Cricket 1899

436 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME S e p t. 21, 1899 BRIGHTON COLLEGE. Matties plajel, 14 ; won, 6; lost, 5 ; drawn, 3. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out., runs. inns. Aver. R. B. Umfreville... ... 10 ... 2 ... 313 ... 84 ... 3912 F. E. M^ltby ... 17 ... 1 ... 425 ..122 ... 26 56 G. G. Willis . ... ... 17 ... 3 ... 261 ... 58* . 1864 K D. R.Morrice .. .. 11 ... 2 .. 102 ... 37*... 12 11 A. Bro*n........... ... 18 ... 2 ... 189 ... 47 ... 11-81 B. F. Blois ........... ... 17 ... 1 ... 170 ... 45 ... 10 62 F. L. King ........... ... 15 ... 2 ... 119 ... 28 ... 9 15 F. S. Grose ........... ... 14 ... 2 .. 104 ... 20 ..., 866 L. F. P. de Smidt ... 12 ... 1 ... 79 ... 23 ... 718 M. Conde Williams ... 14 .. 1 ... 66 ... 26 ..., 5 07 P, B. Matthews .. . ... 7 ... 2 ... 26 ... 19 ..., 520 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. F. E. Maltby......... . 249 3 . .. 6^ ... 62o . .. 44 .... 1422 B. F. Blois .......... . 94.2 .... 27 ... 256 ... 18 ..., 14-22 G. G. W illis.......... . 241.4 ... 67 ... 603 ... 42 .. . 11 35 M. C. Williams .. . 69 ... 15 ... 202 ... 14 ..., 14 42 L. F. P. de Smidt 26.4 ... 4 ... 101 . .. 6 ..., 1683 K. D. R. Morrice.. . 104.1 ,... 25 ... 275 ... 16 ..,. 17-18 SURREY (ALL MATCHES), 1899. RESULTS OF MATCHES. County Championship Extraneous.................. Won. Lost. Drawn. Total. ... 10 ... 2 ... 14 ... 26 ... 3 ... 1 ...1 ... 5 Total.......................... 13 ... 3 ... 15 ... 31 1stinn. 2nd inn. Ttl. 167 114 425 423 , 506 498 178 249 , 505 450 , 119 ... 374 ... 203 811 432 D ite and Place. May 1, 2 .........Surrey ...................167 Oval ... ... Leicestershire ... 74 ... 40 . Won by an innings and 53 runs. May 4, 5, 6 ... Surrey ......... 375 ... 50* . Oval .......... Derbyshire ... .. 160 263 . Won by ten wickets. * No wicket down. May 11,12, 13 Surrey ................5C6 ... — Leicester ... Leicestershire ... 279 ... 219* Drawa. * Seven wicke'.s down. May 15, 16,17 Surrey ................114 ... 64 . Oval .......... Australians.............. 249 ... — Lost by an innings and 71runs. May 18, 19,20 Surrey .................. 299 ... 206*+ Oval ...........G.oncestershire ... 404 ... 46t . Drawn. * Seven wickets down. +Innings declared closed. + Five wickets down. May 23 ...........Surrey..................... — ... — Nottingham... Notts ...................119*... — Drawn (ruin). *Five wickets down. May 25, 26 ... Surrey ... . ... 147 ... 227 Cambridge ... Cambridge Univ. 60 ... 143 Won by 171 runs. May 59, 80, 31 Rurrey................811 ... — Oval ...........Somerset ............. 234 ... 198 Won by an innings and 379 runs. June 1. 2, 3 .. furrey ...........317 ... 202 Bitmingham .. Warwickshire . 283 . 193* Drawn. * Seven wickets down. June 5, 6 ... Surrey...................381 ... — ... Chesterfield ... Derbyshire ... 136 ... 84 ... Won by an innings and 164 runs. June 8, 9,10 .. Surrey ................... 434 ... — ... Ma Chester .. Lancashire .. . 262 ... 163 ... Won by an innings and nine runs. June 12,13, 14 Surrey 415 ... 113* ... Oxford ... . Oxford University 292 ... 235 Won by five wickets. * Five wickets down. June 19, 20, 21 Surrey................... 393 ... — ... 393 Leeds ...........Yorkshire . 250 ... 209* ... 459 Drawn. * Nine wickets down. June 22, 23, 24 Surrey ... ........... 239 ... 181*+... 420 Oval ... ... Cambridge Univ. 269 ... 78* .. 347 Drawn. * Six wickets down. + Innings declared closed, t Six wickets down. June 26, 27, 28 Surrey...................457 Oval ...........Sussex.....................128 Drawn. Jun.29,30,Jyl Surrey .................. 200 ... 206 .., Portsmou h ... Hampshire ... 313 ... 95* .. Lost by six wickets. * Four wickets down. July 3, 4, 5 ... Surrey................. 240 ... 264 .. Oval ...........Essex ..................... 372... — .. Drawn. July 13, 14 ... Surrey................. 146 . Leyton .............. Essex .................. 37 . Won by nine wickets. * One wicket down. July 20, 21, 22 Surrey .................. 476... — ... Brighton ... Sussex ................. 453 ... 224* ... Drawn. * One wicket down. July 24, 25, 26 Surrey ..................112 ... 351 ... Oval ..............Australians.......... 165 ... 194 ... Won by 104 runs. July 27, 28, 29 Surrey ..................161 ... 248 ... Lord’s ..............Middlesex..........283 ... 125* ... Lost by eight wickets. * Two wickets down. , 5<9 . 476 381 , *20 434 426 , 528 . 5*7 — ... 457 561 70* 176 .. 216 ... 213 Jy.31,Aug. 1,2 Surrey ................... 206 ... 329 ... 535 Oval ...........Kent .................... 209 ... 281 ... 490 Won by 45 runs. August 3, 4, 5 Surrey .......... 415 ... 82* ... 497 Oval ............ Middlesex .......... 191 ... 428 ... 619 Drawn * One wicket down. August 7, 8, 9 Surrey... ............ 493 ... 88* ... 581 Oval ..Notts .............. 300 ... 301 ... 601 Drawn. * Four wicke's down. Aug. 10, 11,12 Surrey .................. 551*... — ... 551 Oval ...........Yorkshire ............. 704 ... — ... 704 Drawn. * Seven wickets down. Aug. 21, 22, 23 Surrey .................. 292 ... 211 ... 503 Cheltenham... Gloucestershire ... 207 ... 156 ... 363 (Cheltenham Week.) Won by 140 runs. Aug. 24, 25, 26 Surrey ................... 556 ... — ... 656 Oval ...........Lancashire............. 199 ... 236 ... 435 (T. Richardson’s benefit.) Won by an innings and 121 runs. Aug. 28, 29,30 Surrey .................. Ill ...206* ... 317 Blackheath ... Kent ...................188 ... — ... 188 Drawn. * Seven wickets down. Aug. 31, Sep. 1 Surrey ................. 459 ... — ... 459 Oval .........Hampshire............. 74 ... 155 ... 229 Won by an innings and 230 runs. Sept. 4, 5, 6 ... Surrey .462*+,.. — ... 4^2 Oval ...........Warwickshire ... 155 ... 44t ... 199 Drawn. * Six wickets down. +Innings declared closed, t One wicket down. BATTING AVERAGES. Hayward ........... Abel .................. N. Miller ........... V. F. S. Crawford Lockwood .......... Brockwell .......... Wood (H.) ... .. H. D. Leveson-Gower 11 Hayes ................. Nice......................... Lees....................... D. L. A. Jephson K. .T. Key ......... F. P. K n o x ......... H. B Richardson H. C. Pretty 8toner ................. Richardson (T.) . Stedman............... . Marshall Kersley................. Holland................ The following also batted: H. O and 1), Cltde (0 and 3), and K. E. M. Barker (0)*. “ CENTURIES” FOR (22). Abel, v. Somerset. M«y 29 ................................. Abel, v. Cambridge University, June 22 ........... Abe , v. Middlesex, August 3 ................................. Abel, v. Yorkshire, August 10 ........................... Abel, v. Lancashire, August 24 .......................... A vel, v. Hampshire, August 31 .......................... Brockwell, v. Derbyshire, May 4 .......................... Brockwell, v. Leicestershire, May 11 .................. Brockwell, v. Gloucestershire, August 21 ........... Crawford, Y. F. S., v. Somerset, May 29 ........... Hayes, v. Australians, July 24 ........................... Hayward, v. Somerset. May 29 .......................... Hayward, v. Yorkshire, August 10 ................... Hayward, v. Somerset, August 17 . ........... Kiyward, v. Warwickshire, September 4 ......... Jephson, D. L A., v. Lanca hire, August 24 ... Leveson-Gower, H. D. G., v. Oxford University, June 12 ................................................................. Lockwoo-1, v. Essex, July 3 ...................................... Lockwood, v. Somerset. August 17 ................. Lockwood, v. Lancashire, August 2 4 .................. Miller, N., v. bus^ex, July 2) ......................... Pretty, H. C., v. Notts, August 7 ......................... * Signifies not out. B O IL IN G AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out. runs. inns. Aver. . 35 ... 2 .. 1910 ...273 .. . 57 87 . 46 ... 3 ...2404 ...357*... 55 90 . 3 ... 0 .. . 138 ...124 .. . 46 00 10 ... 2 ... 330 . .129 ... 41*25 32 ... 2 ...1113 ...131 .. . 3710 42 ... 2 . 1450 ...167 .. . 36-25 . 18 ... 9 .. . 313 ... 61*.. . 34 77 ... 0 .. . 366 ...165 .. . 33 27 . 41 ... 1 .. .1058 ..131 .. . 26 45 .. 6 ... 1 .. . 130 ... 54 .. . 26 00 . 30 ... 3 .. . 671 ... 77 .. . 24 85 . 37 ... 2 ... 867 ...100 ... 24 77 . 39 ... 6 ... 811 ... 86 .. . 24 57 . 9 . 2 .. . 168 ... 42 ... 24 00 31 ... 5 .. 586 ... 72 .. 22 53 . 11 ... 0 .. . 233 ...124 .. . 21-18 . 6 ... 0 .. . 75 ... 61 .. . 12 50 28 ... 6 ... 248 ... 28 ... 11-27 ,. 9 ... 5 ..,. 38 ... 10 .. . 950 . 10 ... 3 ... 57 ... 21*. . 8*14 . 4 ... 1 .. . 21 ... 15*.. . 7 66 . 5 0 .. . 23 .. 11 .. . 4-60 Dolbey (0* 357* 100 112 193 178 167 102 147 167 129 131 158 273 158 137 100 156 100 129 131 124 124 Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. . 759.4 .. 195 ..2042 .. 106 . . 19 26 . 467.4 ... 1-21 ..1270 ... 64 . . 1984 . 79 . 31 . 145 ... 7 . . 20-71 . 107.2 .. 26 . 252 ... 12 . 21-00 375.3 66 . 1017 ... 44 . . 23 11 . 60 .. 10 .. 188 ... 8 . . 23 50 . 916 1 ... 291 . 2312 ... 95 . . 24 33 . 972 ... 266 .2421 ... 93 . . 26** 3 . 155 3 .. 48 .. 384 ... 14 . . 27 42 . 636.4 ... 171 . 1284 . 44 . . ‘<918 . 96.1 ... 18 ... 292 ... 9 32 44 .. 46 ... 7 ... 1€0 ... 4 . . 40-00 Lockwood ... . Hayward Kersley................ Nice ............... D. L. A. Jephso Stoner Brociwell ... Richardson (T.) Abel ........... Lees ........... Hayes ........... F. P. Knox ... The following bowled in two innings only : H. O. Dolbey (18-3-66-1) and V. F. S. Crawford (6-2-16-0); and the following only once: Clode (26-7-68-2), H. D. G. Leveson-Gower (8-1-17-0), N. Miller (2-0-12-0), H. C. Pretty (4-1-15-0), Stedman (4-1-21-0), K. J. Key (1-0-4-0), and H. B. Richardson (1-0-1-0). Locuwood delivered 45 no-balls, Hayward 15, Richardson (T.) 4, Nice 3, and Abel, Stonor, Key, and Lees one each. Brockwell bowled 16 wides, Richardson (T.) 7, Dolbey 5, and Knox and Lockwood one each. CRICKET IN CEYLON. MATALE v. KANDY CARLTON.—Played at Matale at the end of August. W.W.Sevier, b Tenne- k o o n .......................... G. S. Saxton, c Lye, b Wijpgoonewardene G. H. Gibson, c Wije- goonewardene, b Tennekoon ........... F. J. Pigott, b Wije- goonewardene........... C. Barber, b Wije- goonewardene.......... J. F. W . Brockman, b W ijegoonewardene 18 R. M. Peile, b Aluwi- hare........................... T. C. Pitfleld, c Grebe, b W ijegoonewar­ dene .......................... J. C. Tribe, not out .. H. Storey, b Tenne- koon.......................... W . Wijekoon, c Lye, b Tennekoon...........18 Extras ...........10 15 Total .120 K an d y C arlto n . V. P. Wijekoon, c Brockman, b Sevier 5 W . Wijegoonewardene run out ........... 29 P. M. Ukuwela, b Bar­ ber .......................... 51 T. N. Lye, b Barber ... 60 W . Aluwihare, c Bar­ ber, b Saxton...........18 C. B. Aluwihare, run out .......................... 8 T. Cooray, b Barber T. B. Tennekoon, c Peile, b Saxton C. L. Grebe, b Saxton B. Auwardt, lbw, b Barber ................... C. B. Aluwihare, not out ... ,................. Extras ........... Total ...........5 SUSSEX RECORDS—1899. (From the Hove Gazette ) In view of the successful season expe­ rienced this year by the Sussex County Cricket Club, it may prove of interest to point out the records they have broken. 1. Most matches played in a season, the number being 26; thus beating the 25 contested in 1897. 2. Most inter-county matches played in a season, 22 ; beating the 20 fought in 1897 and 1898. 3. Most runs scored in a season, the total being 11,489 for 401 wickets ; beat­ ing the 10,054 tor 406 wickets obtained in 1897. 4. Most tbree-figure partnerships—24. 5. Most partnerships of over 200— three. 6. Record partnership : 325 by K. S. Ranjitsinhji andG. Brann against Surrey, at the Oval, for the second wicket; beat­ ing the 303 by G. L. Wilson and Marlow, against Oxford Univer-ity, in 1895. 7. Most centuries for Sussex—19. The previous best was 14, hit in 1896. 8. Highest innings hit against Surrey and the Australians. 9. The whole ten wickets in an innings, as captured by C. Bland, against Kent, at Tonbridge. The previous best was nine for 24 by F. Tate, against Hants, in 1891. 10. Record attendance for one day. Over 8,800 paid for admission on Whit Monday, while 11,000 witnessed the play; thus beating the Whit Monday of 1895. 11. Record attendance for a match. 15,500 witnessed the Australian match, while 12,519 paid one shilling for admis­ sion. The turnstiles registered 4,743 on the first day, 5,339 on the second, and 2,437 on the third. 12. Record collection at Hove, £51 7s. 9d. being collected for Killick in the Sussex v. Australian fixture, averag­ ing ten shillings a run. Printed and Published for the Proprietor by M e b b itt k H a t c b ib . L t d ., 167, 188, and 169, Upper Thame* Street, London, B.C., Sept. 21st, 1899.