Cricket 1898

206 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. June 16, 1898. W h i l e the Sussex County men were shivering in the pavilion at Leyton on May 19, 20 and 21, Ranjitsinbji was playing on a matting wicket at Simla, in the most d'lightful weather, for the Maharaja of Patiala’s team against the Simla C.C. All Simla went to see him bat and bowl. In the first innirgs he made 40 (including only four fours), and in the second 74 (including twelve fours, which was much more like what might have been looked for). In bowling he tock six wickets for 76, and one for 49. He also misfed a catch in the long field. During his second innings he was partnered by the Maharaja while 59 runs were put on; the Maharaja played a good innirgs of 41. The forecast of the Patiala team, which appeared in last week’s “ Gossip,” turned out to be as accu­ rate as could be expected. The scores will be found on page 202. M b . C. P. W i ls o n , the well-known old Cambridge Blue and international footballer (both Eugby and Association), who has for many years been a master at Elstree, has decided to start a pre­ paratory school of his own next September, in partnership with Mr. W. Hornby, another Elstree master. He will not have the discomfort of working up a new school, for Sandroyd, which is situated close to the Portsmouth Road, between Cobham and Esher, only 16 miles from London, has been a success for a long time. The cricket and foot­ ball grounds are excellent, and as Mr. Wilson hopes to begin the winter term with about 40 boys, it is probable that the football team will hold its own with its opponents. It will be a strange thing, indeed, if Mr. Wilson’s new venture is not a success, for during his long cricket and football career he has made multitudes of friends. M e . P. H. M e l l o r , who has just been appointed to the R“Cordership of Preston, is, if I am not mistaken, an Old Chel- tonian. Unless I am wrong in my conclusion, Preston’s Recorder played for Cheltenham College in the early seventies. Ha was chief scorer in Chel­ tenham’s first innings against Clifton in 1872. I n a match between Civil and Military at Ootacamund (Madras), Lieut. Taylor, of the 21st Lancers, scored 191 out of a total of 284 for seven wickets, including 23 extras. This is a remarkable propor­ tion of runs. In the same match E. H. D. Sewell made 114, and 72 not out. S e w e l l , to whose doings in India reference has from time to time been made in “ Gossip,” returned to Madras at the end of March, after living in Bombay for a few weeks. Since his return he has made 714 runs, and taken sixty-four wickets for 9 runs each. He must have made seven or eight separate hundreds this season, and although Indian cricket is generally favourable for run-getting, his performances stamp him as being a cricketer quite out of the common. T he last Pennant match of the season has been played at Melbourne. Tha follow ing are the complete results :— Possible Points Club. Played. Won. Lost. Poin's. Scared. East Melbourne... 6 ... 6 ...— ... 12 ... 12 St. Kilda ........6 ... 5 ... 1 ... 12 ... 10 Melbourne ........ 6 ... 4 ... 2 ... 12 ... 8 Hawksburn........ 6 ... 4 ... 2 ... 12 ... 8 SouthMelbourne.. 6 ... 3 ... 3 ... 12 ... 6 Fi'zroy.............. 6 ... 3 ... 3 ... 12 ... 6 NorthMelbourne. 6 .. 2 ... 4 ... 12 ... 4 Richmond ........ 7 ... 1 ... 6 ... 14 ... 2 Carlton.............. 7 ... — ... 7 ... 14 ... — A ccordin g to the Athletic News, J. Platt, the old Derbyshire bowler, has befn very ill, and confined to his room for seven months. Through the efforts of Mr. John Cartwright, a sum of £61 has befn raised on his behalf, and it is hoped that he will soon have recovered sufficiently to be able to get a change of T he first hundred ever scored in Quebec was made on a matting wicket at the beginning of the month by a batsman named Auden, an old University cricketer, for the Quebec C.C. v. Royal Artillery. He was not out 104. At about the same date the Quebec C.C. arranged a match for its members— President’s Team v. Treasurer’s Team (eight a-side). The captain of the former tide declared at 128, when the last two men were in (Smith not out 84, and Foote not out 23), and the last man on the other side was dismissed when the game was a tie. Under the title of La Polka des English’s, a song which is nightly sung at the Trianon, in Paris, is received with vast approval. One of the verses is as follows:— Sur nos plages normandes, On peut les voir en bandes; Avec des gentlemans Les miss jou’nt pudiqu’ment Le croket, la raquette, Les boules, la criquette, Et leur jeu national, Le c6lebre Foot-ball. I t is distinctly a cricket curiosity that two such big partnerships for the last wicket as those by Lord Hawke and Hunter for Yorkshire against Kent, and by Storer and Lockwood for Players against Gentlemen, should be made on successive days. Partnerships of over 100 for the last wicket are rare enough in all conscience, whether in first-class or minor matches. The 148 put on by Lord Hawke and Hunter is within 25 of the record, which is 173 by Briggs and Pilling for Lancashire against Surrey at Liverpool in 1885. Storer and Lockwood put on 96 while together. T he proposal of Lord Hawke that the M.C.C. should control the matches in England between England and Australia has been considered by the M.C.C. com­ mittee. Nothing definite was decided upon, but another meeting is to be held on June 20 to consider the question. Meanwhile the counties are asked to appoint a representative, and to instruct him as to their views. It is quite possi­ ble that this move may lead to very in­ teresting developments. On the whole a philosopher may find much to interest him in the present position of affairs with regard to tours in both England and Australia. Two B o w lin g P e r f o r m a n c e s . —Mr. A. E. Richens, for Dickeson C.C. v. Royal Marines, at Walmer on June 11, took seven wickets in four overs for seven runs —two with successive balls in the first over, three in the third over with succfs- sive balls, and two in the fourth and last overs with successive balls. Mr. J. Terry, for Leatherhead Rovers C.C. took seven wickets for three runs in nine overs, only two o f which were maidens. This is a feat which is distinctly the most remark­ able on record (unless, indeed, my in­ formant has made a mistake in the number of overs, or maidens, or runs). T h e collapse of Surrey at Bradford reminds Mr. Gaston that the county, like all its opponents, has broken down several times. He publishes the following list in the Argus :— “ Surrey all out for 16 v. Notts in 1880; 26 v. Notts in 1876 ; 26 v. Leicester in 1886 ; 27 v. Gloucester in 1874 ; 31 v. Yorkshire in 1883; 33 v. Lancashire in 1873; 33 v. Notts in 1875; 34 v. Cambridge University in I860; 35 v. Middlesex i n ‘ 1868 ; 36 v. Lancashire in 1881 ; 38 v. Kent and Sussex in 1858 ; 38 v. M.C.C. in 1867; 41 v. York­ shire in 1876; 43 v. Notts in 188S ; 44 v. Lancashire in 1873 ; 44 v. Kent in 1884; 45 v. Notts in 1878 ; 45 v. Middlesex in 1896; 47 v. Oxfordshire in 1856; 48 v. Kent in 1896; 48 v. Australians in 1882; 48 v. Lancashire in 1882.” F or Ashford Grammar Schonl against Kennington (Kent) J. L. Comes bowled 51 overs, 3 maiden, 4 runs, for 10 wickets, nine of which were clean bowled. The score of the innings is appended. 'K ennington . Rev. 1horp, not o u t... F. H. Abell, b Cornes.. F. Farrance, b Cornea. W. Stanford, b Cornes J. Head, b Cornes H. Symes, c Finn, b Cornes ................. G. Hills, b Corne3 E. Watts, b Cornes ... F. El*in, b Corncs ... J. Green, b Comes ... T. Spice, b Cornes ... Extras................. Total 0 0 0 0 2 16 O ur war telegrams:— New York. Sampson says that he won’t play unless the pavilion critics and the committee let him run the team himself. They mate him change the bowling, and put in men in the wrong order, until he is sick of it. Tampa. What is to be done now? The touring team, which has for weeks been making careful preparation to leave here for Cuba, had already collected together some of its impedimenta, and it was hoped that in course of time enough materials for play would have been obtained to enable us to make a respectable show. And now all is changed. For, sad to say, some of the team have been attacked by measles, an infectious disease which is sometimes heard of even in England. Despatch boat , “ L yre” off Santiago. Mr. Morro Castle, who was so feared by the Americans, turns out to be a very poor player. He still manages to keep up his wicket, but he is a perfect Bannerman in the