Cricket 1900

346 OHICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 16, 1900. cricketer this summer has been quite out of the ordinary. The result of the season at Uppingham School gave him indeed a double first. He was at the head of the batting table with an aggregate of 545 for seventeen completed innings, as well as of the bowling averages, having taken sixty-six wickets at a total cost of 973 runs. The bowling records at Upping- ham for the last five years have been: — 1896. A . E. Hind ..........61 wickets ... average 17'2 1897. A . E. Hind ...........28 „ ... „ 19 2 1898. E. Bushell ...........30 „ ... „ 11'56 1899. A . von Ernsthausen 40 ,, ... ,, 13*5 1900. A.vonEm sthausen 66 ........................ 14*74 E. W. D i l l o n , the Rugby captain, who makes his first debut in the Kent eleven to-day against Somersetshire at Taunton, is a left-hand batsman of special promise. A fortnight ago he won the match for Rugby against Marlborough at Lord’s with a fine innings of 110 not out, and this he followed up by a still more meretorious performance to the tune of 108 for the London County C.C. against Worcestershire this week. He has, it is stated on the best authority, a birth qualification for Surrey. T he West Indians may be congratu­ lated on the results of their tour. They won five matches out of seventeen, which is about four more than they themselves anticipated, and if Mr. Warner had been as successful in winning the toss as Mr. Sproston they would in all probability have won more. They lost eight out of the first ten matches, which was about as bad a beginning as could possibly have been imagined; on the other hand, they did not lose one of their last seven matches. D u r i n g the Western tour of the Mid­ dlesex eleven, Albert Trott had the following analyses:— O. M. E. w . » ) 14'2 6 42 10 Middlesex v. Somerset ...................j al 4 llg 2 Middlesex v, Gloucestershire ... j 4 47 | T o ta l........................... 82'1 18 246 25 Average per wicket, 9 84. In “ Wanderer’s ” usual Wednesday’s notes in the Sportsman, the following letter appears from a correspondent:— “ It may he interesting in view of the frequent grumbles about drawn games, to note that in all matches, officially styled first- class, up to August 12 inclusive, out of 72 matches drawn 62 have been brought to no definite conclusion through rain." Let us therefore promptly revise the laws of the weather, which are evidently unBuited to the times. T he club averages of C. J. Eady and Kenny Bum in Hobart, Tasmania, for last season, are quite out of the common. They are as follows:— Eady (for Break-o’Day), 7 innings, 669 runs, 3 times not out, most in an innings 229 not out, average 167-2. Bum (for W ellington), 8 innings, 1018 runs, twice not out, 361 highest score, average 174 4 F ob more than forty years the late Mr. David Buchanan was honorary secretary of the Rugby C.C., and it is proposed to build a new pavilion on the ground in his memory. Gentlemen who wish to subscribe should write to Mr. Bernard Relton, the present hon. sec. of the Rugby C.C. B e l o w will be found the complete list of hundreds made by members of the Southern Tasmanian Association in the season 1899-1900 :— 1899. Batsmen. Mate'1. Runs. Nov. 1* .. E . E. Burn Der. v. Wei. ... 361 Nov. 23 ... Reg. Haw 8 on .. Der. v. W ei. ... 116 Dec. 9 .... C. J. Eady ... ,... D er.v.B.-o’-D. .. 229* Dec. 16 .... C. J. Eady ... ... B.-o’-D.v.W el. ... 218* Dec. 23 .. K. E. Burn... . B.-o’-D.v.W el. ... 123* 1900. Jan. 1 .. G. Gatehouse . Tas. v. N. 8 .W . ... 105 Jan. 6 .., K. E. Burn .. . B .-o’-D.v.W el. .. 213* Feb. 3 .,,. H. Hale ... .. D er.v.B.-o’ -D. ... 130 Feb. 24 ... K. E. Burn... ... B.-o’-D.v.W el. .. 149 Mar. 24 ... 8 . Hawson .. ... Der. v. Wei. ... 166 Apl. 7 .. . G. Gatehouse .... Der. v. Wei. ... 175 Apl. 16 .. . W i G. Ward ... North v. South ... 115 * Signifies not out. A n appeal on behalf of the Milanesian Mission, which was originated by the Bishop of Milanesia, who is better known to cricketers as Mr. Cecil Wilson, the famous old Kent batsman, has been made by Lord Harris and Mr. Stanley Christopherson. I GREATLY regret to say that Mr. A. Warner, the captain of the West Indian team, is seriously ill. In the hot weather before the thunderstorms he had what was thought to be a slight sun­ stroke, but unfortunately the attack has been much more dangerous than had been anticipated. He was to have returned on the 25th with the other members of the tour onthes.s. “ Atrato,” from Southampton, but it is hardly likely that he will be able to do so. Or the late Yen. Archdeacon Charles Wellington Furse, M.A., of Halsdon House, Dolton, North Devon, whose death was announced in a recent issue of Cricket, “ An Old Harrovian” writes: — “ He formed one of the Eton Eleven in 1839, his name then being Johnston, which he subsequently altered as above. He played for Eton v. Winchester and Harrow.” W i t h reference to a remark which was made in Cricket a week or two ago that the author of the lines on Alfred Mynn was one o f the rnoBt famous batsmeu of years gone by, the author writes: — I beg to disclaim part of the heading put to the verses on Alfred Mynn. Referring to myself, I never certainly was ‘ 1one of the most famous batsmen of years gone by.” I was physically weak in my arms, which pre­ vented me being that. Though strong as anyone on my legs, and though I never com­ plained when hit, and though I never j umped out of the way of balls bowled at my legs, and never flinched, yet still I could not hit or throw the ball any distance. I often stood long leg, and being very active could cover much ground, but I could not throw the ball in any distance. My legs were like an ele­ phant’s, but my arms were a la daddy long legs. So I did the best I could when batting, sticking in as long as possible, and I had given me the name of “ Old stick in the mud, ” which I deserved, certainly, but though use­ ful to a side, all cricketers hated to see me in, which was natural. I am glad I never saw myself bat. I could neither hit nor throw, and therefore was never first rate. I was useful, but not ornamental. [Nevertheless, we hold to our opinion, in which we should be backei up by every old cricketer.] T h e following are some of the latest hundreds:— JU LY . 28. R. W . Ricketts, Surbiton v. Marlboro* Blues 102 AUGUST. 10. STOEEB, DERBYSHIRE V. WOBCBSTERSHIBB . 114* 13. C. L. T o w n s e n d , G lo u c e s t e r s h i r e v . K e n t 109* 13. E. W . D illon , L ondon C ounty v. W orcs .... 108 14. C arpenter . E ssex v . D erbyshire ...................151 14. R ubsell , E ssex v . D ebryshibe ...................139 14. H ayes , S ubrey v . H am pshire .........................175 15. E. M. A shcboft , D erryshibe v . E ssex ... 139 15. W . G. G race , L ondon C ounty v . W orcs . .. 110* 3. A . M. Hollins, Buscot Park v. Univ. Auth. 115 4. F. D. Browne. Beckenham v. Upper Tooting 104 8. H. R. Orr, Ealing v. Wanderers ... ...........112 11. F. H. Willis, Northbrook v. Charlton Park... 101* II. P. W . Hale, Denbigh v. Harlesden ...........130* 11. J. E. Mason, Blackheath v. Eltham ...........I ll * Signifies not out. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. S urbeyitk .— You art quite wrong. Lockwood made his thousandth run this year in the Yorkshire match. A nglo -C anadian . —W ill see what can be done. R. H olt . —W e have no idea to what you refer. W ill you give the number of the page on which the remark appears ? P. H . W ood . —If three were run the score would be three, and not four. W . M. F enton . —W ill see if we can give a list. Are there any otter names about which you have a doubt. THE WEST INDIANS. AN APPRECIATION. For gome reason or other Englishmen had formed an entirely wrong impression of the object of the tour which the West Indians had decided to make this year. The prevailing idea was that the visitors expected to give a good account of them­ selves against all the first-class counties except, perhaps, Yorkshire, Surrey, and Lancashire. To some extent this view may have been the outcome of the remarks made about West Indian cricket by Mr. P. F. Warner in his history of his tours in many lands, which was published just before the team started; he had seen them on their own grounds, and possibly made too little allowance for the diffi­ culties which would be thrown in the way of men who f jr the first time in their lives had to play serious cricket day after day and week after week. Be this as it may, it was understood that the batting was the weak point, whereas the bowling was very strong indeed. It was forgotten that there was a vast difference in bowling on their own grounds in the West Indies, before an enthusiastic crowd of sympa­ thisers, and against touring teams which, although they included some good ama­ teurs, were hardly likely to be at their btst after a long voyage and abundant hospitality. As a consequence of the way in which the team was spoken of before its arrival, cricketers at home were disposed to take the visit seriously, and accordingly when in the first match against the Crystal Palace the West Indians did not show up well at any part of the game, and were somewhat igno- miniously beaten, public opinion at once