Cricket 1895

258 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J uly 11 18i>5 i was under selection, but at that time there were several older men whose claims were thought to be superior, and he was relegated to “ next time.” That next time will, pro­ vided he is in health and strength, see him amongst the first three selected is almost certain, and as evidence of the estimation in which he is held, the remark of “ Point” in the Adelaide Observer may be referred to, in which after writing of George Giffen’s reputed willingness to captain the team he says, “ and by all the most prominent players, I mean, [redale, Gregory, &c.,” —mentioning eleven names of which that of the subject of this article is placed first. It is also worth mentioning that he alone of Australian batsmen last winter twice exceeded the century against the English team, scoring 133 and 140 in two of his innings. Of course, when an English team does not visit Australia, as is usually the case, the number of first-class matches is very limited, and therefore in the season ’93-94 (how strange it seems to write the double year, as if football were under notice) Mr. Iredale had but seven—though that was the highest number played by any batsmnn— innings in first-claas cricket. He was then third on the list of averages with 182 runs, which works out to 26 an innings, Moses, now retired from first-class cricket, being head of the list, and Callaway second. But enough has been written to show that as a first-class batsman and field, Mr. Frank Iredale, whose portrait, that of a handsome and well set-up athlete, is herewith reproduced, will be heartily wel­ comed and his play marked with great interest, when we see him on English cricket fields in the summer of 1896. Our portrait is--from a photograph by Messrs,. 'Talma, of 119, Swanston Street, Melbourne. H A M P S T E A D v. N O N D E S C R IP T S .— P laye d a t H am pstead on J u ly 6. N ow dkscripts . A . E . B ake r, c Spof- forth , b T h o rn to n ... 36 D . Kelson, b Spofforth 0 H .C . Preston, b T h o rn ­ ton ...........................43 R . H . M om em ent, b S to d d a r t...................17 J . S. W orth in g ton , c and b Th orn ton ... 23 W . W . A ’Deane, c Spofforth, b T h orn ­ ton ........................... 1 C. D . M c M illin , b S to d d a r t................... 1 R . A . H ill, b Stod dart 0 E . W . H . Beaton, b Stod dart ................... 0 E . L . M arsden, c Thornton, b Stod­ d a rt ...........................11 G . L . Jeffery, not o u t 2 B 12, lb 7...................19 T o ta l ,..163 H am pstead . A . E .Stoddart,cM om e- m ent.b W o rth ing to n 16 P . F . W ilso n , b M a rs­ den ...........................34 W . R . M oon, lbw , b Preston .................. 17 D r. G . T hornton, b B a k e r........... ...........64 --------..— ... — N . G . W h itb y , H . Tew son, and G . A y lw in d id n ot bat. H A M P S T E A D v. E L T H A M .— P laye d a t E lth a m on J u ly 6. E lth a m . F . R . Spofforth, c and b M arsden ...........14 W . S. H a le , n ot o u t ..113 J . G . Q . Beach, b B a k e r 0 C . H . G ray, not ou t ... 64 B 16, lb 3, nb 3 ...2 2 T o ta l (6 w kts.) 344 A . S. Johnston, b M ackin to sh ........... J .C .W o o d ,c Osm ond, b M a c k in to s h ........... R . H ayw ood, c Sharp, b M a c k in to s h ........... W . G . M itch e ll, c F ie ld , b M a ckin tosh F . H . P itt, c F ie ld , b O sm ond ...................' D .W .M on ey,b O sm on d 6 J . L . Spicer, b Field ... 26 H . Cham berlain, not o u t ........................... J .E . M oney, b Osm ond G . W . M itch e ll, c W ilso n , b O sm ond P . Goodey, b F ie ld ... B 12, lb 6 ................... E . F ie ld , c Johnston, b M itc h e ll ........... J . G ibbon , c and b J o h n s to n ...................! A . L . G ray, b G . W . M itc h e ll ................... A . W . S harp, b W . G. M itc h e ll .................. A . E . Jeaffreson, W . G . M itc h e ll HAMP8TEAD. T o ta l F . H . W ilso n , b H a y ­ wood ...........................31 A . B . Osm ond, c Jo h n ­ ston,b G .W .M itc h e ll 23 J . C. T o lle r, c M oney, b H ayw ood ...........20 A . D . C arter, n ot o u t 3 B 18, lb 7, w 1, nb 1 27 T o ta l (8 w kts.) 212 W . Shaekel and T. W . M ackin tosh d id n o t bat. A LEGEND OF LO RD S . HOW A HEREDITARY LEGISLATOR WENT TO SEE THE BLTJES; AND HOW HE TOOK THEM HOME WITH HIM. (With apologia to the lateMr. Sucklethumbkin.) My lord Tomnoddy had finished his toddy, And his valet had groomed his lordship’s body, Till he looked so trim in body and limb That the valet stepped backward and gazed at him In a satisfied way, as much as to say, “ How the ladies will stare at your lordship to-day! ” But for all the brave show made by valet and lord, My lord Tomnoddy was terribly bored. He felt so forlorn that Saturday mom He could almost have wished he had never been born. To the valet he said, “ I’d rather be dead. Why the devil, sir, didn’t you leave me in bed? Is there nought one can do when one feels very blue ? Is there nothing exciting or new on the boards ?” And the valet replied with his head on one side, “ Please, your lordship, there’s ’ Varsity cricket at Lord’s !” His lordship called for his coachman and coach, And ran to the door as he heard them approach. A turnout so neat was a regular treat To be seen, asit stood at M b door on the street. And neat as a pin his lordship stepped in And settled himself, drew a rich tiger-skin O’er his noble but rather too spidery knees, Said “ Lord’s !” to the coaichman, and sank back at ease. The coachman stared, the coachman glared, The ccachman would surely have asked had he dared. He knew all the pubs., he knew all the clubs, And he knew the Strand bank where his lordship got “ dubs.” Though he didn’t know much about cricket, he knew Lord Salisbury’s “ programme ” thatmorning was due, And he thought that'the House was the goal of his master, Surprise at the thing made him drive all the faster. His lordship stared, his lordship declared That the coachman from duty henceforth could be spared. He had been there before, ten years since or more, But never had darkened Westminster’s big door, Since he first took the oath (he now took two, both Of which to repeat a dragoon would be loth), But he said the whole place seemed so novel and strange, “ I ’ll go in and throw out a few bills for a change: I can wreck a whole country’s reform in a minute, And be at the cricket match ’ ere they begin it.” And that’s how it is that the blue-book records That for oncejLord Tomnoddy attended the Lords. Perhaps the heat and glare of the street Had tried his lordship ere taking his seat; He was, maybe, confused by the doings, or . “ fagged ” A bit, but the fact is Lord Tomnoddy snoozed, Though once he j umped when the Premier thumped On the table, gazed wildly around, and cried “ Stumped! ” Of cricket my lord dreamt on as he snored, For he cried “ Well h it! ” as Lord Rosebery scored. There’s not a doubt he was dreaming about The Blues w"hen . he sleepily - murmured “ Bowled out! ” And when Rosebery next had the Premier perplexed By asking him kindly to quote the full text, And nothing to skip ; from Tomnoddy’s lip Fell the suitable sentiment, “ Well caught at slip! ” The strokes of one and two had gone ; And still his lordship slept tranquilly on Till he sprang in his place, with surprise in his face, To see Mr. Speaker, Black Rod, and the Mace Pass solemnly through the great doors— “ Here’s a do ! ” Cried my lord, and away to the entrance he flew. And soon John was driving as fast as he could To the cricket enclosure close by St. John's Wood. “ Hi, h i! How’s the score ? ” cried his lordship before He got out, and a wayfarer answered: “ Game’s o’er, All’s finished and done, and Cambridge has won By 134. Easy as fun.” Lord Tomnoddy swore and took oaths by the score, Such as never a nobleman uttered before, To think he had been bamboozled so clean ! No Bills he’d thrown out; no cricket he’d seen! He said to his man : “ Home, quick as you can ! ” And to think how his friends would all grin he began, He threw at his valet his stick and his sho s, And at last took to bed, to the sulks, and to “ booze,” And on going to press we have just heard the news: That his lordship is down with a fit of the Blues! V. 0. O N E A N D A L L v. S T A N L E Y , - r la y e d a t K e n n in g - to n O val on J u ly 6. O ne and A ll . J.G .E m m e tt, c Poison, b Em bleton ...........13 F . A r m s t r o n g , c W a lke r, b M org an 72 W . B room field, b E m b le to n .................. 5 P . H . Slater, c U nd er- W ood, b E m bleto n 83 W . Spelm an, b E m b le ­ to n .......................... 0 H . C. B row n, st W ood, b Em b le to n .......... O G. L . Slater, not out... 10 H . B atten , b E m b le ­ ton ................... o L . G oodall, not o u t ... rt E x tra s ...........29 T o ta l (7 wkts) *218 J . and H . P . W a rre n d id n ot bat. * In n in g s declared closed. S t a n l e y . C . Em bleton, b H . C. H . U nderw ood, b G. B row n 15 L . S la t e r ................... 18 W . Poison, b G . L. T . W a lke r, n ot o u t ... 7 S la te r.......... 0 F . M o tt, b Broom field 24 T . Fairhead, b H . C. A . M org an , b B room ­ B row n 0 field ......................... I F . B e lle in i, b H . C. L . L ile n , n ot o u t 2 Brow n 8 E x tra s ........... 21 J . Stanton, b g . l ! — S later........... 0 T o ta l (8 w kts) 9(5 C . W oo d d id not bat.