Cricket 1898

S ept . 1, 1898. CRICKET: A WEEKLYjRECORD OF THE 'GAMK. 385 until towards the end of the innings, but b y the time that the Parsis went in, there was very little chance of making runs. Under these circumstances the Parsis were out of the running, and lost the match by an innings and 19 runs. The Presidency has now won 7 matches against five by the Parsis. R eferring to the above match the Bombay Gazette says:— It is wonderful what excitement the great cricket match of the season causes amongst all classes of individuals. The Maidan is transformed into a respectable cricket ground lined on three sides with tents and on the fourth with people. Everyone seeus out for a holiday, and “ peace on earth,” etc., seems to he the reigning idea. Even the Parsees’ hisses have a certain amount of good nature in them, and the excitement they show when one of their favourites smites Sinclair to the boundary is great. Everyone shouts and waves an handkerchief if there is one handy, if not he makes as much noise as he can with­ out it. Every year it is the same, and the interest in the match increases as time goes on. T he ‘ ’ n o -p la y ” r e o r d of the past w e »k :— Friday, August 26. Yorkshire v. M.C.C. ( 2 ^ hours only). Saturday, August 27. Yorkshire v. M .C.C.; Lancashire v. Derbyshire ; Hampshire v. Warwickshire. Monday, August 29. Gentlemen v. Players (Scarborough), 3 hours and 10 minutes ohly ; Kent v. Middlesex, 3 hours and 45 minutes; Sussex v. Essex, 2 hours and 20 minutes only. O n p ig e 380 will be found an obituary notici of the late Mr. W . H. Davis, who as a hard-hitting left-handed batsman in the Hornsey team was well kuown to nearly all London club cricketers. For many years Mr. Davis was the honorary secretary of the Hornsey C.C., and in that capacity gained the good will of the members of his club as well as those of opposing clubs. From August ls*s 1897, to July 31st, 1898, E. H . D. Sewell scored 2,665 runs for 19 completed innings, average 140 2, and took 157 wickets for 1,449 runs, average 9'5. During this period he score 1 12 centuries. Once more the Hastings Cricket Week is close upon us, and the end of the season is iu sight. Already reference has been made in Gossip to the matches and the players therein, and all that remains for me to do is to remind readers of Cricket that Mr. Stoddart’s Australian Team will play the Rest of England at the beginning of the week, while at the eud the match under the title of Surrey aud Sussex v. Rest of England will be revived. L ast year Abel was the only batsman who scored 2,000 runs. In 1896 Ranjit­ sinhji, Dr. Grace, and Abal all reached the 2,000. In 1895 Abel again appears with 2,000, with W.G. to keep him com­ pany. Once more Abel seems likely to reach the round number, for up to the present he has scored 1,883 runs. It would not appear that anyone else has much chance of joining the very select band except Tyldesley, who has so far made 1,868. Mr. F ry’s total is 1,682 and Tunnicliffe’s is 1,725. According to the Athletic News, the 200 made by Tyldesley for Lancashire v. Derbyshire is a record for the Old Traff >rd Ground, the previous best score being 188 by Mr. A. N. Hornby seventeen years ago against the same county. L ast year an account appeared in Gossip of the drastic measures taken by J. L. Sullivan, the ex-priz i fighter, in a baseball match in which he was umpire. As a contrast to this, I give another side of the umpire question, as shown in a recent baseball match in America:— Dominico Sebeli, of No. 583, East 149th Street, was held for examination in the Morrisania Police Court yesterday morning by Magistrate Cornell on the charge of having stabbed Giuseppe Jacceriosano, thirty-eight years of age, of No. 546 East 149th Street, and Dominico Abaucasi, twenty-seven years of age, of No. 229, Mulberry Street, while acting as umpire of a baseball game yester­ day in a vacant lot of East 149th Street, near Morris Avenue, between the “ Stars of Mulberry ” and the “ Stars of Little Italy.” Jacceriosano was a member of the “ Stars of Little Italy,” and was at the bat in the last inning, when the score stood 17 to 17. Two balls and two strikes were called on him, and he then hit a foul, which Abaucasi caught. Sebeli declared that this didn’t count, and then there was a fight. Police­ men broke up the riot, and Jacceriosano and Abaucausi were found on the ground with several stab wounds on their persons. Sebeli was arrested on suspicion. The marriage of Leonard Corke to Annie Louisa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Killik, of Folkestone, took place on August 24th. Members of hUling and the Nondescripts will be especially inte­ rested in the news. Of the latter club Mr. Corke has been an excellent secretary for many years. The game of cricket would seem to be at a low ebb at Bangalore if Sport (India) is to be believed:— “ Toe Ooty and Ballary matches have fallen through. Nothing is yet arranged with the Planters for the annual match, and I saw a list a day or so ago asking for names for a Visitors and Residents match on which the ayes were about three to twenty noes. Whar, has come over the place ? For those who j oin the Gymkhana solely for cricket, it is devoid of fun to shell out Rs. 20 donation, and a monthly Rs. 5 to practise with country-made buffalo skin balls, with no grounduian to bowl to you, and with the prospect of one match at Kolar at the end of August, and the next game about the middle of September. Scandalous is no name for i t ! ” Among the well-known cricketers who have not lately played in first-class cricket are Mr. R . S. Lucas and Mr. F. E. L icey. The former made 41 not out on Saturday for Richmond v. Beckenham, and the latter, 29 for M.C.C. and Ground v. Oxfordshire. One occasionally comes across the names, iu holiday cricket, of Mr. A. L. M. Croome, Rev. E. Pereira, M. E. Pavri, H . D . G. Leveson-Gower (who made a hundred the other day for M.C C. v. Oxford City), and others. Owing to the very bad weather which attended the Whitsuntide match at Trent Bridge between Notts and Surrey, AUe- well, for whose benefit half the share of the gate was set aside, received only about £120 from the same. It is hoped, however, that subscriptions w ill bring the total amount to about a thousand pounds. For the first time for many years a professional engaged in the West of Scot­ land has taken a hundred wickets during the season for his club. Tee fortunate bowler is Hirst, the Uddiugston profes­ sional, who on Saturday last took his hundredth wicket. His average wicket is about six runs. O n Monday Mr. F. S. Jackson placed his name beside that of Mr. C. L. Town­ send as a cricketer who has taken a hun­ dred wickets and made a thousand runs this season. It is not uulikely that Cut­ tell may make a third with the above two amateurs, as he has already taken a hun­ dred wickets and scored 971 runs. L ock­ wood might possibly come in, and also George Davidson, if he plays again. According to the Sportsman, the Forest H ill pavilion was entered on Saturday night by burglars who stole numerous articles. The Wanstead Cricket Club has also lost several articles in the same manner. O n Saturday, Mr. P . F. Warner and his team, with the exception of E. F. Penn, left Liverpool for Montreal on the s.s. “ Gallia” of the Beaver Line. Mr. Penn missed his train at Euston, but was fortunate enough to secure a berth on the s.s. “ Etruria.” The team is as follow s:— P . F. W arner (M iddlesex & Oxford U niversity) capt. E. H . B ray (M iddlesex and Cambridge U niversity) C. J . B um up (Kent and Cambridge U niversity) C. O. H. tteweil (Gloucestershire) A . W arner (Oxford U niversity) G. E. W inter (Cam bridge U niversity) F. M itchell (Yorkshire and Cambridge U niversity) V. T. H ill (Somerset and Oxford U niversity) E. C. Lee (Hampshire a n i Oxford U niversity) B. J . T . Bosanquet (M iddlesex and Oxford U ni­ versity) R . Berens (Oxford U niversity Authentics) J . L . Aiasw orth (Liverpool and M arlborough College) E. F . Penn (Old Etoni m s) Mr. Warner ought to reach Montreal on September 4th or 5th. A tw o-day match is to be played there, and a three- day match against all Canada at Toronto. After a visit to Niagara, the team will play Gentlemen o f Pniladelphia on Sept. 16, 17 and 19; New York on Sept. 21 and 22 ; Twenty-two Colts on September 23, 24 and 26; and Gentlemen of Phila­ delphia on September 30 and October “1 and 3.