Cricket 1900

328 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 9, 1900. ' C R IC K E T "^is the only paper in the world solelyldevoted to the game. Terms of Subscription :—6/- per annum. Summer Numbers only, 5/-; 7/- post free abroad. Payable in advance. All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. T HE Editor of Cricket wishes to purchase Volumes 3 and 4 of “ Scores and Biographies,” “ Wisden’s Alm anack” from 1864 to 1878, “ John Lillywhite’s Companion,” before 1869, 1870,1872, 1874, “ Football Annuals,” 1868, 1872, “ James Lillywhite’ s Annual” for 1874. THE MEW PALACE STEAMERS, L td . Daily Sailings from Old Swan Pier, London Bridge. “ ROYAL SOYEREIGR.” — Daily (except Friday, 29th June), at 9.20 a.m., for MARGATE and RAMS­ GATE. “ KOH-I-NOOR.” — On and after 23rd June, at 8.60 a.m. (Tuesdays and Fridays at 9.20 a.m .), for SOUTHEND and MARGATE. 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Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LOIDOI, E.C. THURSDAY, AUG. 6 t h , 1900. ^ a t n i t o n G o s s i p . The abstract and brief chronicle o< the time.— Bamle', I n the Middlesex v. Surrey match Lockwood, who had already made his thousand runs this season, brought his total of wickets to a hundred, and thus is the first man this year to accomplish the double feat. I t is not often that there are two such close finishes on the same day as there were in Surrey v. Middlesex and Gloucester­ shire v. Somerset. In the former 18 runs were required to win when the last two Middlesex men(Mr. Williams and Hearne) went in on Saturday afternoon at the Oval, whilst at Bath Mr. R. W. Rice and Paish, the last two Gloucestershire men, had to make 32 against Somersetshire. In both cases the runs were knocked off amidst the greatest excitement. A lthough it is notorious that the Surrey men are not seen to such advantage when the weather is fickle as when they are playing on perfect wickets, it is not so much their batting or their bo wling on queer wickets which is wanting. It is their fielding. For some reason or other there is very little dash about it, some of the men waiting to see what the ball is going to do before they move for it, and it is only in exciting moments that the team as a whole seems keenly anxious to do all that men can possibly do to win the match. It is the listlessness in the field which discourages the bowlers, lind brings about so many missed catches, and makes Surrey men who look on at the match feel so dispirited. When every man in the team seems anxious to do his level best in the field in order that his side may win, one can look on a defeat with equanimity however severe it may be, for a good fielding side is bound to produce good bowlers in the long run. But a side can seldom meet with success for long by good batting alone. Me. J ohn S huter , the old Surrey captain, scored 114 out of a total of 316 for 6 wickets for Lessness Park against Blackheath on Saturday. Mr. W. New­ ham, the old Sussex captain, also made a hundred last week for Gentlemen of Sussex v. Old Cliftonians. Wb wonder how it would suit cricketers at home if the game were carried out under the same conditions as obtain in Mexico. According to the City o f Mexico Herald a forthcoming match between tbe Mexico City Club aud the British Club, which is attracting a vast amount of attention in the country, is to begin at 8 o’clock in the morning “ in order to avoid the risk of an interruption by the rain.” As some of our readers may recognise the names of a few of the intending players we append what our contemporary calls “ the line up of the respective sides:— B ritish C litb. M exico C ity C lu b . D. W , Harvey (Capt.) I>. G. Am or (Capt.) H. E. Brooke P. A . Amor T. Hamer L. J. Jerome E. A. E. Halliwell W . B. Ir»in R. O. Crewe-Read J. B. Floris F. H og? A. W . Hale C. O. Gibb A. J. Baker W . Turnbull A . Middleton J. M. Anderson D. Murray J. C. McMillan J. Lacau H. C. McA-Uslaad I). Marron M r . C. B. F ry ’ s last six innings for Sussex are as follows :— July 12,13,14. Sussex v. Leicestershire ... 135 „ 19, 20, 21. Sussex v. Surrey................... j 229 ,, 23, 27, 28. Sussex v. M iddlesex........... 110 Aug. 2, 3, 4. Sussex v. Worcestershire... 96 „ 6 , 7, 8 . Sussex v. Gloucestershire... 105 Sandwiched between the Leicester and Surrey matches he scored 68 and 72 for Gentlemen v. Players at Lord’s. K. S. R a n j i t s i n h j i ’ s last nine innings for Sussex are:— July 9,10,11. Sussex v. Yorkshire ...........| ^ „ 12, IS, 14. Sussex v. Leicestershire ... 275 „ 16,17,18. Sussex v. H an ts................... J „ 19, 20, 21. Sussex v. S u rrey........... ... ! „ 26, 27, 28. Sussex v. M iddlesex........... 202 „ 6, 7, 8. (Sussex v. Gloucestershire... 109 A FRAGMENT of a conversation between two gentlemen in a Waterloo bus. A .: “ So I goes in, and I ses, ‘ Leg stump is what I wants.’ And ’e ses, ‘ Well, if you wants leg stump, you ain’t got it.’ So I ses, "Ow s that thenp’ And ’e says, ‘ Not out.’ So I ses, ‘ Don’t you be so awful sharp, Sonny, or else you’ll bite yourself. Gimme guard.’ And ’e gives me guard at last, and then he gives me out leg afore to a ball what pitched. . . .” B. : “ They alius do ! ” A . : “ What do ? Tne ball or the umpire." B . : “ Well, I never said neither one or the other.” A .: “ No. Bat you meant it all the same. I know yer of old, and it’s a pity that you didn’t take yer degree that time you went to Oxford. You’re so bloomin’ clever you are.” B .: “ Well, 1 still sticks to it that they alius do, and it aint no use your sayin’ they don't.” A. : “ Lord, a feller might as well argue with a black and white mule.” T h e r e was some curious cricket at Maidenhead on Saturday in the match against the M.C.C. Maidenhead went in first and scored 8, Pougher taking 6 wickets for 7 runs, and Oox 4 for 1 run. Tne first four wickets of the M.C.C. fell for 1 run, and the first 8 for 10 runs. But there was then quite a big stand, and and the total came to 48. In their second innings Maidenhead made 93, and then proceeded to dismiss the M.C.C. for 42, thus pulling au extraordinary match out of the fire by 12 runs.