Cricket 1897

366 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 15, 1897. I t may be pointed out with regard to the above incidents that there is nothing in the rules to prevent captains from agreeing to allow a substitute to take the place of another man absolutely and entirely, although such a proceeding was evidently not contemplated when the rules were made. To allow a man to take the place of another after runs have been made, is calculated to upset the nerves of compilers of statistics, and to cause endless confusion, but it is not likely that Mr. Patterson or Mr. Hornby, or Mr. Marchant or Mr. Murdoch looked at the matter from any other point of view than that of men who like to play the game fairly and squarely. D u r in g the Kent match, Hayward, who had some time previously ma'ie his thousand runs, brought his total of wickets to a hundred, thus being the first cricketer to accomplish both feats this season. connection was well known on most of the principal grounds of the South of England. Not only an enthusiastic cricketer, but a k;en, all-round sports­ man, as well as a good fellow, he was much and deservedly respected. Athletes of every kind in the City found in him a liberal supporter. He die! at Cromer on Monday last. T h e Gazette, of Monday night, con­ tained an announcement that the Queen had been pleased to appoint Mr. Henry E igar William Hoffmeister, M R C.S., L.R.C.P., surgoon-apothecary at Osborne jointly with Mr. William Hoffmeister, M.D., and Mr. John Bites Hoffmeister, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. H.E.W.H., asmany Cricket readers will remember, played for Hampshire occasionally a few years ago. Unless my memory errs, he was also a member of the Surrey County C.C. dur­ ing the time he was completing his medical studies in London. M r . G. H. M o r r i s writes:—“ Your correspondent, I fancy, is in error when stating that 40 runs in ten minutes by W . Sayle is record. About eight years ago Dr. W. G. Grace, for North v. South, scored 32 (seven 4’s, two 2’s) iu seven minutes. For want of time I cannot give date, although upon reference I think you will find this to be correct.” R e f e r r i n g to the interview which recently appeared in Cricket with the Hon. J. S. Udal, the Daily Telegraph makes the following incisive remarks, with which all lovers of the game must agree. “ Mr. Udal has touched upon an evil which calls loudly for remedy. Umpires are com­ plaining rather bitterly of the way in which players, who ought to know better, continu­ ally try to hustle them. One can excuse a good deal at the crisis of a keen match, hut it is quite indefensible for a fieldsman to appeal for a catch that he is not in a position to see. The evil can he easily remedied if the captains of the various counties will exert their authority.” W i t h regard to the boundary question upon which Mr. Udal touched, the Daily Telegraph says :— “ It may he mentioned that Mr. V. E. \Valker long ago said that the boundaries, by saving the batsman from exertion, were chiefly answerable for the abnormal scoring in modern cricket. Some little time back there was a suggestion to so enclose the play­ ing area at Lord’s that all hits could be run out, but, presumably, as nothing more has been heard of it, the scheme was found to be impracticable.” T h e news of A. T. Pearce’s death will be received with sincere regret by the very large number of cricketers whose friendship he had won during a long con­ nection with Metropolitan cricket. A responsible office in the important firm of Cook, Son and Co., in St. Paul’s Churchyard, attached him naturally to the Ravensbourne C C., which he fre­ quently led to victory. As one of the earliest members of the London Ramblers, he scored freely for them, and in this T h e Surrey and Lancashire match to be commenced to-day, Cricket readers may be reminded, is the last first-class fixture for decision at the Oval this sea'on. There is indeed only another match on the Surrey ground, that be­ tween Club and Ground v. East Mole­ sey on Wednesday next. In another fortnight the demolition of the pavilion and tavern will be commencing and by the end of the year, barring accidents, and with ordinary luck iu the matter of the weather, the structural work in con­ nection with the old building will be completed. It may interest Surrey en­ thusiasts to know that it is in contem­ plation to perpetuate the old pavilion as far as possible by photographs, which will include, in addition to a general view of the building, some of the prin­ cipal rooms. T h is week’s record has fully maintained the exceptional run-getting character of the wickets at the Oval. The match on Monday and Tuesday between Surrey’s Second Eleven and Worcestershire pro­ duced no less than 888 runs for twenty wickets, a pretty good number for a two days’ fixture. Nor was it a bad per- formanca for Surrey’s reserves to go in against a big total of 445, and get within 55 of i t ; at the same time it is worthy of remark that Surrey’s 390 in this match istheirsmallesttotalatthe Oval during the last six weeks. Here is a summary of their doings since June : July 12 v. Wiltshire 411, 38 no wicket, 449 ,, 15 y . Northants 451 .................... 451 v. Herts ... 403, *4 wickets 403 Aug. 16 v. Worcestershire, 390 .......... 390 The four matches give an aggregate of 1,693 runs for 34 wickets, or an average of a fraction under 50 runs. S. Apted has good reas m to be proud of the pitches he has furnished at the Oval this summer. In the Sportsman of yesterday, “ Wan­ derer ” very neatly shows what changes and chances there are in cricket. Sugg’s omission from the Lancashire ranks, he says, was freely hinted at, when he subscribes in turn 88 (not out), 81, 4, 15 (not out), and 122, while Abel’s return to form after a spell of ill-luck was little less than phenomenal. Look at that picture and on this ! Total Aver. 0. 0, 5, 4, 12. 6 ........................... 27 4 50 215, 27 (notout), 173, 82, 38 ... 535 13375 T h e latest addition to the very amusing and very clevtr swies of readj'-made coals (-of-arms), with which we have all become familiar iu the pages of Mr. Punch, is “ Prince Kumar Shri Ranjit­ sinhji, Duke of Sussex.” “ Arms: Quarterly ; 1st, sable, a star of India radiant in splendour; 2nd, on a field vert several long hops volleyed and despatched proper to the boundary ; 3rd, on a groand seojee with centuries under an heraldic pavilion a champion of renown reguardant in envy bearded to the full and inclined to embonpoint; 4th, two canards enjoined or double duck proper'collared with an eastern coronet wanting employment. Crest: An Indian panther of agility capped and sashed azure glancing furtively to leg sinister. Supporters: Two umpires smocked and habited for distinction proper. First Motto: ‘ I heat even Abel with the cane.’ Second Motto: ‘ Ad kanga runem ibit ranjit singe.’ ” Needless to say, the pictorial represent­ ation of the coat-of-arms is wholly delightful. Any cricketer who desires a good hearty laugh should obtain it. This week’s issue of Punch also contains some verses in which “ the Champion soliloquiseth ” —and “ solilo- quiseth” very cleverly. A l t h o u g h there were several past and present members of the Kent team play­ ing for Band of Brothers against Hythe on Monday and Tuesday, Lord Harris outshone them all, scoring 148 not out and 47 not out in quite his best form. Another veteran, Mr. W. J. Ford, who was going very strong last year when he inj ured himself in making a big hit, has been playing at Eistbourne with success. A c o n t r a s t : The Yorkshire Gentlemen went in first on Monday against Scarborough and made totals of 60 and 56. Scarborough declared with only three wickets down when their total was 455, R. W. Frank scoring 140, T. L. Taylor 121 not out, and H. J. E. Marsden 115 not out. I n the account of the Surbiton cricket week which appeared in last week’ s issue, P. S. Waddy was, by a printer’s error, described as the Cambridge Blue instead of the Oxford Blue. S in o e Abel started in business at the beginning of the season he has not let the grass grow under his feet. His bat, named “ The Guvnor,” has been a su cess, while the patent ball has deservedly made its way. It is Abel’s intention to citer for footballers during the winter, and a special ball, of which the name has not yet been decided upon, may be looked for,