Cricket 1898

Nov. 24, 1898. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. N o trifliog T oil ev’n yet remains untry’d, N or m ean the Numbers of the adverse Side. W ith doubled Skill each dang’ rous Ball they shun, Strike with observing Bye, with Caution run. 100 A t length they know the wish’d for Number near, Yet wildly pant, and almost own they fear. The tw o last Champions even now are in, A nd but three Notches yet remain to win. W hen, alm ost ready to recant its Boast, 105 Am bitious Kent within an Ace had lo st; The m ounting Ball, again obliquely driv’n, Guts the pure JEther, soaring up to H eav’n. W ----- k was rea d y : W ------ k, all m ust own. A s sure a Swain to catch as e’er was known ; 110 Yet, whether Jove, and all-com pelling Fate, In their high W ill determ in’d Kent should b e a t; Or the lam eated Y ou th too m uch rely’d On sure Success, and -Fortune often try’d. The erring Ball, am azing to be to ld ! 115 Slip’d thro’ his out-stretch’d H and, and m ock’d his H old. A nd now the Sons o f Kent com pleat the Game, A nd firm ly fix their everlasting Fam e. CURIOSITIES OF 1898. Compiled from Cricket. Continued from, page 442. July 4. Derby. Derbyshire v. Essex. H. G. 0 *en and Carpenter put on 194 for first wicket for Essex. Innings was closed at 497 for five wickets. July 7. Leyton. Essex v. Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire won by one wicket. July 8. Clifton. Clifton College v. Chel­ tenham College. The last wicket in Cheltenham's first innings added 139. This is the record for a public school match. With 160 runs to win, and sixty minutes left, Cheltenham made 151 for three wickets. July 9. Philadelphia. Germantown v. Merion. Germantown won by one run. July 9. Worcester. Worcestershire v. Yorkshire. In Yorkshire’s second innings, Wainwright scored 182 out of 269 for seven wickets. July 11. Bournemouth. Hampshire v. Somer­ setshire. Hampshire won by nine runs. July 11. Derby. Derbyshire v. Notts. F. Davidson took last three wickets in first innings of Notts with successive balls. _ July 12. Lord’s. M.C.C. v. Household Brigade. In the two days, 1,082 runs were scored for thirty-one wickets. July 12. Brighton. Sussex v. Surrey. Richardson got three wickets (G. Brann, W. L. Murdoch and W. Newham) in second innings of Sussex with successive balls. W. Newham was out first ball received in both innings. July 12. Oval. Surrey 2nd X I. v. Wilt­ shire. In the two days, 1,038 runs were scored for twenty-five wickets. July 14. Lord’s. Middlesex v. Sussex. In the three days, 1,035 runs were scored for thirty-nine wickots. July 14. Bristol. Gloucestershire v. Somer­ setshire. Gloucestershire scored 505. In the three diys, 1,003 runs were made for thirty wickets. July 14. Manchester. Essex v. Lancashire. In first innings of Lancishire, Russell dismissed six batsmen at the wicket. July 15. Portsmouth. United Service v. Quid Nunes. Quid Nunes closed their innings at 509 for six wickets. F. Mitchell scored 145, J. H. Stogdon 110, and C. E. M. Wilson 105. July 16. Silwood Park. Silwood Park v. Wokingham. Silwood Park made 228 wanted to win in two hours. Captain Wynyard contributed 138. July 18. Lord’s. Gentlemen v. Players. In the three days, 1,059 runs were scored for forty wickets. July 19. Oval. In a test match, Oakey took five wickets with successive balls. July 23. Oval. Surrey v. Hampshire. In three days, 1,003 runs were scored for twenty-five wickots. July 27. Bradfield. Waifs v. Rev. H. B. Gray’s X l. Rev. H. A. Tapsfield scored 101 and 154 not out for Waifs. July 30. Lord’s. Haileybury College v. Cheltenham College. Haileybury made 212 runs wanted to win for the loss of only three wickets. August 2. Derby. Derbyshire v. Hants. Four batsmen scored a hundred in Derbyshire’s one innings. Chatterton. 142; L. G. Wright, 134; Davidson (G.), 108; and Storer, 100. August 2. Bristol. Gloucestershire v. Sussex. C. B. Fry and W. L. Murdoch put on 132 for first wicket in first innings of Sussex. August 2. Undershaw. Dr. A. Conan Doyle’s XI. v. J. V. Macmillan’s XL P. C. W. Trevor got eight of latter’s wickets in one innings. Six were stumped and two caught. August 3. Oval. Notts v. Surrey. Notts scored 548 for nine wickets in their second innings. The biggest scored, so far, against Surrey. Gunn’s 236 not out is the largest score ever made against Surrey. In the three days, 1,033 runs were scored for twenty-nine wickets. August 4. Oval. Surrey v. Yorkshire. Surrey scored 536. The second highest innings against Yorkshire up-to-date. Brockwell and Abel put on 143 for the first wicket. August 4. Latimer v. J. B. Leigh’s XI. J. C. Tabor scored 100 and 107, both not out, for Latimer. August 6. St. Quinton’ s Park. Kensington Park v. Gryphons. Kensington Park got 230 wanted to win in an hour and a-half. August 10. Claphim Common. Clapham Park v. Clapham Police. J. Boughley took five wickets of latter with succes­ sive balls. August 11. Lord’s. Leicestershire v. Mid­ dlesex. C. J. B. Wood and Knight put on 103 for the first wicket in Leicestershire’s second innings. August 15. Oval. Surrey v. Kent. Abel and Brockwell put on 187 for the first wicket of Surrey. The total was 534. August 16. Richmond. Surrey C. and G. v. Richmond Town. Keene took all ten wickets in latter’ s first innings. R. F. Benn carried his bat through the innings, scoring one out of twenty-five. August 18. Chesterfield. Derbyshirev.York­ shire. Brown and Tunnicliffe scored 554 for the first wicket. The best score on record for the first wicket in any class cricket. Brown hit his wicket when he had made 300. Tunnicliffe made 243. The total was 6(52. August 18. Exmouth. Exmouth v. Incog­ niti. T. A. Higson took all ten wickets in Fxmouth’s second innings. August 18. Oval. Surrey v. Lancashire. Surrey scored 634. Hayward 315 not out. In the three days 1,017 runs were scored for 24 wickets. August 20. Watford. Teddington v. West Herts. N. E. T. Bosanquet and J. R. Bowden-Smith put on 139 for Ted­ dington’s first wicket. Bosanquet made 145 not out in an hour and thirty-five minutes. August 22. Brighton. Sussex v. Yorkshire. Brown and Tunnicliffe scored 133 for the first wicket of Yorkshire’s first innings. C. B. Fry carried his bat through the first innings of Sussex for 179 out of 311. August 25. Old Trafford. Lancashire v. Derbyshire. Lancashire scored 546. Tyldesley’s 200 is a record for Old Trafford. August 25. Scarborough. Yorkshire v. M.C.C. and Ground. Brown and Tunnicliffe scored 119 for Yorkshire’s first wicket in first innings. \ugust 25. Southampton. Kinneir and W. Quaife put on 141 for Warwickshire’s first wicket. August 27. Taunton. Somersetshire v. Sur­ rey. In the three days 1,203 runs were scored for 33 wickets. August—. Norton Park. Norton Park v. Stygians. Norton Park scored 794. Three batsmen scored over a hundred. Trowsdale, 205 ; Capt. St. John, 149 not out; and Painter, 142. In the two days 1,130 runs were scored for fifteen wickets. September 1. Oval. Surrey v. Warwick­ shire. Surrey scored 609. Abel and Brockwell put on 265 for the first wicket. September 18. Hastings. England v. Surrey and Sussex. W . G. Grace and A. C. MacLaren put on 113 for former’s first wicket in first innings. September 17. Kirbymoorside. Eleven Franks played the Kirbymoorside Club. CRICKET AT POONA. BOMBAY PRESIDENCY v. PARSIS. . (Return Match). Played at Poona on September 9 and 10. Presidency won by an innings and 36 runs. Heavy rain fell on the first day of this match, and it was not possible to begin play at the usual time. The Presidency batted on a wet and fairly easy wicket, but when the turn of the Pafsis came batsmen were quite out of the running. Under the circumstances a victory for the Presidency was almost a foregone con­ clusion, although the team was by no means representative. P r e s id e n c y . Greig. c K anga, b W riter .....................24 Bond, b M istry ........... 36 Wilkins, c Bharucha, b W rite r.................... 1 Newnham, run out . 12 Pocock, c Machliwala, b Kharas ... ... 0 Luard, lbw, b Kharas 3 Sale, c Dharuwalla, b M istry ................... 6 Carnegy, b W riter ... 3 Sprott, not out ........37 Fernyho ugh,c&b Mistry 12 Deas, c M istry, b B harucha................... 0 E x tr a s ...............17 Total ...165 P a r s is . D. M ody, b G reig................... 5 Mistry, c Carnegy, b G reig... 1 Gagrat, b Greig .................... 0 Kharas, c W ilkins, b Greig 4 Daruwalla, c Sprott, b Deas 3 M achliwala, c Deas, b Greig 5 Fatel, b Greig ..................... 0 R . Mody, bN ew nham ... 3 Kanga, c Sale, b Greig ... 16 Bharucha, b Newnham ... 0 W riter, not out ................... 2 E xtra s.............................. 0 c Deas, b Greig... 12 c Deas, b Greig .. ru n o u t................... c Deas, b Greig .. c Luard, b Greig lbw , b Greig n o t o u t ................... b Greig ............ C and b DdJW c D^as, b Greig... c and b Deas ... Extras ............ Total .....................39 T o ta l.............. 92 PBb8IDBKCY. R . W . R . W . W r ite r .................... 55 3 I M is try .................... 34 3 Bharucha ............ 25 1 |K haras..................... 28 2 Six others bowled, but w ithout success. Greig ... Deas Newnham P a r s is . O. M . It. W . ... 17 5 22 6 ... .. ll 6 8 2 ... ... 5 2 6 2 ... Sale O. M . R . W . . 18 4 36 7 , 9 4 17 2 11 2 23 0 . 2 0 14 N E X T ISSUE, THURSDAY , DECEMBER 22.