Cricket 1898

76 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A pril 21, 1898. the Australians must be beaten.” Another celebrated batsman said that Australian barrackers would not be half so bad if the players themselves did not provoke them. “ What can be expected when ciicketers lose their tempers on the grou rd P M>n who cannot control their feelings should not play big cricket. If the crowd pet the notion that the wicket­ keeper or bowler is trying to bluff the umpire, isn’ t it natural if they openly exp-ess their disgust, for blufflug is only another name for cheating. MADRAS C C. AVERAGES FOR 1S97-98. Matches played, 21. Won, 6; lost, 10; drawn, 5. B atting averages . Times Most in Inn. iuot out. Runs. aninns. Aver. F. A. Jones .. . ... 4 ... 0 ... 313 ... 130 ... 78 25 T. B. Nicholson .........8 ... 2 ... 257 ... 59*... 4283 R. E. F irth........ . ... 7 ... 0 ... 20G .... 142 ... £9 28 W. W. Phillips ... ... 5 ... 1 ... 116 .. . 6? ... 29-0 S. D. Pears ... . ... 4 ... 0 ... 115 ... 50 ... 28-75 F. H. A. Stephenson ..18 ... 0 ... 352 ... 60 ... 19*55 S. H Reynolds ... ... 6 ... 2 ... 78 ... 19 .. 19 5 A. Edgington H. Reynolds........ . ...16 ... 1 ... 269 .. . 36 ... 1793 ........6 ... 1 ... 85 ... 31 ... 170 W . A. Wilkinson ... 8 ... 2 ... 93 .. . 30 ... 15.5 C. T. R. Scovell ... .. 16 ... 3 ... 193 ... 55 ... 14-86 C. Morrison .. ... .. 23 ... 1 ... 304 ... 60 ... 1381 H. T. Keeling ... ... 5 ... 0 ... 68 .. . 49 ... 13*6 J. G. Tait ........ . ... 5 ... 1 ... 52 .. . 20*... 13-0 A. P. Symonds ... ...15 ... 2 ... 153 ... 41*... 11-76 E. H. Boome . ...13 ... 0 ... 141 ... 31 ... 1084 G. S. Curtis........ . ...10 ... 3 ... 74 ... 19 ... 10 57 G. W. Black........ . ..18 ... 3 ... 156 .. . 38 ... 104 A. E. Grant .. .. . ...15 ... 0 ... 150 ... 59 ... 100 H. J. W . Oxlade ...12 ... 0 ... 112 ... 34 ... 93 J. G. Smith.......... . .. 10 ... 0 ... £8 ... 27 ... 8-8 H. S. Frastr. . .. . ... 6 ... 1 ... 44 .. . 18 ... 8-8 G. V. Scovell ... ... 5 ... 1 .. 32 ... 25 ... 80 C. H. Leet-Palk ... .. 20 ... 1 ... 150 ... 24 ... 7'89 B owling A verages . Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. G. W . Black ... 167 ... 56 ... 297 ... 36 ... 8 25 E. H. Boome . 193-11 ... 72 .. 382 ... 46 ... 830 H. Reynolds . 288 ... 26 ... 151 ... 16 ... 9.43 D. Moir-Byrea ... 49 ... 12 ... 104 .. 11 ... 945 L. E. Buckley ..., 82 3 ... 23 ... 214 .. 21 ... 10-19 C. T. R. Scovell .. . 44 1 ... 2 ... 164 ... 15 ... 1093 C. Morrison , 228 11 ... 83 ... 645 ... 58 ... 1112 C. H. Leet-Palk ., 54 ... 7 ... 147 ... 13 .. 1130 R. E. Firth......... , 40 ... 10 ... Ill ... 9 ... 12-33 F.H A.Stephenson 89 ... 29 ... 220 ... 15 ... 1466 A. E. Grant........., 78 ... 8 ... 238 ... 16 ... 14*87 W. A. Wilkinson. 29-1 ... 5 ... 80 ... 5 ... 16-0 CARLTON v. HAWKSBURN (MELBOURNE).— Played at Carlton on February 19, 26, and March 5. Hawksbuin -won on first innings by 362. C arlton . T. Warne, run out .. 3 E. Brooks, c Watliog, b Collie ................. 3 A. Fox, c E. Rush, b O’Connor................. 6 W. Ahem, c E. Rush, b O’Connor ......... 57 F. Blackham, lbw, b Collie........................ 9 T. Hastings, run out.. 29 Seco .d innings:—A. Fox, c Walton, b Watling, 59; W . Ahern, not out, 29 ; F. Hetherington, b Walton, 35; T. Col ins, b Walton, 0; extras, 4.— Total (3 wkts.), 127. HAWK8BUBN. C. Jones, c Hastings, H. Walton, c Blaek- b Collins.................86 ham. b Hannah ... 7 E. Rush, not out .. 293 E. Farley, st Hastings, W .M ’Cormack,cHol- bW arn e..................22 F. Hetherington, c Watling,b O’Connor 47 W . Pullar, b O’Connor 1 T. Collins, not out ... <2 W . Hannah, b O’Con­ nor ........................17 T. Holden, b O’Connor 0 Extras ..........15 Total..........219 J. Taylor, b Warne ... 0 J. 0 \ onnor, st Hast­ ings, b Warne.. Extras Total . .581 den, b Hannah ... 37 W. Watling, c Hether­ ington, b Warne ... 2 T. Rush, c Fox, b Warne .................79 W . Lockett, b Fox ... 14 A. Collie, c Hastings, b Bannah .......... 1 | C arlton . H. Collie, 108 bal's, 60 iuns, two wickets; J. O’Connor, 172 balls, 60 runs, six wickets ; J. Taylor, 18 balls, 11 runs; E. Rush, 30 I alls, 44 runs. H awksbubn . Fox took 1 wicket for 150; Holden, 0 for 76 ; Ahearn, 0 for 6 ; Collins, 1 for 36; Pullar, 0 for 14; Warne, 5 for 89; Hannah, 3 for 140; Hetherington, 0 for 20. T H E M E T R O P O L IT A N C LU B S IN 1898. B e c k e n h a m has a full card, with two matches pretty well every Saturday during the season, as well as on the two Bank Holidays. Guy’s Hospital, Rich­ mond, Streatham, Crystal Palace, Black- heath Wanderers, Bickley Park, Blue- mantles, Eton Ramblers, The Mote, Upper Tooting, West Kent, M .C.C. and Ground and Marlborough Blues, are among the clubs Beckenham will have to meet this summer. July 19 sees the opening of the Beckenham Week. The Oxford Authentic occupy the first two days, Mr. H. Leveson-Gower, Incogniti, Bickley Park and Blackheath share the other four. S. G. Matthews, 14, P ox Grove, Beckenham, is the hon. sec. APRIL. 30. Beckenham, y. Guy’s Hospital MAY. Beckenham, v. Richmond Streatham, v. Streitham Beckenham, v. Crystal Palace* Blackheath, v. Blackheath Beckenham, v. B.'aokheath* Beckenham, v. Wimbledon Wimbledon, v. Wimbledon* Beckenham, v. Wanderers Wickham, v. West Wickham JUNE. Beckenham, v. Plaistow Chislehurst, v. Chislehurst* Bickley, v. Bickley Park Beckenham, v. Streatham Streatham, v. S reatham* Crystal Palace, v. Cry^al Palace. Beckenham, v. Sidcup* JULY. Beckenham, v. Bluemsntles Beckenham, v. Eton Ramblers Plaistow, v. Plaistow* Beckenham, v. The Mote Beckenham, v. Upper Tooting Bromley, v. Bromley* and 19. Beckenham, v. Oxford Authentic? ’j ^ Beckenham, v.Mr.H Leveson-Gower’sX L | , Beckenham, v. Incogniti Beckenham, v. Bickb-y Park Beckenham, v. Blackheath Beckenham, v. Granville Wimbledon, v. Wimbledon , Beckenham, v. Wimbledon* V AUGUST. Beckenham, v. Crystal Palace Bromley, v. Bromley Tooting, v. Upper Tooting Beckenham, v. ( hislehurot* Beckenham, v. West Kent Beckenham, v. M.C.O. Bickley, v. Bickley Park* 1. 1. 6. 6. 10. 13. 13. 17 and 18. Beckenham, v. Marllorough Blues 20. Tunbridge Wells, v. Bluemantles 20. Beckenham, v. West Wickham* 24. Beckenham, v. XI. Balters 27. Richmond, v. Richmond 27. Beckenham, v. Roving Friars* 31. Beckenham, v. Village * Half-day matches. C r o y d o n ’ s card is generally one of the heaviest of Metropolitan clubs. That it is so this year can be j udged from the fact that 67 matches are down for decision between April 23 and Sept. 10, inclusive. In addition to a number of the leading Surrey clubs, the card includes matches against Granville (Lee), Northbrook, Guy’s Hospital, Cane Hill Asylum, Forest H ill, University College Hospital, Erratics, M.C.C. and Ground, Hampton Court, London County Council and Sidcup. The Croydon Week begins on August Bank Holiday. Addiscombe, Ashburton, Mr. C . Lovell’B X I ., Sutton, Thornton Heath and the London County Council have to be met in turn. R. Bris­ coe is captain, and H . R. Groom (Pitside, Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath), hon. sec., a position he has held for many years. APRIL. Croydon, Club match Wandsworth, v. Spencer Croydon, v. Spencer Wandsworth, v. Spencer MAY. Croydon, v. Granville (Lee) Croydon, v. Beddington Beddington, v. Beddington Lee, v. Northbrook Honor Oak, v. Guy’s Hospital Croyd n, v. Northbrook Honor Oak, v. Guy’s Hospital Norbury, v. Norbury Park Croydon, v. Ivanhoe Cane Bill, v. London County Asylum Croydon, v. Norwood Croydon, v. Addiscombe Addiscombe, v. Addiscombe JUNE. Croydon, v. Norwoo I Tulse Hill, v. Mr C. Lovell’s X I. Carshalton, v. Carshalton Lee, v. Granville (Lee) Kenley, v. Kenley Croydon, v. Guy’s Hospital Croydon, v. Epsom Croydon, v. Spencer Wandsworth, v. Spencer Wandtmorth, v. Spencer Forest Hill, v. Forest Hill Croydon, v. Granville ^Lee) Croydon, v. University College Hospital JULY. Epsom, v. Epsom Croydon, v. Mitcham Sutton, v. Sutton Croydon, v. Dulwich Dulwich, v. Dulwich Ashburton, v. Ashburton Croydon, v. Holbom Croydon, v. Whitgift Wanderers N. End. Croydon, v. Whitgift School Herne Hill, v. Biixton Amateurs Beddington, v. Beddington Lee, v. Granville (Lee) Croydon, v. Beddington Croydon v. Erratics, Croydon, v. Burlington Wanderers C-oydon, v. M.C.C. and Ground Croydon, v. Hampton Wick Croydon, v. Norbury Park Croydon, v. Brixton Wanderers Forest Hill, v. Forest Hill AUGUST. Addiscombe, v. Addiscombe Croydon, v. Addiscombe Croydon, v. Ashburton Croydon, v. Mr. J. C. Lovell’ s X L Croydon, v. Sutton Croydon, v. Thornton Heath Cane Hill, v. London County Asylum Croydon, v. London County Council Norwood, v. Norwood Croydon, v. Brixton Wanderers Croydon, v. Kenley Ewell, v. Ewell Dulwich, v. Dulwich Croydon, v. Dulwich SEPTEMBER, Croydon, v. Sidcup Mitcham, v. Mitcham Croydon, v. Northbrook Lee, v. Northbrook Croydon, Club Match The E lth a m Club, which has A. S. Johnston, the Essex cricketer, for its cap­ tain, has a card of twenty-two matches. Excepting the two Bank Holidays and Coronation Bay (June 20) the programme consists of Saturday afternoon fixtures. Am org the clubs which figure on Eltham’s list are Charlton Park, Granville (Lee), Stoics, Harrow Blues, Whitgift Wanderers, Crystal Palace, Blackheath and Hampstead. The hon. sec. is J. C. Wood, junr., Woodside, Eltham. APRIL. I30. Eltham, v. Charlton Park