Cricket 1899

M ay 25, 1899. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 147 BUSSEY’S c l O a . ^ / y V c o ___ Q " l i - s w i j o Cj-i Em S> co J C w 5 -V CO - £ - g f I CO « S h 01 _ CO 0 3 ,— M CVJ CO CO w CO s < w « o w g d flf C O K C O I 5 3 c 3 s O S BUSSEY’S AT THE SIGN OF THE WICKET. B y F. S. A s h l e y - C o o p e r . Since making 101 the season before last in forty minutes against Yorkshire, at Harro­ gate, Mr. Jessop has done nothing so sensa­ tional as he achieved last week at Cambridge. To score 171 runs in an hour and forty-five minutes against the bowling of Rhodes, Hirst, Mr. Jackson, and Brown (of Darfield), is a performance of which Mr. Jessop may well be proud. The pace at which he scored can be imagined when it is stated that whilst in with Mr. T. L. Taylor he at one time obtained 52 runs out of 53 scored. Altogether he claimed 171 out of a total of 202 obtained whilst he was at the wicket, a performance whicb recalls to mind his innings for the University against Sussex, at Brighton, in 1897, when he scored 72 whilst only 7 other runs were made. The following list will show at a glance some of the best instances of fast scoring on record :— 49 out of 49, Lloyd, at Hagley Park, Canterbury, New Zealand, April, 1883, all scored off three overs. 48 out of 48, A. G. Steel, Marlborough College v. Cheltenham College, at Cheltenham, July 4, 5, 1876. 46 out of 46, Bates, W ., England v. New South Wales, at Sydney, February 18, 19, 21, 1887. 45 out of 45, A . W . Ridley, Oxf >rd University v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’s, June 24, 25, 1875. 59 out of 60, E. J. Tyler, Taunton v. Bridgwater, at Bridgwater, 1887. The innings closed for 68, of which eight were extras. Tyler was stunned by the first ball he received. 52 out of 53, G. L. Jessop, Cambridge University v. Yorkshire, at Cambridge, May 18, 18, 20, 1899. 51 out of 52, V. F. S. Crawford, Whitgift Grammar School v. Carshalton, 1897. 50 out of 51, A. Wheatman, West Kent Wanderers v. South Western Railway, at Blackheath, May 19,1887. 50 out of 51, C. B. Champain, Cheltenham College v. Incogniti, at Cheltenham, June 6th, 1891. The other run was a bye. 79 out o f 81, E. J. Diver, Stygians v. Wimbledon School, at Wimbledon, May 31, 1°83. 50 out of 52, B. L. Gerrish, Axminster v. Crewkerne, at Crewkerne, June, 1887. The total of the innings was 62, including a bye and a leg-bye. 50 out of 52, V. F. S. Crawford, Cane Hill Asylum v. Spencer, at Coulsdon, September 10, 1898. 81 out of 84, A. O. Jones, West House v. School House, at Bedford Modern School, June 4, 1890. Whilst Jessop was cutting and driving the Yorkshire bowling to all parts of the ground at Cambridge Mr. Y. F. S. Crawford was delighting the spectators at the Oval with some rapid scoring and wonderful drives. So fast did he score that at one time he obtained twenty-eight runs in six minutes by means of seven fours from/nine consecutive balls delivered by Mr. C. L. Townsend. Mr. Crawford has done many good things in his time, but his performance against Gloucester­ shire last week is probably the best he has yet accomplished. Combining, as he does, good defence with marvellous hitting powers, no place in the world of cricket should be beyond his reach. The most pleasing feature of the match at Eastbourne between the Australians and an Eleven of England was Trumper’s second innings of sixty-four. Although he did little against Essex and Surrey his style was favour­ ably commented upon by the critics. His scores last season in the matches played in the Sheffield Shield competition were singularly small for so fine a player, but he fully atoned for these shortcomings by making two hundred and ninety-eight against Tasmania, and two hundred and fifty-three against New Zealand. Further large scores from his bat may safely be anticipated. That Trumble can still bowl in almost irresistible form on a wet wicket is abundantly proved by the success he met with on Saturday last, wSo finely did he bowl that at one time he delivered forty-two balls for eight runs and six wickets—a wonderful per­ formance against such fine batsmen. Last week Mr. Braybrooke took part in two matches at Eastbourne. In the first he scored two hundred and fifty-six not out, and in the second he was dismissed twice without scoring. Such is the “ glorious uncertainty ” of the grand old game ! Judging by his doings against Cambridge University, Mr. F. S. Jackson is evidently in as good all-round form as he was last season. His work throughout the match was admirable. Mention, too, must be made of Bairstow’s splendid wicket-keeping. In the two innings of the University he allowed but one bye and obtained eight wickets—seven caught and one stumped. It is a long time since a wicket-keeper met with such success in a first- class match. Apart from Mr. Crawford’s hitting, the match between Surrey and Gloucestershire will long be remembered on account of the long stand by Wrathalland Board for the last wicket of the latter. It is a curious fact that a few years ago the same two men scored over a hundred for the first Gloucestershire wicket against the same side and on the same ground. As a partnership of over one hundred for the last wicket is a genuine curiosity of cricket, no apology need be made for the reproduction of the following table. PARTNERSHIPS OF ONE HUNDRED OR MORE RUNS FOR THE LAST W ICKET IN A GOOD-CLASS MATCH. 173, Briggs, J. (186), and Pilling, R. (61 not out), Lancashire v. Surrey, at Liverpool, July 15, 16, 17, 1885. 157, Parnham, J. (90 not out), and White (62), North v. South, at Lord’s, June 14, 15,188**. 149, Lohmann, G. A. (105), ani Sharpe, J. W. (38 not out), Surrey v. E8sex, at the Oval, May 20, 21, 1889. 148, Lord Hawke (107 not out), and Hunter, D. (47), Yorkshire v. Kent, at Sheffield, June 13,14, 16, 1898 128, Mudie, W . (79),and Sewell, T., jun. (39 not out), Surrey v Kent and Sussex, at the Oval, August 8, 9,10,1859. 121, Bates, W . (144 not out), and Peate, E. (48), Under Thirty v. Over Thirty, at Lord’s, May 29, 30, 1882. 121, Brown, J. 1’. (141), and Hunter, D. (25 not out), Yorkshire v. Liverpool and District, at Liver­ pool, June 21, 22, 1894. 118, C. T. Calvert (67 not out), and Sewell, T., jun. (50), 8urrey v. Sussex, at Brighton, July 20,21, 22, 1868. 118, Beaumont, J. (66), and Sharpe, J. W . (56 not out), Surrey v. Derbyshire, at the Oval, June 20, 21, 1889. 118, Lord Hawke (110 not out), and Hunter, D. (41), Yorkshire v. Kent, at Leeds, May 28, 29, 30, 1896. I ll, Ward, A. (75 not out), and Mold, A. (57), Lancashire v. Leicestershire, at Manchester, May 30, 31, June 1, 1895. 110, C. E. Green (60 not out), and J. S. E. Hood (45), Cambridge University v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’s, June 24, *25, 1867. 109, Gunn, W . (207 not out), and Hardstaffe, R. G. (60), Nottinghamshire v. Derbyshire, at Derby, June 15,16, 17, 1896. 106, W ootton, G. (64), and R. S. Forster (40 not out), M.C.C. and Ground v. Sussex, at Brighton, August 17,18,1863. 106, Wrathall, H. (53 not out), and Board, J. H. (50), Gloucestershire v. Surrey, at the Oval, May 18, 19, 20, 1899. 105, Jones, G. (85), and Barratt, E. (12 not out), Surrey v. Essex, at the Oval, May 15, 16, 17, 1884. 105, Richardson, T, (69), and Brockwell, W . (30 not out), Surrey v. Gloucestershire, at the Oval June 1, 2, 1893. 103, W . W . Read (162 not out), and Barratt, E. (38), Surrey v. Leicestershire, at the Oval, May 26, 27, 1884. 102, Denton, D. (77 not out), and Hunter, D. (45), Yorkshire v. Cambridge University, at Cam­ bridge, May 30, 31, June 1, 1895. 101, E. C. Streatfeild (57). and A. J. L. Hill (49 not out), Cambridge University v. Yorkshire, at Cambridge, May 29, 30, 31, 1890. B est in A u s t r a l ia :— 136, J. O’Halloran (128 not out), and A. E. Johns (67), Victoria v. South Australia, at Melbourne, January 1, 2, 4, 5, 1897.