Cricket 1898

M a t 26, 1898. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 151 OXFORD UNIVERSITY v. M.C.C. AND GROUND (12 a side). Played at Oxford on May 19, 20 and 21. Abandoned. The M.C.C. team in this match was on paper weak in bowling and, with two or thres exceptions, par­ ticularly weak in batling. The weather, however, was of such a despicable character that there was no chance for the doubtful quantities on the M.C.C. side to show of what th°y were capable in the way of batting. It was thought well by the Oxford captain to give More a trial in the XII. instead of Bosanquet, but a place was found for the latter in Ihe M C.C. team. The first two Oxford batsmen, Bannon and Fane, began so well that a change of bowling was necessary. The ball was given to the twelfth man, and immediately the wickets began to fall. When rain caused the match to be abandoned Bosanquet had taken five out of leven of the Oxford wickets which fell. O xford U niversity . F. L. Fane, b Hearne 30 B.D.Bannon,b Bosan­ quet 20 F. H. B. Champain, b Bosanquet .......... 0 G. E. Bromley-Martin, c Wynyard,b Bosan­ quet ........................17 R. E. Foster, b Martin A. Eccles, c Carlin, b Bosanquft .......... F.H.E.Cunliffe.notout E. C. Lee, b Bosanquet B 1, lb 1, w 1 ... Total (7wkfs).. 86 F. H. Mitchell, E. C. Wright, R. E. More and R. W. Fox did not bat. M.C.C. and G round. G. R. Baidswell, G. F. Vernon, J. G. Greig, Capt. E. G. Wynyard, Arthur Page. G. J. V. Weigall, H. D. G. Leveson-Gower. B. J. T. Bosanquet,Martin, Hearne (A.), Pickett and Carlin. O xford U niversity . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Martin ... 19 9 14 1 I Hearne(A.) 11 4 18 1 Pickett ...15 6 26 0 | Bosamuet 14 16 25 5 Bosanquet bowled a wide. GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. Played at Bristol on May 19, 20 and 21. Abandoned. While elderly persons among the specAefor* were heard to murmur remarks about Onmean winters, North Poles, and manafaHiii'i'rn of ire cream, the jaa— Ma,HIwwftrrwliire team did its best to fancy *b*t it was taking part in a summer game. The wicket was good, and the batsmen became accustomed to the wintry air after the first few minutes, whereas the bowlers were too cold as to the hands to be able to feel the ball with that certainty which is necessary to ensure success. The result was that runs came quickly. TunniclifFe. who is a barndoor cricketer by practice and not by nature, played a very different game from that which he adopted at Lord’s when he made nine runs in 65 minutes, and showed that he can score as quickly as most people when ihe fancy takes him to do so. His fine innings of 107 not out included thirteen 4*s. and lasted about three hours. Mr. Jackson played brilliant cricket for 67, and Brown, Denton and Wainwright were all in form. When rain interrupted play at five o’clock on Thurs­ day only three wickets had fallen, and Wainwright was exceedingly well set \uth Tunnicliffe. There was no more play. Y orkshire . Wainwright, not out 39 B 4, lb 1................. 5 Total (3wkts)...263 Brown, b Roberts ... 22 Tunnicliffe, not out ..107 F. 8. Jackson, run out 67 Denton, |C Board, b Townsend ..........23 Hirst, F. W . Milligan, Rhodes, Lord Hawke, Haigh and Hunter did not bat. G loucestershire . W . G. Grace. C. O. H. Sewell. C. L. Townsend, W. Troup, C. B. Champain, W . 8. A. Brown, Board, Wrathall, Hale, Roberts and Murch. Y orkshire . O. M. R. W . O.M. R. W. Townsend 19 3 77 1 , Murch ... 13 1 50 0 Brown ... 18 6 28 0 Grace ... 13 2 37 0 Roberta ... 21 9 51 1 I H ale.......... 3 0 15 0 SURREY v. DERBYSHIRE. Arranged for May 19, 20 and 21, but aban­ doned owing to rain. S urrey . K. J. Key, Y. F. 8. Crawford, Abel, Hayward, Brockwe’1, Lockwood, Richardson, Lees, Baldwin, Wood and Holland. D erbyshire . 8. H. Evershed, L. G. Wright, Bagshawe, Bestwick, Chatterton, Davidson, Hancock, Storer, Sugg (W.), Wright and Steeples. RECOLLECTIONS OF CHARLIE LAWRENCE. It will be remembered that in “ Gossip,” a short time ago, it was stated that Charles Lawrence, the chief pioneer of Australian cricket, was about to retire from his position as groundman to the Melbourne C.C. He has related the following very interesting account of his first experience to a representative of the Australasian :—“ I had a greater love for cricket than for any other amusement, and from early morn till late at night I was to be seen with bat and ball. This continual practice enabled mo to be far superior to any of the boys in the village of Merton, and I was regarded by my schoolmates as a wonder­ ful cricketer. I was often asked by men to bowl at them, which used to please me beyond anything, for from their talk I heard a lot about the great player**, which set me longing to see them. Fuller Pilch was at that time considered the champion, and one day I heard them say that he was going to play in a match, at Lord’s Ground, the following day. The desire to see this great cricketer was so strong within me that I made up my mind to play truant from school and go to the match. I had saved up sixpence, and I thought this would be plenty for my needs, so after being got ready for school, I started off for Lord’s Ground, with my cricket bat under my arm. I had about 12 or 14 miles to walk, and was not certain of finding it. I knew it was somewhere in the London district, and thought that if I got to London Bridge I should be about right. However, fortune favoured me, as I had only got as far as Kennington Com­ mon, when I was hailed by two gentlemen who knew me. They asked me where I was going, and I said I was going to Lord’s to see Fuller Pilch play. Then they asked me if I was playing the wag, and when I told them I was they seemed in a fix as to what to do. Then I heard them say, ‘ He’ll be lost; we had better take him along with us in the trap.’ So they said, ‘ Jump up; we are going there, too; but I fancy you’ll get a beating when you go home for playing truant.’ This did not seem to trouble me in the least. I was so bent upon seeing Fuller Pilch that everything else seemed of no consequence whatever. We arrived at last at the cricket- ground, and I was immensely delighted to see them practising before the match. 1 heard them say that Box, Mynn, Felix, Lilly- white, and other celebrities were playing, but the only attraction for me was Fuller Pilch. I watched his batting very closely, and it left such an impression on my mind that I never forgot it, and always tried to imitate him. After a time the game commenced, and two or three wickets fell quickly; but I did not take much interest in the game until Pilch’s turn came. Then I stood up, and clapped and shouted with the crowd, and looked for­ ward to something marvellous from the great batsman. But the noise had scarcely erased, when I heard someone say, ‘ Oh! he’s bowled first ball! ’ which was indeed the case, the ball having just touched the bail. My heart was in my boots at once, and I commenced to cry, for then I began to realise what I had done, and the consequences that awaited me. One can never tell how his life will be changed; in a few years I was playing against these great men (with the exception of Pilch), at Edinburgh, and bowled them all out. Sir Thomas Moncrieff was captain of our side, and knew that I had two styles of bowling—one, very fast, with a long run before delivery, and the other, medium pace, with a short run. I had been bowling the medium-pace ball for some time, and no wickets had fallen. I began to tire, and asked to be taken off, but Sir Thomas said, ‘ Give them some of your fast ones first.’ I did go, with the result that at the end of the first over, two wickets had fallen, and the tired feeling had left me altogether. I con­ tinued at that pace until I was credited with the whole ten wickets. Felix got a ‘ shooter’ that knocked down the three stamps. Ho said, ‘ I was never bowled like that before, ’ and gave me half-a-crown to keep as a memento of the occasion. I fully intended doing this, but as soon as the innings was over, my pockets were filled with half-crowns, and I could not tell which one it was. I believe that of all the cricketers who played in that match, I am the only one living at the present time.” MILL HILL SCHOOL v. F. S. YOUNG, EVy.’ s XT. —Played at Mill Hill on May 18. M ill H i ll ScnooL. W. A.C. Pearce.bCane 0 D. C. A. Morrison, b Stock........................15 A. E. Davis, b Cane... 4 J.D.Mi»chell, b S’ock 7 R. H. Dodds, c Bunt- irg, b Care ... ... 8 J. Butcher, lbw, b Stock........................13 , H. C. Darke, c and b C ane........................ 0 A. J.R. Roberts,bCane It F.8.J.Croggan,run out 2 A. D. Spicer, lbw, b Cane........................46 G. C. Hollis, rot out... 4 B 5, lb 9, w 2, nb 1 17 Total F. S. Y oung , E sq .’ s XI. ...127 E.W. Bishop,c Dodds, b Butcher................ 1 W. E. Green, c But­ cher, b Pearce......... 6 E. Stock, c Davis, b Pearce ................. 0 G. L Bunting,cDarke, b Pearce.................12 W.C.Nimmo,cDodds, b Roberts................41 j G. W. F. Mac-farlane, c Davis, b Pearce ... 8 I W. J. Todd, c Morris- son. b Pearce.......... 0 F. S. Young, not out .. 23 H. B. Viney. b Robeits 0 L. A. Cane, lbw, b Spicer........................ 0 W. Osmond, run out... 8 B 2, lb 1, w 2 ... 5 Total ...104 WANDERERS v. CANE HILL ASYLUM.— Played at Cane B ill on May 21. C ane H ill A sylum . Dr.Boycott,b Jephson 0 H. Smith, not out ... 35 Dr.Gilfel!ow,b A’cock 1 Dr. Hewitt, c Colman, b Alcock................. 3 A. Cooper, st Behr- end, b Jephson Extras ... Total A. Rotherham, b Jeph­ son ........................ 7 M. McConnaghey, b Thompson .......... 3 Rev. J. U. Cra* ford, b Jephson ................. 0 W. Austin, run out ... 21 E. Street, c Colman, b Jephson................. 1 E. Gibb, c Pretty, b Thompson .......... 7 W anderers . H. C. Pretty, run out... 20 j F. C. Th^mp^on, Ibw, H.W.Wheeler,bStreet 32 1 C. B. Morgridge, c Smith, b 8ireet ... 22 D. L. A. Jephson, st Rotherham, b Craw­ ford ........................90 K. P. Brown, b Gibb . 14 A. H. Behrend, st Rotherham, b Craw­ ford ... .................14 S. Colman did not bat. 2 13 b Austin G.A Jackson, cStreet, b Crawford .......... W. Alcock, c Boycott, b Crawford .......... H. Beadle, not out ... Extras................. Total (9 wl ts) 2iti CHARLTON PARK (2) v. NAYAL COLLEGE (2). —Played at Charlton Park on May 18. C harlton P ark . S. Thomas, b Davis ... 24 A. Mills, c Denning b Davis...................... 12 8. Robeitson, c Gard­ ner, b Davis ..........13 T. Hazlerigg, c Far- quharson, b Davis... 0 J. Hunter, c Lushing- ton, b Davis ..........52 8. K. Mills, run out... 12 P. Mavro, c Farquhar- son, b Davis ... ... 0 N a v a l C o lle g e . Sub.-Lieut. Lake, b T. Hazlerigg................ 3 V. C. Gardner, b Rob­ ertson .................24 Wappam, b Robertson 36 Capt. Farquharson, bt. wkt., b Burnett 20 Hill, b Robertson ... 1 Lushington, b Robert­ son ... ... .......... 1 A. Burnett, c Hill, b Davis .................Ji S. Chapman, b Lush­ ington ................. 8 G. Bazlerigg, c Wap­ pam, b Davis ..........10 R. 8. Wild, not out ... 3 B 2, lb 2, w 2, nb 1 7 Tital ..........152 Lines, ht. wkt., b Bur­ nett ........................ H. Davis, b Burnett... Denning, b Burnett... Carver, c Robertson, b Burnett ................. Vyoyau, notout......... B 12, lb 2, w 1 ... Total .........|