Cricket 1899

108 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 4, 1899. about 400 members and their friends. The basement will be used for the professional staff and servants. Extra accommodation for professionals and ground boys, hitherto much needed, has been supplied on the north side of the ground. At the request of the County Cricket Clubs a committee was appointed by the M.C.C. daring the winter months, which has revised the County Qualification Rules, and the M.C.C. Committee has approved of the altera­ tions recommended. A Board to regulate future test matches with Australia has also been formed, at the request of the first-cla«s counties, and arrange­ ments have been made [inter alia) for the selection of representative teams for five test matches, and for the equitable apportionment of net gate money. 'An agreement between M.C.C. and Middle­ sex C.C. has been arranged whereby the relationship between these clubs has been pla%d upon a businesslike and satisfactory footing. The catering department was carried on at a loss as appears on thebalance-sheet appendedto the clubs account. An analysis of the refresh­ ment accounts discloses the fact that this loss is entirely attributable to the supply of re­ freshments to members and their friends. The refreshment committee hope that, in spite of the many difficulties with which they are confronted, it may be possible to show more favourable results in the future. The M.C.C. Ground, Pavilion, and Match Regulations have been revised to meet present requirements. For the convenience of membsrs the com­ mittee propose to take further measures to exclude unauthorised persons from entering the ground without payment and from access to the pavilion. Every member will be required at all entrances to show his ticket or to sign his name in a book kept for that purpose. It is hoped that members will willingly co-operate with the committee in enforcing the rules. Owing to the abuse of visiting cards on crowded days members’ friends will not be admitted to the enclosures without passes. Two tickets for the admission of friends will be issued to each member from the office, for Gentlemen v. Players, and Australian matches, on application. Mr. Eustace H. Miles and Mr. II. Ernest Crawley, are the respective holdei s of the gold and silver tennis prizes. The thanks of the club are due to the auditors, Mr. W . B. Heberden, Mr. James R. Mellor and Major-Gen. F. C. Trevor, who offer themselves for re-election. In 1899 the staff will consist of Farrands, Clayton, Rylott, Hearne (G. G.), Wheeler, Sherwin, Mycroft (T.), Hearn (W.), Flowers, Gunn, Hay, Attewell (W .), Burton, Pickett, Davenport, Pentecost, Titchmarsh, Chatter- ton, West (J. E.), Martin, Rougher, Rawlin, Hearne (A.), Carlin, Phillips, Richardson, Whitehead, Whiteside, Burns, Bean (G.), Moorhouse, Needham, Hearne (J. T.), Gee- son, Board, Mead, Carpenter, Storer, Moss, Attewcll (T.), West (W. A. J.), Bagguley, Russell (T.), Brown (T.), Butt, Pike, Wood­ cock, Handford, Huish (F.E.), Wrathall (II.), Trott (A. E.), Roche, Overton (W.), Tate (E.), Oates, King (J. H.), Cranfield, Young. At the conclusion of the ordinary business the meeting will be made special and members will be asked, under Rule X X III., to confirm the alterations to the Laws of Cricket and the amendment thereto which have been approved by the Committee and duly advertised in the daily papers. The members will also be asked :— 1. To empower the committee to elect 200 additional life members, each pay­ ing £*200. 2. To pass the following new rule, viz. : The trustees may with the consent of the committee, for any object approved by a special general meeting, borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as the trustees, with the consent of the committee, shall think fit, and in particular by the issue of debentures charged upon all or any of the property of the club, and may with the like consent redeem or pay off any such securities 3. To approve the raising by the trustees and committee of any moneys they may deem necessary to defray the expenses incurred in making recent improvements and alterations and to pay off other debts and liabilities of the club. The committee have thought it desirable to have the suggested new rule passed and to be empowered to elect the additional life mem­ bers, in order that a sum of about £60,000 may be raised to defray the expenses men­ tioned in No. 3. SURREY v. LEICESTERSHIRE. Played at the Oval on May 1 and 2. Surrey won by an innings and 53 runs. It might have been expected that the severity of the weather would keep the lively spectator away from a cricket ground, but he turned up in his thousands as usual at the Oval, wei ring his top coat. Not even Apted could produce a run-getting wicket under such adverse circumstances as those with which groundmen have had to contend this season, and nobody was surprised that big scores were at a premium. It seemed a piece of good fortune for Leicestershire when their captain won the toss, but the team could make no use of it wtatever. Against the bowling of Lockwood they crumbled up in a way which was disappointing to everyone, for the most ardent Surrey enthusiast would have preferred to see a good fight. The wickets began to fall with alarming rapidity, until six men were out with the total at 18—not by any means a record, but a collapse which was very disheartening. There seemed nobody to come who was likely to improve the state of affairs unless indeed it was the captain himself, who has, however, been so badly treated by fortune during the last two seasons that he must have almost given up hope of getting back his form. But, to the delight of all, he came off. He did not attempt to play himself in, but laid on to the bowlers with vigour, with the result that he scored 33 out of 40 in less than a quarter of an hour, and placed his side in a position which, considering the state of the wicket and the general want of practice, could not be considered as bad. It was on the cards that a total of 74 might be as much as Surrey could put together, but when Abel and Brockwell began to play the bowling with some ease, and to make runs, surely though slowly, this possibility soon began to fade away. Brockwell was the first to go for a very good 32, and Abel, when he seemed set for a hundred or two, was run out through a misunderstanding with Holland. The total for the first wicket was 53, aud for the second 83. After the dismissal of the two famous first- wicket men, the batting was not of very great interest. Runs were made, it is true, but they were always made with great difficulty, and with a slowness which was somewhat depressing. Perhaps the best innings was played by Mr. H. B. Richard­ son, who hit well occasionally, and was not out 20 at the close of the day, when the score was 167 for nine wickets. This total was not increased on Tuesday morning. With 93 runs to knock off before they could begin to count, the Leicestershire men found Lockwood and Brockwell altogether too much for them. They collapsed, and the first match of the season ended in the easiest of victories for Surrey. L e ic e ste r sh ir e . First innings. C. J. B. W ood,c andbBrock­ well ................................... Knight, b L ockw ood........... Brown, b Lockwood ........... King, c Lockwood, b Brock­ well .................................. Tomlin, b L ockw ood........... Pougher, b Lockw ood.......... Coe, b Lockw ood.................. C. E. de Trafford, b Hayes Agar, b Hayes .................. Woodcock, b Hayes ........... Whiteside, not out ........... Second inniags. c Hayward, b 12Brockwell ... 1 2 b Lockwood ... 7 0 b Brockwell ... 8 0 b Lockwood 4 b Lockwood 0 b Brockwell 7 c W ood, b Brock­ well ........... 33 b Lockwood 6 b Brockwell 10 b Lockwood 0 not out........... B yes........... Total... .......................... 74 Total .............40 S u rrey . Abel, run out ....... 36 Brockwell, c Knight, b Coe .......................32 Holland, b C o e ........11 Lockwood, b Agar ... 21 Hayward, b Agar ... 20 D. L. A. Jephson, b W ood ................. 3 H. B. Richardson, not out ....................... 20 L eic e ste r sh ir e . V. F. S. Crawford, b K in g ...........................11 K. J. Key, c l ’ougher, b King ................... 0 Hayes, b King ........... 9 W ood, b King ........... 0 Byes 1, lb 1, nb 2 ... 4 Total Lockwood Brockwell Baye* ... Hayward Woodcock.. Pougher .. Agar First innings. O. M. R. W . 15 1 14 4 6 5 17 5 ......... 23 2 ......... 22 3 12 0 S u rrey . 4 1 16 0 |Coe 27 0 King . 2 I W ood . Second innings. O. M. R. W . 19 181 12 3 25 9 51 27 12 48 Coe and W ood each delivered one no-ball. GOLDSM ITH'S INSTITUTE v. ASHBURTON.— Played at New Cross on April 29. G oldsm ith ’ s I n stitu te . W . S. Murrell, b J. A ld erson .................. 0 W . Falkner.bW . Slade 2 W . H. Joanes, b J. Alderson .................. 0 M. Wood, cW . Smith, b J A lderson........... 0 A . E. Mouncher, run out .......................... 1 J. A. T. Good, c F. Starling, b W . Slade 8 A siiisurton . H. Mayo, c Piebble, b W . Slade................... W. S. Gillingham, run out ........................... S. R. Best, c Alderson, b W . Slade ........... R. Windebank, not out ........................... A.B.Baldwin, b Slade Total 21 W . Smith, b Baldwin F. J. Wardle, st Best, b Baldwin.................. W .W .Clapton, stBest, b Baldwin.................. P.Flinton, lbw, b Bald­ win .......................... F. Slade, b Baldwin ... F. S. Starling, b Gill- ingha m .................. F.Prebble, lbw, b Bald­ win C.B.Alderson, b Bald­ win ........................... 0 W . Slade, not out ... 12 T. W . Clayton, b Bald­ win ................... 3 J. H. Alderson, c and b W iodebank......... 5 Lb 1 ................... 1 Total 37 In their second innings Goldsmiths scored 41. CANE HILL. M AY. Hospital JUNE. v. Banstead v. St. Thomas’s v. Wanderers v. Norbury Park V. Kensington v. Northbrook JULY. v. Addiscombe v. London County Council v. Mr. E. G. Finch’s X I v. Tyros AUGUST. v. Chipstead V. Coutt’8 Bank SEPTEMBER, v. Caterham Depot v, Spencer