Cricket 1898

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Padw ick, E sq., R edhill, com prising Rare Books, E n gn vin gs, P rin ts; complete catalogue post free.—Address, M r. A lfred J . G aston , 133, D itchling Riee, B righton. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF TEE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY , SEPT. 8 t h , 1898. IMPORTANT NOTICE! The last of the Weekly numbers for the Summer will he published on September 22nd. Six numbers will be issued during the Winter as heretofore, from October to March inclusive. The dates will b e:— No. 497.—THURSDAY, OCT. 27. No. 498.—THURSDAY, NOY. 24. No. 499.—THURSDAY, DEC. 29. No. 500 .—THURSDAY, JAN. 26. No. 501.—THURSDAY, FEB. 23. No. 502.—THURSDAY, MARCH 30. The six Winter numbers will be forwarded immediately on publication for Is. 3d. The amount must be sent to the Manager of Cricket , at the Offices, 168. Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. R esults of the S eason and A verages of the P rin cipal C lubs will be inserted in the remaining Weekly numbers of Cricket as well as in the earlier Winter numbers, at the rate of 3s. 6 d. a column, with a minimum charge of 2s. 6 d. To ensure insertion in the follow­ ing number, particulars must be received not later than the Saturday previous to the day of publication. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. I t is rumoured that the Maharaja of Patiala is contemplating the idea of taking a touring team through India this winter, and that the team will include Ranjitsinhji, Brockwell and J. T. Hearne, as well as some of the best Parsi cricketers. I f such a tour were under­ taken, it would certainly have the effect of waking up cricketers in India. On page 394 will be found the scores of the last match of which I have any accurate knowledge iu which Ranjitsinhjt played. The wicket was of matting. It w ill be seen that the Prince made the top score of his side in each innings. He also took nine wickets at a cost of seven runs apiece. According to the Sportsman Ranjitsinhji has gone on tour with the Kathiawar team, and made iwo ducks in the iirst match on September 1. Apparently “ A Constant Reader” has caught us napping. He writes as follows from Cape C olony: “ In your issue of Cricket on 14th July, you give in ‘ Be­ tween the Innings ’ W . G. as having played, up to date, 1,244 innings (90, not out), 47,463 runs, average 41.12, strictly first-class. In ‘ Pavilion Gossip ’ of 21st J uly, you give him 1,188 innings, complete 48,721 runs, average 41. This would mean that in the space of a week he had completed 34 innings. Again in ‘ Be­ tween the Innings,’ Mr. G. Lacy gives 1,247 completed innings, 47,857 runs, average 38'3. I know Mr. Lacy has not kept to strictly first-class matches, but allowing for that, W.G. has not played in so many second-class matches, that could possibly be included in first-clafs. ‘ Pavilion Gossip ’ gives him 48,721 runs, while Mr. Lacy, although giving 59 innings more gives him 47,857, viz. : 864 runs less. I have been a regular reader of your paper for years and have got nearly every number intact, but I have never before seen anything so conflicting as this.” Perhaps some statistician will kindly inform us what is the actual total of Dr. Grace’s runs. An old and popular Bendigo cricketer passed away in July, says the Australasian, in the person of Jack Beswick, who played for Bendigo for more than thirty years. He was a fairly good slow over-arm bowler, and often secured respectable averages against metropolitan teams of repute. As a batsman he was a sticker. For some seasons he acted as caretaker of the Bendigo ground, and at the time of his death (due to bursting of a blood­ vessel on the lungs) he was fifty years of age. Whatever may have been thought of Richardson’s bow ling during the greater part of the season, he has most decidedly been quite at his best of late. A t the Oval he finished up the season in a re­ markable manner, taking fifteen wickets for 83, including four in an over. With the first two balls of an over on Friday night he disposed of Santall and Dickens. On Saturday morning, continuing the over, he yorked Lilley with the third ball, hit Field on the leg with the fourth, and, after appealing with all due diffidence on the off chance, got him caught at mid-on with the last ball of the over. Although unpunctuality among cricketers is not b y any means unknown in England it would seem that, even in suburban matches, dilatory players are more considerate for the feelings of their captain and their opponents than were some officers who took part in a match at B ingalore between Military and Civilians. On the second day of the match the other players waited and waited until they began to talk of going home, but after an hour and three- quarters the truants turned up. O n looking through the scores of the above match I was a little startled to find the name of G. L. Wilson among the players, the ninth on the list, but as the tenth and eleventh names were those of A. E. Stoddart and W . W . Read, although without any inverted commas, it was obvious that fictitious names had been chosen to represent three substitutes. O n Saturday, Cuttell, who batted under great difficulties, brought his total number of runs for the season to a thousand, and then retired owing to lameness. H e had previously taken a hundred wickets, so that he placed his name beside those of Mr. Townsend and Mr. Jackson, the only other men who have performed the same feat this season. There is not much chance that there will be any addition to the list. Davidson, who only required nine wickets, is not down to play again. I n the sixpenny seats at the Oral. Richardson bow ling. W . G. Quaife batting:— First Sportsman : “ I tell yer, it wants some batting to play Tom Richardson, when ’e's got ’is ’ed up.” Second ditto : “ Yus. And I tell yew, it wants some bow ling to get that little josser out when ’e’ s got ’is eye in .” A CURIOSITY in the way of averages is that of the Rev. A. P. Wickham, who, with a highest score of 19 not out, has an average of 22-66. He has played nine innings, and has been not out six times, making 68 runs in all. A correspondent of the Sportsman points out that Mr. Wickham once had an even more remark­ able average for Somerset, playing eleven innings, and being not out nine times. His total was 30, with a highest score of 6 not ou t—average 15. T he heat wave has again put in an appearance. Since last Wednesday the follow ing has been the maximum : — In the In the shade, tun. Thursday, Sept. 1 .............................. 71 ... 114 F riday, „ 2 ..............................76 ... 113 Saturday., „ 3 ..............................85 ... 122 Sunday, „ 4 ..............................86 ... 121 M onday, „ 5 ..............................80 ... 113 Tuesday, ,, 6 ..............................82 ... 113 W ednesday „ 7 ..............................79 ... 99 T he follow ing score was made in the middle of August by the New York Cricket Association against the Metro­ politan District Cricket League :— J . F. Curran, not out ...........................................115 R . T. Rokeby, b D odds.............................................32 C P. H urditch, c Standfast, b R o se ................142 M . R . Cobb, not out ..................... ... .. 8 B yes 25, leg-byes 9 ............ .............. 34 Total (2 w kts.) ...... ...331 W hen Abel went to the wickets on Thursday at the Oval to see what he could do against the Warwickshire bow l­ ing he wanted 117 runs to b r'n g his total for the season to 2,000. B y scoring 135 runs he attained his object. I t is not at all likely that anyone else will reach the 2,000 this year, for Tyldesley, with a total of 1,918, and Tunnicliffe, with 1,804, are not announced to play in either of the matches at Hastings.