Cricket 1898

380 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 1, 1898. both just about manage it. Rhodes, Albert Trott, and Haigh are the only new names in the bow ling list as ) et.; but Mr. Jackson’s is sure to be addel, and Mr. K or'right’s uiay possibly be. Mold and George Dtvidson have had distinctly hard iines in losing their chances of the distinc’ ion through accidents. The Derbyshire man only wanted nine wickets some weeks a g o ; but since then he has had to stand out of the Leicester­ shire match, could only bow l one over v. Yorkshire, and was not able to bow l at, all v. Lancashire. Mold has b<-en absent from five of the Lancashire matches, and has been handicapped in several of those in which he played. One trusts that that knee of his will have fully recovered before 1899. THE LONG PA R TN E R SH IPS OF 11-98. (A ugust 15 to A ugust 23, inclusive.) 137,1st wicket, Abel and Brockw ell, Surrey v. Kent, Oval, A ugust 15, 2h. 10m. 209, 3rd, Abel and Lockwood, Surrey v. K ent, Oval, A ugust 15-16, 2h. 30;n. 109, 2nd, P. H . L atham and W . L . Murdoch, Sussex v. L ancashire, B righton, A ugust 15. vh. 109, 1st, K night and C. J . B. Wood, Leicestershire v. Derbyshire. Leicester. A ugust 15. lh 35ra. 169, 1st, W . G. Grace and W . Tr< up,G loucestershire v Somerset, Taunton, A ugust 18 2h. 20m. 554,1st, Brown and Tunniciiffe, Y orkshire v. D erby­ shire, rh-sterfleld, A ugust 1819, 5h. 5m. 175,5th, H ayw ard and D . L . A . Jephson, Surrey v. Lancashire, Oval. A ugust 18, 2h. 5m. 204, 8 b, Braund and H ayw ard, Surrey v. Lancashire, O val, A u eu stl9 , 2h. 15m. 169, 2nd. F. G. J . Ford, and P. F. W arner, M iddles' x v. N otts, N ottingham , A ugust 18-19, 2h. 5min. 107, 8th, G. MacGregor and Trott, M iddlesex v. N otts, N ottingham , A ugust 19. 55m. 115, 2nd. F. G. J . Ford *nd P. F. W arner. M iddlesex v. Lancashire, Lord’s, A ugust 22, lh . 15m. 133, 1st, Brown and Tunnicliffe, Yorkshire v. Sussex, Brighton, A ugust 22, lh . 45m. 110, 2nd, Brown and F . S. Jackson, Y orkshire v. Sus-ex, Brighton, A ugust 22, lh . 30m. Leicestershire’s record for 1898 is a curious reproduction of that for 1897. In each season the Midland shire lost ten county matches and won only one, three matches being drawn last year, five this. In each season the one match she won was that with Derbyshire at Leicester. And in each season she won the one extra game played, against the M.C.C. at Lord’s. In one respect, however, there is a very welcome improvement ; while her batsmen have secured more runs and at a higher average, her bowlers have taken more wickets at a lower one, and what I call the “ figure of merit ” has improved from 15'6 in 1897 to 10 0 in 1898. The follow ing comparison will show what I mean:— L eicestershire C ounty M atches . _ . . Fig. Scoring for. Scoring against. of It. W . A ver. R . W . A ver.M erit. 1897 ... 3736 242 15 4 ............... 5033 162 31 0 15 6 1898 ... 4908 264 18 5 ............... 5620 197 28*5 10 0 J. N. P. KENSINGTON PA R K v. BLACK B E A T H .-P layed a t B lackheath on A ugust 27. K ensington P ark . P. G ieatorex, not out 43 B 17, w 1, nb 1 ... 19 Total (2 wkts) 221 C. H . M . Thring, not out ..............................119 A . W hittow , b Fegan 8 R F .A .O rr.cH .M ason, b G odfrey..........................32 F . H. Palm er, F. K endali, O. M . 8kinner, G. E. W . Money, Kev. H . S. Stork, R . H. K endle and C. S alt di.l not bat. * Innings declared closed. B lackheath . Did not bat. ©omgpcmtentt. N E D ’ GREGORY’S BENEFIT MATCH. To the Editor of C kicket . D e a r S i r . — In reading your issue of June 9th I notice your remarks on a benefit to “ N e d ” Gregory, and I wish on behalf of my Association to contradict the statements therein made. The actual facts iu this matter are: The gate receipts, sale of tickets, etc., amounted to £84 12*., and my Association after paying all expenses made the amount up £ 100 , and which bum was handed to Mr. Gregory. As the controlling body of cricket in New South Wales we do not think the statements made by you should be allowed to pass without being corrected. I would also like to point out that this was the last match of the season, and considering the larg^ amount of cricket the general public had been a-ked to respond to, we think the result of the benefit match satisfactory. To give you an idea of the detrimental effect cn the ga‘ es of Inter-Colonial Matches when an Euglish team is in Australia I append the net proceeds of Inter-Colonial cricket in our C dony during the past three seasons : — £ s. d. 1895-1896 ............ 1.743 13 2 1896-1897 ............ 2,081 4 11 1897-1898 ............ 375 11 9 When English visits 8 fleet our Inter­ colonial gates in the manner shown can you wonder at the gates of inter-club matches being more so ? M y Association decided that, though even so late in the season we would give Mr. Gregory the benefit, as we wished, to show our appreciation of his past ser­ vices while he was with us, as (as you are most probably aware) he was very ill at the time of the benefit. In view of the above facts I think the statement should, as appearing in the issue named, be contradicted. Yours faithfully, W . A. F i r t h , Honorary Treasurer. Sydney, July 26, 1898. HAMPSTEAD v. HAMPTON W IC K .—Played at B ushey P ark on A ugust 24. H ampstead . H .C .“ B ailey ,”c Eddy, b F D. H ead ............. 118 W .W .A ’D eane.bEe^y 11 R . M atthews, st Dun­ bar, b Eedy ............. 6 W . T. H . D auby, st D unbar, b Eedy ... 22 H. C. Fieston.b Lew is 3t> J . Gibbon, c Lew is, b F. D. Head 13 R . Leigh-Ibbs, b Eedy 3 A . E iloart, b Lewis ... 1 G. L . Jeffrey, c Dun­ bar, b Eedy ............28 F . W . Orr, c M iles, b L ew is.............................. 2 A. S. Oppeoheimer, not out ..................... 0 E xtras .....................14 H ampton W ick . Total . 254 G. D unbar, c and b ‘•B a iley” ..................... W albanck, c Oppen- heim er, b Gibbon ... D. G. W illiam s, b Gibbon ............ F. D. H ead, b Gibbon H .E. Stanger-Leathes, c Oppenheimer, b M atthew s.....................21 S. A. M iles, not o u t... 58 E xtras .....................14 T otal (5 w kts)... 150 F. L . B ead, n o to u t... 41 C. De W inton, F . 8. Lewis, M . Eaton and E tdy did not bat. O B IT U A R Y . MR. W . H. DAVIS. By the death of Mr. W . H. Davis metro­ politan cricket has suffered a real loss. Mr. Davis's c >nnection with club cricket was a long one, beginning at the time of his leaving school and only terminating with his death, at the age of forty-one, last Friday week. For the past ten years Mr. Davis had played almost exclusively with the Hornsey Cricket Club, heading their average table more than once, and both with bat and ball distinguish­ ing himself times without number. One innings—a score of 229—against the South­ gate Cricket Club is the highest ever made for the Hornsey Cricket Club or npon their ground. That his powers had suffered no diminution is proved by the fact that only last seaton Mr. Davis came first upon the li-t, with a fine average of 45 runs per innings. At one time Mr. Davis played regularly for the Clapton Cricket Club, and shared in the almost unbroken run of vic­ tories achieved by them in the first Jubilee year. The side was one of quite exceptional strength, but it contained no better all-round performer than the subject of these lemarks. Of recent years Mr. Pa vis had lost much of his bowling ability, but his batting had improved beyond all knowledge. How good he was it was difficult to determine. For many years he was handiCipped heavily by the disease which ultimately killed him, his innings being si-atched in intervals between bad illnesses. Mr. Davis was a left-handed bat with a left-handef’s traditional preference for off-btrokes. Some of his cuts were mar­ vels for cleanness and strength. In addition, Mr. Davis was an admirable captain, at once original and sound, and, during the years that he filled the office as good a secretary as any club need wish. He was a keen sports­ man and a man of indomitable courage. So long as he retained consciousness, he kept up an interest in cricket and in the doings of his club. The Hornsey Club has never lost* a more valuable cricketer—the members have never mourned a truer Cumrade and friend. PANTBER v. A LLE Y N .—Played a t Dulwich on A ugust 20. P anther . A . E. D. Lew is, c D riskeli,b B radbury 22 W . L. B ayley, it D iis- kell, b A. P aisona... 53 E. W . M antle, c Tink- ham , b A . Parsons 9 8. Silverthorne, lbw , b A Parsons ............ 1 W . A. Standish, b Cox 12 A . E. Taylor, c ana b Cox .............................. 2 R.H .D ay.c B ill, b Cox 7 8. F. Prior, c Baker, b A. Partons ............ l B. W . (ireeo, c and b A. Parsons ............10 W . Stm d ish, ju n ., c Baber, b A . Parsons 1 G .W .H odgson,notout 2 B 7, w 2 ............ 9 Total .129 A. H . Parsons, b Prior 4 J . H. Ba><er, b Prior .. 0 R . Tinkham . stSilver- thorne, b B ayley ... 0 A. Parsons, not o u t... 40 C. L . Cox, b P rior ... 62 A lleyn . C. H . D ay, b B ayley... 16 C. J Parsons, not out 7 B 4, lb 11, w 1 ... 16 Total . 145 HAMPSTEAD v SOUTH GATE.- gate on Augur t 20. S outhgate . -Played a t Souih- H . Bond, not out ...152 A . 8 .H arris,run out... 29 T. P. Irons, c G rtig, b E iloart ..................... 31 F . Bryan, lbw , b E iloart ... ... 5 F . 8. Lewi*, c M c­ M illin, b E iloart ... 7 H .J P ickering, not out 1 E xtras ..................... 9 Total (4 wkts) *234 J . H . Lew is, E. P. Sugden, R . T. B arker, E. W hite and J . A rm strotg did not bat. ? Innings declared. H ampstead . H . Greig, c Pickering, F . W . Orr, not out ... 1 b B ryan .....................29 E xtras ......................... C.D .M cM illin,b Lew is 2 — H . W oodall, not out... 49 Total (3 wkts). J . C. Toller, c Irons, b Pryan ..................... 7 H. T. Tewson, T. W . M ackintosh, R . M atthew s, E. Eeid, J . Greig and A . E iloart did not bat. 92