Cricket 1899

270 C R IC K E T : A W E E K L Y R E C O R D O F T H E G A M E . J u l y 13} 1899. “ A n O ld H arrovian ” writes : Mr. Frederick William Oliver died at 110, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, S.W ., on July 9th, 1899, aged sixty-three. He was an amateur cricketer of some note in his youth, and formed one of the West­ minster School Eleven v. the Charter­ house School Eleven in 1850 and 1851, both matches com ing off at Vincent Square. H e also assisted Oxford v. Cam­ bridge in 185(5 and 1857, but residing for long at Wimbledon he made most of his best scores there. A few lines about this gentleman w ill be found in Y ol. Y . of the Cricket Scores and Biographies at page 38. Am ong the contents o f the Popular Phrenologist for July are phrenological character sketches cf Mr. W . L . Murdoch, K . S. Eanjitsiuhji, Mr. C. B. Fry, and Mr. Brann. These sketches are very interest­ ing. But the worst of your phrenologist is th \t he puts his finger on the spot which has escaped the notice of the ordi­ nary individual, and the result is some­ times startling. We were not surprised to find that Mr. Murdoch was ‘ ' fairly wide and especially well developed” — it is possible that this refers to his brain— nor did it astonish us to read that he has a good deal of w it and humour, but when we discovered that in addition to this he “ possesses a good deal o f lan­ guage,” we were greatly shocked. In trepidation we turned to the sketches of Ranjittinhji and Fry, and a la s! they both possess “ a good degree o f Lan­ guage ” —we don’t know whether the capital letter makes their cases any bet­ ter. F ry has also “ two ( sic ) many irons in the lire,” which is mysterious. Our readers w ill readily imagine that we hardly dared turn to the sketch of Mr. Brann, but his language must be very good indeed, for it has escaped notice. But even he has his peculiarities, for “ his complexion is rather sanguine, with medium brown hair and light blue eyes.” M r . G. L acy points out that Abel, who has again failed to find a place in the England Eleven, made the follow ing scores in 1896 against the Australians: 116, 94, 71, 63, 50 not out, 26, 26, 24, 21, 15, 13, 4. This was a time when, says Mr. Lacy, “ b y universal consent of the Australians, Jones was a much faster and more dangerous bow ler than he is n ow .” A n example of the manners and cus­ toms of Scotch achools is given b y the Scottish Athletic Record :— “ The rival armies of Fettes and Laretto lay facing each other w ith the field of play between them. It was a pretty sight to see the swarm of boys spread out ‘ in open order ’ the one lot cheering each hit, and the other the fielding or bow lin g.” F rom the Athletic News :— The members of a junior club in the neigh­ bourhood of Old Trafford, requiring a j raetice net, conceived the idea that there would probably be a spare one to he had cheap at the county headquarters, and saw Mr. Hornby about it. “ Oh, yes,” was his reply. “ Let them have an old one,” were his instructions to the groundsman, “ for, say, £5.” £5! Phew ! It was asking two or tt.ree times as much as the club’s annual income, and there was the great Hornby who had sold them a net, and they would now have to pay for it. And they were ruminating with faces as long as fiddles, when the county president, who. had watched with amused interest the effects of his little j oke, told the groundsman to let them have the best ho could spare, adding very gravely to the young deputation, ‘ ‘ Now, we give you this net on condition that in four or five years ) our club lends us a man to play for the county. Otherwise the net must be returned in as good condition as it is now.” The bargain was at once closed with. C o m p il e d and edited b y Mr. Jerome Flannery, the “ American Cricket Annual and G olf Guide for 1899 ” contains a a complete record of cricket in the United States. I t seems that a great number of well-known American cricketers took part in the affair with Spain. A p r o p o s of Mr. F ry’s first innings of a hundred in first-class cricket this year Mr. Gaston gives the follow ing list in the Argiis of the various hundreds made by F ry in the course o f his career :— 1891 Repton v. Old Reptonians ......................... 144 1892 Oxford University v. Som erset.....................105 1892 Oxford University v. Next S ixteen..........105 1892 Mr. Palairet’s Side v. Mr. Berkeley’s Side 118 1893 Devonshire Friars v. Eton Ramblers ... 144 1894 Oxford University v. Sussex ................. . 119 1894 Oxford University v.CambridgeUniversity 100* 18J4 Sussex v. Gloucestershire ........... ...........109 1895 Oxford University v. Sussex ......................125 1896 Lord Hawke’s England Team v. X III. of Cape C olon y.................................................. 148 1896 Lord Hawke’s England Team v. X V . of Natal ...........................................................153 1897 Sussex v. Kent.......................................... ... 122 1898 Sussex v. Middlesex .......................................104 1898+ Sussex v. Middlesex .......................................108 1898+ Sussex v. Middlesex ..................................123* 1898 Sussex v. Somerset..............................................110 1898 Sussex v. Hants ........................ ...........133 1899 Sussex v. Yorkshire ........... ...179* 1899 Captain Hoare’s X I. v. Hants X I ................... 120 1899 Sussex v.Yorkshire .......................................162* * Signifies not out. + Signifies same match. I n the last hour’s play at Harrogate on Saturday, C. B. Fry and C. L. A. Smith increased the Sussex score by 116 runs, o f which 97 were made by Fry. F or the fourth match between England and Australia, which is to be played at Old Trafford next Monday, the committee appointed by the Board has chosen thirteen men from whom the eleven will be chosen—viz., A. C. MacLaren, F. S. Jackson, K. S. Panjitsinhji, C. B. Fry, J. T. Brown, A. A. Lilley, T. Hayward, W . Brockwell, A. Young, W . Rhodes, W. 6 . Quaife, J. T. Hearne, W . M. Bradley. Tyldesley is to be on the ground in readiness for emergencies. The following are some of the latest hundreds:— JU LY. 6. A rbl , P layebs v . G entlem en ..........................195 6. H ayw ard , P layers v . G entlemen ........... 131* 7. C. L T ow nsend, G en tlem en v. P la y e r s .. 112* 8. C. B . F ry , Sussex v . Y o rk sh ire ....................162* 8 J. W . Kahrel, K ensington v. A nchorites ...113* 8. A . P. Lucas, Chelm sford v. Streatham .. ...166* 8. N , M iller, Streatham v. Chelm sford ............109* 8. C. E . Finlason, Surbiton v. W anderers............101 5. S. Colm an, W anderers v. A d d isco m b e............103* 8. A .E .Stoddart, H am pstead v. U.C.S. O ld BoyslOO* 8. R . T. H . Arbuthnot, Blackheath v.W estK entl04 11. A . J. L . H ill, Ham pshibe v . S u s s e x ...........105* 10. C. B . F ry , G entlemen v . P l a y e r s ...................104 11. TrLDESLEY, L ancashire v . L eicester ........... 249 11. A . J. L . H ill, H am pshire v . S ussex ............105* 12. V in e, Sussex v . H am pshire ..............................115* ANSWERS 'JO CORRESPONDENTS. A. L. D. B r e s to n . —Thanks. E. H. B u t le r (Hobart).—Many thanks for account of match, but it is unfortunately not of general interest. T h om as P a rk in . —Many thanks. But you have not noticed the words “ in a match between EDgland and Australia.” FRYAWATHA’S HUNTING. (After failing by a few runs to make his 100 several times during the season, Mr. C. B. Fry scored 162, not out, on Saturday, for Sussex against Yorkshire.) Then the noble Fryawatha Vowed that he would chase the Hundred — One-nought-nought, the cricket chamois ; Set him forth to go to Yorkshire, Went to Harrogate in Yorkshire; With his triple “ b’.uo ” upon him Forth he went and made eleven. Full of wrath was Fryawatha When he saw that he was outed, Caught by Hirst off Rhodes, the cunning, Off the slow left-handed bowler. But he calmed himself and waited, Waited till the second innings ; Started slowly, saw the Hundred, One-nought-nought, the cricket chamois, Saw it in the dimmest distance, Saw it ever coming nearer. So he lay in wait and stalked it, Fearing lest it should escape him When he stretched his bat to grasp it. Then he rushed upon it fiercely, Caught it by a dashing onset, Turned and saw another Hundred— Two-nought-nought, the foe of bowlers— Hunted it with daring fury. Nothing but the gathering darkness Kept him from his second Hundred. BLACKHEATH v. OLD C H A R LT O N .-Played at Rectory Field on July 1. B l a c k h k a th . G.H Marten.stLewey, b H ill.......................... 18 A.G.Pembroke,bRyan 23 J. A . H. Rogers, b G radidge.................. 45 M. Christopherson, c Hill, b Ryan .......... 66 H. F. Yeoman, b G radidge................... 0 T. L. Shellard, T. W . Green, and N. F. Terry did not bat. * Innings declared closed. A. J. Adarn,c Leaney, b B ill .................. 20 A . H. Jacob, not out 17 L. Howe, not out ... 3 B 5, lb 3, w 1 ... 9 Total(6 wkts)*191 O ld C h arlto n . C. Brown, b Howe ... 0 J. Hill, b G reen..........18 G. Tannett, c Rogers, b Jacob ...................40 H. Gradidge, c Pem­ broke, b Jacob ... 22 C. B. Davies, b Martin 2 G.Masters,cPembroke, b Jacob ................... 5 E. Leaney, c Sub, b Jacob........................... 8 T. Freeman, c Howe, b Jacob ................... A . Boxall, not out ... G. Spurr, b Jacob ... T. Ryan, c Terry, b Marten ................... B 3, lb 2 ........... Total ...105