Cricket 1900

J uly 19, 1900. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. SURPRISES IN AMERICA. The “ oldest inhabitant ” cannot recall such a season full of surpries and exciting incidents as the present one, young as it is. Starting with the First Germantown- Belmont match on Decoration Day down 10 the game between the same two old rivHls, finished after a three days’ struggle on June 27, incidents to make one’ s love fur the good old game grow stronger and stronger have happened with startling regularity. But to return to our mutton. Belmont lost to the “ Daisies” in the opening match by a paltry two runs. But eight wickets were down ; Mack and Morgan were well set—they had put on over 50 runs—and only two runs were nteded to tie. But Middleton made a great citch of a cut from Morgan’s bat, and Harlan Statzell, the last man, got his leg in front of a straight one, and what looked like a sure victory was, in the twinkling of an eye, for things do go fast in cricket at times, scoffers to the contrary, in fact a defeat. Maybe, Captain Brown’s eleven weren’t a happy lot on that occasion ! The same day Merion met Philadelphia, and the MaroonB were actually all put out for 82 runs. You wouldn’t have given the proverbial six nickels for their chances of winning. And yet Mason, Philadelphia’s best bat, was foolishly ruu out, a rot set in, and the pride of the “ H ill” were all cut for 69, Muir and Morris doing the trick, assisted by a team of real live fielders. Then on the 9th, Philadelphia ran up the big total of 239, and felt as sure of victory as McKinley does of the Presi­ dency. But there was a Bryan in the wood-pile, and after nine wickets were down for 189, the last two men, G. B. Robinson and L. Martin, 3rd, got together and, putting on 51 runs, won the game. You could have heard the sighs of Messrs. Buckley, Harris,^Potter, et al. away off at the second hazard. And no wonder; victoiies don’t come with any clock-like regularity at Wissa- hickon, and to lose this particular game wasn’t pleasant to the club-house rooters. On the same day Merion scored 205 against Belmont, and the West Phila­ delphians had 119 for but four wickets down, but the total only reached 170—a case of an awful tail end. The following Saturday Belmont scored 222 against Germantown, at Manheim, and felt safe, but when Germantown Lad 140 odd for but three wickets down it looked blue enough But the tide turned, King and Cregar “ got a streak on,” and the whole side was disposed of for 182. The same day Philadelphia scored 193 against Belmont’s Becond eleven and wasn’t worrj ing much about the outcome. But “ Mort ” Rolls “ got his stride” and ran up 88 before being run out, and Allison’s 33 not out clinched the victory. When Germantown got rid of Phila­ delphia for 98 their task looked easy, but six wickets were down for something around 60 before Reynolds, Brown and Cauffman got together, and the total reached 168 for nine wickets, Brown having a splendidly made 84 not out to his credit. Coming down to June 23, the greatest surprise of the century ” —and by this we want it distinctly understood that we side with those who claim the new cen­ tury doesn’t start until next year— happened at Elmwood. The visitors bat­ ted all the afternoon and ran up 326 runs, Dr. J. Norman Henry surpassing himself with a painstaking, superb 116, Reynolds Brown getting 61, and many others help­ ing with respectable totals It was 6.20, the last Germantown man bad gone home, thinking he wouldn’t be called upon to bat that day, and so the great innings closed far 326. It was decided to play it off on Tuesday, and in the mean­ time Belmont played an unfinished game at Manheim, and, as recorded above, won it, and began to dream of making some sort of showing on the following day. The innings started disastrously, King going out on his “ hoodoo ” stroke in the slips, with the total at eight. With the skipper’s wicket gone, the rooters wouldn’t have given twopence for the B. C. C.’s chances. “ Woody,” the old reliable, followed, joining Rolls. The pair made a good stand, the second wicket falling for 53, of which number Rolls had made 31 by good, free cricket. Cregar followed, and the total was raised to 86 before the “ fair-haired giant” was caught at the wicket, Percy Clark again being responsible for the disaster. Coates came next and despite every effort on the part of Clark, Bissell, Morton, Henry, Brown and Jones, the total was carried to 193 by the finest exhibition of batting probably ever seen by local men in this country. Stumps had to be drawn for the day, Wood having 93 and Coates 48. The match was resumed Wednesday, and Wood and Coates again got set, the latter finally playing on with his individual score, 67, Wood having long before passed his century and generous cheers. Hurditch made 15 well, but it wasn’t until Altemus joined Wood that the clinching stand was made. Both men played most carefully, taking no chances whatsoever, and the total reached 324, when Wood called for a short run; Arthur Jones fielded the ball in sharply, and Altemus was run out. As “ Yank ” remarked, “ It was the most disappoint­ ing thing that ever happened to me.” But while the retiring batsman had only made 17, yet his innings was a most valu­ able one, and made victory certain. Ed. Watson followed, but was almost imme­ diately bowled by Clark. Fordham Morgan came in next, and took one ball from Clark, which was almost a wide on the off-side, and then Wood snicked one to the boundary off Morton, and the great victory was won, with three wickets to spare. Such cheering was never heard at Elmwood, and the happy Belmonters carried out Wood on their Bhoulders. Truly cricket is boomiug in the Quaker City, and such games as are recorded above do the sport no end of good.— Cricket Club Life (Philadelphia). NORWOOD v. GRAN VILLE (L ee).-P layed at Norwood on July 14. N obw ood . A . Francis, b Godfrey. W . Brown, b Godfrey. J. P. Irons, c Stone, b Richardson ........... A. P. Roe, b Godfrey... W . Austin, c Pate, b Godfrey ................... S. Hollands, c and b Godfrey ................... F. Hallam, st Layman, b Morris ................... M. Hallam, c Massie, b Godfrey ........... 4 A . T. French, b Richardson ........... 1 H. P. Phillips, not out 17 H. A. Payne, c Ellis, b Godfrey ........... 1 Extras...................15 27 G b a n v ille . Total ...144 C. J. M. Godfrey, not out .......................... 20 J. P. Clarkson, not out 50 E xtras................. 24 W . Morris, b Roe ...1 6 J. C. Stone, b Roe ... 2 T. H. Summers, c F. Hallam, b Austin ... 22 W . S. Pate, b Roe ... 0 Total (4 wkts) 134 F. E. Lander, S. Ellis, H. T. Richardson, A . N. Massie and A . R. Layman did not bat. G RAN VILLE (Lee) “ A ” v. BLACKHEA1H 1 Played at Lee on July 14. B la c k h e a th . H D. BatmiDg, c AusJ. C. Malin, b Helder. 31 tin, b W indett 12 W . A. Hock, b Helder 11 H, D. Auld, b Helder. 18 L. H. Browning, b R. C. Foyeey, b DebHelder ........... ... 2 enham ................... 14 J. Cooper, c Le May, R. A. Brandran, c and b D ebenham ........... 12 b H eld er................... 46 A . J. Terry, not out... 0 A. O. Pembroke, b Extras................... 13 W ood................. 42 — H. Christopherson, c T o t a l................. 218 Le May, b Deben­ ham ........................... 17 G r a n v ill e . F.E.Thomson, c Hook, W . Edwards, not out. 36 b Auld ................... 1 H. W . Gill, b Banning 0 H. W . LeMay, c BanS. V. Windett, b Auld 7 ning, b Auld ........... 1 E. F. Debenham, b J. A . Johnston, b Auld ........................ 4 Banning ................... 1 T. P. Austin, c sub., G. Helder, c Brandb C ooper................... 37 ran, b Banning 10 F. B. W ood, b Auld... 0 T o t a l................... 86 R . Collard, c and b A u ld .................. ... 0 GRAN VILLE (Lee) “ A ” v. P A N T H E R—Played at Catford on July 14. G b a n v il lb . T.L.Pas8more,cWaller b Prior ... ..............10 F. T. Nelson,b Prior... 1 H, 8. Atkinson, b Prior 29 F. Finch, b Prior ... 4 W . H . Smith, b Prior 15 A. L . Ryder, b Lewis 1 W . K . Honnywill, not out .............................11 A . Waller, c Finch, b Taylor .................. 68 A.D.Lewis,bPassmore 78 S.Silverthorne,cFinch, b Nelson ...................15 A. Allport, b Nelson... 6 W . H. Bayley, lbw, b Sm ith......................... 7 H. L. Taylor, b Lewis C. Taylor, b Prior ... H. Wilson, b Lewis ... H. Grabam, b Lewis... Extras ........... Total ... H. C. Taylor, not o u t.. 0 E.W.Mantle,not o u t .. 3 Extras 21 Total (6 wkts) 199 R. H. Day, W . H . Standish, W . J. Standish, and D. Prior did not tat. HAMPSTE U ) v. THE WANDERERS.—Played at Hampstead on July 11. H a m pste a d . Ahsan-ul-Hak, lbw, b Beldam ................. . 6 E. W . Bishop, run out 1 A. R. Trimen, b Bel­ dam .................. ... 15 W . T. H. Danty, c Colman, b Felrtam 12 T. M. Farmitue, c Eiloart, b Colmau .. 43 F. W . Orr, b Beldam 3 J. G.Q. Besch, b W il­ liams ........................... 5 E. L. Mai Mien, b Col- m s n ...........................73 S.S.PawliDg.b Colman 2 S. T. Fradd, c Beldam, b Colraan ................... 4 F. V. Seife, not o u t... 8 B 6, lb5, nb 7 ... 18 Total ...190 T h e W a n d ebebs . TW E N T Y YEALS OF KEN T CRICKET.—Full * scores o f 331 Matches, and also Averages. Price Is., postage 3d.— M a b sh a ll , Benenden, Cranbrook. S. Colman, e and b PawliDg .................. 13 R.B.BrooHs,b Pawling 7 T.A. Darke, b Pawling 12 C.A.Beldam,bPawling 2 E. A. Fisher, c Dan' y, b Selfe ...........40 J. D. Oillespie, c Orr, b PawliDg.................. 7 G. E. Bicknell.b Paw­ ling ... ........... ... 0 A. Eiloart, not out ... 12 T. B. Marshall, b Marsd**n ... 17 H . A. Williams, lbw, b Marsden ......... 0 F. D. Christian, * c Pawling, b Marsden 0 B 3, lb 2 ........... 5 Total ...115