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as5680 · 03-03-2021, 06:17 AM

TOURNAMENT REVIEW: 1867 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Against the expectations of many people, Surrey are the first county champions after a tournament which saw some new faces come to the fore. The men in question were pitchers William Rood and Albert Miller, both of whom have joined the City of London Club this year as they attempt to improve on their fortunes after a last placed finish in 1866.

Rood was named to the Surrey team for the championship and Miller chosen for Kent, and both starred in the semi-finals as their teams won through to the final. Rood achieved a five-hit shutout for Surrey in their semi-final against Essex, just as well for his team as they were only able to find four hits themselves, but crucially turned one of them into a run in the fourth inning to take the game 1-0. Miller gave up a run in the first inning playing for Kent against Middlesex, but allowed no more scoring after that and saw his team tie the game in the fourth, before scoring three in the eighth to earn a 4-1 victory.

The final was hosted by Surrey, after Kent called the coin toss incorrectly, and it appeared for a long time as though Rood was going to produce another complete game shutout performance. Surrey had scored twice in the fifth inning and took that 2-0 advantage into the ninth, with Rood having allowed just four hits all day. The first two men to bat were duly retired, but Rood faltered at the last, allowing three successive hits which tied the game at 2-2, not helped by some poor fielding.

Surrey recovered their composure in extra-innings however, where it was Kent who made a crucial error in the eleventh. Second baseman Josiah Summers of The Regent's Park made a fielding error which allowing the lead-off hitter John Rogers to reach first base. Then, with one out and three runners on base another member of the Regents, Samuel Waddilow, found the winning hit to give Surrey a 3-2 success.

For that hit, and strong performances in both games, Waddilow was named as the tournament's best player, while unsurprisingly William Rood was named as Best Pitcher, before we have even seen him appear in the Metropolitan League. His efforts here have certainly given an indication of a better year to come for the City of London Club, however.

03-03-2021, 06:17 AM	#34
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	TOURNAMENT REVIEW: 1867 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Against the expectations of many people, Surrey are the first county champions after a tournament which saw some new faces come to the fore. The men in question were pitchers William Rood and Albert Miller, both of whom have joined the City of London Club this year as they attempt to improve on their fortunes after a last placed finish in 1866. Rood was named to the Surrey team for the championship and Miller chosen for Kent, and both starred in the semi-finals as their teams won through to the final. Rood achieved a five-hit shutout for Surrey in their semi-final against Essex, just as well for his team as they were only able to find four hits themselves, but crucially turned one of them into a run in the fourth inning to take the game 1-0. Miller gave up a run in the first inning playing for Kent against Middlesex, but allowed no more scoring after that and saw his team tie the game in the fourth, before scoring three in the eighth to earn a 4-1 victory. The final was hosted by Surrey, after Kent called the coin toss incorrectly, and it appeared for a long time as though Rood was going to produce another complete game shutout performance. Surrey had scored twice in the fifth inning and took that 2-0 advantage into the ninth, with Rood having allowed just four hits all day. The first two men to bat were duly retired, but Rood faltered at the last, allowing three successive hits which tied the game at 2-2, not helped by some poor fielding. Surrey recovered their composure in extra-innings however, where it was Kent who made a crucial error in the eleventh. Second baseman Josiah Summers of The Regent's Park made a fielding error which allowing the lead-off hitter John Rogers to reach first base. Then, with one out and three runners on base another member of the Regents, Samuel Waddilow, found the winning hit to give Surrey a 3-2 success. For that hit, and strong performances in both games, Waddilow was named as the tournament's best player, while unsurprisingly William Rood was named as Best Pitcher, before we have even seen him appear in the Metropolitan League. His efforts here have certainly given an indication of a better year to come for the City of London Club, however.