Cricket 1898

J une 16, 1898. ORIOKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 207 way of hitting, while the bowlers seem to knock him about terribly. It is expected that he will very soon be out without scoring. Later. The American, Massachusetts, was badly hit in the upper part of his body, but his heart is still sound. Latest. The first American touring teamhas arrived in Cuba, and is putting up at the Hotel San­ tiago. It is feared that the team will have to go away again, for the charges of the Spaniards are exasperatingly heavy. The men cannot sleep at night, for they are constantly attacked by swarms of “ guerillas” —presumably, a noxious kind of insect. T h e following are some of the latest hundreds:— June 4.— J . S. H aycraft, Pallingsw ick v. Stoics 101* „ 4.— J.G .D onaldson, K ens’g t’n Pk. v. Barts. 101* n 4.— J . Gifford, Kensington Park v. Barts. 100 „ 8.—N . O. Tagart, Clifton Coll. v. Incogoiti 103 » 10.— A . G . Archer, Incog, v. Ch’ t’nh’m Coll.' I ll „ 11.—A . J. Crowder, Richm ’d v. U . Tooting 154* » 11.— S. W . Sproston, R ichm ’d v. U . Tooting 101 it 11. —F. H. Nelson, C. Palace v. Ham pstead 101* tt 9.— C.O .H . S e w b ll, G lo u c e s te r v. N o tts 108 ,, 10.—W . T roup, G lo u ce ste rs h ire v. N o tts 180 tt 10.—C. L . Townsend* G lo u c e ste r v. N o tts 134 ft 10.—A le c H ea rn e, K e n t v. S u ssex .......... 117 „ 15.—T unnicliffe , Y orkshire v . K ent ... 108* •Signifies not out. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. M athurin . —Thanks. See “ Gossip.” W. M. M assey . -Unfortunately, we have no room at this time of the year for the scores which you sent, but they are referred to in “ Gor" “ ” N.R.L.—Your letter shall be attended to. A PSALM OF STRIFE. WHAT THE YOUNG SURREY MAN SAID TO THE CRITIC. Tell me not in mournful numbers, “ Surrey is a rotten team, “ For its bowling-talent slumbers, “ And its batsmen sleepy seem ! ” Wait till wa begin in earnest, With our eyes set on the g oa l! When thou, Tom, to form returnest, When thou dost begin to b ow l! * * » Lives of great teams all remind us We may yet far upwards climb, And, in autumn, leave behind us Rivals knocked clean out of time. Longfellow ( up-to-date). SOUTHGATE v. ST.SWITHIN’S.—Played at South- gate on June 11. S outhgate . L.D.Smith, b C. Long- hurst..........................30 E.P. Sugden, st. Wall, b Seligman ............18 J.C.Bevington, c W all, b Gillingham..........28 S. W. Scott, c and b Seligman.................43 F. G. Payne, G. S. Churchill, and R. A. Maude did not bat. * InniDgs declared closed. S t . S withi F.Bryan,bGillirgham 55 W.T. Rickitts, c Wall, b Gillingham..........34 C. T. Ewart, not out 17 F. 8. Lewis, not out... 22 B 7, lb 2, w 1 ... 10 Total C. H. Wall, b Ricketts W. A. Gillingham, c and b Lew is......... 20 C.Longhurst,bRicketts 5 F. W . Longhurst, b Ricketts ................. 0 J. L. Davidson, absent 0 P. Shelly, b Ricketts... 2 W . W . Greenhill, b Ricketts ................. 2 A. Midlane, c Maude, b Lewis ................. E.Seligman,b Ricketts J. H. Dimsdale, not out ........................ G.C.Breese, b Ricketts Byes ................. Total , 45 C RICKET AND LAWN TENNIS CLUB Captains and Secretaries are invited to write for estimate for complete or partial Club outfits for the season to:- Haycratt * Boh, Limited, Sports Furnishers, The Bro&dway, Deptford, London, S.E. GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS. THE OVAL MATCH. Played on June 13, 14 and 15. Players won by eight wickets. Although the Surrey committee had not been able to get together a iepresentative team of Gentlemen, some of the batsmen are high up in the averjges, and on their present form are good enough for any team. Of bowling, the team was lameDtably short. Only two men were playing who have any great reputation as bowlers, and of these Mr. Stocks has hitherto failed to get his Blue at Oxford, allhough bowlers have been at a premium during his residence at the University ; while Mr. Townsend is as little to be relied on as anybowlerof the first rank ia England. For the rest there were Mr. A O. Jones and Dr. Grace—the side was certainly not strong in attack. But in the matches between the Gentlemen and Players it has often happened that with very little bowling at their disposal the former have given a very good account of themselves, and in the Oval match they-or, at any rate, two of them—were in excellent form. The only thing in the match which stood out with great prominence was the batting of Jack Hearne and Storer. Hearne was put in first on Monday night to play out ten minutes. He saw two men deposed of with successive balls before a run had been scored, put on 10 runs before stumps were drawn, and when the game was resumed in the most wintry of weather, proceeded to play an innings of which any first-class batsman might have been proud. It has always been affirmed that if Hearne had not been a bowler he would have been a splen­ did bat, but as he has usually gone in tenth or eleventh his only chance has been to make nms by the quickest method available, although at times, when an opportunity has been given him, he has dis­ tinguished himself. He made his 6) runs in excellent style in an hour and a-half. On Monday, the Gentlemen had the good fortune to bat first. They began badly, for Dr. Grace and Captain Wynyard were unable to make a long stay at the wickets. But the younger generation of cricketers came out in fine style, Mr. Townsend, Mr. Sewell, and Mr. McGaheyall making good scores, while at the end of the innings the old school, in the person of Mr. Muidoch, gave a brilliant exhibition of batting. Mr. A. O. Jones also, appreciating the joys of irresponsibility, hit about him in a most pleasing fashion, and carried his bat for 49. On the whole, the Gentlemen had reason to be satisfied with their first innings. The unp’easant ten minutes before the end of the day was disastrous to the Players, but on Tuesday they began to assert ihemselves. After Hearne was out, Abel and Shrewsbury made a great stand, playing very interesting cricket. The weakness of the Gentlemen’s bowling was then seen for the first time, and Captain Wynyard had to be tried with lobs. Once the two famous representatives of Surrey and Notts had been disposed of thiDgs Iegan to look very well for the Gentlemen, and nine tickets were down for 250, so that it looked as if the Players would be in a considerable minority on the first innings. The innings was, however, very far from finished. Lockwood, who in former days was a very dangerous bat, and Storer, completely took charge of the bowling, with the result that nearly another hundred runs were put on. In their second innings the Gentlemen, like the Players in their first innings, lost two wickets in the f-?w minutes before stumps were drawn. On Wednesday, Dr. Gra.ce played a great innings of the defensive variety, and Mr. Mur­ doch, although a little lucky, wss in fine foim. The rest, however, did very little against the excellent bowling of Lockwood, and the Players only had to make 105. Storer and Shrewsbury did nothing, but the runs were soon knocked off when Abel and Chatterton were together. G entlemen . First innings. Second irroinga. W. G. Grace, c btorer, b c S'orer, b D^vid- Hcarne ........................ 5 son ....... 50 Capt. Wynyard, b Lockwood 18 c Brcckwell, b Lockwood ... 1 C. L. Townsend, c Storer, b c Brockwell, b Lockwo d ........................62 Lockwood ... 5 C. O. H. Sew» 11,c Davidsod, c Wrathall, b b LockwooI .................41 Lockwood ... 0 C. McGahey, c Heame, b Brockweli........................46 b Lockwood ... 19 C. B. Fry, c Storer, b Lock­ wood ............................... 5 b Davidson . ... 19 W. L. Murdoch, run out ... 67 b Lockwood ... 33 A. J. Turner, b Brockwell... 10 not out ..........13 A. O. Jones, not out ..........49 c Shrewsbury, b Hearae .......... 5 F. W . Stocks, b Brockwell.. 0 b Lockwood ... l R. P. Lewis, run o u t.......... 3 b Hearce ........ 7 Bj es .......... 5 Extras.......... 2 Total ...301 Total ...155 P layers . Firet innings. Second inniogs, Hearne (J.T.).lbw, b Grace 60 Mead, c Wynyard, b Stocks 0 Wrathall, b Stocks .......... 0 Davidson, cTowDsend.bFry 28 Abel, c Sewell, b Stocks ... 54 not cut ........39 Shrews1ury, b Townsend ... 62 c and b Turner... 6 Chatterton, c Wynyard, b Townsend......... ..........11 not out............ 51 Storer,cTo wnsend,b Turner 81 c Grace,b Turner 4 Brockwell, c Wynyard, b Stocks........ ................. 8 Marlow,cWynyard, b Stocks 9 Lcckwood, not out ..........26 B 4, lb nb 2 .......... 8 Extras.......... 6 Total .. 352 Total (2wkts) 106 G entlemen . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hearne 44 16 95 1 ... ... 182 6 22 2 Lockwood... 40 11 87 4 .. ... 27 7 50 5 Davidson ... 18 5 37 0 ... ... 12 1 45 2 Mead.......... 13 2 29 0 ... ... 20 5 36 1 Brockwell... 12 4 48 3 ... P layers . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Stocks.......... 41 16 93 5 ... ... 12 8 18 0 Townsend... 38 2 117 2 .. ... 4 0 9 0 Grace.......... 26 12 42 1 ... 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