Cricket 1893

SEPT. 21, 1898 (OBICKETs A WEEKLY EEOORD OF THE GAME; 4*27 might retrieve? Stay—happy thought! There was one —one which Sir Thomas himself had unwittingly suggested. He was a Wanderer—what if he declined to play against his own club ? It was feeble, he felt, but still it was better than no excuse at all. And then—why not play on the other side ? He could easily arrange to do so, and if he succeeded, it would at least b3 gratifying to re-establish his reputation at the Hall; if he failed, why then his kind friends there would profit by his failure. On the whole, Jack Mylford thought he was doing the right thing when he despatched a telegram the next morning to the Wanderers’ secretary, to say he would play for, instead of against them at Crampton Hall. The Squire was genuinely concerned at hearing of Jack’s resolution, and neither he nor Kate for oue moment accepted as real the reason given. Members of wandering club3 are not so particular about playing against each other as all that. Still, Jack refused firmly to chanpe his mind, unless Sir Thomas absolutely insisted, and as Bllerton had another man ready to take his place, the m itter was settled. As luck would have it—and luck, a3 every­ body knows, is extremely perverse at times— Jack’s form seemed to return to him in the most miraculous fashion from the time of his taking his resolve to play for the Wanderers, and in his fourth, and last match for the Hall, the one agaiust despised Sorrelbury, he proved the salvation of his side. Sorrelbury did better than Kllerton expected, and ran up phe docent total of L56 before the last man was disposed of. So badly did the Hall team respond to this, that when Jack Mylford went to the wickets, tenth man on the list, sixty runs were still wanted to avert defeat. To everybody’s astonishment, and to the positive rapture of Sir Thomas and thereat of £he Hall family, especially Kate, Jack at once began to lay about him in fine style, and soon aroused the enthusiasm of the spectators to the highest pitch by hitting two consecutive balls clean out of the field for six a piece. “ There ! ” cried Kate, turning to Ellerton, “ What did I tell you! Can’t he hit, eh ? ” “ Pity he didn’t think of it before,’’ replied the Captain, but even he genprously ao- plauded a fresh drive of his rival’s while he spoke. Jack did more than knock of! the required runs; with his two partners lie more than doubled the Crampton Hall score, and the fourth victory on the list became, after all, as decisive, nearly, as those by which it had been preceded. Loud were the regrets that eveniDg that Mylford was not going to be on their side in the big match that was to bring the week to an end. But ic was too late to go back now, and Jack Mylford’s pride and joy at his suc­ cess bo filled h is breast that he had himself but little room for sorrow for the step he had taken. Kate had thanked him personally, ^nd with effusion, for his splendid play that afternoon, and that was enough to banish care for h im ! “ Papa was so anxious about it,” she said. “ I shall never be sufficiently grateful to you for your splendid hitting. You saved the Hall, beyond a doubt.” Jack did, however, feel a little uncomfort­ able on turning out the next day with the Wanderers, to field against his friends and allies of tho preceding matches. But he was determined, if possible, to excel himself, for he had the double incentive of succeeding before Kate and against Kllerton. Elierton had bowled him out once or twice in the practice at the beginning of the week; he now felt fit and confident enough to take his revenge. The Hall team was on its mettle against the formidable Wanderers’ and ran up a good opening score of 220 runs. To this the Wanderers made a capital beginning by way of response, and when stumps were drawn for the day, they had registered 180 for seven wickets, to which Jack had contributed a use­ ful and freely-hit score of 40. That night the denizens of the Hall were rather subdued; there was a feeling in the air that victory this time was doubtful, and everybody knew how disappointed their kind host and hostess would be if the week’s run of triumph were broken. Kate, too, seemed down in the mouth, and so did Stuart Ellerton, who by no means relished the state of affairs, and felt that he had made a big mistake in running Jack down so freely without knowing more about him. Stuart was in form, though, with the ball, the next morning, and polished off the three remaining Wanderers for an addition of but nine runs to the score, thus placing the Hall 31 ahead on the first innings, To these 31, they, on batting a second time, added 157 more, the Wanderers playing up better than they had done on the preceding day. So that in the end the visitors were set the fairly formidable task, for a last innings on a worn wicket, of making 189 runs, exactly the total of their opening venture. This time Jack Mylford went in first and after a cautious commencement he soon settled down into his most brilliant form, and began hitting the bowling of the Hall men all over the ground. His hitting was splendid; he made nearly all the runs, aud when the field adjourned for a cup of tea, the soore stood at 95 for two wicket?, and he himself was “ n otou t” with no fe«er than seventy of that number to his credit. Kate Hayward looked at him quite reproach­ fully as she handed him a cup of tea in the tent. Not a word of congratulation on his skill did she utter, and when he began express­ ing regret that he had been so unsuccessful when playing for her side, she seemed quite distressed. “ Papa will be so heartbroken if we lose this match,” she said, as he banded her back his cup. “ But I am afraid we shall, if you stop in much longer.” “ Would you like me to get out ? ” asked Jack eagerly, the merest shade of triumph in his tones, as he felt how it was in his po war to effect what Stuart Ellerton was sigually failing to do, viz., give the Hall a chance of wiuniug. j “ On, I suppose no crioketer would do that ( for anyone,” was all she said in reply. But ' Jack caught her meaning, and all un-cricket- 1like as it might be, he determined to please her at all hazards. So, to the dismay of the Wanderers, on re­ suming his innings, he at once commenced playing iu the most reckless style. Kunning halc-w.iy down the pitch he slogged viciously at everything, and though he enriched the total by a couple of boundary hits, he was easily stumped immediately afterwards, and retired with 80 to his name. “ I suppose that was tea you had in the tent ? ” asked the Captain of the Wan­ derers, sarcastically, as he retired. But Jack heeded him nob. It was Kate’s smiles he was in want of, and he got them, plenteously. ‘ I’ ve done it, you see,” he beamed to that young lady. “ I had no idea a man couid be so unselfish,” she declared ; “ I shall never, never forget your kindness,” she added, as they strolled off to where the Squire was sitting, with renewed hope on his lately rather fallen countenance. But that wasu’t the la3t time she thanked him. That evening—after the match was over— the Hall having snatched a hard-earned viotory by ten runs only—she came up to him with a bright smile—and Mr. Stuart Jbillerton. They were arm-in-arm, and Jack stared at them wonderingly as she spoke to him. “ I have brought Stuart to thank you, too, for what you did to-day,” she said “ Papa was so keen about these matches, th it he would never have given his consent if the Hall had been beaten, at least not yet. And now, you who have helped so much by your unselfishness, you will congratulate us, won't you ? ” Jack was—well, I won’t attempt to describe his sensations, but he did congratulate them. He sometimes regrets, though, that he did not complete that century. HONOR OAK v. HOLBORN.—Played at H onor Oak on September 9. H onor O ak . C. H. Mayo, b Henry 4 C. Barm by, b Henry 2 G.Harrison, b Henry 6 C. F. Skipwith, b Vieussieux ...........33 F. Harrison, c Row­ den, b Harrower ... 4 E. Hayes, c Henry, b Vieussieux ..............15 J. H. Warren, not ou^ 2 H olborn . A. Jones, c Curry, b Walker ................... T. Dick»son,b Vieus- sieux.......................... H. Holford, b Vieus- sie u t......................... S. Halifax, run out... B .......................... Total ... 73 E. SmaU, not out P. Harrower, b Dicka­ son ............................. 16 A. Boden, c F. Harri­ son, b D ickason ... 0 S, Hawes, b M ajo ... 0 T. Walker, c Jones, b Ho.ford ..................21 W . Green, F. Hen-y, E. sieux did not cat. n.Bidde'l, c W arren, b G. Harrison ... 16 W . Ourry, not out ... 4 B .......................... 3 Total ...121 Halton and E. Vieus- CL^PTON—MARRIED v. SINGLE.—Played at Clapton on September 9 M arried , F. A. Bishot), c Gen- W. W. Hayworth, b dera, b Thorogood 15 ! Genders ... ... 17 R. R. Bruce, c Boy- J. H. Mdton. c Gen- ton, b Thorogood... 20 , ders, b Boyton ... 7 H. J. Moore, c Van- S.Meadows, st Gen- borlen, bN ollotb... 20 J. W. McEwen.b Boy- toa ..........................18 J. O. Perry, c Grant, b B oy ton ..................37 W. E. Hall, c Mertoa, b N olloth.................. 0 Dr. Ladell, b Thoro- g o o i ................................11 S ingle . ders, b Jones...........15 H. Michell, c Grant, b Genders ........... 2 J. A Waterer, not out .......................... 4 B 3 ,lb l, w l, nb 5 10 Total ...176 vV. H. Nolloth, lbw, b M cE w en.................. A. E. Merton, b M c­ Ewen.......................... J. Attencorough, not OU5 .......................... B .......................... 0 Total ... 83 W. F, Grant, b Mc­ Ewen ...................... . 32 H.Boyton, b McEwen 5 S Genders. bMcEwen 0 J. H. Robinson,b Bis­ hop .......... ....................................10 B. E. Trafford, c Mil­ ton, b B ish op ...................................16 W. W. Thorogood, rot ont ........... 7 W VanborljD, Dr. Jones, and G. Mazengarb did not iat. ___________________________________ UPPER CL^P ION XLI. v. KHJV. 1I 8ERTON L L JY D 'S XII.—Played at Lord’s on Sept 14. R e v . P. L l o y d ’ s X ll. First Innings. Benidge, c Miroy, b LHmMe, b J. W e3- Osborn ......................19 j _thorpe 3 |Knignt, c Fox, Os orn D i. Ladell, b W es­ thorpe ................... H opw ooi, b J. W es­ thorpe ................... H ogg, not out B 15, lb 2 T ofal Howell, b Osborn ... B-ites c Miroy, b J. W esthorpe ......... 3 Dr. Scott, c Osborn, b J. W esthorpe ... 0 Stevens, c Miroy, b J. Weathorpe......... 9 A. R. Trimen, cWells, b J. W esthorpe ... 5 ev. P. Lloyd, b J. Weathorpe ......13 , In the Second Innings Berridge scored, b E. Homer 2, Howell, st Miroy, b J. Westhorpe 7, Bates, c Matthews, b J. W esthorpe 12, Dr. Scott (not out) 30, Lloyd (not out) 3, Hogg, b Robinson 0; b 4, lb 3, w 3.— Total 64. U p p e r C la pto n XII, ... 17 ... 73 E. J. Miroy, c Hop- wor>d, b Stevens ... 4 J. Fox, b S c o i t ........... 9 if. S. W esthorpe, b Stevens .................. 36 J. W esthorpe. c Hop­ wood, b Trimen ... 37 W . W. K. Robinson. cTrim en,b3opw ood 25 E. C. Homer, lbw, b Stevens .................. 8 W. N. Matthews, b Howell .................. 1 E. A. nom er, not out 9 Osborn, c Bates, b Howell .................. 5 A.a.Parkin,b Howe.1 0 E. B. Wells, c Bates, b Howell.................. G. L. Saetow, b S te v e n s.................. 3 B 7, lb 2, w 4, nb 1 It Total ...........15L GOLDSMt THSINS ITTU CE v. POLYTEC 3NIC.— Plajed at Merton Ball on September 16. POLYTKCHNIC. R. C. Dalton, c Murrell, b Holmes S. B. W ebbe, b D alton ........... F. C. N iclnll, not out T. Horsley, not out B 7, la 2 ........... Total P. Ogilvie, b W inde bank ........... ... 4 E. C. rtavini, c Winde- bauk, b Dutton ... 1 R N. Lee. b Dutton 1 J. Eedy, b Stone ... 35 W. Karaer, b Murrell 24 C. E. Pledger, b Dalton .................. 11 A. E. Flower, c Genders, b Bolmes 2 In n in g s deflared closed. G o l d s m it h ’ s I n s t it u t e , E. W. Genders, b Barker .................. W. B. Leaves, c W ebbe, b Eedy S. Genders, c Eedy Lee ...102 ... 12 , b 0 J. C. Stone, not o n t... 3U d. E. Murrell, c Barker, b Eedy ... 4 R. W indebank. st Pledger, b Eedy 0 S. R. Best, not out 11 B 2, nb 1 ........... 3 Total .......... 61 A. Holmes, J. Dutton, F. Bowles, and Taplin did ro t bat.