Cricket 1898

J u l y 7, 1898 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 259 detailed account of his career is necessary than could be given in Cricket at such short notice, and a Chat about him will appear in the next issue. O ur war telegrams :— [ from our special correspondent .] Off Santiago, Tuesday. Cervera’s team has been ignominiously de­ feated by an innings and any amount to spare. The batting of the Spaniards was paltry in the extreme, and the fact that everything was vastly in favour of the bowlers is no excuse for their miserable performance. It is true that their bats were mostly antiquated, while some of the men had to go in without bats at all, since they had lent their own to the Santiago team, but all the credit belongs to the Americans for taking such prompt advantage of their opponents’ weakness. N.B.—I believe that this is the correct way to sit on a beaten team when it is notoriously weak. Near Santiago, Sunday. Such a time have I had of i t ! The authori­ tieshave provided absolutely noaccommodation for the Press, so that your representative has been obliged to wander about the field of play in imminent danger of being struck by pass­ ing balls, for the whole playing area is taken up by various matches, and men bowl wildly, and balls are flying over the field. Already some members of the Press have been hit in the epigastrum. As far as I can make out the Americans have won all along the line, but some of the Spanish bowlers were very deadly. Near Santiago. [Delayed in transmission.] Mr. Dynam. I. T. Gunn, who is, as far as I can gather, no relation of the famous Notts professional, has been placed hors de combat. Much had been hoped from his bowling, which is of a particularly deadly kind, but he has rheumatism in the joints of his arm. F o r the benefit of our many foreign find colonial readers we append the county championship table up to date (Wednesday night). According to the rule laid down by the M.C.C., “ one point shall be reckoned for each win, one deducted for each loss; unfinished games shall not be reckoned. The county which during the season shall have in finished matches obtained the greatest propor­ tional number of points shall be reckoned champion county.” B y an ingenious mathematical computation it is possible to arrive at an estimate of the “ propor­ tional number of points ” obtained by each county up to the present time, but only advanced mathematicians should attempt the solution of the problem :— Played. Won. Lost. Drawn. Pts, Yorkshire .. 14... 11 ... 0 ... 3 ... 11 Lancashire ... 13... 6 ... 1 ... 7 ... 4 Essex .......... 9... 5 ... 2 ... 2 ... 3 Surrey .......... 9... 3 ... 2 ... 4 ... 1 Notts .......... 10... 1 ... 1 ... 8 ... 0 Kent .......... 8... 2 ... 2 ... 4 ... 0 Gloucestershire 7... 1 ... 1 ... 5 ... 0 Middlesex ... 7... 1 ... 3 ... 3 ... —2 Sussex .......... 7... 0 ... 2 ... 5 ... —2 Derbyshire ... 8... 2 ... 4 ... 2 ... >—2 Warwickshire 8... 1 ... 3 ... 4 ... —2 Somerset......... 7... 1 ... 4 ... 2 ... —3 Hampshire ... 8... 1 ... 4 ... 3 ... —3 Leicestershire 9... 0 ... 5 ... 4 ... —5 The matches, Surrey v. Derbyshire, May 19, and Warwickshire v. Surrey, May 23, were abandoned without a ball being bowled. The follow ing are some of the latest hundreds:— JUNE. 22. P . P . Lincoln, Granville (Lee) v. Blackheath 100* 30. C . E. M. W ilso n , C a m b r id g e v. O x fo rd ... 115 JULY. 1. A. E c c l e s , O x f o r d v . C a m b r id g e .................109 1. C.L.Townsend.O. Clift’nians v. Elstree Mast. Ill 1. T. B. Orgias, S. H’stead v. Mr. Conner’s X I. 201 2. W a r d . L a n c a sh ir e v . N o t t s ........................119* 2. A. S. Bull, Richmond v. Chelmsford ..........114* 4. A. S. Coode, Cam. Univ. v. L’pool and Dist. 117 4. G. E. Winter, Cam. Univ. v. L’pool and Dist. 142 4. Grimshaw, Staffordshire v. Hertfordshire ... 163* 4. Alec Hearne, M.C.C. and G. v. Northamton. 142 4. Braund, Surrey C. and G. v. St. John’s Sch. 205* 4. F. W . Bush, Eastbourne v. O. Authentics... 134 5. A. E. S t o d d a r t , M id d l e s e x v. L e ic e s t e r 157 5. P . P e r r in , E ssex v . D e r b y s h ir e .......................... 104 5. C . M c G a h e t , E ss e x v . D e r b y s h ir e ..........115 *Signifies not out. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. H. W h it e .— The law is not very clearly worded, but the batsman would be out. I. L. G r is t .— We have never heard of such an un­ written law. The rest of your letter, therefore, needs no answer. H. D. S w a n .— Many thanks. Mr. Fernie wasnot left out. He has been ill. MILL HILL SCHOOL v. M.C.C.—Played at Mill Hill School on June 29. M il l H il l First innings. D. C. A. Morrison, b Ham­ mond ............................... P. F. Dodds, b Hammond... W. S. Young, b Tryon A. E. Davis, lbw, b Tryon... G. S. Dumbleton, b Tryon... J. D, Mitchell, b Tryon ... J. Butcher, c Raphael, b Tryon............................... A. D. Spicer, b Raphael ... A. J. R. Roberts, b Tryon.. H. C. Darke, not ou t.......... W. A. Pearce, b Tryon ... B 2, lb 2, nb 2 .......... S c h o o l . Second innings. 27 not out................. 3 18 b Hammond ... 19 12 lbw, b Tryon ... 21 1 b Hammond ... 2 3 c Butt, b Ham­ mond .......... 4 0 run out ......... 1 not out.............. . lbw, b Dorling ... Total .............. M.< G.E. Raphael, cYoung, b Spicer ................. 3 L. G. Arbuthnot, b Dumbleton ..........33 S. W. Hammond, c Morrison, b Pearce.. 0 L. Tryon, c Roberts, b Spicer.............. ... 9 Col. Dorling, b Pearce 17 Phillips, b Pearcs ... 0 Butt, b Dumbleton ... 7 1 8 10 0 0 6 B 10,1b3, w l,n b l 15 , 86 Total (6 wkts.) 83 Burton, not out..........31 H. A.Holt, b Damble- ton ........................ 4 B.D. Blundell,c Davis, b Morrison ..........24 G. C. Ives, b Morri­ son ........................ 2 B 12, lb 4, w 1 ... 17 Total ..147 FOREST HILL v- CROYDON.- Hill on June 25. F o E est H il l . -Played at Forest H. A, Hooker, b Feist 1 W .L. Pierce, bWatson 20 B. Batchelor, c and b Paget........................ 6 W. R. Williams, c Bis- coe. b Feist ... ... 6 C.J.Welchman, b Feist 22 F. S. Ripper, lbw, b F eist........................ 0 C. F. Phillips, c Patey, b Feist ................. 0 C. J. Newman, c Cur- genven, b Feist P. Gibbon, b Paget ... H. H. Barham, not out ... ................. R. Taylor, b Feist ... Byes ................. Total 65 C r o y d o n . H.R.Groom, cBarham, b Phillips...................28 Whitcombe, c New­ man, b Phillips ...37 Rev. C. H. Curgenven, b Welchman .......... 6 T. A. Watson, c and b Welchman .......... 1 J. A. Archer, b Welch­ man ........................ 0 C. M. W . Feist, c Skip­ per, b Welchman ... 0 R. Biscoe, c Gibbon, b Welchman .......... 0 C. G. Paget, b Phillips 14 T. H. Bmethurst, c Hooker, b Phillips ... 1 H. M. Patey, b Welch­ man ........................ 0 C. Woolcott, not out.. 0 Extra ................. 3 Total 90 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 H a y c r a f t ft Son, L im ite d , Sports Furnishers, The Broadway, Deptford, London, S.E. RICHMOND v. MERTON.—Played at Merton on June 29. M e r t o n . H. W. Steadman,c James, b c James, b Den- Denham ........................ 7 ham ................. 5 H. 8. Barkworth, lbw, b Williams ........................ 9 b Denham........ 15 R. Ingram, c and b Denham 15 b Denham........ 0 C.James.cJames,b Williams 6 b Denham........ 29 H E. Moffett, lbw,b Denham 7 b Denham........ 0 Capt. F. D. Saunders, b Denham ............................ 4 c and b Williams 2 Dr. Youny, b Denham ... 1 not ou t................ 2 H. O. Edwards, not out ... 10 b Denham.......... 6 J. C. Steadman, b Denham. 0 b Williams.......... 0 G. H. Hadfield, b Barker ... 1 b Denham.......... 2 E. H. Tapper, run out ... 2 c Gunnery, b Williams ... 2 B 2, lb 3 ........................ 5 Byes .......... 4 Total........................67 R ic h m o n d . T otal.......... 67 A. S. Bull, b Hadfield 10 G. W . Beldam, b Saunders ................. 3 A. J. Crowder, b Saunders.................82 K. E. M. Barker, c James, b Steadman . 82 D. E. Edwards, c and b Young ................. 4 F. W. James,c Ingram, b Steadman ..........26 G. L. Lyons, not out 21 H. B. Debenham, b Hadfield.................18 L. H. Gunnery, b Saunders................. 3 W. Williams, b Saunders................. 2 A.P. Keeling, c Stead­ man, b Saunders ... 2 B 16,1b 1, nb 8 ... 2 Total ...278 RICHMOND v. CHELMSFORD.—Played at Rich­ mond on July 2. R ich m o n d . G. W. Beldam, b Wal- F.W.James, b Malden 17 ker ........................11 A. S. Bull, not out ...114 A. Worsley, c Lucas, b Walker................. 5 K. E. M. Barker, b Hilliard .................8*4 B l, lb l .......... 2 Total (4 wkt*.)*231 R. F. E. Chaldecott, W. Williams, H. B. Denham, E. W. Ball, P. T. Wrigley and W. W. Pullen did not bat. * Innings declared closed. C h e lm sf o r d . A. J. Gray, b Denham 6 R. L. Whittaker, b Williams.................11 A. W . Malden, c W il­ liams, b Beldam ... 32 A.P.Lucas, b Denham 14 W. Hilliard, c Bull, b Beldam .................32 J. L. Martin, c Bar­ ker, b Denham ... 1 M. G. P e te rk in , c Wrigley, b Beldam 0 W. Gray, not out ... 2 R. Sheldrake, c Wora- ley, b Denham ..’ 0 A. Lucas, b Beldam 3 Walker,lbw, b Beldam Q B 4, lb 1, nb 2 ... 7 Total 108 STREATHAM v. GRYPHONS.-Played at Streat­ ham on June 25. G r y p h o n s . N. M. Reid, b Sutton 8 J. A. Lyon, b Sutton... 3 P. Greatorex, b Sutton 18 J. H. C. Hunt, c Sutton, b Hooper ... 3 G. W. E. Money, lbw, b S u tton .............. 9 G. Cosins, c Rogers, b Lloyd........................37 G.W.Blount,b Hooper 9 A. PoWell, b Lloyd ... 0 D.P. Franks,b Hooper 0 G. P. Russell, not out 3 G. Sanders, c Miller, b Hooper................. 2 1 Extras................. 5 Total ... 97 S t r e a t h a m . N. Miller, b Cosens ... 70 J. F. M. Hooper, c Lyon, b Blount ... 13 H. H. Scott, run out 30 E. H. Leaf, c Powell, b Cosens ........ . ... 6 R. G. Candy, b Reid... 4 N. Lloyd, W . Clarke, H. H. E. Sutton and J. C. Hondret did not bat. J. A* Remmington, ruh’out ................. 4 A. C. Rogers, not out 0 Extras .. .......... 7 Total (6 wkts) 134 EPSOM COLLEGE v. MARLBOROUGH BLUES. —Played at Epsom College on June 25. E psom C o l l e g e . W . J. Gibson, c Sale, L. H. Boys, b Sale ... 6 b Alexander ........ 0 H. T. Brewer, c and b E.de C.Fletcher, b Sale 8Alexander ................. 4 H. B. Hill, c ani b A. B. Howitt, not out 0 Alexander ........ 3 C. M. Bemays, c and R. B. Heygate, e W . b Alexander .......... 0 Rogers, b Sale ... 41 C. H. Giffard, not out 0 J. H. Napper, b Black 31 Bye ................. 1 R. B. Coueens, b Alex- — ander... ... ...... 10 Total ...........112 F. H. Farr, b Sale ... 8 I. * M a r l b o r o u g h B lues ,. * W. A. F. Rogers, st Howitt, ,b Gibsop ... 47; P. D. Tuckett, c Bem- nays, b Hill ... 14 H. M. Harwood, b .Giffard .;.............. 36 L. N. Rogers, not out 17 W . L. Collins, c Ber- nays, b Gibson ... 9 H. M. Rogers, not out 3 Total (4 wkts.) 126 J. C. Sale, S. A. Alexander, A. M. Black, F. Bellamy, G. E. W . Money and G. H. Gladstone did not bat.