Cricket 1899

S e p t . 21, 1899. CRICKET ; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 427 B o w le b s . Wkts. Runs. Aver. *Mold (A.) (Lancashire) ... 593 .... 10119 ... 17-06 *Peel (R.) (Yorkshire) ... 289 ..,. 49S4 ... 17-24 Brown II. (J.) (Yorkshire) 54 ..,. 951 ... 17*51 C. Kortright (Essex) .. 263 ... 4790 .. 1821 4Hearne (J.)(Middlesex) .. 518 .... 9469 .. 18-27 Mead (W.) (Essex) ........... 427 .,.. 7825 ... 18-32 ♦Briggs (J.) (Lancashire) .. 509 .... 9402 ... 18*47 Davidson (<•».) (Derbyshire) 278 .,,. 5173 ... I860 Haigh (8.) (Yorkshire) ... 3M .. ,. 5675 ... 18-66 *F. Jacfeson (Yorkshire) .. 261 ... 4986 ... 18-72 Paish (Gloucestershire) ... 125 ... 2388 ... 19 10 *Attewell (W.) (Notts.) ... 335 ... 6431 ... 19-19 Hallam (A.) (Lancs.) 177 ... 3407 ... 19 24 Hayward (T.) (Surrey) ... 282 ... 5525 ... 19-59 C. M. Wells (Middlesex)... 96 ... 1895 ... 1973 *Lockwood (W.) (Surrey) 304 .. 6038 ... 1986 •Wainwright (E.) (Yorks.) 315 ... 6882 ... 19-24 Cuttell (W.) (Lancashire) 284 ... 5690 ... 2010 C. Townsend (Glo’stersh.) 515 ... 10442 ... iO 27 WANDERERS. Matches played, 28; won, 9; drawn, 14 ; lost, 5. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inn*.. out. runs. inns. Aver. D. L. A. Jephson ... 13 ... 0 .. 630 ... 106 .. . 48 46 S. Colman ........... ... 24 ... 9 .. . 677 .. . 103* .. 45-13 H .C . Pretty .. ... 21 ... 1 ... . 836 ... 116 ... 41-8 K. P. Brown ... 5 .. 1 ... 153 .. . 88 .. . 38*25 P. P. Lincoln ... ... 8 ... 0 ... 297 ..,. 133 .. 37-12 R. B. Brooks ... 12 ... 1 .. . 376 ..,. 107 ..,. 34-18 H. W . Wheeler... ... 12 ... 1 ... . 26S ... 48 .. . 24*18 R. Williams ... 5 .. 0 ... . 121 .. . 58 .. . 24*2 E. H. Fischer ... ... 15 ... 3 .. 257 .. 63 .. . 21-41 G. P. Joy ........... ... 5 ... 1 .. . 79 .. . 37 .. . 1975 A. W . Boultbee .. ... 10 ... 1 .. . 177 ..,. 51 .. 19 66 G. E. Bicknell ... ... 16 ... 0 .... 222 .. . 49 .. . 14-31 A. H. Behrend ... ... 8 ... 3 ... 74 .. . 21*.. . 14-8 R. S. Crawford ... ... 13 ... 1 .. . 157 ... 70 .. 13*08 N. V. Norman ... ... 15 ... 2 .. . 33 .. . 25 .... 11 A. M. Latham ... ... 8 ... 1 ... 53 .... 17 .. . 7*56 T. B. Marshall ... ... 10 ... 0 .. . 77 .., 50 .... 7-7 A. E. Lugg........... ... 5 ... 1 .. . 25 .. . 8 .. . 6-25 A. B. Leane ... 5 ... 0 .. . 26 .,.. 8 ... 5-20 The following also batted : G. W . Beldam, 201*, 122* ; A. J. Clarke, 14*, 8*, 9* ; E. H. Berridge, 32, 12 ; K. E. M. Barker, 32, 24 ; H. Hawkins, 5, 9, 7* ; V. F. S. Crawford, 204; H. 8. Johnstone, 4, 14, 8, 2, 1 ; R. O. Schwarz, 36; E. H. Dunster, 5, 5 ; J. W . Crawfurd, 4, 72; W . E. Hobbs, 33, 1; W . L. Pare, 5, 1, 3; Dr. A. J. Carter, 0*, 2*, 3 ; H. V. Bate, 56 ; F. H. Pitt, 9, 0; H. B. Richardson, 23. * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. D. L. A. Jephson .. 245*2 F. H. Pitt A. E. Lugg ... A. B. Leane ... H. C. Pretty ... A. J. Clarke ... N. V. Norman G. E. Bicknell R. T. Crawford The following________ __________ ... for 253), 8. Colman (8 for 262), H. W. Wheeler (6 for 107), and E. P. Joy (6 for 113). .. 37 .. 679 ..,. 47 , 1444 .. 39 .,. 10 ..,. 101 .... 7 .. 14-42 .132*4 .,,. 37 ..,. 326 .. . 19 ..,. 17*15 . 226 .... 64 .. . 632 .... 28 .. . 19-0 .112*2 .... 23 .. . 342 .. . 16 ..,. 2137 .. 88 ..,. 14 .. 239 ... 12 .. 19 91 .. 89 ..,. 20 ..,. 235 .. . 9 .. . 26 11 ,. 99 2 .,,. 8 ..,. 462 .. . 17 ... 27*17 .202 .... 38 ..,. 616 .... 18 .... 37 UPPINGHAM SCHOOL. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an H. G. Bignell inns. out. runs. inns. Aver. ...........12 . .. 1 .., . 314 ... 88 ... 22 6 E. C. Smith ... ...........11 . . 0 ... . 285 ... 73 .. . 25*1 L. C. Hodges ...........10 . .. 0 .., , 238 ... 94 ... 23-8 A. C. Hewitt ........... 8 ... 3 ... 109 ... 37*.. . 21-4 L. Phillips ... ........... 6 . .. 1 107 ... 38 ... 212 R. Lee ........... ...........11 . .. 0 ... 209 ... 52 ... 19 G. C. Nevile... ........... 9 . .. 1 ... 142 ... 31*... 17'6 A. H. Spooner ...........11 . .. 0 ... 191 ... 40 .. . 17*4 F. A . Heymann ...........11 . .. 1 .., , 147 ... 35 ... 14-7 P. F. Reid ... .......... 11 . .. 1 ... 135 .■■42 ... 135 F. H. Hensley ........... 9 .... 2 .... 54 ... 22 .. . 75 * Signifies not out. E. C. Smith ... H. E. Bignell... F. H. Hensley L. C. Hodges ... S. Phillips A. C. Hewitt ... R. Lee ........... BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Vi kts Aver 90-4... 26 ... 301 ... 23 ... 13 07 241 ... 12 358 ... 17 492 ... 23 4 ... 89 ... 22 . ... 150 ... 38 . ... 139 ... 45 . ... 28 ... 6 . ... 74*1... 17 ... 207 ... 8 ! ... 15 ... 0 ... 82 ... 20 08 21-00 21-99 22-00 2570 27-10 C F om s p o n t ftn c e . The Editor does not hold himself responsible jo r the opinions o f his correspondents. To the Editor o f C r ic k e t . S ir , —At the “ Sign of the Wicket” I see Mr. Ashley-Cooper says it is over twenty-five years since aprofessional took a wicket with his first ball in a county match. This, I think, is, however, wrong. In August, 1894, Lancashire played Notts (return) at Old Trafford, when Lancaster made his first appearance for his adopted county and started the bowling. With his first ball he clean bowled—middle wicket—Mr. C. W. Wright. Mr. Cooper may have been unaware or he may have overlooked this fact. When Lancashire went in to bat Flowers clean bowled Albert Ward the first ball in the innings. How many cricketers have taken W. G. Grace’s wicket the first ball they have bowled to him ? I believe Willie Cuttell had this good luck. Yours respectfully, W. L. 4, King Street South, Rochdale. September 4, 1899. [We have never previously heard of Lancaster’s performance, and webeg to thank “ W.L.” for having brought it to our notice.— E d .] IRISH CRICKET. To the Editor of C rick et. S ir , —In my letter on Irish cricket, which you so kindly inserted in last week’s issue, I wish to make two alterations, which I should be very much obliged if you would insert in your next copy. In the first place, the Na Shuler beat I Zingari by ten wickets, not nine, as I stupidly wrote; and, secondly, in the list of Irish cricketers I omitted to name A. D. Comyn, the best bat in Ireland, with Lucius Gwynn excepted. You may remember him in the Dublin University tours in the Midlands in 1893 and 1895, and his fine batting in both years. With a thousand apologies for my idiotic errors. I am, yours faithfully, R. A. OULTON. P.S.—My autograph must have been amazingly indistinct in my letter for you to read it “ Allerton ! ” [We are afraid that it was.— E d .] HITS OUT OP THE OVAL. To the Editor of C rick et. D e a r S ir , —With regard to your foot­ note in “ Gossip,” On August 24, to the effect that I was in error in stating that Ben Griffitho, the old Surrey player, sent four consecutive balls of an over of Willsher’s (the Kent bowler) out of the ground at the Oval, many years ago, in a match between Surrey and Kent,*j I still maintain that I am right, and that you are wrong in stating that the incident occurred at Hastings. I was present at the match at the Oval, and, therefore, cannot doubt the evidence of my own senses. I find that many others seem to be under the erroneous impression that Griffiths’ feat was performed atHastings. I am, Dear sir, Yours faithfully, EDWIN BALL. Redclyffe, Pathfield Road, Streatham, Sept. 13, 1899. [We will make further inquiries into the question. In the meantime we shall be very glad if any of our readers could confirm Mr. Ball’s statement.— E d .] To the Editor of C ricket. D e a r S ir , —In your issue of August 10, you have a small list of cricketers who have hit the ball out of the Oval in a 6rst-class match. I can rememberLyons, the South Australian, in 1893, against Surrey, hit a ball of Lockwood’s clean over the pavilion. The wickets were pitched about the centre, too, as near as I remember. Yours faithfully, C. GRANT. Maskeliya, Ceylon, August 30, 1899. WICKET KEEPERS. To the Editor of C ricket. S ir , —Enclosed is a further list of the wicket-keeping for the year. Could not some means be found to bring out, weekly, the averages, so to speak, of the wicket keepers (viz., the average number stumped or caught per innings) ? A wicket keeper nowadays gets small praise from the public; and a hat is never sent round the ground when eight men are caught at the wicket in a match; Butt, Huish, andRussell accomplished this feat last year, and little or no mention was made about it. A wicket keeper who cannot either bat or bowl draws little attention to cricket admirers. Consider­ ing, therefore, what a dangerous and important office he fills, his doings ought to be chronicled, if possible, every Mon­ day in the daily papers, together with the batting and bowling averages. Hoping that some day I may see this done. I remain, yours, etc., FRANCIS J. CUNYNGHAME. Burnt House, Newick, Sussex, September 19th, 1899. Stumped. Caught. Total. Huish ........... Butt (H. R.) ... Lilley (A. A.) Board (J. H.) Hunter ........... Smith ........... Russell (T.) ... G. MacGregor J. J. Kelly ... Wood (H.) ... Newton (A.E.) Storer (W.) ... Whiteside Straw .......... 5 ... 73 ... 78 9 ... 56 .. . 65 9 ... 55 ... 64 23 ... 33 .. . 56 14 .. 39 .. . 53 4 .. 43 .. . 47 11 ... 33 .. . 44 9 ... 32 .. . 41 3 .. ?8 .. . 41 5 ... 34 .. 39 9 . 21 .. . 30 9 ... 21 .. . 30 6 .. 24 .. . 30 1 ... 29 ..,. 30