Cricket 1897

302 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u ly 22, 1897. lowed this up by making 152 against Yorkshire; while Holland scored 70 and not out, 0, against Middlesex, and 25 and 2 against Hampshire in a low scoring match. One of the most remarkable bowling performances of the season was that of Mold in the first innings of Sussex against Lancashire. It will be remem­ bered, that although Sussex totalled 476, Mold had an analysis of 53 overs, 28 maidens, 76 runs, and six wickets, which, under the circumstances, is as­ tonishingly good. E v e ry member of the Worcestershire X I. in the match against Glamorganshire made double figures, the lowest score being 17, and the highest 59. Extras made the third score with 44. T he Philadelphian cricketers are to be the guests of the Surrey County C.C. at a dinner to be held at the Oval this day week. Members of the Surrey Club desirous of being present can obtain all particulars of the Secretary. W. E. G ilb e r t, it will gratify Cricket readers to see, is still able, not oilly to make runs with the best, but to take wickets as well. His all-round cricket was quite the feature of the match between Ottawa and Montreal, played at Montreal on June 22. In addition to taking three Ottawa wickets, he carried his bat through Montreal’s innings for 104 out of 193 from the bat. His score is the more noteworthy as it is the first hundred recorded on the Montreal ground. His century, it is interesting to add, was made with an old bat of his cousin, W. G. Grace, just received from England. T h e Surrey club is losing within the next two months Mr. W. E. Wright, who has been chief clerk at the Oval for the last seven years. He leaves to take up the management of the new Athletic Ground at Dover. What with the Kent Coalfield, the harbour to be erected, and other works, Dover is pretty certain to increase very considerably in size. At any rate there is a great need for an athletic ground conducted on liberal lines, and in his new work Mr. Wright will have the advantage of an excellent training at the Oval. In his new posi­ tion he will have the best wishes of all who have worked with him in Surrey cricket. Given ordinarily fine weather, there should be a bigger crowd than ever at the Oval on the Bank Holiday for the Surrey and Notts match. It may be of use to those who think of attending, to know that tickets for the covered stands can be had on application to the Surrey County C.C. The first intimation of the South Norton testimonial, which is just now engaging the attention of Kent cricketers, reached me the other day. Mr. W. South Norton was a power in Kent cricket in the fifties, and has done great service in the development of the game in the County all his life. Mr. G. M. Kelson, the old Kent cricketer, has been the moving spirit in the testimonial, and it is almost superfluous to add that Lord Harris is taking an active interest to ensure its success. The Diamond Jubilee of the match between the Islington Albion and Clapton clubs, to be celebrated on the Clapton ground on Monday next, may be pretty safely described as a unique event in club cricket. Through the courtesy of the Hon. Sec. of the Clapton C.C., I am enabled to give an exact reproduction of the poster announcing the original fixture between the two clubs. Here it is :— CRICKET. GRAND MATCH BETWEEN ELEVEN GENTLEMEN OF THE A L B I O N CLUB AND ELEVEN GENTLEMEN OF THE CLAPTON CLUB Will be played on Mr. Garratt’s Ground, Copenhagen Fields, O n W ednesday , 26 t h J u ly , 1837 . Wickets Pitched at 11. Refreshments to he had on the Ground. M r . N. F. D ruoe did not take his place in the Surrey Eleven against Hampshire at Southampton this week after all as announced. The Philadel­ phian cricketers will have another opportunity of testing his merits as a batsman, as he is to assist Surrey against them in the final match of their tour, which is at the Oval at the end of next week. O v er a thousand and fifty runs in twp days is not such a bad performance. This was the outcome of the match be­ tween Dublin Garrison and Leinster, in Dublin, on Friday and Saturday last. In all, 1,056 runs were made for only thirty wickets. Oddly enough, too, in such exceptional scoring, there was only one individual innings of over a hundred. This was C. Bonham Carter’s first score of 116 for the Garrison. In the Sportsman of Wednesday, “ Wanderer” calls the attention of Cricket to the fact that according to his list of records, W. G.’s score of 344 in 1876 was compiled for the M.C.C. v. Kent. In last week’s Cricket it was given as made for Gloucestershire. Of course “ Wanderer ” is right, as he is almost invariably. But little mistakes will happen now and then ; they even happen iu the Sportsman, for on Monday last the completed score of Mr. J. E. Mason for Kent v. Somerset was given as 105 instead of 183, while Champain, champion, and W. G. were a little mixed up in yesterday’s issue. A ft e r three more matches the tour of the Philadelphians comes to an end. Up to the present they have played 12 matches, won 2, lost 6, and drawn 4. On the whole they have no reason to be dissatisfied with the results of their tour. They never expected to beat the strongest counties, but they have made one or two of them “ sit up,” and they have beaten Sussex and Warwickshire, while they made very satisfactory drawn games with Yorkshire, Somersetshire and Notts. This is a far bettor record than many of the counties can show. They have made friends everywhere, and not a single word has been said in their disfavour; there has been no necessity for it. The following are some of the latest hundreds:— July 17—T yldesley , L ancashire v . S ussex ... July 16—J. R. M ason , K ent v. S omerset ... July 15— P. P errin , E ssex v . W arwick ............ July 15—W . G. G race , G los ., y. P’ delphians July 15— G .L . J essop .G los . v . P hiladelphians July 17— G. B rann , S ussex v. L ancashire ... July 17— W ainwright , Y orks v. N otts .............. July 19 — S. H. E vershed , D erbysii . v . E ssex July 20— G. L. J essop , G los . v. W arwicksh .... July 20— W . Q uaifb , W arwicksh . v. G los . ... July 26—A. ('. M ac L aren , L ancs , v. Y orks ... July 21 —H .W . B ainbridge , W arwick v. G los . July 10—H.B. Hayman.Hampstead v.Uxbridge July 10—G. Thornton, Hampstead v. Uxbridge July 13—M. Read,'Sir H. Tichbome’s X I. v. Incogniti .......................................... July 13—F. Freemantie. Sir H. Tichbome’s X I. v. Incogniti.......................................... July 12—P. F. Hadow. Incogniti v. Sir H. Tichborne’s X I ..................................... July 13 -H . S. Greaves, Richmond v. E. M’sey. July 12—R. Moncrieff, I Zingari v. G’n Jackets July 12—H. F. Bircbam, G’n Jkts. v. I. Zingari July 13—E. H. Buckland. I Zingari v. G’ n Jkts. July 14—G. F. Vernon, Free F’strs. v. G’n Jkts. July 17—W .Williams,Forest Hillv.CharltonPk. July 10—G. F. Collett, Cheltnhm. v. Marl’bgh, July 10—W. Ffrench,Marlb’gh v. Cheltenham.. July 8—W . Halt, Reading School y. Reading... July 17—R. H. Moore, Kensington v. Holborn July 10—E Philbrick.B’ fdM od’nv.M illH’ISch. July 17—G. O. Smith, M.C.C. v. Southgate ... July 16—H. R. Blore, 60th Rifles v. Fifle Brigd. July 17—H. H. Prince Christian, 60th Rifles v. Rifle Brigade .................. ........... July 17—G. H.Thesiger, Rifle B’gd.v.60th Rifles July 17- Cpt. Majendie, RifleB’gd.v.60th R’fles July 17—Trott, M.C.C. v. Monmouthshire July 17—Silverlock, Monmouthshire v. M.C.C. July 16—Easby. Kent 2nd v. Sussex 2n d.......... July 16—H. J. Mordaunt, Butterflies v. R.A.... July 16—S.Colman,Surrey 2nd v. Northants 2nd July 13—P. F. Warner, Marden Park v, Stock Exchange .......................................... July 12—J. R. Head, Stock Exchange v. Mar­ den Park .......................................... July 17—J. H. Stogdon, Crusaders v. Tonbridge School ................................................. July 17—H. J. Crump, Hornsey v. L’don Sc’tish July 17—F. Hill, Carshalton v. Crystal Palace... 174 183 153 113 101 107 103 112 126 101 152 101 161 156 132 164 133 101 109 100 157 101 * 126 107* 102 103* 115 101 * 130 101 * 111 * 100 167* 115* 181 129* 111 * 114 104 103 140 100 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. E. H. C oles . —No room this week. LONDON AND COUNTY BANK v. UNION BANK.—Played at Honor Oak on July 13,14, and 15. U nion B an k . E. A. Stevenson, b Ingram ..................24 W . Simon, b Ingram 19 H. M.Waite, b Ingram 2 S. C. Parsons,b Ingram 6 R. H. Hughes, b In­ gram ....................... 6 S. C. Christison, b Robinson.................. 0 Total G. Simon, b Finlinson 44 • L ondon and C ounty B an k . H. E. Roberts, c Robinson, b Ingram 2 S. Pearson, b East ... 7 G. Pothecary, c Robin­ son, b East ........... 0 S. H . Anson, not out 37 B 9, lb 4, w 2 ... 15 ...162 W . R. Pattinson, b F. J. Finlinson, c Pearson .................. 13 Whaite, b Pearson 3 W . Bentley, lbw, b H. E. W . Ingram, b Pearson .................. 4 Pearson ................... 0 P. F. Allen, b ChristiA. A.Yeomen, not out 2 son .......................... 0 W . East, b Christison 5 E. F. Robinson, b A. J. Buck, b Christi.Christison 0 son .......................... 3 d. R. Trowell, b ChrisB 8, lb 2 ........... 10 tison .......................... 4 — F. G. Cumings, c and Total ........... 62 b Pearson.................. 18