (Sugpr 41). The Notts Eleven brilliantly defeated Kejit by an innings and 43 runs, this making their sixth successive win in first-class matches by more than an innings — an extraordinary and unprecedented reoord. Notts scored 302 (Gunn 80, Barnes 60, Flowers 49, Shacklock 36), while Kent made 140 (L Wilson 40, F Maroh&nt 31) and 119 (L Wilson 53). . | The Gentlemen* of Philadelphia maintained in their matoh against the Gentlemen of Surrey the large scoring? that characterised their first efforts on British soil. The Gentlemen jof Surrey scored 294 (W W Read 105)- and 355 (W W Read 130, J Shuter 71), and the-Phila-delphiana scored 458 (W Scofct 152, W ! O Morgan 98, D S Newhall 47, E W Olark 40) and 43 for three wickets. A strong teamjof Gentlemen of the M. O.O. —including Dr Grace, Rev. R T Thornton, Messrs Stoddart, O I ' Thornton, Nepean, and Vernon— defeated the Pbiladelphians by an innings and 84 runs, the ■ scores being : M.0.0., 383 (R T Thornton 111. O O Clarke 80, O I Thornton 73) ; Philadplphians, 235 (G S Patterson 52, R.D Brown 45) and 64. j Overheard at Lord's, Harrow boy to friend: " Cheek of these Eton fellows always to call this match Eton and Harrow. We're going jto liok 'em jolly well, and ought to call it Harrow and Eton." Polite boy behind with light blue adornment: "Pardon my remarking tblat Gentlemen v. Players ia ne\er called Players v. Gentleman." '

Gunn has a peculiar idea of running across the wicket. There is no indecent baste about him when at the batting ore»Be,.and he created much amusement recently at Old TVafford by the way in which he walked, most of his runs. He has such long legs that he is aoroeei' the wicket? in about four strides,

As an example of the amount of intelligent interest displayed in cricket by the ladies, a correspondent of Truth cites the following fragment which he overheard on Lord's ground !— Fair enthusiast, who baa been listening (?) for half an hour to a laborious desoription of the game : " And, Mr Brown, do t6ll me; which count moat, runs or wickets ? "

In a recent match at Home a fine bye was obtained. The ball went to long-stop, who shied at the wickets, but missed, and this was repeated five times, a run being obtained on each occasion.

The writer of " Pavilion Gossip " in Cricket remarks :— " The ways of the oountry umpire, like those of the Heathen Chinee, are a little peculiar at times. I have not heard a better 'derangement of epitaphs,' to quote Mrs Malaprop, though, than was actually recorded in a by no means unimportant fixture played by a county club against a local team this week. A well-known county player was batting, and in playing a bumpincr ball which got up well over the wicket, raised his arm instinctively to protect himself. The ball hit his band, and in reply to an appeal from the bowler, the looal umpire gave vent to the following remarkable exclamation '— * Oat. Beg your pardon, sir, not out, but you must go.' After the innings the offioial expressed his great grief at his mistake, adding that if there was a cricketer whom he wanted to see bat, it was .the professional whom he had been unfortunate enough to give out. A large crowd witnessed a match whioh was played at Glasgow on July 20, between the West of Scotland, by no means a weak eleven, and a team of Australasians, The former after losing bix wickets for 159 declared their innings oloeed, but their bowlers could not win the match, for the antipodeans knocked up 75 for two wickets.

The amount collected on behalf of the London strikers by affiliated trades and* general public at Wellington amounts to £82, which has been cabled Home. **

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