Cricket 1898

A p r il 21, 1898. CRICKET: A WEEKLY KECOED OF THE GAME. 73 "CR ICK ET ” is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. T erm s o f S u b s cr ip tio n (payable in ad­ vance) :—6/- per annum. Summer Numbers, 6/- ; Winter Numbers, 1/3 (post free). 7/- per annum, post free, Abroad. All subscriptions to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF TEE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, lOh'DGN, E.C. THURSDAY , A PR IL 21 st , 18P8. $a\ulton aossitp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hemlet. U n d e r the heading of “ Costly Colours,” K ing W illow , in the Ni'giri News, fa y s :— Mention of the “ Benighteds,” reminds me of a recent postcard from the honorary secre­ tary to intimate that the club colours are now procurable in—not Madras, hut London! But, mind you, it is only the silks or ribbons that most people will he able to afford, for I notice that the flannel is somewhat dear, being quoted at the rate of five pounds a yard. Possibly it is intended that such an exclusive club should not allow its blazer to become too common, so that when one is seen it will speak eloquently unto all men ! I n a guessing competition initiated by an Australian firm, no less than 354 persons hit upon the exact result of the last match against Australia, viz., that the home team would win by 6 wickets and 2 runs. O n Wednesday, after the fifth test- match, Mr. Victor Cohen put forth the follow ing question: “ What was the difference between the state of the game at four and five o’clock ? ” Replies were various and amusing, but no one lighted upon the correct one. “ A t four o ’clock it was all over bar shouting; at five o ’clock it was all shouting over the bar.” —Sydney Referee. I t is announced that Charles Law ­ rence, who together with CafTyn, has done so much for Australian cricket, will at the end of the Australian season retire from his position as coach to the Melbourne C.C. R e m a r k a b ly fast scoring was seen in the Electorate match, at Sydney, between Paddington and Burwood. For the for­ mer, on March 5th, V. Trumper and A. C. Mackenzie made 200 in 90 minutes, and when the first wicket fell the total was 248. This had taken an hour and 40 minutes to put together. The total for the afternoon was 390 for two wickets. W i t h the view of giving encourage­ ment to the rising generation, the East Melbourne Eleven took on the Next Sixteen on Feb. 26. B y the end of the afternoon they had disposed of four of the Sixteen for 256. On the follow ing Saturday they almost doubled this number of wickets, and when stumps were drawn no less than eleven of the S:xteen were out. The score was 418. It would have been interesting if the S ixfeen had con­ tinued the innings on the next Saturday, but they magnanimously dec’ ared, and got rid of eight of the Eleven for 208. Thus the object with which the match was played was certainly attained. I n a match at Brisbane a batsman named Pearson was missed off four con­ secutive balls from the same bowler — in the slips three times and at point once. N o b le bowled against the Englishmen in twelve innings. In five of them he took half or more than half the wickets. The only other bowlers who took as many as five wickets in an innings against the Englishmen were Jones (twice), and H. Trumble and McLeod (once). F o r Hawksburn v. Carlton (Melbourne) E. Rush scored 293, including forty-six 4’s. On Saturday, Feb. 26, he made 210 not out, and completed his innirga on March 5th. When he was at 251 he was caught and bowled, but the umpire, on the ground that he could not see because of the bowler, gave him not out instead o f referring to the other umpire. R e f e r r i n g to the last match against Australia, “ F e lix ” says in the Austra­ lasian :— ‘ ‘ Everything went well with the English­ men on Saturday, for MacLaren won the toss, though he should not have done so. Harry Trott, like Pharaoh, had dreamed a dream on Friday night. He saw MacLaren spin the coin, called ‘ Head ’ with his usual intellectual preference for that end of the human frame, and saw tail shining quite distinctly on the ground. Any racing man would have told him ti at the office was good enough to follow, and the exasperation of some people on hearing that Harry Trott— the shrewd Australian captain, the man whose first principles in tactics had been picked up in Collingwood, the man whom luck had so long hacked at pitch and toss—should ignore such an obvious revelation was too deep for words. In spite of the dream, Trott called head, and when he saw the tail sneering at him, so to speak, he smiled such a smile that many cheered, thinking he had won, and telegrams to that effect were sent away.” T h e young New South Wales batsman, V. Trumper, who is spoken of as the com ing man, has scored 726 in four completed innings this season for Paddington (Sydney). His scores are 82, 123, 125, 85, 120 not out, and 191 not out. O f Earl Winterton, the President of the Sussex County Club for the ensuing year, Mr. Gaston says in the Argus :— “ In his younger days he was an enthu­ siastic cricketer. He played his first match at Lord’s for Eton against Harrow in 1855, and subsequently he frequently appeared for the Gentlemen of Sussex. In the match Gentlemen of Sussex v. Gentlemen of Hants, played on the old Antelope Ground at S mthampton, in August, 1862, bis lordship, then known as Viscount Tu rnour, contributed one and five, and with the ball was credited with four wicktits. It was in this fixture that the late Mr. F. Ravenhill, who died last year, scored 77 for once out. Viscount Tumour was credited with spectacles in the match Sussex v. M C.C., at Lord’s, in 1863, but the same year, on the old Brunswick Ground-by-the-Sea, for the Gentlemen of Sussex against the Gentle­ men of Hants, he played a capital not out innings of 43 in the first venture and contributed 29 in the second.” “ I n 1862 Lord Winterton was elected on the Committee of the Sussex County Club, and twelve years later became one of the Committee of the M.C.C., while in 1884 be bad the honour of being the President of the premier club in the land, a post which had been held by his father in 1846. At his seat, Shillinglee Park, in the sixties, he participated a great deal in local matches, and on July 18th, 1865, in the match between Liphook and Shillinglee, he scored a three-figure innings of 141. I find, too, from my I Zingari book that he is a member of that club, and frequently played for it. I have the scores of matches in which he played for the Quidnuncs.” F o l l o w i n g a famous example, the Australian captain, “ with a twinkle in his eye,” has written a message to the boys of Australia, at the request of the Sydney Referee. It is as follows :— “ Practise assiduously; never grumble; and try hard until the winning hit is made. Let there he one captain, and, if possible, have him always win the toss.” A n amateur cricketer of some note thirty-five years ago, passed away at Marazion, Cornwall, on the last day of March. Though the name of George Frederick Helm will recall nothing to the present generation, in the early six­ ties he was in the front rank of Univer­ sity cricket. He played for Cambridge University in 1862 and 1863 and also assisted Suss<x on a few occasions. W h i l e he was in Australia, Mr. N. F. Druce only failed to reach double figures three times in first-class matches. His scores were 13, 26, 16, 20, 44, 15, 24, 27, 24, 109, 12, 5 not out, 64, 18, 0, 8, and 33. T h e attendance and receipts in the two matches at Sydney between England and Australia were as follows :— First Match Dec. 14,15, 1Gand 17 First day . 10,673 ... £403 8 4 Second i ay . 32,253 ... 1,412 13 9 Third day 13,949 ... 5:2 16 3 Fourth day . 12,i90 ... 391 11 0 69,165 £2,730 12 4 Second Match, Feb. 27, March 1, 2 and 3. first day £6,000 ... £1,450 0 0 Second day 20,000 ... 745 0 0 Third day 16,OCO ... 580 0 0 Fourth day 12,000 ... 475 0 0 84,COO £3,250 0 0