Cricket 1899

J uly 20, 1899. 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 . 285 time he has risen to the occasion. A t Manchester he surpassed his three pre­ vious performances, fine as they were, for when the situation was becoming desper­ ate in the extreme, he not only kept up his end, but played a remarkable innings of 130. In future histories of the England v. Australia matches of 1899 Hayward ought to have a chapter to himself, for to come through four such trying ordeals unscathed is nothing short of marvellous. F o r the fifth time in the last six years the match between Eton and Harrow was drawn. The record is n o w :—Matches played, 74; Harrow won 30, Eton, 28; drawn 16. I n the Hull Choir School a boy named Webster has made 660 runs for the school this season and has a batting average of 36'8. As a bowler he has also distinguished himself, taking 126 wickets for 367 runs. Thanks in great measure to him, the school has so far won 21 matches out of 23, losing the other two. It is hardly necessary to say that the opposing teams are as a rule not very strong. T h i s year, says the American Cricketer, the annual match between the United States and Canada will be played on the Rosedale Ground in Toronto on August 7th and 8th. The Associated Cricket Clubs accepted these dates in deference to the wishes of the Canadian Cricket A ssociation; they will make every effort to send a strong team to meet the “ Canucks,” and hope the match will prove as successful from an American point of view as the one played last year at Haverford, when the home team won quite handily. An effort is being made to arrange a match between New York and Philadelphia. A t Gospel Oak, on Saturday, the Stanley C.C. played the Chetwynd C.C. The latter batted first, and were all dismissed for 1 run, six wickets being down for nothing. Varney took six wickets for 1, and Phillips, four for nothing. Stanley scored 125. M r. J. A . L e s t e r , who visited Eugland with the last Philadelphia team a few years ago, has a batting average this season for Harvard University of 67-5, his highest score being 85 not out. He has taken 35 wickets for 106 runs, an average of 3'02 runs per wicket. A f t e r the match between Yorkshireand Warwickshire, at Birmingham, on Satur­ day evening, Lord Hawke and Mr. H . W. Bainbridge met each other in a hundred yards’ sprint. The former was victorious by a couple of yards, but he did not create a record. O v e r h e a r d at the University match: — Stout gentleman in crowd, addressing his next door neighbour in a tone of great surprise: “ Why, lo o k ! they have two umpires p la y in g ! ” T h e list of hundreds made during their tour by the Australians against English teams, and vice versa, is as follows : AU STRALIANS. S. E. Gregory, v. S. of England (Crystil Palace) 124 M. A . Noble, v. S. of England (Crystal Palace) 1(5* M. A . N o' le, v. Oxford University ...................100* J. Darling, y. Oxford U niversity...........................10 * C. Bill, v. M.C.C. and Ground .......................... 132 C. Hill. v. Cambridge U niver-ity...........................160 S. G. Gregory, v. Cambridge University ...........It 2 J. Worrall, v. Y orksh ire.......................................... lot C. Bill, v. England (2nd match) ...........................135 V. Trumper, v. England (2nd m a tch )................. 135* J. W on all, v. Leicestershire...................................100* H. Trumble, v. Derbyshire ....................................100 M. A . Noble, v. Derbyshire ................................. 156 J. J. DarliDg. v. Derbyshire ................................. . 134* Y . Trumper, v. Gloucestershire ...........................104 ENGLISHMEN. F. H. B. Champain, for Oxford University .. 120 L. J. Moon, for Cambridge Universi y ...........138 T. L. Taylor, for Cambridge University ...........110 J. T. Brown (Driffield), for Yorksnire...................166 T. Hayward, for England (4th match) ... ...130 • Signifies not out. F r o m the American Cricketer :— E. M. Cregar’s record at Merionwas 3 halls, 0 runs, 0 maidens, 2 wickets. He is getting so large that when he comes lumbering down with arms akimbo he’s a terrifying sight to any ordinary batsman. W e feel sure that Mr. J. It. Scully, a well-known member of the Northwood Golf Club, who drives a very long ball, will pardon us for relating an anecdote in which he figures. In appearance and build Mr. Scully, who is also a cricketer, m ight easily pass for Dr. Grace, not only in tbe dusk with the light behind him, but, at a short distance, in broad daylight. H e has often been mis­ taken for the Doctor, and has sometimes been amused by the look of blank despair which has come over the faces of some o f his opponents when he has gone to play cricket in a village. On a hot day in July, during Dr. Grace’s jubilee year, Mr. Scully happened to be at Boulter’ s Lock in a boat. H e heard someone say, “ H ello, there’s G rice!” and in a few minutes he attracted so much attention that he lifted his hat, and addressing his admirers said, " Gentle­ men, I am greatly obliged to y ou ; and 1 hope that you will not forget to add your names to my subscription list.” The incident passed over. Now , Mr. Scully has a fiiend who persistently declines to see a great likeness between him and the Doctor. A few days after the incident at Boulter’s Lock the friend met Mr. Scully in the City, and presently the old subject cropped up. Once more the friend pooh-poohed the likeness, and added “ Now last Sunday I was at Boulter’s Lock and there saw the real Dr. Grace, and he was as unlike you as possible.” The rest can be imagined. T he reason why J. T. Brown was un­ able to play for England at Old Trafford was that he had injured his hand on the previous Saturday in the match between Yorkshire and Warwickshire. It seems that the injury is much worse than was at first thought, one of the bones being broken. As a result of this, it is feared that Brown will not be able to play again for at least a month. S c e n e : A suburban house. Time, 8.30 p.m. on Monday night. Disconsolate G^nleinan discovered smoking. To him enter Chetrful Visitor. C.V. : “ Hallo, old chap, what do you think of England now ?” D .G . : “ Think of Eogland ? I ’m sick of the whole thing. I knew this team would go wrong—half of them were out of form . Four wickets for less than fifty ? Good heavens !” C.V. : “ I suppose you saw a one o ’clock edition. Haven’t you seen a later one ?” D .G . : “ No, don’t want to. How many did they get ?—a hundred ?” C.V. (with deliberation) : “ Three-hun- dred-and-seventy-two !” D .G .: “ Eh ? W h a t! By George. And to hear these Press critics talking about thedecadenceof English cricket!” (Bestirs himself, and orlers drink with much enthusiasm.) T h e list of hundreds made for England at home in matches against Australia is as follows :— Score. Name. Place. Year. 152 ... W . G. Grace ... Oval .......... 1880 117 ... W . W . Read ... Oval ........... 1884 148 ... A. G. Steel Lord’s 1884 170 ... W . G. Grace ... Oval ........... 1886 164 ... Shrewsbury ... Lord’s 1886 106 ... Shrewsbury ... Lord’s 1893 103 ... F. S. Jackson ... Oval ........... 1893 102*... G unn................... Manchester 189J 154*... K. S. Ranjitsinhji M'ineh°ster 1896 130 ... H ayw ard........... Manchester 1899 * Signifies not out. A n analysis of the sc res of the Old Trafford match shows that, as in the first three matches, most of ihe batsmen— the greatest in the world, be it remem­ bered—failed to distinguish themselves in the first tw o innings. Taking, as before, the three highest scores in each innings, we find that in England’s total of 365 from the bat, three men made 232, eight men (including the not out) being responsible for 133, an average of less than 20 each. In the Australian first innings 3 men (including the not out) made 135 out o f 181 from the bat, so that the other eight could only put up 46 be­ tween them— average less than 6. Again, in the first Australian innings six batsmen between them made only 18 runs. A f u h d is to be raised for the benefit of the family of Briggs, the famous Lan­ cashire cricketer, whose illness, it is feared, will be a long one. I f it had been the object of the Lan­ cashire County Cricket Club to see a record crowd at Old Trafford on Monday, they would, without much doubt, have attained it, but as soon as the grouud was reasonably full, measures were taken to prevent other would-be spectators from getting in. The results of overcrowding at football matches in someofthe northern grounds have not been lost on the com ­ mittee. Q u e r y . —H ow much per column would an editor of one of the big magazines be inclined to pay at the present moment for an article on “ The Deoadence o f English Cricket” ?