Cricket 1899

S e p t , 7, 1899. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 399 captain’s advice and supervision, gone in for a little pattiDg of the pitch. Or, if Jackson himself had stood out in the pouring rain and pointed out to Hirst, or Leveson-Gower, the spot where Jones pitched his “ nasty one,” and had then taken the bat out of Hirst’s (or Leveson- Gower’s) hands and had himself done a little “ gard’ning.” Assuming all this, would Darling, or could Darling, or two umpires, have objected ? And if Jackson, why not Darling ? Surely the legal doctrine of q u i fa c it per a liu m fa c it per se applies to the strict interpretation of cricket law? And if this is admitted, why on earth need a keen captain be prevented from doing the job himself if he desires to save his bowler or one of his side ? Suppose Darling had stopped Jones, as he was scampering off for shelter, and had insisted on his getting drenched too, while the holes were being filled in at his end, and had then got McLeod and Howell to be likewise drenched at the same job. Could anyone have raised any objection whatever? If so, on what grounds; for if a bowler i< allowed to put down sawdust to enable him to get a foothold, surely he may do so in anticipation ? One often sees a bowler, after finishing an over, put down sawdust on his run. Is this wrong ? It might be if his captain took him off and he did not bowl another over; but if he is kept on, where’s the harm or the infraction of the law ? Out in India last year when umpiring in a match (which I have too good reasons to remember, as it started an illness from the effects of which I still suffer), a fast bowler practically gave his opponents the game by his ignorance of the use of saw­ dust. He sprinkled a little just by the crease, and a little more where he came down with his left foot, but appeared absolutely blind to the necessity of getting a foothold by its help on his long run up to the crease. His captain, one of the best of cricketers, could not understand it, for being deep in the country he never noticed that no real use was being made of the sawdust, and he finally took him off after a lot of valuable runs had been made by batsmen the fast bowler would have “ necked and heeled ” if he had only got in a straight ball. Now, does anyone mean to seriously contend that if the captain in this case had been fielding at mid-off and had seen the cause of his bowler’s bad bowling that he would not have been justified by the law in telling the bowler to use saw­ dust and get a proper foothold, and even going so far as to show him where to put the sawdust, and how to use it, and even helping him or doing it for him ? And if so, why should he not save his bowler trouble and a drenching by doing it himself for the bowler even if the bowler has left the field ? which brings us round to where we started. The incident at Scarborough may have been unusual, but that goes for nothing. It simply shows Captain Darling up in a better light than ever as a general, and as one keen and considerate for his side’s comfort. “ K in g W il l o w .” SURREY v. WARWICKSHIRE. Played at the Oval, September 4, 5, and 6. Abandoned. On this, the last county match of the season, a great deal depended, for if Surrey lost they lost the championship. As a beginning, Mr. Key managed to lose the toss, which, as things turned out, was a fortunate thing. For a time it looked as if Warwick­ shire would he all out for a very small score indeed, and when half the wickets were down for 70, and four more fell for the addition of 8 runs, the innings seemed over. It was then that Hargreave, a left-hand bowler who has just qualified for Warwickshire, joined Santall. The bowling, which had been so effective, began to look easy, and before the partnership was ended 77 runs had been put on in about an hour by really good cricket. Nevertheless, the total was small enough to lead to hopes by Surrey men that their team would have no difficulty in making a score big enough to ensure a victory. Despite the hitting at the end of the Warwickshire innings, Lockwood hadafineanalysis. At the close of the day Surrey had put up 73 without losing a wicket. On Tuesday there was some steady cricket by Brockwell and Abel, and it would not have been surprising if both men had made a hundred. But Brockwell went after helping Abel to put up 154 for the first wicket, and Abel just missed his hundred. Brockwell played an innings which for him was remarkably slow; he was batting for three hours and twenty minutes. Abel was exactly an hour longer in putting together his 91. It was obvious that the programme of the two men was to make it impossible for Warwickshire to have time to win, and no one could say that they were not j ustified in play­ ing a slow game under such exceptional cir­ cumstances. It was curious to watch the effect of W. G. Quaife’s bowling. He kept the ball a few inches off the leg stump, placing his men on the on side, but the Surrey bats­ men absolutely refused to touch any ball which seemed safe. The result was that Quaife bowled a good many maiden overs. He also took two wickets. Hayward took up the running when Brockwell was out, and played in his very best style. At the end of the day Surrey had scored 462 for the loss of six wickets, and had, therefore, made them­ selves perfectly safe. Mr. Key declared his innings yesterday morning, but a very severe thunderstorm stopped the play after about an hour. W arw ick sh ire . A. C. S. Glover, b Lockwood .......... Santall, not out.......... Dickens, b Nice... ... Hargreave,c Stedman, b Richardson.......... B 11, lb 3 .......... Quaife (W.), c Sted- mao, b Richardson... ?12 Kinneir, run o u t........12 Quaife ( W.G.),b Lock­ wood .. .................I 6 Lilley, b Lockwood ... 28 Diver, c Stedman, b Nice ........................10 T. B. Rhodes, b Total ..........155 Lockwood................. 0 Charlesworth, b Lock­ wood ........................ 1 Second innings Quaife ( W .)t not out, 24; Kin­ neir, b Lockwood, 2 ; Quaife (W. G.), not out, 16; B 2; total (1 wkt.) 44. SuRRHY. Lockwood, not out . D. L. A. Jephson, Charlesworth... . K. J. Key, not out . B 18, lb 2, w 12 . . 11 . 32 Total (6 wkts.)*462 Abel, c Kinneir, b .. 76 Charle8worth......... 94 Brockwell, c Lilley, b W . G. Quaife..........74 Hayward, c Diver, b Lilley........................137 Hayes, c and b Santall 30 H. C. Pretty, c and b W. G. Quaife.......... 5 Nice, Richardson CJV and Stedman did not bat. * Innings declared closed. W ar w ic k sh ir e . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W, Lockwood ... 2712455 .... 10 4 14 1 Richardson ...‘ 16-1 5 36 2 ........... 7 1 22 0 Brockwell ... 9 4 17 0 ........... 3 1 5 0 Nice ........ 12 6 23 2 ........... 2 1 1 0 Jephson ... 51200 S u rrey . O. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W . Santall .,,. 52 22 102 1 j Har­ Dickens .,,. 2» 6 81 o i greave 41 15 89 O CharlesQuaife worth .. . 19 3 6J 2 (W .G.) 33 16 45 2 Kinneir .. . 4 1 11 o ! Glover ... 2 0 7 O Lilley ... 6 O 29 1 THE HASTINGS WEEK. THE AUSTRALIANS. THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND MATCH. THIRTY-FIFTH OF THE TOUR. Played at Hastings on September 4, 5 and 6. Australians won by 110 runs. For the first match of the Week, Mr. Carless had got together a very strong batting team, but, as arrangements for the Festival have to be made a very long time beforehand, it hap­ pened that most of his bowlers were men whose form has left them of late. Everything promised well for the Week when the game was begun, for the weather was splendid ; indeed, it may be saidto havebeenalmosttoo hot forthe complete comfort of the spectators, which is unusual during the Hastings Week. Despite the lessons which he has learned, W.G. has not lost his love for making experiments in the way of putting the other side in first, and a good deal to the surprise of the Australians they found that after Darling had lost the toss they] had the advantage of batting Unfortunately, W . Gr.’s diplomacy turned out to be a failure. Worrall, who has for some time been getting more lame every day, batted in excellent form under great difficulties, and Trumper also played a good innings. But, although Hearne, Young, and Townsend (who has sel­ dom troubled the Australians) were ineffec­ tive, the bowling of Jessop and Bradley seemed to want a lot of playing. Noble and Darling both played themselves in with great care, and the home team was fortunate in getting them out before they got going. True to his love for experiments, W.(?. put Jessop in first, with results which raised the spectators to enthusiasm, for Jessop hit with extreme vigour, quite in his best style. He made his in twenty-five minutes. Townsend played his usual steady game. The first wicket put on 64 runs, but before the end of the day Kanjitsinhji, Townsend, Ford, and Turner were all out. Ranjitsinhji made a hit out of the ground during his innings, but with a bandaged thumb he batted under trying circumstances. The reappearance of Stoddart in first-class cricket was not attended with any great success, but he played well while he was at the wickets. When stumps were drawn the total was 127 for four wickets —only 21 behind. This looked very pro­ mising for the home team, but the tail, which included three men who seldom score, did very little, and the South only led by thirty-five runs. Howell bowled splendidly. In their second innings the Australians began very badly, losing three of their best batsmen before the runs were knocked off, but Noble and Darling once more came to the assistance of their side, and things soon began to look better. It was then that the bowlers who were playing on their reputations of some time ago were found to be wanting, and runs came at a great pace, 72 runs being put on in fifty minutes. Darling afterwards found a most valuable partner in Laver, and the two men were still in when stumps weae drawn with the total at 254 for five wickets, Darling being at 113 and Laver at 51. The partner­ ship was continued yesterday until it had lasted in all for an hour and three-quarters,