Cricket 1899

THB FINEST BAT THE WOULD PRODUCES. D ec . 21, 1899. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 471 BUSSEY’S co Lu MJ o P m E m & 03 Z ^ s H £ —'CQ s J w I CO * L U g CD X I <±i s _ CO CO n OJ CO W co « o w o a 7 C O jj, C O I =3 J 0 § & OD BUSSEY’S AT THE SIGN OF THE WICKE T. B y F. S. A s h le y -C o o p k r . FEATS, FACTS AND FIGURES OF 1899. (Continuedfrom page 455.', MEMORABILIA. Sussex v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’s ; the Diamond Jubilee Match of the Sussex County Cricket Club. In the first innings of Marylebone, Trott, A. E. (6J) and S. M. Tindall (15) added 46 runs forthefifthwicket in fifteenminutes. Trott’s hitting was very fine, one drive, which landed a ball delivered by Tate (F. W.) on the very top of the highest portion of the pavilion, being es­ pecially noticeable. In the premier club’s second innings Trott scored 52 runs out of 60 in twenty minutes, 62 out of 74 in thirty minutes, and altogether 69 out of 82 in forty minutes. Surrey v. Derbyshirq, at the Oval. Whilst Brockwell (W.) and Lockwood (W. H.) were together during the Surrey innings 50 runs were at one period of the partnership added in fifteenminutes. South of England v. Australians, at the Crystal Palace. M. A. Noble’s first score for an Australian team in England realised 116 not out. Yorkshire v. Somersetshire, at Bath. Hirst, G. H. (84) and Denton, I). (67) added 115 runs for the sixth wicket in forty-five minutes. The Yorkshire innings amounted to 499 without anybody playing a three- figure innings. Mr. A. J. Webbe’s XI. v. CambridgeUni­ versity, at Cambridge. E. R. Wilson’s first appearance in a first-class match. Playing for Mr. Webbe’s XI. he scored 117 not out and 70. Kent v. Nottinghamshire, at Catford Bridge. The first four players on the former side were caught at the wicket by Oates (T.). Surrey v. Australians, at theOval. W. P. Howell’s first appearance for an Australian teamin England. He obtainedall tenwickets in the first innings of Surrey at a cost of 28 runs, clean bowling a batsman (Abel) with the first ball he sent down. Cambridge University v. Yorkshire, at Cambridge. In the first innings of the for­ mer A. M. Sullivan batted eighty minutes for three runs, taking forty-five minutes to obtain his first run. G. L. Jessop, in the same innings, scored 171 not out in 105 minutes, his century being obtained in sixty- five minutes. Whilst at the wicket he scored 171 out of 202 (including extras), and at one time whilst in with T. L. Taylor obtained 52 out of 53 runs scored. In the two innings of the University Bairstow (A. L.), the York­ shire wicket-keeper, allowed but one bye and secured eight wickets—seven caught and one stumped. Surrey v. Gloucestershire, at the Oval. Playing for the former Y. F. S. Crawford at one time scored 28 runs in six minutes by means of seven 4’s from nine consecutive balls delivered by C. L. Townsend. Australians v. An England Eleven, at Eastbourne. E. Jones scored 54 jn thirty minutes out of 66 runs obtained whilst in. Somersetshire v. Middlesex, at Lord’s. Only 165 runs were scored in this match for the loss of thirty wickets. In the first innings of Somersetshireeightwickets fell for 8 runs. The match was completed in one day, the duration of play being three hours and five minutes. Derbyshire v. Leicestershire, at Leicest*r. Set 223 runs to win in two hours and a-half, Leicestershire scored 194 without loss before time was called. Surrey v. Somersetshire, at the Oval. By scoring 357 not out for the former Abel (R.) created a record in first-class cricket by having scored one or more centuries against all the other thirteen counties that Surrey have played in the county championship competition. The following is a list showing his highest score against each county:— Derbyshire 122, Essex 231, Gloucestershire 110, Hampshire 173, Kent 219, Lancashire 178, Leicestershire 152, Middlesex 151 not out, Nottinghamshire 215, Somersetshire 357 not out, Sussex 197, Warwickshire 250, and Yorkshire 193. Middlesex v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s. During his innings of 164forthe formerTrott (A. E.) at one time scored 26 runs in four minutes. One drive he made fromWainwright’sbowl­ ing was particularly noticeable, the ball striking the pa nlion seats with such force that it rebounded almost to the wicket. In four innings in one week in which he kept wicket, for Kent v. Essex and Kent v. M.C.C. andGround, Huish (F. H.), theKent stumper, did not give away asingle bye. v. Kent, at Tonbridge. In each innings of the latter Butt (H.) made four catches at the wicket. Australians v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge. In the first innings of the former E. Jones (53) and W. P. Howell (49 not out) added85 runs intwenty-fiveminutes for the ninth wicket. From one over de­ livered by E. R. Wilson no less than 21 runs were obtained, Jones making a 5 (four over­ throw) andHowell four 4’s. TheAustralians were set 123 runsto win, and these runs were obtained without loss by J. J. Darling (60 not out) and J. Worrall (53 not out) who at one time scored 74 in twenty-eight minutes. Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, at Dewsbury. On the last day of thematch the veryunusual spectacle was witnessed of amajority of the players on the fielding side appearing in the ordinary costume of every-day life. It appears that on the second evening some person had left some water taps on in a room over the Derbyshire professionals’ dressing room, with the result that when the water was turned on at the main the room was flooded, and the players’ cricketing clothes, etc., drenched and ruined. L. G. Wright and T. A. Higson were the only players suit­ ably clad for cricket and, as they alone had proper spiked shoes, they went on to bowl. Sussex v. Middlesex, at Lord’s. C. B. Fry (72 and 94) and G. Brann (58 and 58) made 135 runs for the first wicket in the first inn­ ings of Sussex and 148 runs for the first wicket in the second innings. Lancashire v. Derbyshire, at Manchester. In the first innings of the former Ward (A.) was out in an unlucky manner, a piece of wood being chipped off his bat whilstplaying a ball fromDavidson (F.) to legand removing a bail. Kent v. Middlesex, at Lord’s. When Hearne (A.) was run out in the second inn­ ings of the former Trott (A. E.), who fielded the ball at mid-on, threw down the wicket with so much force that he broke one of the stumps. Yorkshire v. Surrey, at Leeds. In the first innings of the former Brown (J. T., sen.) scored 25 before his partner, Tunnicliffe (J. W.), made a single run.