Cricket 1897

368 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Aug. 19, 1897 T H E J U B I L E E B O O K OF CR ICKET . "When Dr. Grace’s famous book on cricket appeared some years ago it seemed that everything pertaining to the game was described so fully and so carefully, that there was nothing left to be done by later writers. Yet here is another work, which, without in any way poaching on the ground taken up by W. G., and with­ out entering into comparison with the Doctor’s book, and without superseding it in any way whatever, will become equally famous. The marvel is that Prince Ran- jitsinhji, with only a few years’ experi­ ence of first-class cricket, should be able to write about the game in such a thor­ ough manner. It is true that the value of the Jubilee Book is greatly enhanced by contributions by various writers who thoroughly understand their subject, in­ cluding Mr. A. N. Hornby, Mr. O. R. Borradaile, Mr. W . J. Ford, Mr. A. J. Gaston, Mr. G. B. Fry, and that county cricket is said to be described by various writers whose names do not seem to be mentioned, but by far the most important part is written by the Prince himself, who treats of batting, bowling, and fielding in an extremel ypractical way, not to mention captaincy and umpiring. Every player, whether he is first-class, good, indifferent, or even bad, can find in “ Ranji’s ” remarks and hints something which is worth pondering over. To shew the completeness of the work it may be mentioned that the various chapters, most of which contain minor chapters, are entitled: Training and Outfit, Fielding, Bowling, Batting, Captaincy, Umpiring, Public School Cricket, Oxford University Cricket, Cambridge University Cricket, County Cricket, and Cricket in the Victorian Era. Anecdotes are not a feature of the Jubilee Book as they were of W. G.’s work, but it takes many years to be able to collect a considerable number of anecdotes which are new to the public. The book is copiously illustrated with reproductions from photographs by Messrs. E. Hawkins & Co., Brighton, which is a sufficient guarantee of their excellence as photographs, and almost every famous player is represented in the act of bowling or fielding, or batting. Unfortunately instantane­ ous photographs never can, and never will, give an idea of move­ ment, and most of the players, as is invariably the case when photo­ graphy is used, appear to be standing absolutely still in very trying attitudes. But this is, of course, neither the fault of the photographers nor of the engravers. SURKEY v. KENT. Played at Beckenham on May 16 and 17. Surrey won by 156 runs. Almost from the beginning of this match it was seen that runs would only be made with the grea*est difficulty, and that some pluck would be required to stand up against the fast bowlers. Under these cir­ cumstances it is not surprising that the scores were small, that Richardson was in clover, and that Kent Were outclassed. On the first day an innings apiece was played, Suney leading by 55, which, as the totals were only 171 and 116, was considerable. Abel and Hayward, who often take a good deal of moving on any wicket, made a very useful stand, after Brock­ well was out for 0; Baldwin played very steadily indeed for 27, and the free lances, Mr. Key and Lees, made things lively while they were together. At the beginning of the Kent innings there seemed more than a possibility that the Surrey total would be passed, for Mr. Mason and the Hon. J. R. Tufton played the bowling with something like ease, but when at 44 the first wicket fell to Richardson, there was a painful breakdown in the batting, Martin alone being able to keep up his wicket for any length of time. On Tuesday the Surrey men showed up very well indeed, more particularly Brockwell and Mr. Key, who both played bold and very attractive cricket. Baldwin, Abel, and Lees again made most useful scores, the former two batsmen by careful cricket, the latter by smiting vigorously on the least opportunity. The result of the good batting by Surrey was that Kent had to go against 269, and, if ever there was a certainty in cricket, it was certain that the runs could not be made against Richardson and Hayward. Double-figure innings were played by Mr. Mason, Mr. Tufton, Mr. Shine, and Martin, but the highest in­ nings only amounted to 27, and the game was over on the second day. S u r r e y . First innings. Second innings. Abel, st Huish, b Martin ... 38 b Shine .......... 20 Brockwell, c Day, b Bradley 1 Hayward, b Shine ...........30 Baldwin, c Mason, b Bradley 27 H . B. Chinnery, b Martin... 3 D. L. A. Jephson, lbw, b M artin.................................. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, c Huish, b Bradley ........... K. J. Key, c Mason, b Bradley .......................... 21 Lees, c Shine, b Martin ... 27 W ood, b Bradley................... 4 Richardson, not out ........... 0 B yes.................................. 9 c W r i g h t , b Bradley .......... c and b Shine ... c M a r t in , b Bradley .......... c Mason, b Shine 2 b Bradley 9 b Shine 16 b Phine ... ... 40 b Mason ...........23 cStewart,b Mason 14 not out..................14 B’s2,lb5,nb2 9 Total .......................... 171 K e n t . First innings. J. R . Mason, b Richardson.. 27 Hon. J. R. Tufton, c Bald­ win, b Kichardson ...........14 S. H. Day, b Richardson ... 0 H. C. Stewart, b Richardson 9 G. J. Mordaunt, b Richard­ son .......................................... 4 Martin, not out , 26 Wright, b Hayward ........... 4 F. Marchant, b Richardson.. 8 Total ...213 Second innings, b Richardson ... 12 b Hayward.......... 18 absent, i l l ........... 0 b Richardson ... 3 c Brockwell, b Richardson ... 2 c Brockwell, b Hayward.......... 27 b H ayward......... 0 c W ood, b Rich­ ardson .......... 31 W . M. Bradley, c W ood, b Hayward .......................... 4 b Richardson E. B. Shine, c Jephson, b Richardson........................... 4 Huish, b Richardson ........... 3 B ’s 7, lb 5, nb 1 ...........13 c B a ld w in , Richardson notout No-balls... Tot i l ..........112 First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . W right 5 2 7 0 ... Bradley 18.1 5 67 5 ... 22 5 73 3 Shine ........... 17 6 •11 1 ... ... 26.2 8 55 5 M ason........... 3 0 12 0 ... ... 15 7 37 2 Martin.......... 17 5 35 4 ... ... 14 4 39 0 Bradley and Shine each delivered one no-ball. K e n t . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Richardson.. 27.3 11 49 8 ........... 16 5 53 6 Hayward ... 16 2 38 2 ........... 15.4 3 57 3 Lees ...........11 7 16 0 ........... Hayward delivered three no-balls. SUSSEX v. LANCASHIRE. Played at Brighton on August 16,17, and 18. Lancashire won by an innings and 186 runs. A series of misfortunes befel the Sussex eleven in this match. To begin with they lost the toss, with the wicket as perfect as it could b e ; their best bowler was obliged to retire ill after bowling three overs; and then, after fielding out to a score of 488, they were handicapped by rain, which spoiled the wicket; and, to crown everything, Ranjitsinbji made only 11. When Bland was obliged to leave the field, obviously too unwell to be able to take any further part in the match, Mr. Hornby allowed Killick to be telegraphed for to take the place of the Sussex fast bowler. During the whole of the first day Lancashire only lost six wickets, and when play ended their score was 382. The bowlers were pretty nearly worn out by the time that Mr. MacLaren and Ward, who both played brilliant cricket, were parted for the first wicket, and although there was a temporary collapse alter this, Baker and Mr. Tindall soon got the upper hand of the bowlers, and made runs with ease. The latter missed his hundred by 14, but Baker put on 119 before stumps were drawn, when he was at the wickets with Cuttell. He very nearly succeeded in reaching 200 on the next morning, but was finely caught at leg-off for 186, when the last man was in. It was a great innings. Sussex began fairly well, and at lunch-time the score was 36 for one wicket, George Brann being not out 21. During the interval rain fell heavily, and again a little later, with th« result that the batting broke down, and except for a well-played 42 by the captain, and 25 by Brann. the scores were very disheartening. Rain interrupted play several times, and there was only liuie to com • plete an innings for 131, and to make a commence­ ment of a second. When play ended the score was two for one wicket. Heavy rain, followed by a bright sun, made rungetting terribly difficult on Wednesday, and, as was to be expected, the scores were small. Banjitsinhji gave a specimen of his best form, and was unfortunate to be run out through slipping down L a n c a s h ir e . A.C.MacLaren, c Butt, b H artley................ 76 Ward (A.), b Ranjit­ sinhji ........................54 Sugg (F.), c Fry, b Hartley .................. 0 Tyldesley, b Ranjit­ sinhji .......................... 1 Baker, c Fry, b Tate...186 S. M. Tindall, c Brann, b Ranjitsinhji.........86 S u ss e x . First innings. G. Brann, lbw, b Mold ... 25 Marlow, c Radcli£fe,b Briggs 13 W . L. Murdoch, b Cuttell... 42 K. S. Ranjitsinhji, c Rad- clitfe, b Mold .................. 11 C. B. Fry, c Hallam, b Briggs 0 W . Newham, b Cuttell ... 17 Bean, c Tyldesley, b Briggs 3 Killick, not out ................. 5 J. C. Hartley, lbw, b Briggs 0 Butt, b Cuttell .................. 8 Tate, b Cuttell .................. 6 B y e .................................. 1 Briggs, c Butt, b Hartley ................... 2 Cuttell, b T a te ...........47 Hallam, c Bean, b Hartley ..................10 Mold, st Butt, b Hartley .................. 10 Radcliffe, not out .. 4 B 4, lb 4, w 2, nb 2 12 Total .. 488 Second innings. cHallam,b Briggs 0 not out.................. 9 c Baker, b Briggs 19 run out b Cuttell ... c Radcliffe, Briggs ... c MacLaren, Briggs ... cBriggs,b Hallam 18 cTindall,b Cuttell 8 cTindall,b Cuttell 23 b Cuttell ........... 8 Extras...........15 12 Total.. ..131 Total ...171 O. M. R. W . Hartley ...47 8 138 5 Ranjitsinhji 38 8 102 3 Killick ...24 9 51 0 Brann ... 2 0 11 0 L a n c a s h ir e . O. M. R .W / T ate...........40-112 98 2 Bland (re- q ft 0 tired ill) d 0 16 0 F r y ........... 20 6 63 0 Hartley bowled two wides and two no-balls. S u s s e x . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Briggs ... 33 10 60 4 .. .. 28 9 66 4 M o ld .......... 26 7 62 2 ........... Cuttell .. 6-4 3 8 4 .. .. 34’4 16 72 4 Hallam 16 10 18 1 FOREST H IL L (2) v. SUTTON (2).—Played at Forest Hill on August 14. F o r e s t H il l . G.Woodman,bMotion 11 M. Reichert, c Easton, C. F. Phillips, b Hay­ craft ....................... 19 P. Gibbon, b M otion... 8 C. Moore, not out ... 51 W . R. Williams, lbw, b Templeton ....... 66 b M otion.................'. 0 F. Woodman, not out 36 Extras...................19 Total (5 wkts)..210 S. Pearson, W . G. Frowd, F. Healey and D. Glen- dinning did not bat. S u t t o n . W . Cooke, b Phillips.. 9 W . B. H a y c r a ft . b Phillips .................. 12 M. Miller, b Reichert.. 1 W . G. Motion, b Phil­ lips ..........................14 W . A . Hunt, c Glen- dinning, b Phillips... 0 F. J. Nightingale, b Phillips ................... 8 S. T e m p le t o n , b P h illip s ................... R. Mesham, c and b Phillips .................. A. Shelly, c W ood­ man, b Phillips ... A. Mesham, b Phillips C. J. Eafcton, not out Extras .................. Total ... ... 54