Cricket 1883

3 5 8 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, a u g u s t so, l m . K E N N I N G T O N OVA L - THIS DAY. GRAND CRICKET MATCH. SURREYv.DERBYSHIRE A dmission : -SIXP ENC E. THE V I CRICKET A i L i BATS, BALLS, &C., U THE LAWN i TENNIS GOODS Are undoubtedly the best and cheapest in the market, and can only be obtained at WARD’S. Price List with full particulars sent free upon applying at WARIVQ ATHLETIC SSHRU 0 WAREHOUSE, H EC KMON DW I K E , YORKSH I RE . C R I C K E T ! L A T V 1 V T E N N I S ! 1 F O O T B A L L ! ! ! F ir s t P r iz e M e d a l a t M e lbo u rn e E x h ib it io n , 1880. JAMES L I L L YWH I T E , F R OW D & C o . Manufacturers of all articles used in tho above and other Athletic Sports. Specialite for the highest class Goods. I3ats specially seasoned for hot climates. Price lists and all particulars may bo had post fr«Je. Shippers supplied at wholesale prices. J. L., F. and Co. are the sole manufacturers of Frowd’s new patent “ Special Driver” Bat, which drives better, ars less, and averages 1 £ ounces lighter than any other B at; universally allowed to be the greatest improvement made in Bats since cane handles were introduced. Pub­ lishers of JAMES LILLYWHITE’S CRICKETERS’ ANNUAL. Manufactory and Warehouse:—4 and 6 , Newington Causeway, and 73 and 74, London Road,London. C t n c f t c t : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1883. - ^ c p / i v i m e N v s e g g i p # - * - The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. In a boys’ match in Surrey last week the umpire instituted a new departure which brought the game to a premature collapse. The ninth and tenth batsmen of the side were in, and the bowler catch­ ing the one from his own bowling, on the principle of killing, I suppose, two birds with one stone, seeing the other out of his ground, threw down his wicket. An appeal was made to the umpire for the throw-out, and as that worthy answered in the affirmative, the outside left the field refusing to play, as no one was left to bat with the eleventh man. “ A t l a s , ” of The World, is asked to state that the sale of the Orleans Club at Twickenham in no way affects the Orleans Club, King Street, St. James’s, or the Brighton Orleans Club, neither of which is in any respect connected with the first-named establish­ ment. So the rumour is correct that the Orleans grounds, at Twickenham, loved of the dilettante cricketer, are really in the market. I do not know whether any­ one will say of this sacred enclosure as Prince Hal said of Falstaff. “ I could have better spared a better man.” A N o r f o l k correspondent has sent me the following curiosities of recent occur­ rence in that shire. In the match, Norfolkv.FreeForesters, played on the 17th and 18th inst. at Norwich, H. G. S. Hughes hit a “ bump” ball back to Rye, the Norfolk professional. The spectators cheered, and Hughes walked away to the Pavilion. Rye, knowing it was not a catch, walked to tbe other wicket and knocked the bails off, and the umpire gave Mr. Hughes run out. The next batsman came in and after two orthreo ovtrs, it was discovered that the bowler’s umpire had called “ over ” before Ryepat down Hughes’ wicket. He was therefore clearly not run out, as the ball was dead—hewas not caught out, and yet he could not go in again, as two overs had been bowled to his successor. In a match played at Hoveton Hall, Norfolk, on the 14th inst., between young cricketers under 15 (twelve a side with a captain), three brothers played on one side. In the two innings, the eldest caught eight at point, the second obtained thirteen wickets, and the third caught one. A c o r r e s p o n d e n t , writing from Min­ ster, Thanet, sends the following on tbe subject of the origin of round-arm bowling: Mr. Sydney Hodges’ version of the origin of round-arm bowling, I believe, is the correct one. I have heard the story related time out of mind by men who well knew “ Jack Willes,” when he resided at a farm at Richborough, in the parish of Ash-next-Sandwich, where, in the barn, he and his sister played cricket all the year round, when the weather would not admit of out door play. Willes found that balls delivered round arm by his sister, to avoid her petticoats, were more difficult to hit than the, then, usual under arm, which induced him to praotise it, and bowl so himself when it was allowed. The story of his dog being trained to fetch his ball I have often heard: I have had a dog myself that would do that. I t would be a good thing for cricket at the Oval, if a section of the crowd would see the propriety of being a little less demonstrative. It may be that the participators in the demonstrations are within their strict legal rights in expressing their disapproval as well as approval.lt cannot,though,be too strongly urged that such forcible expressions of opinion do no real good, but on the con­ trary, are calculated to create a great amount of ill feeling. The Daily News had some very sensible remarks on Thursday’s scene at the Oval, which I venture to reproduce. The very strong feeling which was shown at theOval against the Lancashirebowler Crossland at the end of last week may be regretted, but it can hardly fail to draw attention still more strongly to the necessity of devising somemeans to prevent similar demonstrations in future. It cannot be too often repeated that these demon­ strations are, as against individual bowlers, decidedly unjustifiable. The umpire had full power in each case, and no blame oan possibly attach to a bowler who continues a delivery which is habitual withhim, and to a great extent automatic, when the proper authorities decline to take the proper and amply sufficient means of signifying their disapproval of it. What is really wanted is the strengthening of the hands of the umpires. Much as the fact may be re­ gretted, the average umpire, who is but seldom a person of independent position, can scarcely be expected to begin a series of no ballings, which would, probably, go very far—we have known a good judge say of a first -class match that three out of four fast bowlers, as far as he could see, threw every ball—to create, at first at any rate, an immense amount of ill-feeling, and which would alienate some of his own best patrons. I h a v e , in my time, heard some pecu­ liar explanations for an umpire's refusal to give a batsman ont. None, though, has come to my knowledge more amusing in its way, than one which was really given in a match near Harrow on Saturday. “ Can’t give him out, Sir. The gentle­ man’s on fire.” It was in this wise. A medium pace bowler delivered a ball, which struck the batsman on his hip pocket, in which was a box of fusees. The ignition of these combustibles caused the batsman to tear furiously at his clothes and pads, and regardless of the laws, he walked out of his ground. The wicket­ keeper seeingwhat had happened, rushed to his assistance, but short-slip, uncon­ scious of the accident, claimed the ball, took off the bails, and appealed for a run. out. The umpire seeing smoke issuing from the batsman’s lower extremities,gave utterance to the sentence I have given above, andhis action will, I hope, be con­ doned. The rules make no provision for the case of a cricketer on fire. I have received the names of the players in the match between North and South of England, the second fixture of the Tunbridge Wells week, which begins to-day. The elevens will be :— North— Barlow, Pilling, Crossland, Watson, Bobinson, Mills, Butler, Hall, Shrews­ bury, W. Wright, and W . Scotton. South—Mr. W. G. Grace, Mr. E . M. Grace, Mr. A. P. J. Ford, Mr. W. A. Bettesworth, Mr. F. Lipscomb, Mr. W. B. Gilbert, E . Pooley or H. Phillips, J. Hide, A. Hide, and two others, probably selected from Messrs. H. Whitfeld, W. Newham, F. Townsend, S. Christopher­ son, W . Humphreys, and Woof. The