Cricket 1899

82 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r i l 27, 1899. Y ou were a bowler as well as a bat ? “ A t one time my bow ling used to be fast, but it degenerated into a lob. I recollect playing against the Wanderers for Tonbridge. There was not much difference between the scores in the first innings. When our second innings came I put myself down to go in last, as I had a good deal of work to do at home. So I went away to write letters. After what I considered a reasonable interval I re­ turned to the ground, to find that the ninth wicket had fallen. The fieldsman were moving towards the pavilion just as I came rushing up. I called out ‘ Wait a minute, if you don’t mind, and give me m y innings.’ To this Stanley-Colman, who is a thorough sportsman, promptly agreed, and the game was continued, with the entirely unexpected result that the last wicket put on over a hundred runs. In another match the Wanderers had to follow on against us, and after a little chaff had passed between me and some of their team, I said that I should go on with lobs. As things turned out I took a few wickets very quickly, so that Jephson came out to stop the rot. As a rule he makes a hundred against us, but on this occasion he went out to the first ball, which was pitched very wide of the off stump, missed it, and was stumped by F. M. Atkins, tom y very great joy. In the follow ing year he returned the compli­ ment b y getting me out for a duck.” ‘ ‘ Have you any young players in the Tonbridge district who show much promise ? ” “ There are several promising young­ sters who in a year or two if they take care of themselves and don’t lose their heads, ought to be very good indeed. The worst of it is that so many youngsters do well up to a certain point, beyond which they seem powerless to go. I find that young players very often go off altogether just because they feel discouraged by want of success for a time, but I always tell them that they should never be dis­ heartened ; because their luck may turn at any time, even at a time when they think that they are absolutely out of the runniDg. Y oun g players who have met with a great deal of success in purely local cricket often give way to absolute despair because they find that they do not meet with the same good fortune when they are opposed by better men. It is unreasonable of them to do this, but I suppose that it is human nature.” I t is but natural that Mr. Pawley should not look with favour upon the suggestions which are so often made to render large scores an impossibility. As the secretary of a club which has fought its way through endless difficulties to a comfortable success, he takes note o f the feelings of the spectators, whose numbers, greater or less, make all the difference in the world to the financial position of a club. “ What do people come to s e e ? ” he asks. “ Undoubtedly they come to see batting. Let people hear that Abel and Brock well are in form at the Oval, and they rush to the ground. Tell them that Lancashire are going down like ninepins, and they don’t feel the same inclinition to hurry. It is very seldom that you see a batsman at his best until he has been in for half an hour or even an hour, and if you make it very difficult for him to keep up his wicket unless he is at his best, you won’t see any batting at all worth mentioning. And then down will go your receipts. And where are you ? ” W . A . B e t t e s w o r t h . LORD HAWKE ’S TEAM SOUTH AFRICA. ( Continued from page 78). IN The follow ing complete scores reached us too late for our last issue :— THE THIRD SOUTH AFRICA MATCH. NINETEENTH OF THB TOUR. Played at Cape Town on April 1, 3 and 4. Lord Hawke’s Team won by 210 runs. T eam . Second innings. L ord H a w k e 1 First inniDgs. F Mitchell, c Rowe, b M id­ dleton ...................................18 lbw, b Rowe P. F. Warner, c Halliwell, b Sinclair ........................ 31 Tyldetsley, b Sinclair...........13 C. E. M. Wilson, not o u t... 10 , 41 Cuttell, b Sinclair ........... 7 Trott, c Powell, b Sinclair 1 Haigh, c Halliwell, b Mid­ dleton ................................... 0 F. W . Milligan, b Sinclair 1 Board, b Sinclair........... 0 A. G. Archer, c Powell, b Middleton ................... ... 7 Lord Hawke (capt.), b Mid­ dleton ................................... 1 Leg-byes ................... 3 Total ...................92 b Rowe ...........23 c Shalders,bKuys112 b Powell ........... 6 b Kuys.................. 18 b Rowe ...........16 c Francis, b Sin­ clair ................... b Sinclair ........... b Graham ........... not o u t ....................24 c and b Sinclair . 3 B 6 ,lb l0 ,w l,n b l 18 Total ...........330 S outh A f r ic a . Below will be found a list of Mr. ■’awley’s batting and bow ling averages or the Tonbridge Club B a t t i n g . Times Most No. of nol in an Total Year. inns. out. inns. runs. Average. 1875 . 3 . 0 . . 37 . . 58 . . 19-2 1876 . 3 . 0 .. 1 0 4 . I ll .. 37 1877 . 6 . 2 . . 28 . 65 . . 16-1 1878 . 9 . 0 . . 87 . . 135 . . 15 1879 . 9 . 0 . . 75 . 141 . . 15-6 1880 . 15 . 2 . . 88 . 4 49 . . 34-7 1881 . 7 . 2 . . 56 . 106 . . 21-1 1882 . 11 . 1 .1 4 2 . . 4 3 3 . . 43-3 1883 . 14 . 3 . . 7 9 * . . 263 . . 23-10 1884 . 20 . 3 . . 1 2 3 * . . 539 . . 31-12 1885 . 16 . 2 . . 4 0 * . . 201 . . 14-5 1886 . 6 . 2 . . 58*. . 154 . . 38-2 1887 . 17 . 3 . . 1 5 7 . . 912 . . 65-2 1888 . 16 . 1 . . 1 1 9 . . 545 . . 36-5 1889 . 21 . 4 . . 71 . . 575 . . 33-4 1890 . 17 . 5 . . 8 3 * . . 4 2 7 . . 35-7 1891 . 16 . 4 . . 1 1 9 * . . 496 . . 41-4 1892 . 14 . 2 . . 1 3 1 . 455 . . 37-11 1893 . 17 . 3 . . 1 8 9 * . . 757 . . 54-1 1894 . 15 . . 1 . . 8 4 * . . 374 . . 2 6-10 1895 . 17 . . 3 . . 81 . . 384 . . 27-6 1896 . 17 . . 2 . . 77 . . 5 23 . . 34-13 1897 . 13 . . 2 . . 7 8 * . . 386 . . 35-1 1898 . . 17 . . 2 . . 8 0 * . . 4 79 . . 3 1 1 4 * Signifies not out. B o w l in g . 1883 . 38 w ick ets cost 9-14 each. 1885 . 58 M 8-15 ti 1886 . 22 ii 9-3 1887 . 43 it 14-13 a 1888 . • . . 24 ii 11-1 a 1890 . 33 i i 17-13 >» if 1893 . 41 a 16-2 First innings. W . Bhalders, b Haigh ... 9 H. H. Francis, b Trott ... 1 M. Bissett (capt.), b Haigh 15 J. H. Sinclair, c Tyldesley, b Trott .. .......................106 B. Powell, c Haigh, b Trott 5 A . E. Halliwell, st Board, b Haigh ......................... 0 F. Kuys, b Cuttell .......26 C. F. Prince, run out ... ... 5 R. Graham, b Trott ......... 0 Middleton, run out .......... 3 E. Rowe, not o u t................ 1 B 4, w 1, nb 1 ............ 6 Total ....................177 Second innings, lbw, b Haigh ... 8 c Haigh, b Trott 2 b Trott................... 1 o Milligan, b Haigh b Haigh ...........1 b Haigh b Trott.......... b Haigh b Trott.......... not out......... c Mitchell, Haigh Graham Rowe ... Middleton Sinclair... Trott ... H aigh... Cui tell... Milligan L ord H a w k e ' First innings. O. M . R.W . Total ... ... 35 T eam . Second innings. O. M. R. W . ... 16 4 41 1 ... 41 8 93 3 ... 28 7 74 0 31-2 8 63 3 4 1 10 1 12 4 31 2 ......... 5 0 26 0 .......... 12 4 19 0 ... .......... 19 9 18 4 ... . ..........12 4 5>6 6 ... . Powell Kuys . S outh A f r ic a . . ... ?0*2 5 69 4 ............. 11 , . ... 27 4 88 3 ............. 11*4 i . ... 8 3 14 1 ............. . ... 2 2 0 0 ...... ST. MARGARET’S. APRIL. 29. St. Margaret’s, v. Barnes M AY. 6. Surbiton, v. Surbiton 6. St. Margaret’s, v. Chartered Co. 13. Richmond, v. Burlington House 20. St. Leonards, v. South Saxons 20. Hampton Wick, v. Hampton W ick (2) 22. Eastbourne, v. South Lynn 27. St. Margaret’s, v. Thames Ditton 27. Barnes, v. Barnes (2) JUNE. 3. Acton, v. Pallinpswick 3. St. Margaret’s, v. hawpton 10. St. Margaret’s, v. Waldegrave Park 10. Strawberry Bill, v. Waldegrave Park (2) 17. Thames Ditton, v. Thames Ditton 17. St. Margaret’s, v. Heston 24. Hampton Wick, v. Hampton W ick 24 St. Margaret’s, v. Hampton W ick (2) JU LY . 1. St. Margaret’s, v. Barnes 1. Heston, v. Heston 8. St. Margaret’s, v. Surbiton 8. Hampton, v. Hampton 15. Walton, v. Walton-on-Thames 15. Rt. Margaret’s, v. Riversdale 22. St. Margaret’s, v. Grecians 22. Dulwich, v. Chartered Co. ‘/9. Acton, v. Pallingswick 29. St. Margaret’s, v. Waldegrave Park ( ?) AUGUST. 5. Brentford, v Boston Park 5. St. Margaret’s, v. Grecians (2) 7. Byfleet, v. Kyflett 7. St. Margaret’s, v. Bfcrnes (2) 10. Brafk'iell, v. Hrackneil 12. St. Margaret’s, v. Old Cranlpighans 19. bt Margaret’s, v. Poston Park 26. St, Margaret’s, v. Hampton W ick SEPTEMBER. 2. Strawberry Hill, v. Waldegrave Park 9. bt. Margaret’s, v. Stoics 19 11 A USTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM FIRST MATCH in ENGLAND, CRYSTAL PALACE, MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY, May 8th, 9th, and 10th. p R Y S T A L PALACE. V_^ LONDON COUNTY CRICKET CLUB. Secretary and Manager, W . G. Grace. OPENING MATCH. SOUTH OF ENGLAND AU STRALIANS. MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY, May 8th, 9th, and 10th. One Three day. day*. 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