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Otago Witness, Issue 2008, 18 August 1892, Page 29

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J. J. Ferris made his debut in English intercounty cricket in the match between Gloucestershire and Surrey. His first appearanco was somewhat dramatic, as, going in first, he was bowled with the first ball of the innings. W. L. Murdoch has recently been playing some innings in his best form. For the Marylebone Club, against Cambridge University, he was seen at his very best in compiling 57, and for the South against the North, he scored an invaluable 71.

l Of L. H. Gay, who kc pfc wicket for Cambridge n the inter-university match, it is said that it is no exaggeration to state that his exhibition was quite up to the best standard of amateur cricket.

The last wicket of Yorkshire, in a match with Staffordshire, produced no fewer than 153 runs, Wardall and Hunter being responsible for the scoring. The former took out his bat for 99, and .the latter — the Tykes wicketkeeper — who rarely gets into double figures, hit up 83. Frank Sugg, the Lancashire professional, was in a rare scoring mood just before the 'Frisco mail left Hom9. For his county against Surrey he played an unfinished innings of 107, and against Warwickshire he compiled 105. The match which had been arranged between a team chosen by Lord Sheffield and tho Australians now in England fell through owing to polling for the elections taking place on the second day proposed for the match.

Among other instances of high scoring in matches recently played in England may be mentioned Yorkshire's 516 against Staffordshire, and Surrey's 484 in the return match with Scotland, the latter receiving a decisive defeat in each of two contests with the English county. The Gloucestershire Eleven were defeated by Surrey by eight wickets in the match in which J. J. Ferris first appeared in the former team by virtue of his residential qualification. The ex-Sydney bowler got five wickets for 106 when he bowled in Surrey's first try, and the only wicket that fell to the bowler in the second innings was to him. Surrey made 326, Maurice Read hitting brilliantly for 86. Henderson, who is batting with great success this year, was 74 not out. Lockwood bowled five for 50 in the first try, and Richardson five for 43 in the second bat of Gloucester.

Of Australian players in the test matches W. G. Grace writes as follows in the Cricket Field: — "George Giffen, though worth playing in any team for his batting alone, did not come up to the form expected of him. Bruce, Lyons, and Turner showed marked improvement in batting. Lyons in particular was in better condition than in any match he played in England, and was a great success. Moses on a good hard wicket would nearly always get runs in England, but I am afraid would not shine on a wet wicket. Alec Bannorman, in his well-known patient style, was as hard as ever to get out, and batted better than ever. It was slow cricket to watch, but it was invaluable to his side for saving or winning a match. Blackham at the wickets" is a veritable wonder, and has never shown finer form. One cannot think of a representative Australian team without him, and he looks and feels as if he were good for another 10 years. In bowling Turner is nearly as good as ever, and on his day just as unplayable. M'Leod on a good wicket proved himself as good as any one, and gives promise of still greater improvement."

The Lancashire committee have evidently dropped R. G. Barlow, as.he has not appeared in the list of their players in first-class matches this year. The celebrated stonewaller (remarks "Point" in the Adelaide Observer) is now 42 years of age, and has been to Australia three times. The first was as a member of Shaw's Eleven in 1881-82, the second time in 1882-83 with the Hon. Ivo Bligh, and the last time in 1886-87 with Shaw's team. His averages show a falling off each time he flayed in Australia in first-class matches, and while he stood third in batting in the first two teams he was only fifth in 1886-87. In 1881-82 he played 14 innings (once not out) for an average of 30"07 ; in 1882 his figures dropped to 28*1 for 10 complete:! innings, while in 1886-87 they fell to 206 for 15 completed innings. He was not very successful as a bowler in Australia ? but taking eleven a-side matches in England and Australia against Australians he secured up to the end of his 1886-87 tour 116 wickets at a total cost of 2197. runs — an average of 189. His batting under the same conditions showed 93 innines (13 not out) for 1987 runs — an average of 24 8. Barlow did great service for Lancashire during the many years he was in the front ranks, aud many a winning game played by the county was I due more or less to his unwearying patience The Rev. It. S. Holmes had a "notch" recently in Cricket on the subject of good bowlers who a»-e also good batsmen. He says the following : " To-day, our big bowlers are generally good bats as well. And yet I somehow or other would be quite contented jto play a man for bowling only, provided that was top-class, but who was not worth a run with the bat. There used to be such men — last men in men ; such as Slinn and Hodgson, of Yorkshire, in the palmy All England days, when as given men they helped many a Country eighteen and twenty-two to tackle George Parr and his famous troupe. Neither could bat at all: their average throughout their career was something like one" run an innings! One of them, I was told, used always to shut his eyes as soon as the ball left tho bowler's hand. Slinn called himself a bowler — nothing more ; hence the moment he had delivered €he ball, he had done with it ; it was no part of his work to field it. Notts could match this worthy pair in Fred Morley and J. C. Shaw. I did once see the latter get 15 (not out) at Lord's, but that was his only double figure throughout his career, and nobody was more surprised than the striker. But were they altogether wrong in these tactics ? I think not. Old Bill Lillywhite, who was a very fair bat, would often go to the scoring box and say put Lillywhite absent, and just because he maintained that batting spoiled his bowling. At any rate if a man be great both with ball and bat, he should be sent in as early as possible to enable him to get a good rest before ho handles the ball. The Surrey captain has for the last year or two done so with respect to George Lohmann, and with the happiest results." GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS. The following were the scores in the match between the Gentleman and Players at Lord's "on July 4, 5, and 6 : — Players.— First Innings. Shrewsbury, b Grace 98 Wainwright, notout 56 Abel, b Woode ... 30 Lockwood, b Woods 9 Gunn, c Smith, b Peel, b Woods ... 3 Grace 103 Attowell, c Grace, b Ward, b Grace ... 10 Woods 4 ChattertOD, lbw, b Sherwin, c Ferris, b Ferris 15 Nepean 1 Barnes, c Smith, b Byes 2l, lb 8, w3, nb3 35 Nepean 81 — Total -151 Bowling Analysis. — Woods, 37 overs, 11 maidens, 84 runs, 4 wickets ; Ferrio, 31 over.<<, 9 maidens, 70 runs, 1 wicket ; Smith, 21 overs, 10 maidens, 38 runs ; Nepean, 52*4 overs, 16 maidens, IJ9 runs, 2 wickets ; Grace, 63 overs, 24 maidens,

85 runs, 3 wickets ; Dixon, 2 overs, 1 maiden, 7 inns ; Palairet, 4 overs, 1 maiden, 16 runs. Woods bowled threa wides, Nepean two no-balls, and 1 ems one. Gentlemen. inr r, • F £ sfc Inn j?Sß. , Second Innings. W. G. Grace, lbw, b Attewell ...... 41 b Wainwright 7 A. E. Stoddarfc, b Wainwright 49 b Attowell .. "5 S. W. Scott, c Chatter- '" 5 ton, b Peel CO c and b Peel ... 14 J. A. Dixon, c Chatterton, b Barnes 39 b Wainwright 10 L. C. 11. Palairet, c At- c Sherwin, b tewell, b ßarnes ... 10 Attewell ... 13 li. A. Nepean, c and b Barnes 7 lbw, b Peel ... 36 X Smith, c Wainwright, b Barnes 0 b Wainwright U .Lord Hawke, c Lockwood, b Barnes ... 0 b Barnes ... 29 k-M-J- w ?,°ds, c Abel, c Lockwood. b w A #v well - T ,- Wainwright 1 H. Philipson, c Lockwood, b Barnes ... l b Wainwright 0 J. J. 1 ems, not out ... 4 notout 0 Byes 16, lb 2, w I, Byes 7,' lb 2," nb3 22 w1.nb1... 11 Total 258 Total ... 170 Bowling Analysis : First Innings.— Peel, 30 overs, 13 maidens, 43 runs, 1 wicket: Attewell, Js'2 overs, 11 maidens, 70 runs, 2 wickets ; Lockwood, 9 overs, 2 maidens, 38 runs ; Abel, 4 overs, 10 runs ; Wainwright, 15 overs, 5 maidens, 26 runs, 1 wicket ; Barnes, 23 overs, 11 - maidens, 42 runs, 6 wickets; Chatterton, 3 overs, 7 runs. Lockwood bowled a no-ball and wide, and Wainwright and Barnes each bowled a no-ball. Second Innings. Attewell, 27 overs, 12 maidens, 5S runs, 2 wickets ; Barnes, 10 overs, 6 maidens, 12 runs, 1 wicket; Wainwright, 20-3 overs, 9 maidens, 37 runs, 5 wickets j Peel, 16 overs, 8 maidens, 30 runs, 2 wickets ; Lockwood, 5 overs, 2 maidens. 12 runs: Abel, 1 over, 10 runs. Barnes bowled a no-ball and Lockwood a wide.

OXFORD v. CAMBRIDGE.

The full scores made in the annual match between Oxford and Cambridge, finished at Lord's on July 2, were : — OxroßD— Fir3t Innings. L. C. H. Palairet c V. T. Hill, c Hill, b Gay, b Jackson... 0 Wells 114 R. T. Jones, lbw, J. B. Wood, c Hill, b Streatfcild ... 0 b Streatfcild ... 5 C. B. Fry, c Gay, b W. H. Brain, c Jay, | Jackson 44 b Jackson 2 | M. 11. Jardine, b T. S. B. Wilson, b Streatfcild ... 140 Streatfeild ... 8 F. A. Phillips, c J. G. F. H. Berkeley, Douglas, b Daven- not out 1 port "10 ByeslO, lbl, nb'l 12 T. B. Case, c aud b — Jackson 29 Total 305 In the second innings, L. C. H. Palairet scored (not out) 71, R. T. Jones (run out) 4, 0. B. Fry (b Jackson) 27, M. R. Jardine (c Gay, b Jackson) 39, F. A. Phillips (c Wells, b Jackson) 0. T. B. Case (not out) 1, G. F. H. Berkeley (b Jackson) 38, b 4, 1 bl, w 2— total, 187. Bowling Analysis: First innings. —Jackson, 40 overs, 13 maidens, 76 runs, 4 wickets : Streatfeild, 362 overs, 13 maidens, 81 runs, 4 wickets ; Wells, 27 overs, 5 maidens, 83 runs, 1 wicket; Bromley-Davenport, 28 overs, 13 maidens, 41 runs, 1 wicket ; Hill, 0 overs, 39 runs ; J. Douglas, 7 overs, 33 runs. Davenport delivered one noball. Second innings. Jackson, 36 overs, 14 maidens, 71 runs, 4 wickets ; Streatfeild, 23 overs, 9 maidens, 38 runs ; Wells, 8 overs, 1 maiden, 34 runs ; Bromley-Davenport, 17 overs, 4 maidens, 37 runs, 2 wides.

Cambridge.

First Inning 3. Second Innings. R. N. Douglas, b Wood 2 b Wilson ... 51 J. Douglas, c Jardine, b Berkeley 13 b Wilson ... 18 G. J. V. Weigall, not c Brain b Palaiout 63 ret 25 P. H. Latham, b Wood 5 c Berkeley, b Wood 69 F. S. Jackson, run out 34 b Berkeley ... 35 C. M. Wells, run out ... 0 c Hill, b Wilson 29 E. C. Streatfcild, b c Palairet, b Berkeley 8 Berkeley ... 116 A. J. L. Hill, run out ... 6 notout 12 D. L. A. Jephson, b Berkeley 3 lbw, b Wood ... 5 L. H. Gay, b Wood ... 2 c Jardine, b Wood i '• H. R. Bromley-Daven- c Jardine, b , port, b Berkeley ... 11 Wood 3 J3ycs 11, Ib 1, w 1 ... 13 Byes 15, lb 2, w4 21 Total 169 Total ... 388" Bowling Analysis : First innings.— Wood, 23 overs, 2 maidens, 53 runs, 3 wickets ; Borkeley, 23 overs, 7 maidens, 58 runs, 4 wickets ; Wilson, 8 overs, 4 maidens, 18 runs ; Palairet, 13 overs, 5 maidens, 18 runs. Berkeley delivered 1 wide. Second innings. Wood, 333 overs, 3 maidens, 120 runs, 4 wickets ; Berkeley, 51 overs, 20 maidens, 88 runs, 2 wickets ; Wilson, 39 overs, 12 maidens, 82 runs, 3 wickets ; Palairet, 16 overs, 5 mafdens, 40 runs, 1 wicket ; Fry, 5 overs, 22 runs ; Jones, 4 overs, 13 runs ; Hill, 1 over, 2 runs. Berkeley and Fry each bowled two wides.