Cricket 1900

292 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J uly 26, 1900. He was contemporary with Eobert Car­ penter and Tom Hayward, sen., and opinion was always divided as to who was the finest batsman of the three. Wi'hout going deeply into the matter, it may safely be said that Daft’s wicket was tbe hardest of the three to get. He made many centuries during his long career, but what was probably his best effort, and what he himself considered the finest innings he ever played (so he once in­ formed the writer) was his 111 not out, made against Atkinson, Howitt, Free­ man, Grundy, and Iddison, for the All England Eleven against the United All England Eleven, at Manchester, in May, 1867, a score, curiously enough, which is omitted from Mr. Lester’s capital compi­ lation, “ Bat v. Ball.” Daft continued playing the game until quite recently, and, on July 14th, 1886, after he had ceased participating in great contests, he, in a match between Eleven of Notting­ hamshire and tbe North Hiding of York­ shire, scored four not out and 222, his age being fifty. He was a splendid field, and hi-i fielding at cover-point, when cover- point stood to save the four, has never been surpassed. He did not often bowl, but there was at least one occasion upon which his deliveries proved of the greatest use to his side. It was at the Oval, in 1869, that he went on to bowl in the second innings of Surrey, and caused the last five wickets to fall for but ten runs, four of the batsmen being stumped by Biddulph off the slows. Scoring during the present week has ruled very high, the most noteworthy performance in the way of run-getting being achieved by John Devey, who scored 246 against Derbyshire at Edg- baston on Monday, and in partnership with Kinneir (156) added 344 runs for the second wicket. This is by far Devey’s highest score and the largest innings ever played for Warwickshire in a great match (Mr. H. C. Maul made 267 v. Staffordshire, at Elgbaston, in 1888), beating W. G. Quaife’s 207 not out against Hampshire last year. His runs were made in four hours and ten minutes, Kinneir taking the same time to score 156. Although the Derbyshire bowling was not very formidable it was an excel­ lent performance on the part of the two players to score as they did. So fast were runs made that when stumps were drawn for the day the score was 522 for three wickets. Very rarely indeed have so many runs been made on the first day of a great match. It deserves to be mentioned that W. G. Quaife provided a topic for c n.versation when he went in by scoring 4 from each of the first four lalls he reutived. The proceeds of the match between Surrey and Yorkshire which commences to-day at the Oval, are to be set apart as a benefit for William Brockwell, one of the most popular players of his own or any age. He first appeared for Surrey as far back as 1886, the first occasion on which he represented the county being against Derbyshire, at Derby. In all matches in which he has played for Surrey he has commenced 397 innings (not out on 36 occasions) and scored 9,902 runs, an average of 27'42 runs an innings. With the ball he has obtained, in the same matches, 391 wickets for 8.279 runs, or a cost of 21-17 runs each. These figures include all Surrey matches down to the end of 1899. In all first- class matches in which he played in 1899 he obtained 105 wickets and scored 1,542 runs, a performance equalled by few. His chiof partnerships for the first wicket in great matches are appended :— 379, Brock-well and Abel, Surrey v. Hampshire, at O v a l.......................................................... 1897 270, Brockwell and Abel (both not out), Surrey y. Kent, at Oval........................... ........... 1900 265, Brockwell and Abel, Surrey v. ‘Warwick­ shire, at Oval ......................... ... ... 1898 231, Broekwell and Abel, Surrey v. Sussex, at Oval .......................................................... 1897 204, Brockwell and Abel, Surrey, v. Warwick­ shire, at E dgbaston.................................. 1897 156, Broekwell and Abel, Surrey v. Sussex, at Brighton .................................................. 1896 154, Brockwell and Abel, Surrey v. Warwick­ shire, at Oval .......................................... 1899 152, Brockwell and N. Miller, Surrey v. Sussex, at Brighton.................................................. 1899 145, Brockwell and V. P. S. Crawford, Surrey v. Gloucestershire, at Oval ................... 1898 143, Broekwell and Afcel, Surrey v. Yorkshire. at O v a l......................................................... 1898 143, Brockwell and Abel, Surrey v. Sussex, at Brighton .................................................. 1900 138, Brockwell and Abel, Players v. Gents of South, at Lord’s ......................................... 1894 137, Brockwell and Abel, Surrey v. Kent, at Oval .................................................. ... 1898 112, Brockwell and Abel, Surrey v. Oxford University, at O v a l.................................. 1898 106, Brockwell and Hayes, Surrey v. Leicester, at Leicester ... .. ................................... 1899 100, Brockwell and Abel, Surrey v. Middlesex, at O v a l.......................................................... 1898 It is devoutly to be hoped that the weather will be all that could be desired and that the game will last three full days, for no cricketer is morn deservedly popular than the one whose benefit the match has been set apart. In his usual Wednesday article in the Sportsman lastweek Wanderer obsei ved:— “ I am afraid my friend Mr. Asbley- Cooper is rather attempting to split hairs when he notes the discrepancy as to the time occupied by Martyn’s innings of 94 in the Inter-University match. I made it thirty-six nimites, another critic thirty- five, another less than forty.” Had it been merely as Wanderer stated there might iiave been some cause to accme me of splitting hairs, but he ought, I think, to have mentioned that tbe Sporting Life gave the time as forty minutes, or a difference of as much as five minutes fr, m the Telegraph estimate. Mr. Stautcn’s excuse tbat “ there is a difference of opinion as to the precise moment from which the innings should be timed and when it should be regarded as finished,” only proves that there is occision for the pressmen to come to some definite arrangement on the matter. I wonder whether Wanderer will think I am attempting to split hairs when I point out thatthefigures I gave referred to Martyn’s over-night score of 78 not out, and not, as he states, to his completed innings of 94 ? P. S.—A coincidence. In two con­ secutive matches Warwickshire scored :— 344 for eleven wickets v. Lancashire, and 345 for eleven wickets v. London County. INCOGNITI v. W ITH AM .—Played at W itham on July 19 and 20. I n cogniti . First innings. Second innings. L. 8. Browne, c A . P. Snell, b a w lre e ......... ...........17 b Baw tree............ 1 H.S.Barkworth,c A.P.Snell, b E. M. Toulmin ... 113 c and b Bawtree.. 8 E.Pritchett, c E.M.Toulmin, b Bawtree ... ........... 4 b A. M. Toulmin. 0 J. Chapman, c and b A. M. Toulmin ..........................11 c and b A. M. ‘lo u lm in ...........12 C. J. Kenrick, b E. M. Toulmin ......................... 44 c Spurge, b Baw­ tree ................... 6 J. T. H. Orman, b E. M. Toulmin ........................... 5 lbw, b E M .Toul- m in ................... 6 A. P. Neame, c Johnson, b A. M. Toulm in...................19 c E . M ,b A .M . Toulm in........... 0 W . P. Carpmael, c Spurge, b E. M. Toulmin ........... 4 c Johnson, b E.M. Toulm in........... 6 G. R. Murray, b Wilkinson 18 notout...................24 G. Tassell, not put .......... 1 c and b A. M. T ou lm in........... 4 E. E. F elton .......................... 0 c A. P. Snell, b B aw tree........... 3 E xtras.......................... 11 Extras........... 1 Total.. ...........247 W ith am . Total ... 71 A.P.Fnell, c Murray, b Kenrick ...................35 J.F.Bawtree,bKenrich 22 H . W . Snell, c Browne, b Kenrick.................. 82 E.M.Toulmin,c Felton, b Tassell ..................67 C. Roberts, lbw, b Ken­ rick .......................... 2 A. M.Toulmin, c and b Kenrick ................... 1 J. D. Wilkinson, b Kenrick ................... R. J. Johnson, st Prit­ chett. b Browne ... P. R. Stevens, not out H. Miles, b Kenrick .. H. Spurge, c Neame, b Kenrick Extras . Total . 252 Second in n in g s J . F. Bawtree, b Chapman, 23; H. W . Snell, c Browne, b Kenrick, 6; E. M, Toulmin, not out, 30 : A. M. Toulmin, not out, 5 ; extras, 3.— Total, 67. N ATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK v. UNION BANK OF LON DON—Played at Lower Syden­ ham on July 16,17 and 18. U nion B ank S. Anson, c Brebner, b P rice ......................... 2 E. A . Stevenson, c Price, b Porter........... 1 S. Parsons, b Price ... 14 A. Seel, b Price ... 0 C. Summers, b Porter 7 S. J. Lhristison, c McConachy, b Breb­ ner .................. ... 78 of L ondon . W . Simon, c Cosser, b Northover ...........12 J. Robertson, c Breb­ ner, b Northover ... 3 C. Pothecary, b Porter 3 F. Woodbridge, c Armstrong, b Price 1 J. Stewart, not out B 3, lb 5, w 1, nb 1 10 Total... N a tio n a l P ro vin cial B a n k . ...135 G. A.Cosser, b Anson 3 A. D. Phillips, c Sum­ mers, b Ai son...........13 E. C Troughton, c Stevenson, b Anson 1 E. W . Armatrorg, b Ans >n..........................39 H. C. J. McConachy, b An-on ... 1 J. Price, c Pothecary, b Anson .................. W . H. Porter, c Robertson, b Anson P. Brebner, b Christi- son ........................... W . H. Fear, not cut F. Cowlin, not out ... B 1, lb 6 ................ Total (8 wkts) I 1 W . J. Northover did not bat. HAMPSTEAD v. EALING.—Played at Ealing on July 21. H am pstead . Ahfan-ul-Hak ,st W eir, b Litt,le;j >hn ...........74 E L.Marsden.b Barnes 2 W . T. H. Danby, c and b Lowes ... . ... 93 H . R. Hebert, c Little­ john, b Lowes.......... 69 H.Greig, c Stephenson, b Lowes .......... . 0 Mohamed Said. S. T. Fradd and J. Greig did not bat * Innings declared closed. E a l in g . J. G. Q,. Besch,not out 16 R. Leigh-Ibbs, lbw, b Barn ps ................... 4 J. M. Figgis, b Barnes 15 Extras.................. 40 Total (7 wkts)*313 E. H. S. Berridge, Marsden F. H. Stephenson, Marsden ... ... E. S. Littlejohn, Hebert .......... W .G. Cheatle, b Hebert H. H. Perry, b Hebert 0 D.R.Dangar, c Ahsan, b Marsden ...........41 C. J. Barnes, not out 18 A.RJ.ittlejohn,notour 1 Extras ........... 5 Total (6wkt8) 113 E. Lowes, J. Sherwood and A. T. W eir did not bat.