Cricket 1899

M a t 18, 1899. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 139 256* 186* 101* The follow ing are some of the latest hundreds:— MAY. 11. A rnold , W orcestersh ire v. N o t ts .......... 142 11. P ou gh er , L e icestersh ire v . S u rrey ... 104 12. B ro ckw ell , S ubkey v. LEiCESTEbSHiRE ... 147 12. E. R. W ilson , M r. W ebbe ’ s X I. v. ' AMBRIDGE UNIVER8ITY ......................... 117* 12. W a r d , L an cash ire y . M.C.C......................... 118 16. F . M itc h e ll , Y orkshire v . G loucester ­ sh ire ............................................................................... 100 10. B. C. Greatorex, Kensing'on Park v. Hampstead .................................................. 100* 10. A. H .D uBoulay.R.M . Academy v. Incogniti 119* 10. K. E. M. Barker, Clare v. King’s ................. 169 lo. W. B. Robertson. Trinity Hall v. Magdalene 119 10. J. H. Stogdon, Trinity v. King’s .................. 112 10. A. S. Athawes, Corpus v. Peterhouse........... ICO* 18. W . H. Robson, Arkley v. Shenley ........... 119* 13. J. M. Quinton,Elstree Masters v. Wanderers 104* 15. H. M. Braybrooke, Blue Mantles v. East­ bourne College ................................... 15. J. H. Kelsey, Blue Mantles v. Eastbourne College .......................................................... 17. A . S hrewsbury , N otts v . K ent ................... * Signifies not out. A SUSSEX WELCOME TO THE WANDERER. In his first match of the season for Sussex, Ranjitsinhji made 44, not out, at a very critical time, and Sussex beat Worcestershire. a i r : u Oh, W illie , we have missedyou.'1'1 Oh, Ranji, is it you, dear, Safe again at Hove? They said—it was not true, dear— That India was your love. But you sent a welcome wire, And it made our hearts rejoice, When we saw it in the “ Sportsman” — “ This year Sussex is my choice.” C horus : Oh, Ranji, we have missed you ; Why did you rove? Oh, Ranji, we have missed you; Welcome back to Hove. Our luck was bad without you, Though Fry and Bland were here; But there’s a charm about you, So, welcome, Ranji, dear. C horus : Oh, Ranji, etc. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. B. H ollender .—Mr. MacGregor did not play in aDy of the three matches against Australia in 1896. Lilley was the wicketkeeper in each match. E. B a r r a ss -L etter received. Reference to it in next week’s issue. H. F. P latt .—Y our letter requires consideration. IV ill see what can be done. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. A MODERN FA IR Y TALE. Once upon a time there was a boy named Worcestershire, but, as this is a long word, we will call him Jack. He was not at all like the boys in the story books, for he was such a desperate fighter that the boys of his own age were afraid of him. When they met him he nearly always gave them “ what for.” He soon became tired of pitching into boys who could not hit him back again very hard ; he wanted to fight the giants, who lived ever so high up on a little championship table all by themselves. Once or twice Giant Yorkshire came down to fight with Jack, but it was not the sort of fight that Jack cared about, for the giant behaved like a father who lets his little boy pummel him, and laughs heartily. Giant Surrey had sent his sons to do battle with Jack, and, truth to tell, they generally gave him all he wanted, until at last he beat them twice in the same year. After that he industriously began to sow beans with the idea that they might grow up the legs of the table and give him a chance of climbing to meet the giants on their own preserves. And by-and-bye the beanstalk was strong enough to bear his weight. Now Jack had a mother, whose name was Mary. She was so well known for her good works that, with a total disregard for gender, people called her Mary Le Bone, unless they were in a hurry, when they called her M.C.C. She knew all about Jack’s yearnings for glory, although she pretended to take no particular interest in his doings. But at last she told him that she gave him her full permission to climb the beanstalk and fight the giants, although she said that he would probably only bring back duck’s eggs for his trouble instead of the golden ones, of which he had heard so much. So one fine day Jack, armed with his bats and things, climbed the beanstalk. Whom should he find waiting to meet him but Giant Yorkshire ! The most dangerous giant of all the family ! But, nothing daunted, Jack set upon him fiercely. In the first round, Giant Y orkshire, who had been exercising himself on heavy ground, found himself somewhat stiff, and he was much inconvenienced by the quick blows which Jack rained upon him, and which he had christened the “ Wilson” attack. In the deciding round, Jack, if he wanted to win, had to make 134 points, and, despite one or two discouragements, he was doing so well that victory seemed assured for him. The battle seemed all over except shouting. It was then that Giant Yorkshire suddenly put in a knock-out blow, called the Brown-Darfield twister, which he had lately introduced, and Jack in the verymoment of victory was beaten. Nevertheless, he had done so well that Giant Yorkshire and all the other giants felt a great respect for him, andwhile some of them thought that they could give him a good hiding, there were others who had grown a little old and dyspeptic, who had an uneasy feeling that they might not get the best of an encounter with him. A little while after this Jack had a tussle with Giant Notts. Now this giant wras known as being exceed­ ingly wary, although he was getting old. When you thought you had got him in a corner he generally managed to creep out in the most exasperating manner. But when he fought Jack his best friends said that he would catch it, for he was shockingly weak at the time. He had, moreover, all the worst of the luck, and it seemed that, while he could not possibly win, he would be unable to make a draw ; but he got there all the same in the sweet old way. For the rest of the history of Jack (after his licking by old Giant Sussex) the reader is referred to volumes which are not yet published. W .A.B. SOUTHGATE v. KENSINGTON PA RK .- at Southgate on May 13. -Played S o u th g a te . T. D. Smith, b Rendall 15 A . S. Harris, b Palmer 16 A . Ricketts, b Palmer. 3 J.C.Bevington, c Hild- yard, b S a v e l......... 21 T.H .C.Lew ick,notout 69 T. A. D. Bevington, c Palmer, b Skinner... 0 E.F. Rose, c B. Greato­ rex, b Skinner.......... 0 A. W . Sharp, lbw, b Money ................... 6 F. S. Lewis, b Palmer 4 W . T. Rickets, b Palmer ................... 0 R. T. Baker, b Palmer 9 B 16, lb 8 ...........24 Total ...167 K ensington P a r k . C. G. Hildyard, b W . Ricketts .................. 5 B. C. Greatorex, lbw, b Lew is.......................... 6 C. M. Skinner, b W . Ricketts .................. 30 W . G. M. Savel, b W . R icketts...................54 F. Kendal, not o u t... 17 Byes ................... 4 Total ...116 P. Greatorex. F. H. Palmer. A. WhiUon, G. E. W . Money, J. E. Nicholson, and J. Greatorex did not bat. OXFORD UNIVERSITY v. MR. A. J. WEBBE’S TEAM. Played at Oxford on May 15, 16 and 17. Oxford won by an innings and 115 runs. In Mr. Webbe’s absence, Captain Wynyard won the toss, but his team collapsed in a most surprising manner against the bowling of F. W . Stocks. Nobody could do anything with him. A t the close of the first day’s play Oxford were a hundred runs on with five wickets in hand, Eccles, Champain and Collins having made very useful scores. Some hitting by Bosanquet on Tuesday helped to swell the total, t>nd when the innings was brought to an end Oxford had a lead of 173 runs. In the tecond ini.ings of Mr. Webbe’s team Captain Wynyard played fine cricket, and he was well backed up by C. Beldham and A. Page ; but the rest of the team were unable to make anything of K nox and 1 osanquet. M r . A . J . W ebbe ’ s X I. First innings. Second innings. Capt. E. G. Wynyard, st Martyn, b Stocka ........... 0 c 6tocks,b Bosan­ quet ... ...........28 A . Page, c Lee, b Stocks ... 9 run out ...........21 Rawlin, c Foster, b Stocks 0 cHollins,bBosan­ quet ................... 0 R. S. Lucas, c Lee, b Stocks 11 c Foster, b Bosan­ quet ................... 0 C. Eeldam, c Martyn, b Boeanquet........................... Peel, c Foster, b Stocks ... L. Wells, c Champain, b Stocks .................................. 0 b Bosanquet ... 13 5 c Foster, b Knox 1 W . C. Wilkinson, c Martyn, b Stocks ........................... R. E. Nicholls, c and b Bosanquet.......................... Heame (J. T.), not out ... R. P. Lewis, c Hollins, b Stocks .................................. B 8, lb 1 ... Total 2 c Foster,b Bosan­ quet ................... 1 stM artyn,bKnox 6 c Lee, b K nox ... 0 not out................... 0 c Bosanquet, b Knox ........... 9 W l, n b l ... ...........43 Total ... 90 O xfo rd U n iv e r sity . 0 E. C. Lee, b Hearne F. P. Knox, c Wells, b Hearne................. B. J. T. Bosanquet, not out ...................3b F. W. Stocks, c and b Hearne...................16 B 1, lb 2 ........... 3 Total ...218 F. H. B. Champain, b Heame .................. 27 H. C. Pilkington, c Lucas, b Hearne ... 5 L. P. Collins, c Lewis, b Peel.. ...................49 R. E. Foster, b Peel ... 3 A.M.Hollins, b Hearne 16 A. Eccles, b Hearne ... 47 H. Martyn, c Wells, b Heame ................... 7 M r. A . J. W ebbe ’ s X I. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Stocks ........... 15 6 22 8 ........... 9 3 20 0 Bosanquet ... 14 11 12 2 ... 21 5 40 5 Knox 17*1 6 28 4 Stocks bowled a no-ball and Knox a wide. O xfo rd U n iv e r sity . O. M. R. W .( O. M.R. W . Heame ... 47’2 21 83 8 R aw lin... 11 0 42 0 Peel........... 41 27 65 2 1 Wells ... 5 0 25 0 KENSINGTON PA RK v. GIFFORD HOUSE.— Played at St. Quintin’s Park on May 13. K ensington P a r k . Townsend Shaw, b Harmsworth ... 17 J.G.Donaldson,c Man- der, b Barnard ...105 E.H.Seaton, bHarms- worth .......................... 33 F. G. Andrews, b D. Mander ...................29 W .S.Wynne,bHarms- worth ...................12 A. P. Comyns, not out .......................... 19 E. H. O’Brien, b Harm sworth........... 0 Extras...................47 Total *264 J. G. O’Brien, L. E. G. Abney, J. C. W ool, and C. H. B. Fletcher did not bat. * Innings declared cloWSfl1. G ifford H ouse . A. Williams, b Abney 1 D. F. Charrington, c Andrews, b Wynne 0 D. Mander, b Abney 2 B. T. Harmsworth, b W ynne ................... 5 Q. Crosdale, b Wynne 4 F. W . Mander,b Abney 6 C. E. W . brown, c An­ drews, b Abney ... 22 H. D. Nicholas, lbw, b Abney ................... C.E.Pease.c J.O’ Brien b W ynne.................. C. Graham, not out... R. Barnard, b Wynne E xtras................... Total .........