Cricket 1898

J a n . 27, 1898. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 13 July 1. Lord’s. M.C.C. andGround v. Oxford University. W . G. Grace and G. J. Mordaunt put on 140 for first wicket in M.C.C.'s first innings. ’July 1. Eastbourne. Sussex v. Middlesex. G. Brann and Marlow put on 141 before a wicket fell in first innings of Sussex. July 1. Dublin. Leinster v. Blackrock College. 11. H. Lambert scored 122 and took nine wickets (8 bowled) for 52 runs. July 3. Kensington Park v. Upper Tooting. In all 497 runs were scored for three wickets. Kensington Park (innings closed) 264 for thre9 wickets and UpperTooting 233 with no batsman out. July . Uppingham. Upper School v. Old Uppinghamians. Old Boys scored 473 (S. P. Bell 248, not out) and then the school made 549. July 3. Wellingborough. Wellingborough Masters v. Leicester Rosslyn. Former scored 608 for 8 wickets. (P. A. Fryer, 274). < July 6. Birmingham. Warwickshire v. Lancashire. Tyldesley scored 106 and 100, not out, for Lancashire. In the match 1027 runs were scored for 32 wickets. July 7. Lord’s. Oxford v. Cambridge. In latter’s second innings, G. L. Jessop only had 19 balls bowled to him and scored 42 runs. July 7. Southampton. Hampshire v. York shire. Brown and Tunnicliffe got 138 wanted by Yorkshire to win without loss of a wick-t. July 8. Hampstead. Hampstead v. Uxbridge. II amp tead closed their innings with the total 439 for three wickets. July 10. C’aptcn v. Woodford Wells. Clap ton closed their innings with the total 216 for one wicket. July 10. Marlborough. Marlborough College v. Cheltenham College, Marlborough got 131 wanted to win in the hour for the loss of one wicket. July 10. Lords. Eton v. Harrow. T. G. O. Cole scored 142 in Harrow’s second innings. July . Hillsea. Hampshire Rovers v. Isle of Wight College.- Rovers declared their innings at 308 for six wickets without one man being actually out. The six all retired at scores varying from 102 to 20. July 10. bushey Park. Teddington v. Whitgift Wanderers. In three hours and three-quarters 537 runs were made. Wanderers closed their innings for 314 for two wickets and Teddington 223 for five wickets. July 13. Tichborne. £ir H. Tichborne’s X I. v. Incogniti, Maurice Read scored 208 for the former. July 13. Sheffield. Yorkshire v. Sussex. Brown and Tunnicliffe put on 378 for first wicket of Yorkshire, beating previous record in first class cricket. Brown scored 311, Tunnicliffe 142 and Wainwright 104 not out. The innings was closed with the total 681 for five wickets. In the match 1,053 runs runs were scored for 25 wickets. July 14. Lord’s. Gentlemen v. Players, in second innings of Gentlemen, G. L. Jessop got 67 in thirty-five minutes. In the match 1,196 runs were scored for forty wickets. July 15. Blackheath. Kent v. Somerset shire. In the match 1,021 runs were scored for forty wickets. July 17. Rochester v. Cobham. F. M. Atkins scored 260 for the former. July 17- Manchester. Lancashire v. Sussex, G. Brann and Marlow put on 123 before a wicket fell in the second innings of Sussex. In the match 1,150 runswere scored for twenty six wickets. July . Leamington. Leamington Col legiate School v. Stratford Commercial School, latter scored one and three including one extra. July 17. Dublin. Dublin Gairison v. Lein ster. In the two days 1,056 runs were scorod for thirty wickets. There was only one hundred. July 20. Bradford. Yorkshire v. Lancashire. A. C. MacLaren and Ward (A.) scored 167 for Lancashire’s first wicket. July 20. Bath. Somersetshire v. Philadel phians. A. M. Wood and G. S. Patterson put on 107 for Philadel phians’ first wicket. July 21. Birmingham. Warwickshire v. Gloucestershire. Warwickshire won by two wickets. July 22. Brighton. Sussex v. Hants. G. Brann and Marlow put on 102 for first wicket of Sussex. July 23. Oval. Surrey v. Kent. Surrey scored 615 (Baldwin 234). In the match 1,086 runs were scored for 23 wickets. July 24. Streatham. Streatham v. Old Westminsters. Streatham close I their innings at 317 for two wickets. July 24. Huddersfield. Yorkshire v. Essex. Essex won by one run. July 24. Nottingham. Notts v. Gloucester shire. In the match 1035 runs were scored for thirty-seven wickets. July 24. Marlborough College v. Reigate. L. P. Collins scored 203 for the former. July 26. L iv e rp o o l. L an ca sh ire v. Gloucestershire. A. C. MacLaren and Ward (A.) put on 106 before a wicket fell in first innings of Lancashire. July 26. Norfolk v. Durham. Shore took all ten wickets of Durham for fifty runs. July 26. Maidstone. Kentv. Philadelphians. Before a run had been sc >red J. M. Tonge, of Kent, had a bone in his left hand broken by a ball from E. M. Cre- gar. At the request of the Philadel phian captain, Kent wasallowedanother man in his place. July 27. Leeds. Yorkshire v. Somersetshire. S. M. J. Woods scored 111 of 181 from the bat in Someisetshire’s first innings. July 29. Harrogate. Yorkshire v. Glouces tershire. In first innings of Glouces tershire, G. L. Jessop scored 101 in forty minutes. In the match 1,112 runs w’ere scored for 39 wickets. July 29. Eastbourne. Eastbourne v. Mr. Hambro’s Eleven. Eastbourne closed Iheir innings with the total, 527 for two wickets ; H. S. Bush and J. Brown put on 308 for first wicket. H. S. Bush’s final score was 314 not out. July 29. Eton. R. H. Mitchell’s X I. v. S. Donaldson’s X I. H. C. Pilkington scorcd 224 for former. July 30. Old Cliftonians v. Eastbourne. R. H. Johnston scored 205 not out for the former. July 31. Streatham. Streatham v. Marl borough Blues. Twelve wickets pro duced 558 runs. Streatham (innings declared) 324 for four; Blues, 234 for eight wickets. July 31. Oval. Surrey v. Philadelphians. In the match 1,136 runs were scored for 38 wickets. July 31. Brighton. Sussex v. Essex. In the match 1,074 runs were scored for 25 wickets. July . Vancouver’ s Island. Victoria C.C. v. Navy (twelve a-side). A. T. Goward took all eleven wickets of Navy in six overs and a ball for one run. The total was seven, with one extra. Aug. 2. Canterbury. Kent v. Lancashire. A. C. MacLaren scored 244 out of a total of 399 for Lancashire. Aug. 3. Leyton. Essex Club and Ground v. Old Foresters. Former scored 582. Aug. 4. Oval. Surrey v. Notts. In the match 1,021 runs were made for 30 wickets. Abel scored 215 out of 451 in Surrey’ s first innings. Aug. 5. Leatherhead v. Broadwater. T. H. Welch scored 254 for former. Aug. 6. Stapleton. Bristol Cathedral School v. Colston’s School. Former scored 27, of which Butt, who carried his bat through the innings, contributed 25. The other two were extras. Aug. 10. Oval. Surrey v. Hampshire. Sur rey scored 579. Abel and Brockwell put on 379 for the first wicket. Brock well made 225, Abel 173. The record for the first wicket in first - c I pss cricket. Aug. 11. Cheltenham. Gloucestershire v. Kent. S. H. Day made 101 not out in second innings of Kent. His first appearance in first-class cricket. Aug. 11. Nottingham. Notts v. Derbyshire. In the match 1,008 runs were made for 21 wickets. Notts scored 415 and 23 for a wicket. Derbyshire 570. Aug. 12. Hampstead v. Chelmsford. H. H. Cobb scored 216 not out for former. Aug. 12. Southampton. Hampshire v. War wickshire. H. W . Bainbridge and Quaife (W. G.) put on 288 for War wickshire’s first wicket. Quaife car ried his bat through the innings for 178 out of 475. Aug. 13. Tonbridge. Tonbridge v. Marl borough Blues. Tonbridge scored 515. Aug. 14. Hampstead. Hampsteadv. Chelms ford. Hampstead scored 345 for two wickets. August 16. Brighton. Sussex v. Lancashire. Bland, the Sussex bowler, after delivering three overs had to retire ill, and Mr. MacLaren, the Lancashire captain, allowed Sussex to play Killick in his place. August 18. Sheffield. Yorkshire v. Middle sex. H. B Hayman and P. F. Warner put on 100 before a wicket fell in the first innings of Middlesex. In the match, 1,014 runs were scored for 28 wickets. August 23. Brighton. Sussex v. Kent. C. B. Fry and G. Brann put on 125 before a wicket fell in the first innings of Sussex. Sept. 2. Crescent v. R. H. Martin’s X I. J. Parker scored 259 not out for former. September 6. Haarlem. North Holland v. Yorkshire Wanderers. F. Woodhead scored 30 out of 39 made by the Wan derers in their first innings. November 9. Melbourne. A. E. Stoddart’ s Eleven v. Victoria. In the four days, 1,107 runs were scored for thirty-eight wickets. November 16. Sydney. A. E. Stoddart’s Eleven v. New South Wales. A. C. MacLaren scored 142 and 100 for the former. November 26. Brisbane. A. E. Stoddart’s Eleven v. Thirteen of Queensland and New South Wales. Former scored 636. November — . Pietermaritzburg. Captains R. N. Poore and Mainwaring put on 273 for first wicket of Pietermaritz burg Garrison v. An Up-Country Eleven. A record for Pietermaritz burg. N E X T ISSUE , T H U R S D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 24.