Cricket 1898

O ct . 27, 1898. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. with more or less accuracy and a gond d.al of humour. Mr. Hutchinson (the honourable treasurer) replied, and scored an unexpected point by describing his connection with the Nondescripts as an “ oasis in the desert of a particularly miserable life,” at which those who knew ) iiu best wept with him for a brief m'ervol. Brightening somewhat at this, he a’luded to the strong tie which exists betwefn the Himpstead club and the Nondescripts, pointing out that while we owe a great deal to the former we do our best to repay thi3 by bringing out their Las apprecatedmembers. Mr. Pawling, »ii.lt hie usuil flowof eloquence, proposed the toast of “ Tbe Visitors,” amongst whomwere Mr. Stantcn (“ Wanderer ” ), Mr. Savage Landor, three “ old ” Nondescripts (Messrs. W. J. Haycraft, T. W. Pierce, and Snell) and others. Full of rhetoric was Mr. Pawling, bu' his speech did not exactly bristle with points as to thevisitors. Had the speech been about anything else it would have been quite the effort of the evening. Mr. Stanton relied, though somewhat over­ come by Mr. Pawling’s eloquence. Mr. Marsden, in one of his well-knownhappy efforts, proposed the health of our chair­ man. Screamingly-funny recitation- were provided by Mr. Walter Churchei, and Messrs. SidneyGotto, Arthur Grovi r, H. H. Cobb, and Arthur Godfrey kept us going to music. Altogether it was a most enjoyable evening, and if our chairman’s apparent doubts as to whether this is our twenty-first year should prove to be well grounded, we shall be only too glad of the excuse to hold our real c<ming-of-age dinner again next year. “ A CLOSE FINISH.” T im e. —2 p.m. on a Saturday. S ce n e . —Third smoker in the “ Raynes Park Cricket Express.” Fifteen in the com­ partment—all laden with cricket materials, and smoking. Y o u t h i n C o r n e r : Yus, Jim; it was a close finish between Lancashire and Yorkshire, but nothing like the day 1 saved the game for the Eaynes Park Rushers against the Royal Stars.” Jim ( anxious to draio him out) : “ Let’s see, that was win n you got that twelve.” Y.I.C.: “ Gam! That was over at Nunhead. This was on our ground in the return match. We started about ’arf- past-four, and then lorst the torss. They went in, and was batting for about an hour and an ’atf.” The rest of the travellers look in­ terested, and wait for the next words from the narrator. Jim is a bit flurried by the evident attention, but asks quietly : “ Wot did they git ? ” Y.I.C. : “ Well, there was Nobby Wells bowling one end and me the other. You remember old Nobby can chuck ’em down like mad. Well, he starts, and ’its the fust man on the ’ed. They carries him out, and a long chap comes in. He was too tall to git ’urt, and goes through the over allright.” Jim (relieved) : “ Good.” Y.I.C. : “ Then I ’as a try with my slow breaks, and they couldn’t ’it ’em. I was gitting a couple of inches on some o' ’em, when I hit a bumpy bit of ground, and though they kept their ends up for > time, they was all out for 31. I got six wickets for seven runs, and there was 15 byes.” Jim (awe struck) : “ What ho ! ” Y.I.C. (now an important personage) : “ Yus, and thfn our captain says : ‘ You two chaps has done all the work up to now—you go in fust and get the runs.’ ” J im : “ Wot d’jer do ?” Y.I.C.: “ I ses toNobby : ‘ Play quiet, old chap, don’t hit fi r an over or two, you’re dead tired already.’ He must have a smack though, and gets out fust ball. Then the captain comes in and we makef a stand.” J im : “ Good ; who got out f ” Y.I.C. : “ ’Hdid, for six; but he played fine—just like “ Brockie.” The scorf was 19 when he was bowled.” J i m : “ That was orlright.” Y.I.C. : “ Yus, so far, but then tbert was a rot, and six was out for 22. I runs over to the score box to ask. Then we gets 29 for nine, and old Joe Grey comes in. He’s never got a run in ’is life, but he’s such a nice chap, they sfick ’im in our first elevenalways. He had to take a full over from their fast bowler.” J i m (horror struck) : “ My aunt! ” “ Y.t.C. : “ Yus, you might well say so. He was shivering with fright, but somehow there wasn’t a straight ball in the over, and I got the hit. Just tinn Nobby runs out from the pavvylicn, and ses he: “ This is larst over—set abar it.’ ” J im (beyond words) : “ Whew ! ” Y.I.C. : “ We wanted five to win, and the thought that there was onlyfiveballs to git ’em orf unnerved me. I clean missed four balls, and the last one como? up. It was straight as a die, but I steps back and ’as a slog. It hits mid-on fit ’is felt ’at, and then drops on the ground. and we won the match.” C h o r u s (all round): ‘ "Ow did ytr win ? ” Y.I.C. (with majestic scorn)-. “ Read yer rules. I appeals to our umpire : ‘ ’Ow’s that for fielding a ball wiv any part of yer clothes ?’ ‘ Five runs to you,’ ses he. 'Time.' Of course they wanted to fight us, but as they’d only got three bats and we ’ad four, and the stumps as well, they soon cooled off.” P o r t e r s (outside ) : “ R lynes P a r k , Raynes P a r k .” C h o r u s : “ So long, Ranji. ’Ope you git yer ’underd to-day.” T.R. GRANVILLE (LEE). F ir s t X I. Matches played, 35; won, 12; lost, 8 ; drawn, 15. “ A ” T e a m . M atches played, 28 ; won, 11 ; lout, 11 ; drawn, 6. Total runs for. 10,3*5; total wickets, 542; average per wicket, 19 12. T otal runs against, 9,483 ; total wicketp, 625; average per wicket, 15*17. Highest innings for, 362 for 5 w icle ts; against, 314 for 4 wickets.Lowest inning3 for, 26 ; against, 35.] B A T T IN G A V E R A G E S. N o. Tim es M ost of not T otal in an inns. out. runs. inns.Avor. W . Austin .................... 15 ... 6 ... 636 ...15«>* . 7<r66 W . Edwards.................... 19 ... 6 ... 470 .. 120* f6 1 5 W. M orris ....................30 ... 5 ... 846 ...106 ... 83 8* U R . Havers ............23 ... 4 ... 614 ... 94 ... 32*31 P. P. L in o ln ............ 35 ... 3 ... 905 ...100*... 28 28 J. D . Gillespie ............ 7 ... 0 ... 195 ... 70 ... 27 85 J. <■. Stone ................... 26 ... 1 .. 631 ... 80 ... 25 24 C. J. M. G od frey.......... 31 ... 2 ... 727 ... 88 ... 25*16 F. Helder ...................10 ... 0 ... 217 ... 81 ... 24*7 F. G. Pull ................... 4 ... 2 ... 46 ... 19* .. 23 00 J. P. Clarkson ............ 33 ... 7 ... 675 ... 91 ... 22*11 O. G. F e n y ................... 5 ... 2 ... 60 ... 40*... ‘20*00 C. J. K ortright ............ 1 ... 0 ... 20 ... 20 ... 20*00 R. F. Taylor.................... 8 ... 1 ... 131 ... 74 ... 1914 T . L Pas'ino e ........... 17 . 0 ... 2*6 ... 87 ... 16*82 J. W ilson, ju u ............... 12 ... 2 ... 164 ... 59*... 16 4 F. F in ch .......................... 3 ... 1 ... 32 ... 18 ... 16 (0 F .E . L tnder.................... 27 ... 5 ... 351 ... 3 i ... 15 95 W . 8. Pate ....................21 ... 4 ... 2oO ... 97*... 15 29 E. J. Browne ............ 6 ... I .. 74 ... 59 ... 14b H . L eM a y ....................22 ... 6 ... 214 ... 86 ... 14 62 A . L. Kyder .................16 ... 2 ... *04 ... 5^*... 14 57 E. F. D ebenham .. .. 14 .. 4 ... 142 . :5 ... 14 2 E. F u iz e ........................... 7 ... 2 ... 71 ... 22 ... 1P2 A . O. Pettman ............. 7 ... 3 ... 56 ... 23* .. 11*00 G. C. H e d e r ...............11 ... 2 ... 124 ... 51 ... 13*77 H T. Kichardson 15 ... 1 ... 190 ... 41 ... 13 67 J. H F .y ................. . 5 . . 0 ... 65 . . 40 ... 13*00 J. R. H o lingworth . . 10 . 2 .. 103 . . 58 ... 12 87 S. A . W alker ... . . 3 . . 0 ... V7 . . 37 ... 12*33 A . F. Downs ... . . 12 . . 1 ... 135 . . 56 ... 12*27 J. M oore ................ 5 . . 0 ... 61 . . 22 ... 12*2 S. V . v\jEde'.t ... . . 8 . 0 ... 97 . . 33 .. 12*12 F. H . M ardell ... . I .. 0 ... 12 . . It ... 1*2*00 L. J. Turner................... 10 . . 2 ... 9*2 . . 41* 11*50 A, W . H ooper . 8 . . V ... 68 . 25*... 11*33 H. R. Hackuey ... . . 11 . . 0 ... 117 . . 48 10*63 •T. R. J. Juhnsi n . 2 ... 0 ... 21 . .11 . :o-5 S. <!. Burnett ... . . 11 . . 3 ... 84 . . V8*... 10*37 O. E. G. L e e ................ . 20 . . 1 .. 176 . . 21 ... 9 26 A . H . Hersee ... . . 10 ... 0 ... 92 . . 21 ... 9 2 E. L . T. Grant . 6 .. . 2 . 32 . 9*... 8 (0 O. H. A ioore................. . 1 .. 0 ... 8 8 ... 8.00 R. H . G oodii ge . . . 8 . . 1 ... 65 . . 22*... 7-85 A . Helder .................. 18 ... 2 ... 121 . . '20 ... 7 66 H . W ilson .. . . 4 .. O .. 26 . . 14 ... 6 5 F. G .V an d e I.inde . . 1 . . 0 ... 6 . . 6 ... 6 00 F. B. W o o d ................. . 9 .. 0 ... 53 . . 12 . 6-88 H. G. D a v is................. . 10 . 2 ... 47 . . 13 ... 587 H. W . Gill ................. . 8 .. 0 ... 45 . - 12 .. 5*b2 C. S. W ilto n .......... . . 6 .. 2 ... 22 . . 13*... 5 5 P. Hersee ... . . 9 .. 1 ... 41 . . 12 5 12 F. T . A l 'e n ................. . 6 .. 0 ... 30 . . 21 ... 5 00 J. A . Johnston ... . . 13 .. 3 ... 49 . . £2 ... 4 9 A . R. L a)m an ... . . 18 .. 5 .. 61 . . 18* 4 69 P. H obson ................. 6 .. 0 ... 28 . 13 . 4"66 A . Easten ................. . 2 .. 1 ... 4 . . 4* . 4TO J. fl. P r i c e ................. 5 .. 1 .. 12 . . 4*... :r 00 E. Downs ............ 3 .. 0 .. 7 . . 3 .. 2*33 8. E l li s .......................... 4 .. 0 .. 15 . . 9 2 25 T. P. A ustin................. . 3 .. 0 .. 6 . . 4 .. 200 C. G. L a m b ................. 1 .. 0 .. 1 . . 1 .. 1 CO G. H ooper ............ 1 .. 0 .. 0 .. — .. — A, W . M axw ell ... . I . 0 .. 0 .. —* .. — y . W . M axw ell ... . 2 .. 0 .. 0 ••-------- — F irst XT. N o. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out. runs. inns. Aver. W . A u s t in ................. 15 .. 6 .. 6’ 6 .150* . 70 66 L. R. Havers .. 21 .. 4 .. 571 ,. 94 .. 33 68 W . M orris ... 28 . 4 .. 781 .106 . 32 54 P. P. Lincoln . . ... 33 .. 3 .. 831 ..100*.. 27 70 C. J. M . G odfrey .. .. 29 .. 1 .. 674 .. S8 .. 24 07 J. O. 8tone ................. . 26 .. 1 .. 596 .. 80 .. 23*84 J. P. Clarkson ... ‘.8 .. 6 .. 426 .. 91 .. 19 09 F. E. Lander ... . . 17 . 4 .. 203 .. 31 .. 15-61 H. T. Kichard&ou .. 9 .. 1 .. 114 .. 22 .. 1425 L. J. Turner............ .. 9 .. 2 .. 92 .. 41* 1314 W . 8. Tate ........... .. It .. 3 .. 75 . 2 * . 937 H. lie M ay ............ .. 12 .. 4 .. 58 . 14*. 7-25 A. R. Laym an ... .. 18 .. 5 . 61 .. 18* . 4 69 Under eiiiht innir g J. D. Gillespie ... .. 6 .. 0 . 160 .. 70 . 25*00 F. G. Bull .......... .. 4 . *2 .. 4« .. 19*.. 23 0) C. J. K ortright . .. 1 ... 0 .. . 20 .. 2 ) .. 20 ('0 W . Ed* a rd s.......... .. 2 ... 0 . . 33 .. 33 .. 16*5 E. J. Brow e .. 4 .. 0 .. 6*2 .. 59 .. 1?» 6 J. M oore ............ . 2 .. 0 .. £0 .. 22 15 CO J. W ileon. jun. .. 7 ... 1 . . 83 .. 46 . . 14*83 A. H . Fersee .. 2 .. 0 .. . 25 .. 21 . 12 5 A . Held-n* ............ .. 2 ... 1 .. 12 .. 10*.. 12 00 A . L R y d er............ .. 2 .. 0 ... 19 .. 11 . . 9 5 A . F. Downs . ... 2 ... 1 . . 9 ... 9 . . 9 00 8. V . W indett ... *2 .. n . . 18 .. 12 . . 900 J. R H ollirgw orth . 1 .. 0 . . 8 .. 8 . . 800 F. 13. W o o d ............ .. *2 . 0 . . 13 .. 12 . . 6 5 H. J. Price ............ 3 ... 1 . . It .. 4*. . 5-5 P. Hersee ............ .. 1 0 . . 5 .. 5 . . 5 00 A . W . H ooper ... . 4 . 1 . . 12 ... 5 . . 4 00 8. Ellis ............ 4 ... 0 . . 15 ... 9 . 376 O. G. F e r r y ............ ... 1 1 . . 3 ... 3*. . 300 H. R. Hackney ... ... 7 ... 0 . . 15 ... 4 . . 214 H . G. D»t\i8........... ... 1 ... 0 . . 2 ... 2 . . 2<)0 O. E. (t. Lee........... ... 3 ... 0 . 5 ... 4 . . 1*66 E. L . T . Gr.mt ... 1 ... 0 . 1 .. 1 . . 1*00 8. C. Burnett .. 1 . 1 .. 0 .. —.. — T. L P rs mo*e ... 1 . 0 0 — .. — N E X T ISSUE, T HURSDA Y , NOVEMBER 24.