Cricket 1893

JUNE 22, 189B CRICKET s A WEEKLV BECOBB OP THE GAME* 38 and took eight wickets, three of them with successive balls. The other hat was won in the matoh between Leatherhead and Wimble­ don at Leatherhead on the same day. In this* case S. B. Noakes, who has just left Rugby, in six overs took five Wimbledon wickets, four of them clean bowled, and three with con­ secutive balls, without a run being scored off him. T he hearty applause which greeted the first appearance, in anything of a representa­ tive match, of the young Indian prince, K. S.Ranjitsinh ji, at the Oval last Thursday gives the Westminster Gazette occasion for a very interesting picture of the possibilities of Federation through the crioket-field.” The advantages of the kinship which the game does so muoh to inculcate between Englishmen and the native races of India deserve more serious consideration than many would give them. One touch of nature, it is rightly said, makes the old world kin. And there is a good deal of nature in the bond which unites cricketers all over the world. T he light-hearted way in which clubs, some of them too in a position which ought to ensure a higher standard of sport, occasionally get out of their fixtures at the last moment on the ground of their inability to collect an eleven, which in certain cases may be taken to mean a representative team, is not in consonance with the best traditions of the game. I have in my mind’ s eye a recent case in which a Surrey club had collected a really representative side, only to find a blank after all in consequenoe of the withdrawal of the other side, when it was impossible to substitute another fixture. In view of similar disappointments, the hon. seo. of a well- known club in Greater London thinks it might be worth considering if the rule which holds good in Cup ties, and in lacrosse and football, should not be applied to crioket, viz., that the team scratching should be regarded as losing the matoh. The appearance of the name of C. M. Wells in the first class of the Classioal Tripos at Cambridge in the list published last Satur­ day is another proof that physical excell­ ence is not in any way inimical to success in the more serious work of academical life. Tho present instance is indeed a satisfactory evi­ dence of the oonveree, as C. M. Wells, as every one knows, has been and is one of the princi­ pal figures, not only in cricket but also in Rugby Union football. It is reported, and I hope with truth, tha1; his position in the honour list at Cambridge has seoured for him a mastership at Eton College in the near future. A n oth er proof of the effeotive way in which cricket is girdling the earth will be fount! in the “ correct card of the match ” between the Bombay and Madras Presidencies, played at Ootacamund last month. As, according to my correspondent, this is the first instance of a printed card of a cricket match in Asia, the incident has an historic interest. For the benefit of the oricketers of the future, as well as of to-day, it will be well to give the score precisely as it appeared on the official card. IN THE HOBART PARK, OOTACAMUND. Madras Presidency XI. v. Bombay Presi­ dency X I. Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday—May 22, 23, and 2i. MADR AS lst Innings. 1 D. J. MacFarlane, b B a rton .......................... 6 2 E. Hazelton, c Clark, b B a rton .......................... 7 3 R. L. Kinuersley, b R a ik es........................... 7 4 E. A. Sewell, c Sprott, b C la r k .........................40 5 E. R. IiinderBley, st Sprott, b Barton ... 2 6 J.T. F.W ilson,b Barton 0 7 R. E. Firth, c Sprott, b B arton..........................II 8 O. W olfe Murray, st Sprott, b Barton ... 0 9 B. A. Newbury,bRaikes 5 10 A. P. Sjm onds, b B a rton .......................... 6 11 E. H. Boom e, not out 0 Extras ................... 2 Total ...........83 BOMBAY lst Innings. 1 H. Ii. Troup, lbw, b 8ewell ... ........... 2 Surg.Capt. J.E. Trask, c firth, b Boome ... 3 J. G. Greig, c Wolfe Murray, b Boom e . 4 Capt. li. M. Poore, H azelton ................ 6 C. C. Luard, c and B o om e........................ G J. L. Sprott, not oub ... 7 Capt.W.F. Newnham, b Firth .......................... U 8 Oapt. Barton, st New­ bury. b B o o m e ........... 7 9 Capt. A. W . Baker, c JNewbury, b Symonds 16 10 J. F. Clark, b Hazeltou 31 11 E. B. Raikes, lbw, b Sewell ........................... 8 Jixtras ...................18 2nd Innings. b Greig ...........32 st Sprott, b B arton............. 4 b Raikes ...........22 c and b Barton 9 b Raikes ...........11 c Sprott, bBarton 0 c Greig, b Raikes 7 not out ...........24 st Sprott, b Barton ... 6 stSprott, b Raikes ...........13 c Luard, b Raikes 3 Extras ........... 1 Total...........132 2nd Innings. , 18 28 , 24 , 91 Total ... 251 REFRESHMENTS SUPPLIED on t h e GROUND BY W. J. HEATH, Glendower Hall. NILGIRI NEWS PHESS. PRICE 2 ANNAS Rudyard Kipling’s remark that “ Ker- lioket’ ’ is becoming the national game of India as of England, it would appear, is going to be very soon verified. T he last sentence of the paragraph imme diately foregoing reminds me that cricket has recently made it3elf a local habitation in a part of Europe which ha3 occupied a very prominent place in the attention of politi­ cians for a long time. A Reuter’s telegram, under date of Sunday, mikes mention of the first cricket match—does that mean of any importance ?—at Bucharest, on the previous day. Bucharest and Braila furnished the rival elevens, and the Braila team showed their appreciation of Bucharest hospitality by win­ ning an exciting match with only 17 runs in hand. The presence of the Crown Prince and Princess of Roumania gave additional importance to the first exhibition of cricket in the capital. M r . W. H. P atterson and Miss Kate Thornton, second daughter of the late Mr. John Thornton ofSt.Petersburg, were duly made one last Thursday, as I foretold. The oeremony, which took place at Halstead Church near Sevenoaks, was performed by the Rev. J. J. Patterson, a brother, himself an old Oxford and Kent cricketer, assisted by the Rector of Halstead, Rev. H.R. Cumberlege. Several of the leaders of Kent cricket, too,were there to do the captain of the County eleven and his bride honour. One of them, Frank Marchant, fullfilled the important post of best man. Mr. and Mrs Patterson are spending their honeymoon in the Bernese Oberland. T he following tables will show the collective results of the nine first-class Countyelevens in run-getting and run saving so far this season. This summary shows Notts to have the best average in batting and Surrey in bowling. RUNS FOR Runs. Extras. Total W kts Aver. N ottinghamshire 2720 ... 114 ..., 2834 ... 100...28.34 M iddlesex .........,.270) ,... 120 ..., £820 ... 116...24.31 Sussex ................ ..2511 ,.. 115 ... 2626 .... 117...22.44 Lancashire ... ...16-9 ... 107 ... 1796 ... 86...20.J-8 G loucestershire ...2132 ... 70 .... 2202 .... 111...19.83 Yorkshire ... .. 1775 ... 67 ... 1812 ,... 94...19.59 Somersetshire .. 1418 ... 47 ... 1465 ,... 79...18.54 K en t..........................3143 ... 66 .. . 1209 ,... 69 ..17.52 Surrey ...................1273 ... 71 .. . 1344 ... 79...17.01 17361 777 18138 851 21.31 RUNS AGAINST. Runs. Extras. Total. W kt s. Aver Surrey ........... ....1329 ... 67 ... 1396 ... 93 ..15.01 Yorkshire ... ....1643 ... 96 ... 1739 ... 1C9...15.95 K en t....................... ,..129J ... 63 ... 1355 ... 71 ..19.08 Middlesex ... ....2682 ... 110 .. . 2792 ... 137...20.37 Lancashire ... .,..1610 ... 91 ... 1731 ... 83...20 85 Gloucestershire ,...1878 ... 73 ... 1951 ... 93 . 20.97 Nottinghamshire ...2306 ... 109 ..,. 2415 ..; 105 . 23 Sussex ................,..£910 ... 104 ... 3014 ... 106...28 43 Somersetshire ...1681 ... G1 ... 1745 ... 54.. 32.31 17361 777 18133 851 ..21.31 I n face of the exception whioh has been and rightly taken in the past to the slow scoring of the Notts players, the following comparison of the rate at which runs have been made by and against the chief county elevens this year will be of special interest. These figures will show that Notts, with the one exception of Middlesex, have scored at a faster rate than any of the other teams, so far, at all events, this summer. R A TE OP S30R IN G PER HOUR. For. Against. In the Match. Sussex ................... ... 62 .... ... 67 ... ... 64 N ottingham shire... ... 64 .... ... 61 ... ... 62 Somersetshire ... 53 .... ... 72 ... ... 62 Middlesex ........... ... 69 .... ... 54 ... ... 61 Surrey ................... ... 51 .. . ... 72 ... ... 60 Gloucestershire ... ... 55 .... ... 58 ... ... 56 Lancashire ........... ... 60 ... ... 50 ... ... 55 Yorkshiro ........... ... 60 ... ... 49 ... ... 51 K e n t.......................... ... 47 ..., ... 55 ... ... 51 + Pwenty-five overs are tak jn as the average of an hour’s crick jt. General average, 59. T h e follow in g is the state of th is year’s C ou n ty C h am pion ship up to date. Piyd. W on L ost Drn. Points Yorkshire ........... G ... 5 ... 1 ... 0 ... 4 Middlesex ........... 7 ... 5 ... 2 ... 0 ... 3 burrey.................... 5 ... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ... 1 Lancashire........... 5 ... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ... 0 Kent .................. 4 ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... —1 Notts .................. G ... a ... 3 ... 1 ... —1 Gloucestershire 6 ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... —1 Sussex ... ......... 7 ... 2 ... 3 ... 2 ... —1 Som ersetshire ... 4 ... 0 ... 4 ... 0 ... — 4 T h e draw n gam es are ignored, and losses dedu cted from w ins. PRIN CIPAL MATCHES FOR NEXT W EEK. Jupe 22.—Gravesend, AUSTRALIANS v. KENT June 22—Lord’s, Surrey v. Middlesex Juue 21 — Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Notts June 22—Brighton. Suasexv.Cambridge University June 22—Halifax, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire June 22—Manchester, Lancashire v. Oxford University June 26—N ottinghim , AUSTRALIANS v. ENG­ LAND (Shrewsbury’s Benefit) June 26—Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. V. Cambridge Univ. June2G—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Yorkshire Juno 26—Brighton, Sussex v. Oxford University Juoe 26-L eicester, Leicestershire v. Essex.