Cricket 1899

326 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 10, 1899. land are apt to decline a little when they get to India. Among the bowlers were Captain Newnham, the old Gloucester­ shire amateur ; Mr. Sinclair, who was said to be the best public school bowler of his year; Mr. E. B. Raikes, a brother of the old Oxford Blue; and Mr. E. E. Steel, a brother of “ A. G .” It must not be forgotten that in some parts of India, such as Bombay, it is so hot that to make 50 is as much of a feat as to make a hun­ dred in cooler climates. The Major’s highest score in India was 202, not out, in 1892, for Government House, Poona, against the Lancashire Fusiliers and Worcester Regiment. He took part in the match in whichMr.Saulezmadethe Indian record of 268 for Ahmednagar against Poona in 1894. In that match Surg.- Capt. Trask, who has played for Somerset, made 91 in the first innings for the other side, and Major Poore 89, not out, in the second. In India the Major bowled a good deal, although he does not class himself as a bowler. He is slow, and as he makes the most use of his height, which is 6 feet 4 inches, his action is puzzling to a batsman. While he was in India he generally took 70 or 80 wickets at an average of about 10 runs apiece. His record as a bowler is 15 wickets for five runs apiece. He has never yet bowled for Hampshire, but it is on the cards that a man of his height and action might break up a long partnership somewhat suddenly. In November, 1895, he went with his regiment, the 7th Hussars, to Natal, where, by his batting against Lord Hawke’s team, he first began to attract the attention of English cricketers. At Pietermaritzburg he made 112 for the Natal fifteen, and for the same side 107 at Durban. He found that the mattiDg wickets on which he had to play were easy enough to him when he became used to them, although, like everyone else, he also found that if rain came and the soil underneath was soft,batting was a matter of extreme difficulty. The year 1896 found him in Rhodesia, where, dovetailed iu between the fighting, he helped in the making of a cricket ground at Bulawayo, playing a lot of cricket there; for wherever Englishmen are located, there will be found opponents of some class or other. He also played in matches at Salisbury and Umtali, but although room was found among the impedimenta for cricket materials, such luxuries as flannels had to be left behind. Returning to Natal after a varied experience of war and peace, he was so successful that when, in 1898, he came to England in March, he had no difficulty in getting matches. For a brief time he did well, scoring 51 for M.C.C. against Lancashire, and 49, not out, in his first match for Hampshire. But the difference between matting and turf wickets, and the number of new bowlers whom he had to encounter, began to tell their tale, so that he, ap­ parently, lost his form. Fortunately for themselves the county authorities knew a good man when they saw him, and despite hisfailuresthey continuedtoplay theMaj^r until he showed plainly enough this year that he was a very great acquisition. So consistently and largely has he scored for his county that he deservedly gained a place in both matches between Gentle­ men and Players, and there are not wanted those who consider that he would be well worth his place in an England team. In one of his matches last year for Hampshire he had a curious experience. He had played a ball to square-leg, and, never thinking that the fieldsman could get up to it before it reached the boundary, went out to inspect the turf in front of the wicket. While he was engaged in this, the ball was thrown in, and the wicketkeeper suavely informed him that he was out. , The Major is an all-round athlete. Everybody knows that both this year and in 1898 he gained the chief prize at the Military Tournament as the best man at arms in the army, and although he ascribes his success to good luck, saying that a matter of a hundredth part of an inch makes all the difference in the world between victory and defeat, it is certain that something else besides good luck is required to gain such a distinguished honour for two years in succession. He plays polo and football for his regiment, and in bygone days he was well known as a good lawn tennis player, winning the West of India championship at Bombay two years in succession, and gaining a prize in the Handicap Singles at the Beckenham Tournament in 1889. W . A. B e t t e s w o r t h . BRIXTON WANDERERS v. LONDON AND WESTM INSTER BANK.—Played at East Dulwich on July 29. L o n d o n a n d W e stm in st e r B a n k . 8 Bowman, b Heppell 27 R.F.Hartree,bSpra gge 25 J. Bradbury, c and b Carmichael ......... 21 H.E. Thomson, c Rob­ ertson, b Heppell ... 37 C. Bradbury, not out 39 T.H.Pritchard,run out 1 H. Crossley, n o to u t... 14 8. J. Fortescue, c Rob­ ertson, b Carmichael 0 E xtras................. 7 Total (6 wkts) 171 S. Sharpin, H. D. Dear and L. W . Roberts did not bat. B rtxton W a n d e r e r s . A. J. Whyte, c and b D e a r..........................53 C.W.Phillips, c Cross- ley, bC . Bradbury... 11 R.J.Harris, bC. Brad­ bury .......................... 0 A. V . Russell, not out 43 P. Carmichael, b C. Bradbury.................. 4 A. Constanduros, c Bowman, b C. Brad­ bury .......................... W . R. Csesar, run out H. S. Cox, b Ihom son Extras................... Total (7 wkts) 125 W . Robertson, W . H. Spragge and A. W . Heppell did not bat. LONDON AND COUNTY BANK v. JOINT STOCK BANK.—Played at East Dulwich on August 1, 2 and 3. J o in t S to c k B a n k . A. M. Hughes, b God­ dard ........................... P. G. Reading, lbw, b Ingram .................. V . H. Tooth,bGoddard G. Eliot, b Hearsum .. E. Devereux, b God- daid ......................... N.A.Thornycraft, lbw, b Goddari ... ... 30 G. A shbery,b Goddard 0 H.N.Scammell,b God­ dard 6 S. C. Hawkins, notout 11 C. O. Emra,bGoddard 0 A. Morris, lbw,b God­ dard ........................... 0 B 5, lb 3 ........... 8 Total , 91 L o n d o n a n d C o u n t y B a n k . H. L. Hearsum, b Thornycraft ...........11 C. W . Goddard, b Thornycraft ........... 9 C.R.Trowell,b Ashbery 5 H. W . Hill, b Thorny­ craft .......................... 8 F. J. Finlinson, c De­ vereux,bThornycraft 43 E. G. Livermore, lbw, b Thornyeraf c ... . 3 H. E. W . Ingram, b Thornycraft ........... A . B. Cullins, run out A . A. Yeoman, b Thornycraft ........... P. F. Allen, not o u t... H. W . Walrond, b Morris ................... B 3 ,lb 1 ........... Total .. 113 PAST v. PRESENT OF BLACKHEATH SCHOOL. P r e s e n t . First innit gs. G. C. Horne, b N orth......... 0 J. W . Horre, not o u t ......65 H. Morris, c Springthorpe, b North ......................... 0 L. W . Smith, b Robson ... 11 W . E. Dixon, c Brandram, b Robson ... ............... 8 H. B. Horne, b N or!h....... 12 S. Wissler, c Springthorpe, b North ... ...............24 A. B. Roberts, b North ... 0 D. Ward, b North .......... 0 R. Pearse, b R. F ega n ........ 1 E. Kentish, lbw, b R. Fegan 0 Extras.,........................ 6 Second innings. b R. F egan......... 8 lbw, bR . Fegan... 29 b Lawrence ... 30 lbw ,bR . Fegan... 0 c J .,b R . Fegan... 10 b Springthorpe... 5 b R. F egan......... b Lawrence c North,b Spring­ thorpe ........... not out.................. c North, b Law­ rence................... E xtras........... Total ... C. O. Springthorpe, b J. H o rn e .................. I R. A Brandram, c Morris, b J. Horne 19 Harold Paine, b Dixon 1 H.D.Laurence,bDixon 4 J. H. C. Fegan, b J. Horne ... ... ... 36 E. G. North, c Roberts, b J. Home ......... 48 Total . ...110 H. E. Lawr nee, c Wissler, b Dixon ... 26 D.A.Robs3n,bJ.Hom e 0 R.A.Fegan,retiredhurt 3 C .H . B. Kendall, cand b Dixon ...................12 N. F. Kendall, not out 9 Extras...................10 Total ..169 Second innings:—H. D. Laurence, c J. Horne, b Smith. 0 ; H. E. Lawrence, not out, 10; C. H. B. Kendall, not out, 6 ; N. F. Kendall, b Smith, 10; extras, 9. - Total (two wickets), 35. UPPER TOOTING v. SURREY CLUB AND GROUND.—Played at Upper Tooting on August 3. S u r r e y C l u b a n d G r o u n d . J. W . Crawfurd, b Thornton....................162 Holland, c Attlee, b Lindsay .................... 8 C. E. Wilson, b Attlee 49 W .T.Grabum , c Frith, b Lucas ........... ... 32 Gooder, b Carroll . . 5 W . F. Frith, b Carroll 8 T. Odell, b Carroll ... 7 Edwards, c Butcher, b Thornton.................. 17 M o n t g o m e r y , st Franks, b Carroll ... 6 Windsor, not out ... 0 Keene, b Carroll ... 0 B 8, lb 10, wb 1 19 Total ...313 U p p e r T o o t in g . D. H. Butcher, not out i G. Thornton, b Mont­ gomery .................. I H.C.L.Tindall.cW ind- sor, b Montgomery R. R. Sandilands, b Gooder ...................] B. M. Carroll, lbw, b Gooder ................ C. B. Lucas, b Edwards E. H. Frith, b Edwards J. H. Lindsay, b Ed- S. A. Attlee, b Gooder 11 W . V. Butcher, c Windsor, b M ont­ gomery .................. 13 H. G. Franks, not out 5 B 5, lb 8 ...........13 Total(9wkts) 187 NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK v. LONDON & COUNTY BA N K .-P layed at East Dulwich on July 25, 26 and 27. L on don & C o u n t y B a n k . A. Jackson, b Richards 25 C. R. Trowell.c Morris, b Pennington .........14 F. J. Finliuson, b Pennington ...........12 P. F. Allen, run o u t.. 1 C. W . Goddard, not out .................. 39 H . E. W . Ingram, run out .......................... 0 F. A . Spackman, lbw, b Richards ......... . 4 H . W . Walrond, c Tyler, b Richards... A . Collins, b Richards A. A. Yeoman, c Troughton, b Rich­ ards .. ................. H. W . Hill, b Mc- Conachy ...................22 B 2, lb 6, w 1 ... 9 8 Total ...134 N a t io n a l P r o v in c ia l B a n k . J. Price, b Goddard ... 3 E. W . Armstrong, b Goddard .................. 6 J.W . Richards, c Fin­ linson, b Goddard ... 7 A . D. Phillips, lbw, b G od d a rd .................. 13 W . G. Morris, b God­ dard ........................ 13 H. C. J. McConachy, b Ingram ...................15 C.Pennington,run out E. C Troughton, b Ingram ................... C. P. Hartley, c Trowell, b Goddard A. Shean, not out W . Tyler, b Goddard B 5, lb 6 ................. Total ... ... C RICKET Report Sheets, 101. per dozen, post free. Order of Going-In Cards, 7d. per dozen, post free. 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