Cricket 1897

May 20, 1897. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 157 M.C.C. AND GKOUND v. LANCASHIRE. Played at Lord’s on May 17, 18 and 19. M.C.C. won by 174 runs. The M.C.C. were a little stronger than in any previ­ ous match this season, especially in batting ; indeed there was not a man on the sidewho was not capable of making a fair score—and very few who were not goodfor a big one. W. G. appeared at Lord’s for the first time this season, and ashe had done well in the Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire match there were hopesthat he might be seen in form—perhapswith K. S. Ranjitsinhji. But there was something wrong with the wicket on the first day—or the batting. All through the day the batsmen were in difficulties, and, although here and there aman seemed able to play the bowling, the majority were uncomfortable whether against Mold and Briggs or Hearne and Martin. When such men as W. G., Ranjitsinhji, C. W. Wight, M. R. Jardine, Davidson and Lord Hawke onlyscore 11runs between them, one canonly wonder. C. E. de Trafford played a lively but all too shortinnings, C. P. Foleyagainbattedwell, andStorer at the end of the innings prevented the score from being insignificant, but at one time half the wickets were down for 40. Therewere only four single figure innings on the Lancashire side, but Paul and Smith alonemade any decided stand, and the total wasonly 20in advance of that of the M.C.C. At their second attempt the home teamhad lost a wicket for 23when stumps were drawn, sothat the two sides practically began on an equal footing the next morning. For a little while it looked asif arepetition of the previous day’s cricket was to be seen, and despite another plucky innings by de Trafford and Foley half the wickets were down for 153. It was then that affairs took an unexpected turn. Ranjitsinhji and Jardine obtained a completemastery over the bowling, after enjoying a little luck, and although the Lancashire captain tried all sorts of experiments, including lobs by Frank Sugg, thescoremountedandmounted until at last at 32* Ranjitsinhji was stumped for a great innings of 157, made in three hours and a half. Jardine followed himand the spell was broken. He had scored85in his best style. When theendseemed near along stand was made by Davidson and J. T. Hearne, with the result that Lancashire were put in to make 385 runs, towards which they contributed nine without losing awicket before the stumps were drawn. Half a dozen of the team made good scores onWednesday, but no oneof them could make the sort of total which was required if the qiatch was to be won. M.C.C. First innings. W. G. Grace, cPaul, bMold 1 C. E. de Trafford, c Sugg, b Briggs...........................22 c Baker, b Briggs 31 K. S. Ranjitsinhji, c Smith, Secondinnings. bMold........................ 7 C. W. Wright, b Mold ... 0 C. P. Foley, run out ..... 22 M. R. Jardine, c Smith, b Briggs......................... 1 Davidson, b Mold ....... 1 Storer, b Mold ........... 47 Lord Hawke, b Mold....... 1 Martin, b Briggs............. 7 Hearne (J. T.), not out ... 2 B 9, lb 6 ..................15 Total............... 126 L ancashire . First innings. Ward (A.), c Storer, b Hearne.......................11 Paul, c Foley, b Hearne ... 32 Sugg (F. H.), run out ... 11 Baker, cWright, b Hearne 0 Tyldesley, bMartin ....... 3 Briggs, bMartin........... 12 Smith (C.), c Foley, b Mar­ tin..............................31 stSmith,b Briggs157 c Baker, bMold 10 b b Briggs ........ not out.............. b Mold.............. b Mold............ •. b Mold.............. cMold, b Briggs B7,lbl,nb 1 Total ...404 Secondinnings. cStorer,bHearne 7 c Foley,b Heavne 32 b Hearne ....... 36 c and b Davidson 9 b Davidson........ 10 b Davidson........ 34 Hallam, b Hearne ........ 11 A. N. Hornby, not out ... 15 Cuttell, b Hearne.............. 5 Mold, b Martin .............. 9 c Ranjitsinhji, Hearne ... . b Martin ... . notout............ bMartin ... . absent ............ B 4j,lb 2 ..................... 6 Extras........ 4 Total.................... 146 Total ...210 M.C.C. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Mold ........ 242 5 79 6 .......... 55 17 119 4 Briggs ........ 29 17 25 3 ........ 63-2 19 135 6 Hallam ........ 5 3 7 0 ........ 24 4 60 0 Cuttell 19 3 55 0 Baker 2 0 15 0 Sugg- .. 4 0 11 0 Cuttell bowled a no-ball. L a n c a s h ir e . First innings. Secondinnings. O. M . R. W . O. M. R. W. Davidson ... 16 6 34 0 ........ 24 7 fiS 3 11- aine ........ 31 11 64 5 . .. 31 13 67 4 Martin ........ 23*2 6 42 4 ........ 23 6 86 2 RICHMOND v. ERRATIC3.— Played at Richmond onMay 8. E r r a t ic s . First innings. Second innings. H. E. Symes Thompson, c Shepherd, b Williams ... 17 b Denham........ 9 J. Price, c Denham, b Beldam..........................10 b Williams........ 12 R. J. Sivers, b Beldam ... 0b Williams........ 24 R. O. Swartz, c Hincks, b Beldam.......................... E. L. Dunster, b Beldam ... A. J. Clark, b Carbon....... N. Y. Norman, cGreenfield, b Carbon ..................... Rev. Clark, absent ....... Dr. Young, c Bacon, b Beldam.......................... 9 Keene, c Denham, b Carbon 2b Denham........ 1 H. V. Musgrave, not out ... 2b Denham........ 0 B 12, lb 2 ........14 B 8, lb 4 ... 12 not out . b Denham ... Total 81 Total (6wkts.) 101 R ichm o n d . F. W. James, b Keene 28 H. B. Denham,bPrice 8 C. A. Carbon, b Norman .............. 33 C. A. Beldam, c Dr. Young, b Price....... 4 W. Williams, c Price, b Norman...............5 F. Hill, not out........ 8 R. N. Hincks, b Keene D. A. J. Bacon, b Norman .............. H. Furze, b Keene ... Shepherd, b Keene ... Greenfield, b Keene... B 4, lb 2, nb 2 ... Total ........ 1 WANDERERS v. ELSTREE MASTERS.— Played at Elstree on May 15. W a n d e r e r s . D. L. A. Jephson, c Lushington, b Wil­ son .................... 11 S. Colman, bLe Mesu- rier .....................34 H. C. Pretty, cWilson, b Hulme .............. 50 R. Williams, b Le Mesurier .............. 17 R. B. Brooks, b Smith 5 T. J. Wheeler, b Le Mesurier............... 0 C. H. R. Henman, b Smith .............. 0 F. C. Wraylands, b Bradford.............. 19 E. L. Dunster, b Bradford.............. 0 N. Norman, b Smith 3 A. B. Leane, not out 0 Extras.............. 18 Total ...157 E l s tr ee M a s ter s . C. P. Wilson, run out Rev. V. K. Royle, c 17 Rev. B. W. Bradford, not out ........ 15 Brooks, bWraylands 8 E. L. Sanderson, ’b J. Le Mesurier, b Jephson ........ 9 Wheeler .............. 16 Almond, c and b W. N. Roe, cJephson, Jephson ........ 0 b Wheeler.............. 10 Pickett, st Brooks, b E. Smith, st Brooks, b Jephson ........ 0 Jephson .............. 2 Hulme, b Jephson 1 Rev. F. Lushington, b Extras........ 3 Jephson ............... 4 Total ... 85 INCOGlNtTI v. ALDERSHOT DIVISION.— Played at Aldershot onMay 14and 15. In c o o n iti. First innings. N. A. Lewarne, b Young ... 52 J. C. Bevington, b Ricker... 32 W. F. Felton, c Young, b Airey ........................18 J. J. Howley, b Young ... 5 H. F. Biwtree, run out ... 18 Major(X E. Orm in,cStack, b Ricker ..................65 A. G. Archer, b Ricker ... 0 N. C. King, b Ricker...... 0 G. H. Atkinson, b Ricker... 5 E. C. Felton, notout...... 11 W. P. Carpmael, c Airey, b Stack ......................... 2 B 6, lb 4, nb 1 .....11 Second inning*, c and b Ricker ... 24 b Young ........ 28 b Ricker ........ 5 b Kicker ........ 7 c Young, b Oxley 19 c Ricker, b Wil­ kinson ........ c and b Oxley ... b Young ........ not out.............. cand b Young ... c Amos, b Oxley B 6, lb 1 Total Total ...230 A ld e r s iio t D iv is io n . Captain Wilkinson, b Bawtree ............... 4 E. M. Young, not out 40 H. G. Amos, b King 1 B 6, lb 2, w 2, nb 1 11 B. B. Airey, cHowley, b Carpmael ........ 85 W.K .Travers,cHowley bKing....................117 Capt. Oxley, b Felton 75 H. Ruggles Brice, not out .....................102 Capt. Stack, bHowley 8 Capt. Ricker, H. S. Laverton, and Major C. Vizard did not bat. *Innings declared closed. Second innings:— Capt. Wilkinson, not out, 0> Capt. Ricker, not out, 6; II. S. Laverton, bCarpmiel* I. Total, 7. Total . *443 HONOR OAK (2) v. LEYTON (2).— Played at Ley­ ton onMay 15. H ono r O a k . W. Loder, b Lake ... 0 C. Thomas, c Whit­ lock, b Freeman ... 1 P. Cutbush, lbw, b Freeman.............. 2 Extras.............. 13 C. Hayes, b Hayward 15 H.Holford, bHayward 32 W. Fraser, run out ... 6 C.Metcalfe,b nayward 8 W. North, b Birch ... 9 F. Mather, b Birch ... 0 T.B. Woodfall, not out 25 W. Grey, c Fincham, b Freeman ........ 10 E. Freeman, b Met­ calfe .................... 1 R. Palton, b Metcalfe 0 F. Whitlock, c and b Mather .............. 4 S. Pringle, b Metcalfe 0 F. Birch, b Thomas ... 17 A. Hayward, b Hayes 5 Total I G. Ferris, b HaytS ... E. Lamb, b Hayes ... E. Lake, b Hayes ... F. Hill, not out........ E. Fincham, b Hayes 'Extras.............. Total 1 6 1 11 51 BROMLEY v. DULWICH.— Pliyed at Bromley on May 15. D u l w ic h . W. Morris, c Pam- philion, b Clark ... 27 L. Phillips, c Pam- philion, b Clark ... 20 E. J. Heasman, run out .....................35 T.C. Stafford, c Baker, b Pamphilion........ 1 A. R. Colyer, c and b Russell .............. 29 S.E.Huntley,c Hewett, b Russell.............. 9 H. Darby did not bat. B r o m ley . D. Jones, lbw, b Clark 6 C. P. Tregellas, not out ................. -,.22 E. A. Redman, b Russell ............. 1 W. E. Clayton, not out .................... 5 B 2?, lb 7, w5 ... 34 Total (8wkts.) 189, A. Barrow, b Darby .. F. Clark, c Colyer, b Dirby .............. S. E. Pamphilion, run out ..................... M. Baker, b Darby ... A. H. Hewett, c Jones, b Darby .............. R. H. Smith, c Staf­ ford, b Darby........ H. Lovell, b Morris... 0 A. Willson, b Morris 3 H. W. Hardcastle, c Stafford, b Darby.. 5 J. R. Russell, b Dirby 2 J. Weeks, not out ... 0 B 2, nb 2 ........ 4 Total 49 INCOGNITI v. R. M. C., SANDHURST.—Played at Sandhurst onMay 15. H. A. Danham, b de­ menti ..................... 3 M. H. Paine, b de­ menti .................... 17 D. W. J. Duncan, c Shawe, bMaunsell 22 J. H. Barners, bMaun­ sell .....................92 C. H. Harington, b Maunsell •............. 5 G. P. Wilson, not out 49 F. Deine, b Maunsell 1 Sir W. Russell, b Maunsell.............. 0 T. C. Bett, b Maunsell 0 A. F[. Wall, not out... 17 F. Kearsey.didnotbat 0 Extras.............. 14 N. H. Wethered, c Wall, b Russell ... 10 G. M. Mort, c sub., b Wilson .............. 11 M. E. McConaghav, b Paine............... ... 10 EE. L. Matthews, b Paine.................... 68 T. Kennedy, retired hurt .................... 5 C. O. Turnbull, b Rus­ sell .....................13 Total ........ 220 R. M. C., S a n d h u rs t. C. Shawe, c Duncan. b Paine ............. .10 T. V. Maunsell, b Paine................... 89 S. Phillips, b Wilson 21 C. Farmer, c Paine, b Wilson .............. 0 T. Clementi, not out 21 B 15, lb 9, nb 2 ... 26 Total ...284 T E N TS ! TEN T3 !! Nearly new ; best selected. 1 Cost over £6. Made of white waterproof linen ; 40ft. in circumference; 10ft. high; with pole, mallet, runuers, lines, pegs and bag. All complete, 25/-; cirriage paid. Can be sent on approval, fcure to please: name paper. — T h e U n iv e rs a l S u p p ly A ss o c ia tio n , East StreetWorks, Reading.