Cricket 1898

3?0 OBICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 25, 1898. gate-keeper said he had received no instruc­ tions to admit children at half price. The younger hoy looked disappointed, whereupon his companion produced his surplus cash, and they both (though completely bankrupt) were enabled, with about twenty other spectators, to enjoy the prolific scoring of “ The Incog­ n iti” team, and the consequent lively leather hunting of their Bournemouth opponents. A WRITER in the American Cricketer thus comments on the game as it is played in New Y o r k :— ‘ ‘ Our league matches are certainly more for ‘ blood,’ or rather, it seems to me the courtesy of friendly struggles frequently dis­ appears ; again, for a time clubs and in­ dividuals rally around a league, both in a playing and financial sense, but it is not long before a man’s own club absorbs all his interest, and a friend of mine hits the mark when he says men will probably play away ‘ if their own clubs were getting up the eleven, hut it appears to be impossible to arouse any enthusiasm among the best players when a representative team is called for.’ Our first two or three foreign matches brought forth unbounded loyalty from our cricketers, which is now, however, waning, and it requires probably a ‘ real live lord, or perhaps a prince,’ to stir them up; that we shall never get much support from the public—unlike Philadelphia—seems certain, and is much to be regretted.” A baseball player, who went to see a cricket match between Germantown and Belmont (Philadelphia), remarked at the conclusion of the game : ‘ ‘ Baseball is not in it with a cricket game, after all.” T o Mr. P. 0 . Wilson, an enthusiastic Yorkshireman, living in Salt Lake City, Utah, I am indebted for the scores of the matches played b y the North Western Cricket Association teams at Omaha, Nebraska, during a tournament week, ending July 23. Whatever may be thought of matches played on the American Tournament system as a rule, the North Western Cricket Association, although it labours under many disadvan­ tages, is beyond all question doing good work in spreading interest in the game, for in districts in America where clubs are situated hundreds of miles away from each other, it is obviously impossible to arrange a series of out and home matches as ordinarily played in England. To get all the clubs together in the same town for a few days is under the circumstances the best thing that can be done. T he clubs belonging to the above Association are Omaha, Chicago, Mani­ toba, Minnesota, and Denver, and at the conclusion of the tournament their positions were as follows :— Played. Won. Lost. P.C. Omaha.............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... 760 Chicago ........ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... 750 Manitoba ........ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... 75'0 Minnesota ........ 4 ... 1 ... 3 ... 250 Denver............... 4 ... 0 ... 4 ... 00'0 As there seems just at present to be a dearth of picturesque reporting, the follow ing criticisms on some of the matches played b y the above clubs in the tournament can hardly fail to interest. They are taken from the Evening Bee: — “ The Chicagoans coppered the match in the very first innings.” ‘ ‘ In their end of the argument but three of the Canadians got their eye on the twisters that the local bowlers let ioose, all the rest falling by the wayside with more or less grace.” “ Mr. Poile was sawing wood as if he had to earn his beer in that way. All bowlers looked alike to him, and he punctured twenty- one holes in the atmosphere, which, with a bit of assistance from a couple of his brethren, and a little more from the Omahas, were sufficient to give the match to his side.” “ Only six tiny runs separated them from being beaten, but ‘ a keg is as much as a brewery when one’s capacity is limited.’ ” “ They were altogether too stubborn in refusing to go after balls which they might have biffed out for many runs, considering their ability.” “ Chicago was utterly unable to solve the trundling of the local bowlers, and retired with a total of 36.” “ Saulez was the main guy in the run- getting, for he carried off the banner score of the day, forty-two. When he fell, stuff was off, for of the remainder of the team, five got a gosling apiece, and the other two a run each.” “ It was close enough to be interesting towards the wind-up, and it brought the lungs of the home rooters into play.” “ The Chicago men had a good share in boosting up the score.” “ Poile cut out a nice bit of glory for him­ self with his pretty stops and catches.” “ Davis made quite a bunch of four hits, and twisted the leather off safely in all sorts of caroms.” T h e maximum solar heat during the past seven days has been as follows :— In the In the shade. sun. Thursday, A ugust 1 8 ............ 79 ............. 119 F riday, „ 1 9 ............. 78 ............. 116 Saturday, „ 2 0 ............. 81 ............ 120 Sunday, „ 2 1 .............. 83 ............. 124 M onday, „ 22 .............. 89 ............. 129 Tuesday, „ 23 .............. 78 ............. 122 W ednesday, „ 24 .............. 69 ............ 114 T h e annual match between Young Amateurs and Y oung Professionals of Surrey is to take place at the Oval to­ day and to-morrow . The public schools, it will be seen, furnish the bulk of the amateur side. Young Amateurs:—G. Crosdale (Charter­ house), B. A. White (Malvern), A. M. Robertson (Rugby), E. M. Drower (East­ bourne), H. O. Dolbey (Dulwich), J. H. Napper (Epsom), H. K. Longman (Eton), L. V. Harper (Rossall), 0. Lambert (Eton), C. C. Trollope (Radley), W . N. White (Malvern), and W . E. W . Willson (Private). Young ProfessionalsPearce (Mitcham), Pearson (Mitcham), W . A. Windsor (Mit­ cham'), Strudwick (Mitcham), Batt (Mitcham), Marsh (Nunhead), Searle (Guildford), Gooder (Kingston), Edwards (Epsom), Atfield (Caterham),_ Montgomery (Addlestone), and Moulder (Richmond). T h e sons of Col. B. J. Bosanquet have lately given a remarkably good account of themselves in the cricket field. “ B. J. T .,” the Oxford Blue, put on 116 for the third wicket of I Zingari v. the Lord Chief Justice’s X I. in Dublin on August 9, in partnership with Sir T. C. O’Brien. They were the only two batsmen who made any stand at all against the Irishmen, aud between them they made 145 out of a total score of 176. On Saturday, Mr. N. E. T. Bosanquet, in partnership with Mr. J. R. Bowden Smith put up 139 for the first wicket for Teddington v. West Herts at Watford. “ N. E. T .” made 145, not out, in an hour and thirty-five minutes. In the same match “ B. J. T. ” made 45 in twenty minutes. Teddicgton made 265 in an hour and thirty-five minutes, which is pretty quick scoring. M r. E. M. D o w s o n , the Harrow captain, does not seem to have struck terror to the hearts of Irish batsmen during his recent tour with I Zingari. Against the Lord Chief Justice’s X I. he bowled twenty-two overs for 100 runs, without taking a wicket. But I Zingari, despite the fact that Sir T. C. O’Brien, Mr. M. C. Kemp, Lord George Scott, and Mr. B. J. T. Bosanquet were in the team, did not do very great things during the tour. Lord George Scott was out first ball in each innings against the Lord Chief Justice’s X I. T h e result of the first day’s cricket in Yorkshire v. Derbyshire at Chesterfield:— Y orkshire . Brown, not out ........................................270 Tunnicliffe, not out ...............................214 Byes 14, lb 4, nb 1 ...................... 19 T otal (no w k t)..................... 503 M r . G. F. V e r n o n still continues to make his hundreds. His latest was 115 not out for Houghton Hall v. Raynham Hall, a match in which many players well known in important cricket a few years ago were taking part. They included Mr. A . H . Heath, Mr. H . T. Hewett, Mr. E. A. Maynard, Mr. D . G. Spiro, Mr. L . K . Jarvis, Mr. J. H . J. Hornsby, and Mr. C. Toppin. A f i e r Hayward’s innings of 315 not out at the Oval, on Thursday and Friday, a collection was made on the ground for him. It produced over £71. There is no record that any collection was made for Brown and Tunnicliffe, but they were playing on a foreign ground. M r . T o w n s e n d ’ s bow ling of late has been so remarkable that I append a list of his most recent performances :— O. M . R . W . v. K ent ..................... ... 21 ... 8 ... 26 ... 5 y. K ent ..................... 34 .. 7 ... 66 ... 8 v. W arw ickshire ... ... 31 ... 4 .... 77 ... 6 v. W arw ickshire ... ... 46-4 ... 8 ,.128 .... 9 v. E s se x ..................... ... 31*1 ... 7 ... 64 .... 8 v. E s s e x ..................... ... 36 ... 8 . 77 .... 7 v. Somerset ............ ... 19 ... 3 .... 51 ... 5 v. Somerset ............ ... 21*1 ... 3 ... 66 ... 7 v. Surrey.................. . ... 26-2 ... 8 .. 61 ... 5 y. S urrey...................... 40 ... 9 ... 94 ... 4 3C6 3 ..6 5 ..710 ...64 W h a t is in store for Surrey’s remain­ ing engagement at the Oval— to wit, the match against Warwickshire— at the end