Cricket 1898

464 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Nov. 24, 1898. C R IC K E T .—For Sale, the Valuable Cricket Collec­ tion of the late T . Padwick, E sq., Redhill, com prising Rare Books, Engravings, P rints; com plete catalogue post free.—Address, M r. A l f r e d J. G a s t o n , 14, Prestonville Road, Brighton. F O R SA LE . - A num ber o f Cricket Books, inclu­ ding “ Scores and Biographies ” “ W isden’s A lm anack,” “ Cricket/* “ John Lillyw liite’a Com ­ panion,” “ Jerks in from Short-Leg,” “ Bolland’s Cricket N otes” (1851), “ Nyren’ s Cricketer’s T u t»r,” “ Fred Lillyw hite’s (iuide for 1865,” and early years, “ Football A nnuals” from earliest d a te —F .C ., care o f Cricket, 16S. U pper Tham es Street, E . C . _______ T H E Editor o f Cricket wishes to purchase Volum e 4 ** Scares and biographies,” and “ W isdeu’s A lm anack” fo r '87r>. C R IC K E T , V o um e 1894, W anted, com plete and in good condition. —Send low est price to ±£. 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M, 1896 Ut>ed on tennis courts aod golf links ; found it a m ost excellent m anure; rapidly producing a thick velvety sward on w orn patches.” Orders to the Native Guano Co., Lim ited, 29, New Bridge Street, L ondon, E.G.. where Pam phlets of Testim onials, &c., m ay be obtained. Agents win ted. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF TBE QAMh 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LOHDON. E.C. THURSDAY, NOV. 24 t h , 1898. jpatrilton Gossip. T he abstract and brief chronicle o f the tim e.— Hamlet. Me. J. D. B e t h A M , Beamsmoir, Selbergh, Yorkshire, writes as follows :— “ Beading last month’s Cricket, I find there is nc mention of the death of two cricketers, which may he of interest to Cricket readers. The Bev. Henry Lascelles Jenner, D.D., first Bishop of Dunedin, who died on September 18th last, in his 78th year, played for Cambridge v. Oxford in 1841, and if I mistake not, was younger brother of Herbert Jenner, the veteran wicket-keeper. The other, Canon Bichard Lowndes, who died on October 3rd, in his 76th year, played for Oxford v. Cambridge also in the year 1841, and was, perhaps, more famous as having rowed in the celebrated ‘ Septem contra Camum’ boat race of 1843.” Mr. A. B. T a n c r e d has begun the season in Pretoria in a brilliant way. Afier two or three unimportant innings, he put up 110 not out for Eclectic v. Union at a time when his side had to make 188 in a little over two hours. Thanks to his fine play, Eclectic would probably have made the runsif it hadnot become very dark when the time for drawing stumps was at hand, making it difficult to score off the fast bowling which was promptly put on. As it was, when time was called, Eclectic only wanted four runs to tie, with several wickets in band. A c c o r d in g to the Australasian, the delegates of the Victorian Cricket Asso­ ciation have decided that whenabatsman retires hurt the innings is to beconsidered as completed, and will thus be reckoned in the averages—presumably of the clubs under the control of the Association. S O M E amusement was caused at tbe annual general meeting of the Southern Tasmanian C.A. by the remarks made by thenew Pj esident, HisHonourtbeActing Chief Justice, Mr. JusticeDodds, in reply to a speech of Mr. Hawson, who stated that he and the Judge had once put on over 70 runs in partnership at a critical time. His Honour said that it wasalways a puzzle to him to account for staying so long at the wicketson that great occasion without being sent to the rightabout, and he could only explain it by saying that it became so dark that the bowlers could Liardly see the wickets, and when the batsmen hit the ball the favouiing gloom and length of grass prevented the fields­ men from finding it quickly, and thus the runs were obtained. I n presentiug the bowling trophy to Mr. C. J. Eidy at the same meeting, His Honour said ihat Mr. Eady was to be c .ngratulated, for he had obtained this tropny of the Association six times, and the last four times consecutively; and also bad established a batting record by obtaining for the second time during his carter over a hundred in each innings of a match; this feat hadbeenaccomplished by no other ciicketer in the world with the exception of the famous W. G. Grace, and as it was a tule with examiners whenpupils showedequalmerit to bracket their names together equally, soLe would bracketEady’snamewiththemost famous cricketer the world has ever seen, A new version of an ancient story has been discovered by the Adelaide Observer. It is as follows : — “ Mr. Phil Newbury, the celebrated tenor, claims to have been a participator in what he calls a record in connection with single-wicket cricket. At any rate the ‘ performance ’ was a unique one. The scene was Mount Zeehan, Tasmania; the contestants, Messrs. Phil Newbury and Babington, a stockbroker. The tenor batted first, but one ball was sufficient to disturb the beauty of his wicket. Then with all the confidence in the world the com­ mercial man, elaborately padded and gloved, walked to the defence. One straight ball, a desperate slog, and down went the off stump. Matters became extremely interesting as preparations were made for the second round. Immense sums were wagered upon the result. Excitement rose to boiling point when Mr. Newbury emerged smiling and bowing as if he were about to favour a large audience with one of his favourite songs. Complete silence, a deliberate but firm run on the part of the bowler, a ball observed careering along the ground, and then a rattle indicated that the popular tenor had failed to score. The eager­ ness of the crowd can now be better imagined than described. Odds were laid on Mr. Babington ; Mr. Newbury felt his heart in his mouth, but he was determined to do or die. A long breath, a few sweet notes warbled, the delivery of a well-pitched ball, and the commercial man’s wicket was laid low. Four innings, 4 balls, 4 wickets, no runs.” T h e Cricket Ats-ci*tion at Sydney seems determined to strictly enforce the rules which govern the Electorate com­ petition. Garrett asked to be allowed to play this season for the Paramatta C.C. and Newell for the Waverley C.C., but both applications were refused. In a recent match at Pretoria between the Commercial C.C. and a scratch team, the captain of the former side won the tosi and put his opponents in. The result was that the first two batsmen, P. N. Townsend and L. Esselen, scored about 200 before they were parted. R e f e r r i n g to the “ greatest event ” of the past season in India, the Bombay Gazette thus comments on the appearance of Ranjitsinhji :— ‘ ‘ Though we never saw him at his best, b ing both out of sorts and out of practice, t his strokes, especially the hook stroke, gave us some idea of what a marvellous cricketer he really is. Apparently he stands and hardly looks at the ball which he treats with little mercy when it reaches him. But appearances are deceptive, and he watches every ball with almost feline intentness, until it is actually on to his bat; then with a sudden turn of the wrist, a movement of the whole of the upper part of the body, the ball flies towards the boundary. Hardly a ball is left alone, a ball that is not met in the centre of the face of the bat. The quickness of leg with which he prepares for the glide is one of the prettiest strokes I have ever seen—and when he sees his chance and moves out to drive he gets over the ground at a terrific rate. But I must not try to describe his numerous strokes, for one very good reason that many of them baffle description, and must be seen, watched, and studied to be really appreciated.” A Q u e s t io n f o r E x a m i n a t i o n . — In the scores of amatch between twoMadras Native Colleges, as given by an Indian newspaper, one of the batsmen is de­ scribed as “ left out” : Explain to the best of your abilitywhat the scorer prob­ ably intended to implyby this expression. N o t e . —The discoverer of the score, “ King Willow,” in the Nilgiri News, does not say whether the batsman made any runs. To the surprise of many cricketers at Sydney, J. J. Penis, the once famous Australian bowler, who in later years played with more or less success for Gloucestershire, has thrown in hislot with a very insignificant club. The Sydney Mail thus comments upon the move of the old bowler : — “ That one who has occupied so foremost a position as ‘ Jack ’ Ferris in the world’s cricket should come down to what is many, many removes from first-class cricket is a matter of great surprise. Probably he feels that he has done so much big cricket that he is now entitled to a rest, but with still a corner in his heart for the game he does not care to sever his connection with it entirely. I think the speakers who twitted Ferris with being a pot-hunter were without foundation for such remarks. Is it likely that one who N E X T ISSUE, THURSDAY , DECEMBER 22.