Cricket 1900

362 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Are. 23, lfcOO. Second X I . at the O val this week. H e m ixed his bow ling in the fullest sense of the word. A c o m p a riso n of the scores of 100 made this season by A bel, H ayw ard, and Ranjitsinhji may be of interest to our readers. A bel. Hiyward. RaDjifpinbj 221 ........... ...........193 ............ ...........275 185 ........... ... ... 146 ... .. ......... 222 153*........... ......... 131* .......... ...........215* H7 ........... ...........127 ............ ...........202 135 .......... ...........124 ... . ...........192* 120*........... ...........120* .. .. ........... U 8 112 ... ... ...........120 ............ ...........158 110 ........... ...........118 ............ ...........127 104 ........... ......... Ill ............ ...........10^ 113*........... ...........108 ............ ...........103 * Signifies not out. L o r d H a w k e has received subscrip­ tions to the amount of about £2o0 for the memorial which was to be raised to M r. F . W . M illigan, the w ell-known and popular Yorkshire crick­ eter, who was killed in the Boer war. The Yorkshire County comm ittee and the L ow M '.or C. C ., of which M r. M illigan was a member, have each voted £ 1 0 0 to the same object. It is thought that the proceeds of the sub­ scriptions will be devoted to the endowment of a cot in one of the Yorkshire hos­ pitals. golf, men were content to play matches against individuals, and probably these were the most enjoyable. Nowadays the Pres'i gives so much publicity to sporting matches that anything extraordinary done in any game immediately becomes known all over the country, and professionals and amateurs alike at once set themselves the task of out­ doing what has been accomplished, less to beat an individual than to establish a new record. I should not have ventured to say so much, in the presence of ladies, about golf and cricket, except that ladies now play both these games, and play them remarkably well. (Hear, hear.)” T h e name of the chief actor in the function referred to in the follow ing announcement w ill be familiar to a large number of Cricket readers. In Surrey S o u th A u s t r a lia n cricket has j ust suffered a severe loss b y the m igration of Joseph D arling, the captain o f the last Australian T eam , to Tasmania. The rumour was at first discredited in South Australia. B u t it has been confirmed by Darling him ­ self, who states that he has purchased property in T as­ mania, and intends to settle there to devote himself to pastoral pursuits. From Novem ber, 1885, when as a lad he made 252 runs for Prince Alfred College v. St. Peter’s College, D arling has been— except for a few years when he was up country — a central figure, not only in South Australian, but in Australian cricket. A s skipper of the last Australian Team he was a marked success. In the course of a speech at Crail (N .B .) on the question of “ W h y are E n g lish ­ men the champions of go lf ? ” reported in the Dundee Advertiser, Sir John L eng, M .P ., said : — “ Although it is said that figures can be made to prove anything, I doubt whether all the surprising scores of this and last year show that there is a finer player to-day than dear old W . G. was at his best. (Applause.) A moderate score compile 1 on the bumpy grounds of the past often displayed as much skill as the centuries so frequently made on the billiard-table pitches of to-day. This is a record-breaking age. Formerly, as regards WALTER HEAD. (Whose benefit match begins to-day.) [From a Photo by It. W. Thomas, Cheapside, London.) Southampton, where they em btrk on the R .M .S . “ D >n ” for tbe W est Indies. On their behalf M r. W . C. N ock, the mana­ ger, has sent the follow ing letter for publication:— S i r , — The W est Indian team now leaving tbe “ Old Country” desire to return their best thanks for all the many kindnesses they have received during their tour. They take back with them many happy recollections, and on their behalf I beg to subscribe myself, youis, etc., W . C. N o c k , Manager West Indian Cricket Team. Midland Grand Hotel, London. August 21. C. A . O m y iE R R E w ill remain in E n g ­ land, having accepted a post in M r. S. H . W o o d ’ s office at Glossop, w ith a view to qualify for Derbyshire. S. W . Sproston, who acted as captain after A . W arner was taken ill, is not returning to the W est Indies. H e is playing at the Oval for the Gentlemen of Surrey against the Public Schools to-m orrow and Saturday. T o -d a y (Thursday) Walter M ead has his benefit match at L eytcn— E ssex v. M iddle­ sex— and it is to be hoped that there will be three full days’ cricket in fine weather, for Mead has decidedly de­ served well of his county. A c c o r d in g to American papers dated A u g u st 6th, cricketers in the States are still looking forward to a visit from an E nglish team in the autumn, although a notice appeared lon g ago in the E nglish papers that the tour was suddenly aban­ doned, for reasons which were not given, bu t only hinted at in a mysterious way. “ S u ssex Cricket in the Olden Tim e ” has just been issued b y the H ove P ub­ lishing Company, L td ., 126, Church Road, Hove, at the cricket, particularly Reigate w ay, of late j not very prohibitive price of one penny. years T . H . G . W elch has played a con- —................ spicuous part. In the Rev. W . H . Churchill m any w ill recall an old Cambridge athlete and Association foot­ baller. W E L C H — N ICHOLSON .— On August 16, at Emmanuel Church, Sidlow, Reigate, by the Kev. Preb. Nicholson (uncle of the bride), assisted by the Rev. A . L. W h it­ lock, Rector, and the Rev. W . H . Churchill, Thomas Henry Gascoigne Welch, of Hillside, Reigate, to Mabel Emma, second daughter of the late James Nicholson, of Salmon’s Cross, Reigate. T h e members of the W est Indian team, at least the m ajority of them , left W ater­ loo yesterday m orning at ten o’clock, for The little book is written by M r. A . D . T aylor, and is an excellent production which ought to be of great interest to all Sussex cricketers. T h e follow ing are some o f the latest hundreds:— AUGUST. 16. P . F . W a r n e r , M id d le se x v . N o tts .............134 16. W . W . L o w e , W o rcester v . H am psh ire ... 120 16. W h e ’. d o s , W o rcester v . H am psh ir e .............1 0 16. V . F . 8 . C r a w fo r d . 8 u rrey v . L an cash ire 101 16. D. L A. J e p h s o ", t-UKREY v. L a n c a s h ir e . 138* 17. Q u a ifb (W .G .), W arw ick sh ire v . E ss e x ... 223* 17. Q u aik b (W .), W arw ick sh ire v. E ssex ... 116 17. H ir st . Y o bk * h ire v . G lou cestersh ire ... 108 18 P . P er r in , E ssex v . W arw ic k sh ir e .............126 20. J . R . M a s o n , K e n t v. H a m p sh ire ............................’ 87 20. A tiel , S u rrey v . M id d le se x ................................136 20. C . H. F r y , S u ssex v . L e ic e ste r sh ir e ............. 145 20. P . P e r r in , E s sex v . G lo u c e s t e r s h ir e ... 184*