Cricket 1897

358 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 19, 1897. at the time, and as I did not feel very much hurt I continued my innings and brought my score to 163, but I was laid up afterwards for ten days* and there seems no doubt that this accident was the original cause of my break down twice this year. Just before the second break down I had made three hundreds in small matches for tho M.C.C., and I daresay that the strain of running and turning in these innings helped to knock me up.” Although Alec Hearne is generally con­ sidered to be a slow run-getter, there are times when he can score quickly, as in the mateh against Gloucestershire at Gravesend, when he made 155—his highest score in first-class cricket. But even when he makes runs slowly, spectators do not weary of his batting, thanks to his attractive style. *‘ The very s^west innings I ever played,’7he said, “ was against Notts, when I made G6 in five hours and a half at Trent Bridge. It was at the time when Attewell was at his best; he Wris so accurate, and a little on the short side, that I couldn’t get him away. I don’t try to play a slow game; m fact I always try to make runs quickly, but partly because I havea’ t the strength, I have often to place carefully the ball which another man will hit to the boundary without hesitation. I have often tried to imitate my partners when they have been hitting certain balls easily. Once or twice I have scored faster than Mr. Mason while I have been in with him ; but this so rarely happens that it is almost a curiosity.” “ Have you any favourite ground? ” ‘ ‘ I nearly always manage to get runs at the Oval, and I like playing at Birmingham, Brighton, Canterbury, and Lord’s, although my cousin, J. T. Hearne, generally manages to get me out at Lord's. In fact, if there is a bowler that I dislike it is Jack Hearne, for he gets me out about nine times out of ten wherever I play against him, although I sometimes get runs against him ; for instance, this year I made 58 at Tonbridge. But I can’t judge hiln as well as other bowlers, and I suppose, too, that I feel that he is my master. I think he bowls better at Lord’s than anywhere else, for, although he ean generally get a break anywhere, the slope here helps him a little. It isn’t as useful to a bowler as that of the Maidstone ground, where even if a man doesn’t try to put a break on, the ball will turn a little.” “ Where do you prefer to field? ” “ I like short slip best, and always fielded there for Kent until Mr. Mason played for us. But he is better there than I am, and makes some wonderful catches. Now I have no regular place, but generally when the fast bowlers are on I go to extra siip.” During the winter Alec helps his brother George in laying out and levelling cricket grounds. “ Last winter,” he said, “ we were lourteen weeks at Uppingham making a new ground for the school, who have a series of grounds, which are all exceptionally good, even those used by the younger boys. H. H. Stephenson was very anxious to see this new ground completed, but he was taken ill while we were there, and never got up again- At Uppingham he was very much beloved; in fact, he was always treated as if he were a master, and although, to my great regret, I did not know him well, I am sure, from what his friends have told ine, that he must have been a most interesting man to know. I like the work oi making grounds, although, if the soil is heavy, it is very hard work in the winter. It is necessary to continually go over the levels and see that they are all right, ?or it sometimes happens, either by accident or design, that they are altered. We made the new athletic ground at Dover, which has been opened this year, or rather we did the top levolling after it had been brought up to within a foot of its present level. It ought to be an eKcellent ground after it has settled down, because the soil is so good.” In 1891-2 Alec went to South Africa with the England touring team, and was very success­ ful both with bat and ball, ‘ ‘ I got quite used to matting wickets,” he said, “ after the first two or three matches. You can make the ball do a little more than you can in England on our fast wickets, but it does’nt leave the pitch quite as fast; a good length ball seldom gets up above the top of the wicket. I thought that my brother Frank, who batfed against us two or three times, had not gone back in his cricket, and he played some good innings against us. I had the pleasure of getting him caught once off me, but on the other hand, he bowled me out once after I had made a good many runs. I was sur­ prised to find, that although the heat was very great, it was hardly as trying to field out through a long innings as it is on a very hot day in England. However hot it may be, I always found it delightfully cool in the shade, and there is not much danger of catch­ ing a cold, on account of the absence of wind.” “ Is your brother still with the Western Province Club ? ’ ’ “ No. He left them because owing to their getting two professionals instead of one, they could not give him any work in the winter, and as he was obliged to look after himself, he had no choice but to accept an offer from the Cape Town club. A good many members of the Western Province club are very much put out because Frank left them, and think that it was a great pity that the club couldn’t see its way to keep him. He has, as of course you know, a ericket outfitting shop. My brother George and I select the things in England for him, so that he is able to get good stuff, which is just as important in South Africa as it is in England. Most of the materials come through Wisden & Co., who have always given him satisfaction.” W . A. B ettesworth . CLAPTON v. FINCHLEY.—Played at Clapton on July 81. FlXOfflLEY. A. Wheatley, b Hugill 23 A. E. Direr, c sub, b Nelson ................ 0 J. Lienuard, not out...106 A. J. Hooton.bBoyton 44 J.Ashford,bChiehester 0 F. G. Hazell, not out 1 L. Windson, e Tate, b Chichester ......... 17 B 8, lb 3, nb 1 ... 12 Total (5 wkts) *203 A. E. Butterfield, A. A. Coles, J. Harris and D. Tofleld did not bat. * Innings declared closed. C l a p t o n . J.H.Douglas,bTofield 3 H. E. Y. Chichester, b Tofield ................. 4 H. Boyton, not out ... 42 W. H. Nolloth, lbw, b Hooton ................. 0 J. L. Tate, run out ... 7 J. J. Wiggett, Dr. Ladell and M. Harding did not bat. H. Hngill, b Tofield... 9 S.Genders,b Tofield... 23 C. H. Nelson, not out 0 B 5, lb 3 .......... 8 Total (6 wkts) 96 CLAPTON August 7. v. LEYTON.—Played at Clapton on L e y t o n . 12 |Given Wilson,bThoro­ good ........................18 J. Finoham, b Thoro­ good ........................ 6 S. Marshall, not out... 0 A. Bowles, b Thoro­ good ........................ 0 Byes ................. 8 A. Law, b Cooper W. G. Bauley, c and b Thorogood .......... 5 R. S. Savory, b Cooper 37 J. H. Thorpe, b Cooper 0 F. Butler, c Boys, b CoDper ................ 15 J. B u ck e n h a m , b Thorogood ..........39 H.G.Lee,b Thorogood 16 C l a p t o n . J. H. Douglas, lbw, b |H. Chichester, not out 41 Butler .................15 1 B 7, lb 2 ................... 9 F. Boys, b Law......... 0 H. Boyton, notout ... 37 Total ..........102 F. A. Bishop, b Butler 0 ' J. L. Tate, W. W . Thorogood, A. J. Dyke, Dr. Ladell, Cooper, and C. Abbott did not bat. Total HAMPSTEAD v. BISHOP’S STORTFORD.- Played at Hampstead on July 30. B ish o p ’ s S t o e t f o b d . Jones, c Williams, b Stoddart.................79 F. S. Young, lbw, b Havman ................. 1 E. W. Agnew, st Moon, b Hale.......... 7 T.W. Pritchett, b Hale 0 T. E. Tnormin, c Hale, b Selfe .................36 E. J. Swift, c Moon, b H a le ........................ 0 H. B. Hayrnan, c Young, b Jones ... 63 L. J. Moo», lbw, b Pritchett ................ 41 A. E. Stoddart, c Young, b Hawkesley 12 W. 8. Hale, c Hawkes- ley, b Yourg ..........108 S. H.Williams, b Swift 5 J. Gibboi. b Swift ... 1 F. V. Sslfe did not bat. J. D. Hawkesley, b Stoddart................. F. G. Chamley, b Stoidart................. A. C. Edwards, b Stoddart................. C. Luther, not out .. E. W. Dillon, b Stod­ dart ........................ Extras................. Total ...156 E. Whinney, lbw, b Jon?s........................ 0 C. K. McDonald, lbw, b Edvards ......... 5 E. L. Marsden, notout 34 R. Leigh-Ibbs, b Young ................. 5 Extras.................35 Total ...312 ...156 HAMPSTEID v. WOODFORD WELL.S.—Played at Hampstead on August 7. W o o d fo b d W e l l s . S. Farnfield, c East, b A. D. Chamen, b Far­ Farmiloe................. 83 miloe ........................ 3 A. S. Farnfield, c East, W. Woodhouse, b b Thornton ......... 28 Farmiloe................ 1 H. T. M u n ro , b P. Morris, b Thornton 5 Thornton................. 0 S. Bate, c Toller, b E. S. M a s o n , b Mackintosh .......... 13 Thornton................. 3 A. Hanlon, not out ... 2 P. Blake, b Farmiloe 17 Extras................. 44 H. H. Davies, b Far— miloe ........................ 0 Total ......... 199 H a m p s t e a d . Dr. G. Thornton, b S. Farnfield................ 2 H. Greig, c A. S. Farn- field, b Morris........13 H. Woodall, bMorris 21 T. M. Farmiloe, c Davies,b S.Farnfield 10 H.C. Preston,cDavies, b Bate .................27 G. Quirk did not bat. J. C. Toller, b Bate ... 15 F. W. Mackintosh, b S. Farntield ......... 5 C. D.McMillin, b Bate 9 D. McGregor, not out 31 A. J. East, not out ... 9 Extras.................16 Total ..161 INCOGNITI v. SEATON.—Played at Seaton on August 6th and 7th. I n c o g n it i . First innings. Second innings. C. H. Ransoine, lbw, b Treadgold........................24 c Langdon,b Fox 21 H. P. Justice, c Treadgold, b More.............................. 6 not out.............142 H. A. Francis, c Langdon, b Blaker ........................74 st Langdon,b Fox 5 T. A. Higson, b Doulton ... 1 b Fox ............... 6 Captain Connor, ht wkt, b Treadgold........................ 8 Lieut.Watson, R.N.,b More 6 b D oulton......... 7 W. H. Whatley, b Doulton 29 b D oulton.......46 F. H. Maturin, run out ... 0 n otou t.............. 8 W. J. Synnott, b Doulton... 37 G. S. F. Rutty, b Doulton .. 0 W. P. Carpmael, not out ... 0 B 9, lb 5, w 2, nb 1 ...17 B 20, lb 5, nb 4 29 Total ..........202 S e a t o n . Total......... 264 First innings. Second innings. T. W. Mayo, b Justice ... 57 b Higson .........13 H. V. Doulton, c Carpmael, b Higson ........................44 b Justice .......... 6 C. W. Trask, c Watson, b Justice............................... 1 b Francis ........... 9 A. N. C. Treadgold, c Wat­ son, b Justice ............... 0 o Higson,bJustice 1 H. F. Fox, c Whatley, b Higson............................. 3 b Francis .......... 21 R. N. R. Blaker, c Ransome, b Higson ........................ 9 c and b Whatley 79 F. G. Oliver, c Rutty, b Higson...............................12 c Watson, b Fran­ cis ................. 0 R. E. More, not o u t...... 12 c W h a tle y , b Francis ......... 14 R. Langdon, c Whatley, b Higson............................. 1not o u t................... 0 R. A.. Brandram, c Ransome, b Higson ...................... 1st M a tu r in , b Carpmiel......... 31 R. S. Boden, absent ....... 0 b Higson ......... 12 B 8, lb 2 ........................10 B 7, nb 1 ... 8 ToU l ...........150 T o ta l..........194