Cricket 1887

84 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. APRIL 28, 1887. note, in onr second illustration, the scorer sitting at point, a sufficiently dangerous position, ana “ notching” each run with a knife on a bit of lath. No minute scores were then kept, and even in much later times, as when Byron played (with Shakspearel for Harrow, the name of the bowler from whom catches were made is seldom given. Perhaps bowlers then rarely bowled for catches. (To be Continued in our next.) MR. P. E. GOODALL’S XI. v. PRIMROSE. Played at Broomwood on April 28. M r. P. E . G o o d a l l ’ s XI. H. Bird, b C ow ling... 11 C. R. Pringle, b Cow­ ling .......................... 0 H. Coton, b Cowling 6 F. W. Redfern,b Cow­ ling .......................... 0 J. W. Goodall, b Cow­ ling ...........................11 S. H. G oodall, b Palm er ................... 8 H. O Goodall, b Cow­ ling ... ................... 0 J. Stevens, b Cow­ ling ........................... 5 E. W orth, not out ... 7 Barratt, c Wheatley, b Cowling ........... 0 P. E. Goodall, b Palm er ................... 2 B 8, lb 2, w l,n b 1 12 Total 62 C. Smith, st Bird, b P. G oodall ... ... E. O. Cowling, b P. G oodall ................... A. E . W heatley, b Coton ................... E. Miles, b P . Goodall E. Pearce, run out ... J. Palm er, not out ... S.J .Nixon.bP.Goodall C.W ebb.b P. Goodall E. W orm ald, b Coton H. Miles, b P. Goor’all ................... G. Jones, b J. W. G o o d a ll................... B .......................... Total ........... ARMY MEDICAL SCHOOL, NETLEY, v. MEDICAL STAFF COBPS. Played at Netley on April 23. A.M.S. N e t l e y . Surg. M offatt, not out ...........................58 A . W right, st Bar­ ham, b Garrett ... 13 E . Jolliffe, not o u t ... 4 Extras...................20 J. E . Trask, st Bar­ ham , b Garrett ...1C8 C. H. L. Meyer, lbw, b Pearce ...........................................................................26 H. E. H. Sm ith, b Ritchie ........................................................................ 7 I j . F. Childe, b Lum - ney ................................................................................ 0 A.H.-lacob.c Hopkins, b L u m n ey ...................................................................15 W. P. Gore-Graham , J. Murray, and E. M. W oods did not bat. Total ..951 M e d ic a l Pvt. Skinner, c Gore- Graham, b J a co b ... Pvt. Davy, b Childe... Pvt. Brown, run out Corp.Garrett, b Jacob Corp. Hopkins,run out Pvt. Powter, b Childe Pvt. Ritchie, b Jacob S t a f f C o r p s . Pvt. Lumney, c Murray, b Jacob... Pvt. M orton, b Jacob Pvt. Pearce, not out Pvt Barham,b Jacob Extras... Total ... CONDORS CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1887. May 7—W illesden, v. University College School. May 14—Neasden, v. London Scottish. May 21—Catford Bridge, v. Private Banks. June 4—New Cross, v. Royal Naval School. June 11—Croydon, v. Whitgift Gramm ar School. June 18—Tunbridge W ells, v. Park House, South- boro’. June 25—W altham stow, v. Forest School. July 9—Windsor, v. St. Mark’s School. July 16—Barnes, v. Barnes. July 23— iBlew orth, v. Isleworth. K e n t is h T o u r . July 27—Margate, v. Thanet College. July 23—Walmer, v. Royal Marines. July 29—Ramsgate, v. South Eastern College. July 30—Ram sgate, v. Chatham House. Aug. 2—Sandwich, v. Sandwich. Aug. 3—Ramsgate, v. Southwood. Aug. 4— Dover, v. Dover Garrison. / A FEW WARNING NOTES FOR YOUNG CRICKETERS. By L o r d H a r r is . By kind permission of Lord Harris we are able to reproduce these notes, which appeared in last year’s “ Kentish Cricketers’ Guide,” published by Mr. J. Burgiss-Brown, of Maidstone. To t h e B a t s m a n . Don’t, when your turn comes to go in, keep the field waiting because you have not taken the trouble to put your pads on when the bats­ man before you went in. Don’t come back when you are half-way to the wicket because you find one of your gloves wants a button. Don’t, when you are at the wicket, go through a variety of attitudes to show how you could play an imaginary pitched up or short ball, but be content with playing it cor­ rectly when it is bowled. Don’t think you ought to get a fourer off the first ball; rather be content if you can stay at the wicket without getting a run in the first half-hour. Don’t tell your partner to run when it is his call, and don’t refuse to run when he can see best where the ball has gone. As a rule the striker should call for hits in front of the wicket, the non-striker for those behind the striker’s wicket. Don’t run down the middle of the pitch, run well to the side of it. Don’t rub your elbow when the ball has hit you on the hand; it is unfair, and ungentle- manly. Don’t talk to the wicket-keeper, and don’t encourage him to talk to you; conversation is distracting. Don’t, when you have been bowled out, say it was the worst ball ever bowled, it detracts from your own merits. Don’t say it was bad luck when you are out, but try to make out where the fault in your own play lay. To t h e B o w l e r . Don’t cultivate a low action, get your hand as high as you can. Don’t be satisfied with bowling straight and a good pitch; try to vary the pace without showing the batsman what you are trying to do. It is the highest art of bowling. On a E erfect wicket, direction and pitch are useful ut unsuccessful. Don’t appeal to the umpire unless you are satisfied that your appeal is justifiable. You may think the batsman is nearly out, but that does not justify an appeal. Don’t turn sulky because after bowling five consecutive maidens you are taken off. If the captain is mistaken in doing so it is his fault, not yours. T h e F ie l d in e v e r y P o s it io n . Don’t think you know bett ir than the cap­ tain ; go where he puts you ; but don’t stand in your place rigidly ; watch the ball as it is bowled and try to anticipate the hit that is to follow. Don’t run in when a ball is hit in the air, rather run back; if you have misjudged the distance you can run faster forwards than backwards. Don’t hold the ball when you have picked it up, try to throw it in straight to the wicket, but throw it in anyhow rather than hold it. Don’t think that one hand is enough to field a ball w'ith ; you have been given two, use them. Don’t, when you miss acatch, think to gain the sympathy of the audience by tearing your hair or grovelling in the dust; save another run by throwing the ball in as quickly as pos­ sible, and abase yourself in your own estima­ tion as much as you please afterwards. Don’t go to sleep. To t h e C a p t a in . Don’t consider the reputation or the feelings of your best bowler ; you are playing to win the match, not to support his reputation; so take him off when you think best. Don’t be satisfied with telling off each man to his proper place; see that each is on the exact spot you think suitable. Don’t blame the unsuccessful fieldsman; sympathize with him and his efforts will be encouraged. Don’t allow any sharp practice on the other side, and don’t try to obtain apoint by it your­ self. Don’t go in a place where you cannot judge how the bowlers are doing. Better place a worse man in your favourite place than form a false estimate of the chances of success in the bowlers. To A l l . Don’t play for yourself, play for your side. UXBRIDGE CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1887. May 11—Uxbridge, v. The Town May 14—Harrow, v. Harrow May 21—Uxbridge, v. Pallingswick May 28-U xbridge, v. Kensington Park May 30—Uxbridge, v. Mr. A. Gilbey’s XI. June 4—Uxbridge, v. Hampstead June 15—Rickmansworth, v. Rickmansworth June 18—Uxbridge, v. Ne'er-do-Weels June 22 - Hampstead, v. Hampstead June 25—Acton, v. Pallingswick June 29—Uxbridge, v. Chatham House Wanderers July 2—Windsor, v. H ome Park July 9—Uxbridge, v. Ealing July 13—W orm wood Scrubbs, v. Kensington Park July 16—Uxbridge, v. Mr. H. S. Turner’s Sand­ hurst XI. July 20—Uxbridge, v. M.C.C. and Ground July 23—Marlow, v. Marlow July 30—Uxbridge, v. Mr. H. F. L oft’s XI. Aug. 1—Uxbridge, v. Harrow Aug. 4—Uxbridge, v. Rickm answorth Aug. 10—Ealing, v. Ealing Aug. 13—Uxbridge, v. 8th Middlesex Volunteers Aug. 24—Uxbridge, v. Marlow Aug. 27—Henley, v. Henley SEFTON v. NEW BRIGHTON. Played at Sefton Park on April 23. S e f t o n . C. L. Jones, 1b w, b W oodward ........... 8 Edgar Ratcliffe, c Baker, b Murdoch 0 T.W . Stubbs, run out 5 Champion, run out... 86 E. Roper, b W ood­ w a rd .................. 22 Dr. Travis,c Percival, b W oodw ard.......... 55 H arold Ratcliffe, b H u ll.......................... 6 Herbert Ratcliffe, b H u ll.......................... Shore, b H ull ........... T.E.Evans,b W ood­ ward .......................... F . Jones, not out ... E xtras.................. T otal ...200 N e w B r ig h t o n . S. F. Fitzroy, b Shore 0 Woodward, st Rat­ cliffe, b Shore........... 2 J. F. * alsh, b Shore 13 A. Hull, not out ... 11 Percival, c Shore, b F. J o n e s.................. 3 J. D Walsh, n otou t 12 E x tras.................. 9 Total 50 E. Baker, M. Sproat, H .M urdoch, T. E . Edwards, a n d E. Moss d id not bat. A p r il 22, at Madeley Manor, Newcastle, Staffordshire, the wife of A. H. Heath, of a son. C r ic k e t Report Sheets for sending matches to this paper can be had at the Office, 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Common. E.C. Price 9d. per dozen, postage Id. extra.