The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-18
Philadelphia Cricket Club Took
Them Into Camp.
The Local Boys Played a Good Game But
They wero Outclassed-The Visitors
Gave an Excellent Exhibition In tho
First Inning OF How the Game Should
be Played-The Score In Detail.

Roanoke Cricket Club and were then
conveyed to the ground on the Jeanette
tract. Wickets were pitched at 11:sO
and play commenced at 1850.
The match was decided on the frst
inning in favor OF the visitors, the
home team scoring SO runs while the
visitors total was l9l runs, thereby
beating the Roanoke boys by 1853 runs
The visitors played good game, giving
few opportunities in batting or chances
for scoring while in the field. A. E.,
Smith, who played for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Cricket Club, did splendid
work at the bat. He was in excellent
form, carefully playing dangerous balls
and Furnishing those off the wicket. In
long drives and hard hits to leg he was
especially good. His score included
eleven tours and ten threes.
j. Pemberton also played good cricket
for the visitors. He Is careful, for
ward player, driving hard and making
things lively for men in the slips. His
score included threes.
ID. Fearon did excellent work for the
visitors, taking wickets at the cost of
10 runs. A. E. Smith bowlcd we'll, max
ing good average, 4 wickets for runs.
Although the home team failed to
score on the first inning, yet they re-
deemed their reputation in the second
inning and batted we'll. j. Longstreth
played especially we'll, in several in
stances placing balls clear over the
boundaries. j. Longstreth is an sggras.
sive player, thoroughly alert at every
point. AS wicket-keeper he was fault
less. His efficient work at this post can
be noted In the score.
The playing of e. Hughes in the sec.
ond innings was good. He treated tho
bowling carefully, though at times
Furnishing heavily. Jas. Devon, al
though not bowling for any time, did
efficient work, taking two wickets for
two runs. The followin are the prin.
cipal details Of the match:
Roanoke Cricket Club batted first. j.
Devon and c. E. Graves going TO wickets.
II. Fearon and A. q. Smith were
bowlers. j. Devon was bowled with first
ball. c. e. Graves was then joined b, ].
w. Leigh. c. E. Graves was injured
by ball striking his hand He was
disposed OF, and the score stood two
wiokets, no runs. T. B. jackson fol.
lowed and j. w. Leigh was bowled bv
A. e. Smith. w. Ii. Howell then went
in to bat. t. Jackson cut for in slips.
w. Howell was bowled by H. Fearon.
The score stood four wickets for two
runs.
e. Hughes then joined T. JAG kson and
was howled by a. Fearon. j. Long.
streth followed and scoring commenced
slowly. L. b. jackson drove for one
and j. Longstreth hit A. E. Smith to the
boundary for 4. Twos and ones were
scored and Longstreth again drove to
the boundary for 4.
10 ~f
jackson he was bowlcd by A. E. Smith.
During their partnership II. b. jackson
and j. Longstreth raised the score from
to 30. +. w. Edmead then Joined j.
Longstreth. j. Longstreth was bowled
by ii. Fearon. +. w. Edmead was then
disposed of for a couple of singles.
o A. Kerns then went in to bat.
Scored two and was caught by Il.
Fearon. G. Hughes then followed
but was caught in the slip and II. p.
Kirk was not out, making q total OF 80
runs.
The Pennsylvania railroad team then
batted. w. j. Forbes and g. Wharton
were the first men in. w. j. Forbes hit
for one and b. Wharton cut for two and
after single made by w. J. Forbes b.
Wharton was caught by L. B. Jackson at
point.
M. Smith joined w. J. Forbes. M.
Smith drove for a single and hit to leg
for 3. After driving for single and scor.
ing boundary for 3 w. j. Forbes was
bowled by p Hughes. M. Smith was
then joined by A. E. Smith. M. Smith
hit 20 boundary for and was soon after
BOWED by F. w. Edmead.
The game was suspended for lunch.
Score stood % runs. Play was resumed
at 2:l5 with c. &c. Smith and J. Pember
ton at the wickets. Scoring commenced
rapidly. Three singles were made and
E. Smith hit boundary for 8. J.
Pemberton scored one and A. f. Smith
hit to leg for 3, when bowling was
changed, L. Jackson supplying. +. w.
Edmead's post.
The score still continued to rise. j.
Pemberton hit for and A. E. Smith
drove splendid 4. Four singles were
scored when Pemberton drove for 8.
The score rose rapidly, boundary hits
being frequently made and the bowling
was again changed. w. II. Howell now
going on.
This change proved expensive, the
men at the wickets playing fast and
loose with the bowie rs, until j. Pember.
ton was caught by T. b. Jackson. j.
Penn berton aid A. e. Smith Jointly
raised the score from % to 119 runs. A.
r. Bussier then went to bat. The
bowling was again changed T. w.
Edmead taking r. Hughes end, A. P.
Buster drove we'll for four runs. Two
singles and two were scored, when A.
e. Smith drove w. II. Howell for four.
c. E. Smith added two more fours and
q single when A. p. Bussier was caught
by o. A. Kerps. p. Z. Matthes then
joined G. e. Smith.
G. K. Smith was now driving to boun-
diaries eYerYthinH off the Wickat he could