Cricket 1882

AUGUST 3, 1882. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 197 leneficiaire —what a fine rolling sound the word has to he sure!— received a bumper from subscription lists.” The Yorkshire papers generally seem to assess tlie benefit as worth about £500 nett. This is a definite sum, one which, everyone will be delighted to hear, has gone into the possession of an unassuming and thoroughly deserving cricketer. But it would save much vexation of spirit were there an official explanation given of a “ bumper’s ” actual worth in cash. What is it in com­ parison with a “ monkey” or a “ pony,” terms beloved of the racing man ? A C anadian correspondent, who reads his C ricket religiously, is good enough to send me details of a remarkable occurrence which took place in a match over there at Toronto. The game was between an eleven comprised of past and present pupils of Trinity College and the Toronto Club. The school sent in twelve men to bat, although Toronto only fielded eleven, and scored 49 runs. Toronto following lost ten wickets for 51, when G.N. Morrison, who had just arrived, was asked to bat as twelfth man. Consenting, he joined A. G. Brown, who had gone in tenth, and a wonderful stand the pair made. For three hours they kept up their wickets against bowling of all paces and kinds, and as many as seven of the school tried their hands with the ball. Mor­ rison scored the fastest, and had made 133 when Brown was bowled for 64. Morrison, who is a young Scotchman of twenty-one, gave three chances, the first at 81, Brown, who is a young Canadian, 18 years old. none. The pair put on while they were to­ gether 198 runs. Such a performance on a Canadian cricket-field does one’s heart good.- What is the best score for the last wicket in an English match ? Do not all speak at once. S ome well-known names are to be found in the list of those who have just sailed, or are about to sail, for Egypt to uphold the honour of the British Army. Captain the Hon. 0 . Montagu, who left on Monday with the 1st Life Guards, a few years ago was, unless I am mistaken, an active member of the migrating band, yclept I Z. Another well-known cricketer, the Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, is on the staff of Sir Garnet Wolseley, the Com­ mander of the Expedition. Mr. Lyttelton played for Eton against Harrow in 1862. Captain S. Waller, who is aide-de-camp to the officer commanding the Boyal Engineers, was the hon. sec. of the Sappers’ Cricket Club in 1878. A f e w more noteworthy feats with the ball in second-class cricket On Tuesday week, for the Portland against the Ruddington Club, at Huoknall Torkard, T. Shooter (ominous name for a bowler) 8«nt down 32 balls for 8 wickets (7 clean bowled) and no runs. For Harrow Wanderers v. Preston yesterday week, Mr. I. D. Walker bowled 18 lbals for 4 wickets and no runs. In a match on July 16, for Marlborough v. Ravenscourt, the latter, who played two short, only made 18, Breeze taking all the eight wickets. Ravenscourt fared even worse, and were all dismissed for 10, C. E. Ince getting eight wickets for three runs. In a match between the Assyrians and New College, East­ bourne, R. C. May (medium right) in the first innings bowled 15 overs for 15 runs and 9 wickets ; in the second 11 overs for 15 runs and 6 wiekets; of the 15 wickets 14 were clean bowled, and the other leg before. For the Clifton Colts v. West Park, A. Baylis bowled 21 overs, 3 balls, 15 maidens, 7 runs, and 9 wickets, all clean bowled. T he Australian cricketers propose to journey home by way of America, and in all probability matches will be arranged on their behalf at Philadelphia and NewYork, as well as perhaps at Detroit. On their return to Australia they will play the Hon. Ivo. Bligh’s English Eleven twice, at Melbourne on January 1, and at Adelaide on the 26th of the same month. There is every chance also of their meeting Fifteen of South Aus­ tralia at Adelaide. ____ __ 1JS W hen I wrote last week on the jovialities of a cricket tour, it never occurred to me what strange companions they sometimes produced. They manage these things better with us, though, than in Canada, if the following extract from the Toronto Mail is correct:— The Kingston Club is to be congratulated upon its companions. We have heard of bears on ’Change, and even bulls, but we never heard of our grizzly friends as the associates of cricketers. A despatch, however, from the Limestone City, dated Saturday, says, “ Bears are becoming plentiful in that vicinity. About 300 left this afternoon on the cricketers’ excursion down the river.” W hat ill-luck the Liverpool Club has to be sure! With one of the best appointed grounds in the kingdom, ill-fortune has attended all its efforts, as yet, in the way of important fixtures. Last year the match between Lancashire and Cambridge Uni­ versity was over in two days ; only last week rain utterly spoiled the meeting between Lancashire and Notts. And now, with the greatest attraction of all, the match with the Australians and Liverpool Club, begun on Monday, things were even worse, no play at all taking place on the second day. W hile on the subject of the last engage­ ment of the Australians, it may be worthy of remark that this was their twenty-second match. Their record up to the present time is as follows :—Beaten by Cambridge University; beat Oxford University, Sussex, Surrey, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Gentlemen of England, Yorkshire (three times), United Eleven, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Nor­ thamptonshire, Northumberland, Gentlemen of Scotland, and L iverpool; drew with the Orleans Club, Notts, M.C.C., and York­ shire (twice). This summary shows sixteen victories, five draws, and one defeat. The highest innings they have yet made is 643 against Sussex, and the smallest 67 against Yorkshire at Bradford. ► S C 0 I ^ E £ P 0 N D E N C E > We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our cor­ respondents. No communications can be inserted unless they bear the name and address of the writer, as a proof of good faith, not necessarily for publication. FAST SCORING. TO TH E EDITOR OF “ CRICKET.” Sir,—The facts of the case are simply these : — Messrs. Trollope and Bailey began batting for Streatham at 4.30. The first 160 runs were made by 5.30—Mr. Bailey being out for 102, while his partner had made 50, the remainder being extras. Stumps were drawn at 7, by which time Streatham had scored 240 for 6 wickets in two hours and a half. There were no boundaries ou this occasion, for the Sandhurst 2nd Eleven umpire would have everything run out (including hits into the tent). Once the ball bounded over the wire netting in front of the lawn tennis court, for which 3 waa called. I have played at Sandhurst more than a dozen times, and your correspondent, Mr. Oates, is correct as to the usual boundary line. As this record has, it appears, been beaten on more than one occasion, it shows that there may be some truth after all in the assertion of the above facts.— Tours, <fcc., O ne of the P l a y e r s T hem selves . A N SW E R S TO CO R RE SPOND EN TS . J. J. H ew itt . — A batsman retires hurt, and although sufficientlyrecovered before the innings closes, he refuses to complete his innings. In making up averages for the season, should this count as an innings complete or as not out ? -(We should say decidedly that it should count as a not out innings.) S. M.—With regard to your decisions uponthe man who bowls round the wicket being able to get another out leg-before, I hardly think that con­ curs with the Rule XXIV. of the Marylobone Club, which runs, “ Shall be pitched in a straight line from it (bowler’s wicket) to the striker’s wicket. ” When a man bowls round the wicket, it is impossible that he should bowl in a straight line from wicket to wicket.—(The ball must have pitched in a straight line from the bowler’s wicket to the striker’s wicket, and would have hit the latter in the opinion of the umpire. This is quite possible for a man bowling round the wicket, although umpires very seldom give the batsman out.) C harles J. Foss. — The wicket-keeper throws the ball gently to the bowler, who fails to catch it; the batsman picks it up and gives it to the bowler? Is the batsman out ^ Rule XXIII. says, “ If the striker touch or take up the ball while in play ” ? In the case I quote is not the ball dead, having been settled in the wicket-keeper’s hands (The ball is dead, and the batsman is not out.) Z.—In a match the other day it was agreed upon to draw stumps at 7 o’clock. When time was up one player was bowled out, and the over was not finished ; could the opposing side make another batsman go in to finish the over ?—(No; the match is unfinished.) R.L. A llport .— The following dispute arose in a match at Moor Hall, in Essex, last Saturday between Buckhurst Hill and Moor Hall clubs. Will you kindly state which club was right, and who 3an tlaim the match ? Buckhurst Hill went in to bat. and completed their innings for 134. During the whole of this time Moor Hall had eleven men in the field. Moor Hall then went in to bat, and when the score was about 100 runs for seven wickets, a man was sent in to bat, who had arrived on the ground only a few minutes. The captain of Buckhurst Hill team objected to this on the grounds that nothing was said by the Moor Hall captain about this man’s playing, and that as he had not been present at all during the whole of our innings and part of