Cricket 1897

41 4 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e pt . 9, 1897. of September 2. The fifty was completed on a “ wet wicket” at the Cafe Royal.” As a wet wicket is often greatly in favour of the batsman, it is sincerely to be hoped that “ Dagonet” will be able to add largely to his score. O v e r h e a r d in a restaurant:— A .—“ Going to Hastings to see the cricket ? ” B.— “ No. M’ wife don’t like cricket. Says she hates to see men making slaves of themselves when they might play some sensible game like golf. So we are going to Penzance on a tandem.” A.— “ Ah. I suppose, then, she rides on the front seat.” B.—“ Yes, of course. But why do you say that? ” A .—“ Oh, merely an idea struck me. Have a cigar ? ” C r i c k e t e r s who would like a little change of air, have the opportunity of going by the ss. “ La Marguerite” to Ostend and back next Tuesday, or to Boulogne and back next Wednesday, as the New Palace Steamers, Ltd., 50, King William Street, E.C., have decided to make these two extra trips for their advantage. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. P . B e a u m o n t (Zurich).—There is much in what you say, but protests have no effect whatever in such F. P a l m e r (W innipeg).—W e shall be pleased to hear from you about your matches, but we cannot pro­ mise to insert the scores. H A ST IN G S AN D ST. L EO N A R D ’S W E E K . A R E T R O S P E C T . B y F. G. H. The week is entering, to-day, on its eleventh year. The success it has already attainedmust be gratifying to the founders and the managers, with Mr. William Carless, as honorary secretary, at the helm, and these gentlemen may be con­ gratulated that by their energy and liberal course with all associated with the festival it has become second to none in the cricket calendar. It may be said, without fear of contradiction such teams as Mr. Carless has got together—more especially in later years—and the com­ bination of leading: players (amateurs and professionals), are hardly to be seen in any other cricket week, which with the fine weather which usually attends it, is one of the most popular of the kind. It is peculiar to the matches played in the Hastings week, the close and exciting finishes that have taken place. The following instances can be relied on. In— 1887, North v. South, North won by 27 runs. 1888, „ „ South won by 47 runs within four minutes of time. 1889, Gentlemen v. Players, Gentlemen won by 1 wkt. 1890, North v. South, South won by 9 runs. 1893, „ „ North „ 25 „ In the match of 1888 Mr. W. W. Read hit a ball out of the ground, falling on to the roof of a house, ultimately being found in a pipe for carrying off rain­ water. The match of 1889 (won by one wicket) was the more interesting to the local people, as the winniug hit was made by E. J. McCormick, who in that and for several years played for Sussex. W. W. Read in 1890, by his brilliant play, scored in his two innings 146 for once out, nearly half the entire runs, 326, made in the match. Oae of Mr. Read’s hits was driven out of the ground into the first floor window of an hotel, in the room where some people were having tea; fortunately the blinds were down and thereby, no doubt, saved them from injury. They afterwards appeared at the window smiling. Gunn (W.), in the match of Gentlemen and Players, 1891, played a fine innings of 169. In addition to the exciting finish of the North v. South match of 1893, Mr. de Trafford and Mr. E. Smith (for the North), both known as Rmiters, but for whom Thoms originated the term “ gentle tappers,” did an almost unparalleled amount of fast scoring for first-class cricket, making 254 runs in an hour and three-quarters. Mr. de Trafford made 110 and Mr. Smith 154. Dr. W. G. Grace, in 1894 played a faultless innings of 131, but in it he was favoured with a bit of luck by a ball from Mold hitting his wicket and failing to remove the bails. In 1895, Mr. Carless by, I believe, his own efforts, induced Mr. Stoddart to play his Anglo-Australian team of 1894-5 against the Rest of England, the only one of the kind played, and which turned out a great success in every way, bring­ ing a large amount to the coffers of the Cricket Week. For Mr. Stoddart’s side, Mr. F. G. J. Ford played a fine innings of 111, not out. In the sime week, the champion— but perhaps better known by cricketers as “ W.G.” —made for the South, against the North, 104. Of the fourteen counties who played for the championship, thirteen have been represented in the Hastings weeks; the only one not represented is Essex, but no doubt that will be included hereafter. No less than 78 leading county players (amateurs and professionals) have taken part in the past ten years of the Festival, but as it would take up too much space to give all the names, I select nine, and the number of years, in brackets, they have played:— W. W. Read (9), Dr. W. G. Grace (8), Abel (8), Peel (8), Ward (A.), (8), A. E. Stoddart (7), Lohmann (7), Attewell (7), Gunn (6). I think it worthy of stating that Thoms has been one of the umpires in all the matches, and Carpenter, with the excep­ tion of two or three, and that they have fulfilled their duties to the satis­ faction of everybody. W A L T E R SUGG’S ELEVEN v. SIXTEEN OF ARBROATH AND D ISTRICT. Played at Arbroath on September 3 and 4. Drawn. W a l t e r S u g g ’ s First innings. Paul, run o u t ......................... 2 Bagshaw, b Boyes ...........45 Chatterton, c Kydd,b Pepper 9 Pougher, b Wallace ...........10 Briggs,cScott, b Boyes ... 2 Franks, c Pepper, b Boyes 22 Burns, c Grant, b Higgins . 27 W . Sugg, b L a ird ................. 9 Haigh, b H iggins...................12 Buxton, not out ................... 4 Whitehead, b Wallace ... 0 E xtras........................... 2 E l e v e n . Second inniDgs. c Grant, b Hol­ lingworth.........45 b Boyes ...........27 cWallace,b Boyes 27 not out.................. 2 c K . Chapel, b Boyes .......... 4 c Ferguson, b Boyes ........... 7 c Ferrier, b Boyes 5 c Hollingworth, b B jyes................. 32 not out... Extra Total ...................141 Total (7 wkts.) 153 A r b r o a t h a n d D is t r ic t . W . G. Laird, c White­ side. b B riggs........... 7 J. Hollingworth, c Chatterton, b Briggs 20 J. A. Grant, c Franks, b Haigh ................... 9 G. N a p ie r , lbw, b Briggs......................... 8 Pepper, not o u t ..........45 K. Chapel, b Briggs .. 19 G. R. W a l la c e , st Whiteside, b Haigh 9 E xtras................. 20 11 A. L. Wood, c Sugj^ b H a ig h ................ A . D. Ferguson, Franks, b Briggs ... 1 Boyes, c Pougher, b Briggs .................. 3 J. A. Kydd, st W hite­ side, b B riggs......... 38 A . J. MacGregor, b Haigh......................... 0 T. Scott, c Chatterton, b B riggs................... 9 Higgins, c Whiteside, b B riggs.................. 14 C. Ferrier, b Haigh ... 11 W . Chapel, b Haigh .. 4 Total . ..228 FOREST H ILL v. CATFORD.—Played at Cat­ ford on September 4. C a t f o r d . E. S. Barry, c Squires, b Welchman ...........15 W . Goldie, b Squires .. 0 S. Slade, b Squires ... 2 E. C. Page, not out ... 13 R.L. Allport, c Cockell, b S qu ires.................. 7 C. E. Hand,c Balkwill, b Welchman ........... 6 J. H. Vercoe, b Squires 0 W . P. Pearson, b Squires ................... 3 I. Richards, run out!. 14 —Orange, b Squires... 0 G. Barnes, b Squires.. 0 Extras ................... 9 Total . 69 F o r e s t H il l . H. Hooker, c Allport, b Barry .................. 4 W. R. W illia m s , c Barnes, b Barry ... 5 C. S. J. D o u g la s , b Page ..........................37 C. Phillips, b Hand ... 1 L.V.Cockell,c&b Hand 18 G. Newman, not out.. 18 C.Welchman, b Barry 4 F. Balkwill, not out... 1 Extras ...................18 Total (6 wkts.)...106 HAMPSTEAD v. KENSINGTON PARK .- at Hampstead on September 4. K e n sin g to n P a r k . -Played G. K. Hext, c Quirk, b Preston.................. J. G. Donaldson, b M arsden.................. J. Dean, c McNeill, b M arsden.................. I W. J. Scott, not out .. C. S. G. Lloyd, b M arsden.................. E. V . Acton, c sub., b McNeill .................. A. P. Comyns.b Mars­ den .......................... Second innings :—G. K. Hext, b Marsden, 0 ; J. G. Donaldson, c Carter, b .Vlarsden. 0; J. Dean, not out, 6; W. J. Scott, c M •Miilin, b Marsden, 0 ; C. S. G. Lloyd, not out, 1.—Total, 7. H a m p s t e a d . H. D. Nicholas, b Marsden ................... F. H. Medhurst, b M arsden................... A. H. Unwin-Clarke, c and b Marsden ... O. D. Brooks, b Mars- dea .......................... Extras................... Total ...........1 First innings. H. C. Preston, b Lloyd ... 0 H. Greig, c Hext, b Lloyd . 3 E. W. Linney, st Lloyd, b A c t o n .................................. 1 A . A. Carter, b Lloyd.......... 4 G. Quirk, not out .......... 18 H. C. McNeill, run out ... 1 E. L. Marsden, c Scott, b Lloyd .................................. 2 C. D. McMillin, b Lloyd ... 0 R. Leigh-Ibbs, b Acton ... 0 R. Matthews, b Lloyd ... 0 F. Geoghegan, b Lloyd ... 6 Extras.......................... 4 Total ............ 39 Second innings, c Hext, b Lloyd.. 13 c Acton, b Clarke 2 13 11 4 3 b Lloyd......... run out........... runout........... lbw, b Lloyd c Hext,bNicholas 25 stHext.bNicholas 6 not out.................. 5 c Dean,bNicholas 0 c Donaldson, b N icholas.......... 2 Extras ... 14 Total ... 98