Cricket 1898

J u n e 2, 1898. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 171 Two yokels at a match. One yokel to the other yokel: “ The umpire; what’s ’e ? ” Other yokel: “ Oh, V s the man as stands broadsides to see how they gets T h e Surrey eleven have at different times beaten so many records of other teams that it is refreshing to find them outdoing themselves. Unless I am mis­ taken the Gloucestershire match last week was the first occasion on which they have made three separate hundreds in an innings, at least under the present r e g im e . The only time I can remember three hundreds in an innings at the Oval was in the memorable high-scoring match between England and Australia on August 11, 1884. The Australians, as many will still remember, scored 531, of which W . L. Murdoch contributed 211, P. S. McDonnell 103, and H. J. H . Scott 102. A t the end of the first day’s only two wickets had fallen for a total of 363. T h e N o r f o l k C r i c k e t A n n u a l , which is issued in the interest of cricket in the county of Norfolk, has just made its appearance; it ought to be of the greatest use to Norfolk cricketers. It is published by Jarrold and Sons, Warwick Lane, E 0. E v e n in a dry season there seems a sort of fatality about benefit matches, and about half of them are spoiled by rain. In a season like the present a good many of the professionals who, above all men, desire fine weather, seem likely to be disappointed. The first benefit match of the year, Hampshire v. Yorkshire, has been a sad failure for Baldwin, as far as gate-money is concerned, for on the first day it was too wet for cricket, and on the second the match was brought to a summary conclusion. George Heame and Attewell have been almost as un­ fortunate. T h e Yorkshire County C.C. committee has passed a resolution heartily approving of Lord Hawke’s remarks, at Bedale, as to the conditions under which the next Australian visit should take place. The committee expressed its intention, at a meeting at Leeds on Tuesday, to do all that it could to support Lord Hawke’s proposals. T h e performance of M r. W . B. Stod­ dart for the Lancashire Second Eleven v. Surrey Second Eleven is something to be proud of. He made 59 not out, took all ten of the Surrey wickets in the first innings for 75 and two in the second for 37. T h e score made by the United Service against Hampshire Rovers on Monday— the innings was declared on Tuesday morning— is worthy of a place among cricket curiosities. It is as follows:— Iaeut.C. 8 Hickley, st Lieut.-Col. J. Spens, c Cumberlege,bPorter 101 Pinnock, b Doyle ...131 Capt. A. H. Luard, c J. H. Thresher, not out 63 L.-Gower, b Hind... 23 B 26, lb 4, w 2 ... 81 E. M. 8prot, c Leve- — son-Gower,bDoyle.. 176 Total (4 wkta.) *526 * Innings declared closed. M r . C. J. M. G odfrey , playing for his school (Audley House, Lee) against the Granville second team, scored 124 out of 156, of which 8 were extras. Our war telegrams :— B IG M A T C H A T S A N T IA G O . SPANIARDS BADLY BEATEN. IS THE MATCH COMMENCING? IMPORTANT TELEGRAM FROM ST. HELENA. TOURING TEAMS LEAVE CADIZ AND SAN FRANCISCO. New York , 1.30 p.m., Tuesday. A telegram just received here, marked 6.40 p.m., states that the Spanish have kept in for several hours on the Santiago de Cuba ground, but that the American bowlers worked terrible destruction, and took several wickets. New York , Wednesday. It is believed that there was no match at Santiago after all. St. Helena. It is rumoured that no report of the match has reached here. New York. The luncheon interval still continues, and the Spanish players have dropped into the hotel Santiago de Cuba for refreshments. This is a fact, for Admiral Schley, the American captain, thinks he saw them there. New York. The touring team for Manila has left here. Cadiz. It is reported that the Spanish touring team has left here for Manila. New York. Marshall Blanco, the Spanish captain of the Cuban team, has issued a challenge to the Americans. He suggests that if they will send a touring team to Cuba his men will give them a remarkably good game. T he follow ing are some of the latest hundreds:— May 27.— B rockwell , S urrey y . G lo ’ stershire l r6 „ 27.— A bel , S urrey v. G loucestershire ... 104* „ 27.—D. L. A. J ephson , S urrey y . G lou ­ cestershire ......................................166* „ 30.— H ayw ard , S urrey v . N otts .....126 „ 30.— S torer , D erbyshire y . H ampshire .. 104 „ 21.—A. S. Bull, Richmond v. Bickley Park 101* „ 23.—C. J. M. Godfrey, Audley House School v. Granville (2) .......................... 124 „ 24.—W. N. Cobbold, West Wratting Park v. Caius College ......................... 100* „ 25.—L. S. Young, Mill Hill School Masters ▼. Mill Hill School ... ............122 ,, 28.—E. G. Hayes, Honor Oak v. Clapton ... 131 „ 28.—E. Btndle, Kensington Park v. Upper T ootin g........................................ 102 „ 28.—J. R. Wood, Kensington Park v. Dun­ stable Grammar School, retired ... 104 „ 28.—G. W. Ricketts, Free Foresters v. Sel- wood Park .................................119* „ 30.—Paul, Lancashire (2) v. Surrey(2) .. 100 „ 30.—Capt. Wynyard, Silwood Park v. Eton Ramblers ................................. 125 „ 30.—H. F. Fox, Incogniti v. Keble (Oxford) 103 ,, 30.—Lieut. C. S. Hickley, United Service v. Hampshire H og s.........................101 „ 80.—E, M. Sprott, United Service v. Hamp­ shire Hogs ................................. 176 „ 30.—Col. Spens, United Service v. Hamp­ shire Hogs ................................. 131 „ 31.—Rev, A. L. Porter, Hampshire Rovers v. United Service.......... ............ 103 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. S co b e ll. —Mr. H. B. Collie, photographer, Can­ terbury, took a photo of tne Kent XI. last season. OBITUARY. On the 26th May, 1898, at 4, Cambridge Villas, Cheltenham, Stephen Thomas Clissold, late of 43, Dover Street, London, W., died in his 73rd year. This gentleman, writes “ An Old Harrovian,” formed one of the Eton Eleven in 1843, playing against Harrow and also against Winchester. He was also in the Cambridge Eleven in 1844 and 1846, playing v. Oxford, but he did not play in 1845. He was a very active man, and I remember that he did an unusual thing as a field, when assisting Eton at Lord’s in 1843, for he took long-leg at both ends, crossing from one end, or side of the ground, to the other every time “ over ” was called, and there were only four balls each “ over ” in those days ; so the feat was greater. This feat is, I believe, quite unique at cricket as far as fielding goes. Mr. Clissold also pulled in the Cambridge eight in 1846 v. Oxford. GRANVILLE (LEE) 2 v. AUDLEY HOUSE SCHOOL (WITH MASTERS).-Played at Lee on May 23 and 24. A udley H ouse . C. J. M. Godfrey, b ,F. Helder ................ J. Price, b Burnett ... S. Wright, b Burnett E. L. T. Grant, b T. Helder ................. F. Lycett, b Burnett... F. Booth, b Burnett... F. Wright, b Burnett E.Nash.candbBurnett 0 F. Rowbotham, b Helder ................. 6 P. North, c LeMay, b F. Helder .......... 1 D.McDermott, notout 4 Extras .......... 8 Total ...156 G ranville . C. E. G. Lee, run out... A. L. Ryder, lbw, b Price... H. LeMay, b G. Wright ... H. G. Davies, b G. Wright S. Burnett, not out ......... F. Helder, b G. Wright ... P. Hersee, st Godfrey, b Price ... ........................ E. F. Debenham, c and b G. Wright............................... A. Helder, b G. Wright ... G. Hooper, b Price .......... S. Maxwell, b Wright Total G. Wright, Rowbotham , b F. Wright not out......... , b F. Wright 20 13 15 13 c Godfrey,b Row­ botham ..........17 14 not out ..........13 . 1 . 0 0 53 Total (4 wkts.) 91 GRANVILLE (LEE) v. HAMPSTEAD.—Played at Lee on May 28. H ampstead . W.W . Deane,bHavers 6 E. Rice, b Havers ... 14 W . W. Van Someron, c Stone, b Turner... 1 J. Gibbon, b Windett 8 H. Greig,lbw, b Turner 11 H. C. Preston, c Stone, b Havers.................48 W. R. Moon, c Ellis, b Windett............... 35 G ranville . T. W. Mackintosh, b Havers ... ... 3 A. B. Osmond, run out 8 H. Wilson, not out ... 12 J. Wilson (sub.), c Stone, b Havers Extras.......... Total ... 19 ...173 C. J.M . Godfrey,cVan Pomeron, b Mack­ intosh ....................... 5 P. P. Lincoln, c Van Someron, b Osmond 1 L.R.Havers,bOsmond 23 W. Morris, stMoon, b H. Wilson................43 J. C. Stone, b Osmond 31 W . S. Pate, c H. Wil­ son, b Mackintosh.. 3 S. V. Windett, b Preston .................12 L. J. Turner, b Os­ mond ........................ 6 A.W. Hooper, not out 3 S. Ellis, b Osmond ... 1 A. R. Layman, b Os­ mond ........................ 0 Extras.................11 Total ...139 HONOR OAK (2) v. CLAPTON (2).—Played at Clapton, on May 28. C lapton . J. Attenborough, not I J. J. Wigge, not out 29 out ........................50 B 9, lb 4, w 3 ... 16 W. Goodwin, run out 44 — C.J.Little,bH.Halford23 j Total (2 wkts.)162 H. J. Dyke, A. Dodson, T. A. Boys, A. Boys, D. Ladell, E. H. Walbank, and F. L. Jentins, did not bat. H onor O ak . 6 W. Fraser, b Boys ... 0 C. E. Metcalfe, not out ........................14 Byes .......... 7 J. W. Pewtress, c Wig- get, b Jentins......... C. Marsh, not out F. Shepherd, c Dyke, b Jentins................. C. Yapp, b Jentins ... 0 Total (5 wkts.) 82 E. Holford, c Jentins, b Goodwin ..........19 T. B. Woodfall, H. Holford, G. Cooper, and J, Collinge, did not bat.