Cricket 1900

M ay iO , 1900. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 1 1 9 SHAW AND PEEL AT LEYTON. For nearly three weeks Alfred Shaw and Robert Peel have been bowling to and coaching the Essex team at Leyton, with results which are even now plainly visible. The practice is taken very seriously by Essex men of all kinds, spec­ tators and players alike, and at no time is it possible to see a man acting the fool. The assemblage behind the nets is severely critical. It consists for the most part of the British working man, who manages to spare an hour or two when duty calls him to superintend the welfare of his c mnty in the cricket field. Not having paid for admission, he feels that he is acting as the representative of the Essex public, his own particular section of which will demand from him a full and particular account of the proceedings when he returns home. Therefore not a ball escapes him, not a piece of good play, not a bad stroke. Occasionally he exchanges a word or two with Mr. C. E. Green, but for whose liberality he would not have the opportunity of seeing such practice, and occasionally he asks Mr. Borradaile a question or two on the politics of the game. Whether the sec­ retary always enlightens him may be doubted, as a smile frequently runs along the line when he replies. Meanwhile, the great Alfred bowls steadily on, varying his pace and pitch with as much subtlety as of old. His arm is not quite as high as it was twenty years ago, and it is only occasionally that he bowls that fast ball of his. But sometimes, when a man is beginning to feel that cricket is a beautiful game, and that nothing on earth can disturb his equanimity—or his stumps—down comes a fast ball without the least sign in the world that it is fast, and the batsman suddenly realises that cricket is a game of surprises. Occasionally a very audible chuckle announces that Alfred has bowled his famous ball, which keeps low and goes o n ; the batsman generally takes some little time before preparing to receive the next ball. Shaw’s critical remarks are generally short and very much to the point, and he would be a curious sort of batsman who could derive no benefit from them. At another wicket Peel is evidently enjoying himself. The pitch is just lively enough to give a bowler a chance, without causing the batsman any uneasi­ ness on the score of being hurt. There is not a batsman in the world who could make much of Peel on this wicket, for whether he plays forward or back the ball occasionally performs such unexpected antics, and performs them so quickly, that the most that can be done is to keep it out of harm’s way. The impression that Peel makes on one is that, at any rate on a wicket which helps the bowler, he is still one of the most difficult men in England to play. Under the direction of Alfred Shaw the Esbex men who have been practising at the nets have a turn of fielding. This is very much to the taste of the self-imposed critics who have been watching their performances with the bat, for fielding has certainly not been the strong point of the Essex team of late years. There seems no particular reason why this should be so, for the members of the team are, for the most part, young and willing and eager to do their best. But if anybody can show them their weak points ana suggest remedies, it is Alfred Shaw, who, as a vastly successful slow bowler for so many years, knows the exact value which can be placed on a fieldsman’s efforts, and the best way in which that value can be increased. You cannot teach men to field, but it is unquestionably possible to make a dash­ ing team of fieldsmen out of one which has been slow and unready. If Shaw can succeed in putting his finger on one or two weak spots, he will have done a service to the E<sex team which will be of inestimable value. GOLDSMITHS’ IN STIIU TE v. BROMLEY TOWN. —Played at Bromley on May 5. G oldsm iths ’ I n stitu tb . H. H olm es,b Darby... 3 R. R. Henty, b Darby 13 H. Mayo, b Bailey ... 5 W - H. Joanes, b Pearson ...................13 W . Falkner, b Bailey 4 W . H .Manley, b Bailey 0 A. E. Mouncher, b Pearson ................... 4 8. R. Best, b Pearson 0 W . S. Murrell, b Pearson ................... 7 R. Windebank, b Pearson ...................10 A . Baldwin, not out.. 1 B 23, lb 6, w 1, nb 1 31 Total 91 B rom ley T ow n . C. F. W . Gedney, c Murrell, b Henty ... S. Pierce, b Henty ... F. Gedney, b Henty... J. Green, b Henty ... T. Darby, b Joanes ... A. Davis, b Henty ... W . E. Sharpe, not out C. H. Pearson,cMoun­ cher, b Joanes........... C. Neale, b Joanes ... H. Bailey, c Holmes, b Henty ................... R. Girling, b Joanes... B 6, nb 1 ........... Total 51 GOLD3M ITHS’ INSTITUTE “ A ” v. NEW LANDS PA RK .—Played at New Beckenham on May 5. G o ld sm ith s’ “ A .” W .F Dray,c Wiltshire, b Simpson.................. A. E. Mist, b Firth ... J. C. Green, b Firth ... R. L. Whitestone, b F ir th .......................... E. M. Medway, b Wilt- s h ir e ........................... J. A . T, Good, run out S. Wise, b Firth — Holmel, not out ... H. Anderson, c and b Firth........................... B 2, lb 2 ........... Total N e w la n d s P a r k . M. Goldsmith, b Green 4 J. E. Osmond, b M ed­ way .......................... 1 T, J. Crofton, b Wise. 10 H. Woodhams, cand b Medway .................. 3 J. T. w iltshire.b Wise 4 W . Vorley, b Wise ... 0 — Clayton, run out ... 2 J. R. Firth, c Dray, b G ood........................... — Simpson, c Dray, b W ise .......................... H. Wiltshire, b Wise. - May, not o u t ......... Byes........................... Total ........... bailey, o N. Miller 15 J. C. Sale, c P. G. Rathbone, b E. FitId 3 3 S. A. P. Kiteat, c L. D. Bailey, b N. j iller... 9 H. M. iiogtrs, bt L. D. Bailey, b E. field ... 39 E. B. Bett, c L. D. Bailey, b E. S. Bailey WOOLW ICH G A R R I80N v. GRANVILLE (Lee) —Played at Woolwich on May 2. G r a n v ill e . J. D. Gillespie, b Guggisburg .......... 7 J. Brad>haw, run out 2 P.P. Lincoln, c Strong, b B ella irs.................39 C. J. M. Godfrey, c Scarlitt,bGuggi»burg 11 F.E.Lander, b Uuggis- burg .......................... 1 T. H. Summers, lbw ,b Guggisburg ........... 6 T h e G arrison . Buckenham, c Cooke, b Bellairs................. H. W. Lemay, c Gug­ gisburg, b Bellairs 0. E. G.Lee, iuu out F. E. Thomsen, not out ................... A. K. Layman, run out 5 Extras ........... 7 24 Total , ...130 Capt. Rose, b Buckea- ham .......................... 0 H. Cooke, not out ... 29 Capt. Blair, c Lemay, b L in coln ..................96 Capt.StroDg, b Lincoln 5 Capt. Tyler,b Bucken­ ham .......................... 0 J. A. Scarlett, not out 3 Extras ...........27 Total (4 wkts) 160 STHEATHAM v. MARLBOROUGH BLUES.— Played at Streatham on May 6. S tr e a t h a m . E. Field, run out ... 93 L. D. Bai ey, b Black 3 N. Miller, retired hurt bO B 5, w 1 .................... 6 E. b Bailey, not out... 66 W . G. L. Powell, c Total (4 wkts)...*224 Ellinger, b Black ... 6 P. G. Rathbone, A. S. Bailey, P. B. Parker, L. A. M. Fuez. A . Maigetson, and L. Dashwood, did not bat. * Innings declared close a. M arlborough B lues . T. E. Ellinger, st L. D. Bailey, b N. M iller.. L. N. Rogers, c A. S. CHARLTON PARK v. GRAN VILLE (Lee).— Played at Charlton on May 5. C harlton P a r k . A. J. Dodd, lbw, b Godfrey ...................14 R. G. Cowley, run out 0 H. C. Sargent, b Gil­ lespie ...........................12 H. D. Banning, run out 44 H. C. Ogilvy, bGodfrey 24 L. Robertson, c Clark­ son, b Godfrey . A. H. Pease did not bat. closed. A . L. McCanlis, not out .......................... 25 L. H. Thomas, b Godfrey ... ..........io L. R. Sargent, b Gil­ lespie ......................... H. E. Lawrence, not out ........................... E xtras................. Total (8 wkts)*155 * Innings declared G r a n v il l e . J. C. Stone, c Banning, b H. C. Sargent P.P.Lincoln, c Robert­ son, b McCanlis T. H. Summers, b McCanlis .................. C.J.M.Godfrey ,b Pease W.S. Pate, c H. C. Sar­ gent, b O gilvy........... J. P. Clarkson, c Dodd, b Pease ................... E.Rymer Jones,c Ban­ ning. b H.C Sargent 13 J. D . uiilespie, c Law­ rence, b Pease...........12 F. E. Lander, not out 1 3. Bryden, not out ... 1 Extras ................... 4 Total (8 wkts)...168 A . R. Layman did not bat. G RAN VILLE (Lee) “ A ” v. CHARYTON PARK “ A .” —Played at Lee on May 5. C h a r lto n P a r k . H. Turrill, b Helder ..19 C M.Bernays,c Massie, b W indett................. 5 A . C. W eber, c Max­ well, b Edwarda ... 31 S. K . Mills, b Edwards 0 F. J. Allen, b Edwards 9 A. E. Mascall, b Helder 0 W .J.C. Keats, c Thom­ son, b H e ld e r ........... 7 C. Turpin, b Helder... W . J. Cowley, b Hel­ der .......................... L. Sparks, c and b E dw ards................... R. M. Allen, not out.. Extras ................... Total G r a n v ille . F. E. Thomson, lbw, b Keats 3 H. W.Gill, lbw,b Keats 1 W , Edwards, c and b Allen ... ... ... 62 J. Rae, lbw, b Beroays 4 G. Helder, b Turpin ... 20 A. N. Massie, c SpirKs, b M a sca ll................. 11 A. O. Pettman, b Mas- cali ........................... 0 S. V. Windett, c Allen, b Mascall .. ........... A.W .M axwell,b Allen S. W. Maxwell, b Mas­ call ........... ... F. Corbishley, not out Extras ................... Total ...127 LONDON 8COTTISH.—M ARRIED v. SINGLE.— Played at brondesbury on May 5. S in g le . J. D. Forbes, b Lacey 18 F. J. Wass, o Lacey .. 3 J. D. Laiug, b Pope 13 F. W . Bellemy, c L D. Bailey,b W.G.Powell 12 A . M. H ack, c and b N. M illtr................... 8 J. P. C. Coast, hit wkt, bN . Miller ... 6 R. A. Foster, not out 2 Leg-byes.................. 2 Total (9 wkts)... 133 T. C. Bett did not bat. A. A. Barron, b Lacey C. A . Argles, st Court­ ney, b Lacey ........... W . Mutton, st Pope, b L ice y ........................... R. A. Bennett, b Pope C. Koe Child, not out F. R, Connell, c P. Child, b Pope A. Kinross, b Pope ... Darcy Clark, b Pope Byes ................... Total M a r r ie d . A. F. Denniston, b Barron ...................30 H. G. Dunkley, c Bar­ ron, b Wass ........... 7 J. Lamont, b Wass ... 0 A Courtney, b Wass 0 E. Lacey, c Kinross, b Laing...........................16 H. J. R. Pope, c Wass, b Barron ................... 0 V . Seyd, c Hutton, b lain g ...........19 W . E. Whitehorn, b Barron ................ 6 W .J.Cooper, b Barron 0 G. Arg es, b Wass ... 9 P. Child, not out ... 4 B 11, w 1 ..............12 Total ..102