Cricket 1900

Ana. 2, 1900. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 313 M eanwhile the very best.bowlers have had a pretty good time. Rhodes, with 173 wickets, has a possible chance of beating record, and if the weather during August happens to be bad he is just the sort of man to do it. Haigh, J. T. Hearne and A. E. Trott have taken a hundred wickets, while J. Gunn, Lock­ wood, Bland, Tate (Sussex) and Tom Richardson are not far off. B y scoring 110 for Sussex v. Middle­ sex, on Friday last, Mr. C. B. Fry made his third hundred in successive innings; it will be remembered that in the previous match, against Surrey, he scored 125 and 229. B y a printer’s error the total of the runs made by Abel during July (up to last Wednesday) was given as 1,870 in last week’s “ Gossip” instead of 870. We now give Abel’s complete record for July 2. Surrey v. Warwick (Birmingham) .. 112 5. Surrey y. Leicestershire (Oval) ... 94 9. Players v. Gentlemen (Oval) .....153* 9. Players v. Gentlemen (Oval) ....... 2 12. Surrey v. Essex (L eyton).................. 12 12. Surrey v. Essex (L eyton ).................. 137 16. Players v. Gentlemen (Lord’s) ... 30 16. Players v. Gentlemen (Lord’s)........... 98 19. Surrey v. Sussex (Brighton) .......... 110 23. Surrey v. Kent (Oval)........................... 2 26. Surrey v. Kent (Oval).....................120* 26. Surrey v. Yorkshire (Oval) ........... 53 28. Surrey v. Yorkshire (Oval) ........... 3 Total ...........926 * Signifies not out. S cene : A county match. Mr. Jessop has just retired for a “ characteristic” innings. Two ladies. Enter a gentle­ man. Gentleman: “ Well, I am surprised and pleased to see you here ! ” First Lady : “ Well, you see, the boys are always talking about what Jessop does, so Mabel and I made up our minds to come and see him.” Gentleman : “ And what do you think of him ? ” M abel: “ Oh, we haven’t seen him yet. We’re waiting for him to go in.” Gentleman: “ But he has just got o u t!! ” First Lady: “ Oh, how provoking. We heard a noise, but Mabel was telling me about a friend of hers, and I ’m sure we were only talking for quite a short time. I think cricket’s a horrid game.” T he season of the Abbey School, Beckenham, has come to a close. Four­ teen matches were played, of which thirteen were won and one drawn. The X I. has scored over 2,200 runs as against 835 by opponents, and for the fifth season in succession has been unbeaten at home by Preparatory Schools. Only one game could be played with Elstree. This was played at Elstree and won by 114 runs. Seven boys have gained their colours at the Public Schools, and of these four are playing at Lord’s this week, three of them (including E. W. Dilion) for Rugby and one (N. C. Phillips) for Marl­ borough. An amusing illustration of the grow­ ing demand for athletic clergymen was recently given by a country curate who received notice to quit because, though unexceptionable in other respects, his vicar declared that “ what this parish really needs is a good fast bowler with a break from the off.” No doubt the worthy vicar perceived that no village lad could possibly reject the theology of a curate capable of winning the annual cricket match against the neighbouring hamlet by his own prowess .—Daily Telegraph. The report of the match between Haverford College and Marlborough College, which appeared in the mew York World, was heralded by the following headlines:— FOXY CRICKET MATCH. Marlborough Flayed for a Draw and Saved Defeat. This is a particularly neat way of getting over the fact that Marlborough had a very fair chance of winning the match, if there had been time, having scored 222 aud 167 for four wickets (A. J. Graham going s rung with 77 not out) against a total of 271 by Haverford. A c u r i o s i t y At the end of last week, Mr. H. K. Foster’s aggregate for the season was 889 runs. Thus he re­ quired 111 runs to complete the thousand. On Monday, in the match between Worcestershire and Middlesex, he made, in two hours and twenty minutes, the precise number of runs required for this, and was then caught at the wicket. M r . A. J. W k b u b , the old Middlesex captain, made his re-appearance in first- class ciicket on Monday for Middlesex against Worcestershire. He did not bat on the first day, but on Tuesday scored 10 by pretty cricket in a low-scoring innings, while on Wednesday in partner­ ship with Mr. W. P. Robertson he played a memorable not-out innings when his side was in the most desperate straits. Another famous captain, Mr. John Shuter, who has so often led Surrey to victory, made his re-appearance iu an important, but not first-class, match on Monday. For Surrey against the West Indians he showed all his old skill as a leader, and although he could not save his side from a severe defeat, he saved it from an overwhelming collapse in the first innings by his nerve at a critical moment. L i e u t . J o h n N o r w o o d , of the 5th Dragoon Guards, who has just been awarded the V.C., kept wicket for the Abbey School, Beckenham, in 1890. He afterwards went to Rugby and, while there, distinguished himself in football and in shooting, forming one of the winning eight for the Ashburton Shield. M r . F. F. K elly , of Bayonne, who is secretary of the Metropolitan District Cricket League and captain of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club team, has juit completed a unique record, says the New York World, which has never before been aocjuiplishel by a player in that viciuity. He has acomplished the rare feat of capturing 1,000 wickets since he first played cricket in America. His record is as folio ws :— Yt-ar. Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver 1883 ... ... 570 ... 3 6 .. . 158 ... 46 .. . 3 43 1889 ... ... 1476 ... 85 .. . 397 ... 89 ... 4 46 1890 ... ... 1478 ... 80 ..,. 452 ,.. 75 .. . 6 02 1891 ... ... 2304 ...127 ..,. 858 ...113 .. . 7 59 1892 ... ... 1978 ...120 ..,. 651 ..109 ... 5 97 1893 .., ... 603 ... 27 ... 234 .. 44 .. . 531 1894 ... ... 1630 ... 80 .. . 669 ... 82 .. . 815 1895 . ... 1483 ... 80 ..,. 685 ... 63 ...1087 1896 ... ... 1830 ... 93 ..,. 787 ... 93 .. 8-46 1897 ... ... 1363 ... 72 .. . 5u3 ... 66 .. . 7 62 1898 ... ... 1910 ... 95 ..,. 854 ...101 ... 8 45 1899 . ... *2002 ... 93 .. 787 .,.. 99 .. . 7*94 1900 ... ... 627 ... 21 .. . 335 ,... 24 ...13*96 19264 10*0 7370 1004 7*34 I t seems hardly possible that the Can­ terbury Week is once more close at hand. But Kent will play Lancashire on Mon­ day, and Surrey on Thursday, and will very likely make both counties go all the way. Just at present the team is very strong, and it nearly always is seen at its best during the famous Week. Cheap fares are issued from all stations. T he season of the Artists’ Club closed early in consequence of the members leaving town at the beginning of August. Matches played:— May 1st v. Chelsea Arts Club (Varnishing Day match), lost. „ 24th v. Allahakbarrie (J.N . Barrie’s X I.), won. ,, 31st v. Sussex Artists (Edward Stott’s X I.), won. June 4th v. Winchfield (NigelPlayfair’sX I.),w on . „ 14th v. Authors ( W. E. Hornung’s X L ), won. ,, 26th v. Oxford Graduates (Rev. Alban Williams’ X I.), drawn. „ 28th v. Musicians (R. A. Streatfeild’sX I.), won. “ The Week,” four matches played at Morgan Hall, Fairfoid, on the cricket ground adjoining the President’s house (E. A. Abbey, R.A.). July 24th v. Wiltshire Wanderers (A. N. Miller’s X I.), won. „ 25th v. H. Milward’s X I), lost. ,, 26th v. Oxford Graduates (D. A . Wynne Willson’ s X I.), won. „ 27th v, Gardner-Bazley’s X I.), lost. The Artists won seven matches, lost three, aud drew one. A nother of the few survivois of the old Montpelier Club, seventy of whose members joined the Surrey County C.C. on its formation in 1845, passed away on Sunday last, in the person of Mr. John Burrup. One of the real founders of the club, his association with Surrey cricket extended over fifty-five years. Succeeding Mr. W. Dennison, the first Hon. Sec. of the Surrey County C.C., iu 1848, he held the post till 1855, to be followed by his twin brother William. His eight years of office were full of anxiety and trouble, and he did much, not only for the club, but, what was of more importance, to save the Oval for cricket when there was serious danger of the ground being lost for that purpose. In his later days he was an active member of the committee, and was taking his share of the manage­ ment up to withiu a very short time of his death. He was over eighty years of age.