Cricket 1899

356 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 17, 1899. AS OTHERS SEE US. [ft is quite unnecessary to make any oomment8 on the following extracts from a letter which appeared in an Australian news­ paper from its special correspondent. English batsmen, bowlers, captains, umpires, crowds, and even manufacturers alike come in for condemnation.] “ The first of the five great interna­ tional test matches has ended in a draw, a most un-Australian and unsatisfactory, but thoroughly English, conclusion. In Australia thess matches are correctly decided as test games, but it requires a great stretch of imagination to so term them in this country, for it is not con­ sistent with common sense to refer to a game as a test which has never been properly tested. And so much the worse for the Australians, in this particular instance at all events. There have been several object lessons in connection with this match. They have been taken very much to heart. ‘ Live and learn.’ If there is one thing more than another which has been instilled into the intellect of the Australian from the cradle to the grave it is the proverbial impartiality of John Bull. Well, if such is the case, I have never seen so many foreigners before attending a cricket match, for a more partial crowd than that at the test match it is impossible to imagine. It is not that they hooted the Australians. That they did not do, but they were very canny in their applause. In fact, the only time that the spectators became at all enthusiastic was at the conclusion of the game, and then they shouted, ‘ Well played Australians,’ and that was only because Australia had not defeated the mother country. “ Umpiring in this country has been responsible for a lot of heartburning to every Australian cricket team, and the umpiring of Mr. Barlow in this now historical match, has caused the wound to open afresh. In writing of umpiring one cannot be too careful, and what mention is made here is in all sincerity and honesty of purpose, and for the good of the game. In the first innings, when Hill was run out, Birlow , in giving his decision, jumped with both feet in the air, wildly extending his hands at the same time. The decision was a correct one, but the Australians thought that the umpire might have jumped a couple of inches less, just as a guarantee of good faith. He gave Noble out l.b.w . in the second innings after playing the ball hard, and, to cap all, when the tension was at its greatest, and an hour and a half was still to go, he gave Ranjitsinhji, who was then about 30, not out, for the clearest case of run out it was possible to imagine. It was so palpable that Kelly threw the ball up, never even appealing; but when asked, Barlow, who apparently could not trust himself to speak, shook his head, Ranji, in the meantime, intently examining his toes. “ There was one peculiar thing in connection with the balls used in this match. Shaw and Shrewsbury were the makers, and the balls, after being hit about a bit, became quite soft. This interfered greatly with Jones’ pace, and perceptibly impeded the whip of Howell’s spin and break. “ R g h t from the jump of the Britishers’ inning* the game was full of incident and excitement. The ‘ old man’ took strike, and Jones’ first ball, slipping out of his hand, fl-iw over the batsman’s shoulder. Mr. Titchmarsh, the umpire, shouted out ‘ No ball,’ and a great yell went up—a yell of pleisure. It was evidently thought that Jones had been called for throwiug, but the umpire put them right on that point by going across and putting his foot outside the return crease. Then a devoted little Australian band sent up an inspiring yell. Every­ body was now simmering with suppressed nervous tension. In the following over from Jones he came up to the crease with his high action and put in a beautiful ball with all his old vim. It was on the right spot, cime back about four inches and uprooted Fry’s leg stump. But simultaneous with the crashing of the sticks came the umpire’s stentorian cry of ‘ No ball.’ Once again he went out­ side the return crease. It was a cruel piece of luck. The crowd howled itself hoarse with delight. “ A t the luncheon hour, at two o’clock, on the last day Darling declared that it was the first time in the history of inter­ national cricket that the closure had been applied after the gauntlet had been thrown down by the Australians. There was some conjecture as to what tactics the Englishmen would adopt, but a slight hint was given when they started to roll the wicket after the three-quarters of an hour adjournment. The umpires allowed the ten minutes between the innings as well as the lunch-hour. There is no difference whatever in the comple­ tion and the delaring of an innings, and as only the recognised lunch-time is taken in the former case, this was another case, I take it, of English fair-play and pluck. That ten minutes was fraught with great possibilities. “ Mr. Birlow farther distinguished himself, as turning to one of the Austra­ lians, he said, after heaving a great sigh, ‘ I don’t think we will get the runs.’ “ The idea was prevalent among colonials that the Englishmen picked their teams for a draw, being weak with the b ill and powerful with the bat, and seeing that Grace would not countenance the suggestion of Darling that the match bs started earlier, so as to avoid, if possible, a draw, I don’t think they were bad judges. R in ji’s innings lasted two hours and fifty minutes, his last forty being obtained in as many minutes. Slow and painful as was the English scoring, it muBt not be forgotten that half their runs were given to them. Slow balls were tossed up to them on purpose to make them hit on the off chance of their being caught.” , C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free. Order of Going-in Cards, 7d. per dozen, post free. Cricket Score Books, 6d. and Is. each; postage, 2d. extra.—To be obtained at the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. KENSINGTON v. H AM PTON .-Played at Wood L ine on August 12. H a m p t o n . Jackson, b Collyns Ackland, b G. Lovell . Camp ell, b Collyns .. Watts, b Collyns Norris, b G. Lovell .. Stent, b G. Lovell Benman, b G. Lovell . Williams, b Collyns .. 7 Bennett, b Rumbelow 11 Barker, not out...........15 Wright, b G. Lovell... 0 B 19, lb 9 ...........28 Total ...114 K e s st n g t o n . R.H . Moore, b Benman 41 J. M . Collyns, not out. 82 G. L->v*ll, b Ackland .. 6 C. E. Rumbelow, b Ackland ................... 2 E. Wentworth, lbw, b Ackland .................. 0 E.Y.Gardner c Barker, b Bennett ...........55 Rev. R. S. Lovell, not out ........................... 2 B 38, lb 4, w b 4 . 40 Total (5 wkts) 234 J. C. Sumn-r. D. J. L. Anderson, W . J. Lovell and A. Bradbery did not bat. CLAPTON v. LE Y T -)N. -Played at Leyton on August 12. C l a p t o n . J. L . Tate, b W allace 0 J. J. Attenborough, b Law .......................... 0 H. Chichester, not out 50 J. H. Douglas, jun., b Law .......................... 1) J. H. Douglas, b W al­ lace .......................... 0 A . Renals, b Law ... 2 J. H. Hugell, b Law W. H. Nolloth, b Law A. J. Dyke, b Law ... A. L. Jenkins, runout P. Griffey, lbw, b Wallace .................. B 7, lb 5, nb 1 .. Total 0 0 0 1 4 13 £0 L e y t o n . J. J. Heath, st J. H. Douglas, b Nolloth 11 F. P. Hill, c Dyke, b Nolloth ................... 0 A. Law, c J. Douglas, b Dyke ................... 8 C. Ke lett, not out ... 40 C. Wallace, c Hugill, b N olloth.................. 15 F. Birch, c Atten­ borough, b Nolloth 17 J. Criptie, not out ... 2 B 5, lb 3, nb 1 ... 9 Total (5 wkts)102 COLUMBIA v. LLOY D ’S REGISTER.- Hoaor Oak on August 5. C o l u m b ia . -Played at P. Rook, b W ood T. Fish, b Carey........... E. Rook, b Carey W. Smurthwaite, b C arey......................... R. Neate, b W ood ... T. Crowson, b Carey... W.Tingay, c A.8. Hill, b Carey ................... J. Attridge, c Brad­ shaw, b Carey . ... 13 P. Bason, b W ood ... 0 T. Hilton, c Wood, b Carey ................... 0 C. W . Tingay, not out 0 B 14, lb 1 ...........15 Total ...102 L l o y d s ’ R e g is t e r . S. A. Hill, st Crowson, b T in ga y...................32 C. H. Bradshaw, hit wkt , b Tinaray ... 15 A.S.Hill,c l ingay,jun., b Smurthwaite ... 30 E. Carey, b Smurth­ waite .......................... 14 F. B. W ood, b Rook... 85 J. Flower, not out ... 21 A . Martin, c Tingay, ten., b Rook ........... 0 R. Oliver, not out ... 9 B 7, lb 8 ...........15 Total (6 wkts) 171 F. Spry, C. Martell and J. H. Sandall did not bat. BRIXTON W ANDERERS (2) v. ADDI3COMBE (2).—Played at East Dulwich on August 12. A d d isc o m b b . First innings. Second innings. C. M. Pascall, b Benge ... 24 b Phillips ..........21 H. Newcomo, st Glanvill ... 1 not out................. 35 H. O. Green, b Benge.......... 0 F. Newcombe, c Kimp, b B en g e .................................. 14c Price, b Phillips 3 L. L. Keid, b Benge ........... 0 S. R. Docking, c & b Benge 2 b Benge .......... 5 A . Piews, b Benge ........... 2 H. L. Jupp, b B en ge........... 2 not out.................. 6 R.N.Green,c Harris,b Benge 2 S. H. Green, st Glanvill, b B e n g e .................................. 0 E. S. Moore, not o u t ........... 1 Leg-byes ................... 2 Byes................... 4 Total 50 Total (3 wkts) 74 B b ix t o n W an d jcbers . C.W . Phillips, b H. O. W . E. Price, c H. 0 . Green .................. 9 Green, b Pascall ... 14 R.J. Harris, b F. NewA. Harbert, lbw, b combe ......... 0 R e id ................... .. 27 Capt. E. S. Nairne, b G. E. Kimp, b H. 0. ±1. O. Green ........... 0 G rem ................. ... 74 P. Carmichael, b H. W . J. Berge, b F. O. G reen................... 0 Newcombe ... 1 H. Preston, b H. O. F. Palmer, not out ... 7 Green .................. 0 B 15, lb 3 ... ... 18 B. A . Glanvill, b H. — 0 . G reen................... 0 Total ... ...150 Printed and Published for the Proprietor by M k b r it t Sc H a to h x b , L t d ., 167, 168, and 169, Upper Thames Street, London, B.C., Aug. 17th, 1899.