Cricket 1898

J u l y 28, 1898 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 307 have solved any prospective difficulty neatly enough b y inviting the two players to spend next winter, at all events, in his service. That they will have a high old time of it, no one who knows India will doubt. As usual the Abbey School, Beckenham, has had a successful season, 19 matches having been played, of which 16 were won, two lost, and one drawn. The cap­ tain of the team was fortunate enough to win the toss in every match except one, which is a record for the school. On the eve of Dr. Grace’s birthday Mr. Mason telegraphed to the headmaster that Kent had beaten Yorkshire, and asked for a cricket holiday for the boys, which was promptly granted. The school has not lost a match on its own ground since 1894. The average bat, given this year by Mr. Murdoch, has not yet been awarded. T he list of scorers of two hundreds in in a first-class match is very slowly increasing. The latest addition to it is the name of Mr. Fry, who made 108 on Monday and 123 notou t yesterday (W ed- Lesday) for Sussex v. Middlesex. H e is thus the third Sussex man whose name appears on the list. The follow ing is the complete record:— 1868. W . G. Grace, South of Thames v. North, 130 and If2* 1887. W . G. Grace, Gloucestershire v. Kent, 101 and 103* 1888. W . G. Grace, Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire, 148 and 153. 1892. G. Brann, Sussex v. Kent, 105 and 101. 1893. A. E. Stoddart, Middlesex v. Notts, 195* and 124. 1895. 0. J. Eady, Tasmania v. Victoria, 116 and 112*. 1896. W . Storer, Derbyshire v. Yorkshire, 100and 100*. 1896. K. S. Banjitsinhji, Sussex v. Yorkshire, 100 and 125*. 1897. J. T. Tyldesley, Lancashire v. Warwickshire, 106 and 100*. 1897. A. C. MacLaren, Mr. Stoddart’s Team v. New South Wales, 142 and 100. 1898. C. B. Fry, Sussex v. Middlesex, 108 and 123*. W heh I referred in last week’s Gossip to the Cricket Week at Canterbury, it seemed a long way off. But the near approach of the August Bank Holiday reminds me that the famous Week begins in a few days, and that Alec Hearne has his benefit in the first match — against Lancashire. It may very safely be said that Mr. A. J. Lancaster, the honorary secretary, will leave no stone unturned to make the Festival as b ig a success as its forerunners under his able manage­ ment. The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company offer great facilities to those who wish to go to Canterbury during the Week, issuing cheap tickets daily for fast trains, and a special excur­ sion on Monday. T hb follow ing are some of the latest hucdreds:— J U LY . 22. F . S. J ackson , Y orksh ire v . S om ersetshire 139 21. A . J . L . H il l , H a m p s h ir e v . S u r r e y .............199 22. A bel , S u rrey v H a m p s h ir e ................................I l l 22. L ockw ood , S urrey v . H m m pshire .............109 21. C. J. B u r n u p , K e n t v . E s s e x ........................131 23. P . P e r r in , E s s e x v . K e n t ... ......................106* 21. A . E ccles , L an cashire v . L eicestersh ire 139 23 B row n , L eicestersh ire v . L ancashire ... 110 22. W . G . G r a c e , G lo u c e s te r s h ir e y . N o t t s ... 168 25. C. B. F r y , S u s s e x y . M i d d l e s e x .................108 27. C. B . F r y , S u ssex y . M i d d l e s e x ......................123* 25. S. H . E versh ed , D erby v . W a r w ic k .............153 26. H a y w a r d , S urrey v . K ent ................................101 A. J. L. H i l l , H a m p s h ire v . E s s e x ..........104 M a j o r P o o r e , H a m p s h ir e v . E s s e x ..........107 R u s s e l l , E s s e x v . H a m p s h ir e .................122* T. W. Sproston, Teddington v. Hampstead 110 H. B. Hayman, Hampstead v. Teddington... 123 W.N.Roe, ElstreeMastersv. Kensington Park 101 G. W . Hammond, Arkley v. Hatfield..........172 A. L. Watson, Northwood v. Southampton Grammar Scholo....................................... 109 H. Philipson, Mr. Lonsdale’s X I. v. Market Drayton.................................................... 108 W. W. Love, F. F.’s v. Malvern College ... 149 G.J.Mordaunt, M.C.C. v. Wellington College 103 Capt. H. H. Harington, 2nd Lincolnshire Rfgt. v. 2nd Black Watch .................183 R.N.Douglas, I Zingariv. Uppingham School 194 R.C.Gosling.Eton Ramblers v. Bertfordshire 100* F. Mitchell, N. and E. Ridings v. Mr. Stann- ing’s X I........................................................ 188* E. A. C. Druce, Kent (2) v. Surrey (2 ).............102 E. H. D. Sewell, Madras v. Bellary ..............246 E. H. D. Sewell, Bangalore v. Bellary ... ... 120 B. J. T. Bosanquet, Oxford Univ. Authentics v. Beckenham ...................................... 110 B. J. T. Bosanquet, H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s XI. v. Beckenham ...............................112 THE LAY OF THE OLDEST CRICKETER. [On Thursday, July 21, Dr. Grace carried his bat through the day for 143 runs.] The day was long, the air was warm, The Doctor was in splendid form ; ’Twas like his cheek, the Notts men say, To keep them in the field all day; The bat, with which he made his score, To them seemed wider than a door. Most ancient of all players he, The fifty-year-old “ W .G .” Ah, well a day! the times are gone When he but weighed some dozen stone ; But still from morning’s light till dark He carols like the blithesome lark. At Sports’ Club, courted and caressed, High placed in hall, a welcome guest, He boldly stepped into the breach, With unpremeditated speech. Old times are changed, old manners gone, But Doctor William still keeps on ; The youngsters of these modem days Look on with rapture when he plays. A wondrous batsman, calm and cool, Admired by dukes and boys at school, While earls and peasants in the ring Applaud him as they would a king. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. E. P o w le y . —If the ball was breaking back it would be possible. But it would be for the umpire to decide. J.B.W.—It may be possible. Thanks for suggestion. L e g g a t t . — Match report, June 20, is much too old for insertion. Please send your address for return of remittance. © o r r c g p o n B o u c . SPECTACLE RECORDS. T o th e E d ito r o f C r i c k e t . S i r , —A new record in the spectacle line was created at Folkestone to-day, which Messrs. Gaston and Ashley-Cooper should take a note of. In a match between Folke­ stone and West Kent no less than four of the players wore spectacles—real glass and gold ones, not mere unsubstantial figments. Whether they put them on specially for this match, in order to see the ball (for it was played in a thick fog, so that the players looked like phantoms, and the spectators on the opposite side of the ground were at times invisible) I cannot say ; but the fact remains that they wore them, and I am sure it is of quite as much interest as the famous Gaston- Ashley-Cooper “ spectacle records.” Yours faithfully, >, 26/7/28. G. LACY. YORKSHIRE v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Played at Bramall Lane on July 25, 26 and 27. Yorkshire won by an innings and 17 runs. The recent doings of the Gloucestersh ire team have attracted so much attention that the match with Yorkshire was anticipated with great interest. But when it was found that W.G. was too lame to be able to play, most of the interest evaporated, for Glouces- tfrshire without its captain is very heavily handi­ capped. Under these circumstances, everybody was prepared to see Yorkshire win the toss, and having won it, run up a good score. But the batting of the team, as a whole, was distinctly below Yorkshire form, and although Lord Bawke, Brown, and Wain­ wright made useful scores, the total would have been very small but for Mr. Jackson’s contribution. Mr. Jackson was in splendid form, and played cri ket of an exceedingly attrac'ive kind dunng his stay at the wicket for three hours and forty minutes. Gloucestershire lost a wicket for 16 before stumps were drawn. They had a bad time on Tuesday, fur nearly all the men with the biggest reputations were disposed of for small scores. Only two innings of importance were played. The best was by Mr. Champain, who made 57 in excellent style, but Mr. Hemingway also played very fine cricket. Both batsmen made some brilliant hits. In the follow-on a very bad start was made, and a pronounced rot set in. Mr. Sewell alone played the bowling easily; he made nearly all the runs, playing a confident and sound game from first to last, and carrying his bat through the innings. No one gave him any assist­ ance. Y o r k s h ir e . Brown, c Board, b Roberts ............... 25 Tunnicliffe, st Board, b Townsend ........15 F.S. Jackson, c Sewell, b Jessop.............. 160 Denton, c Jessop, b Brown ................. 9 Wainwright, c Sewell, b Roberts.........................29 Hirst, b Roberts ... 6 F. W. Milligan, lbw, b Townsend.................18 Lord Hawke, c G.Hem- ingway, b Townsend 36 Haigh, c Board, b Jessop ................. Rhodes, c Brown, b Jessop ................. Hunter, not out 13 B 12, lb 4, nb 3... 19 Total . 331 G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . First innings. C. O. H. Sewell, st Hunter, b Bhodes ........................ 6 W. Troup,b Wainwright ... 26 F. H. B. Champain, c Tunnicliffe, b Bhodes ... 57 C. L. Townsend, c Hawke, b Wainwright................. 0 G. L. Jessop, st Hunter, b Bhodes............................... 9 McG. Hemingway,c Denton, b Rhodes ........................49 Wrathall, not out ..........29 G. Hemingway, b Haigh ... 0 Board, c Jackson, b Rhodes 2 W.S.A.Brown,lbw,b Haigh 1 Roberts, stEunter,bRhodes 6 Byes 6, nb 1 ................. 7 Second innings. not out.................8 run out................. b Haigh b Haigh c Tunnicliffe, Rhodes.. b Haigh c Wainwright, Rhodes ... ... 8 b Rhodes .......... 0 c Denton,b Wain- wright... ... 2 b Wainwright ... 11 b Jackson .......... 0 B 1,1b 2 .......... 3 Total........................192 Total..........127 Y o r k s h ir e . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Townsend... 43 4 123 3 I Jessop .. 26‘1 8 42 3 Brown.......... 20 5 32 1 Sewell ... 4 0 10 0 Roberts ... 34 6 105 3 | Jessop delivered one and Roberts two no-balls. G l o u c e s t e r s h i r e . Haigh .......... Rhodes Wainwright Milligan Jackson Hirst First innings. O M. R. W. 10 30 8 13 3 1 0 8 3 19 8 2 27 2 , 71 6 ... 38 2 ... 2 0 ... 0 ... 0 . First innings. O. M. R. W. ,16 4 45 3 17 . 6 6 42 0 23 63 1 14 2 Hirst delivered a no-ball. LANCASHIRE v. SOMERSET. Played at Aigburth on July 25, 26, and 27. Lancashire won by five wickets. Thanks to a fine innings by Mr. Palairet and good all-round batting by Mr. Fowler and the tail, the Somerset first innings produced a satisfactory total. Lancashire began well, and at close of play on Monday had made 49 without losing a wicket. Tyldesley was at his best on Tuesday, but until the tail played up in great style, there was nothing re­ markable in the rest of the play. Briggs played a lively innings, and Baker also did well. But Somerset had a lead of 17. This proved of no advantage to them, for they failed almost to a man in the second innings. A splendid attempt to get his side out of its difficulties wasmade by Mr. Woods, bnt