Cricket 1896

370 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 20, 1896. team are making tlieir presence very decidedly felt, but W.G., jun., has done very little for the county this year. F r a n k Sugg, by taking two wickets for 29 for Lancashire against Middlesex, can now take his stand by his brother as one of the non-bowling batsmen who have distinguished themselves this year with the ball. It was a considerable feat to dispose of Mr. Ford and Sir T. C. O’Brien when they had each made 61, and were treating all the bowling with­ out mercy. T h e r e is still time for well-known cricketers, who would like to play in the match between Gentlemen and Players ».t the Oval on behalf of the Testimonial Fund for Mr. C. Absolon, to inform the secretary of the Fund, Mr. A. W. Mynett, 7, Cloudesley Squaie, London, N., of their willingness to play. S in ce he began to play in first-class cricket this seasonMr. J. Douglas has made the following scores:— 18 and 68 v. Aus­ tralians, 15 and 4 v. Somerset, 46 and 9 v. Gloucestershiie, 41 and 14 v. Lanca­ shire, and 87 and 42 v. Yorkshire. B radford was the only place, where a first-class match was in progress, that escaped the rain on Monday night or Tues­ day morning. At Birmingham, Chelten­ ham, and Derby, the side which was batt­ ing on Tuesday morning had a sorry time of i t ; at Brighton the cricket was wet and easy, and Lancashire scored heavily; at the Oval there was no play during the day. T h ere were some exceedingly good scores made in the two hours before lunch on Monday. Middlesex made 168 without losing a wicket (Mr. Stoddart 90, Mr. Douglas 77); Surrey made 131 for one against the Australians (Abel 58 not out, and Hayward 50 n otou t); Kent 144 for three (Mr. Patterson not out 42) and Leicestershire 110 for two. T h e latest arrivals in the Sussex team, Vine and Etheridge, have each made a fair beginning, and the former, who made 36 against Lancashire, ought to be useful. Etheridge did not do at all badly against the Australians as a bowler and a bat, but it is to be feared that the time for the long hoped for bowler, who is to appear one of these days in the Sussex X I, has not yet come. The reappearance of L >rd Harris in the Kent team, which played Gloucester­ shire this wetk, was justified by his success in batting when his side was in difficulties, and it is to be hoped that this will be by no means his last match for the county. Many good judges who saw him batting last year were convinced that he was still quite good enough to play for any county whatever. A correspondent writes, “ The paragraph which appeared in last week’s 4Gossip ’ about a ball lodging in an umpire’s pocket, after being hit by the batsman, reminds me of an incident which I once saw, when Goodhew, the old Kent player, was umpiring. The batsman made a very hot square leg hit. Goodhew, forgetting everything except that a ball was coining towards him, instinctively made a splendid catch, and chucked up the ball, shouting ‘ How’s that P’ Then, suddenly remembering his duties as an umpire, he promptly answered ‘ Out.’ I forget whether the batsman went out or not.” W h a t may be described as the first edition of the Middlesex innings against Yorkshire, was noticeable for the rapidity with which it was produced before lunch, and for the all-round excellence of its make-up. The second edition was very cheap indeed. M r . W. H. P atter son ’ s last eight scores for Kent are as follows:—27 and 33 (not out) v. Australians, 27 and 14 v Notts, 47 and 26 v. Surrey, and 54 and 11 v. Gloucestershire. This is very con­ sistent scoring, and most of the runs were made when his side was in difficulties. A lth o ugh it is very improbable that Surrey can be at the head of the Championship table, according to the recognised method of scoring, it is not impossible. Yorkshire has to play two more matches and Surrey four. At present Yorkshire has played in 19 finished games, of which three were lost; Surrey has played in 21 finished games, of which five were lost. Readers of Cricket with a mathematical turn of mind may like to amuse themselves for a few hours by trying to find out what Surrey must do to win, and what Yorkshire must do to lose. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. W. G. R ichards .—Thanks, too late for this issue. Next week— HAMP3TEAD v. BECKENHAM.—Played at Beckenham on August 12. H am pstead . S. H. Williams, st Baker, b Edwards ........................ 4 A. A. Carter, run out ... 0 runout.................. 0 W. S. Hale, b Edwards ... 8 W. F. Hancock, c H. Street, b F. Street.....................43 Dr. G. Thornton, c C. Earn­ shaw, b A. Earnshaw ... 27 b C. M. Baker ... 3 W. H. Robson, c Street, b Edwards .....................28 J. G. Q. Besch, c Edwards, b Street ...................... 1 b P. C. Baker ... 3 J. C. Toller, b Stratton ... 3 b Stratton....... 9 A, O. Dunn, c sub., b Street 4 b Stratton....... 4 G. B. Bell, c H. Street, b F. Street ....................... 1not out.................11 C. NudiDg, not out ........ 0st Marshall, b P. C. Baker ... 42 B 4, lb 4 ............... 8 B 7, lb 1 ....... 8 Total .............. 127 B eckenham . Total (6 wkts) 80 P.C.Baker, b Thornton 1 B. S. Matthews, b Hale 4 A. H. Marshall, c Dunn, b Thornton... 11 F. Street, bHale.........42 A. E. Earnshaw, c Hancock, b Hale ... 6 H. B. Street, c Robson, b Toller .................28 C. Earnshaw, b Thorn­ ton ........................ 0 C. M. Baker, b Hale 12 E. R. Edwards, c Robson, b Hale ... 14 W. H. Edwards, c Carter, b Thornton 12 W . R. Stratton, not out ........................ 1 Byes ................. 2 Total .133 HAMPSTEAD v. CHELMSFORD. — Played at Hampstead on August 15. H am pstead . S. S. Pawling, c Smet­ hurst, b Walker ... 29 H. R. Herbert, cPeter- kin, b Walker......... 2 A. R. Trimen,c and b Newton ................. 6 W.F.HancockbWalker 7 F.R.Spofforth, bNew­ ton 5 W. S. Hale, b Newton 4 W. H. Robson,cWalker b Newton................. 5 C helmsford , First innings. H. H. Cobb, b Spofforth ... 2 W. J. Gray, b Spofforth ... 9 W. Hilliard, b Hale ..........16 M. G. Peterkin, b Spofforth 6 H.D. Sheldrake,stMcMillin b Hale............................... 6 H. W . Newton, b Spofforth 8 H. Crozier, b Hale .......... 5 A. W. Smtthurst, run out 0 F. P. Lucas, not o u t......... 4 Walker, lbw, b Hale.......... 0 A. P. Lucas, absent ......... 0 B 12, lb 1, nb 1 ..........14 S. H. Williams, cNew­ ton, b Walker............19 J. G.Q,.Besch,cWalker b Smethurst ........... 5 C D. Me3Jillin, bNew­ ton ......................... 0 A. O. Dunn, not out... 26 Leg-Byes .......... 4 Total ..112 Second innings. run out ......... 4 b Tawling.......... 0 b Fawling......... 0 b Herbert......... 24 cDunn,b Pawling 19 not out .......... 6 b Pawling.......... 2 b Pawling.......... 0 b Pawling......... 0 Bi!0,lb 5, w 1 .. 26 Total 70 Total (8 wkts.) 81 The following are some of the latest hundreds:— C . O. H . S e w e li.. G lo u c e s te r s h ir e v. N o t t s .. 104 H . W. B a in b k id ok , W A hw ’ K sn’E v. H am p sh ire 118 C a p t. W y n y a r d , H am p sh ire v. W a r w ic k s h ir e 111 F. S. J a ck son , Y o r k s h ir e v. M id d le s e x ............. 115 P a u l, L a n ca s h ir e y. S u s s e x ...............................107* K. S. R a n jits in h ji, S u ssex v. L a n ca s h ire ... 165 L. A. Shuter. Eastbourne v. Plaistow.................119 W . L. Knowles, Plaistow, v. Eastbourne ..........101 H. B. Drury, Incogniti v. Sidmouth .................105 II. S. Ladell, Gunton, v. Mr. S. Hoare’s XI. ... 101* F. J. Nicholls, Hornsey y. Southgate.................110 F. T. Church, Hoinsey v. Southgate ................153 A. D. Comyn, Phoenix Park v. Eton Ramblers... 133 Capt.Hamilton, AldershotDiv. v. EtonRamblers 106 Capt. Bradford, Aldershot Div. v. EtonRamblers 153 J. S. Haycraft, Pallingswick v. Spencer ..........108* J. L. Tate, Clapton v. Islington Albion ..........112 R. H. Lambert, Leinster, v. Streatham ..........101 N. F. Druce, Streatham v. Leinster .................150* W. G. Druce, Streatham v. Gryphons.................110* E. A. Bush, Richmond v. Rosslyn Park F.C. ... 105* T. N. Perkins, Leatherhead v. Wimbledon ... 113 LEATHERHEAD v. SURREY CLUB AND GROUND.—Played at Leatherhead on August 6. S u r r e y C. & G. H. C. Pretty, cMaples, Rev. F. G. L. Lucas, c b Sturt ................. 12 Bosanquet, b Sturt 25 Baker, c A. E. Tntton, F. Barry, c Perkins, b b Goodwin ......... 38 Rogers ................. 4 J. S. Lohmann, c PerHuesey, c Utterton, b kins, b Sturt ......... 20 Sturt ........................ 5 Plaistow, b Sturt 0 Wardroper, c Good­ Marshall, c Rutty, b win, b Rogers......... 0 Goodwin ................ 21 Earl, not out .......... 8 B L. Hue-Williams, b Byes ................. 8 Bosanquet .......... 19 — Y. H. Y earsley, c Total ......... 157 Maples, b Sturt 7 C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post fiee. Order of Going-InCards,7d. perdozen, post free. Weat’s Pocket Scoring Book, 1/2 each, post free.—To be obtained at the Office of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. Second inuings : Lohmann, b Budd 0 ; Lucas, not out 18; Hussey, not out 14.—Total, 32. L e a th e r h e a d . H.S.Goodwin, cYears­ ley, b Wardroper ... A. W. F. Rutty, b Hussey ................. T.N. Perkins, run out B. T. Bosanqutt, c Pretty, b Plaistow... H. L Rogers, c Baker, b Plaistow ........ C. L. Budd, c Earl, b Wardroper .......... 1 A. E. Tritton. c H.- Williams.b Plaistow 16 65 17 Hon. D. Lambton, c Baker, b Wardroper 19 F. Sturt, b Bussey ...27 E. Utterton, b Hussey 4 F. Maples, not out ... 14 A.H. Tritton, c Baker, b Hussey.................14 Byes ................. 4 Total ..215