Cricket 1900

340 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 16, 1900. shire and Sussex, at Manchester, iu 1890, when Lancashire, after declaring their innings closed with the score 246 for two wickets, dismissed their opponents for 35 and 24. The victory of Middlesex over Glouces­ tershire at Clifton was in a very Urge measure due to the all-round cricket of Trott, who scored 19 and 4, obtained thirteen wickets for 88 runs, and made two catches. In the second innings he captured tight wickets, all clean bowled, for 47 jun8. It was chit fly owing to his deadly attack that four players on the Gloucestershire side obtained spectacles, a most unusual numbtr in a first-class match. It is doubtful whether such a fine batsman ever scored spectacles so often in one season as Mr. Champain has done this year, for his name appears in this year’s spectacle-makers’ list no less than four times. Last year at Lord’s four Somersetshire players failed to score in either innings against Middlesex, and then, as now, Trott proved the main factor in the collapse. During the last non-cricket season an old Notts cricketer passed away in the person of Frank Moore. His name will be found iu the Nottinghamshire team which played Surrey at the Oval in 1862, and in connection with his appearance in this match Bichard Daft related an amusing episode in his “ Kings of Cricket.” Little Frank was never a really famous player, although he was very well known in Nottinghamshire cricketing circles. A few lines about this player will be found in Scores and Bio­ graphies, vol. 7, p. 174. He was born at Nottingham July 18th, 1827, and during recent years might have been frequently seen in the Pavilion on the Trent Bridge ground, where he made himself gener­ ally useful. On dit that Jack Crossland, who caused such a commotion in 1885 on account of his unfair bowling, died a few years ago. Can anybody inform me whether this is correct ? If he is dead, his death was not noted in the sporting papers. The victory of Lancashire over Sussex, at Hastings, did not come altogether as a surprise, although wh'n three innings in the match had teen completed it did not appear probable that Lancashire would win by as great a margin as ten wickets. The scoring throughout was low, owiug to the wicket having been ovar- watend. Mold bowled in irresistible f<rm, 68 his analysis of twelve wickets for 46 rui-8 will testify. Although the state of the ground never favoured run-get'ing, his bow ling performance must be con­ sidered one of the finest things he has ever done in great matches. The easy manner in which Mr. MacLaren and Ward obtained the 90 runs required to v in came as a revelation, for the wicket was no easier then than it was when But sex were batting. Ward saw that the proper game was to obtain runs quickly, tnd this he did, for when the luns had betn knocked off he had obtained 41, aLd MacLaren, who is always a fast scorer, but 30. A curious feature of the second Lancashire innings was that five consecutive balls de­ livered by Tate (MacLaren was bat­ ting at the time) yielded no less than sixteen byes, every ball except the fourth producing four each. As it is impossible to be too precise in these matters it may be as well to state that the five balls were the last three of one over and the first two of the next. In the match between the Trinity Wanderers and Eastbourne, on the Saff­ rons, Eastbourne, this week, a fresh world’s record was established for a ninth-wicket partnership. As it is of the rarest occurrence for such a record to be beaten I append the table showing tbe RECORD PARTNERSHIP IO R EACH W ICKET IN A N Y CLASS CRICKET. W kt. Runs. 1st. 564, J. T. Brown, sen. (300) and J. Tunni­ cliffe (243), Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, at Chesterfield, August 18,19 and 20,189S. 2nd. #623, Capt. W . C. Oates (313 not out) and Private F. Fitzgerald (287 not out), 1st Royal Munster Fusileera y. Army Service Corps, at the Curragh, June 12, 1896. 3rd. 454, W . Barnes (266) and W . Midwinter (187), M.C.C. and Ground v. Leicestershire, at Lord’s, June 1 and 2, 1882. 4th. 464, Captain C. L . Young (204) and Lieut. H. N. Dumbleton (325), Royal Engineers v. Royal Marines, at Ports­ mouth, August 16 and 16, 1884. 6th. 360, G. Marshall (262 not out) and H. C. Wilson (200), Napier United’s “ A ” Team v. Napier United’s *' B ” Team, at Napier (N.Z.), January 28 and Feb. 4,1889. 6th. 411, M ajor R. M. Poore (304) and Capt. E. G. Wynyard (226), Hampshire v. Somer­ setshire, at Taunton, July 20, 21 and 22, 1899. 7th. 310, K . J. Key (281) and H. Pbilipson (150), Oxford University v. Middlesex, at Chiswick Park, June 23, 24 and 25, 1887. 8th. 442, S. E. Gregory (235) and M. A. Noble (227), Sydney v. Warwick, at Sydney, February 7 and 14, 1891. 9th. 293, E. A. C. Dance (201 not out) and V. P. Johnstone (1*0), Trinity Wanderers (Camb.) V. Eastbourne, on the Saffrons, Eastbourne, August 13 and 14,1900. 10th. *337, Dr. A. W . T. Daniel (180 not out) and Dr. C. D. Hamilton (101 not out), Dr. Daniell’s X I. v. Westham Wanderers, August 8, 1898. • Without a separation being effected. In the match betwetn Gloucestershire and Kent Alec Hearne performed the hat trick in the first innings of the former, and, curiously enough, those were the only wickets he obtained during the ionings. A precisely similar occurrence took place in the Gents v. Players match at Lord’s in 1874. In the second innings of the Gentlemen, Alan Hill dismissed I. D. Walker, Bidley and Hornby with successive balls, but got no more wickets that innings. Daring the past fortnight Hayes has plainly shown that on a wet wicket he is one of the most reliable run-getters in the country. His performances against Ihe Australians at the Oval last year will long be remembered by those who witnessed them. His recent scores, too, against Middlesex, Notts, and Hamp­ shire stamp him as a batsman of far more than average ability. His innings of 175 against Hampshire at Bournemouth, hit in two and a-half hours, is the largest he has as yet made in great matches. It was in the Hampshire match that Holland made a welcome reappearance in the Surrey team, and by his large score in his first innings plainly showed that he had lost little of that form which a season or two ago placed him in quite the front rank of batsmen. From Mr. A. W. Shelton, of King Street, Nottingham, I have received a copy of the edition-de-luxe of “ Bat v. Ball.” The edition has only just been issued, and copies can be obtained from Mr. Shelton direct at half-a-guinea each, which includes postage. The book is beautifully bound, and would prove a handsome addition to any cricketer's library. WELLINGBOROUGH MASTERS. Matches played 10 ; won 5 ; lost 3 ; drawn 2 No. Times Most of not Total in an Inns. out. Runs. Ions. Aver. P. A. Fryer................... 10 ... 0 ... 641 ... 238 ... fil l W . H. Edwards........... 5 ... 3 ... 60 ... 23 ... 30 F. E. Berry.................. 4 ... 2 ... 63 ... 21 ... :9 C. H. Tovey................... 11 ... 1 ... 260 ... 81 .. 25 E. H. Fryer................... 6 ... 0 .. 8 9 ... 31 ... 17 8 W . W . Robinson ... 3 ... 0 ... 46 ... 41 ... 16 3 R. H. W illiam s........... 10 ... 1 ... 138 ... 38 .. 16 3 D. P. Williams ............ 9 ... 0 ... 116 ... 29 ... 12 7 Colson ........................... 7 ... 1 ... 76 ... 87 ... 12 6 R. F. Knight ........... 6 ... 1 ... 46 ... 23 ... 11 6 F. J. M ules...................• 7 ... 1 ... 67 ... >8 ... fc'6 G. H. Claridge ........... 8 ... 0 ... 70 ... 39 ... 8 7 H. B. Bimpeon . ... 4 ... 1 ... *6 ... 11 ... 8 6 Also plaved: W . K. Woolston, A. E.Marker, T. Garne, J. Goodman, T. 8. E. Ashton, L. M. Taj lor, J. H. Franklin, and J. F. Morris. CENTURIE8 FOR. P. A. Fryer, 288, v. Bedford, May 26. P. A. Fryer, 108, v. Leicester Ivanhoe, June 4. CENTURIES AGAINST. T. Nutt, 111, for Leicester Ivanhoe, July 11. J. E. Rarmlell, 108, for Leicester Ivanhoe, July 11. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns.Rurs Wkts. Aver. R. H. Williams ...161*8 ... 40 ... 894 .. 33 ... 11*9 D. P. Williams ...129 3 ... 20 ... £65 ... 32 ... 11 2 W . H. Edwards ... 91*2 ... 14 .. 297 ... 18 ... 228 P. A . Fryer ...........18 ... 1 ... 66 ... 6 ... 10 8 Also bowled : Colson, H. B. Simpson, J. Goodman, J. F. Morris, and C. H. Tovey. INCOGNITI v. TORQUAY.—Played at Torquay on August 10 and 11. I ncooniti . First innings. Second innings. L. S. Browne, run out........... 45 c Atkinson, b Barnes ........... 7 H. G. Barlow, c Donaldson, b Barnes ........................... 14 cJohnson.bBan.es 4 H. A . Francis, st Donaldson, b de Winton ................... 12 b Barnes ............. 6 A . H. Delmt'-RadcLffe, not out ................................... 84 c Elwell, b Smith 76 J. C. Snaith, lbw, b de Winton ........................... 0 b Johnson........... 0 J. A. Gibb, b Johnson ... 13 b Johnson........... 1 F.A. Jones, c and b Johnson 0 c Smith, b Barnes 9 A.F.C. Luxmore, b Johnson 6 c Crowdy, b de Winton ........... 81 A. P. Neame, c de Winton, b BarneH ........................... 9 c and b Johnson. 1 W . P. Carpmael, b Johnson 0 notout................. 0 G. Tassell, b Barnes ........ 2 run out ........... 1 Extras........................... 16 Extras . ... 9 Total ... ...........160 T orquay . Total ...146 C.L.8.Elwell,b Francis 60 J. F.W . Little, c Jones, b Snaith ................. 1 C. L . Donaldson, b Snaith ...................13 H E.Atkinson, st Lux* more, b Browne ... 45 R. F. C. de W inton, b Tassell ...................42 R. Johnson, b Francis R.J.Barnes, b frrancis H. F. t runshill, c Tassell, b Francis... G.Mills.lbw, b Francis C. T. Smith, not o u t.. Extras . ........... Total .. 236 C.W.Crowdy.b Francis 68 Second innings :—C. L. 8. Elwell, lbw, b Snaith, 4; J. F. W . Little, e Luxmore, b Snaith, 2 ; C. L. Donaldson, not out, 29; H. E. Atkinson, b Francis, 3; C. T . Smith, not out, 22; extras, 1.—Total (3 wkts.), 61.