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3 JULY 80, 1891 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. ^ 5 th e m o s t a ttr a c tiv e fix tu re s o f th e cr ic k e t y e a r. I t w ill b e w e lc o m e in te llig e n c e , t o o , t o s o m a C r ic k e t re a d e rs t o le a rn th a t th e re is e v e r y p r o s p e c t o f M a u rice B e a d ’s re a p p e a ra n ce in th e S u r r e y e le v e n , a n d n o n e th e w o rs e fo r th e in ju r y to h is a r m a t G la s g o w la st w e e k . M o r e o v e r , M r. E . C . S tre a tfe ild w ill, b a r r in g a c c id e n ts , a ls o ta k e h is p la c e in th e S u r r e y te a m n e x t w e e k . T h e r e c e n t in te rn a tio n a l m a tc h b e tw e e n A m e r ic a a n d C a n a d a p r o v e d a v e r y e v e n a n d e x c itin g affa ir, t o ju d g e b y th e s c o r e w h ic h h a s ju s t c o m e to h a n d . T h e w ic k e t o n th e T o r o n to g r o u n d w a s , h o w e v e r , so th o r o u g h ly in fa v o u r o f th e b o w le r th a t th e re w a s n o c h a n c e o f s o o r in g e v e n u p to th e a v e ra g e , a n d th e b e s t o f th e fo u r c o m p le t e d in n in g s o n ly le a c h e d a tota l o f 104. T h e C a n a d ia n s at t h e la s t h a d 11 0 ru n s to w in , b u t th e b o w lin g o f G . S . P a tte rs o n a n d E . W . C la rk , ju n .,w h o w e re b o th m e m b e r s o ft h e la s t P h ila d e lp h ia n te a m w h ic h v is ite d E n g la n d , p r o v e d to o m u c h fo r th e m , a n d th e A m e r ic a n s w e re a b le a fter a ll to w in w it h 2 6 ru n s t o sp a re . T h e v ic to r io u s e le v e n in c lu d e d n o le ss th a n fiv e w h o h a v e b e e n se e n o n E n g lis h g ro u n d s , t ie tw o b o w le r s n a m e d a n d N . E ttin g , S . L a w , a n d A . G . T h o m s o n . O n th e o th e r s id e , D . W . S a u n d ers, th e ca p ta in , a n d A . G ille s p ie r e p r e s e n te d th e G e n tle ­ m e n o f C a n a d a h e re s o m e fe w y e a rs a g o . I t w ill in te re s t th o s e w h o h a d th e o p p o r tu n i­ tie s o f s e e in g th e C a n a d ia n s d u r in g th a t tr ip ,to k n o w th a t G ille s p ie w a s v e r y m u c h in e v id e n c e a t th e fin is h o f th e , in te r ­ n a tio n a l m a t c h p la y e d a fo rtn ig h t a g o. I n th e s e c o n d in n in g s o f th e A m e r ic a n s h e to o k s ix o f th e te n w ic k e ts at a co a t o f o n ly 2 2 ru n s. T h e c itiz e n s o f C a n te rb u r y a re b e s tir ­ r in g th e m s e lv e s , as is o n ly fittin g , t o g iv e d u e eclat to th e ce le b ra tio n o ft h e J u b ile e o f th e C a n te rb u ry W e e k , w h ic h is to be c o m m e n c e d o n M o n d a y n e x t. M y p e r s o n a l e x p e r ie n c e o f th is p a rticu la r K e n t fu n c tio n d a te s b a c k ( eheufugaces !) t o th e la tte r p a rt o f th e six tie s, a n d to a n o ld sta g e r, e v e n i f n o t o n e o f th e m e r r y b a n d w h ic h h a s c o n tr ib u te d s o 1 m u c h t o th e s o c ia l e n jo y m e n t o f th e v is ito r s at C a n te rb u r y d u r in g th e w e e k fo r h a lf a c e n tu r y , n o th in g c a n b e m o r e g r a tify in g th a n to w itn e ss th e in c re a s in g p o p u la r ity o f o n e o f th e m o s t p le a s a n t g a th e rin g s o f t h e c r ic k e t se a s o n . T h e “ O ld S t a g e r s ” th e m s e lv e s are n a tu r a lly to r e c e iv e sp e cia l r e c o g n itio n th is y e a r, a n d a b a n q u e t in th e ir h o n o u r, in w h ic h th e M a y o r o f C a n te rb u r y a n d th e K e n t C o im ty C .C . are t o b e jo in t h o sts, a t th e F o r e s te r ’s H a ll n e x t W e d n e s d a y e v e n in g , is su re t o b e w o r t h y o f th e r e p u ta tio n th e C a n te rb u ry w e e k h a s a lw a y s e n jo y e d fo r h o s p ita lity . O f th e cr io k e t fa re it is e n o u g h to s a y th a t K e n t w ill b e o p p o s e d b y G lo u c e s te r s h ire a n d S u r r e y , to s h o w th a t in th a t r e s p e c t th e e n te r ta in m e n t w ill b e o f g o o d q u a lity . F o r fu r th e r in fo r m a tio n , to u s e th e la n g u a g e o f th e r a ilw a y a n n o u n c e m e n ts , see s m a ll b ills. A M oNETAEY testim onial,R .T.inform s m e, is b ein g raised fo r Edwin Arnold, who, for over a quarter of a century, has been resi­ d e n t p r o fe s sio n a l t o th e E x m o u th C lu b , in r e c o g n itio n o f h is lo n g a n d fa ith fu l s e r v ic e s . A r n o ld , w h o w a s fo r m » n y y e a r s o n e o f th e b e st fa st b o w le r ] in D e v o n s h ir e , c a n s till h o ld h is o w n a s a tr u n d le r ,a s th e s c o r e b o o k v e rifie s . A s , to o , h e is m o s t p o p u la r a m o n g s t h is fe llo w - to w n s m e n , a n d w e ll k n o w n a ll o v e r th e c o u n ty — an d o u ts id e to o ,fo r E x m o u th h a s b e e n a fa v o u r ite h a u n t o f a ll th e r o v in g c lu b s , a n d o f a th le te s as w e ll— th e re is little d o u b t th a t A r n o ld , w h o is a th o r o u g h s p o r ts m a n ,a n d h a s g a in e d ;tr o o p s o f frie n d s, w ill th e r e b y r e c e iv e m a r k e d r e c o g n itio n in a te s tim o n ia l w h ic h w ill p r o v e , as it is m e a n t to be, a su b sta n tia l b e n e fit in e v e r y s e n s e o f th e w o rd . T he fo llo w in g m a y p e rh a p s a m u se s o m e o f y o u r re a d e rs [w r ite s a c o r r e s ­ p o n d e n t.] I t w a s sa id to m e b y a S w iss g e n tle m a n w h o h a d a c q u ir e d a re a l k n o w le d g e o f a n d a d m ir a tio n fo r c r ic k e t, d u r in g a sta y o f s o m e y e a rs in E n g la n d . “ Q u a n t a u leg-before je tr o u v e q u e L o r d H a r ris a v a it to u t a fa it r a is o n ; le bats­ man d e v ra it etre out p o u r u n e b a lle q u i a twiste to u t a u ssi b ie n q u e p o u r u n e q u i a pitche e n tre le s wickets.” I n fo rw a r d in g a lis t o f s c o r e s o f t w o h u n d r e d m a d e in im p o r ta n t m a t c h e s , D r . B r a n d o f G lo u c e s te r sta te s th a t M r. A . E . S to d d a rt’s 2 15 n o t o u t la s t m o n th is th e th irty -s ix th in s ta n c e o f th e k in d . I n ca se th e re s h o u ld b e a n y o m is s io n s I sh a ll b e g la d to h a v e th e m t o c o m p le t e D r . B r a n d ’s ta b le b e lo w . Year Name. For. Against. Score 1820...W. W ard...............M.CO...........N orfolk.......278 1859 ..T. Hayward..........Cambs. .....Cam b. U....2JJ 1965 ..H. Jupp .............Players 8th.Gents. Sth.216 1866 ..W. G. Grace ......England ...Surrey .......224* 1870...W. G. Grace ......Gentlemen.Players.......215 1871...W. G. Grace ......South..........North ....... 268 1871...W. G. Grace ......Gentlemen.Players.......217 1871...T. G Matthews...Glostersh...Surrey ......201 1871 ...W. H. Hadow..... Middlesex .M.C.C........... 217 1876...W. G. Grace ..... M.C.C............Kent...........344 1876...W. G. Grace .....Glostersh...Yorkshire..318* 1876...W. R. Gilbert.....England ...Camb. U. ...2u5* 1877...W. G. Grace ......Scuth..........North ........261 1882... W. L. Murdoch...AustraliansSussex .286* 1882...H. H. Massie ......AustraliansOxford U...206 1882...A. Shrewsbury ...N otts.........Surrey .......207 1883...E. Lockwood......Yorkshire...Kent............208 1881...W .L Murdoch ...AustraliansEngland ...211 ias4 ..A. Shrewsbury ...Notts......... Sussex .......209 1885...W. G. Grace ...Glostersh...Middlesex 221* 1885... A. Shrewsbury ...Notts....Middlesex...224* 1885...W. E. Roller ......Surrey ......Sussex .......204 1885...Gun n ................M.C.C. ......Yorkshire...203 1885...P. M. Lucas ...Sussex....... Giostersh...2l5* 1886... A. Shrewsbury ...Notts.....Glostersh...227* 1887...A. Shrewsbury ...Notts........Middlesex 267 1887...Gun n ................Notts......... Sussex........ 2>>5* 1887 . W. W. Read ..... Surrey ....... Lancashire247 1887 . W. W. Read ......Surrey .......Camb. U....244* 1887...K. J. K ey..........Oxford U. ..Middlesex 281 1887...A. J. Webbe ......Middlesex .Yorkshire 240* 1888...W. G. Grace ......Glostersh ...Sussex .....215 1888 ..W.W. Read.........8urrey .......Oxford U...838 1890...A. Shrewsbury .. N otts........Sussex........ 267 1890...Gun n................ Players.......Australians228 1891...A. E. Stoddart ...Middlesex v.Lancashire2l5* * Not out. T o p r e v e n t m is u n d e r s ta n d in g , I m a y sa y th a t M r . F . E . L a c e y ’ s 21 1 fo r H a n ts v . K e n t in 1884 d o e s n o t c o m e w it h in th e c a te g o r y o f fir s t-c la s s o r im p o r ta n t m a tc h e s . Audi alteram partem is a lw a y s s o u n d a d v ic e . F o llo w in g o u t th is s a g e c o u n s e l, I h a v e p lea su re in p r e s e n tin g th e o th e r s id e ’s v e r s io n o f th e ca se t o w h ic h I a llu d e d in la st w e e k ’s “ G o s s ip ,” as illu s tr a tiv e o f th e e c c e n tr ic itie s o f th e c o m m o n o r c o u n tr y u m p ire . M r. T . H . E v a n s , th e H o n . S e c . o f th e L o n d o n C o u n ty C o u n c il C .C ., s e n d s m e h is v e r s io n o f th e c a s e , w ith a r e q u e s t fo r an o p in io n o n th e c o r re c tn e s s o f th e u m p ir e 's d e c is io n . “ T h e fa c ts ” a re , h e sa y s, as fo llo w — An appeal was made for stumping one of the visiting team, and the umpire gave his decision as “ not out.” After the deoision was given the batsman was illustrating the position of his foot to the wicket-keeper, and in so doing overbalanced himself. The wicket-keeper (Stanley of the Cane Hill Club), who had retained the ball, immediately drew up a stump (as the bails were off) and made a fresh appeal. The umpire gave his decision that the batsman was “ out.” T h is a c c o u n t v a r ie s s o m u c h fr o m th e s ta te m e n t o n w h ic h I c o m m e n te d la st w e e k th a t it is d ifficu lt t o c o n c e iv e su ch a d iv e r g e n c e o f fa c ts . H o w e v e r th e m a tte r is n o w p u t, I s h o u ld b e in ­ c lin e d to c h a lle n g e th e s e c o n d d e c is io n o f th e u m p ir e , a n d in th is v ie w C a rp e n te r c o n c u r s . A t th e sa m e tim e , it is im p o s ­ sib le to g iv e a re lia b le v e r d ic t o n s u ch p o in ts u n le ss th e a rb ite r is o n th e s p o t a n d se e s th e w h o le ca s e fo r h im s e lf. B ich ard D aft h a s th is w e e k g iv e n a n o th e r a n d e m p h a tic d e n ia l o f th e a c c u r a c y o f th e a sse rtio n th a t th e v e te ra n la g s su p e r flu o u s o n th e sta g e o f c r ic k e t. I t is p le a sa n t, in d e e d , to th in k th a t p e r h a p s th e m o s t g r a c e fu l b a ts m a n th e g a m e h a s e v e r p r o d u c e d h a s lo s t little , i f a n y , o f h is m a s te r ly a b ility . A t le a st, h is s c o r e o f 108 fo r M r. W . W r ig h t ’s N o tts e le v e n a g a in st th e H a r r o w W a n d e r e r s at T r e n t B r id g e , o n T u e s d a y , sp e a k s h ig h ly fo r t h e v ig o u r o f a c r ic k e te r w h o is c lo s e o n th e c o m p le t io n o f h is fifty -s ix th y e a r . T h e re w a s s o m e h ig h s o o r in g o n b o th sid e s in th e m a tc h in q u e s tio n . T h e W a n d e r e r s d e c la r e d th e ir in n in g s c lo s e d w ith th e to ta l 49 3 , to w h ic h E . M . H a d o v v c o n tr ib u te d 158 , A . J . W e b b e 149 , a n d H . T . H e w e tt 9 1 . O n th e o th e r sid e, th e r e w e re tw o h u n d r e d s i s M r . W r ig h t ’s first in n in g s o f 2 7 3 , D a ft ’s 10 8 a lre a d y m e n tio n e d , a n d C . W . W r ig h t ’s 102 . T h e fo llo w in g w ill s h o w th e re s u lts o f th e m a tc h e s p layeid b e tw e e n th e n in e le a d in g C o u n tie s u p to d a t e : Played. Won. Lost. Dwn. Surrey ................... 9 ... 8 .. 0 . . 1 Notts ............... 8 ... 5 .. a . . 1 Kent........................ 6 ... 2 .. l ... 3 Lancashire .......... 9 ... 4 .. 4 ... 1 Somersetshire .. 6 ... 2 .. 3 . . 1 Middlesex .......... ID ... 4 .. 5 . . 1 Sussex .......... 9 ... 2 .. 4 . . 3 Yorkshire .......... 10 ... 4 .. 6 . . 0 Gloucestershire ... 9 ... 1 .. 7 . . 1 PRINCIPAL MATCHES FOE NEXT WEEK T hursday , J u ly 30—Manchester, Lancashire v. Yorkshire; Nottingham, Notts v. Gloucester­ shire ; Taunton, Somersetshire v.Iient; Leyton, Essex v. Surrey; Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. Clifton College; Lord’s, Rugby v. Marlborough (2nd day); Southampton, Hampshirev.Leices­ tershire; Watford, Herts v. M.U.C. & G. F riday , J uly 31—Oxford, Oxfordshire v. Bedford­ shire ; Lord's, M.C.O. & G. v. Cheltenham College. M on d ay , A ugust 3 -Oval, Surrey v.Notts; Canter­ bury, Kent v. Gloucestershire; Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Yorkshire; Leicester, Leices­ tershire v. Derbyshire; Manchester, Lan­ cashire v. Essex; Southampton, Hampshire v. Sussex; Stoke, Staffordshire v. Durham; Nottingham, Notts (2nd eleven) v. 8urrey (2nd eleven); Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. v. Notts Castle. W e d n e s d a y , A u g u s t 5 —Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. v- Herts; Northampton, Northants v. Stafford, shire; Norwich, Norfolk v. Lincolnshire.