Cricket 1896

414 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 10, 1896. THE SCARBOROUGH FESTIVAL. YORKSHIRE v. M.C.C. & GROUND. Played at Scarborough on September 3, 4, and o. Drawn. This year the Festival has been very badly treated by the weather, and the end was even worse than the beginning. No play at all was possible on the first day; on the second there was a change for the better, and a full day’s cricket was seen. The M.C.C. had a strong batting team, but bowlers were not too well represented. Yorkshire won the toss and batted on a wicket which, though it was slow, did not help the bowlers very greatly. Mr. Jackson was in great form and played spVnriid all-round cri; ket; his innings of 70 was made in an hour and fifty minutes, but as the ball travelled very slowly this was fairly fast scoring. Tunnicliffe and Brown did nothing, but Lord Hawke played a useful innings of 24, and after Peel had failed Moorhouse and Wainwright gave a good account of themselves. Of the M.C.C. bowlers Mr. Spofforth alone proved to be difficult, but he more than sustained his great reputa­ tion ; in the course of the innings he took eight wickets for 74, and there is perhaps no other bowler living who could have done better. The M.C.C. had about a couple of hours batting, during which they made 100. Mr. MacLaren’s 44 was a very fine innings in every way. Alec Heame, Chatterton, and Carpenter did fairly well, and as the total of 100 was made for the loss of only five wickets there was little to choose between the two sides, and an interesting day’s cricket was probable if the weather held up on the next day. But it did not, and at two o’clock it was decided to abandon the match, as there was not the slightest chance of continuing it. F. S. Jackson, b Spofforth.................70 Tunnicliffe, c Carpen­ ter, b Spofforth ... 5 Brown, b Spofforth .. 2 Lord Hawke, c David­ son, b Spofforth ... 24 Peel, lbw, b Mead ... 4 Moorhouse, not out ... 32 Hirst, c Sewell, b Spofforth.................11 Wainwright,cO’Brien, b Spofforth ..........22 E. Smith, b Mead ... 1 F. W . Milligan, lbw, b Spoffortn .......... 1 Hunter, b Spofforth... 3 B 5, lb 2, nb 2 ... 9 Total ...184 M.C.C. Storer, c Milligan, b Wainwright ........... 1 Mead, not out ........... 2 B 4, lb 1 ........... 5 Total (5wkts) 100 A. C. MacLaren, b Jackson ............... 44 Hearne (A.),b Jackson 11 Chatterton, c Hunter, b Jackson.................36 Carpenter, not out ... 13 C. O. H. Sewell, c Jackson, b Peel ... 8 Sir T. C. O’Brien, Davidson, G. L. Jessop, and F. R. Spofforth did not bat. Y o rk sh ire . O. M. It. W. O. M. R. W. Spofforth... 35-1 7 74 8 IDavidson... 12 5 19 0 Mead.......... 33 9 75 2 |Hearne ... 2 0 7 0 Spofforth bowled two no-balls. M.C.C. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Peel ............ 18 5 26 1 IJackson ... 17 7 33 3 Wainwright 11 4 25 1 |Hirst ...10 5 11 0 C RICKET GROUNDS made cr repaired. Top dressing and draining done. Advice and esti­ mates givea. 20 years experience.—C. W h it e la w , Woodford Green, E. THE “ FOLLOW ON” RULE. The following letter has been sent to the secretaries of the counties by the M .C .C .:— “ Dear Sir,—In consequence of the incident that occurred in the Oxford v. Cambridge match this year, and the correspondence that has ensued in the public Press, the committee of the M.C.C. consider it desirable to invite the opinion of the cricketing counties as to the provisions of Law 53. I am therefore directed to ask you to submit this question to your committee and to the members of the county eleven: 1Is any change necessary ? ’ In the event of your being decidedly of opinion that a change is necessary, the committee would be obliged if you would consider and give your opinion on the following suggestions:— 1. To give the side which in the first innings is, in a three days’ match, 120 runs ahead, in a two days’ match which is 80 runs ahead, in a one day’s match which is 60 runs ahead, the option of making the other side follow its innings. 2. To abolish the follow on altogether. If the latter course appear to be the more expedient it might be worthy of consideration whether the closure rule might not advantageously be so altered as to allow a side to declare its innings either at any time or not earlier than some specified time previous to the last day of the match. I am to beg that you will favour the committee with any other suggestions that may occur to you tending to obviate a repetition of an incident of a similar character.—Yours, &c., H e n r y P er k in s (Sec. M.C.C.) GOLDSMITHS’ INSTITUTE y. {LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE.—Played at New Cross on September 5. G oldsm iths ’ . L. T. Easton, run out 8 H. Y. Bullock, c and b Canning ................. 3 H. E. Murrell, not out 44 W. T. Reed, b Lan­ caster........................18 P. Brownfield, S. R. Best, R. Windebank, W . H. Manley, and W . H. Joanes did not bat. * Innings declared closed. K.Mayo, cA.Whitton, b F. Whitton..........20 B 8,1bl,wb l,nb 3 13 Total (4 wkts)*106 L ondon R ifle B r ig ad e . A. Whitton, b Bullock P.S.Canning,bWinde­ bank ........................ P. Whitham, run out S.A. Lancaster, c Bul­ lock, b Windebank P. H. Duckley, b Bul­ lock ........................ F. H. Whitton, b Windebank ......... H, R. Bell, b Winde­ bank ........................ C. W . Poten,bBullock W. C. Tacey, not out J. E. Tacy, c Brown­ field, b Windebank Byes ................. Total .......... Each side played oneshort. GOLDSMITHS’ (2) v. STREATHAM UNITED.- Played at Streatham on September 5. G old sm ith s’ (2). 13 G. Gillingham, c A. Home, b Daragane E.M. Medway, cSand- aver, b C. Curtiss ... H. Joanes, not out ... B 3, lb 2, wb 1 ... F. Bowler, c and bW. Smith ................. W. Falkner, lbw, b Ranger ................. J. ’A. T. Good, c A. Horne, b Daragane A. Baldwin, b Dara­ gane ........................ 6 Total F. J. Buck,bW. Smith W. S. Murrell, c W. Home, b Daragane S treath am U n ited . Wilks, not out, 19; W. Horne, not out, 17 ; B 2, lb 3. Total, 41. RICHMOND v. BECKENHAM.—Played at Rich­ mond on August 29. B eckenham . F. T. Brown, c Den- j C.Earnshaw,b Chalde- ham, b Davy......... 24 ; cott .......................... 0 W.B. Baker, b Chalde- A. A. Baker, c and b cott ........................ 5 Williams................. 33 F. Street, st Wrigley, H. W . Dillon, c El- b Williams ......... 3 liott, bChaldecott... 0 P. C. Baker, c Elliott, H. E. Baker, b Wil- b Chaldecott ..........68 liams.........................25 H. B. Street, c and b Tate, not out ............... 1 Davy....................... 18 B 3, w 1 ............. 4 S. A. Williams, c — Wrigley, b Davy ... 0 Total .......... 181 R ich m ond . G. W. Beldam, st P., b W . Baker ......... 35 A. S. Bull, c P., b A. Baker........................25 E. A. Bush, cP. Baker, b F. Street .......... o R. F. G. Chaldecott, c W ., b A. Baker ... 20 E. Evershed, c Wil­ liams, b Brown ... 16 C. Y. B. Davy, c Earn­ shaw, b W . Baker... 14 Dr. G. Elliott, b F. Street........................22 A.Worsley, cA.Baker, b F. Street ..........18 H. B. Denham, b Tate 10 P. T. Wrigley, not out ........................ 1 W . Williams, not out 0 Byes ................. 4 Total (9 wkts.) 165 RICHMOND v. R.M.A., WOOLWICH.—Played at Richmond on September 5. R ichmond . G. W. Beldam, b Tur­ ner ........................ G. Elliott, c Brind, b Turner ................ C.V.B.Davy, cWyatt, b Nevell ... ......... A.Wolsley, cStoppord, b Nevell ................ R. F. G. Chaldecott, c Tandy, b Nevell ... W. Williams, c Har­ rison, b Dalzell E. W . Ball, b Dalzell H. B. Denham, c Har­ rison, b Turner R. N. Hincks, b Dal­ zell ........................ A. G. S. Lawrance, lbw, b Dalzell......... F.P. ltabbidge, notout Byes ................. 12 R.M.A. Total ...1C7 G. N. Wyatt, b Davy 0 A.W.Harrison, bDavy 49 A. J. Turner, c Rab- bidge, b Beldam ... 43 G. A. Garstin, c Davy, b Beldam............... 6 H.F.Stoppord, bDavy 3 E. N.Tandy, cBeldam, b Williams ......... 3 A. W. Dalzell did not bat. N. H Mahon, b Wil­ liams ........................ W . E. Turdale, notout V. E. S. Brind, b Davy Byes ................. Total (8 wkts.) 120 CRYSTAL PALACE v. SPENCER.-Played at tho Crystal Palace on August 25. S pen cer . W. Woodward, b Col­ man ........................ 9 E. E. Elkington, not out ........................19 G. Sturgeon, c and b B. Cox, c Nelson, b Bicknell ................. T. J. Wheeler, b Bick­ nell ........................ J. C. Larkin, b Bick­ nell ........................ 3 WellsT. A. J. Lane, c Colman, A. Lister, run out b Bicknell............... 31 Extras L. Wood, c sub, b Bicknell ................. 0 Total D. L. A. Jephson and W. Jackson absent. C r y sta l P a la c e . S. Colman, c Sturgeon, b Elkington .......... L. S. Wells, c and b Woodward ........ H. M. Colegrave, < Lane, b Elkington... 83 F. H. Nelson, b Cox... *9 K. B. Alexander, c Jackson, b Cox ... 43 Total 49 13 1 8 J.F.Dunlop,cWheeler, b Wood .................35 G. E. Bicknell, c Stur­ geon, b Wood..........44 H. W . Currey, not out 14 G.O.Forrester, notout 6 Extras .......... 5 F. D. Pawle and R. W . Dillon did not bat. . 310 WILLESDEN v. NEASDEN.- on September 5. Played at Willesden .W illesd en . E. Bendle, c Cooper, b Bass ........................ 6 W. Cooke, c and b Cooper ................. 2 A. O. Breeds, cCooper, b Bass ................. 0 J. Brydone, c Greer, b Cooper .................21 A. A. Barron, c Read, b Cooper............... 0 R. F. Bull andA. D. Saundersdidnotbat. *Innin; declared closed. N easden . A. G. Thomas, c Read, b Cooper................. 2 T. P. Bull, c Young, b Twyford ..........32 H. W. Smail, not out 2> H. G. Dunkley, notout 4 Extras................. 3 Total (7 wkts) *95 F. Twyford, c Breeds, b Smail .................21 Bass, c Saunders, b Bendle ... ... 1 W. Young, not out ... 3 C. Dell, b Bendle ... 0 A. E. Cooper, not out 0 Extras................. 2 Total (3 wkts) 30 G. Ball, H. J. Turner, T. Pye, C. Greer, T, Read, and A. N. Other did not bat.