Cricket 1898

12 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J a n . 27, 1898. CU R IO S IT IE S OF 1897. January 4. Melbourne. South Australia v. Victoria. J. Darling and J. J. Lyons scored 143 for first wicket in second innings of South Australia. Of these Lyons, who was out, had made 110. January 13. Sydney. Central Cumberland Incogniti v. Campbeltown. L. W. Pye scored 300, not out, for former. January 23. Adelaide. North Adelaide v. Nor­ wood. C. Hill scored 241 for the former. January 25. Sydney. Victoria v. New South Wales. New South Wales in second innings scored 570. Altogether 1,266 rims were made for forty wickets. January 29. Trinidad. Lord Hawke’s Team v. Queen’s Park. Lord Hawke’s Team scored 428, of which P. F. Warner con­ tributed 119. Both records for Trinidad. February. Johannesburg. Villagers v. Roode- poort. J. H. Sinclair scored 301 not out for the former. A record for Africa. February 6. Tasmania. Launceston v. Cornwall. J. H. Savigny took nine of Cornwall’ s ten wickets. The tenth batsman was run out. February 20. Sydney. In an electorate match H. Donnan scored 308. March. Melbourne. Melbourne v. North Melbourne. C. Ross and Roche put on 106 for Melbourne’s last wicket. March 2. Adelaide. J. Darling and J. J. Lyons put on 184 runs for South Australia’s first wicket. March 18. Victoria. Melbourne v. Wim- mera District. Melbourne scored 702 (H. Trumble 157, J. McC. Blackham 153, Leith 106 not out). March 23. Manly (N. S. W .). Manly B. v. Bank of New South Wales. F. Walsh took three wickets of latter with the first three balls of his first and three with first three of his last over. March. Melbourne. East Melbourne v. Melbourne College. East Melbourne scored 293 in an hour and a half. F. Vautin got 118 in forty-three minutes. March 27. Adelaide. Adelaide v. Port Austral. J. Darling scored 285 (retired) for the former. March 27. South Australia. Peakville v. Glenelg. W . Haver took all ten wickets of latter for 14 runs. March 29. West Indies. In the tour of Mr. A. Priestley’s Team in the West Indies, A. E. Stoddart scored six hundreds. April. Sydney. Paddington v. East Sydney. In the match 473 were scored for three wkts. Paddington (innings closed) 269 for two, v. East Sydney 204 for one wicket. May 1. Ootacamund. The total of 531 is the best on record for the ground. May 4. Oval. Surrey v. Leicestershire. Surrey scored 560. May 10. Derby. Lancashire v. Derby­ shire. A. Ward and Paul put on 171 for Lancashire’s fi st wicket. May 11. Nottingham. Notts v. Sussex. J. A. Dixon scored 268, not out, for Notts out of a total of 448 for seven wickets (innings closed). May 12. Cambridge. Cambridge University v. Mr. C. I. Thornton’s Eleven. N. F. Druce scored 227, not out, in former’ s second innings. May 12. Oval. Surrey v. Essex. In the match 1028 runs were scored for 35 wickets. May 13. Trinity College v. St. John’s College, Cambridge. J. Stanning scored ‘205 for former. May 13. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. York­ shire. In the match, 1028 runs were scored for thirty wickets. May 13. Cambridge. Trinity College v. St. John’s College. Trinity scored 528 for 6 wickets. May 13. Lords. Sussex v. M.C.C. and Ground. K. S. Ranjitsinhji scored 260 in first innings of Sussex. In the match 1156 runs were scored for forty wickets. May 15. Oval. Surrey v. Warwickshire. Surrey scored 602 (Abel 250). May 15. West Kensington, Surrey C. & G. v. St. Paul’s School. Nice took thir­ teen wickets of latter for 21 runs. May 15. Lords. M.C.C and G. v. Sussex. In the match 1156 runs were scored for forty wickets. May 15. Bristol. Gloucestershire v. York­ shire. In the match 1028 runs were scored for thirty wickets. May 17. Rugby School v. New College, Oxford. E. R. Wilson scored 206 for former. May 19. Taunton. Somersetshire v. York­ shire. In the match 1,002 runs were scored for 35 wickets. May 21. Oval. Surrey v. Sussex. Abel (156) and Brockwell (131) put on 231 for the first wicket in Surrey’s second innings. In the match 1207 runs were made for thirty-five wickets. Sussex scored 232 each time. May 21. Cambridge. Cambridge Univer­ sity v. Mr. A. J. Webbe’s Eleven. Cambridge made 150 to win with the loss of one wicket. May 22. Widemarsh (Herefordshire). In match, St. Martins v. Wye 476 runs were scored in three hours and 40 minutes for the loss of only four wickets. St. Martins closed their innings at 286 with three batsmen out, Wye scored 190 for one wicket. May 22. Honor Oak v. Townley Park. E. Chapman bowled four of latter with successive balls. May 24. Oval. Surrey v. Derbyshire. Bag- shaw carried his bat through Derby- thire’s first innings for 114 out of 218. May 26. Oxford. Oxford University v. Mr. A. J. Webbe’s Eleven. In the match 1041 runs wrere scored for 35 wickets. May 28. Birmingham. Hants v. Warwick­ shire. A. J. L. Hill and C. Robson put on 107 for first wicket in Hamp­ shire’s second innings. May 29. Cane Hill. Cane Hill Asylum v. Carshalton, V. F. S. Crawford made 50 out of 53 in which was a bye for Cane Hill. June 1. Oval. Surrey v. Gloucestershire. In Gloucestershire’s second innings, Murch, thinking he was stumped, walked out of his crease, and Marshall, pulling a stump out of the ground, Murch was given “ run out.” June 2. Croydon, Whitgift Grammar School v. Blackheath Proprietary School. V. F. S. Crawford scored 201 for former out of a total of 301 for four wickets, in an hour and three-quarters. He made 24 off one and 22 off another over. June 2. Wellingboro’. Grammar School v. Northants Club and Ground. l\ A. Fryer scored 306 for former. June 3. Lord’s. Middlesex v. Gloucester­ shire. In the match, 1127 runs were scored for the thirty-two wickets. In Gloucestershire’ s first innings Roberts batting fifty-five minutes for two runs. June 5. Cambridge. First Twelve of Uni­ versity v. Next Sixteen. In second innings the former scored 589 for nine wickets (N. F. Druce, 225). In the match 1147 runs were made for 34 wickets. June 5. Liverpool. Lancashire v. Derby­ shire. Lancashire won by one wicket. June 7. Sheffield. Yorkshire v. Warwick­ shire. F. S. Jackson and Tunnicliffe put on 175 for Yorkshire’s first wicket. June 7. Hampstead. Hampstead C.C, v. Hampstead Hockey Club. J. C. Toller scored 206 for the latter, making his first hundred in an hour and a quarter. He was the eighth man in. June 7. New College, Eastbourne v. Loth- bury. A. Sainsbury scored 204, not out, for the former. June 7- Pallingswick v. Kensington. W . E. Hodges scored 209, not out, for former. June 10. Leicester. Leicestershire v. Surrey. The match was finished in a day. Leicester scored 35 in each innings. June 11. Brighton. Sussex v. Somersetshire. Sussex won by one wicket. June 11. Lord’s. M.C.C. and Ground v. Derbyshire. M.C.C. won by one wkt. June 11.’Oxford. University v. M.C.C. and Ground. University won by 13 runs. June 14. Exeter College v. Magdalene College, Oxford. S. R. Hignell scored 200, not out, for former. June 14. Oval. Surrey v. Somersetshire. In the match, 1,022 runs were scored for forty wickets. June 15. Cambridge. University v. Phila­ delphians. G. L. Jessop made 140 for the University in ninety-five minutes. June 15. Lord’s. Middlesex v. Notts. P. F. Warner’s 176 for Middlesex is the highest he has played in first-class cricket. June 16. Derby. Derbyshire v. Yorkshire. Yorkshire won by one wicket. June 16. Norwood. Norwood Wednesday v. Sydenham Alexandra. T. B. Cole took four wickets of latter with suc­ cessive balls in the same over. June 19. Gravesend. Kent v. Notts. W . Attewell’s second score of 102 for Notts was his first hundred in first- class cricket. A. O. Jones and Shrewsbury put on 132 before a wicket fell in Notts second- innings. In the match 1,067 runs were scored for twenty-nine wickets. June 22. Montreal. Montreal v. Ottawa. W . R. Gilbert carried his bat through Montreal’s innings for 104, out of 198 from the bat. The first hundred on the Montreal ground. June 23. Oval. Surrey Colts v. Mitcham. Kersley, of the former, hit a ball for eight without an overthrow. June 23. Lord’s. Middlesex v. Philadel­ phians. F. G. J. Ford scored his 100 in the second innings of Middlesex in fifty-five minutes. June 24. Birmingham. Surrey v. Warwick­ shire. Surrey scored 568. Abol and Brockwell put cn 204 for first wicket. June 26. Wellingborough Grammar School v. Bedford Town. P. A. Fryer scored 239 for former. June 26. Brighton. Sussex v. Cambridge University. In University’s second innings, G. L. Jessop made 72 out of 79 while in, and in fifty-five minutes. C. J. Burnup and F. Mitchell put on 143 before a wicket fell in this innings. June 29. Oval. Surrey v. Middlesex. Sur­ rey won by nine runs. June . Lancing. Sussex Dolphins v. Lancing College. F. A. Phillips made 192 for the former in 57 minutes. He scored three sixes off successive balls. N E X T IS SUE , T H U R S D A Y F E B R U A R Y 24.