Cricket 1898

3T8 ORIOKET : A WEEKLY RECORU OF THE GAME. S ept . 1, 1898. team, and at the present day he seems as necessary to it as ever. To the lay mind it is a mystery how any man can, for year after year, manage to take the extremely fast bow l­ ing now in vogue without continually hurting himself in a dangerous manner. But every wicket-keeper who has to do a great amount of work soon learns to hold his hands in such a way that there is a minimum of danger in taking the ball, and Wood has always been an adept at this. H is fingers, like those of all wicket-keepers, are, of course, marked in a manner which Nature never intended, but the hands of wicket-keepers do not seem to be built on the same lines as those of other mortals. Otherwise, how could they possibly stand the wear and tear which they have to undergo ? Of serious accidents, W ood has had very few, the worst being a blow over the heart from a ball which g ot up suddenly, and nearly put an end to his career. Another accident, which very nearly ended seriously, happened to him in a totally unexpected way. H e was playing in a colts’ match, and when his side was field­ ing he was allowed, for a ctiange, to take his place in the long field, greatly to his delight. He was On the on-side. Par away from him on the off-side was Abel. Iii'Course of time, one of the colts skied a ball midway between the two fieldsmen, who both went for it, and met at the critical moment when going at full speed. Their heads came together with a crash. Abel had to be taken home at once, while W ood was completely dazed, but seeing the ball lying near him on the ground, took it up and threw it in—exactly in the opposite direction to the wickets ! On the question of whether it is better for a wicket- keeper to stand up to a very fast bowler, or to go some distance behind the wicket much could be written. Every man has his own opinion about it. In his earlier days, Wood was inclined to think that to stand up close was infinitely to be preferred to standing back, but when Mr. John Shuter, one of the very best of judges of the game, showed him the advantages of the other method he was soon convinced that his captain was right. Some years ago W ood neatly expressed his idea upon the subject to an interviewer. “ I f you stand up,” he said, “ and a ball is at all short, the batsman’ s hands prevent you from seeing it properly, and, moreover, I think that there is much more chance for a catch if one stands back, as the ball is generally turned only a little. Even if a batsman chooses to stand out o f his ground it is of very little advantage to him, for the bowler sends down a length suitable to the circumstances. Besides, there is not much doubt that the nearer a batsman is to a fast bowler the more difficult it is for him to play the ball.” This very fairly represents the opinion of those who argue that a wicket-keeper can do better for his side b y standing back, than b y standing up. It is certainly open to doubt whether W ood could possibly have held out for so many years with such bowlers as Richardson and Lockwood to take if he had invariably posted himself just behind the wicket. His hands must have given way long before this. It may be mentioned that Mr. MacGregor has said that he considers Lockwood the most difficult of bowlers to stand up to, because he frequently gets up so much. It seemed to him that it was better to stand back to him, because so many balls could then be reached wbic i would psss out of range to a man who was standing up. W . A. B e t t e s w o r t h C R IC K E T IN B O M B A Y . BOMBAY GYMKHANA v. POONA GYMKHANA. —Played a t Bom bay on A ugust 12 and 13. P oona G ymkhana . F irst innings. Second in n iD gs. H . H . Bond,c and b Clarke 74 Capt. G reig, b C lark e ........... 0 not o u t.................... 3 P. F. Pocock, c & b Carnegy 70 E. L . Sale, lbw, b CJarke .. 23 L . M . Deas, c Clarke, b Carnegy ............................... 3 E. C. Bradford, c Clarke, b Carnegy ..................... 14 M ajor Beresford, c H olland, b C a rn e g y ................................ 1 c M uirhead, b C a rn e g y ............ 0 D. A . M ander, c C larke, b Carnegy ............................... 7 b C a rn e g y.............. 0 F. Sweeney, b C lark e............. 0 r u n o u t.................... 0 M ajor Young, b Clarke ... 14 b C a rn e g y ............. 3 L . Sheaune, not o u t ............. 3 n o to u t.. ............. 2 E x tra s................................. 29 Total T otal (4 wkts) 8 B om bay G tm k h an a . F irst innings. Second innir gs. Capt. Caroegy, b Greig ... 35 lbw, b Greig ... 21 Capt. H olland, b Sale .. ... 7 b Sh earm e............ 5 L . B . Stevens, b Greig 10 cYouDg,bShearm e 28 Lieut. Back, c Sweeney, b Gr*ig ....................................... 28 c Young, b Sale .. 0 L ieut. Henderson, c Beres­ ford, b Greig ..................... 7 c Deas, b Greig .. 3 W . B. Scott, c Bere-ford, b Deas ....................................... 6 c Sale, b Shearm e 22 J . B. Macbeth, st Y .u n g , b Greig ....................................... 10 not o u t.................... 5 J . ( larke, b Greig ............ 5 c Bond, b Sale . .. 14 L ieut. Vines, c Deas, b Greig 0 c Beresford, b Shearm e . ... 9 P . B. Strong, not o u t............ 0 c Bond, b Sale ... 2 A . M uirhead, c Shearm e, b Deas ....................................... 5 b Sh earm e............ 0 E x tra s.............................. 16 E xtras ........... 7 Total ..................... 129 T o ta l...........116 P oona G y m k h an a . F irst innings. Second inni gs. O M . R . W . O. M .R W . Clarke .....................37 JO 86 5 ............ 3 2 1 0 C a rn e g y ..................... 30 7 62 5 ............ 3 2 4 3 M acb eth..................... 6 1 19 0 ............ Strong ..................... 2 0 8 0 ............ Vines ...................... 8 0 19 0 ........... Sco tt... ..................... 2 0 15 0 ............ B om bay G ym k h an a . F irst innings. Second innings. O. M . R . W . O. M . R . W . Deas ..................... 21 5 53 2 .............. 14 7 27 0 S a le ..................i ... 7 1 23 1 ............. 13 3 24 3 Greig ..................... 20 6 3i 7 .............. 16 6 32 2 Shearm e ............ 5 2 6 0 ........... 15 3 24 5 BOMBAY PRESIDENCY v. P A R S IS .-P layed at Bombay on A ugust 9 and 10. T he P residency . M .R Jardine,cG agrat, b M istry .....................82 Capt. G reig, b M istry 50 Capt. D ouglas, b W riter .....................12 M r. Bond, c K anga, b B Lim oria ............41 Capt. Newi-h m. run out . . . . .. 8 Col.-Sergf. ] la ■! c Bapasola, b 1. a 0 Capt.Carnegy.bM istry M r. Fprott, c K anga, b M ib tr y ..................... M r. Pocock, c K anga, b W r ite r ..................... M r. Raikes, not o u t... M r. Sinclair, b W riter E xtras ................] T otal ...........22 17 8 P arkis . F irst innings. Second innings. K . K haras, b Sinclair........... 6 n o to u t............. K . M . M istry, c G reig, b Sinclair .........................13 b Newnham D. K anga, b Raikes .........10 c Newnham, Sinclair ... D. G agrat, c Jard in e, b Sin­ clair ..................... ........... 4 c D ouglas, b N ewnham 5 N. Bapasola, lbw , b R aikes 1 c N ewnhara, b R aikes ............ 0 C. D aruw alla, b Jard in e ... 27 cSprott.b Jard in e 26 C. P atel, lbw , b R aikes ... 12 c G reig, b Newn­ ham ..................... 1 B. B illim oria, c D ouglas, b R a ik e s..................................... 9 stSprott, b R aikes 5 E . Gazdar, not out .......... 23 b R aikes .............. 0 A, M ehta, c Sinclair, b N ew n h am ............................ 3 lbw, b Sinclair ... 4 D. W riter, c N ewnham , b R a ik e s ..................................... 3 b Greig ..............17 E x tr a s ............................. 9 E xtras ... 2 Total .. ...120 T otal 91 T he P residency . O. M . R . W . 1 O. M. R. W . M ehta ... 201 5 63 1 1 Bapasola 6 1 21 0 W riter ... 20 7 39 3 G agrat .. 4 0 15 0 M istry ... 28 11 14 4 |Billim oria 17 2 38 1 P arsi s. Firot inniDgs. O. M. R. W. I O. M. R. W . Sinclair... 52 10 4\ 3 |Greig 11 6 8 0 R aiaes ... 52-317 35 5 1 Ja rd in j ... 5 1 i) 1 Newnham 17 10 12 1 | CRYSTAL PALACE v. ERRATICS. Cryfetal Palace on A ugust 26. C r y sta l P a l a c e . Played a t the F . A . B Anderson, c Thompson, b G illes­ pie ... ... 43 W .C.Collins, c Griffin, b Johnson L . S. W ells, l^iw, Clarke ............ F. C. Barchard, C arke W . F. L . F rirh, M u b t........................... 1 1 G.E.Bicknell,c Griffin. b M ust ... 3 A . B. Cipriar.i, b M ust 2 Sm ith, b M ust ............ 11 Col. Cam pbell, not out 12 E. B. H owell, b Clarke 0 H. D. Crampton, run out ... ..................... 2 E x tra s.....................21 E rratics . F irst inniegs. R . Griffin, run out ............ 18 E. H . S. * erxidge, c Cam p­ bell, b W ells ..................... 6 H . 8. B aik^orth, c F rith, b W ells ....................................... 7 F. G. Johnson, c Anderson, b Sm ith ... ... 14 F. C. Adair Thompson, c W ells, b Sm ith ..................... 0 run out F . D. Gillespie, c W ells, b S m ith ...................................... 1 T otal Second innings. 150 c and b Barchard 3 not out.....................34 16 c Collins, b F ar- chard ... 10 F . Odell, c Cipriani, b Sm ith 2 c Cipriani,b Bick- w e ll..................... 2 A. J . Clarke, c F rith,b W e Is 3 W . H . M ust, not o u t.........13 not out...................... 38 E. L. D unster, b Sm ith ... 4 G. R Blades, st Cipriani, b W ells ....................................... 0 E xtras Twlal 11 ! Cram pton, Anderson E xtras ... T utal...........116 CRYSTAL PALACE v. E P S O il.-P la yed a t the C iystal Palace on A ugust 27. E psom . C. W reford - Brown, lbw , b W ell* ............ 0 A. M . W W oodaid, c —, b W e lls ........... 0 H . W . E dw ards, b W alker ............ 9 A . C. Barton, not out 55 F .W . Ledger, c Brooks, b Walk< r ..................... 2 E x tras..................... 5 N. H art, c W alker, b Sm ith ......................10 F. L . 1 aw fon, st Brooks, b Sm ith ... 17 A. J . Boardm an, b Sm ith ...................... 8 H . R . Longm an, b Sm ith ......................13 A . J . Green, c W ells, b Sm ith .........................48 O E W reford-Brown, st Brooks, b W alker 59 Total .. 226 C r y sta l P a la c e . T. A. Durke, c O. W refoid-brown, b Boardman .............18 A. B. Cip iaui, c Ed­ w ards, b Boardm an 4 G E Bicknell, not out 18 W . F. L . F ri h, to t out 18 E x t r a s ..................... 1 T otal (2 w kts) f9 L . W alker. L . 8. W ells. W . C. Collins, R . B. Brooks R . H . D illon, C. M itchell and fjn ith did not la t.