Cricket 1899

286 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 20, 1899. W i t h Clifton boys breaking records so wonderfully, even a small success at Dulwich College Preparatory may interest the many Surrey boys who read Cricket. In a form match last Saturday a youngster, cetat 12, was captain, with rather a scratch lot under him. Being “ keeper” for the first eleven and a bit of a bowler too, he thought the only way to win was to do both, so he bow led at one end and kept wicket at the other. Result, five wickets all clean bow led by him at one end ; four stumped and one caught by him at the other end. T h e progress of the match at Old Trafford in Wednesday afternoon, as seen by tbe contents bills of the evening papers on approaching tbe City :— A U S T R A L IA N S ’ F I X E S T A N D . B IG S C O R E B Y A U S T R A L IA . P L A T I N G F O R A D R A W . H A Y W A R D I L L . C A N E N G L A N D W IN ? A U S T R A L IA D E C L A R E S . E N G L A N D B A T S A G A IN . R E S U L T . APPINDID will he found a table con­ taining a list of the matches in which Glcucestershiie have met the Austialians 1878 Clifton, Australians won by ten tickets. 1880 Clifton, Australians won by 68 runs. icoo f Clifton, Australians won by inns, and 159 runs. lfcbJ j chfton, drawn, i Clifton, dravn. ( Cheltenham, Australians won by inns, and 136 r. i Clifton, drawn. 1886 Cheltenham, Australians won by 26 runs. ifiKft I Clifton, Gloucestershire won by 257 runs. 008 \ Clifton, Gloucestershire won by eight wickets. irca ) ®*“ toi, drawn. its*u |Cheltenham, Australians won by eight wickets. 1Rp„ j Biistol, drawn. j Cheltenham, Australians won by eight wickets. ) Bristol, Australians *o n by inns, and 91 runs, joyo |Cheltenham, Australians won ty inns, and 54 r. 1899 Bristol, Australians won by six wickets. Of the 17 matches played, the Austra­ lians have won 10, Gloucestershire two, and five have remained unfinished. A c o m p a r is o n :— In January, 1898, Australia lost six wickets for 57 in the first innings at Melbourne against the England team. Hill kept in and eventually made 188. In July, 1899, Australia lost seven wickets for 57 in the first innings at Manchester against the England team. But there was no Hill. The follow ing are some of the latest hundreds:— M AY. 30. F. H. Bates, Germantown v. Belmont (Phila­ delphia)....................................................................180* JUNE. 3. R . D . Brown, Germantown v. Radnor (Phila­ delphia)......................................................................121 17. G. hite, Germantown 2nd v. Philadelphia 2 n d ..............................................................................112 21. F. W . Ralston, Germantown I Zingari v. Belfleld (Philadelphia) ......................................101 30. G. H . 8. Fowke, Uppingham School v. Old Boys ....................................................................126* JU LY . 10. H. D. G. Leve on-Gower, Oxford Universiiy Authentics v. M reatbam ...................................141* 10. N. Miller, Streatham v. Oxford Univ. A u­ thentic* ......................................................................181 10. W . Bradbery, London and Westminster Bank v. London Joint Ko<k Bank ............ 100* 12. N . Miller, Sireatham v. Old Paulines ..............112 13. V . T bum pbb , A u s t r a l i a v . G lo u c e s t e r s h i r e ^ 18. W . Morris, Granville v. Crystal P alace............123* 14. W . J. Baker, Surrey Club and Ground v. S treath am ........................................ ............138* 14. H. L,Dawson, Stieatham v. Surrey Club and G round........................... ............................1C6* 15. D b v e y . W a b w ic k s h ir e v . N o t t s ....................... 102 15. C. L. M oigan. Streatham v. Richm ond.........129 15. G. J. Groves, Richmond v. Stieathem ...........101 15. C. 8. G. Lloyd, Kennington Park v. St. Bart’s Hospital ............................................................Ill* 15. S L. King, Hornsey v. London Scottish . 1<3 15. K . P. Brown, Mr. Elder’s X II. v. Mr. Bel­ cher’s X II. .. ......................................... ..1 (8 15. D. M. Goodall, Northbrook v. Blackheath ...100 15. A. E. Stoddart, Hampstead v. Surbiton .. I d * 15. Morgan, ‘Wimbledon v. In c o g n iu ................108* 15. L . S. W ells, Crysial Palace v. Carshalton ..144 15. T. A. Daike, Ciystal Palate v. Carshalton .. 1(3* 15. A. J. W hyte, Brixton Wanderers v. Merton 122* 17. K n ig h t , L e ic e s t e r s h ir e v . Y o r e b h ir b .. 131 17. H a y w a r d , E k g la h d v. A u s t r a lia ......................1£0 17. Capt. Quinton, I. Zingari v. Green Jackets.. Ii9 18. n . B. Stevers. Green Js clots v. I. Zingari .. 160 18. D. H . Blundell, Green Jackets v. 1. Zingari.. 156 18. J. B u bnup, K e n t v. G lo u c s s te b s h ir e .. 1£0 18. D inton Y orkshire v . LucESTEtSHihB .. 110 19. C. L . T o w n se n d , G lo ic i-s ie b s b ir b v . K e n t 162* * Signifies not out. F ok the benefit of our foreign and colonial readers, ihe county champion­ ship table (up to to-day) is appended :— Pts. Finished Per- P. W . L. D. in games centage S u rrey .......................... 14... 6 ... 1 .. 7... 5 7... 71‘43 Yorkshire ...........17.. 11... 3... 3... 8 14... 57.13 Middlesex ......... 8... 6 2... 0... 4 8 . 50*C0 Lancashire.............15... 9... 3... 3... 6 12... 50*00 Notts ................... 9... 2... 1.. 6 .. 1 3... 33 33 Essex ................. 11... 4 .. 3... 4... 1 7 .. 14*i8 S u ssex .....................12... 4... 4 . 4.. 0 8 ... — Kent ..................10... 3... 4... 3 . —1 7... —14*28 Gloucestershire .. 10... 2... 3... 5... —1 5... —2u*00 Leicestershire ..11... 2 . 5 . 4 .. —3 7... —42 85 D erbyshire.......... 11... 2 .. 7... 2... —5 9... —55*65 B am pshire... 9... 1.. 5... 3... —4 6 .. —66*66 Somerset ...11... 1 . 6 . 4... —5 7... —71’43 Warwickshire11... 0... 4 .. 7... —4 4... —ICO 00 Worcestershire ...4... 0... 3 . 1. . —3 3... —100 CO The fixture. Lancashire v. Kent (May 22. fctc.), abandoned without a ball being bowled, is not leckontd in the above, whilst the match, W arwick­ shire v. Kent (May 25, etc.), is postponed until A ugust 17, etc. 'Ine official method of calculation is t s fol’ows : A point is reckoned for each win. and a point deducted for each defeat. Unfinished games bie left out of the reckoning entirely, and the cc uniy whith during the season shall have obtained in finished matches the great* st proportionate number of points is reckoned the champion county. O W ILLOW , WILLOW . [This poem has the great advantage that it applies equally to the Englishmen on Mon­ day morning and the Australians onTuesday morning.] 1 poor souls sat sighing on a Manchester ground, Sing a song of the willow ; Their heads on their bosoms, with misery crowned, Sing willow, willow, willow : They sighed when j } had weathered the storm, Sing willow, willow, willow ; “ We are dead to all pleasure; we’re clean out of form,” Sing willow, willow, willow ; “ F or our bats are green willow ; they cannot be sound.” Let nobody blame them ; their grief we approve— Sing willow, willow, willow, We told them of our true love ; But what said they then ? Sing willow, willow, willow; “ If we don’t give ’em beans when we go in again! ” — Sing willow, willow, willow ; “ For our bats are green willow; they cannot be sound.” ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. F. F t ic e le b .— Ceitainly. Estex in such a case ciuld have gene in a seccnd thne. “ bLTENTY-ONE NOT OUT.” Under the above somewhat enigmatic title thf' reminiscences of William Caffyn, the old Sun ey player, and member of All England ar.d LTniicd All England elevens, have been published ly William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh aud Loudon. The book is edited by “ Mid-on,” and oi it Caffyn says, to quote fiom the preface, “ I have given a short sketch of the state of the national game at the time of my birth; how I learnt both tatting and bowling when a b o y ; have described my connection with Clarke’s old All E d gland eleven, and afteiwards with the United; my visit with the first team to America in 1859 ; with Stephenson’ s team to Australia in 1861, and with Pair’s more famous one in 1863; have given an account of my seven years’ residence in the Antipodes*, and the close of my career after my return to England in 1871.” Such a record cannot fail to he interesting, and “ M id-on” has made the most of materials placed before him by the old Surrey player. Exception may, perhaps, be taken to the arrangement of the chapters, for most of them describe the events of the various seasons—“ 1 he seasonof 1852,” “ The season of 1853,” etc., and as one season is very much like another, the method tends to create a certain monotony. Without much doubt the most interesting part of the book is that in which Caffyn (or “ Mid-on ” ) makes some remarks on modern cricket; but this is not to say that tbe earlier chapters are not attractive, for in them Caffyn refers to the famous players of his day, sometimes making an effective use of anecdote. It is, perhaps, fortunate that Caffyn has kept only a few records of his career, for he has had to rely on his memory for his criticisms, which are far more interesting and real than they would have been if they had run on the set lines of the old compilers. The book contains several illustrations from well- known prints of cricketers, but what are photographs of the Notts pavilion of modern days, and of the Melbourne and Sydney grounds in 1898 doing in a book by Caffyn ? Taking it as a whole, the book is a great success and it certainly ought to be found on the shelves of every cricketer’s library. SUNNINGDALE SCHOOL v. DALEBOYS — Played at Sunningdale School on July 15. S unningdalb S chool . D . C. F. Burton, c Lucas, b Chapman .......................... 8 c and b Chapman 15 A. G. Culme Seymour, not c Lucas, b John- out.............................................. 2 son ..........22 R. D. Oxley, c Dale, b Chapman ........................... 2 b Joh n son ........... 6 8. Scrimgeour, b Chapman 7 run out ........... 1 P. Lyle, b Chapman ...........10 b Lucas ............. 20 J. Clegg, c and b Chapman 60 c Thatcher, b Lucas ........... 4 W . G. Pease, b Chapman... 3 c Dale, b Johnson 1 C. C. Schneider, run out ... 10 run out ...........11 H. G. Eley, b Chapman ... 5 not o u t .................. 0 A . Hollingworth, run out... 2 n otou t.................. 0 N. Kennedy, not o u t........... 0 B 1>, w 2 ...............................14B 6, w 10 ... 16 Total Dale, c and b Seymour 2 Even?, run out ...........24 Chapman, c Eley, b Burton ................... 5 Johnson, lbw, b Sey­ mour .......................... 11 Stemp,candbKennedy 2 Barret, b 8eymour ... 3 Lucas, c Pease, b Schneider................... 6 ...123 D a lb b o y s . Total (8 wkts) 96 Haywood, c Pease, b Seym our...................' Thatcher, not out ... M ills, b Burton........... Daynes, b Seymour... Byes .. ........... Total 4 1 0 1 s 61