Cricket 1900

250 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J uly 5, 1900. T he grandmother of a Yorkshire boy braved the perils of a railway journey of some thirty miles to see her grandson play in a match. He was a bowler. Needless to say the old lady contrived to let everyone in her immediate vicinity know that she was the grandmother of the bowler, and in course of time a spectator ventured to ask her what she thought of her grandson’s performance, which had been very good. The old lady replied, “ Well, he’ s a proper sort, he be, and they makenowt off’un, and sure-ly he do hit t’ bat every time.” B ooks which we should all like to see. “ The Ethics of No-balling.” By Mr. C. B. Fry and Arthur Mold. With an introduction by J. Phillips. “ How I became a West Indian.” By Mr. P. F. Warner. “ Why Bowlers Love Me.” By W. G. Quaife, with an introduction by Mr. G. L. Jessop. ------ M r . E rnest S mith , the famous York­ shire and old Oxford cricketer, who has for so many years been a master at Elstree School, now becomes a headmaster. He has taken a school at South Lodge, Enfield Chase, Enfield, Middlesex, in partnership with Mr. W. K. Robertson, M.A., who has also been a master at Elstree School. South Lodge is situated in grounds of 120 acres, on gravel soil, and boys who go to the school (eight to fourteen years of age) will be prepared for the Public Schools and the Royal Navy. Cricketers at large will join in wishing success to Mr, Ernest Smith in his new undertaking. T he following are some of the latest hundreds:— JUNE. 28. L . G . W r ig h t , D e r b y s h ir e v . E s s e x .............170 29. S to r e r , D erbysh ire v . E ssex ......................176 29. C a r p e n te r , E s s e x v. D e r b y s h ir e ................. 112 29. C. M c G a h e y , E ssex v . D er b ysh ir e .............122 29. H ir s t , Y o r k s h ir e v . S om erse t ......................... 106 19. T rott, M .C .C . an d G round v. H am pstead ... 171 23. T . M . F arm iloe, H am pstead v. U x b rid g e ... 102 23. W . H . P eale, E alin g v. N on d escrip ts .............112 23. H . S quire, E alin g v. N on d escrip ts......................102 26. W . P . W ard , P ad din gton v . C lapton .............100 26. G . W o o d , O x ford G raduates v. A rtists.............104 27. W . S. H ale, H am pstead v. L on d on C ounty 101* 28. W ra th a ll, G loucestershire v . W e st In d ia n s 123 29. C. L . T ow n sen d. G lou cester v. W e tt In dian s 140 29. H . F . F o x , O ld C liftonians v . C lifton C ollege 102 29. G . L . Jessop , G loucester v. W e s t In dian s ... 157 30. C. R . L u cas, U p p er T o otin g v. W an d erers... 104 30. A . B ritten , C lap ton v. H ig h gate ......................101 30. E . H o lfo rd , H o n o r O ak (2) v . C harlton P ark liO SO. S. D . L am bert, D ublin U n iversity v. L ein ster 135 30. J . C. B eviD gion , S outhgate v . M .C .C . and G . 130 30. C. H . M . T h rin g , M arl. B lu es v . R eigate H ill 112 — . J . F au lk n er, B rix ton W a n d s, v . F orest H ill 109 J U L Y . 2. A . C. M ac L aben , L an cash ire v . S om erset 108 4. K . S. R an jitsin h ji , S u ssex v . N o t t s ...........158 4. A b e l, S u r r e y v . W a r w i c k s h ir e .................... 112 4. H a y w a r d , S urrey * v. W a r w ic k sh ir e ...........127 2. P .F .W a rn e r, W e s t In dian s v . L eicestersh ire 113 2. C. A . 011ivierre,W . Indian s v . L eicestershire 159 8. C. J . A llen , H a v erford C ol. v . M alvern C ol. 109 * Signifies n o t ou t. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. B. W .—Sorry we can’t help you. On Tuesday last the P.S. “ La Mar­ guerite,” in addition to having made her opening trips to Boulogne, commenced her season to Ostend and back in a day. “ La Marguerite ” will repeat this trip every Tuesday throughout the season, and a special train will leave Fenchurch Street at 6.15 a.m. for Tilbury. INVINCIBLE LANCS. For the “ Champion’s ” place, All the Counties contest! But the prize in the race— Will it go to the best ? Will the hopes be upset Of the friends, who give thanks For the pleasure they get From the winning of Lancs ? It is true, from the first, Not a match has been lost; And the drawn ones—the worst That can count to their cost. Tho’ attack’d in the field, On their front and their flanks, Yet to none will they yield — The redoubtable Lancs. They’ve been lucky so far, We are bound to confess; And, if nothing should mar The smooth tide of success, Each week end we shall see, Still the first in the ranks, At the top of the tree, The invincible Lancs. But great chances, we know, Must attend the game, too ; And no County can show Always what it might do. So it’s safe to contend There may be a few blanks, Ere the season shall end, In the record of Lancs. F. B. N. LONDON AND WESTM INSTER BANK v. LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN BANK.— Played at Norbuiy on June 26 and 27. L ondon and S outh W estern B an k . F. Lee, b Podmore ... W .J .W ay ,stPittBrook b Snell ................... H. J. N. Holland, c Douglas, b Snell ... F. Goodall, b Snell ... W . W . Oppermano, b S n ell........................... A .E . M anby,b Snell... A. Coucher, b Snell ... 1 C. B.W ood, b Podmore 0 R.J.Burlington,c Pod­ more, b Snell...........10 S. W . Moesop.not out 15 J.F.Nolan,6tPittBrook 3 Extras................... 9 Total 81 L ondon an d W estm inster B a n k . H. O. Manfield, b Mossop ......... 20 C.A. Snell, bM ossop .. 6 C. S. J. Douglas, b Manby ...................18 W . Bradbery, not out 13 L . Pitt Brook, E. A . W illson. A. G. Gough, C. J. Bowman, C. Bradbery, and A . Podmore did not bat. C. C. Simp8on,not out 21 Extras................... 5 Total (3 wkts) 83 ROSSALL SCHOOL v. SHREWSBURY SCHOOL. Played on June 29 and 30. S hrew sbury First innings. J. D. Craig, c Fabel, b Sell. N. C. Yernon, c Beadle, b Gibb .................................. H. D. Darbishire, b Roberts J.J.Owen, c Hincks, b Gibb A T. Forman, c Fabel, b Sell ...................................25 R. D . Craig, not out ...........39 G.E. Harrison, c and b Glass 23 J. G. Hirsch, c Fabel, b Sell 51 R. H. Haslam, b S e ll........... 7 H . Morgan-Owen, b Glass.. 7 F.G. Coxon, st Beadle, b Sell 4 B 9, lb 2, w 5 ...........16 S chool . Second innings. 19 c Haiper, b Sell.. 1 0 c Glass, b Sell ... 28 0 c R.Beadle, b Sell 2 2 b Roberts ........... 0 cS.Beade, bG ibb 31 c R. Beadle, b Roberts ........... 6 c and b Gibb ... 3 run out ........... 2 cS. Beadle, bG ibb 14 b Roberts ...........10 not out................... 3 Lb 2, w 2 ... 4 Total.......................... 193 R o ssall . Total ..........103 L. V. Harpur, not out 1 E. H. Hincks, c Mor- gan-Owen,b Vernon C. Gibb, lbw, b Ver­ non D. J. C. Glass, c Darbi- shire, b Morgan- Owen .......................... 21 F. B. Roberts, c Mor­ gan-Owen, b Vernon 6 ........................... 0 C. L. Fabel. b Birsch. 30 R. D.Beadle, c Ver- S.F. Peshall, b Hirsch 13 non, b O w e n .............13 S. W . Beadle, c E. Lb 1, w 8 Craig, b Forman ...31 H. R. Stock, c Owen, Total ......................221 b Coxon .................. 0 Second innings—Glass, not out, 46; Roberts, not out, 26; extras, 5.—Total (no wicket), 77. CTorresfponUcnce. The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions o f his correspondents. MR. C. T. STUDD. To the Editor of C ric k e t . S ir , —Several times of late, since the out­ break of hostilities in China, I have heard expressed by cricketers and others misgivings as to the whereabouts of Mr. C. T. Studd, one of the best known—so far as cricketers are concerned—English missionaries in China. It will, therefore, come as a relief to all cricketers and others to learn that Mr. C. T. Studd had left China—I believe on a few months’ holiday—some little while before the present troubles became acute. It will, too, doubtless interest the many readers of your paper who remember Mr. Studd’s brief but brilliant cricket career to learn that he has once again, after a lengthy absence, returned to the cricket field, where he has—it almost goes without saying—once more distinguished himself with both bat and ball. Mr. Studd has been staying at Ootacamund, the principal Hill Station of the Madras Presidency, where cricket is, perhaps, more keenly played throughout the whole year— the monsoon excepted—than anywhere else in the East. I have before me as I write issues of the Ntlgiri News , the local paper, in which are reported two matches in which Mr. Studd took part. In the first of these it can hardly be said that the measure of success he obtained was in any way commensurate with his repu­ tation, for while in the first innings he retired caught and bowled for the dreaded cypher, in the second innings he only scored 9 runs. Possibly in the interval that elapsed between the first and second matches he had the opportunity of Bome practice, for the next time he batted he was not dismissed until he had made no fewer than 187, which the report of the match says was “ put up in quick time.” In addition to his large score Mr. Studd bowled very successfully in this second match, as in the first innings he took four wickets for 48 runs, and in the second five for 56. A later issue of the Nilgiri News, I notice, announces “ the burst of the monsoon,” within a day or two of this second match, so i± may be taken for granted that Mr. Studd aid not play subsequently. I am, sir, Your obedient servant, K in g W il l o w . M ALVERN COLLEGE v. HAVERFORD COL­ LEGE, U .S.A.—Played at Malvern on July 3. H avebford C o lle g e . W .W .Justice, c Foster, b Canny .................. 32 C. H. Carter, c Bird, b Evans........................... 6 R. N. Patton, c R( gers, b Osborne..................84 W . S. Hinchman, c and b Osborne.................. 23 C. J. Allen, b White.. 109 S.W . Mifflin, cEvans,b Sitwell .................. 10 M a lvern W . H. B. Evans, lbw, b Justice ................... 8 G.B.Sanderson,bMotte 11 B. A. White, c Allen, b J u stice .................. 20 A.E.W ors’ ey.c Mifflia, b Justice 6 H.S. Gemm,b deM otte 13 G. B. Canny, c Justice, b Patton ...................16 W . S. Bird, not out ... 43 A.C.W ood, b Osborne 15 L. W .- De Mottp, c Osborne, b W hite... 32 J. B. Dimker, not out 24 D.A .Roberts,cSander- son, b Osborne ... 9 W .V . Dennis, b Evans 3 Extras...................23 Total ...370 C o lle g e . R. Rogers, c Dennis, b Justice ...................35 B. S. Foster, c Carter, b Hinchman ... ... 12 W.H.Sitwell,cDennis, b Biuchman ... 9 C. H. Osborne, lbw, b Justice ................... 5 Extras................... 9 Total ...187