Cricket 1884

396 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. s e p t . i , v m . NOTICES. W e propose to publish in the September and Winter numbers of C r ic k e t , Results of Matches, and Averages of the principal Clubs. These will be inserted at the rate of 3/6 a column, with a minimum charge of 2/6. To ensure insertion in the following number, they must be received not later than the Saturday previous to day of publication. The last Summer Number of C rick et , for this year, will be published on Thursday, the 25th inst. The Winter Monthly Issues will appear in the last Thursday of October, November, December, January, February, and March. The dates will be— No. 77, OCT. 30. No. 78, NOV. 27. No. 79, DEC. 25. No. 80, JAN. 29. No. 81, FEB. 26. No. 82, MAE. 26. The six numbers will be forwarded im­ mediately on publication for 1/3, to be sent to Mr. W. R. W r ig h t , Manager of C rick et , at this office. KENNINGTON OVAL. TO-DAT, THURSDAY : S I J R H I I Y ■v. Y O R K S H I R E . MONDAY NEXT ; SURREY v, SUSSEX. A dmission to G round S ixpen ce . Play will begin at 11,30 and cease at 6 p.m. Australians v. South o f England. T h u r sd a y , F r id ay , and S atu r d a y N e x t . Admission to the Ground, One Shilling. Tickets for the Stands can now be had of the Secretary, Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington Oval, London, S E. Prices for the match—covered stand, 10s. ; uncovered stand, 5s. rnHE KENSINGTON AMATEUR ATHLETIC SPORTS will be held at the I/.A.C, G r o u n d s , S t a m fo r d B r id g e , F u lh a m , on S a t u r d a y , October 4. The following events open to all amateurs:—8 Miles Bicycle Handicap, 120 Yards Handicap, 440 Yards Handicap. The first prize in each case value 10 guineas. All entries to be made to J. G , Lack, Hon. Sec., 4, Ball-fit., Kensington, on or before Sept. 29, RICHARD HUMPHREY, Member of Surrey and Australian Elevens. Begs to inform the Cricket public that he has taken premises at 16, K IN G ’ S RD ., BO YCE ’ S A V E N U E CLIFTON, BRISTOL, where he will commence business as a Cricket Outfitter after the necessary altera­ tions have been completed. He regrets that his acceptance of a per­ manent engagement at Clifton College will prevent his giving any instruction in Cricket as hitherto during the winter. CEICKET : A WEEKLY REOOBD OF THE GAME. 41, 8T. ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, E.O. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1884. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. A N e w e n t Correspondent sends the following instance of tall scoring. In a match between the elevens of Ross and Newent, played at Newent on August 26, E. M. Knapp scored 32 out of a total of 43 made by Ross ; two other batsmen to­ gether contributed 3, and the rest failed to score. During 65 minutes previous to luncheon, Newent, for the loss of 3 wickets, scored 127, of which Gregg made 96 by some brilliant hitting. His innings con­ tained 19 fours. When stumps were drawn, the Newent team had been batting for four hours and five minutes, and the score was 385 for six wickets. J. Hatton was not out 157. I s e e some of the sporting papers continue to announce the final match of the Australian tour to be com­ menced at the Oval on Thursday next, as against an Eleven of England. This is an error, as it has been arranged for some time now that the Colonial team will oppose the South of England on those days on the Surrey ground. I understand that Lord Harris, Mr. W.G; Grace, and Mr. W. W . Read have already promised, and the eight remaining places will be filled from the following : Hon. A. Lyttelton, Messrs. J. H. Brain, W. Newham, T. C. O’Brien, J. Shuter, C. E. Horner, and J. Hide, Wootton and vVoof. Most of the leadingmem­ bers of the Australian teamwill figure in the match between Smokers and Non-Smokers, for the benefit of the Cricketers’ Fund, to be played at Lord’s on the 15tli, and two following days. The thirteen Colonists are booked to leave Gravesend in the “ Mirzahpore ” on Thursday the 25th inst. I t is stated, and, I believe, on good authority, that in the event of Mr. I. D. Walker’s adherence to his resolve to give up first-class cricket, which I still hope will not be the case, the captaincy of the Middlesex eleven will devolve on Mr. A. J. Webbe. Mr. Webbe has already provedhis capacity in this respect, and he should prove a worthy successor to Mr. Walker. A n innings of six hundredruns is so rare that none of the few instances of the kind should be allowed to escape notice. On August 27 and 28 the Free Foresters scored 601 against Aldershot Division, and of these 322 were made by the two first batsmen on the list, Messrs. A. J. Webbe (214) and C. B. Seymour, the Hampshire Amateur (108.) I t never rains but it pours. Until a few weeks ago Barlow had not been fortunate enough to score a hundred for his county. Then twice within a few days, against Cheshire and Leices­ tershire, Fabius Cunctator got into three figures for Lancashire, and on Tuesday he made another record in securing his first century in a first class match. Barlow has been so much out of luck with the bat this year that the news of his splendid innings of 101 against the Australians for the North will be received with satisfactionby all classes of cricketers, Such a performance against the Australian bowlers and on a wicket certainly not in favour of the batsman, will rank among the very best inci­ dents of a run-getting season, Up to the present time Messrs. W . G, Grace (3), A. G, Steel (2), G. N. Wyatt, J. H, Brain, and W , W, Bead are the only amateurs, and Scotton, Barnes, and H, Phillips the only professors, who havemade a hundred against the Australian team now here. A c o r r e s p o n d e n t (Mr. H. M. Burge) writes as follows with reference to my remarks last week on the subject of a batsman hitting the ball twice :— With reference to the case of Wood-Sims, there was a somewhat similar occurrence in a match in which I was playing in July at Bedford v. the Grammar School. H. R. Orr, on the side of B.G.S., played a ball, and thinking it was going into his wicket hit it a second time. The ball rolled to point’s hands, point returned it to the bowler, who missed it. Orr then ran. On appeal he was given cut by the umpire. Some discussion afterwards arose, many contending he had not “ wilfully ” struck the ball twice, A question was asked of The Sportsman on the subject, and the answer given was “ Not out,” I should feel much interested to hear how C ricket would apply the rule. —I say unhesitatingly that the bats­ man was out according to the accepted usages of cricket. A batsman striking the ball twice and running has always been ruled to have struck the ball wilfully, i.e., with an intent to score, and so violated the rule,