Cricket 1898

A ug . 25, 1898. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 369 Cricket: A WEEKLY RECOES OF THE GAME. 168. UPPER THAMES STREET, LOVDOH, E.C. THUR 8 DAY , AUG. 25 t h , 1898. $atotlton #oss«tp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the tim e.— Hamlet. B y scoriDg 554 for the first wicket for Yorkshire v. Derbyshire at Chesterfield on Thursday and Friday last, Brown and Tunnicliffe have put all previous records in the shade for the first wicket. In Jaly last year, the same two batsmen beat the previous record of 346 by Mr. Hewett and Mr. Palairet b y making 378 for Yorkshire v. Sussex at Sheffield. A few weeks later, Brockwell and Abel beat the 378 by one run for Surrey v. Hampshire at the Oval. A t present, however, it looks as if the two Yorkshiremen had made a record which will hold its own for a very long time. T h e Yorkshiremen also beat other records—including the 472 by Mr. Stanley Colman and Mr. P. Coles at Eistbourne in 1892, and the 398 by Gunn and Shrews­ bury for the second wicket for Notts v. Sussex in May, 1890. I believe I am right in saying that b y each scoring over two hundred in the same innings they have established a record of their own. The record for any wicket still remains intact—the 623 by Captain Oates and Private Fitzgerald for the second wicket at the Curragh in 1895. L o v e r s of records may be interested in the follow ing, which are connected with cricket in Tasmania. They have been compiled for the Tasmanian Mail, by the secretary of the South Tasmanian Council Association:— South holds the record for the highest single innings score in North and South matches, viz., 532 runs, second innings, 27th and 28th February, 1891. Wellington club holds the record for the highest single innings score (Derwent v. Wellington), viz., 553, first innings, 7th, 14th, 21st March, 1896. K. E. Bum holds the record for the following : - First highest individual score (Derwent v. Wellington), viz., 262, not out, 7th January, 1893; second highest, not out, double century scores (Break o’ Day v. Wellington), 117 and 162, 8 th and 29th February, 1896. C. J. Eady holds the record for the follow­ ing First highest Intercolonial double century scores (Tasmania v. Victoria), 116, out, 112, C ot out, 26th and 29th February, 1895 ; second highest aggregate double century scores in club matches (Break o’ Day v. Wellington), 205, out, 120, n o t out, 5th 22nd, 23rd February, 1898 ; third highest individual score in North and South matches, 187, 1st April, 1893. T h e only individual hundreds made by Tasmanian players in county matches in Tasmania, that is to say, in International, Inter-colonial, or North and South matches, from 1868-9 to 1897-8, are as follow s:— 1876-7. C. W . B utler, 128, 8. Tas. v. B allarat. 1879-80. C. W . B utler, 162 , 8. Tas. v. Bohemians. 1881-5. G. Gatehouse, 133. N orth v. South. 1888-9. K . E. B ura, 111, N orth v. South. 1889-90. K E. Burn, 186, S. Tas. v. Bohem ians. 1890-1. K. E. Burn, 18), North v. South. 1892-3. C. J . Eady, 187, North v. South. 1894-5. C. J . Eady, 116, T as. v. Victoria. 1896-7. K . E. B urn, 101, North v. South. 1897-8. G. Gatehouse, 119, N orth v. South. C. T. B. Turner, the famous old Aus­ tralian bowler, was presented, at a meeting of the Gympie Cricket Association (Queensland), with trophies for the best batting and bowling averages during the season, for the highest individual score, for the highest aggregate, for taking the greatest number of wickets, and for making the greatest number of catches. A r e c o r d of the time taken by Brown and Tunniclitfe in making their record score may be interesting:— 60 runs were made in 45 m inutes. ICO „ „ „ 1 hour 15 m inutes. 200 „ „ „ 2 hours 15 m inutes. 300 „ „ ,, 3 hours 5 m inutes. 380 „ „ „ 3 hours 45 m inutes. (Abel and BrockwelPs record beaten ) 500 „ „ „ 4 hours 45 m inutfs. 554 ,. „ „ 5 hours 5 m inutes. Brown made his 200 in 3 hours and 25 m inutes. Tunnicliffe m ade his 2C0 in 4 hours and 15 m inutes. Brown m ade his 303 in 5 hours 10 m inutes. Tunnicliffe made his 24 J in 5 hours 5 m inutes. T h e teams for the match between the Parsis and Bombay Presidency, which was to take place on August 8 aud 9, were chosen as follow s:— Presidency —E. B. Raikes, M. R. Jardine, Captain Greig, Douglas, Sinclair, Sprott, Ncwnham, H. H. Bond, Carnegy, and two others. Parsis —Gagrat, Writer, Mistry, Billi­ moria, Bapasola, Mody, jun., Daruwala, Kanga, Mehta, Kharas, and either Gazdar, Machliwalla, or Colabawalla. I t is interesting to note the change in public opinion which has taken place of late years with regard to batsmen de­ liberately trying to get out in order to give their side a victory. When, before the closure rule came into force, Mr. Shuter, anxious to beat Notts after a series of defeats, advised the Surrey men to get out as soon as possible, the manoeuvre was generally characterised as unsportsmanlike. Nowadays, such a manoeuvre is regarded b y everybody as not only legitimate but praiseworthy, whereas a side which prefers to run up a big score in preference to trying to win the game is universally condemned. Nevertheless, the giving away of a few byes or no-balls in order to prevent a side from follow ing on, is still considered by many as a most unsportsmanlike proceeding. W h e n the eighth and ninth men were batting in the Derbyshire second innings, at Chesterfield, it was known that Charlesworth was unable to bat, and that Frank Davidson had been obliged to go away to help the league club of which he is the profesfional. The fall of one wicket would, therefore, end the innings. The time for luncheon arrived, and as there seemed no object in pro­ longing the game, it was decided to continue playing until one of the bats­ men got out. But they both played so well that after a time it was agreed that luncheon should be taken. With the very first ball after lunch Mr. Walker was bowled ! Mr. N. M ille r, who has been scoring most consistently for Streatham, has again made another hundred—in fact, he very narrowly missed the two hundred— his score being 195. Mr. Miller’s d o iD g s for his club this season have already been referred to in Gossip. H e has now made over 1,500 runs for Streatham this year. I n the scores of the match between the Incogniti and Exmouth on August 18, as given in last week’s Cricket, Mr. T. A. Higson was, by an accident, only credited with eight wickets in the Exmouth second innings. He really took the whole ten wickets (nine of them bowled) for 11 runs. I give below the actual scores of the innings:— E xmouth . Second innings. Bev. J . H. Copleston, b Higson ........... ... 2 E. L . Copleston, b Higson ..................... 1 Rev. F .W . Lushington, b H igson ..................... 3 J . R . Johnson, b H ig­ son ............_................ 0 F , N . M ackenzie, not out ..............................17 E Robinson, b H igsm 5 A. W . Squire, b Higson 2 Rev. S. W . Feather- stone, b Higson ... J . Salter, b Higson ... J . S. G. G renfell, c Dawson Thom as, b Higson ...................... R . C. Groves, b H ig­ son ............................. Total O f Mr. M. R. Jardine, the old Oxford Blue, a correspondent in Sport, India, writes as follows, referring to his play in In dia :— I care not if Mr. Jardine did not know the right from the wrong side of the hat; that he could not bowl a ball within five yards of the wicket - and nobody will dispute he is both a bat and a bowler. Mr. M. R. Jardine is entitled to a place in any Presidency team for his fielding alone. It was a revelation to all cricketers here when they saw him first. The run to meet the ball, the pick up, and the throw in are really all one continuous movement—easy, graceful, and quick, with­ out any mistake or delay. It is the habit to praise the Parsee fielding, but I defy you to name a Parsee fielder who is in the same class. When a chance is given and the spectators see that Jardine is the fielder to whom it is given no doubt is felt but that the batsman will have to return to the tent. He acts as an example, and the other members almost unconsciously endeavour to emulate him. T h e follow ing amusing letter appears in a Bournemouth newspaper :— The fewness of spectators at the Dean Park matches in connection with the Bournemouth Cricket club is often a subject of comment. Perhaps the following incident may help to explain matters. Two schoolboy chums— aged 12 and 9 respectively —one with 9d. in his pocket and the other with 3d, being desirous in holiday time, of witnessing a match presented themselves at the gate and proffered 3d. each for admission. The