The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-15 00:00:00

STOURBRIDGE.

G. Davis, c Hance; b Carpmail 0
J. W. Parkes, b Byrne 4
H. Dean, run out
K. Clifton, b Carpmail
W. Green, c substitute, b Byrne 20
W. S. Davis, c Perry, b Carpmail 2
A. Otter, b Byrne
W. Woodhall, c Carpmail, b Byrne 6
C. W. Oates, b Byrne
F. Pearson, not out
A. Ringley, b Carpmail
Extras

STOURBRIDGZ v. GREASBOAO' FITZWILLIAII.—A grand
match took p!ace on the Stourbridge ground at Amble
-
cote on Monday and Tuesday lit, between 14 of the
Stourbridge team against 11 of the visitors, and after
some of the finest play that has ever been witnessed on
this ground victory wasildeclared in favour of the York-
shire gentlemen with 9 wickets to spare. Stourbridge
were first at the wickets and sent in E. Oakes and J.
Penn to bat. The champion of the Midlands did not
seem in his usual brilliant form as he was well caught by
Rodgers after slogging the second ball from Hawley.
Fothergell joined Penn and contributed 6 to the score
when he was bowled by Harris. A. J. Otter was next
man in but he lost the companionship of Penn who was
cleverly caught by Holland, after making 11. W. Green
was caught and bowled by Hawley for a duck." P.
Foley then joined Otter and contributed 5 to the score,
when he was caught and bowled by Hawley. Otter was the
next man out, he being caught by Hawley after making
8. J. W. Parkes got two singles and W. Davis 7. K.
Clifton then went to the wickets and made the top score
on the Stourbridge side, 23 not oat, his innings being a
splendid display of cricket. His score consisted of one
4, one 3, five 2's and the rest singles. E. Clifton was
stumped by Oates for 4, Dean bowled for a "duck,"
Leeson caught for 1 by Hughes, T. Lowe bowled by
Rawlin for 7, and Ingold was caught and bowled by
Harris for two. The whole were out for 84.
After the usual interval the visitors sent in Harris
and Corbitt. Harris was bowled for 2 by E. Clifton,
and Corbitt was unfortunately run out after making 8.
Hawke was the third man in and he showed up in first-
class style scoring 40 before he was bowled by Penn.
j Hawke was enthusiastically cheered on his return to the
tent. R. Holland was fourth to handle the willow for
his club and in good batting form rapidly ran up 12,
consisting of one 3, three 2's and three singles. W,
Oates, whose wicket keeping in the first innings of the
Stourbridge team, was superb, and elicited rounds of
applause from the beholders, was then sent to the wickets
and succeeded in making the top score of the match 49,
being some of the finest batting that has been witnessed
on the Stourbridge ground for a considerable period
His innings consisted of nine 3's, four 2's and fourteen
singles. Turner was bowled for a " duck " by Penn,
and Rawlin scored only a single when his wickets also
fell by a fine ball from Penn. Hughes scored a very
good 19 not out. Platte a, and Rodgers 3. With 7
extras the whole were disposed of for 152 runs.
On resuming their second innings Stourbridge sent in
Dean and Fothergill, the latter gentlemen being bowled
by Harris for 1, Dean scoring 8. Ingold was also dis-
posed of by Plaits for a single. Otter was clean bowled
by Platte for a" duck" without scoring. J. Penn made
another good stand for 17, when he was given out leg
before wicket. P. Foley was bowled by Platte for a
single. E. Oakes rapidly ran up a score of 20 when he
caught was out by a splendid @etch made by Hawke. His
innings consisted of one 4, three Be, one 2, and five
single,. E. Clifton scored one 8, and the next ball, a
splendid drive, was very well caught by Corbitt. W.
Davis was caught by Hughes without scoring, and Parkes
met with a similar fate at the hands of Winner, after
putting 8 together in good form. Lowe was caught by
Oates for a round 0, and K. Clifton, who played in a
masterly manner for 18, was given out leg before wicket.
Green who did not succeed in scoring carried his bat out,
Lessen being absent. The total score of the home
team on the second day was 79.
The visitors having only twelve to score to win the
match, sent in Corbitt and Rawlin. The latter scored 4,
when be was bowled by Ingold, Corbitt was not out 5,
and these scores, together with three extras, made the
number required and victory was declared for the I
York-
shire with nine wickets to spare. Subjoined is the full
score :