Cricket 1896

188 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u n e 4, 1896. I n a match played at Hadleigh, on W b it Monday, against a s tr o n g b a ttiD g X III., Vincent, the professional of the Hadleigh Club, took eleven wickets for 49 runs. As the twelfth man was run out, Vincent was credited with all the wickets that fell to the bowlers. On the same day, Mr. "Wilfred Holland took eightwicketsof the M.C.C. for Wimbledon in the second innings for 10 runs, and 13 for 37 in the match. It is feared that as he has gone to live in Northumber­ land, Mr. Holland will not be able to assist the Wimbledon club again this season. S everal correspondents have pointed out that in the report of the Somerset match last week Mr. Stoddart is stated.by a lapsus calami, to have scored his first hundred this season, whereas he scored a hundred against Yorkshire in the previous match at Lord’s. The American Cricket Annual fo r 1896 contains a comprehensive account of all the important matches played in America in 1895, including those in the tour of the Oxford and Cambridge team. In addition to this there are special articles, of -which those on Coloured Cricketers and Cricket inthe TJ.S. Army are of great interest. It would seem that cricket has become very popular in the U.S. Army, and is likely to spread still A ccording to the Australasian A. E. Trott wore a curious looking hat during the match between the Australians and Ceylon. This attracted the attention of a small boy who called out “ Come out from under it; I tees your feet.” M r . C. P aris writes as follows : “ It has occurred to me that, now that all our counties are going so strong, something might he done in connection with an “ Eleven of the Counties,” selected so that no county should furnish more than one repre­ sentative. Such an eleven might play the Australians; or, since they are not always with us, tackle annually the champion county for the time heing. This arrange­ ment would enable nearly every county to share in a representative match. I append a suggestion for an eleven to play Surrey : W.G.Grace (Gloucester). Shrewsbury (Notts). K.8.Ranjitsinhji (Sussex). A.E.Stoddart(Hiddlesex). F. Marchant (Kent). Peel (R.) (Yorkshire). S.M.J.Woods (Somerset). Lilley (Warwickshire). Pougher (Leicestershire). Mead (Essex). Mold (Lancashire).” I n their second innings against Sussex on Saturday Somersetshire lost their first six wickets for 2 3 ; on Monday in their first innings against Surrey they lost their first six for 27. The collapse in the Surrey match was generally attributed to the splendid bowling of Surrey; in the Sussex match it was generally attributed to the misfortunes of j Somerset. Such is life! No doubt the newspapers are right in the announcement that the Yorkshire Committee have signified their readiness to defer to the wishes of the captain, Lord Hawke, to the extent of changiDg the venue of the Surrey match, to be com­ menced on Monday next, from Sheffield to Bradford. The intimation, indeed, if I remember rightly, was published as comiDg from the Yorkshire Committee direct. All the same, I have reason to believe up to last night no official notifi­ cation of the change had reached the Surrey authorities. L ohm A nn ’ s bright and attractive battiDg on Monday against Gloucester­ shire was the more noticeable from the fact that it was his introduction to first- class cricket for the season. The fact that he made some 250 runs for Reigate Priory against Horley on Saturday is substantial evidence that he is in really good fettle. Anyhow, he is going strong and well, so that there is every assurance of a really successful time of it in English cricket. O B ITUARY . MR. FRANCIS PHILLIPS FENNER. Exit at Pultney Street, Bath, on May 22nd, in his 86 th year, one of the very front rank of the Old School of the Pilch and Mynn era. Mr. Fenner, who kept “ Fenner’s Ground ” at Cambridge, was undoubtedly one o f the m ost finished all-round cricketers of his day, in p ro o f w h e re o f h e was selected to play in the Jubilee Match at Lord’s in 1837— the North against the South; and in days when Lord Bessborough (then the Hon. F. Ponsonby) was entrusted to select the All England X I. v. Kent, by the M.C.C., from 1840 onwards, Fenner was generally one. He was a very handsome man, and a perfect gentleman in manners and tone. He was tobacconist at Cambridge, and also had the cricket ground. He w a s a very good bowler and very fine bat, and a celebrated single wicket player. I renewed my acquaintance with him some seven or eight years ago, when he was landlord of the White Lion Hotel at Bath, and received a most cordial welcome; and two years ago I was staying in Bath for a week, and on three consecutive evenings I passed two or three hours with him talking over the old days. He had then given up his hotel, and was living with his daughter, who had a first-rate lodging-house in a good part of Bath. When I last saw him he was very enthusiastic about a visit which Lord Bess­ borough had paid him, breaking his journey into the West of England for the sake of two or three hours’ talk with him. Well, eighty-six is not a bad innings, and sounds like one of the colossal scores, as they were called fifty years ago, when the leg before wicket was judged from bowler’s hand to the wicket, and batsmen did not play with a pad as well as a bat to defend their wickets; and 50 runs was a grand innings. The last time I saw him he spoke very strongly on this point, and about men using their pads when wicket-keeping for deliberately stopping “ byes,” and stopping ball thrown in from the long field; and he was also very strong against the shouting at umpires, and all shabby tricks. Well, he had a long career, and lived honoured and respected, and so peace to his ashes. The only remaining cricketer of the old lot whom I remember is Martingell, who is at Eton now; but he is only a boy—the same age as the Queen. F. G. THE SCHOOLS. M a lv e r n .— On Tuesday, May 26th, we played the University College, who were strongly represented. Their team included Messrs. Barlow, Clayton, Wood­ ward and Dashwood. We won the toss. After starting most disastrously we eventually made 242, which included a brilliant and faultless innings of 106by the captain, R. E. Foster ; White and Wyatt also played well for their runs. We succeeded in captuiing 5 of their wickets for 125 runs. On the Thursday we drew with Clifton C.C. They batted first and made 258 ; Robinson scored 76 in good style, being caught in the slips off a veiy short ball. Day and Foster were the only ones who displayed any form on our side, the former making 33, the latter playing out time for a good 52. Our Second Eleven played a weak side from Norton Barracks, on Saturday, whom they easily beat; White making 64 and Short 54, not out, for us. S h e rb o rn e .— The School played their first match on May 26th v. T. W . Wilson’s XI., but were defeated by two wickets and 90 runs. H. W. Rougemont (28), C. Martin and Stanger-Leathes (22 each) weretheprincipal contributorsto the School score of 129. The visitors made 219 (nine wickets), twelve a side being played. The following are the remaining fixtures for the season :— June 1 ............. Incogniti.* „ 6 ............. Sherborne Town. ,, 13 .............. St. Paul’s School. „ 19 ............. M.C.C. & G.* ,, 26 ............. Old Shirburnians.* , , 3 0 ............. Emmanuel College, Camb. July 4 .............. South Wilts. , , 1 0 ............. Bradfleld College.* — ............. Leweston. * Two day matches. On August 5th and 6th a match, Sherborne School Past and Present v. Dorset County, will be played. H ig h g a te .— On Wednesday last we played our first matchagainst St. John’s School, on theirground, and were beaten by 102 runs, the scores being Leatherhead 261, Highgate 159. For us Tubbs made 43, Docker 36, and Turnbull 18, and for Leatherhead, Thomas made 77 not out. The fielding of the team was good; Freston for us had the best analysis, three wickets for 47. On Saturday we beat Merchant Taylors School on our own ground by 24 runs. Clark 39, not out, Docker 20 and Turnbull 16 were the principal scorersforus, and Hosken with a steady 20 for Merchant Taylors. Special mention should be made of a brilliant left-handed catch at point, which dismissed Turnbull. Docker bowled well, his" six wickets costing 9 runs a piece. We have seven old choices, A. E. Bumie, R. M. K. Turnbull, G. A. M. Docker, P. T. Allen, C. Freston, J. M. Figgis, and R. B. Durrant. The prospects of a successful season are decidedly good. M a r lb o r o u g h .— We have five of our last year’s Eleven, v i z . T . C. G. Sandford (captain), C. M . H. Howell, L. G. M oir, W. Prest, and E. A. H. Blunt. L. N. Rogers received his colours last Tuesday. We played our first match on Whit- Monday and Tuesday, the Liverpool Club being, as usual, our opponents. On a carefully prepared wicket scoring ruled high. We went in first and lost threefor 30, when Etlinger and Rogers collared the bowling, the latter making a meritorious 87. The last bats all scored, but no one was prepared for the stand made by Blunt and Streatfeild, who put on 112 for the last wicket. The inningsclosedfor364. Liver­ pool, on going in, lost H. B. Steel and Edmonson at once, whenGraham (O.M.) and Kinneargot together, and took the score to80 when playceased for the day. On resuming next morning, Graham lost his wicket immediately. After this scoring became steady, Hornby playing carefully for 69, and being well backed up by A. Melley 44 and H. G. Pilkington 48, the total being 340. Streatfeild took five wickets for 107 and Blunt three for 41. With 30 minutes left for play, we made 40 without losing a wicket. House ties are progressing. Abbott’s (Star) beat Galpin’s (Cross Arrows) by eight wickets, in spite of the latter’s big score in the first innings, Fisher m akiD g 132 (not out) in excellent style, and Dickson a plucky 52. For Abbott’s Ffrench replied with 125. Madden’s (Mitre) beat Cotton House easily. Cummins’ (Maltese Cross) beat Eve’s (Fleur de Lys), Lewis making 58 and Nairn 85. Littlefield are playing Champney’s (Crescent) and although Rogers, for the latter, made a century, his team will have some difficulty in winning, having 40 runs to get and but three wickets to fall. For Littlefield Barthomew knocked up 81. Our professionals, besides Arthur Hide, are Bombardier Barton, Povey, and Taylor. Several Scores are held over and will appear next week. Scores must reach the Office at the latest by first post on the Tuesday following the match. Owing to delay in the post the article “ Between the Innings ” arrived too lato for insertion in this week’ s issue.