Cricket 1898

S ept . 8, 1898 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 401 As usual at this time of the year I give those of my readers who understand German a chance to display their know­ ledge of that language. On page 399 will be found the scores of a match between two Berlin clubs, reported in the purest German. It will be noticed that the Germans have a very neat way of describ­ ing the position of the two men who carried their bats in the second inniDgs. Two extracts from Cricket Club Life , Philadelphia:— The Belmont men did not find run-getting easy, and the score mounted slowly, owing to the long grass in the outfield, the necessity for running everything out and the peculiar way that some of the spectators had of helping in the ball when it pitched in their vicinity. Brooking was given out bowled when in reality the wicket-keeper took the ball in front of the wicket and fell all over the stumps. It was a case of too much energy on the part of Fisher, and a sleepy umpire. T iie scores made by Brockwell and Abel for Surrey this season : — Abel, 104 not out against Gloucestershire, at the Oval, in May ; 148 against Lancashire at Old Trafford, in June; 111 against Hampshire, and 148 against Essex, at the Oval, in July; 114 against Yorkshire, and 219 against Kent, at the Oval, in August; and 135 against Warwickshire, at the Oval, in September. Brockwell, 105 against Gloucester, at the Oval, in May ; 119 against Oxford University, at the Oval; 135 against Middlesex, at the Oval, in June; 109 against Hampshire, at Portsmouth, in July ; 100 against Somerset, at Taunton, in August; and 152 against Warwickshire, at the Oval, in September. The teams for the match between the United States and Canada have been chosen as follow s:— United States : It. D. Brown, P. H. Clark, W . W . Noble, J. E. Cope Morton, F. H. Bates, and N. Z. Graves, junr. (German­ town); J. Barton King, A. M. Wood, and F. L. Altemus (Belmont); Alfred P. Morris and J. H. Scattergood (Merionj. Canada: D. W . Saunders, captain; J. M« Laing, P. C. Goldingham, Massona Boyd, W . E. McMurtry, W. R. Wadsworth (Toronto, Rosedale); .T. L. Connell (Hamil­ ton) ; H. R. McGivem (Ottawa) ; A. G. Chambers (Parkdale); W . E. Mackenzie (Toronto University) ; A. W . Philpotts McGill. The follow ing paragraph, which is taken from the Athletic News , gives an interesting side light on league cricket:— Considerable commotion has been caused in the Heavy Woollen District of Yorkshire by the refusal of Batley to play Morley on Satur­ day in the final tie for the Heavy Woollen Cup. Batley opened their football season on Saturday on their own ground, and were not to be induced to think about a final cricket tie on a ground so near at hand as Dewsbury, where it had been officially fixed. Rather than do this they cheerfully offered to let Morley take the Cup without the credit of having won it. They offered to play on any day during the present week, including Satur­ day next, when there will be no football match at Mount Pleasant. No cricket final in Yorkshire causes so much interest as this, and as the proceeds are devoted to charity, the impasse is the more regretable. It is very probable, however, that the Emergency Committee will accept Batley refusal, and fix a more suitable date. Puzzles :—No. 1. To choose the best possible eleven from the two teams which have been playing at Hastings during the first part of the week. No. 2. To cut out some of the names from the above eleven to make room for others from men who were not placing at Hastings. During the last match of the Scar­ borough Festival a banquet was given to the Yorkshire team, and a large number of distinguished people were present. Lord Hawke made an effective speech, in which he spoke of the splendid manner in which the team had worked together. F or the follow ing details about Mr. Coates, whose death was announced in last week’s “ Gossip,” I am indebted to a San Francisco newspaper:— Mr. A. E. Coates was one of the most widely known cricketers in this State. He was born August 4, 1818, in Lancashire, England, and was consequently almost fifty years old when he died. The eldest son of the Kev. Arthur Coates, of Newtown House, County Meath, Ireland, and of Clifton, England, he was educated at Shrewsbury School, and at St. John’s College, Cambridge. He came to California six years ago, and was for four years secretary of the Citrus Colony Club at Loomis, Placer County, and, until his health failed in 1896, was captain of the Placer County eleven. The funeral services took place at St. Paul’s Church, Los Angeles. He will be deeply regretted by all cricketers, and especially by the members of the Citrus Colony, to all of whom he had endeared him­ self. A fir s t glance at ‘ ‘ Famous Sussex Cricketers, Past and Present,” a little book by Mr. A. D. Taylor, is disappoint­ ing, for the sub-title explains that the book “ contains the feats and achievments of the most celebrated players who have made their names famous in connection with Sussex cricket,” so that one is startled not to find any account of such men as Mr. J. M. Cotterill, Harry and James Phillips, Fillery, Mr. Charles Smith, the brothers Napper, Mr. C. B. Fry, and Mr. W . Blackman. But a further inspection reveals the fact that this is a first series, and that the author has wisely left some of his best subjects for future consideration. The book is issued at the price of six­ pence by the proprietors of the Hove Gazette , in which newspaper the biogra­ phies have previously appeared. Iu his preface the author explains that “ the demand for space in the journal neces­ sarily limited the biographies to a few words,” and they are certainly not very long. On the other hand they are in­ teresting to anyone who has ever heard of or seen the subjects of them, and the book 'contains many effective touches. To Sussex cricketers especially it will be found very useful. On page 403 we give a specimen of one of the biographies. During their partnership at the Oval on Thursday last, Abel and Brockwell very evenly shared the runs between them. Now one, and now the other led by a few runs, but with the total at 233 each had 108 on the board. From 'County Kerry, “ Ignoramus” writes as follows :— il In looking over old numbers of Cricket for last year, I lighted on a para­ graph of July 22. It ran thus : ‘ Mr. C: B. Fry, in a recently published article, expresses an opinion that Lockwood, in his best form, is a more difficult bowler than Richardson. This will be news for the Surrey committee and the Surrey X I., although if the remark had been made three or four years ago, it would, perhaps, have met with approval.’ Now I think this season’s work by Lockwood confirms Mr. Fry’s opinion that he is quite as deadly on any wicket as his famous companion Tom, and although Mr. Fry’s remark did not seem to agree with your opinion, yet perhaps he was right, as Lock­ wood had only lost his form temporarily, as this year he has been playing wonderfully well. In closing, let me say that I am very interested in your paper, and devour its con­ tents when it arrives in far away Kerry. I am an Englishman, although transplanted among the green fields of Erin, and your paper is the only record I see of our great national game.” It was a question of Lockwood’s best form in 1897 ; not his best form of other days, or in the present year. The county championship table for 1898:— Piyd. W on. L st. Drn. Pts. Percent. Y orkshire............ 26 ..,. 16 ... 3 ... 7 ... 13 .... 68 42 M iddlesex 18 ..,. 10 ... 3 ... 5 ... 7 ..,. 53 84 Gloucestershire 20 .... 9 ... 3 . 8 ... 6 . .. 50*00 Surrey ............ 24 .. . 11 ... 4 ... 9 ... 7 . . 46-66 • E ssex..................... 20 ., . 10 ... 6 .. 4 ... 4 .. 25 00 Lancashire 26 .. . 9 ... 6 .. 11 ... 3 .. . 20-00 K e n t..................... 20 .. . 5 ... 6 ... 9 . 1 .. . — 909 N o tts..................... 16 ..,. 1 ... 2 .. 13 . 1 .. —33 33 W arw ickshire 17 .. . 2 ... 6 ... 9 .. —4 .. . —50-00 D erbyshire 15 .. . 2 ... 6 ... 7 ...—4 .. . —50 CO Sussex ............ 20 ... 3 ... 9 ... 8 . 6 .. . -50-00. H am pshire 18 .. . 2 .... 8 ... 8 ...—6 .. . - 6 0 00 Leicestershire 16 .. . 1 . . 10 . .. 5 . ..- 9 .. -81-81 Somerset 16 .. . 1 . ..10 .. 5 ...—9 .. . -8 1 8 1 The m atches, Surrey v. D erbyshire, M ay 19, and W arw ickshire v. Surrey, M ay 23, were abandoned without a ball being bowled. The follow ing are some of the latest hundreds :— SE PrEM BE R . 1. A bel , S urrey v. W arwickshire .....................135 1. B rockwell , S urrey v . W arwickshire ... 152 2. G unn (W .), C. I. T hornton ’ s X I. v. Y orkshire .................................................................. 137 7. G. L . J essop , R est of E ngland , v . M r . S toddari ’ s X I.............................................. ... 112* 1. W . Newham, M r. Newham’s X IV . v. L ittle- hampton ........... .................................................121 1. G. W . Beldam , Boston P ark v Ealing ............ 202* 3. J . Attenborough, Clapton v. Paddington ... 102* 3. C. O. Cooper, Beckenham v. Streath am ...........135 3. B . D. Bannon. Beckenham v. Streatham ... 132 3. F . S. Young, H am pstead v. Kensington P ark 113 •Signifies not out. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J . G ill .—M iddlesex played Essex twice in 1895. Essex was then a first-class couLty. M iddlesex won the first m atch by.five w ickets; the second w as drawn. E. F. I .—You are righ t. M r. Hornby first played for Lancashire in 1867. M r. Webbe first played for Cambridge U niversity in 1875, the same year in which M r. A. P. Lucas made his debut. T. R . - W ill you send nam e and address ? #. A . R omeo .— We hope to be able to let you know next week.