Cricket 1897

278 CRICKEt1: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u ly 15, 1897. Taunton, thedifference being thattheballoften comes up much higher from the pitch. On our wickets the ball sometimes seems to stand up. The fact is that we are not able at present to get such good turf as yours. I suppose the same seeds are used, but the August sun often kills the best grass, while the coarser kinds thrive under it. This naturally affects the value of the wicket. We do not often get really bad wickets owing to rain, but occasionally it is next to impossible to make runs. I remember that in 1891,1 think it was, the Philadelphian XI. got Tioga out for 17, and in the next match against them some of us, for a joke, boasted that we would get them out for less, although no one for a moment really believed that this was possible. They only had ten men. We got eight wickets down for 16, and the bowler, as a joke on those of us tfho had been saying what we would do, deliberately bowled a full pitch to leg. But, after all, the joke was on our side, for the batsman, hitting too soon at the ball, skied it, and was caught by point.” “ What do you consider the finest innings ever played by a Philadelphian?” “ In my opinion it was Bob Newhall’s 84 against the first Australian team in 1878 when Spofforth, Boyle, Garrett and Allan were the bowlers. I think the next best innings was Bohlen’s 70, not out, in the second match against the Australians in 1893. Besides this innings he made 33 in that same match, and 118 in the first match. The highest innings ever made in the United States was the 279 by A. M. Wood for Pennsylvania Railway v. Roanoke. “ You very nearly succeeded in beating Mr. Wood’s record ? ” “ Yes. We were both playing in the match and I was captain of one side and Wood of the other, which was largely com­ posed of professionals. Of course I knew Wood’s record, and it became very interesting as I approached his score, particularly as it was a question whether the side would not be all out before I could do it. But when the last man was in with me, and I only had to make 9 more to beat the record Wood himself caught me at short slip ! This reminds me that I was once playing in a match in which the score was a tie when the team which was batting had lost eight wickets. The next ball would have been a wide, but the batsman covered it ; his partner then drove a ball to long on and refused to run ; and to crown everything the last two men were given out lbw.” “ When did you begin to play cricket ? ” “ I began to play as a junior at Cheshunt Hill—the old Cheshunt Hill club which is now Philadelphia. Bohlen, Ralston and I all played in the same junior team. In 1882, when we were all about fourteen years old, we were coached by Tyers, and before long we joined the Germantown club, so as to avail ourselves of the services of Bromhead, whom we considered to be the best coach in the country ; in fact this was generally conceded. Jn 1884 the first Philadelphian team visited England, which gave Ralston andme a chance to play regularly in what is our first-class cricket, though we had both played more or le?s in the previous year. Bohlen was ill and played very little cricket up to 1889. Ralston and I made enough runs to be asked to repre- smt the United States against Canada, but I should not have been asked to play if all the best men had been available. As it happened Ralston was able to accept the invitation, but I was away at College and had to decline. I was two years at Haverford. We had no professional at that time, and had to do all our own bowling. We could only tell whethor we were improving by intuition or by watchiug older cricketers whom we saw occasionally. The mention of this period reminds me that F. E. Brewster, who was playing in first-class cricket from about 1873 to 1893, did not succeed in making a hundred until 1891, when he accomplished the feat three times. On the first occasion, when he had made 99, he was so anxious to get the bowling that he was following down the wicket, well out of his ground, before the ball had left the bowler's hand. The bowler, who was left hand round the wicket, sawhim do this, made a grab at the wicket and missed it, swinging completely round in his effort. Brewster attempted to get back, and the bowler made a second effort, this time throwing the ball. He missed again, and Brewster made his hundred.” 14What did you think of the Australian team last year when they came to Phila­ delphia ? ” “ They were much the strongest combina­ tion that we had seen since the visit of Shrewsbury’s team in 1879. We won the third match against them chiefly because nearly everything went in our favour. The wicket was very elow at first, but it improved a little, and on the last day of the match when the Australians went in for their second inn­ ings it was quite good, although there was not a great deal of difference in its condition at any time. They were exceedingly decent about their defeat, and we thought them not only a splendid team, but as good a lot of sportsmen as one could wish to meet. It was unfortunate for them that all their men failed in batting, whereas ours scored consistently, and in the matter of catches the luck was all our way.” W. A. B e t t e s w o r t h . CLAPTON v. W ALTHAM 8TO W TO W N .-Played at Clapton on July 8. C lapton . J. IT. Douglas, b How *0 F. A . Bishop, not out 66 E. H. Berridge, b Car- J. J. Wiggett, not out 18 penter ..................6D j B 14, lb 1, w l,n b 1 17 H E. Trafford, c W in- j — terburn, b Spratley 65 | Total (3 wkts)...*246 H. Boy ion, Dr. Ladell, G. L. Lyons, H. W inter- burn, A. Wiuterburn, and F. Moore did not bat. . * Innings declared closed. W althamstow T own . Garrett, c Moore, b I Brathwaite, not o u t... 31 Wiggett ...................39 B 8, lb 7, nb 2 ... 17 Pa&coe, not o u t ...............32 — I Total (1 wkt.) ...119 SUNNINGDALE SCHOOL v. WEYRRIDGE SCHOOL.—Played at Sunningdale on July 10. S unningdale S chool , C. A. L. Payne, b Money .................. E. V, Dearman-Birch- all, b Money .......... H. Peel, c Avory, b Brooks .................. C. F. Bowman, c Walker, b Brooks ... J. C. W . Damant, b Brooks 71 D. Grahame, b Brooks 11 V. D. S. Williams, b Brooks ...................30 A . G. Culme-Seymour, c Money, b Ismay ... 30 G. F. Connal-Rowan, c Nasmith, b Brooks 81 R. D. Oxley, b Brooks 43 R. B. Walker, not out 2 B 23, w 5..................28 Total .307 F. H. Brooks, b Gra­ hame ......................... B. Walker, b Grahame R. H. M tney, b Gra­ hame .......................... S. V. Nasmith, c Da­ mant, b Payne E. Avory, c Payne, b G raham e.................. J. Cowie, c Peel, b Payne .................. W eybridge S chool . W . Lloyd, b Payne ... H. L. Ismay, b Gra­ hame .......................... H.E.Cowie, c Damant, b Payne .................. E. J. Jephson, not out A. Mollmann, absent B 1, w 1 ................... Total ........... LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK v. LON­ DON AND SOUTtt-WESTERN BANK.—Played at Denmark Hill on July 6 and 7. L ondon and W estminster B ank . C. J. Bowman, ibw, b H a le .......................... 5 C. A . Snell, c A. J. Trimmer, b Burling* ton ..........................18 W. Bradbery, c Wood, b Burlington .......... 30 U.O. .wanfield, runout 14 L. Pitt-Brook, b Bur­ lington ..................11 A. G. Gough, not out 54 J. M. Allcock, b Hiue 32 C. C. Simpson, b Hine A. Podrnan, run out... 2 J. Biadbery, not out 0 C. J. Crossley did not bat .......................... 0 E xtras.................. 5 Total (8 wkts)*171 •Innings declared closed. L ondon and S outh -W estern B ank . W . J. Hale, c and b H. J. Holland, st Simpson .................. 4 Brook, b Snell 0 H. A . Trimmer, b W . J. Way, st Brook, timpson .................. 8 b fcimpson ........... 11 J. W . i i in.', st Brook, S. Lucas, st Brook, b b Snell .................. 0 Snell.......................... 0 F. Nolan, st Brook, b F. R. Viveash, notout 7 S n e ll.......................... 0 A. J . Trimmer, c Man- C. B.W ood, b Simpson 11 Held, b Snell ........... 2 R. J. Burlington, b Leg-bye ........... 1 Siu'pson .......................... 0 — Total ........... 44 LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK (2) v. LONDON & COUNTY BANK (2).—Played at Dulwich on July 7. L ondon J oint S tock B ank . Whitby,c and bSiggers 11 Budger, b Siggers ... 0 Einea, b Siggers.......... 0 Payne, b Siggers.......... 0 Thompson, b SSiggers.. 0 Warren, c sub, b G oodw ay.................. 2 Allen, b Sisman, c Siggers ................ Hudson, b Good way . Simons, not out... . Byes .. . Total . 3 0 0 3 19 L ondnn and C ounty B ank . W . H. Siggers, c sub, I P. F. Allan, not out... 25 b W Litby.................. 9 B 4, lb 1............. 5 F. G. Uoodway, b — Whitby ................. 6 I Total (3 wkts.) 65 J. P.W iilson.b Whitby 20 I G. H. Lyughnau, G. Pearce, G. Spalding, G. Dunkert n, K. W . Goodchild, and C. R. Trowell did not bat. 12 2 0 BRIXTON WANDERERS v. BALDOCK.—Played at baldock on July 8. B aldock . First innings. H. Raxworthy, c Alston, b Boto .................................. 1 B. D. Nairne, b Mason ... 1 D. Ellinghmn, b Rider ... 0 H. Bankin. b Boto ............ 3 W. J. Eidied, c Cyril Smith, b Mason .......................... 1 H. Pack, c Gilligan, b Rider 3 Dr. F. W. L. Day, b Ma on 31 G. Sinfield, lbw, b Mason .. 6 A. Pedliy, run out ........10 C. J. PtCH, not out ........13 Rev. J. D: Nairne, b Cyril bm ith.................... 0 B 7, lb 1 ................... 8 Second innings. c and b Boto b B oto........... b B oto........... b Mason c Cyril Smith, b M ason........... c Gilligan, b Boto b Boto ... ........... b Odell.................. c and b Boto ... b B oto................... not out........... Extras... 5 5 0 5 3 7 0 11 Total ...........77 B rixton W anderers . Total ... 56 F. E. Thomson, b Pack 0 W. A. Gilligan, b Raxworthy ........... 4 M. G. Smith, lbw, b P eck ..........................36 F. Odell, b Raxworthy 1 F. P. Rider, b Pack... 1 H.Mason.bRaxworthy 7 A.R. Whitley,bHankin Cynl Smith, c B. D. Nairne, b Hankin ... A. Alston, not out ... W . J. Benge,b Hankin B 5, lb 4 ........... Total ...........1 Boto, c and b Hankin 22 1 Second inuings M. G. Smith, c Day, b Sinfield, 19 ; A . R. Whiiley, not out, 39; Cyril Smith, b Sin­ field, 20; A . Alston, b Raxworihy, 0 ; b 2, lb 1— Total, 81. CRYSTAL PALACE v. KENSINGTON PA RK .— Played at the Crystal Palace on July 10. C rystal P alace . S. Colman, b F«>y ... 4 F. H. Nelson, c beaton, b Abney ..................89 L. S. We.ls, b Foy ... 0 C. Mitchell, c Brown, b Abney ..................47 J. 11. Todd, b Lloyd... 7 R. H. Dillon, c Abney, b Lloyd .................. 6 E. H. Lulham, run out 59 K ensington P ark . Dr.W.Umney, run out 3 W. E. Barber, c and b Lloyd.......................... 4 H. W . Currey, notout 11 C. R.White, st Brown, b Lloyd ................... 1 B 16, nb 5 .. 21 Total ...........252 J. G. Donaldson, st Todd, b Colman ... 49 G. K. Hext, c Barber, b U m n ey..................84 C. S. G. Lloyd, c Dillon, b Wells.........17 E.U. Seaton, b Lulham 0 G. T. Brown, not out 13 M. A. Nicholas, c Nelson, b Wells ... 15 A. E. Holt, not o u t ... 15 Leg-byes......... 5 Total (5 wkts.) 198 H. H. Foy, H. D. Nicholas, L. E. G. Abney, and R. W . Jackson did not bat. T HE SURREY X I. IN 1896. a Descriptive Record of the Matches played in that Season. W ith l ull Scores, Batting and Bowling Averages, &c., and a Portrait Group o f the Team. 75 pp. Price 4d. net. At all bookstalls; and post free, 5d., from Merritt and Hatcher, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C.