Cricket 1897

382 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 26 , 1897. On the day after Hayward had been able to congratulate himself on being tbe first, cricketer to take 100 wickets and score 1,000 runs, Mr. Jessop, who bad already scored 1,000 runs, brought his total of wickets up to 99. On tbe next day he bowled, but could not get this one v. icket required ; on the following day there was no play, owing to rain; but on the third day he at last got his chance, and took two wickets, so that he now, like Hayward, has accomplished the feat to which every all-round cricketer aspires. Hirst only wanted eight wickets at the beginning of this week to enable him to make a third in this very select company, but he had no chance of bowling. A curiosity :— The last four men of Kent made no less than 215 between them againstWarwickshire in their only innings, out of a total of 393 for nine wickets (declared) : Percentage, '54. The last four men made 165 between them against Kent in their only innings, out of a total of 295. Percentage, "55. H e n d e r s o n seems to have fallen on his feet again, for in the last two Surrey second eleven matches he has scored a hundred. Against Durham he carried his bat in the second innings for 108, and against Lancashire second he made 136. L ast week, teams of Old Harrovians and Old Etonians met at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, and many well-known cricketers, some of whom were regularly playing in first-class matches some years ago, took part in the match. Among the best known Old Harrovians were I. D. Walker, H. T. Hewett, E. A. J. May­ nard, (j. P. Gore, L. K. Jarvis, D. G. Spiro ; and among the Old Etonians, P. J. de Paravicini, O. P. Eoley, P. A. Soames, G. Bromley Martin, and J. A. Gibbs. The biggest innings were played by Gore, 100, Jarvis, 101, Hewett, 71, and Paravicini, 75. I t is announced that, on account of unexpected orders from the War Office, Captain Wynyard will not be able to accompany Mr. Stoddart’s team to Australia. His place is to be taken by Briggs. It is a pity that they could not both have gone with the team. I t appears, at first sight, that the Glou­ cestershire captain, in declaring his in­ nings closed on Saturday, when only about half an hour remained for play, took an absurd move, for it would be im­ possible to get a side out in the time, even if every man committed suicide. But a little reflection will show that there was a great deal of method in W .G.’s manoeuvre. He had not been in himself. Now the bowlers were in clover, the wicket was queer, and there was no neces­ sity whatever for Gloucestershire to make any more runs. What more natural than that the Doctor, who would not be the great cricketer that he is if he were not up to every move on the board, should prefer to do a little fielding, rather than a little batting ? U hder the captaincy of Mr. P. P. Warner, an amateur team, which on public form is of about the right strength to make the Philadelphian matches extremely interesting, is to visit America in the autumn, leaving England on September 4. The names of the players are as follows :— P. F. Warner (Capt.), Middlesex. G. L. Jessop, Camb. Univ. and Gloucester. A. O. Jones, Notts. F. W. Stocks, Oxford Univ. and Leicester. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, Surrey. H. B. Chinnery, Surrey. W. McG. Hemingway, Gloucestershire. J. N. Tonge, Kent. F. G. Bull, Essex. B. A. Bennett, Hampshire. A. D. Whatman. J. R. Head. Six matches have been arranged, of which the dates of the last two have not yet been fixed. Sept. 13, 14—Staten Island, v. New York Club. Sept. 17, 18, 20—Philadelphia, v. Phila­ delphia. Sept. 24, 25, 27—Philadelphia, v. Phila­ delphia. Oct. 1, 2, 4—Philadelphia, v. Philadelphia. Philadelphia, v. A Team of Colts. Baltimore, v. Baltimore (two days). I n bis chat with Mr. Bettesworth, in this week’s issue, Baldwin opens up an interesting question when he refers to an instance of a fieldsman throwing a ball into a wood at a critical moment of the game. Suppose that in a local, or even a county match, seven or eight rung were required to win, with about six minutes remaining for play. A fieldsman, there­ upon, deliberately throws the ball into the wood, or the river, or the town, as the case may be—so that it cannot be found for a long time. Would the game be drawn f It is a nice point, for, although in cases not explicitly provided for under the rules, umpires would be quite justified in doing as they thought best in the interest of the game (under Buie 43), what if they disagreed as to their course of action ? M r . E d w a r d T e m p le writes from Leeds:— “ I find in your issue of Cricket for last Thursday, that Mr. G. H. Morris makes a statement that ‘ Dr. W. G. Grace, for North v. South scored 32 (seven fours and two twos) in seven minutes.’ I think if Mr. Morris will refer to Wisden’s Almanack for 1887, page 84, he will find that he is altogether wrong. Dr. Grace secured his 32 in twenty minutes, which makes a wonderful differ­ ence.” A n old and valued contributor, Mr. A. L. Ford, also writes (from Gwynallt, Lydmouth) about the same score. “ Your Pavilion Gossip in Cricket this week refers to a letter from Mr. G. H. Morris anent a score of 32 by W. G. Grace in seven minutes, and suggests a reference for confir­ mation. The reference is Wisden 1887, page 84, I presume, hut it will require something better than that to confute my statement. It was 32 in twenty minutes, not seven.” “ C ricket ” readers, to many of whom he was familiar by his statistical work in connection with the game, will be grieved to learn that Dave Scott, known to Aus­ tralian sport as “ The Almanack,” passed away in the early part of last month. Eor many years a partner of H. P. Boyle, the well-known Australian player, he took a leading part in Victorian cricket. The firm of Boyle and Scott was even­ tually dissolved, and “ The Almanack” sought fresh woods and pastures new. He ultimately found a resting-place in Queensland, and was on his way home from Brisbane to China on a trip, in the hope of restoration to health, at the time of his death. He was great on Austra­ lian cricket figures, and the guide, pub­ lished for a few years by the firm of Boyle and Scott, was not only due to his initiative, but was in a very considera ble measure, his work. K. S. RANjiTSiNfi.il is the subject of the cartoon in this week’s Vanity Fair. R e t u r n i n g home from the Oval after Surrey v. Lancashire :— Lancashire man, angrily addressing a cab­ man, who does not hurry. “ Hey, lad, can’ t you coom when you’re towd to ? ” Cabby, in the purest cockney. Roight y’are Guvnor, sorry to ’ear Lenc’shire’s bin ’ided.” Lancashire man, still more angrily. “ What the-----what’s Lancashire to do wi’ me? Who towd thee I was Lancashire ? Got away wi’ thee, lad.” Cabby, with great amiability — ‘ ‘ Keep ye ’air on, Guvnor. Why, as it ’appens, I’m Len’cshire m’self.” Lancashire man is too astonished to protest and is driven off in triumph to Euston. E ssex , Gloucestershire, and Yorkshire brought their season to a close yesterday. Their points are as follows:— P. AV. L.D. Pnts.Gms.P’ntge. Essex .............. 16 ... 7 ... 2 ... 7 ... 5 ... 9 ... 55 55 Yorkshire ... 26 ...13 ... 5 ... 8 ... 8 ...18 ... 44’44 Gloucestershire 18 ... 7 ... 5 ... 6 ... 3 ...12 ... 16‘66 To the last list of scorers of 1,000 runs, which appeared in “ Gossip” a week or two ago, the following names have to be added:—Mr. Dixon, Gunn, Mr. Key, Tyldesley, Brockwell, Denton, Prank Sugg, Mr. Murdoch, Mr. Warner, Storer, Mr. McGahey, Mr. Newham. Others who are not far short of tbe total are : W. G. Quaife, 977; Mr. Bainbridge, 962; Shrewsbury, 914; Mr. Perrin, 964; Davidson, 932 ; and Bean, 916. Abel is perilously near bis 2,000, having scored 1,920, although be is not absolutely rush­ ing towards the total, since his last three scores have been 1, 4, and 5 ; while K. S. Ranjitsinhji has made 1873. It does not seem probable that anyone else will reach this total. T he “ hundred-wicket ” list bas been increased by the addition of the names of Mr. Jessop and Cuttell; while Hallam stands at 91, Mold at 98, Wainwrigbt at 91, Hirst at 92, Tate at 97, and Mr. Townsend at 96.