Cricket 1897

122 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 6, 1897. ing his previous best score of 250, made when he was fifteen years old. We hope to be able to give his complete score next week. T h e Australian team which has been chosen to play in Western Australia, was to have left in the s.s. Paramatta on April 4th. Frank Iredale found that he was unable to accompany George Giffen and his men, and his place was filled by A. Green, who has lately been playing fine cricket in Adelaide. I t was amusing to notice the change which came over the contents’ bills of the evening papers as soon as the county cricket season began. The “ war” was crowded into a very small space, instead of taking up the whole sheet of paper. One of the announcements read as follows, on the first day of the Surrey v. Leices­ tershire match:— THE WAR. LATEST NEWS A B E L IN G R E A T F O R M In connection with the interview with P. Pearce which appears in Cricket this week, it is interesting to recall a few remarks which were made about Lord’s before he began to look after it. In 1867 the Sporting Gazette said, “ The ground is in a condition which would reflect discredit upon the commonest village green,” and added various other un­ complimentary remarks. Again, a few years later, the SaturdayReview grumbles, “ Experience tells us that when the Eton and Harrow match is over the ground is left pretty much to take cire of itself.” The strictures which follow are the reverse of flattering. But in 1876, two years after Pearce’s advent, the Field remarks “ There is a certain amount of novelty attached to the idea of a cricket ground being ‘ too good ’ for the purposes of a cricket match; yet, such an idea is entertained by the Marylebone Club, and Pearce has orders not to improve it further by the use of tarpaulin. . . Better wickets than those of Monday were not needed.” M e . E rn e s t T . L lo y d , Sydney House, Belmont Park, Lee, has succeeded Mr. F. E . Glover as honorary secretary of the Granville C.C. All communications should, therefore, be addressed to him in future. T h e Gloucestershire Colts Match was disappointing. C. L . Townsend is a very awkward sort of bowler for Colts to tackle if he gets his pitch on a wicket which suits him, and he found absolutely no one able to play him. The Colts can hardly be said to have shown much promise as bowlers. L ith o g ra p h ic reproductions of the photographs of celebrated cricketers appear on some attractive menu cards which have just been issued by Liebig Co. The likenesses are strikingly good, and with each card a short biography of the cricketer represented is given. Messrs. Liebig, 9, Fenchurch Avenue, E.C., offer to supply these cards gratis on appli­ cation. “ T h e Surrey Eleven in 1896,” by J. L . McC., gives scores of all matches played by the county during last season, together with descriptive letterpress for each match. The book is published at 4d. nett, by Merritt and Hitcher, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.O. F r a n k Sugg’s Pocket Cricket Annual his made its appearance, and as usual it is full of useful hints, statistics, and amusing anecdotes. It is priced at 3d., by post 3j'i , and may be obtained from F . aud W . Sugg, 32, Lord Street, Liver­ pool. The following are some of the latest hundreds:— Mar. 20.— J. Darling, Port Austral v. Adelaide (unfinished innings)..................... 235* May 3.— A b e l, S u rrey v . L e ice ste rsh ire ... 144 May 3.— H ayw ard , S u rrey v. L e ice ste rsh ire 130 Mar. 20.—W. Bruce, Melbourne v. South Mel­ bourne ....................................... 102 Mar. 20.— H. Lander, Eden Valley v. Keyneton (Sydney; ................................. 143 Mar. 17.— H. Boyle, East Melbournev. Elstern- wich Wesleyan Y.M.A................. 105* Mar. 18.— J. McBlaclthara, Melbourne v. Wim- mera District ........................... 153 Mar. 18.— T. Trumble, Melbourne v. Wimmcra District....................................... 157 Mar. 18. - Leith, Melbourne v. Wiramera Dis­ trict............................................. 106* Mar. 17.— J. Harry, East Melbournev. Malvern College....................................... 115* Mar. 17.— G. Vautin. East Melbourne v. Mal­ vern College................................. 118 Mar. 17.— T. Trumble, Melbourne v. Kew Col­ lege ............................................. 102* April 29.— F. E. Edwards, St. John’s College (Cambridge) v. Trinity Hall........ 145 May l.— Tyldesley, Manchesterv. Longsight 116 May 1.—S. M. Tindall, Manchester, v. Long­ sight ....................................... 126 * Signifies not out. M.C.C. AND GROUND v. NOTTS. Begun at Lord’s on May 6. First day’s play. Neither side was at its fall strength. Owing to rain play did not bpgin until after two o’clock, when the Notts men could not make much of the bowling of Martin and J . T . Hearne, and no one played a long innings. The M.C.C. fared very badly in batting. During the day play was two or three times stopped by showers. N otts . A. O. Jones,c Hornby, b Martin.............. Shrewsbury, lbw, b Martin .............. Gunn, c Storer, b Mar.in .............. Daft, b Hearne........ Attewell, b Hearne ... C. W. W rig h t, b Hearne .............. Guttridge, c Storer, b Martin .............. Pike, b Hearne........ P. Mason, b Martin ... Dench, not out........ Hardstaff, c Hornby, bMartin............... Extras............. Total M.C.C. & G. P.F.Warner, cWright, b Attewell.............. 1 C. E. De Trafford, c Gunn,b Hardstaff ... 14 Davidson, b Dench ... 3 E. Smith, b Attewell... 0 N otts . Storer, not out ........ 5 M. R. Jardine, c Shrewsbury,bDench 4 Extras............... 1 Total (5wkts.) 28 O. M. R. W. I Martin... 34-117 51 6 Hearne 30 12 44 4 | O. M. R. W. Davidson 4 0 9 0 ITINERANTS v. BEX LEY.— Played at Bexley on May 1. I t in e r a n t s . Rev. J. C. Boyd, c Horner, b Baynes ... 0 H. Holmes, b Baynes 3 H. G. Cryer, b Baynes 11 E. E. Humphries, c Henderson, b Bann­ ing ..................... 3 W. B. Dixon, run out 8 A. Holmes, lbw, b Baynes .............. P.W. Hoe, cBanning, b Ashdown ........ S. J. Holm?s. not out J. F. Drake, b Baynes Extras ........ Total ....... 64 J. H. Humphiies and A. N. Other did not I at. B exley . E. W. Kelsey, c and b A. Holmes ........ 13 F. Matthews, lbw, b A. Holmes ........ 0 A. C. Marsden, c A. Holmes, b Cryer ... 11 H. G. Henderson, c and b Hoe ........ 12 C. E. Horner, b Cryer 3 H. E. Baynes, bDixon 24 H. B. Banning, csub., b Cryer .............12 A. Garrett, b Cryer ... 5 A. Haslett, not out .. 4 A. F. Henderson, b Cryer................... 3 W. Ashdown, not out 2 Extras ... 17 Total (9 wktsJ105 HONOR OAK (2) v. HEATHFIELD (2).— Played Honor Oak on May 1. H eathfield . Berryman, c Metcalfe, b Thomas ..................... 0 b Haye* ......... 0 Spraggs, b Thomas ........ 4 cHolford,bHayes 1 Steward, b Holford ........ 4 b Hayes ..........16 Garbutt, not out............... 8 b Metcalfe.......... 1 Johnson, b Holford ........ 2 b Hayes ......... 0 Wilson, b Holford ........ 0 notout............... 2 Brentnall, cand b Holford 1 run out .......... 6 Giffen,b Thomas.............. 0 b Haynes .......... 0 Byes........................... 3 B 1, w 1 ... 2 Total.. C. D. Hayes, c Berry­ man, b Spraggs ... 0 W. Fraser, b Wilson... 13 C. Metcalfe. »»t Brent­ nall, b Wilson........ 8 W. North, b Wilson ... 0 W. Grey, b Johnson ... 3 H.L. Holford, cGiffen, b Wilson.............. 1 22 H onor O ak . Total . 28 C. Thomas, c Giffen, b Wilson............... W. Loder, run out ... P. Cutbush, not out... Byes ............... Total ... 43 KENSINGTON v. ORLEL.— Played at Wo3d Lane on May 1. K ensinotov . G. Davies, bowled ... 19 A. E. Damian, c C. de Winton .............. 2 O. Damian, c Percival, b Campbell ........ 0 G. R. Jenner. bowled 6 G. Lovell, not out .. 0 C.E Bloomer, cFoster, b Campbell ........ 7 F. M. Wheatley, c Foster, b Campbell 0 J. H. Watts, run out 0 L. de Montezuma, b Campbell.............. 0 C. E. Currie, b Pank 0 R. H. Moore, c Hos- Total ........ 48 ken. b Campbell . 14 Second innings :—Wheatley, c Coxon, b Pank, 21; Watts, b Hosken, 2; Jenner, c Pank, b Foster, 11; Lovell, not out, 0.— 1’otal, 34. O r ie l . C.deWinton,bMonte­ zuma .................... 2 G. F. Llosken, b Currie 0 B. Foster, bowled ... 0 M T. La Thangue, st Bloomer, b Currie .. 0 F. B irton, bowled .. 4 G. Arundell, b Monte­ zuma .................... 4 C. H. Campbell, hit wkt.. b Carrie........ 0 H. Pank, bowled ... 4 J. M. Percival, b Montezuma ........ 3 J. de Winton. not out 6 H. E. Coxon, cJenner, b Montezuma....... 10 Byes ............... 4 Total 37 W ANTED CRICKET GROUND (good) for half or whole of season. Particulars toM. Isaacs, 180, Belsize Roa^, N.W. T R Y REVOLUTION IN Cigarette Paper Books EACH LEAF READY TO HAND FOR USE. A T ALL TOBACCONISTS.