Cricket 1897

428 CRICKET: A WEEKLY KECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t. 16, 1897. FRANK SUGG’S 32, Lord St., & 18 & 20,Park Laqe, L IV E R P O O L . If you are in­ terested in Ath­ letic Goods of any description, do not fail to see his C a t a l o g u e s . Being a thor­ oughly Practical Man, and at the name time actual Manufacturer of all Athletic re­ quirements, you can obtain from h im r e li a b l e goods at the lowest possible prices, by dimply avoiding the Middleman’s profits, while at the same time you gain the advantage of an old player’s experience in their selection and design. Cricket, Football, or Tennis Catalogue Post Free to any address. C RC 'X B T G ROUN D.-W anted by a Bank Cricket Club, for season 1898. a Pitch for Evening Matches. Berne Hi:l District preferred.—Particulars to “ Cricket,” c/o Hooper and Batty, Advertising Contractors, 15. Walbrook. E.C. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES S TR EET, LOUDON, E.C . THURSDAY, SEPT. 16 th , 1897. IMPORTANT NOTICE! The last of the Weekly numbers for this year ends with this issue. Six numbers will be issued during the Winter as heretofore, from October to March inclusive. The dates will be : — No. 467. —THURSDAY, OCT. 28. No. 468. —THU KSDAY, NOV. 25. No. 469.—THURSDAY, DEC. 30. No. 470.—THURSDAY, JAN. 27. No. 471. - THURSDAY, FEB. 24. No. 472.—THURSDAY, MARCH SI. The six Winter numbers will be forwarded immediately on publication for Is. 3d. The amount, must be sent to the Manager of Cricket, at the Offices, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. $a\)tltcm (0osstjp. The abstract ani brief chronicle of the titne. — // unlet. M r . A r t h u r W il s o n w rites as fo llo w s: ‘ The record of five years without a re­ verse is certainly a record in county second team cricket, but not quite a ‘ record of records.’ The Uppingham Rovers hold that, I fancy, with their eight years’ unblemished sheet. I cin- not quite remember the years in which this wonderful old boys’ club’s perfor­ mances took plaie—some ten years ago, perhaps. No such team of good cricketers from any one school his ever gone on tour. I write from memory, but C. E. Green, A. P. Lucas, W. S. Patter­ son, H. Mdler, R. Mdler, S. G. Sohultz, H. Ritherham, F. B. Whitfeld, F. E. Street, G. A. B. Leatham, and H. T. Luddington were somewhere about the lot.” W h e t h e r the Hastings Town Council were anxious that visitors from London during the Week should feel quite at home, or whether they chose the height of the season as the most convenient time for repairing their roads, it is certain that Hastings was “ up.” To get to the cricket-ground people had to pass through a wilderness which would have done credit to the centre of London as it was to be seen during the past few weeks, so that there was a home-like appearance about the town which must have rejoiced the hearts of hundreds of visitors. I t is not my custom to notice anony­ mous correspondence, but the following displays so much unconscious humour that it is worth a place in “ Gossip ” :— The “ cricket ’ ’ season shows three things: that 1. The game of boundaryhas ruinedcricket. 2. Trott is out aud out the b“st bowler in England—not Richardson or another. 3. The “ championship” contest is mere blatter and bunkum. Prophecy. Middlesex will be first next year. R ea d e rs of Cricket who are students of the German language will find on page 434 the scores of a match played in Berlin, set forth in the sweet German way. F r o m th e Tasmanian Mail: — “ Some little time back the Hawks Cricket Eleven had their photos taken in a group, and the picture was duly hung up in the engine-room of the local roller-mill, the proprietor, Mr. R. Bean, having no less than six of his sons in the Hawks team. The other day a local ‘ has been ’ in Fingal cricket walked into the engine-room oE the mill, and catching sight of the group of cricketers inquired what team it was, and a friend who was with him humourously replied, ‘ Why, don’t you know ? That is Mr. Stoddart’s next English team for Aus­ tralia ! ’ ‘ My word,' said the cricket enthu­ siast, ‘ what a fine looking lot of fellows ; I ’ll bet there are some hitters among them, especially that one with the dark moustache,’ promptly singling out the crack stonewaller of the Hawks eleven. He actually asked for ‘ Ranjy’s ’ physog. to be pointed out to him, but the player shown him did not appear to satisfy him as being dark enough in com­ plexion to resemble the famous Indian bats- |man, and, moreover, was considerably low in the batting averages last season. ‘ But where, is the Surrey express?’ ‘ This one,’ his friend pointing out an individual in the group who scarcely was ever entrusted by his captain to deliver a ball, as it would most probably be sent to the boundary. And so the fun went on until the loquacious friend of the man who had been deceived could no longer restrain his pent-up feelings, and burst into a poal of laughter.” F r o m Pick-Me-Up :— “ Shakespeare and the Cricket Champion­ ship :—Alas, pjor Yorickshire ! ” I t has been resolved by the Lancashire ciunty committee to present Mr. A. N. Hornby with a testimonial, as a mark of their appreciation of the great value to the county of his services ,for so many years. It is proposed that the testi­ monial, or rather part of it, should take the form of a portrait of the famous old Lancashire captain, to be permanently placed in the pavilion at Old Trafford. I t is probable that Abel is sorry that the season is over, for during the Hastings Festival he has quite played himself into form again. His experiences since the middle of July have been curious. After making scores of 62 and 20, not out, against Middlesex, he pro­ ceeded to make two duck’s eggs against Hampshire, following this up by scores of 5, 4, 12 and 6 (against Philadelphians). Suddenly he blossomed forth with 215 and 27, not out, 173, 82, 38 and 20, and as suddenly faded away with 1 and 4, 5, 1 and 30, 7 and 0. In the second innings of the South, at Hastings, he once more was on the rise, making 22, and ended in the last match of the season with 59 and 60. A u s t r a l ia is becoming agitated at the thought of things which may happen if Rinjitsinbji makes himself comfortable on Australian wickets. “ The quickness Jof his eye will not be affected by the glare of the Austral sun,” says the Sydney Bulletin, “ for Rmjitsinhji was born and bred under the equitorial glare of India. True, the Indian prince learnt all his cricket on English wickets, and developed his cunning of eye and hand there. But his eye is so exceptionally cunning, and his arms and wrists so perfectly supple, that there appears to be no reason why he should not glance Jones off his nose iu Australia as he did when scoring his famous 153 in England. Moreover, being a mere youth, and an enthusiastic cricketer as well, he should speedily adapt himself to new surround­ ings.” I n connection with the run o f bad luck experienced by Abel, mention may be made of the results of five successive innings by Ephraim Lick wood, the famous Yorkshireman, in 18S2, when he was in his prime. The scores are as follows: — v. Australians, b Spofforth, 0. v. Australians, c Bannerman, b Boyle, 0. v. Australians, c Bannerman, b Garrett, 0. v. Australians, lbw, b Palmer, 0. v. Lancashire, b Watson, 0. A r r iv in g in New York on Friday evening, Mr. Warner’s team began their first match on Monday against New York at Staten Island. The Englishmen won ; the toss and scored 196: Laveson-G iwer made 42; Marriott, 27 ; Head. 32 ; War­ ner, 23; Tonge, 19. The New York total was 78, Bull taking six wickets for 41. Iu the second innings Mr. Warner’s team had lost two wickets for 32 at the close of the day, Whatm-tn not out 14. On Tues­ day, Head scored 89 and Beunett 53 not out, while Warner and Whatn an made 24. The total came to 249. New York were di-posed of for 123, Bull taking six wickets for 56. I n Philadelphia a new fortnightly Journal devoted to the interests of cricket, golf, lawn tennis, boating, etc., has N E X T ISSUE, THUR SDAY , OCTOBER 28.