Cricket 1900

J u I je 7, 1900. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 185 name was famous in the land. He con­ tinued to bowl until the middle of the eighties— always with great success. A “ Chat” about about him will be found ou another page. I t was not at all unlikely that Hay­ ward, who on Wednesday, last week, had brought his total for the season to 982 runs, would not have the chance of mak­ ing the IS more runs required to complete vhis thousand before the end of May, and thus to accomplish a feat which had been performed by Dr. W . G. Grace alone. But although Gloucestershire won the toss, and batted on a perfect wicket, they did not keep in the whole of Thursday, as is customary nowadays, but allowed Hayward lots of time in which to make the runs. He was very careful until the 18 had appeared on the scoring board, but then played in his usual attractive manner. C omparative tables of the perfor­ mances of Dr. W . G. Grace and Hayward: DR. GRACE IN 1896. May 9 M.C.C. and Ground v. Sussex .................. 13 May 9 M.C.C. and Ground v. Sussex (2nd inns.)103 May 13 M.C.C. and Ground v. Yorkshire ...........18 May 13 M.C.C. and Ground v. Yorks. (2nd inns.) 25 May 16 Gloucestershire v. Somerset ..................288 May 20 Gentlemen of Eogland v. Camb. U niv.... 62 May 23 Gloucestershire v. Kent ...........................267 May 23 Gloucestershire v. Kent (2nd inns.)..........73* May 27 England v. Surrey (O v a l).............................18 May 30 Gloucestershire v. Middlesex ...................169 1016 Total ... Average for 10 innings (once not out) 114'l H AYW A RD IN 1900. April 16 Surrey v. London County C.C.................. May 8 Surrey v. London County C.C................ May 3 Surrey v. London County C.C. (2nd ins. May 7 Surrey v. Warwickshire ... .................. May 10 Surrey v. Hampshire................................. May 14 Surrey v. Leicestershire ......................... May 17 Surrey v. Derbyshire................................. May 21 Surrey v. W orcestershire......................... May 24 Surrey v. Essex ... ................................. May 24 Surrey v. Essex (2nd inns.) ................ May 28 Surrey v. Sussex........................................ May 28 Surrey v. Sussex (2nd inns.) ................ May 81 Surrey v. Gloucestershire......................... .120* .. 55 )108 .131* . 65 .198 ,.120 .. 6 . 40 .146 . 92 Total ... 1074 Average for 13 innings (twice not out) 97'63. W i c k e t - k e e p e r s have not been in luck’s way just lately. On Saturday, Mr. W . R. Moon, the old international Association footballer, received a severe blow in the face from a rising ball; on the previous Wednesday, Lilley, in the match between Warwickshire and York­ shire, was injured on the head by a fast ball, and on the same day, T. Ainley, a Warwickshire professional, who is qualify­ ing for Warwickshire, was also injured in the face by a ball which had been turned by a batsman. Hunter and Straw have both been damaged. Since 1896, until the present year, the Whit Monday benefit match at Lord’s has been a failure as regards weather. It will be remembered that last year, when the proceeds of the match were set apart for Flowers, the match was finished -iu a day—and that the Tuesday. J. T. Hearne has been far morcr-lortunate, and ■every cricketer will be glad that not only did the rain keep off on Monday, but the weather was so brilliantly fine that the crowd was one of the largest of the year. A. M. Su llivan , of St. Peter’s School, York, and Christ’s College, Cambridge, who was tried for the Light Blue X I. last season, has, says the Sportsman of June 1, met with extraordinary success in college matches during the present term. He has gone to the wicket, on six occasions, and has made 93, 100, 76, 130, 100 and 101, and five times has been not out. His average, therefore, is exactly 600. I t is very pleasing to find that Dr. W. G. Grace can still make heaps of runs. On Thursday last he scored 86 for London County against Cambridge University in two hours and three-quarters, and on Saturday in two hours and ten minutes made 62. As he took five wickets in the first innings for 99 in forty overs, he may be heartily congratulated on his three days’ play. A colt who could do this sort of thing would be welcomed in any county team. A SUGGESTION has been made that the northern part of Clissold Park should be made into a cricket ground, after the manner of the Finsbury Park ground. At present it is practically unused. Mr. F. G. Harding wrote the following letter to the Stoke Newington and Islington Recorder :— I have noticed that a large portion—several acres—on the northern and north-eastern sides of Clissold Park is not much usedby the public; therefore, to devote some part, say, six or seven acres, for cricket would not be prejudicial to the public’s interest. In fact, in watching the game, particularly matches, it would be a source of amusement. More­ over, it would, I believe, relieve the crowded state of Finsbury Park cricket ground, especi­ ally on Saturdays, which ground has not time to recover itself, whatever may be done, be­ tween each season, owing to the wear and tear it is subject to. I t seems that Dr. E. Baxter Forman, the representative of North Hackney on the London County Council, has made application to the Conncil to allow cricket to be played in that portion of the park. He was informed that regular cricket practice could not be permitted, but that the game could be played there until half-past ten in the morning—a conces­ sion which is, of course, valueless. We understand that at present the matter rests here. Mr. MacLaren’s determination to act up to his own theories as to what ought to be done by a batsman who finds him­ self completely out of luck, ended, as was anticipated, in his playing himself into form. After his two scores of over 40 at Lord’s he played two splendid innings of 79 and 102 not out for Lancashire against Hampshire, and opponents will soon have to beware of him, tor it is not often that when such a great batsman gets going he falls back again; his first inniugs of 79 was made in an hour and three- quarters, and his second of 102 in an hour and a quarter. There was a good deal of method in the second innings, for the main object of his side was to make runs as quickly as possible; therefore he took risks and did not hesitate to mu out to the bowling. A n o t h e r coincidence; a curio of cricket curios, in fa ct:— M IDDLESEX v. Y O R K S H IR E . Lords, May 3L. Score at end of day : Middlesex .. ...........202 SURREY v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE Ova1, May 31. Score at en'l of day : Gloucestershire.. ... 2 2 Surrey (1 wkt) ...........201 Yorkshire (! wkt) ... 211 Total (11 wkts) 4’-3 Total (11 wkts) 413 At Leyton the same day Essex scored 427 for seven wickets. In the last case there was no interval between the innings. The scoring at the three Met­ ropolitan county grounds it will be seen was almost identical. R. P. LEWIS, the Oxford and Middle­ sex stumper, has not been lucky enough to keep his place behind the wicket in the South African match till the close of the innings. He went to the front with the first contingent of the C.I.Y. and was one of the force which entered Bloem­ fontein. Since then enteric fever has unfortunately laid him low and he is now on his way home invalided. I t is definitely settled that the Haverford College team are to arrive in Liverpool on June 28. The programme, which is now complete, will be as under:— JULY. 2. Malvern, v. Malvern College* 5. Cheltenham, v. Cheltenham College 7. Clifton, v. Clifton College 9. Marlborough, v. Marlborough.College* 12. Lords, v. M.C.C. 14. Winchester, v. Winchester College 17. Godalming, v. Charterhouse School 18. Haileybury, v. Haileytury College 19. Eton, v. Eton College 21. Harrow, v. Harrow School 23. Shrewsbury, v. Shrews ury 8chool 24. Lichfield, v. Oxford Eleven* 28. Repton, v. Repton echool 30. Rugby, v. Rugby School AUGUST. 2. Cambridge, v. University L.V.C. * Two-day matches. A m o n g the officers specially mentioned by General Ian Hamilton for the skill with which they handled their men in the engagement at Germiston, on May 29, was Colonel Spens, of the Shropshire Light Infantry. Hampshire cricketers will be proud to feel that one of their best men has been taking his own part in a more important field than that of sport. Colonel Spens, besides being a cricketer of considerable ability, has, since his Haileybury days, been one of the fore­ most racquet players. Unless my memory deceives me, he won the Army Champion­ ship more than once. How F. W . Milligan, Yorkshire’s bril­ liant cricketer, met his death during Colonel Plumer’s attempt to relieve Mafe- king is told in a letter recently received by Lord Hawke:— A volley was fired by the Boers into the ranks of the British mounted force, which, at the time, was near Eamathlabama. Four or five horses went down, and Mr. Milligan rolled out of the saddle mortally wounded. He was hit twice. The horsemen Btopped, but could do nothing, as the dismounted officer had been shot in the thigh, and was unable