Cricket 1899

388 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 31, 1899. CR ICKETING REM IN ISCENCES AND PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS.* A new book by Dr. W . G. Grace must necessarily attract great attention, for it is impossible that after more than fifty years of first-class cricket he could produce a work of no interest. He has, it is true, gone over much the same ground before in his fascinating volume entitled “ Cricket,” but one always felt that a man who could tell such entertaining stories and make such excellent criticisms would find that he had by no means exhausted his subject in a single volume. But somehow or other, although stories and criticisms are to be found in the new book, they do not sparkle as they did in the old one. It may be that there is so much cricket literature nowadays that we have all become spoiled, and that we do the Doctor an injustice. And yet when any of us take down the former volume it is still difficult to leave it. We are inclined to think that one of the chief reasons why the present book seems less interesting than the other is that it is too statistical. We do not want to see the famous old cricketer tied down to formal chapters which describe cricket in the sixties, in the seventies, in the eighties, in the nineties— each chapter after the sixties divided into tens of years— 1871-1872— and so on ; we prefer him to wander about at his own sweet will and tell us anything that crops up as he did before in an inimitable manner. When we are getting deeply interested in some personal recollections it chills us to read details about the abortive scheme for a county competition (with challenge cup up to date) propounded by the M .C.C. in 1873; to find that the rules in such and such a year contained certain changes; that certain delegates of the counties were present at certain meetings and drafted certain schemes. W e can find all these things in our “ W isden” (where we want to see them) without the slightest trouble. I f the book had been a history of the game since the author began to play it would be an entirely different matter. But fortunately much still remains in the book which will delight everybody, and the chapters on “ Some of my Contemporaries,” ‘ ‘ Ran­ dom Recollections,” “ Early Recollec­ tions,” **First Visit to Australia,” are full of good things. The truth of the matter is that if the book had been edited in a relentless manner it would have been worthy to rank with the former book, than which no higher praise could be given. The book is attractively got up, and re­ flects the greatest credit on the publishers. W e wonder whether “ W .G .” has ever seen u Cricket's Year Book ” for 1899, which was published some time before hi* Reminiscences ; it contains a great many tables of statistics which bear a striking resemblance to the tables which come under the heading of “ A Statistical History of Cricket” in his book; but we do not find that he makes any refer­ ence to this resemblance. • “ *W.G.* Cricket Reminiscences and Personal Recollections.” (London: James Bowden. 10, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.) 6s. OLD CITIZENS’ SUSSEX TOUR. 1 st MATCH v. DEVONSHIRE PARK.-Played at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, on Aug. 14 and 15. O ld C it ize n s . First innings. Second innings. P. W . Hale, b Adamson ... 78 R. C.Cole, c Barker, b King 8 b Adamson......... 3 J. H. Barnett, c Patton, b Adamson ........................ 45 E. E. Dent, b King ..........17 b Adamson........ 0 L. Mirylees, b Adamson ... 4 G.T.Fairbrother,b Adamson 1 oBarker,b Adam­ son ....................... 0 J. Page, b Adamson .......... 5 not ou t.............. 5 H.Hochstrasser,b Adamson 39 notout................. 9 H. H. Lavington, c Russell, b King...............................11 J. M. Mirylees, not out ... 16 J. F. Cole, b King .......... 1 run out............... 4 B 9, lb 6, w 1 ..........16 Total ...241 Total (4wkts.) 21 D evonshire P a r k . First innings. Second innings. “ W . Gee,” b Hale .......... 4 b Hochstrasser ... 22 J. D. Adamson, b Hale ...12 b J. Mirylees ... 35 R. Barker, b Hale ............. 0 lbw, b J. Cole ... 4 R. W . Patton, b P age........... 4 b Hochstrasser... 10 King, b Hale........................32 c L. Mirylees, b Page.............. 64 H.A.Bennett,hitwkt.,bPage 0 b Hochstrasser... 0 A. Collis Browne, b Page ... 0 retired hurt ... 4 C. Duck, b P a g e .................... 2 b Mirylees.........36 A. J. H. Smith, not out ... 3 b Page................... 2 G. Russell, b Hale ............. 0 not out................... 2 A. H. Vickers, cL.Mirylees, b Page............................... 0 st Lavington, b Page.................. 3 B 11, lb 1 .................12 B 2, lb 5 ... 7 Total .................69 Total..........189 2n d MATCH v. HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARD’S CLUB AND GROUND.----- Played at the Central Ground, Hastings, on Aug. 16. O ld C it ize n s . P. W . Hale, c Howes, b Clark ..................104 R. C. Cole, c Nuttall, b Howes .................. 0 J. H. Barnett, b W. H. Ball .................... 47 H. Hockstrasser, st Phillips, b Lewis 0 E. E. Dent, o and b Bienvenne.................. 65 J. M. Mirylees, b Nuttall ....................12 J. F. Cole did not bat. * Innings declared closed. J. Page, o Phillips, b Lewis .................41 L. Mirylees, not out 10 G. T. Fairbrother, st Phillips, b Lewis ... 2 H. A. Lavington, not out ......................13 Byes .......... ... 6 Total.(8wkts)*800 H. a n d S t. L e o n a r d ’ s. N. D. J. Howell, b Hochstrasser .......... 5 W . J. Ransom, b Page 19 J.A. Bienvenne,b Hale 17 W . Aldersey Lewis, b Cole ........................27 Phillips, not out..........75 A. Clark, b Hale.......... 4 R. H. Nuttall, b Hale 5 A. E. Howes, b Hoch­ strasser .................23 Capt. H. S.Johnstone, not out .................23 Byes .................14 Total (7wkts)212 W . E. F. Cheesman and R W . H. Ball did not bat. 3 rd MATCH v . LEWES PRIORY.—Played in Dripping Pan, Lewes, on August 17. O ld C itize n s . P. W . Hale, b Miller... 23 J. H. Barnett, b Payne 22 R. C Cole, b Jenner ... 7 H. Hochstrasser, b Payne........................ 4 E. E Dent, c Miller, b Payne........................ 1 J. Page, b Arlington .. 19 L.Mirylees.bArlington 4 J. M. Mirylees, lbw, b Arlington................. 0 G. T. Fairbrother, b Arlington .......... 6 J. Hole, c Payne, b Arlington ........ 4 H. H. Lavington, not out ........................ 0 B 5, lb 2, wb 1... 8 Total ... 98 L e w e s P r io r y . W . W . Davey, c J. M. Mirylees, b Page ... 48 F. Miller, b Page ...103 W. L. Wynne, lbw, b Hochstrasser..........16 E. P. Arliogton, c Fair­ brother, b Page ... 2 E. Payne, c Barnett, b Page ........................13 J. B. Wilkinson, c J. M. Miryless, b Fair­ brother .................69 H. Wilkinson, not out 11 G. Carpenter, not out 18 Byes .................16 Total (6wkts) 296 R. E. Cobb, R. Jenner and R. Evans did not bat. 4 th MATCH v. ARUNDEL.—Played at Arundel on August 19. A rundel . R.Gange,cFairbrother, b Page .................. 7 A. H. Goodall, c Dent, b Hale .................37 F. Arnold, c Mirylees, b Hale .................38 A.J.Trollope,c Laving­ ton, b Page ..........16 H. Gatehouse, b Page 13 A. Constable, c Hale, b Page ........................ 0 O ld C it ize n s . G. Conder, b Hale ... 34 C.S.Arbery, c Laving­ ton, b Hale ... ...15 R. F. Mitchell, b Hale 0 J. Herbert, c L. Miry­ lees, b Page ...........* 5 F. Cantwell, not outlll Byes ..................^ 3 Total ...169 P. W. Hale, b Arnold 11 J.H.Barnett,cHerbert, b Arnold ....................14 R.C. Cole, c Gatehouse, b Herbert.................22 H. Hochstrasser, b Trollope ................. 7 E.E.Dent,c Gatehouse, b Arbery .................24 J. Page, c Conder, b Arbery .................12 J.M. Mirylees, c Cant­ well, b Herbert ... 11 L. Mirylees, lbw, b Arbery ................. 1 H. H. Lavington, lbw, b Arbery................. 7 G. T. Fairbrother, o Goodall, b Trollope 2 J. F. Cole, not out ... 2 B 10, lb 1 ..........11 Total ____________________ ..124 OLD CITIZENS v. NORBURY PARK.—Played at Norbury Park. O ld C it ize n s . P. W. Hale, c and b Dight........................ 6 J.H.Barnett,b Coombs 16 H. Hochstrasser, c and b Coombs................. 4 E. E. Dent, b Coombs 28 M. Reichert, c A. R. Farwig, b A. Beare 9 H. H. Lavington, st S. H.FarwigibA. Beare 6 L. Mirylees, b A. R. Farwig .................10 N orbury P a r k . H. Blewett, c P. Far­ wig ................ ... 17 F. C. Armitage, c A. Beare, b S.Farwig 0 S. Williams, cChamp- ness, b Dight.......... 5 A. W . Edmundson, not out ................. 1 Extras.................12 Total ...114 S. H. Farwig,b Blewett 20 C. M. Champness, run out ........................ 8 J. A. Beare, c Laving­ ton, b Hale ..........17 E. E. Coombs, c Wil­ liams, b Blewett ... 8 W. B. Beare, b Wil­ liams ........................ l H. Wilson, lbw, b Wil­ liams ........................ 0 P. Farwig, c Mirylees, b Williams .......... 0 A. R. Farwig, c Lav­ ington, b Williams 10 A. N. Barlow, b Blewett ................. 0 L. Munro, not out ... 3 F. C. Dight, b Blewett 4 Wide ................. 1 Total . 72 OLD CITIZENS v. SLOUGH.—Played at Slough. S lou gh . E. Weaver Adams, c Adams, b Blewett... 14 H. T. Blanchett, H och strasser, b Blewett ................. H. H. Steele, c Armi­ tage, b Blewett Rev. P. H. Eliot, b F. Butt, c Page, b Blewett ... .........10 C. Blanchett, c Page, Total ... b Blewett.................10 O ld C itize n s . R. F. C. De Winton, b Blewett................14 A. J. De Winton, c Henderson, b J. F. C o le ........................ 9 H. Blanchett, not out 19 S. Golding, b Page ... 16 J. A. M. Leach, st Adams, b Blewett 6 B 11, w 1 .......... 12 ...130 R. C. Cole, b Golding 6 S. A. Kyffin, c Adams, b H. Blanchett ... 6 E. E. Dent, b Leach .. 26 J. Page, c Butt, b H. Blanchett................. 0 H. Hochstrasser, b Golding ................. 0 H. Blewett, c C. Blan­ chett, b Golding ... 5 H. H. Lavington, c B. Blanbhett,b Golding 33 F. C. Armitage. o H. Blanchett, b Le^ch 3 J. E. Adams, not out 7 J. F. Cole, c B. Blan­ chett,bH. Blanchett 14 D. A. Henderson, b H. Blanchett.......... 1 Byes........................ 5 Total ..106 OLD CITIZENS v. BROMLEY TOWN.-Played at Bromley on August 26. O ld C it ize n s . R. C. Cole, b Neale ... 23 S. A. Kyffin, c Knight, b Bailey ................. 6 W . D.Waller, c Payne, b Neale .................16 H. Blewett, b Neale... 1 H. C. Kingham, run out ........................20 J. F. Cole, b Neale ... 0 H. Hochstrasser, c Girling, b Russell ... 11 F. C. Armitage, c Knight, b Neale ... 12 S. Williams, b Russell 0 W . A. Cole, c E. J. Gedney, b Neale ... 7 R. E. Richardson, not out ... ................. 0 B 23, lb 4, w 1 ... 28 Total ...124 E. J. Gedney, not out ... ... ..........43 F. W. Gedney, b Blewett .................19 B rom ley T ow n . T. Green, not out Byes .......... Total (• wkt) 70 R. Girling, T. Knight, C. Neale. H. Bailey. H. Richardson, J. Pavey, C. Payne and D. Russell did not bat. Printed and Published for the Proprietor by M e r r itt * H a tc h e r , L td., 167, 168, and 169, Upper Thames Street, London, B.C., Aug. 31st, 1899.