Cricket 1893

280 €RICKET § A WEEKLY BECOBD OP THE GAME0 JTJL? 20, 1898 G fU N V IL L E (LEE) v. TU N BR ID GE W E L LS.- PJayed at Tunbridge Weils on July 12. T ukbridge W e ll s . W . H. Andrews, c Johnston, b G lover 1 G.S. Wilson, c George, b Glover ................... 0 W . Draper, b Perch .. 32 E. A. Parke, b Perch 52 Rev. F. G. Knott, lbw, b Perch ...................21 E.Spittles, c Lincoln, b G lo v e r ...................15 G. H. Kelsey, lbw, b Glover ...................1 E. H. Rodwell, b Glover ................... 0 R.N. Stone, b Glover 6 C. E. Powell, not out 10 L. W iggins, b Perch 10 Extras................... 9 Total ...........141 G ranville . A. S. Johnston, c Kel­ sey, b D raper...........56 W.Morris, c Kelsey, b Draper ................... 7 F. George, c Andrews, b D ra p er...................18 C. J. M. Godfrey, not out ...........................10 J. W ilson, c Stone, b Draper ................... 7 P^rch, c Stone, b Diaper ................... 1 P. E. Lander, not out ........................... 6 Extras...................11 T otal...........86 P. P. Lincoln, S. Ellis, L. R. Glover and A. R. Layman did not bat. GRVNVILLE (LEE) v. H O R * 3 E Y .-P la y e d at Hornsey on July 15. G ranville . J. W ilson, jun., c P. P. Lincoln, b F. sub, b Clarke........... 3 H. Swinstead........... 3 W . Morris, b G. H. F. G. Bull, not out ... 3 Swinstead ........... 0 L. R Glover, b F. H. F. George, b G. H. Swinstead ........... 0 Swinstead ........... 26 Jas. W ilaon .bG . H. C. J. M. Godfrey, c Swinstead ........... 0 Tuberville, b A. R. Layman, c Clarke ................... 4 Dem psey, b F. H. W. Edwards, b F. H. Swiastead ........... 1 Swinstead ........... 10 Extras.................. 6 S. G. C. Siarkey, c — Tuberville, b G. H. Total ........... 63 Swinstead ........... 10 H ornsey . G. F . Swinstead, b A. E. Tuberville, b Godfrey ................... 5 B u ll........................... 5 E. J. Ramsey, b Bull G W. B. Davig. c G od­ B. A. Clarke, bB u ll... 4 frey, b Bull ........... 16 B. J. Furniss. c L ayG. A. E. Hickson, b man, b Bull ........... 0 G o d fre y ................... 13 R. J. Hutchinson, F. B. Dent, b Bull ... 6 run out ................... 3 J. Dempsey, not out 4 F. H. Swinstead, b E x tr a s ................... 12 B u ll ........................... 0 Total ........... 74 GNANVILLE (LE E ) v. BLACKHEATH PROPRIE TARY SCHOOL.—Played at Lee on Joly 15. G ranville . First Innings. F. E. Lander, b F. E. W ethere 1 ........... 0 R. F. Taylor, c L a­ tham , b Auld .. .. 1 S Eilis, c A. S. Jack­ son, b F. C. Wether- ell ........................... 5 W . Greer, c Auld, b F. C. W ethereli ... 32 J. A. Johnston, c Whateley, b Moss- m a n n ......................... 11 C. E. E. Lee, c Bran- Total ........... 62 dram , b F. C. W etherell ........... In the Second Inning* Lander scored, c aud b Mossman, 16, Taylor, c Lewis, b F. C. W etherell, 0, S. Ellis, c Lswi3, b F. C. W etherell, 8, A. Greer, c M. C. Wethcrell, b Mossmair, 0, J. J. Johnston (not out) 12.—Total, 33. B lackheath P roprietary S chool . J. Hollingworth. c Lewis, b Mossman J. Edward, run out P. Hersee, not o u t ... A. Hersee, c M. C. WetherelJ, b M oss­ m an ........................... G . H elde-, c M. C. Wetherell, b F. C. Wetherell ........... E x tra s................... F C. Wetherell, b R. A. Brandram, c Greer................... ... 49 Johnston, o E d­ A. W . Lewis, lbw, b ward ........................... 1 Lander ........... ... 25 A. S. Jackson, c P. G. Latham , b Lander 4 Hersee, b Edward 2 W . R. Whateley, b F. D. 8. Jackson, b Edward ........... ... 12 Greer ................... 3 W . D. Auld, c Ellis b N. M cDougall, b Greer.................. ... 8 Greer ................... 0 M. C. W etherell, b S. W. M ossman, not 0 Greer......... . ... ... 7 out ........................... 0 Extras ................... 17 Total ..........128 CRICKET NOTCHES. B y the R ev . R. S. H olmes . I often wonder who buy all the books on cricket that are constantly being issued from the press ? Not cricketers; they may occa­ sionally get one or more of the best known annuals, no more. Of course there are sundry collectors of cricketana up and down the country ever on the qui vive for rarities and curiosities. Their number has inoreased amazingly of late years, and -in consequence there are no bargains to be had to-day. Book dealers have grown canny, in some cases exorbitant; many of them have told me that there are no books for which they can find a readier market than those treating of cricket and boxing. When I first began collecting— about twenty years ago, and more—I 'got for pence the very books which an equal number of shillings won’t procure now. A very inter­ esting paper might be written on the rise in value of certain stock cricket books. But what puzzles n\e is, how odd or occasional books, which appear so frequently that it is no easy matter for the collector to keep pace with them all, how is it and where is it they are sold ? But of a wide and daily increasing circle of cricket-plaving friends, I could count up on the fingers of one hand, those who take a genuine interest in the literature of the game. A batch of fresh books has been sent me from time to time this season, to enumerate all of which would trespass too much on the patience of my readers. I pick out three from the pile, in that they have each special features of interest and are well deserving of the notice of the great brotherhood of cricketers; two of them are native productions, the third comes from across the sea. The last to hand is in many respects the most noteworthy; it is called “ The Blues and their Battles,” and is a complete record of all the Inter-University matches between 1827 and 1892. It is the best book of the kind I have seen. Friend Wisden once published a similar treatise, but it came down no further than 1876. And the secretary of the M.C.C. repeated the experiment in 1887, a second edition appearing in 1889. But these gave nothing beyond full scores and analyses, though the Wisden prefaced each score with a very good description of the game. But the “ Blues and their Battles ” does much more— it has a preface of 21 pages, crammed with the most valuable summaries and statistics, such asall battingaverages above 20,leading bowling analysis since 1853 (analysis was not kept before that year), largest scores and individual innings, spectacle-makers, proportion of extras within certain periods, and a lot besides, very precious indeed to a man of any special craze. I wish the compiler’ s name had been given that I might have the pleasure of thanking him for about as honest and useful a bit of work as I have seen for a long time, though whv he has left Oxford’s second innings in 1880 incomplete I know not. Then there’s the Norfolk Cricket Annual for 1893, now in its fifth year, dealing exclusively, or nearly so, with the cricket of a county that has produced only one very distinguished cricketer in its entire history—I refer to Fuller Pilch, better known in connection with Kent cricket. Yet isn’t it a curious fact that a county, in only the second or perhaps third rank, should be enterprising enough to publish an Annual of 184 pp., and in three different bindings ? There’s everything in it to interest local cricketers, from the County matches to the Senior and Junior Cup Competitions- And there’ s a prize essay, too — the rosult of an annual offer of two guineas for a limited paper on cricket. A good portrait and biography of some Norfolk cricket notable is given, and a list of all the clubs in the County, with nearest station appended, names of officers, eto. And the balance sheet, of oourse. Somehow, one always looks instinctively af, that page ; a parson friend of mine maintains that finances are the pulse of a ohurch—are they of a cricket club ? Very likely; anyhow, at the end of 1892, Norfolk C. and G. had a balance of £23 in hand, even though out of eight first-class matches they won only one, and lo3t four. 1 can think of no better way of fostering and forwarding County cricket than by such an Annual. No other County whatever can show such a capital treatise, though all might, and would, perhaps, if they were wise. “ A ‘ B aw l 9 for American Cricket ” is the other book worth mentioning. If “ bawl ” means shout, then the title is decidedly unfor­ tunate, for one was prepared for a fair supply of the article known as “ buncombe ” (some­ times spelt “ bunkum This book, however, is laid on very quiet, thoughtful lines, is rather a scientific treatise on the game, and is charmingly illustrated by means of the “ snap­ shot ” camera. It’s refreshing not to come across the same old cricket pictures and photos; one was getting a trifle out of conseib with them. Here we have life-like repro­ ductions of the batsmen in various attitudes, similar to those given in the concluding chapter of “ Kings of Cricket.” And young England gets its knuckles well rapped, too, by being reminded of “ their blindness to their own shortcomings,” and by the humiliating remark that over there wicket- keeping is a lost art. I can honestly recommend all these books with a single desire to serve crioket and its exponents. It is pleasant for once not to be able to indulge in a good-natured growl. I was pleased to note that that most useful charity, the Cricketer's Fund Society, still holds its own. Fewer grants, and a working pro­ fit of £174, and a snug capital fund of nearly £7,000. It was started in 1864 by the late Ed­ mond Wilder, if my memory do not trick mo. Anyhow, he was the president up to his death and a rare good friend professional cricket had in him. I never knew him, but his copy of Lillywhite’ s “ Scores and Biographies” passed into my hands seven years ago. It is to be hoped all cricketers will join this Fund ; for a modest guinea a-year they can depend on support during illness, as well as an allowance when the bat anrl ball have to be laid aside. What wouldn’t the race of poor, hard worked parsons give for such a chance ? One curious item is mentioned in the balance sheet; an old Yorkshire pro , who had been granted a yearly do’ e of £16, has forfeited all the privileges of membership through non­ payment of the guinea. I should like to offer a suggestion to the Committee ; knowing how careless many a worthy cricketer is in money matters, would it not be well, in the case of annuitants, to deduct the subscription from the grant ? It would make no difference to the society, whilst it would save certain deserving old players the pain of being deprived of their allowance- As I have hinted before, a pro’s chances of saving are very lim ited; except in the case of the fortunate few, the hard-earned surplus of the summer is used up during the winter- I infer that grants in cases of illness from this fund are not in the least affected by insurance in accidental societies, on which most of our Counties put their regular players. Cricket is a hard life ; what between rheuma­ tism and consumption, few professionals live to old age- Beldham, of course, hale to the last, was a glorious exception. Is old Tom Adams yet living ? His name has in the last few years disappeared from the list of births and deaths in “ Wisden.” Yet lean recall no notice of his death. It is a solid satis­ faction that professional cricket results so seldom in such disasters as laid low poor Scot- ton last week. Old George Griffith, Surrey s famous “ Big Ben,” whose round, jovial, smiling face I shall never forget, is the only pro. I can recall whose end was similarly dis­ mal. How frail the Notts’ stonewaller must have been. Fancy an experienced cricketer giving way to tears after a solitary batting dis­ appointment. Yet doubtless the ring, know­ ing nothing of all this, shouted in praise oc bowler ana fielder. I have an old friend, a tremendous cricket enthusiast, who, though Yorkshire to the backbone, is visibly affects whenever any batsman has bad luck. S 10 takes every failure so much to heart that h/J husband told me one day he thought he shou a